Harvard Real Estate

Harvard Real Estate is committed to supporting Harvard in building and operating a healthier, more sustainable campus community.

In addition to building improvements and operation practices, the tenant engagement program at Harvard Real Estate is available to provide occupants of HRE properties with guidance on reducing their impact while at work, recognition for their efforts, and a method for best practicing sharing.

Sustainable Workplace Initiative

Join the Race to Leaf 1 Green Office Challenge!

Compete against offices in your building and in other HRE properties as you work with your colleagues to Leaf 1 Green Office certification.

Learn about the Green Office Program

How to play:

1. Register your office for the Green Office Program
2. Download and review the application form, where you will track your progress
3. Invite your coworkers to join and work with you on earning points
4. Earn more points than any other participating office and win the grand prize of an ice cream social for you and your coworkers next summer

Take action

save energy

• Change your power management settings for Windows and Mac
• Use smart power strips
• Help reduce energy during heat waves and peak demand days
• Turn off before you leave for vacation

REDUCE Waste

• How to host a zero waste event
• 10 tips for hosting a successful freecycle
• Reduce your paper use
• 6 ways to minimize your e-waste
• How to host a waste audit
• Start an interoffice envelope reuse system
• 4 tips to reduce your junk mail
• Do you double side? Printing instructions for Windows and Mac
• Download waste signage

promotE a healthy, productive environment

• Follow the healthy eating plate
• Raise awareness about and reduce exposure to chemicals of concern 
• 10 tips from Harvard's bike commuting pros
• Biking to work 101
• Use Hubway between meetings
• 6 yoga exercises to do at your desk
• Re-charge initiative
• 8 challenges for greater fundamental happiness
• Chemicals lurking in your food? Detox your diet

EngagE your team

• Start a Green Team
• MAKE YOUR OFFICE a Green Office
• 10 tips for a successful green team
• Use the green team campaigns and volunteer calendar
• Quick sustainability talks and films for brown bag lunches