Tag: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

  • 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.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    No loss of character in new-look Dunster

    Dunster House opened its doors Saturday as students moved in for the first time since its renewal. It took 400 workers more than a year to complete Dunster’s 183,060 square feet of updates and additions.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    New life for Old Quincy

    The first House renewal test project, Old Quincy, is nearly halfway through its 15-month renovation.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    New life for McKinlock

    The second House renewal test project, Leverett’s McKinlock Hall, is scheduled to begin in June. The project will result in greater common and recreational space for students, which will help foster community and nurture learning.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A time was had by all

    A fond look back at the memorable events of Harvard’s 375th year.

    16 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

    Innovative clusters

    A few visitors got a first glimpse of how Old Quincy House will look after completion of the renewal process next year, thanks to a tour of a full-scale mockup of the soon-to-be-renovated accommodations.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A green building milestone

    As of this week, Harvard became the first higher education institution to complete 50 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications for construction projects around campus, a process 10 years in the making.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Shape of things to come

    The renewal of Old Quincy, the neo-Georgian section of that student House, will re-create the space as more comfortable, modern, and better able to host academic and social activities. The project will begin next May and wrap up in the summer of 2013.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Change in the air at HSPH

    In 2008, Harvard President Drew Faust announced the University’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent from 2006 levels by 2016 (including growth). To date, the Harvard School of Public Health has cut its emissions by 19 percent, and the School’s investments in energy efficiency have resulted in savings of more than $1.3 million…

    4 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

    The greening of the Law School

    Harvard Law School moves aggressively to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and save resources.

    4 minutes