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Item Open Access Marion Dean Ross / Pacific Northwest Chapter Officers' Handbook (2005 edition)(Marion Dean Ross / Pacific Northwest Chapter, September 2005)Item Open Access Using STEPcentral.net(National Science Foundation (U.S.), October 2011) Udovic, DanielAn introduction to joining and participating in the STEPcentral.net online community.Item Open Access STEP Leadership Workshop: Draft Agenda(National Science Foundation (U.S.), October 2011) Udovic, Daniel; Hulpke, Kate; STEP Leadership Workshop (2011 : University of Oregon)Agenda of the National Science Foundation STEP Leadership Workshop, October 16-17, 2011, University of Oregon. (STEP = Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math Talent Expansion Program.)Item Open Access Communities of practice: A brief introduction(National Science Foundation (U.S.), October 2011) Wenger, EtienneThe term "community of practice" is of relatively recent coinage, even though the phenomenon it refers to is age-old. The concept has turned out to provide a useful perspective on knowing and learning. A growing number of people and organizations in various sectors are now focusing on communities of practice as a key to improving their performance. This brief and general introduction examines what communities of practice are and why researchers and practitioners in so many different contexts find them useful as an approach to knowing and learning.Item Open Access Fostering STEP Community: Project Summary(National Science Foundation (U.S.), October 2011) Udovic, DanielA summary of the project 'Fostering Community in the STEM Talent Enhancement Program: Annual Meetings, a Community Website, and On-Line Activities.'Item Open Access Shared Scooter Parking: The Role of Parking Density and Land Use in Compliance and Demand(University of Oregon, 2024-03) Meng, Sian; Brown, Anne; Klein, Nicholas; Thigpen, Calvin; Haydu, Brandon; Stout, NicoleThe findings of this report attempts to address the planning questions of how much parking is needed, and how a city can navigate the many challenges to installing a dense network of parking spaces while considering that parked shared micromobility vehicles can at times obstruct sidewalks, storefronts, and pedestrian ramps. Drawing on data provided by Lime from a dozen cities in the US and Europe, the study provides three key planning and policy recommendations for cities to consider as they work to make scooters a part of the overall transportation system.Item Restricted Episode 2: Mireille Miller-Young, University of California – Santa Barbara(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2024) McKinley, Michelle; Roach, ShoniquaItem Open Access Episode 3: Rhaisa Williams, Washington University in St. Louis(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2024) McKinley, Michelle; Roach, ShoniquaItem Open Access Episode 1: Christen Smith, University of Texas – Austin(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2024) McKinley, Michelle; Roach, ShoniquaItem Open Access CSWS Annual Review: 2024(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2024) Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon2024 Annual Review for the Center for the Study of Women in Society.Item Open Access 5 Minutes 2024-2025(Department of Art, University of Oregon, 2024) Department of Art, University of Oregon; Masters of Fine Arts Candidates, University of Oregon; Michlig, Christopher; Heldmann, Wendy5 Minutes captures dialogues between graduate students from the College of Design and the visiting artists and art pro- fessionals featured in the University of Ore- gon’s Visiting Artist Lecture series. During these lectures, artists, curators, educators, and designers share insights into their back- grounds and current practices. 5 Minutes is a dynamic exploration of conversation, where the desire to deepen and extend engagement transforms five minutes into eight, seventeen, twenty-five. Within these exchanges, interests are shared, creative processes are revealed, and relationships are forged through thoughtful dialogue. Launched in 2014 by Christopher Mich- lig and Wendy Heldmann, this edition marks the publication’s 10th issue. Thanks to their unwavering support and contributions from the broader University of Oregon commu- nity, we have cultivated a physical archive of ideas and conversations.Item Open Access Autonomous Vehicles: A Guide for Cities(University of Oregon, 2023-11) Bellows, Story; Ricks, Karina; Clark, Erin; Bridgford, Camron; de Uquijo, Carolina; Larco, Nico; Götschi, ThomasWhile autonomous vehicles are still experimental and nascent in many corners of the U.S., the same kind of unguided tectonic shift seen with the introduction of the automobile nearly a century ago is possible. Autonomous Vehicles: A Guidebook for Cities was created in response to cities seeking to manage and influence autonomous vehicle (AV) pilots and deployments happening on their streets, as well as cities trying to prepare for these pilots. The Guidebook offers considerations, tools, and