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Why Climatic Uncertainty Matters to Building Energy Performance: Case Studies in a Subtropical High-Density City

Pierce Hall 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge

A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with Sheng Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University; Visiting Scholar, Harvard-China Project

Speaker Bio: Dr. Sheng Liu is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture, Southwest Jiaotong University who works on climate-responding architecture design and low-carbon city design. His research interests include sustainable architecture design, building performance simulation and optimization, climate change and building adaptation, urban microclimate and indoor thermal comfort. He received his Ph.D. in Architecture from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2021. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong. He had worked as an architect in mainland China before starting academic research. Dr. Liu has published more than 20 leading peer-reviewed scientific journal publications for the past five years such as in Building and Environment, Sustainable Cities and Society, Energy and Buildings, including two ESI highly citied papers. He is also the recipient of Postgraduate Research Output Award of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2021 and 2023 Green Building Award of HKGBC. For more information, visit his website.

Sponsored by Harvard-China Project, Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

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Talking Trash with the Food Literacy Project

Smith Campus Center

As part of the Food Literacy Project Speaker Series, hear from Harvard's waste experts on the basics of recycling, composting, and reusing on campus! You'll hear what belongs in each waste stream, and how recycling and compost are processed after they leave campus. Learn about waste stewardship efforts at Harvard, and how to get involved with waste reduction projects. This event is open to all Harvard ID holders. Registration is encouraged, as seating is limited. Sign up in advance!