Harvard Vision 2020:

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Power Point Presentations - Workshops and Seminars

Session I, Thursday, 10:45-12:15PM

Session II, Thursday, 2:00 - 3:30PM

Session III, Friday, 10:30-12:00PM

Session IV, Friday, 2:15-3:45PM

Session V, Saturday, 11:45-1:15

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Session I, Thursday, 10:45-12:15PM

SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALLSTON

The Allston campus development is attracting significant attention in relation to environmental sustainability. While the planning process is in the very early stages, Harvard University has made a clear commitment to ensuring that the Allston campus development thoroughly addresses sustainability at all stages in the planning, design and construction process. This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to learn about the intersection of campus sustainability and the planning process as it relates to the Allston campus development. The workshop will explore a wide range of opportunities that exist when seeking to address sustainability at the master planning level. The workshop will include presenters that have been involved in generating sustainability options for the Allston campus along with other presenters specializing in water treatment, green roof design, human health and the built environment.

Presenters:

  • John An, PhD, environmental designer, Atelier Ten
  • Jack Spengler, Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, and Director of the Environmental Science and Engineering Program in the Department of Environmental Health, at Harvard, HSPH
  • Kathy Spiegelman, Allston Deveolpment Group, Harvard University
  • Steve Benz, Judith Nitsch Engineering

Facilitator: Leith Sharp, Director, HGCI

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INDICATORS FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY AT HARVARD

How do we know if we are on the right track toward sustainability at Harvard? How do we compare against other universities and institutions? Where should we be focusing our future efforts? These are important questions that Harvard, and other Universities and institutions, are working to address by identifying indicators for campus sustainability, tracking progress over time, and using this data to inform future efforts.

At this workshop the presenters will take a look at trends in global Sustainability Reporting in the academic and business world, and the relevance to Harvard’s Operations and sustainability efforts. Presenters will also look into the indicators that are currently used at Harvard to measure and benchmark its progress toward sustainability, with a special focus on the recently updated GHG Inventory.

Workshop participants will also be encouraged to discuss the challenges of establishing a set of sustainability indicators, collecting and managing data, and using the information to inform future efforts.

Presenters:

  • Jaclyn Emig, Coordinator, Longwood Green Campus Initiative, HGCI
  • Gosia Sklodowska, Special Projects Assistant, HGCI
  • Gioia Thompson, Environmental Coordinator at UVM

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GOING WITH THE FLOW: Water at Harvard

This workshop will explore best practices for creating development that sustains natural water patterns within urban context. It will provide participants with new insight into relationship with local and global water systems. The unique conditions of the Charles River watershed and current best practices to reduce water consumption and treat and re-use storm-water on site will be discussed. 

Presenters:

  • Michael Blier, GSD
  • David Del Porto, GSD
  • Robert France, GSD
  • Stephanie Hurley, GSD
  • Pallavi Mande, CRWA
  • Kate Bowditch, CRWA
  • Michael Crowley, HGCI

Facilitator: Michael Crowley, Manager, High Performance Building Service, HGCI and Stephanie Hurley, GSD (student)

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ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION AT HARVARD: Toward a road less traveled

It’s common knowledge a degree from Harvard opens many roads.  But how often do we talk about the roads we travel while at Harvard?  With close to 5,000 acres owned by Harvard (from Cambridge to Boston to the town of Harvard to Florence, Italy and beyond), and with close to 600 buildings, travel is inevitable while at the University. 

Join us at this workshop to discuss the current transportation systems at Harvard and envision what is possible for the future.  Learn more about Commuter Choice at Harvard, biodiesel shuttles, dining hall grease reuse, bicycling options, and more.  How do you envision alternative and environmentally-sustainable transportation at Harvard in the 21st century? 

Presenters:

  • Holly Parker, Manager, CommuterChoice Program
  • Anne Lusk, Ph.D., Visiting Scientist, HSPH
  • Dave Harris Manager, Passenger Transport and Fleet Management Services
  • Jon Husson, student, College

Facilitator: Allison Rogers, Coordinator, FAS Undergraduate Resource Efficiency Program, HGCI

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CLIMATE CHANGE: Science, mitigation and adaptation

Climate change is widely considered to be the pre-eminent environmental issue of our time and in many ways is the key issue driving the campus sustainaiblity movement. Each year the scientific community gathers more evidence regarding the systemic impacts of fossil fuel combustion upon the Earth's climate and the resulting effects upon ecosystems, human health, and economic productivity. This workshop, led by distinguished Harvard faculty, will provide participants with the latest information available on climate change and its related impacts and future projections.

