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On January 29, HARC’s headquarters won ULI Houston’s Development of Distinction.

HARC successfully implements a whole-building life-cycle assessment to reduce embedded emissions and push towards a "zero-carbon" building.

HARC has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® certification for superior energy performance.

HARC will partner with City of Houston to develop its Climate Action Plan. “In follow up to our work on the City of Houston’s Sustainability Action Plan, this initiative will support environmental sustainability community-wide,” states Dr. Gavin Dillingham, HARC's Program Director, Clean Energy Policy.

For the fourth straight year the Galveston Bay has earned a C grade in its annual report card.

Galveston Bay receives a grade of "C" in the 2018 Galveston Bay Report Card.

The 2018 Galveston Bay Report Card prepared by the Galveston Bay Foundation and the Houston Advanced Research Center was featured as part of an online interview with Houston Matters host, Craig Cohen.

2018 Galveston Bay Report Card featured in online article by Houstonia magazine. Important resources and follow up actions are included to help improve the health of waterways.

Researchers Gavin Dillingham and Carlos Gamarra, leading the DOE’s CHP Southcentral and Upperwest CHP TAPs, recently published an article in the American Public Gas Association (APGA) trade association publication “The Source.” The article discusses how CHP can improve a facilities resilience and keep the lights on during and after a major power outage event.

The May/June issue of Texas Architect features articles on how the state’s changing energy landscape is affecting architecture. Rives Taylor, Regional Sustainability Leader within Gensler’s Houston office and lead designer of the HARC facility, comments on the high performance features of the building in his article, Electric Eye.

HARC President Lisa Gonzalez discusses the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium report.

Houston Endowment gives Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) a $455,000 grant to provide the Galveston Bay Report Card for another two years.

Each year, the Houston Business Journal's Landmark Awards recognize real estate projects that are making a significant impression on the Houston landscape and improve the look, feel and image of the city. HARC was honored to learn that its LEED-Platinum facility is a finalist in the “Headquarters Move” category.

"That juxtaposition of development patterns with wetland and habitat loss are two things that have led to where we are, given our recurring flooding issues," said Lisa Gonzalez, HARC's President and CEO.

HARC’s green headquarters, constructed by Brookstone LP and designed by Gensler, was presented the Award of Merit in the Engineering News Record Texas & Louisiana's 2017 Best Projects on October 18, 2017.

HARC’s LEED Platinum headquarters was recently featured in Modern Steel Construction, the official publication of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). The article highlighted the Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA) undertaken by the project’s civil engineering partner, Walter P Moore, and the resulting utilization of a steel-framed structure, one that led to a 20% reduction in embodied CO2 associated with the building’s structural and enclosure systems.

Decentralized Energy references HARC’s focus on clean energy policy in recent article.

HARC Coastal Ecologist Dr. Erin Kinney interview on NOS Dutch TV on Hurricane Harvey, its causes and impacts.

The New York Times discusses the history of Houston’s development and flooding, citing Dr. Erin Kinney’s research on wetland loss in the Houston-Galveston region. Read the original blog post and view our Watershed and Wetland Permit Planning Tool and Galveston Bay Report Card Wetland loss grade.

HARC President Lisa Gonzalez speaks on rapid development as a contributing factor to flooding in many Houston neighborhoods affected by tropical storm Harvey.

Houston Chronicle editorial board speaks on the Galveston Bay Report Card highlighting the need for coastal data.

Houston Matters host, Craig Cohen, speaks with HARC President Lisa Gonzalez about what contributed to this year’s overall grade of “C” in the Galveston Bay Foundation’s annual report card.

Houston Chronicle editorial on the Galveston Bay Report Card and the need to support programs providing data for important coastal issues.

HARC's Jennifer Ronk, Program Director, Environmental Science and Energy Efficiency, discusses the impacts of warming climate on Texas' economy.