{"id":881,"date":"2026-07-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sustainability\/?p=881"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:10:13","slug":"2026-07-01-new-director-lisa-sundahl-platt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/2026-07-01-new-director-lisa-sundahl-platt\/","title":{"rendered":"SBE Welcomes New Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id881_31208a-18 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id881_31208a-18 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id881_31208a-18 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id881_31208a-18 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_87fd37-2f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_87fd37-2f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_87fd37-2f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading881_87fd37-2f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_87fd37-2f\">News <mark class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">|<\/mark> Program Updates<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_f8850c-8a\">SBE Welcomes New Director Lisa Sundahl-Platt<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-id-881_1c05fe-95 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-881_1c05fe-95 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 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class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-inherit kb-has-image-ratio-inherit\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/05\/LSP-Square-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Headshot of Lisa Sundahl-Platt.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/05\/LSP-Square-scaled-1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/05\/LSP-Square-scaled-1.jpg\" data-id=\"14603\" class=\"wp-image-14603 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/05\/LSP-Square-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/05\/LSP-Square-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/05\/LSP-Square-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/05\/LSP-Square-scaled-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/05\/LSP-Square-scaled-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/sbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/05\/LSP-Square-scaled-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UF College of Design, Construction, and Planning<\/a> is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Lisa Sundahl-Platt to the SBE Director position starting today. Since August 2019, she has been serving as an Assistant Professor of Interior Design and Research Faculty at the Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER), University of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading881_62c47f-b4\">Research &amp; Teaching Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Sundahl-Platt&#8217;s research centers on the impact of built environment design\u2014with a special emphasis on materiality resilience\u2014on human health and well-being. She uses artificial intelligence and complex modeling to forecast outcomes and inform healthier, more sustainable environments. Dr. Sundahl-Platt is the creator of the SAMPL (Sustainable Adaptive Material Performance Level) framework and directs the Design Dynamics Lab at FIBER. With over 25 years of experience as a licensed interior designer and international consultant, she leverages an interdisciplinary background in interior design, psychology, and systems science to support her mission of creating living environments that are safe, supportive, sustainable, and resilient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Sundahl-Platt teaches Interior Materials, which uses SAMPL as an educational framework; Sustainable Interiors, where advanced students gain hands-on experience assessing and designing spaces for LEED and WELL certification; and Advanced Architectural (e.g. Healthcare Design) Studio. 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