Presenters: Paul Epstein, Associate Director of the Health and the Global Environment

Facilitator: Maura Leahy, Program Coordinator, FAS Campus Energy Reduction Program, HGCI

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TRAINING SEMINAR: Renewable Energy

 “America is addicted to oil,” asserted President George W Bush in his state of the union speech, and then went on to discuss funding research in renewable energy technologies.  Are you as “fired up” about wind, solar and biomass as the President?  Keeping up with the latest can be difficult in the ever-advancing and critically important field of renewable energy.  This seminar seeks to answer the following questions:

  • What is the state-of-the-art of the various renewable energy technologies available today?
  • Which of these technologies are viable options for Harvard, and how much energy could they feasibly supply?
  • What funding and ownership models could Harvard pursue?

A series of experts will address these questions, painting the multi-faceted picture that is the future of energy supply.

Presenters:

  • Doug Schmidt, University Operations Services
  • Michael Williamson, Cosentini Associates
  • Mel Jones, Sterling Planet
  • Rob Rizzo, Director of Facilities Administration, Mount Wachusett Community College
  • David Harris, Manager, Fleet Management Services
  • Stephen Strong, Founder and President of Solar Design Associates

Facilitator: Jesse Foote, Program Assistant,  High Performance Building Service , HGCI

PPT PRESENTATIONS

Seminar Notes

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Session II, Thursday, 2:00 - 3:30PM

INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY

This workshop will explore the depth of organizational change required for a campus of Harvard's size and complexity to effectively address the demands of environmental sustainability. The premise of the workshop is that the fundamental organizational challenge for Harvard is to significantly increase its capacity for innovation and continuous improvement in almost all areas of campus planning, design and operations. The question then is “how does such a complex organization go about increasing the rate of innovation and continuous improvement in all areas of its operations?” In order to work with this question, the workshop will explore recent experiences in relation to finance and accounting, leadership, training and education, technology and design, integrated design, campus focused research and teaching, corporate and government partnerships and various accountability frameworks. Participants will have a chance to learn more about organization change and will be actively encouraged to contribute to the exploration.

Presenters:

  • Dr. Karen Stephenson. Professor of Management, GSD
  • Leith Sharp. Director, HGCI

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BUILDING GREEN AT HARVARD

Over the past 15 years, Harvard has expanded its physical campus by over 25%.  This unprecedented growth has increased Harvard’s property ownership to include 600 buildings, which constitute over 21 million square feet.  While this growth is fundamental to Harvard’s institutional mission of teaching and research, it has also resulted in an increase of energy consumption of roughly 40%. 

Harvard’s growth and its commitment to sustainability need not be conflicting.  By re-thinking the ways in which we design, construct and operate buildings, we can dramatically reduce or even reverse our ecological footprint, while creating comfortable and inspiring workplaces. 

This workshop will evaluate what’s currently being done at Harvard to reduce the environmental impacts of its new construction and renovations, and how Harvard can continue to innovate. 

Presenters:

  • Danny Beaudoin, Manager, Facilities Energy and Utilities, HSPH
  • Tom Vautin, Associate Vice President for Facilities and Environmental Services for Harvard University
  • Jason Carlson , Project Manager, Harvard Business School
  • Michael Crowley, Manager, High Performance Building Service, HGCI

Facilitator: Michael Crowley, Manager, High Performance Building Service, HGCI and Stephanie Hurley, graduate student, GSD

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CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT AT HARVARD

Harvard University has made a system wide commitment to reducing the wastes disposed from all new construction, renovation, and demolition.  In over a dozen recent projects, working with almost as many architects and contractors, Harvard has achieved waste diversion rates averaging well over 90%, at a cost less than the cost of throwing the wastes away.  The session will address:

  • how Harvard integrates waste reduction into planning and project management
  • on-the-job aspects of waste reduction
  • case studies selected from Harvard projects
  • overall results in terms of waste reduction, greenhouse gas savings, and other measures of sustainability, and
  • lessons learned in terms of integrating waste reduction seamlessly into project performance and building and sustaining institutional support.

