With mounting evidence of the impact of human activity on the global climate, the built environment is increasingly understood as a critical site for applied and conceptual research in questions of energy and ecology. In light of the increasing imperative to act on mitigating the causes and effects of climate change—and to devise new pathways for research and investigation—Harvard’s Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) and the Harvard Graduate School of Design are pleased to present, “Designing Sustainable Solutions for a Better Built Environment.” The event will take place on Earth Day, Monday, April 22 from 12 PM – 2:15 PM in Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall and virtually. This event is open to Harvard affiliates only.
This event features a keynote address by Harvard’s Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability, James Stock, followed by short presentations by CGBC affiliated faculty from the GSD, whose research ranges from oases to affordable, sustainable accessory dwelling units. A five-minute Q&A session will follow each presentation. Learn more about the event.
EVENT PROGRAM
Welcome & Opening Remarks by Ali Malkawi, Founding Director of the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities
and Sarah Whiting, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Keynote Address
James H. Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability
Affordable, Sustainable Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Design for Low- and Moderate-Income Homeowners
Elizabeth Christoforetti, Assistant Professor in Practice of Architecture
Aging, Housing, Neighborhoods, and Climate Change
Ann Forsyth, Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Planning; Jennifer Molinsky, Director of the Housing an Aging Society Program
Between Snow Caps and Salt Flats: A Thermal Transect of Oases in the Maghreb
Pablo Pérez-Ramos, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
Decarbonizing Human Centric Cooling
Jonathan Grinham, Assistant Professor of Architecture
Scales of Local Development: Towards Environmentally Improved Patterns of Spatial Redevelopment
Peter Rowe, Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
Sensing the Landscape: Mapping the Dynamic Atmospheric Environment of the Urban Fabric
Craig Douglas, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
A New View on Window Design: The Backfiring of Energy Code Restrictions
Holly Samuelson, Associate Professor of Architecture