Students and faculty are using our campus as a test bed to generate solutions that enhance the health of people and planet.
Harvard achieves historic climate goal
Thanks to the efforts of our entire community we reduced emissions 30%, from 2006 levels, despite a 12% increase in campus square footage.
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Every time you choose a meal with less or no meat you have a positive effect on the environment!
LEED Rating System: LEED-NC
LEED Rating: GOLD
Date Completed: December, 2008
By choosing to reuse a significant portion of the existing building, selecting low flow water fixtures, specifying low emitting paints and materials, designing day-lit spaces, earning LEED...
On May 2, 2010 more than 50 Harvard students took a break from studying for finals and picked up caulk guns to help improve the energy efficiency of the Phillips Brooks House in Harvard Yard.
In 2010, Harvard University installed a solar thermal and steam tunnel heat recovery system at Canaday Hall that is expected to supply at least 60% of domestic hot water needs for all buildings in Harvard Yard. Check out this insider's tour of the project featuring Jay Phillips, former Senior...
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August 9, 2017
Extending Environmental Ethics through Fear -
August 9, 2017
The One Life and Science: A New Relationship -
August 9, 2017
"Nature” is what we see – The Hill – the Afternoon – Squirrel – Eclipse – the Bumble bee – Nay – Nature is Heaven – “Nature” is what... -
July 5, 2017
Harvard University researchers have resolved a conflict in estimates of how much the Earth will warm in response to a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. That conflict — between...
