Why Air Quality Concerns Can’t Be Blown Away
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there has been a trend of “increased risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last two decades,†citing climate...
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A Window into Sustainability at Willis Tower
Automated insulating window shades can provide energy savings in buildings by making sure that shades stay closed when they are not in use, reducing the amount of heat passing in or out of the...
A Structural Standout: Professor Honored for Decades of Bridge Engineering Research
Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering Gongkang Fu received the Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award from the National Academy of Science’s Transportation...
Illinois Tech Assistant Professor Awarded Funding to Stop Spread of ‘Forever Chemicals’ into Waterways
CHICAGO—January 4, 2023—Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) Assistant Professor David Lampert was recently awarded funding by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity...
Keeping Our Water Clean
David Lampert, an assistant professor at Illinois Institute of Technology, works on projects relating to water quality. “I’m trying to understand what processes are happening in our water systems and...
Illinois Tech Sustainable Building Design Programs Awarded DOE’s First-ever Zero Energy Design Designation
CHICAGO—October 10, 2022—The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded its first-ever Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) to two Illinois...
Illinois Tech Programs Teaching Sustainable Building Design Receive DOE Zero Energy Designation
Two programs at Illinois Institute of Technology have been selected to receive the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD). Buildings and their construction are major...
An Honor Befitting the Work: Illinois Tech to Invest Three New Endowed Chairs
Fittingly, as the university community comes together to celebrate all that makes Illinois Institute of Technology unique during the annual Homecoming celebration, it will also take time to recognize...
Busting the Congestion: Why Megacities Need Infrastructure for Many Transportation Methods
“Traffic congestion is a terrible threat to our economy. The analogy is cardiovascular. If our bodies’ arteries got blocked, we have two choices: We can die, or we can surgically rebuild them in a new...
Inaugural Armour Dean’s Awards for Excellence Winners
Illinois Institute of Technology Carol and Ed Kaplan Armour College Dean of Engineering Endowed Chair Kenneth T. Christensen announced the formation of a new set of annual awards through which the...