examples of various ways to manage effectively autonomous vehicle deployments.Item Open Access CSWS Annual Review : 2023(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2023-10) University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in SocietyOur 50th anniversary event programming team has spent the last year collaborating with schools, departments, programs, and other units on campus to bring you invited speakers, exhibits, performances, and events that speak to intersectional feminist research and the ways in which gender, race, class, ability, and sexual orientation intersect and inform our visions of social justice. See the full schedule on the outside back cover and go to csws.uoregon.edu for event details. You can also sign up for our bi-weekly newsletter to have updated event information sent directly to your inbox; see the bottom of our website home page for a link.Item Open Access Disparities in Circadian Potential: the Impact of Building Form and Interior Wall Composition on Dynamic Light Exposure(Institute for Health in the Built Environment, University of Oregon, 2023-09) Rockcastle, Siobhan; Carlberg, Hadley; Esmailian, Maryam; Lovísa Ámundadóttir, MaríaThis paper builds on previous efforts to evaluate and compare dynamic light-exposure profiles over time and throughout space. This paper examines two office-floor plans through the eye-level exposure of 10 representative occupant profiles as they move throughout a series of seated locations over time. These 10 profiles are then used to create a weighted score for the full occupant population by applying the performance of each representative profile by the number of similar profiles in that same class. This allows us to compare the percentage of occupants that are expected to meet the WELL v2 Feature L03 150 EML target at a building scale, while also accounting for typical use patterns and pushing the WELL standard to account for dynamic behavior. The findings presented in this paper are meant to illustrate the impact of building form, interior material, and typical occupancy scenarios on circadian light exposure across a dynamic occupant population.Item Open Access The Impact of Operated Window Shading on Visual Comfort, Non-Visual Health, and Energy Demand from Electric Lighting(Institute for Health in the Built Environment, University of Oregon, 2023-09) Rockcastle, Siobhan; Mahic, Alen; Safranek, SarahThis paper introduces a simulation-based workflow to assess annual circadian lighting performance, glare risk and energy demand for an array of seated view positions under operated shading and electric lighting conditions. This workflow uses a combination of 9-band and 81-band simulations to represent daylight and electric lighting respectively. Annual climate-driven calculations rely on python-based code provided by the Lark spectral lighting software, which was used to run 180-degree high dynamic range (HDR) renderings with 9-bands of spectral resolution. The results reveal the impact of shading systems on equivalent melanopic lux (EML) and daylight glare probability (DGP) over time and the energy demand (kWh) from electric lighting systems to supplement eyelevel recommendations from the WELL v2 Building Standard (Feature L03).Item Open Access The Fear of Personal Death and the Willingness to Commit to Organ Donation(Sage, 2023-09) Kogut, Tehila; Pittarello, Andrea; Slovic, PaulIn three studies, with samples from different countries (the United States and Israel) and religions (Christians and Jews), we found that individual levels of fear of death significantly predicted lower willingness to register as organ donors (Studies 1 and 2). Moreover, after being asked about their organ donation status (i.e., whether they are registered as donors), fear of death significantly increased among unregistered people. This did not occur among registered people, who had already faced the decision to become donors in the past (Study 2). Finally, providing non-registered (non-religious) people with a defense strategy to manage their fear of death increased their willingness to sign an organ donation commitment, partially by increasing their feelings of hopefulness. The implications of these findings for increasing organ donation registration are discussed.Item Open Access Potential Impacts of Autonomous Vehicle Deployment on Parking and Development(University of Oregon, 2023-02) Larco, Nico; Howell, Amanda; Leavitt, Mason; Carlton, Ian; Kim, JamesAn often-claimed benefit of autonomous vehicle (AV) deployment has been its reduction on parking demand and the potential impact this could have on development. If demand for parking is drastically reduced by the deployment of AVs, the logic is that developers would need to build far less parking than is required today by code and/or is deemed necessary to serve users, freeing up land for development and making projects financially viable. Using San Francisco as a case study, researchers at the Urbanism Next Center and ECONorthwest explored this idea in depth, modeling the potential impacts that AVs