Recent severe weather events have caused considerable damage to the Houston region.
Recent News
Friday, April 24, 2020
Houston has created a Climate Action Plan. This is what it means for transportation, energy and building.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston’s Office of Sustainability today released the Houston Climate Action Plan.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Houston’s first Climate Action Plan calls on the city’s 4,600 energy companies to lead the transition to renewable sources, while residents are asked to swap car rides for mass transit and work to cut down on the estimated seven pounds of waste each person discards every day.
Friday, April 10, 2020
Fort Bend County residents are strongly practicing social distancing by traveling less during this coronavirus outbreak, according to a Houston-area study.
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Announcements
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Researcher Announcement
On February 10, members from HARC research staff and community leaders gathered for an interactive workshop addressing climate change.
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Events
Join the Department of Energy’s Southcentral CHP Technical Assistance Partnership on December 5, for a webinar on the opportunities and applications of combined heat and power (CHP) at data and IT facilities.
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Researcher Announcement
On Thursday, October 17th HARC’s building and campus received the LEED Project of the Year at the US Green Building Council’s Texas Chapter Building Energy Summit.
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Publications, Lectures & Presentations
Dr. Gavin Dillingham and Carlos Gamarra, PE will present at the 2019 USGBC Energy Summit in Houston on October 17.
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Recent Features
Thursday, November 8, 2018
HARC researchers headlined several events at the Texas Energy Summit held in September.
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.
