Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment (CSBE)
About CSBE
The Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment (CSBE) researches construction and urban design pathways to build the housing and infrastructure we need while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
To achieve this goal, we investigate three main questions:
- What infrastructure and housing must we build to meet the needs of society?
- What is the GHG budget that can be allocated to the construction sector?
- What are the pathways and strategies to meet our construction needs within environmental limits?
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Meet the Team
Lead Investigators
Shoshanna Saxe
CSBE Director
Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
Christopher Essert
Faculty of Law
University of Toronto
Evan Bentz
Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
Heather MacLean
Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
Daman Panesar
Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
Daniel Posen
Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
Affiliates
David Meyer
Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
Gabriel Eidelman
The Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
University of Toronto
Christian Bachmann
Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Waterloo
Aryan Rezaei Rad
Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
Postdocs and RAs
Lei Ma, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow,
University of Toronto
Santiago Zuluaga, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow,
University of Toronto
Graduate Students
Shayan Aboodi
PhD Student,
University of toronto
Sepehr Javidan
MASc Student,
University of Toronto
Nerea Rivelle
MASc Student,
University of Toronto
Chaitanya Ahuja
MASc Student,
University of toronto
Tamar Meshulam
MASc Student,
University of Toronto
Christiana Vann
PhD Student,
University of Toronto
Zere Bekzhanova
MASc Student,
University of Toronto
Awale Omar
MASc Student,
University of Toronto
Jesse Ward-Bond
PhD Student,
University of Toronto
Avery Hoffer
MASc Student,
University of Toronto
Keagan Hudson Rankin
PhD Student,
University of Toronto
Staff
Partners and Funders
The CSBE is led by researchers at the University of Toronto with funding support from built environment companies (material suppliers, architects, engineers, contractors) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Our Research
Contact us
If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to reach out to us! You can submit your inquiry through the form below or contact us directly via email at hoda.touma@utoronto.ca
