Welcome
The Urban Infrastructure Lab (UIL) at the University of Washington, under the direction of Professor Jan Whittington, brings together students and faculty with a shared interest in the planning, governance, finance, design, development, economics, and environmental effects of infrastructure. Our studies integrate empirical and applied research to discover the means to obtain long-run objectives, such as decarbonization, resilience, and information security, through decisions made today.
Research News
UIL Student Receives a Microsoft Research AI & Society Fellowship to Explore the Planning Intersection of AI and its Impact on SocietyFebruary 2, 2024- The Daily: UW Research on the Map of Global Environmental Infrastructure ProjectsNovember 10, 2023
- Urban Infrastructure Lab in ACSP 2023 ChicagoOctober 25, 2023
- People of UW: Creating Eco-friendly Infrastructure Design: Meet Jan WhittingtonJuly 5, 2023
The team
UW SOLAR
The Urban Infrastructure Lab is home to UW Solar, a laboratory and student organization for applied planning, research, and development of solar infrastructure and fleet electrification technologies.
CITIES & CLIMATE
Methodology from Urban Infrastructure Lab for climate action in capital plans and budgets has been introduced to 23 countries through the World Bank, PPIAF, UNIDO, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
COVID RESEARCH
We examine how the physical design, service models, and technology of essential services and businesses worsen or improve the prospect of economic success in the COVID-19 pandemic.