Presenters:

  • John Gundling, Institution Recycling Network
  • Rob Wilson, Richard White Sons
  • Bill Gallagher, Daedalus Projects Inc.

Facilitator: Nathan Gauthier , Program Coordinator, High Performance Building Service, HGCI

PRESENTATIONS (pdf):

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

This workshop will examine what it means for Harvard University to participate sustainably in the context of its larger communities and will explore how far Harvard can and should go to uphold its Sustainability Principles in its immediate, regional, and global communities. Discussion will revolve around the following questions:

  • What environmental impacts do Harvard's operational activities (i.e. transportation, procurement, design and construction, energy consumption etc) have on residents who live next door, in neighborhoods across the river, in communities in other states and other countries?
  • What responsibility does Harvard have to reduce its impacts on these various communities?
  • How does Harvard already support programs that demonstrate the intersection of environmental sustainability and public service, reducing pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, diverting usable supplies from the waste stream and into the hands of community members, and by influencing market trends by using its institutional purchasing power to support sustainably grown and manufactured goods?
  • Where can we go from here? What else can and should be done?
  • How can we more effectively plan for campus design and operations with consideration of the welfare of our communities and the individuals living within them, placing an appropriate value on social equity as a part of the triple bottom line?

Presenters:

  • Rob Gogan, Supervisor of Waste Management,
  • Susan Burgess, Associate Director for Procurement, Harvard University Dining Services
  • Susanne Rasmussen, City of Cambridge Director of Environmental &Transportation Planning
  • Henrietta Davis, City of Cambridge City Councillor; Chair of the National League of Cities University Communities Council
  • Jim Hunt, the Boston Mayor’s Chief of Environment and Energy

Facilitator: Maggie Husak, Coordinator of Communications, Finance and Administration, HGCI

PTT PRESENTATIONS

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Session III, Friday, 10:30-12:00PM

POWERING FOR POSTERITY: Clean power for a smart university

Most attendees of this conference will agree that renewable energy is the future.  But are you aware that renewable energy has already arrived at Harvard University?  Come to this workshop to hear directly from the managers of Harvard’s geothermal, solar, biodiesel, and purchased green energy.  As soon as you are sufficiently impressed, we will then crush your new-found exuberance by showing you that all of these measures have only made a small dent in Harvard’s use of fossil energy.  But fear not!  Harvard has only scratched the surface of the capability of renewable energy.  Join in a discussion with Harvard managers and decision makers on how the University can build on existing efforts and break new ground as we proceed towards a renewable energy future.

Presenters:

  • Mary Smith, Manager, Energy Supply and Utility Administration
  • Tanuj Deora, HBS student
  • Jon Abe, Renewable Energy Trust, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
  • Henry Lee, KSG Professor and Director of the Environmental and Natural Resource Program
  • Chuck Stronach, Assistant Director, Facilities Operations, HBS

Facilitator: Jesse Foote, Program Assistant,  High Performance Building Service, HGCI

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GREEN CLEANING AT HARVARD

What does it mean to clean both greenly and effectively?  This workshop will look to the success of Harvards Facilities Maintenance Operationsnewly established Green Cleaning Program for answers.  We will explore the environmental and health benefits of green cleaning, focusing on the potential health benefits for both custodial workers and building occupants, and work to glean an understanding of the breadth of institutional activities and number of University staff that a switch to green cleaning can affect. 

Discussion will also include how a holistic examination of this topic can impact decisions made during a building design or renovation process, such as selecting appropriate materials for cleaning purposes, and how such planning for incorporation of green cleaning into a building system can help to accumulate points to achieve LEED green building status.

Presenters:

  • Jason Luke, Custodial Manager, FMO
  • Jyoti Rana Supervisor of Custodial Services, Law Area
  • Dara Olmsted '00, former HGCI Research Assistant, Green Cleaning Products Research Project
  • Andrea Ruedy Assoc. AIA, High Performance Building Resource Coordinator, HGCI

Facilitator: Maggie Husak, Coordinator of Communications, Finance and Administration, HGCI

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WASTE & RECYCLING: Trash talk for waste watchers

Is a zero waste campus in Harvard’s future? Harvard’s large urban campus produces 16,000 tons of municipal solid waste each year. Learn about Harvard’s strategies to reduce, reuse and recycle its waste. We will discuss waste reduction techniques, procurement policies, best practices, operational logistics, measurement and evaluation methods, and impacts with the neighboring community.

