Curbed profiles Harvard CGBC’s HouzeZero project “creating a new prototype of ultra-efficient building that requires almost zero energy, relies on natural daylighting, and produces no carbon emissions.” The website spotlights energy-saving designs, such as “theRead More
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Construction Drive: Harvard to give 1920s house a green overhaul
CGBC’s HouseZero project is featured in Construction Dive. The piece offers an overview of the retrofit’s energy-saving changes such as “eliminating the HVAC system for a thermal mass to absorb and store heat as wellRead More
moreCGBC announces first-of-its-kind HouseZero project, extreme retrofit of its headquarters
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) announced today that it is retrofitting its headquarters in a pre-1940s stick-builtRead More
moreArchinect: Maximum sustainability in Harvard GSD and Snøhetta’s “HouseZero”
CGBC’s HouseZero retrofit project is featured on Archinect. The author offers an overview of the project’s intent to provide a sustainable model for retrofitting existing residential buildings. The piece goes on to describe CGBC’s goals to bothRead More
moreMetro: Harvard is updating a home from the 1920s to be ‘ultra’ energy efficient
Today, Metro features CGBC’s HouseZero: a “first-of-its-kind” project that challenges the idea that you have to build new homes from scratch in order to implement energy-efficient design. Professor Malkawi, founding director of the CGBC, explainsRead More
moreFast Company: This super-efficient renovation is a model for lowering a house’s energy footprint
CGBC’s HouseZero project is featured in Fast Company. The piece explains how a retrofit of CGBC headquarters will result in a positive energy building. “We could have done something that’s futuristic,” says Ali Malkawi, professor ofRead More
moreBud Ris delivers Climate Week lecture: “Climate Ready Boston: Planning for Challenges Ahead”
On Monday, April 24, 2017, the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) welcomed Bud Ris — Co-Chair, Climate Preparedness Working Group, Boston Green Ribbon Commission, and Senior Climate Advisor, Barr Foundation– to present a lectureRead More
moreHarvard Climate Week: Bud Ris on “Climate Ready Boston: Planning for the Challenges Ahead”
Date: April 24, 2017 Time: 2:00pm Location: Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Questions? Please contact Jeff Fitton ([email protected]). Audience: This event is open to the public. The Harvard University Center for theRead More
moreCGBC Lecture Series: Gordon Gill
“Discovering Form Through Performance: From Master Planning to the Tallest Building in the World” Time: 1:00pm Location: Room 111, Gund Hall 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Questions? Please contact Jeff Fitton ([email protected]). Audience: This event is openRead More
moreGSD Lecture: Mexico City Mayor Miguel Mancera
On Friday, March 31, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies will present a lecture entitled “Mexico City at a Crossroads: Designing an Urban Future in the Era of Climate Change” by Mexico City MayorRead More
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