could have on development. To inform our analysis, we first conducted a literature review of modeled/predicted reductions of parking demand based on the deployment of AVs. Efforts to estimate the potential impact of AVs on parking demand have produced varied results ranging from as much as a 90% decrease in demand in some scenarios to an overall increase in demand in others. The inconsistency in results underscores the complexity of the topic and the difficulties that are associated with trying to model future demand. Model results are dependent on the parameters and assumptions made about factors such as fleet mix (e.g., shared vs. individually owned AVs), market penetration/adoption rate, the percentage of rides that are pooled, and more.Item Open Access Milwaukie Courtyard Housing Project (MCHP) Energy Analysis(Institute for Health in the Built Environment, University of Oregon, 2023-02) Fretz, Mark; Mahic, Alen; Northcutt, Dale; Sheine, Judith; Stenson, JasonOur society is facing a set of converging challenges. Climate change, with its associated health impacts, social inequalities, homelessness, access to healthcare, caring for an aging population, unaffordable housing and a pandemic are all affecting the health of individuals, communities and the planet. The Milwaukie Courtyard Housing Project (MCHP) is a proposed systematic response to these challenges through the innovative use of panelized Mass Plywood Panel (MPP) wood products in single-family residential construction coupled with new urban cluster housing infill development and infrastructure models. Higherdensity courtyard infill housing of small individual or paired units can provide an alternative to multifamily developments in traditional single-family neighborhoods for what is called “workforce housing” aimed at affordability at 80% -120% of area median income (AMI). By working to meet Net Zero energy goals, the homes are designed to be energy efficient, have significantly less embodied carbon than light wood frame assemblies, and be affordable to middle income families. The MPP panelized designs are optimized for aesthetics, affordability, energy efficiency, resilience and biophilic benefits of wood. This new approach to residential construction seeks to decrease land costs per unit, reduce travel distances to work and play (thus, lowered transportation carbon emissions and cost savings), and provides shared ‘grid-enhancing’ solar microgrid energy and water infrastructure. This infrastructure will provide benefits to the larger grid during normal conditions while being capable of sustaining operations within the courtyard “cluster” during grid-disrupting events. The courtyard cluster model is intended to be large enough to take advantage of economies of scale but small enough to facilitate construction without requiring significant municipal investment. On-site infrastructure is intended to increase the resiliency of water and energy resources while reducing lifetime operational costs. The research and development team hopes to demonstrate that this approach is affordable over time and thereby increase access to resilient clean energy and water resources in underserved communities that are increasingly exposed to the adverse impacts of climate change. The Milwaukie Courtyard Housing Project brings an affordable, replicable, mass timber, smallplex solution to a overpriced housing market. The project addresses overlapping issues that are designed to benefit the end users, including Energy Trust customers: smart densification, sustainable building, and below market-rate housing. All aspects of the project are ‘energy sensitive,’ from the design to the construction of the energy-efficient homes themselves. The energy efficiency goals will contribute to housing affordability for Energy Trust customers.Item Open Access Carbon Narratives for Design Planning(Institute for Health in the Built Environment, University of Oregon, 2023) Bloom, Ethan; Chidambaranath, Pallavl; Fretz, Mark; Kwok, Alison; Mahic, Alen; Martin, Katherine; Northcutt, Dale; Rowell, Joshua; Stenson, Jason; Van Den Wymelenberg, Kevin; Onell, Elaine; Puettmann, MaureenThe carbon story for buildings exemplifies the complexity and interconnection of embodied and operational carbon contributing to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions causing climate change. A myriad of considerations are in play, from natural resource management, extraction, processing, transportation, construction, operation and ultimately end of life, for every material and every building. Buildings currently represent about 37% of annual global CO2 emissions.1 About 10 GtCO2 annually come from building operations, which is at an all-time high, and about 3.6 GtCO2 from producing major materials used in building construction.1 As the world economy grows and living standards rise, the global consumption of raw materials is expected to nearly double by 2060.1 Decarbonizing the building sector will require coordinated action from numerous and diverse stakeholders in areas such as science, policy, and