Tag: U.S. Green Building Council

  • Campus & Community

    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
  • Campus & Community

    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
  • Campus & Community

    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
  • Science & Tech

    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
  • Campus & Community

    Double dose of good green news

    Harvard and City of Cambridge officials on Tuesday (June 19) used the penultimate day of spring to celebrate a double dose of sunny news.

    6 minutes