As time permits, the panel would be happy to discuss:

  • Management of food composting systems in an urban setting
  • Relations with refuse recycling and recycled content manufacturers
  • Relations with state and municipal agencies
  • Distribution of surplus furniture, supplies and equipment
  • Motivating students, staff and faculty to recycle
  • Community based social marketing programs
  • Designing contracts that provide incentive to reduce waste instead of landfilling and incineration
  • Reducing impacts of collection and transportation equipment
  • RecycleMania, Green Cup, and other contests to promote environmentally sustainable behavior.

Presenters:

  • Rob Gogan, Supervisor, Recycling and Waste Management, FMO
  • Kevin Cahill, Facilities, Manager, GSD
  • Bob Christiano, Manager of Campus Operations, Harvard Medical School
  • Meredith Lanoue '06, Lowell House Representative, Resource Efficiency Program

Facilitator: Meryl Brott, Coordinator, Graduate Green Living Program, HGCI

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SUSTAINABILITY BEHIND THE SCENES: Building operations at Harvard             

Behind every air conditioned lecture hall, hot shower, safe laboratory and other amenity at Harvard exists a very busy collection of people and things keeping it all going while exerting an increasing effort to make the entire effort more environmentally sustainable. In this workshop, you will have an opportunity to learn about Harvard's efforts to meet the significant demands of its community while striving towards campus sustainability. Specific attention will be paid to energy supply and use within Harvard's very diverse buildings, from historic houses in the Yard to multi-million dollar research facilities. The workshop will also explore the future of building operations at Harvard in order to propose some answers to the big question - what will it take to operate as an environmentally sustainable campus?

Presenters:

  • Jay Phillips, Director of Physical Resources, FAS
  • Danny Beaudoin, Manager of Operations, Energy, and Utilities, HSPH
  • Larry McNeil, Manager of Mechanical and Structural Maintenance, FAS
  • Fred Abernathy, Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering and Gordon McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Doug Scatterday, Director of Facilities Operations, HBS

Facilitator: Maura Leahy, Coordinator of the Campus Energy Reduction Program,HGCI

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WORLD’S BEST PRACTICE IN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN

This workshop will provide the audience with an overview of world's best practice in sustainable building design, feature the German architecture firm Behnisch, who were recently selected by Harvard to design the first science buildings in the new Allston campus. The workshop will be further informed by case studies and research presented by Harvard Faculty from Harvard School of Public Health and the Graduate School of Design. This is a workshop for anyone wanting to learn more about the future of sustainable building design.

Presenters:

  • Christof Jantzen, Principal,  Behnish & Partners, Los Angeleles Office, USA
  • Jack Spengler, Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, and Director of the Environmental Science and Engineering Program in the Department of Environmental Health, at Harvard
  • Michelle Addington, Associate Professor of Architecture, GSD
  • Bernd Kasemir, Director sustainserv Inc., Boston, and Novatlantis - Sustainability at the Swiss ETH domain

Facilitator: Leith Sharp, Director, HGCI

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TRAINING SEMINAR: Building green at Harvard

Harvard has 5 years of experience implementing green building design in 12 diverse building projects using the US Green Building Council's LEED standard. With careful attention paid to the process of learning from each and every project, Harvard is now starting to achieve LEED Silver and even Gold certification with minimal or no added capital cost and substantial projected life cycle cost savings. The only way that such projects have succeeded is through a combination of leadership, steadfast commitment and perhaps most importantly, a rigorously managed process of integrated design, ongoing accountability, education, in time research and strategic utilization of the lessons and resources derived from past projects.  This session will offer an overview of what Harvard has learned from previous and on-going projects and provide attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to positively influence future building design.

Presenters:

  • Nathan Gauthier , Program Coordinator, High Performance Building Service, HGCI
  • Michael Crowley, Manager, High Performance Building Service, HGCI

PRESENTATIONS, pdf

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Session IV, Friday, 2:15-3:45PM

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING: The business of campus sustainability

Making a business out of campus sustainability requires us to understand and transform a number of finance and accounting practices within our university. This workshop will provide participants with an overview of how Harvard can address finance and accounting practices that inadvertently act as incentives for inefficiency and pose barriers to cost effective innovation. The workshop will provide a number of case studies illustrating ways in which Harvard staff have managed to work around problematic finance and accounting structures in order to make a successful business case for a range of campus sustainability projects. This workshop will be of benefit to people from all kinds of organizations because the barriers to change at Harvard are also endemic to most organizations.

