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GSD Professor and CGBC Affiliated Faculty Member Antoine Picon produces CGBC research project Urban Natures: Technological and Social History What is the role of nature in urban development? Why are urban natures important? In the exhibition Urban Natures: A Technological and Social History, 1660-2030, which is on display at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal in Paris, France from April 24, 2024, to October 20, 2024, these questions are explored in detail. […]

In an effort to showcase real-world examples of operating buildings using artificial intelligence (AI), the NSF AI Institute in Dynamic Systems used Harvard HouseZero performance data in their latest Hackathon. The Hackathon, which was part of a workshop conducted by the AI Institute in Dynamic Systems, was led by Na Li, Winokur Family Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University […]

After the 2024 ASHRAE Annual Conference on June 22-26, 2024, Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) researchers returned with multiple accolades, including a Best Paper Award. Elence Xinzhu Chen, instructor in Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and postdoctoral research fellow at the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, was recognized with the 2024 Willis H. Carrier Award. This award, established in memory of […]

“3D Printing of Hierarchical Porous Ceramics for Thermal Insulation and Evaporative Cooling,” authored by Alessandro Dutto, Michele Zanini, Etienne Jeoffroy, Elena Tervoort, André Studart, and CGBC researchers Saurabh Mhatre, Zachery B. Seibold, Martin Bechthold, was selected as one of the “Best of 2022” publications in Advanced Materials Technologies. Only 25 out of 2,000 submitted papers were selected for the honor. The research paper investigates how ceramic porous materials, which can […]

This past week, four researchers from the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) attended the 2023 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Winter Conference in Atlanta, GA. The ASHRAE Winter Conference, which took place from February 4-8, 2023, is a conference for those interested in creating a sustainable built environment through sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and related fields. The five-day event featured […]

“Model-Free Reinforcement Learning Based Control for Radiant Floor Heating Systems”, authored by Xu Han and Ali Malkawi, received the Best Paper Award at COBEE 2022 on July 27, 2022, in Montreal, Canada. Only three papers out of 400 were selected for the honor at the meeting. The award-winning research paper investigates the feasibility and strategies of using model-free, reinforcement learning-based control (RLC) for the slow-response radiant floor heating systems with […]

Harvard University has announced the creation of the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, a groundbreaking new entity that will advance and catalyze research programs across all of Harvard’s Schools and enable comprehensive cross-University education in climate and the environment. Building on work developed over decades at Harvard, the Salata Institute will launch in fall 2022 and be led by Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability Jim Stock with a […]

Ten teams from across the University will share $1.3 million to support research into reducing the risks of climate change, hastening the transition to renewable energy, diminishing the impact of existing fossil fuels on the climate, understanding, and preparing for the effects of climate change, and propelling innovations needed to accelerate progress toward a healthier, more sustainable future. Joanna Aizenberg, the Amy Smith Berylson Professor of Materials Science and Professor […]