Tag: Energy efficiency

  • Nation & World

    Identifying exotic properties

    Though they have unusual properties that could be useful in everything from superconductors to quantum computers, topological materials are frustratingly difficult to predictably produce. To speed up the process, Harvard researchers in a series of studies develop methods for efficiently identifying new materials that display topological properties.

    5 minutes
    illustration of water and how symmetry indicators work as a net to catch topological materials
  • Nation & World

    A house that produces energy

    Harvard’s Ali Malkawi explains his efforts to create a house will be transformed into an energy-efficient headquarters and lab space for the Graduate School of Design’s Center for Green Buildings and Cities.

    9 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Greening the Harvard Art Museums

    The revitalized Harvard Art Museums have earned LEED Gold status for their energy efficiency.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Making labs greener

    Changes in design and behavior are key to making labs more energy-efficient, said experts at a Harvard symposium.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The greenest lab, up and running

    The renovation of Harvard’s Sherman Fairchild Building may have seemed inconsequential to the casual observer because the exterior barely changed. However, as a result of a two-year project to accommodate the Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Department (SCRB), the interior has been transformed into one of the University’s greenest and most efficient laboratory spaces.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    On climate issues, look to states

    The head of California’s air pollution regulatory board said Feb. 27 that with climate change action stalled in Washington, D.C., the states are taking the lead in creating ways to reduce carbon emissions.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Building the cheapest car

    An executive of the Indian conglomerate Tata described how the company promotes innovation, resulting in the creation of the world’s cheapest car, a $2,500, fuel-efficient four-seater.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Class act

    Two floors of classrooms in Larsen Hall at the Harvard Graduate School of Education are the first in the world to win the highest LEED-CI rating.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Just use less

    Energy adviser and former Honeywell executive Maxine Savitz says there are enormous energy savings available through increased efficiency, as much as 30 percent by 2030.

    5 minutes