Building
Machine shop builds lifelong skills
May 14, 2013
In its 15th year, the Edgerton Student Shop continues to entice students to build all manner of things
Exploring the future of making things
April 8, 2013
Introducing the Self-Assembly Lab at SA+P
Building a better big box
March 29, 2013
MIT architect Alexander D’Hooghe looks to remake suburbs and other neighborhoods with ‘more intelligent’ designs.
Also labeled: Architecture, Cities, Policy, Urban studies and planning, Center for Advanced Urbanism (CAU), Faculty, Profile
Creating tomorrow's home: 'Soft' but resilient
March 25, 2013
MIT-led team’s award-winning housing design unveiled as part of 21st-century model for sustainable urban development
Researchers awarded $3.7 million for research on sustainable development of Kuwait’s built environment
March 22, 2013
Grant sponsored through the Kuwait-MIT Center for Natural Resources and the Environment
Reducing wasted energy in commercial buildings
February 5, 2013
Much energy is wasted heating and cooling indoor spaces when no one or almost no one is present. Now, MIT researchers have used their own campus to demonstrate a means of measuring that energy/occupancy mismatch.
In profile: Seeing the light
October 15, 2012
Architect Christoph Reinhart studies how buildings — and whole communities — can use daylight to become more energy-efficient.
Also labeled: Architecture, Cambridge, Boston and region, Cities, Energy, Faculty, Mapping, Research, Solar
Greening the built environment
January 23, 2012
New research on the environmental impact of concrete
Christoph Reinhart appointed associate professor of architecture
December 5, 2011
World renowned building scientist and architectural educator joins department
Improved buildings could make a big dent in climate change
August 31, 2011
New MIT report on concrete buildings shows many areas for major reductions in their lifetime carbon footprint.
Paving the way to greenhouse gas reductions
August 29, 2011
New MIT report on concrete roadways shows opportunities for significant carbon-footprint cuts.
Social entrepreneur and Build Change founder honored for earthquake-resistant housing innovation
May 10, 2011
$100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability Awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Hausler for Culturally Accepted, Sustainable Reconstruction in Developing Countries
Treasured vaults
October 8, 2010
A professor sheds light on the immigrant family that crafted many American architectural landmarks.
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