Green computing is super
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's new supercomputing facility reduces energy impacts
MIT and NSTAR celebrate energy efficiency success, extend ‘Efficiency Forward’ through 2015
Since first agreement in 2010, MIT has reduced electricity use on campus by 15 percent.
Cambridge Historical Commission lauds Great Dome renovation
Restoration of oculus and Barker Library Reading Room celebrated.
Bexley residents, student leaders respond to dormitory closing due to structural problems
Chancellor, dean for student life send letters in response.
Bexley to close at end of semester for up to three years due to structural problems
Dean for Student Life Chris Colombo says helping affected students is his top priority; seniors permitted to stay through Commencement.
MIT's Green Building pays tribute to the week's events
Campus's tallest building turned into tribute made of lights.
City of Cambridge approves MIT’s zoning petition
Kendall Square to be invigorated; approval gained through collaborative approach
Kaiser, Grimson launch Graduate Student Housing Working Group
Effort comes in response to faculty’s 2030/Kendall task force recommendation; Kendall Square zoning hearings continue.
Cambridge Planning Board cites satisfaction with Kendall proposal
Members laud three-year effort to address issues and aspirations.
MIT’s Great Dome is reborn
The dome’s ingeniously engineered oculus is reopened, letting natural light flood the rotunda of the Barker Library reading room.
Reducing wasted energy in commercial buildings
Much energy is wasted heating and cooling indoor spaces when no one or almost no one is present. Now, MIT researchers have used their own campus to demonstrate a means of measuring that energy/occupancy mismatch.
Renovation plans offer MIT opportunities to save energy, improve design
Work aims to make the Institute more energy-efficient and to influence design standards in the construction industry.