Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment

2024 Team Sunergy

App State’s student solar vehicle team races to podium finish in cross-country challenge Aug 7, 2024

Appalachian State University’s student-led, interdisciplinary solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, achieved a podium finish after a strong showing in the 2024 Electrek American Solar Challenge... Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment

40th Anniversary Appropriate Technology

Appropriate Technology (now STBE) Celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a Three-Day Event, July 12-14, 2024 Jul 8, 2024

The Appropriate Technology Program at Appalachian State University is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with a 3-day event (July 12-14) featuring alumni panels on sustainability and renew... Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment

Jack Martin

Appalachian professor works with Light Electric Vehicle Association to offer campus classes, training abroad Apr 25, 2019

Jack Martin, senior lecturer in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment at Appalachian State University, has partnered... Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, Sustainability Spotlight

Holland Fellows workshop

Collaborative design thinking workshop focuses on eliminating plastic waste Mar 28, 2019

Education at Appalachian State University means preparing students to live as engaged global citizens working to create a sustainable future for... Sustainability Spotlight, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, Fine and Applied Arts

Dr. Jeremy Ferrell in Peru

Appalachian’s international collaboration yields renewable solutions for Peru village Mar 21, 2019

During summer 2018, a group of Appalachian State University students traversed Peru — from the heights of Machu Picchu down to the gat

Sustainability Spotlight, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
Felicia and Kira

Two Appalachian undergraduates receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad Mar 19, 2019

Two Appalachian State University seniors in the College of Fine and Applied Arts have been awarded the Benjamin A.

Art, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
IDEX students presenting ideas

LIFE Village funds collaboration with Appalachian to design homes for adults with autism Mar 7, 2019

After the successful completion of an off-the-shelf tiny home for nonprofit LIFE Village Inc.

Sustainability Spotlight, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
Caleb and Christain

Appalachian alumni launch Pubcycle of Boone Jan 31, 2019

In May 2018, the Town of Boone welcomed an innovative new business, designed to promote sustainable transportation, local nightlife and safety... Sustainability Spotlight, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment

Students mount solar array

Appalachian departments collaborate to build photovoltaic trailer Jan 24, 2019

Cameron Van Dyke, assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Applied Design, partnered with Brent Summerville, prac

Applied Design, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, Sustainablity