On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 5:30pm, Les Norford will give a talk entitled “Buildings, Urban Environments and Electricity Grids: Opportunities for More Comfort and Less Carbon.” The event will be held at the CenterRead More
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Ali Malkawi honored at World Science Forum 2017 for contributions to architecture
On Tuesday November 7, 2017, CGBC Founding Director Ali Malkawi was honored by King Abdullah II of Jordan with the Jordanian Star of Science Medal at the World Science Forum (WSF) 2017. King Abdullah honored aRead More
morePratik Raval Lecture: “Climate Design for Built Environment”
On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 6:00pm, Pratik Raval will give a talk entitled “Climate Design for Built Environments.” The event will be held at the Center for Green Buildings and Cities at One BowRead More
moreVivian Loftness Lecture: “Research Supporting Biophilic Design”
On Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 8:30am-9:30pm, Vivian Loftness will be presenting a lecture entitled, “Research Supporting Biophilic Design.” The talk will be held in Gund Hall, Room 124. This lecture is sponsored by the MDesRead More
moreSteve Kemp Lecture: “Great Enclosures Enable Great HVAC Design”
On Wednesday, November 8, 2017 from 1:30-2:45pm, Steve Kemp will be presenting a lecture entitled “Great Enclosures Enable Great HVAC Design: Towards Developing New Rule of Thumb Design Shorthand for Architects and Engineers.” The talk willRead More
moreFirst two CGBC-sponsored DDes Fellows defend dissertation
We are very excited to announce that the first two DDes Fellows sponsored by the Center for Green Buildings and Cities and advised by Professor Malkawi will defend their dissertations this week. This marks theRead More
moreHarvard Geography Colloquium: Andres Sevtsuk on Urban Design and Analytics
Andres Sevsuk, CGBC Faculty Advisor and Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, will present at the Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis’ “Harvard Geography Colloquium.” This event hosts leading geospatial researchers whoRead More
moreHarvard Worldwide Week: The Future of Cities
On October 5, 2017, the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Harvard Business School Global Initiative will host “The Future of Cities” in honor of Harvard Worldwide Week, a University-wide series of events showcasing theRead More
moreHarvard Consortium for Energy Policy Research: Ali Malkawi on HouseZero
On Monday October 30, 2017, CGBC Founding Director Ali Malkawi will give a talk entitled “HouseZero: A first-of-its-kind, ultra-efficient retrofit” as a part of the Consortium for Energy Policy Research’s seminar series. Housed at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center forRead More
moreArchitect Magazine: Education and the Performance Imperative
In a recent interview with Architect Magazine, CGBC’s Ali Malkawi and Gordon Gill, founding partner at Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, discussed their CGBC-supported studio entitled “Zero Energy Residential High-Rise.” Taught in Spring 2017 at theRead More
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