Winter 2023
Greg Selstead
From the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to maintaining highways, Selstead spent more than four decades on the roads. He is still making a difference. » More ...
Construction Management
Spring 2022
The betwixt and between of energy-efficient buildings
As Washington state adopts the nation’s strictest energy codes, Washington State University research and training does some serious looking at building efficiency. » More ...
Spring 2020
The era of green reconstruction
As buildings go up, so does construction waste. WSU researchers are finding new ways to recycle and reuse drywall waste from construction and demolition. » More ...
Summer 2018
Virtually yours
How do you walk through a building in Atlanta when you’re in a classroom in Pullman?
If you can’t be there physically, virtual reality can deliver a new level of engagement, whether it’s watching Shaun White’s snowboard whoosh inches from your head, or working collaboratively on construction projects with students from Georgia.
Virtual reality is also a rapidly growing business. There were an estimated seven million VR headsets in 2016, which is expected to balloon to 47 million by 2020.
That acceleration has pushed companies like Intel to ramp up their VR offerings, including the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The VR technology … » More …