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This message was sent to ggo...@itu.edu.tr October 28, 2015     Home  |   About EDRA  |   Membership  |   Knowledge Networks Subscribe  |   Archive  |   Advertise   Search Past Issues | View Web Version | Advertise   Search Past Issues View Web Version Advertise    TOP NEWS Message from EDRA Chair EDRA Following a lively board retreat in Madison, Wisconsin in late September, the 2015-2016 EDRA Board of Directors Chair Prof. Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi shares EDRA's top three board priorities and ways to engage with EDRA.  READ MORE    EDRA NEWS Call for posters and EDRA Shorts for EDRA47Raleigh: Nov. 16 deadline EDRA Present your latest EB research. Submit a poster and/or EDRA Shorts proposal for EDRA47 Raleigh! Submissions are due Monday, Nov. 16, and can be made online through the EDRA47Raleigh Call for Proposals. For questions regarding submissions contact edra47co...@ncsu.edu. 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During the day-long workshop on May 18, 2016, selected students will present their work followed by feedback and discussion with mentors.  READ MORE    AFFILIATE NEWS iiSBE invites E-B professionals to answer survey The International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE) is conducting a survey, in preparation for the COP21 meeting in Paris next year, regarding the possible measures that could be implemented in certain regions to reduce the impact of the built environment on climate change . To participate, visit DİKKAT: İTÜ E-posta Güvenlik Sistemi tarafından "strongmail1.multiview.comtrack" adresine bir yönlendirme bulundu. Bu bir sahte yönlendirme (PHISHING) girişimi olabilir. İçerikte görünen adres: www.iisbe.org. Questions? Contact Nils Larsson at DİKKAT: İTÜ E-posta Güvenlik Sistemi tarafından "strongmail1.multiview.comtrack" adresine bir yönlendirme bulundu. Bu bir sahte yönlendirme (PHISHING) girişimi olabilir. İçerikte görünen adres: lar...@iisbe.org.    INDUSTRY NEWS AMA offers an online module on optimizing space in medical practice The American Medical Association (AMA) offers an online module to inform practicing physicians on how to design physical space for improved patient encounters. Find out quick and cost-effective techniques to optimize the layout of clinic examination rooms and team areas, utilize technology to encourage patient engagement, improve the layout of examination and consultation room spaces to ease patient anxiety and develop team stations to enhance team interactions. READ MORE Why aren't there more energy-efficient buildings? CityLab For the fifth year running, the American Institute of Architects has crunched the numbers on its national sustainability challenge, the AIA 2030 Commitment. Architects who sign up pledge to strive to meet an ambitious energy-efficiency target in their designs — a 60 percent reduction in predicted energy-use intensity (pEUI, or the amount of energy they expect their buildings to use) from baseline levels. A report on the program shows mixed results.  READ MORE Designing a home that can withstand a hurricane CityLab In an ideal world, everyone would be driving around in electric cars, our goods would be properly recycled and reused, and all of our homes would include solar panels. But it’s no secret that sustainable living often runs into issues of affordability and feasibility, especially in urban areas.  READ MORE A city hopes bird-friendly building design will become a feather in its cap Chicago Tribune via The Charlotte Observer Etched window glass looks like a blank wall to birds, but humans see through it just fine The City of Highland Park in Illinois, joining other cities who want to be bird friendly, is considering whether to require design features that deter bird collisions in all new commercial, industrial and multi-family residential buildings.  READ MORE Generation next: A look inside health care design education Healthcare Design Jessica Welch's college path was anything but clear. Having grown up in a family of doctors, she thought she'd follow them into the medical field. But when she started her studies, she didn't enjoy the classes as much as she thought she would. She decided to change course and pursue a love for art instead by earning a degree in fine arts with a minor in architecture.  READ MORE Figuring out what makes the best-managed cities tick Route Fifty One of the common themes in the world of municipal best practices is how to take the pioneering models of what works and adapt them for use in other local governments. While every jurisdiction is different, there’s increasing interest in trying to pinpoint formulas, methods and applications that are common in the highest-functioning and best-managed cities.  READ MORE Can urban planning solve the health problems that poverty causes? Next City Stanford physician and public health researcher Rita Hamad is researching how to improve health and reduce poverty worldwide. Based on her previous research on microfinance in Peru and South Africa, she's already got some clues on how crucial urban planning can be to both. I spoke with her about, chronic disease, microloans, how poverty looks across the world, and more.  READ MORE Environment By Design Connect with EDRA Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Advertise | Web Version  Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469-420-2601 | Download media kit Esther Cho, Content Editor, 469-420-2671 | Contribute news Environmental Design Research Association Contact Us  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063