Presenters:

  • Leith Sharp, Director, HGCI
  • Mary Maloley, Director of Administration and Finance, UOS
  • Dave Kirby, Manager of Financial Administration, UOS
  • Tom Kumasaka, Financial Administrator for Utilities, Engineering and Utilities

Facilitators:

  • Leith Sharp, Director, HGCI
  • Jeremy Tchou, Student, College

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RESIDENTIAL ECO-LIVING AT HARVARD: Fostering green habits for life

A green campus is more than just green buildings. It also requires the residents and community to take personal responsibility for the impacts of their every day actions on the environment. In this workshop, explore how the “Green Living” programs for undergraduate and graduate residences at Harvard encourage residents to adopt more environmentally sustainable lifestyles, and give them an opportunity to suggest infrastructure and policy improvements that will remove barriers to conservation.

This workshop will explore the role of community based social marketing, building design, steering groups, and curriculum in shifting the priorities and behaviors of residents to reduce the unnecessary consumption of resources (energy, water), to minimize waste (through recycling, reuse and procurement) and to generally take greater responsibility for their own role in driving university-related environmental impacts.  We will examine the role of peer education, environmental leadership, and development, while evaluating and envisioning the impact on our Harvard students of today and planetary leaders of tomorrow.

Lessons learned will be drawn from the Resource Efficiency Program at Harvard College and the Graduate Green Living Program at Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Real Estate Services graduate residences.  Join us for an exciting exploration of the role of “eco-living” at Harvard, within the Gates and beyond.

Presenters:

  • Meryl Brott, Coordinator, Graduate Green Living Program, HGCI
  • Allison Rogers, Coordinator, FAS Undergraduate Resource Efficiency Program, HGCI
  • Meghan Duggan, Manager of Energy and Sustainable Services, HBS
  • Diana Huidobro, Green Living Representative, Peabody Terrace
  • Lionel Bony, HBS '06, Green Living Representative, Soldiers Field Park
  • Bryan Ho '06, Yard Captain, Resource Efficiency Program
  • Scot Miller '07, Co-Captain, Resource Efficiency Program
  • Lindsay Crouse '06, Co-Captain, Resource Efficiency Program

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FOOD AT HARVARD: Recipe for sustainability

Among Ivy League schools, sustainability in dining services is a growing expectation.  Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) established the Food Literacy Project to address sustainability, among other issues.  HUDS has already made great strides in green buildings and operations, and is now focusing efforts on food sourcing.  Rather than a direct farm-to-school connection, HUDS built a local buying program with their produce distributor. The distributor offers protection to the University, as well as consistency, while providing the farmers with a greater market and easier distribution. Come hear more about our food, where it comes from, and why that matters.

Presenters:

  • Jessica Zdeb, Food Literacy Project Administrator, HUDS
  • Jami Snyder, Communications Coordinator, HUDS
  • Gus Schumacher, Harvard College alum Former Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture Former Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services at the USDA
  • Sarah Welch, student, College

Facilitator: Maura Leahy, Coordinator of the Campus Energy Reduction Program,HGCI

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HUMAN HEALTH & PRODUCTIVITY: Making Harvard smarter with smarter buildings

Americans spend 90% of their time indoors, and the quality of the indoor environments where we work, play, and rest can have significant impact on health and productivity.
In fact, the EPA lists indoor environmental quality as one of the top 5 environmental health risks facing the US today. And recent research on green buildings has shown a correlation between increased occupant productivity and green building strategies, such as use of non-toxic materials, access to daylighting, and carbon dioxide monitoring.
At this workshop the presenters will discuss cutting edge research to better understand and measure how buildings can influence occupant health and productivity, including a study currently underway at Harvard to measure employee productivity before and after moving to a LEED certified office building. Presenters will also focus on the office workspace environment in particular, and the ways interior office space can be ergonomically designed and used to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Presenters:

  • Jack Spengler, Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, and Director of the Environmental Science and Engineering Program in the Department of Environmental Health, at Harvard
  • Jack Dennerlein, Associate Professor of Ergonomics and Safety in the Faculty of Public Health
  • Howard Brightman, Environmental Heath & Engineering

