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mkriticos@harcresearch.orgMarina Badoian-Kriticos is a Research Scientist at HARC and focuses her efforts on the development and implementation of energy and natural resource policies and programs. Prior to joining HARC, Marina worked as City Energy Project Senior City Advisor at the Institute for Market Transformation. In this role she focused on expanding energy and water efficiency in the built environment and provided support and expertise to the City of Houston to help develop programs and policies that will lead to a healthier and more prosperous city. Marina also previously served as Sustainability Director for the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) where she drove sustainability initiatives through a global organization and developed tools for market innovation. She received her B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies from University of Houston-Downtown.
Marina Badoian-Kriticos
Research Scientist, Energy and Natural Resource Policy
281-364-6033
Recent News
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.
HARC’s Marina Badoian-Kriticos, Research Scientist, Energy and Natural Resource Policy, discusses the increasing emphasis of and need for resilience strategies in the built environment.
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Join the Department of Energy’s Southcentral CHP TAP on November 14 for a half-day workshop on trends, opportunities, and challenges of Combined Heat and Power systems in the education sector.
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Register for the upcoming Energy Needs and Solutions for Oil & Gas Operations: Use of Waste Heat to Power & Combined Heat and Power Upstream to Downstream, on October 29, 2018, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM (MDT)
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Join HARC, Greater East End Management District and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development final lunch & learn workshop that will help small to mid-sized business owners and developers increase energy efficiency and save money.
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Project Announcements
The City of Houston recently announced its Climate Action Plan that will bring together stakeholders from across the community to develop a variety of cost-effective energy efficiency, renewable energy and transportation measures that will reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions and uphold the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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Recent Features
HARC and ISC partner to help tackle the Upper Texas Gulf Coast’s economic, environmental, and social vulnerabilities – some of which were laid bare in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
Left to right: Hudson Nash, Bea Portela, Amy Le, Mia Vassilakis
HARC researchers study many aspects of sustainability and resilience in ecosystems, cities, energy systems, infrastructure, and more. As part of the HARC focus on energy efficiency, two HARC programs are offering opportunities for live learning and collaboration.
We all know that our region is facing enormous challenges as we grapple with flooding. While many factors such as development patterns and climate change affect flood risk, it comes down to how much rainfall we get and how runoff from storm events can be managed. Accurate information on rainfall amounts is essential to address these threats.
