Hurricane Harvey brought record rainfall to the Houston-Galveston region and the Texas coast.
Recent News
Thursday, September 13, 2018
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.
Friday, June 15, 2018
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.
Monday, May 14, 2018
HARC President Lisa Gonzalez discusses the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium report.
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Houston Matters talk with Dr. Gavin Dillingham, Program Director for Clean Energy Policy at the Houston Advanced Research Center; and Lara Cottingham, Deputy Assistant Director for the City of Houston’s Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department to explore the ramification on NRG's decision.
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Announcements
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Researcher Announcement
In partnership Texas’s State Energy Conservation Office, this online tool serves home owners as a resource to maintain, build, or renovate homes to increase energy efficiency and sustainability.
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Publications, Lectures & Presentations
Join EYP for 40 Past / 40 Forward. A celebration of 40 years of architectural impact. The event will be held on Thursday, September 12, 5 - 8 p.m.
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Researcher Announcement
The Energy team, comprised of Ms. Marina Badoian-Kriticos, Dr. Gavin Dillingham, Dr. Stephanie Glenn, and Dr. Meredith Jennings had CARAT (Climate Analytics Risk Assessment Tool) accepted in EPICenter’s incubator business startup program out of San Antonio.
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Project Announcements
The city of Houston’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) hit a milestone last month with the release of a draft of the plan. HARC serves as the technical advisor and research leader on the project.
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Recent Features
Thursday, October 18, 2018
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.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
As a growing urban region and coastal metropolitan area, it is increasingly important that we become more resilient to better withstand disturbance and disaster. For the Greater Houston region to be successful in the future, we will need to shift the paradigm from one that focuses primarily on disaster preparedness, response and recovery to one that thinks broadly in terms of planning, equitable investment and adaptation to reduce risk.
Thursday, August 16, 2018
On September 12, 2018, HARC will continue its People & Nature Speaker Series at the Museum Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium featuring an evening with six national experts in resilience financing, infrastructure and climate change.
Monday, July 23, 2018
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.
