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RESEARCH-BASED DESIGN INITIATIVE


In late 2011, Professor Corey Griffin and colleagues at Portland State University were awarded the largest NCARB Grant for the Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy to date in order to generate translational building science research in collaboration with firms in Portland, Oregon. This grant, along with the resources of the Green Building Research Laboratory (GBRL), transformed traditional lecture-based building science and technology courses into a series of on-going, graduate level seminars that revolve around two primary activities: (1) students conduct building science research of relevance to a project currently under design in a firm and (2) students are embedded in project teams where they attend all interdisciplinary meetings for the course of a term to witness and document interdisciplinary collaboration. 

In this unique way, students became contributing members of a design team and building science experts on issues relevant to current practice. For the architecture firms involved, working with universities allows practicing architects the ability to utilize a deeper level of research expertise in the design process and access resources not typically available in practice. One of the most exciting outcomes of this collaboration have been the semi-annual research symposiums where students present their work to representatives from all of the participating firms, creating a dialog around pressing building science issues with students, faculty and practitioners.
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ARCH560 - Advanced Architectural Technology

A lecture and seminar providing exploration of current advanced building technology and form generative responses to current sustainability issues. Includes extensive classroom, as well as fieldwork, and laboratory investigation of current technologies for envelope, mechanical and thermal comfort systems, and lighting and day-lighting strategies. Strategies of formal integration with architectural design are emphasized.

ARCH563 - Building Science Research Topics

A workshop and seminar addressing the detailed application of passive strategies and building technology engaging key topics such as: building materials, envelope, environmental control, and structural systems, utilizing contemporary building science research methods and practice.

Research Results

By Year
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
By Firm
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hacker
Opsis
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Bassetti
By Topic
Building Envelopes
Post Occupancy
Building Retrofits
Structural Systems
Daylight/Solar Gain
Ventilation
Energy (Embodied + Use)
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