finance. Architects, engineers, and construction (AEC) professionals can take greater responsibility through building material selection, but this important decision-making process requires having the right data at hand when it’s needed. We believe the quickest means to reducing global warming potential through building material selection in the near term is to: 1) use and reuse materials efficiently, including existing structures; 2) use low embodied-carbon material options in place of materials that are derived from carbon intensive production; 3) employ bio-based materials, such as timber, that are renewable and remove carbon from the atmosphere during their growth, then design for durability and longevity, disassembly, and end-of-life reuse to ensure that the stored carbon remains out of the atmosphere for as long as possible; 4) create opportunities to use mill and production waste in products with long lifespans. At present, timber is typically less carbon intensive than steel or concrete if sourced from forests with sustainable forest management practices. On a longer time horizon, we believe: 1) significant reductions in all industry emissions and continued improvements in sequestration are imperative for all building materials including wood, concrete and steel; 2) transitioning a significant percentage of our buildings and cities to timber structures could significantly reduce carbon emissions in time, but only if sustainable forest management practices are used in concert with strong forward-thinking governance and broad-reach planning efforts; 3) sustainable forestry practices, along with the life cycle assessment methodologies and design tools used to quantify their impacts, are still in a period of development and refinement, and should be expected to be a moving target in the foreseeable future with advancement in our collective understanding and through greater adoption of these systems and practices. This guide, Carbon Narratives for Design Planning, was developed to acknowledge areas of influence when considering selection of mass timber as a primary building material. It is a complicated narrative, but one that designers and their clients are embracing based on multiple positive attributes of mass timber. At the same time, there is consensus that more transparency and uniformity in the embodied carbon story of wood products from forest to building site will lead to more informed decisions and improved environmental outcomes when specifying materials during design planning. This project offers a synthesis of available information for primary materials of structural building systems, with particular focus given to mass timber. We highlight ways in which mass timber can reduce whole building embodied carbon yet recognize that the narratives become complicated when comparing carbon content in mass timber structural systems against concrete or steel. The narrative becomes further nuanced when forest management practices, biogenic carbon and unknown material end-of-life pathways become part of the equation. The guide is structured in five parts, describing: 1) carbon in the built environment; 2) carbon, climate and forests; 3) carbon and mass timber; 4) carbon and concrete and 5) carbon and steel. Additional resources included in the appendices are survey results from 180 AEC practitioners from across North America, many with international project experience, that were used to structure a series of five workshops that took place between April and September 2021: 1) Wood Certifications: What is the difference and is it worth the extra cost? 2) Beyond the EPD: What aren’t we considering? 3) Comparing Carbon Narratives: How do concrete, steel and mass timber actually perform? 4) LCA Assumptions: Counting carbon neutrality versus climate neutrality? 5) Design for Building End of Life: Assumptions versus Actualities. Workshops drew on expertise and perspectives from individuals in forest ownership and production at small and large scales, manufacturers, non-profits, government and academia. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, these workshops were held entirely virtual, which allowed participation of national and international experts. Links to workshop recordings are hosted on the Institute for Health in the Built Environment (IHBE) and NetZed Laboratory websites. The immediate goal of this work is to create a common narrative for use by AEC professionals in their current and future work involving specification of building materials and associated carbon impact from those choices. Longer range goals of this work are based on the belief that these carbon narratives are key to advancing research, innovation, and cross-disciplinary urgency surrounding broad efforts to decarbonize the building sector and the materials used in the built environment.Item Open Access CSWS Research Matters: 2023: (Winter)(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2023) Presto, JeniferFrom a Boarding House in Tianjin to a Home in Eugene: The Extraordinary Story of Antonina Riasanovsky and Her Family