Green Building - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Oct 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech

MBA students often fall into one of two categories—those hungry to rush into careers as venture capitalists, and those eager to found a venture-funded start-up. For all of them, Harvard Business School professor Joseph Lassiter has some intriguing advice: Spend a few... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities; Financial Services

01 Dec 2005
News

Back to School

school, which was long on tradition and rather short on market analysis, how to build its brand, think about the school as a business, and use the admissions process as a competitive advantage. “It goes back to what you learn in... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

20 Jan 2017
News

Bringing Power to the People

thousands of people. Originally, we started the company in France. We also do that in Australia, in Central America, in Africa, also in the Middle East. “What we try to do is not only produce green electricity, but also produce cheap... View Details

Portrait Project

Rick Ambrust

still have work to do here. The freedom to fail will allow me to take chances, to enjoy who I am, to build that scuba shop at some point, to be a drummer in a band, to proudly wear my cheesehead in public.1 In fact, if I ever think I am... View Details

17 Oct 2022
Blog Post

6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

Sustainability is a core value at HBS, and we endeavor to build a healthier, more sustainable, and inclusive community. We know that environmental sustainability is of growing interest to our student community and teamed up with the HBS... View Details

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Nicolas Weninger | MBA

both the technical understanding and the skills needed to build innovative, workable, and scalable solutions alongside my phenomenal peers. Tech areas of interest: I am fascinated by the intersection of new technologies or new... View Details

17 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

Genzyme Corporation is in the midst of planning its new corporate headquarters, which incorporates many innovative green building features. After learning that the building as... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Jul 2021
News

A Clean Start

chemical (a substance used as a building block for other chemicals) from carbon dioxide. After four months of weighing alternatives, he settled on formic acid: a commodity chemical and energy-rich electrofuel, or carbon-neutral synthetic... View Details

Portrait Project

Aaron Chadbourne

Yiayia. Although the fresh native produce at her roadside vegetable stand was among the finest in the area, customers were largely attracted by her theatrical flair and infectious enthusiasm. Waving her hands in the air, she would brandish an ear of corn, peeling back... View Details

03 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 3

Verne Global: Building a Green Data Center in Iceland Thomas Steenburgh and Nnamdi OkikeHarvard Business School Case 509-063 Verne Global, a pioneering startup created to build... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Fast Answer

Sustainability in the Transportation Industry

concrete initiatives which the European Commission adopted for the next decade to build a competitive transport system to increase mobility, remove major barriers in key areas and fuel growth and employment. At the same time,... View Details

23 Feb 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot

venues. The development, an adaptive reuse of a school building and former Jewish synagogue, received statewide recognition for incorporating the highest standards for green buildings, an energy microgrid,... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2018
News

New Spaces: Convening Power

large-scale conference center, a performance space, and an intimate community forum where HBS can harness the energy and creativity of the thousands of students, faculty, alumni, and leaders who will convene there each year. The building... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Combating Climate Change

problems. Supply chains will be disrupted. There will be new conflicts over water, resources, and human migration. The very physical integrity of factories and buildings will be threatened. So what can businesses do? For most firms,... View Details

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

whether to suspend the listing of Steinhoff’s securities. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/118066-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 618-027 Environmental Platform LEEDership at USGBC By 2018, it was clear that U.S. View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Apr 2022
News

Clean Slate

the campaign to make India open-defecation-free connects with a growing trend in green finance. READ MORE Julia Hanna: Naina, when you were leading HSBC, you had the opportunity to represent the bank at conferences, touching on issues... View Details

Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

01 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 1

explore CEO decision making. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2326452 Government Green Procurement Spillovers: Evidence from Municipal Building Policies in California By: Simcoe, Timothy, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2011
News

The PMD 70 Tree and Other Memorials at HBS

The groves of academe are fields rich with possibilities for memorial naming, from entire campuses and buildings to individual benches. HBS has honored individuals and groups of people by putting their names not only to View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

25 Feb 2025
Blog Post

Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation

infrastructure—e.g., low carbon cement, green fertilizers, ocean alkalinity enhancement. How do you see your current role and/or company having an impact on climate change? For novel climate tech startups, it is incredibly challenging to... View Details

02 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores

coastal regions. Structures built with these cements can withstand saltwater erosion and extreme weather conditions better, leading to longer lifespans and reduced maintenance costs. As typical with many green industrial products,... View Details

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