HARVARD CENTER OF GREEN BUILDINGS AND CITIES

Responsive sculpture bringing awareness to sustainability and energy conservation.

the challenge

Design a real time sculpture showcasing House Zero’s geothermal wells.


the outcome

A responsive sculpture that serves as a visual icon for building simulation, energy conservation, and sustainability in buildings in the Harvard community.

 

TYPE:
Urban Interactive Sculpture

CLIENT:
Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC)

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Standing infront of HouseZero, the Harvard Community witnesses real-time Geothermal effects.

Responsiveness + Urban liveliness

Comissioned by Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC), House Zero responsive sculpture is a visual icon for building simulation, energy conservation, and sustainability in buildings in the Harvard community.

This sculpture showcases House Zero’s geothermal wells as they moderate the temperature inside Harvard University Graduate School of Design’s House Zero, a retrofit of a pre-1940s building on Harvard campus with the goal of nearly zero-energy for heating and cooling, zero electric lighting during the day, operating with 100 percent natural ventilation.

To highlight the role of the geothermal wells in maintaining House Zero’s heating and cooling, this sculpture provides real-time underground temperature information from the ground (0 ft) to -300 ft underground.

 

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