News & Events

Building Science Architectural Design Studio III Empathy Design

Building Science Architectural Design Studio III to DESIGN deliberate housing schemes for local nonprofit LIFE Village, Inc.
Sep 11, 2018

BOONE, NCAfter the successful completion of a tiny home build for local non-profit LIFE Village (Living Innovations For Exceptional), the Department o...

Dr. Reza Foroughi STBE Faculty at Appstate

Building Sciences Welcomes Dr. Reza Foroughi to Faculty
Sep 10, 2018

The Building Science program welcomes Dr. Reza Foroughi as its newest assistant professor this fall. Dr. Foroughi holds a master’s degree in Archite...

Dr. Jamie Russell Appointed Appalachian Energy Center Interim Director
Sep 7, 2018

Dr. Jamie Russell has been appointed to serve as the interim director of the Appalachian Energy Center for the 2018-2019 academic year. Russell i...

Dr. Jaewon Oh

Sustainable Technology Welcomes Dr. Jaewon Oh to the Faculty
Sep 6, 2018

The Sustainable Technology program welcomes Dr. Jaewon Oh as its newest assistant professor this fall. Dr. Oh holds a master’s degree in Alternative...

Dr. Jeremy Ferrell-Peru Study Abroad 2018

Collaborative study abroad trip focuses on studying and mitigating climate change in Peru
Sep 5, 2018

In June 2018, 14 Appalachian State University students packed their bags and boarded a plane to Peru to spend almost three weeks studying and implemen...

Dr. Bahy Abdel-Mesih, Sustainable Technology Lecturer at Appalachian State University

The Sustainable Technology program welcomes Dr. Bahy S.A. Abdel-Mesih
Sep 5, 2018

The Sustainable Technology program welcomes Dr. Bahy S.A. Abdel-Mesih as its newest lecturer.  Dr. Abdel-Mesih holds a master’s degree in Physi...

PVII class helps get the Solar Bike Trailer in Gear
Sep 5, 2018

Appropriate Tech grad students Aaron Stiffney and George Lewis worked with Jim Dees in the Office of Sustainability to design and build a state-o...

LIFE Village Tiny House Ribbon Cutting

Ribbon cutting ceremony for LIFE Village celebrating tiny house designed and built by students with future for additional collaboration
Aug 31, 2018

On Tuesday, August 28th, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate LIFE Village officially receiving a Tiny House designed and constructed by th...

C.A. Debelius, EdD, MArch, RA, LEED AP

Dr. C.A. Debelius Researching the Interface of Architecture and Construction
Aug 31, 2018

C.A. Debelius, EdD, MArch, RA, LEED AP, an associate professor in the Building Science program, is pursuing off-campus scholarly research during the f...

Peru 2018

Peru Study Abroad program conducts 2-day workshop on stand-alone PV systems with University of San Antonio de Abad de Cusco
Aug 31, 2018

Peru Study Abroad program conducts 2-day workshop on stand-alone PV systems with University of San Antonio de Abad de CuscoWhile many in the world sti...