The Salata Institute recently announced the first cohort of awardees from their Seed Grant Program, which serves to enable interdisciplinary research in climate and sustainability. CGBC core faculty researchers Holly Samuelson and Martin Bechthold, alongsideRead More
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Publication by CGBC researchers is recognized with “Best Paper Award of Energy and Buildings published in the period from 2018 to 2022”
“Optimal control of HVAC and window systems for natural ventilation through reinforcement learning,” authored by Yujiao Chen, Leslie Norford, and CGBC/GSD researchers Holly W. Samuelson and Ali Malkawi, was selected as one of the “TenRead More
moreNewly-published research shows Harvard’s experimental lab HouseZero achieves high energy efficiency with natural ventilation and thermally active building system
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 17, 2022 – The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC), in its latest peer-reviewed paper in Energy and Buildings, demonstrates that Harvard’s HouseZero, which serves as both a laboratory andRead More
moreAmid a global climate crisis, Harvard’s Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) releases encouraging data on experimental lab HouseZero
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 20, 2021 – The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) at the Graduate School of Design has just published “Zero-carbon Balance: The Case of HouseZero,” the first full accounting of the structure’s embodiedRead More
moreMalkawi to serve on 2019 Master Jury for Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The members of the Master Jury for the 2017-2019 Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today. The Jury, which independently selects the recipients of the US$ 1 million Award, will conveneRead More
moreHarvard CGBC Unveils First-of-its-Kind HouseZero Lab & Prototype
The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) announced today the completion of HouseZero, the retrofitting of its headquarters in a pre-1940s building in Cambridge intoRead More
moreRomano’s Torre Reforma Wins 2018 International Highrise Award
Benjamin Romano, former CGBC Visiting Affiliated Faculty Member, accepted the 2018 International Highrise Award for the Torre Reforma in Mexico City. The International Highrise Award (IHA) was jointly initiated in 2003 by the City ofRead More
more“Sustainability in Scandinavia” international book launch events hosted in Oslo & Copenhagen
Book launch events for Sustainability in Scandinavia: Architectural Design and Planning will be hosted by the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (KADK) in early October.Read More
moreMalkawi, Nygaard, Beim & Stenberg publish “Sustainability in Scandinavia”
Ali Malkawi, Marius Nygaard, Anne Beim and Erik Stenberg have edited a book entitled Sustainability in Scandinavia: Architectural Design and Planning. The book contains a collection of case-studies—most written by participants of the CGBC’s 2015 Fall Conference:Read More
moreCGBC celebrates HouseZero Commissioning Ceremony, hosts HouseZero Typology Symposium
On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, the CGBC’s Harvard HouseZero, an ambitious living laboratory and prototype for ultra-efficiency, was officially commissioned during a private ceremony in Harvard GSD’s Piper Auditorium. Event participants included Drew Faust, PresidentRead More
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