Technologies for water conservation and treatment move closer to commercialization
J-WAFS awards 2023 Solutions Grants to bring two water-related innovations to the market.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu asks SA+P advanced degree recipients to be forces for good in Boston and beyond
“We are proud to be doing this work, and we hope you will join us.”
Greening roofs to boost climate resilience
Roofscapes, a startup founded by three MIT students, is planning to build green spaces on pitched roofs in Paris, to decrease temperatures while improving quality of life.
MIT Center for Real Estate advances climate and sustainable real estate research agenda
Projects, publications, and academia-industry networks produce pathways for the real estate industry to address the climate crisis.
Study: Extreme heat is changing habits of daily life
New research quantifies how much very hot temperatures restrict outdoor activity in China.
MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium announces recipients of inaugural MCSC Seed Awards
Twenty winning projects will link industry member priorities with research groups across campus to develop scalable climate solutions.
Pandemic mood: Much worse than a bad Monday
Study uses social media to measure how much sentiment has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis, worldwide.
MIT Center for Real Estate launches the Asia Real Estate Initiative
New effort empowers MIT researchers to shape real estate’s future and build responsibly and sustainably.
Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on building equity and fairness into climate solutions
Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.
A nudge to resume economic activity
MIT experiment finds people will respond to cues from neighbors about activities and risk preferences.
New directions in real estate practice
Professor Siqi Zheng promotes sustainable urbanization at MIT’s Center for Real Estate.
A new lens on real estate design
With an artist’s eye, graduate student Natasha Sadikin keeps good design at the forefront of real estate development.
MIT Center for Real Estate announces new leadership team
Siqi Zheng and Kairos Shen to emphasize innovative research and interdisciplinary connections for global impact.
Tunney Lee, professor emeritus of urban planning, dies at 88
An architect and urban planner, Lee’s impact is evident throughout Boston and the city’s Chinatown, his childhood home.
High school students learn about commercial real estate through the Center for Real Estate
Residential course provides immersive experience for 28 juniors and seniors from around the United States.