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Building and Environment Special Issue on the Implications of a Changing Climate for Buildings

Submitted by Laure Ballu on

Edited by Pieter de Wilde and David Coley, this special issue of Building and Environment deals with the implications of a changing climate for buildings. Climate change is considered to be one of the main challenges facing humankind in the 21st century, with serious and global consequences for the environment, human health, and the economy. 



Two faculty positions in computational and experimental mechanics at Columbia University

Submitted by Xi Chen on

Columbia University

Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics



The Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics invites applications for TWO tenure-track faculty positions to support a Department initiative in Sustainable Engineering. Qualified individuals are sought with expertise in either:

(1) Computational mechanics - with an emphasis on large-scale computing applied to multi-scale, multi-phase modeling of materials (from nano- to macro-scale), and/or mechanics and materials challenges in energy and/or the environment.