Facilitator: Jaclyn Emig, Coordinator, Longwood Green Campus Initiative, HGCI

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Session V, Saturday, 11:45-1:15

ECOLOGY AND RELIGION

Thomas Berry, a famous Catholic monk and cultural historian, once said, “From its beginning the Earth is a spiritual as well as a physical reality.”  Some would argue that we cannot disconnect ourselves spiritually or physically from our natural surroundings.  What is the role of religion in the ecological movement, and what is the role of ecology for religion?  Specifically at Harvard, what is the connection between our community’s religious, spiritual, and ecological values?  Keeping in mind various faith perspectives, this workshop will take a brief look into the deep and complex area of the connection between religion and ecology.  Please join us for what promises to be a wonderful and inspiring conversation.

Presenters:

  • Martha Kirkpatrick, HDS student

Facilitator: Allison Rogers, Coordinator, FAS Undergraduate Resource Efficiency Program, HGCI

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LEADING FOR LEGACY: A value driven business model

How can prioritizing environmental sustainability improve the vitality, relevance and longevity of most businesses/organizations? In this workshop, we will use an informal discussion format to explore what it means to expand the concept of the bottom line, to go beyond making business decisions based solely on traditional concepts of economics and to consider the valuable components of social equity and natural ecology as a crucial part of the equation.  The workshop will give consideration to the role of the individual in grappling with the sometimes conflicting desire to do the right thing for the world and the best thing for the organization.  Please note, this workshop is a guided discussion and will be heavily based about that which participants bring to the table.

Facilitator: Maggie Husak, Coordinator of Communications, Finance and Administration, HGCI

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BUILDING GREEN AT HARVARD

Over the past 15 years, Harvard has expanded its physical campus by over 25%.  This unprecedented growth has increased Harvard’s property ownership to include 600 buildings, which constitute over 21 million square feet.  While this growth is fundamental to Harvard’s institutional mission of teaching and research, it has also resulted in an increase of energy consumption of roughly 40%. 

Harvard’s growth and its commitment to sustainability need not be conflicting.  By re-thinking the ways in which we design, construct and operate buildings, we can dramatically reduce or even reverse our ecological footprint, while creating comfortable and inspiring workplaces. 

This workshop will evaluate what’s currently being done at Harvard to reduce the environmental impacts of its new construction and renovations, and how Harvard can continue to innovate.

Presenters:

  • Nathan Gauthier, Program Coordinator, High Performance Building Service, HGCI
  • Michael Crowley, Manager, High Performance Building Service, HGCI

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RENEWABLE ENERGY IN 2020: Your Vision of Harvard's Future

Get out your crystal balls, it’s time to gaze into the future!  Where will Harvard be on the renewable energy front in the year 2020?  For this workshop, we’ll pull our focus back and talk about the long-term vision as it relates to one of the most critical slices of the sustainability pie: ENERGY.  First, you will hear the visions of three specialists who have spent time pondering this question; then it will be your turn to share your own vision.  Finally, join in a discussion on the merits of each vision and help to craft a joint vision that can help move us all forward.

Workshop attendees are encouraged (but certainly not required) to bring their own visions.  Points to include:

  • Paint a Harvard-specific picture that we can see / touch / experience
  • What technologies are involved?
  • How does the average person interact with energy and its generation? x
  • How did we get from 2006 to 2020?
  • What motivated us?
    o       Who were the key players?
    o       What were the key events?
  • o How does Harvard fit into the city/regional/national/global energy picture in 2020?

Facilitator: Jesse Foote, Program Assistant,  High Performance Building Service, HGCI

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INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY

This workshop will explore the depth of organizational change required for a campus of Harvard's size and complexity to effectively address the demands of environmental sustainability. The premise of the workshop is that the fundamental organizational challenge for Harvard is to significantly increase its capacity for innovation and continuous improvement in almost all areas of campus planning, design and operations. The question then is “how does such a complex organization go about increasing the rate of innovation and continuous improvement in all areas of its operations?” In order to work with this question, the workshop will explore recent experiences in relation to finance and accounting, leadership, training and education, technology and design, integrated design, campus focused research and teaching, corporate and government partnerships and various accountability frameworks. Participants will have a chance to learn more about organization change and will be actively encouraged to contribute to the exploration.

Presenter: Leith Sharp, Director, HGCI

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