Featured series 
Tag: Harvard Office for Sustainability
-
Nation & World
On the road to a fossil fuel-free future
The University has invested in 100 percent electric buses, which hit the road this fall. The four buses will lower greenhouse gas emissions by more than 220,000 pounds annually.
-
Nation & World
Singing in the rain
Students from a first-year think tank led a successful effort to plant a pair of rain gardens on campus.
-
Nation & World
Your building might be making you sick. Joe Allen can help.
On his first day at Harvard Chan School, Joe Allen was challenged by one of his bosses to do world-changing research. He’s been on working on it ever since.
-
Nation & World
Harvard breaks LEED record
This fall Harvard reached a major milestone in its commitment to sustainability with its 100th LEED certified space. Harvard now has more certified building projects than any other higher education institution in the world, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.
-
Nation & World
Harvard rolls out plan for the future
The Harvard Sustainability Plan, released today, sets a holistic vision and clear priorities for how the University will move toward an even healthier, more sustainable campus community. The five-year operational plan targets reductions in energy, water, and waste while also focusing on sustainable operations, culture change, and human health.
-
Nation & World
Heroes, day by day
Sixty men and women from across Harvard were honored for their outstanding work and service to the University’s mission at the annual Harvard Heroes event.
-
Nation & World
Earth Month at Harvard
On Earth Day, April 22, the world celebrates the birth of the modern environmental movement. Harvard takes that commemoration to the next level, reaffirming its commitment to sustainability and a healthier planet with a monthlong series of events and activities.
-
Nation & World
Spiritual weeding
Tucked away along a row of trees behind Harvard Divinity School (HDS) Dean David Hempton’s house, the HDS garden came to flourish in 2009 and continues to thrive to this day.
-
Nation & World
Sustaining the cities
An interdisciplinary Harvard working group on sustainable cities is in search of some organizational details, but is already certain of its urgent mission.
