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Kate Simonen

Assistant professor, Department of Architecture

Infrastructure

206-685-7282 / ksimonen@uw.edu

Expertise: High-performance building systems and environmental life cycle assessment of buildings, explaining engineering concepts to non-technical audiences


KATE SIMONEN'S RECENT MENTIONS IN THE NEWS

  • Climate Pledge Arena goes on offense with sustainability goals | KUOW
  • Opinion: Surfside’s collapse highlights the dangers of ‘solutions-aversion,’ like ignoring climate change | Forbes
  • Wooden high-rises don’t guarantee reduced emissions | Crosscut
  • A timber-based building method draws praise, and skeptics | Undark
  • Construction causes major pollution — here's how we can build better. | Huffington Post

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KATE SIMONEN'S RECENTLY TAGGED POSTS

  • UW faculty join radio debate on climate change solutions
  • Faculty/staff honors: Awards in architecture education, biomaterials research; nursing, cloud computing fellowships; and drama leader named among most Seattle’s most influential
  • 'Carbon accountability': UW architecture professor Kate Simonen sees progress in work to reduce embodied carbon in construction materials
  • Toward greener construction: UW professor leads group setting benchmarks for carbon across life of buildings
  • A greener concrete? UW-led coalition seeks to reduce concrete's carbon footprint

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