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This article was originally published in Maryland Today.For the nearly 10,000 micro- and craft breweries in the United States, making suds is surprisingly soggy business.

Architecture Adjunct Professor Andrew Pressman believes a great team is akin to a big, unhappy dysfunctional family.You don’t have to like the other team members to produce great results,” Pressman says. “Tension between team members can be seen as constructive—as the gasoline that fuels innovation and excellent work.”

To develop an idea for his final graduate school project 25 years ago, Architecture Clinical Professor Michael Abrams didn’t draw inspiration from his favorite architects: He riffed off his passion for music.

A community-nurturing, mix-used development with panoramic views of Greater College Park earned first place in the Spring 2025 John B. Colvin Capstone Competition.

For over 20 years, an ornate, gothic-style Roman Catholic church located in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Baltimore, Md.

Written by Maggie Haslam and Brianna Rhodes

Architecture student Christophe Tanis discovered a bold way to gauge a neighborhood’s walkability while strolling down a city street in West Baltimore: He estimated the number of inches between him and a speeding bus. “There’s no safety buffer between the sidewalk and the road, and people are driving so fast,” he said. “It's not a good place for people to walk, period.”

Brendan serves as the main advisor for architecture graduate students and as the coordinator of graduate studies for the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.

Tanya Bansal joined the Real Estate Development Programs at the University of Maryland in November 2014, and currently serves as the Director and Clinical Associate Professor. Bansal teaches Introduction to Real Estate Development Principles and Process course to graduate and undergraduate students.

Ashley serves as Program Coordinator within the Real Estate Development Program in School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Previously, she worked as a Placement Coordinator where she placed students in internships. Ashley has been working in higher education for four years. She loves to travel and in her free time she enjoys attending concerts.

EFC, in partnership with the Town of Brentwood, MD, and Nature Forward, is working to implement equitable climate resilience strategies in the Brentwood community, with a focus on engaging Latinx residents and businesses.

UMD EFC’s Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Breweries Program offers free sustainability consultations to help craft brewers assess operations and implement practices related to energy, water, wastewater, air emissions, and cleaning and sanitizing – all while saving costs and improving brand recognition. This work is funded by a US EPA Pollution Prevention grant. We offer: