New from the CGBC: a high-resolution dataset from HouseZero® featuring one year of minute-level building-performance data from 190 sensors and meters. A valuable resource for studying energy-efficient buildings under real-world conditions. Learn more: harvardcgbc.org/house-zero-d…

Join the CGBC on Thursday, April 2 for the symposium event “Designing Sustainable Solutions for a Better Built Environment.” Learn more & register: harvardcgbc.org/2026-symposi…

In the design research studio, “Outfitting Architecture: Expanded Comfort in Athens,” led by Jenny French (GSD/French 2D), students investigate climate-responsive design, imagining “architecture-as-clothing.” Funded by CGBC & JCHS. Read more: harvarddesignmagazine.org/ar…

Join us at Harvard Climate Action Week for the panel discussion: "Innovating Sustainable Buildings and Urban Development in the Era of Climate Change," on Friday, Sept. 19, from 1:15–2:00 PM at the HBS “Hives.” Learn more: harvardcgbc.org/harvard-clim…

Join us on Tuesday, September 2, for the opening of the exhibition Urban Natures: A Technological and Political History, 1600–2030. harvardcgbc.org/urban-nature…

For Mayuri Rajput, CGBC Fellow and Lecturer, energy efficiency isn’t just a professional interest—it’s a personal mission born from childhood experience. Read more: harvardcgbc.org/center-spotl…

In the installation "Continuously Becoming Home," Elizabeth Christoforetti, Assistant Professor in Practice of Architecture at the Harvard GSD and CGBC faculty member, reimagines the role of design in a world increasingly shaped by climate crisis and AI. harvardcgbc.org/continuously…

Renowned Architect Keynotes Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities Symposium. Read more: harvardcgbc.org/renowned-arc…

In BBC Radio 4's "Staying Cool," journalist Angela Saini discusses our growing reliance on AC & how different approaches to building design can help reduce dependence - featuring an interview with Ali Malkawi, CGBC Founding Director. Listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028kz…

Join the Harvard CGBC on Wednesday, February 5 from 2:30-3:30 PM for a lecture by Clara Camarasa, PhD, UNEP-CCC. "Sustainable Building Futures: Leveraging Policy to Scale Technology and Foster Innovation for Global Climate Goals" Learn more & register: harvardcgbc.org/sustainable-…

Join the Harvard CGBC at the @HarvardGSD on Monday, April 22 from 12-2:15 PM for its symposium event, "Designing Sustainable Solutions for a Better Built Environment," featuring keynote from @HarvardSalata's James Stock. Learn more: harvardcgbc.org/designing-su…

For Rachel Meltzer, all roads lead back to the city. Read more: harvardcgbc.org/center-spotl…

From Oct. 31-Dec. 21, the exhibition "Our Artificial Nature: Design Research for an Era of Environmental Change," will take center stage at the Druker Design Gallery of the @HarvardGSD. Join us for the related event on Nov. 16! Read more: harvardcgbc.org/harvard-grad…

The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) and the Harvard Office for Sustainability (OFS) are collaborating on a new live-data dashboard based on real-time performance data by HouseZero™. Read more: harvardcgbc.org/harvard-dash…

The engineering-architecture team from the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC), Skanska Technology, and Snøhetta is proposing a new data-informed building energy management (DiBEM) framework. Read more: harvardcgbc.org/new-mileston…

How do we protect vulnerable populations from the negative health impacts of high heat in buildings? This is just one question professor Holly Samuelson asks in our latest spotlight. Read more: harvardcgbc.org/center-spotl…

Xiaoshi Wang’s first impression of the United States was the bustle of the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York City. Read more: harvardcgbc.org/center-spotl…

Newly-published research explains IoT applications in data-driven Harvard HouseZero™: harvardcgbc.org/harvard-rese…

When Elence Xinzhu Chen was young, she wanted to be an entrepreneur. Read more: harvardcgbc.org/center-spotl…