School of Design and Construction

Researchers with WSU’s Integrated Design and Construction Laboratory are exploring ways to make energy-efficient buildings more comfortable for those working in them.

PULLMAN, Wash. – A symposium on revitalizing rural environments will be held Thursday, March 29-Saturday, March 31, at Washington State University and the University of Idaho.

By Mary Catherine Frantz, intern, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – A team of Washington State University students earned first place in the Design-Build Institute of America’s national student competition held Nov. 8-10 in Philadelphia.

By Erik Gomez, intern, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Many researchers know that new high-efficiency buildings don’t typically get used as intended. The numbers don’t add up, and occupants can easily waste energy if they do not understand how to use the building.

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – WSU’s School of Design and Construction will hold an exhibition featuring student designs for portable homeless shelters, as well as a full-scale version that they built.

By Brett Staav, College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Pullman is a water city, yet much of that water remains out of the consciousness of most residents.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Gregory Kessler, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects,  has been named as the interim director of the School of Design and Construction, effective May 15.

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture communications PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University students will present their ideas for mitigating sea level rise to San Francisco Public Works 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in Carpenter 312 on the Pullman campus.

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Architecture and Engineering PULLMAN, Wash. – A WSU architecture student team has designed a shelter that they hope might someday improve the lives of homeless people.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Two Washington State University student teams placed second and one claimed third in the recent Associated Schools of Construction competition, the largest construction management contest in the U.S.