2024-05-17T08:05:40-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150413414/how-harvard-gsd-s-executive-education-course-explores-designing-the-world-s-largest-passive-house-office Sponsor 2024-01-22T11:15:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fd/fd7be7cc51b86ce60bbf53fad3e74fa0.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by&nbsp;</em></strong><strong><em><a href="https://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">Harvard&nbsp;Graduate&nbsp;School of Design Executive Education</a><strong></strong></em></strong></p> <p>In response to global decarbonization mandates and changing occupant wants and needs, architects are racing to identify technologies, critical data, operating models, and financial cases that enable the success of building retrofits and designs. In <em>Building Decarbonization 101: The Technology, Data, Operations, and Finances of Net Zero Development</em>, participants will dig into groundbreaking buildings worldwide, hear from a global group of experts, and emerge with holistic strategies to apply to their projects.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/88/88cf0520bcc3b7679eff1301bcbf1a42.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/88/88cf0520bcc3b7679eff1301bcbf1a42.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Winthrop Center. Image courtesy Harvard GSD Executive Education.</figcaption></figure><p>A highlight of the program is Brad Mahoney, Director of Sustainable Development at MP Boston, diving into the development of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150382264/boston-s-new-winthrop-center-is-now-officially-the-largest-passive-house-office-building-in-the-world" target="_blank">Winthrop Center</a>, the world's largest Passive House office space. Brad will use his experience with Winthrop Center to cover both smart and efficient building development and building decarbonization's financi...</p>