In a statement released on May 23, the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) announced its plans to retrofit its headquarters, a pre-1940s stick-built house in Cambridge, Mass. into an ultra-efficient, energy-positive building. Called HouseZero, the project will serve as an example of how to apply energy-saving construction principles to existing homes and buildings. The CGBC says, “Rather than approaching the house as a ‘sealed box,’ the building envelope and materials of HouseZero are designed to interact with the seasons and the exterior environment in a more natural way.”
from EC Mag - Power and Integrated Building Systems Magazine http://www.ecmag.com/section/green-building/harvard-make-pre-1940s-house-%E2%80%98ultra-efficient
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