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Mikayla Posey

Mikayla Posey
Nov 22, 2021

Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment Endowed Scholarship(developed by the STBE Advisory Council)Mikayla Posey"This scholarship has allowed...

3rd place trophy for the Suburban Single Family Division of the 2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge

Appalachian Students Place 3rd in Their Division at the 2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
Jun 23, 2021

Building Science students were selected as finalists in the 2021 U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon Design Challenge April. Undertaking thi...

Anisha Sharma

ST Student Anisha Sharma chosen for WRISE Wind Power Fellow
May 26, 2021

Brooklyn, NY —WRISE (Women of Renewable industries and Sustainable Energy) has selected six 2021 Rudd Mayer Memorial Fellows and two 2021 Wind at Ou...

Tyree Wilmoth

Graduate Student Looks For Ways To Help Others Access Clean Water
May 24, 2021

A brief moment observing two young Rwandan boys gathering water from a rural pond influenced Tyree Wilmoth’s decision to dedicate her future toward ...

Building Science students working at the HVAC controls station

Harris Integrated Solutions Donates HVAC Controls Equipment for Students to Use
Mar 16, 2021

The Building Science program at Appalachian State University would like to thank Harris Integrated Solutions for their extremely generous donation of ...

Tenure-Track Sustainable Technology Position Available
Jan 5, 2021

The Sustainable Technology Program in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment (STBE) at Appalachian State University is ple...

Sam Lee

Grad Student Draws on Love of Outdoors to Pursue Advanced Degree
Dec 9, 2020

Graduate student Sam Lee said although he was sad not to visit family, there was an upside to skipping his normal Thanksgiving gathering this year due...

Greenhouse Comparative Research Study Underway at Appalachian State’s Farm

Greenhouse Comparative Research Study Underway at Appalachian State’s Farm
Nov 2, 2020

 By Tyree Wilmoth        In 2017, ASU’s Food Services made a contract with the Sustainable Development department to purcha...

Lauren Halford and Jacob Wibbens, IDEXlab Students

IDEXlab Students Rethink Design Projects To Respond To COVID-19
Aug 26, 2020

By Amanda BrasierA global pandemic changes everything. For students in Appalachian State University’s IDEXlab this semester, it changed the entire c...

Appalachian State University

IDEXlab Team among the recipients for the 2020 Chancellor's Innovation Scholars Program
May 20, 2020

BOONE, N.C. — Five winning entries by Appalachian State University faculty and staff have been announced for the 2020 Chancellor’s Innovation...