On Wednesday, April 27, the Harvard Office for Sustainability published its 2015 University-wide Sustainability Report detailing some of the ways the university is creating a healthy, thriving, and sustainable community. The report discusses enhances to the well-being ofRead More
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CGBC’s Salmaan Craig speaks at International LafargeHolcim Forum on Infrastructural Space
On Thursday, April 7, Harvard CGBC Research Associate Salmaan Craig spoke at the the 5th International LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction focused on the topic of “Infrastructure Space.” Craig participated in the “Absorbing Space” workshop where the notion of performanceRead More
moreApply Now! Post Doctoral Fellow: Computational Support for Energy Conscious Design & Operation
The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities in Cambridge, MA is seeking a researcher for a postdoctoral position in the area of Computational Support for Energy-conscious Design, Analysis and Operation, with an emphasis onRead More
moreCGBC affiliate Samuelson receives grant from Harvard’s Climate Change Solutions Fund
The Climate Change Solutions Fund, an initiative launched last year by President Drew Faust to encourage multidisciplinary research around climate change, is awarding $1 million to ten research projects driven by faculty collaborators across sixRead More
moreCGBC publishes on predicting thermal & energy performance of mixed-mode ventilation
CGBC researchers’ recent article was accepted and published in a new edition of Building Simulation, an international journal that seeks “to promote the field of building science and technology to such a level that modelingRead More
moreCGBC researchers publish article about traffic-related air pollution and indoor air
CGBC researchers’ recent article about traffic-related air pollution and indoor air quality was accepted and published in a new edition of Environment International, a journal that “seeks to quantify the impact of contaminants in the humanRead More
moreCGBC affiliate Bechthold publishes book: Ceramic Materials Systems in Architecture and Interior Design
Martin Bechthold, CGBC Affiliated Faculty and Operational Board Member, publishes Ceramic Materials Systems in Architecture and Interior Design with co-authors Anthony Kane and Nathan King. In celebration, the CGBC will host a book launch on FebruaryRead More
moreBin Cao publishes article about personal control and thermal comfort
CGBC Postdoctoral Fellow Bin Cao’s recent article about personal control and thermal comfort was accepted and published in a new edition of Energy and Buildings, an international journal publishing articles with explicit links to energy use inRead More
moreCGBC hosts “Sustainability in Scandinavia” featuring 12 speakers from Norway, Denmark, Sweden
On November 6, 2015, the CGBC Fall Conference: Sustainability in Scandinavia highlighted green buildings and communities across Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and unraveled a unique regional practice that integrates technology, culture, and design. Through the presentation of caseRead More
moreGSD’s Kiel Moe talks air conditioning, historically and today, with Science Friday
Last week, Kiel Moe, a member of the Research Faculty at the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities and an associate professor of architecture and energy at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, joinedRead More
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