John Macomber

Teacher and investor; Harvard Business School faculty looking at cities, urbanization, resource efficiency, emerging economies.

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How to influence $27 bn of IRA money? New pieces in HBS WK by Rebecca Henderson Rebecca Henderson, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and me.
"Business leaders should press to ensure that the $27 billion allocated to energy security and climat…https://t.co/IdTIAeGPsp https://t.co/iOZBGHNfzi

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My recent field research looks at the adaptation we will need in the face of floods, wildfire and drought. This new piece proposes "when do to what" around prioritization, risk transfer, risk avoidance, reducing impact, and enhanci…https://t.co/r84EfWbJiT https://t.co/7smiO9Ij40

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HBS CGG in Dubai: Crossroads tomorrow! Enthusiastic to lead a panel about How GCC Businesses and Investors Think About Climate Adaptation - Floods, Wildfire, Extreme Heat, Storm Surge and more. #climateadaptation #sustainablecities #financingresilienc https://t.co/EKDgbpu9O8

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Looking forward to idea exchange with business leaders in the Gulf community, together exploring climate adaptation research and investment. #hbs #climateadaptation #resilientcities https://t.co/gfRS3fmRTT

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This Friday! Should be thought provoking and fun to speak with longtime friend John Sviokla, tech and collaboration guru, about resilient cities and adaptation finance - and chances to play offense as well as defense in an era of high information asymmetr…https://t.co/EEd6PDroh9

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Exciting group to moderate, with three great panelists discussing next gen of smartness in buildings: Accessing energy based on minute by minute criteria of the power being purchased as well as sharing demand management across mu…https://t.co/wa1TXHEWMl https://t.co/DZ1SLFTDhH

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My hero: "Harvard’s Joseph Allen helped shape this 60-story tower..." #healthybuildings #healthperformanceindicators #healthybuildingsbook @j_g_allen https://t.co/qlq6iXVnVx

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The money starts to take note - I'm interviewed and quoted by this global money center bank with respect to infrastructure and resilience in the face of climate challenges. #future #greeninfrastructure #financeandeconomy #infrastructure #adaptation https://t.co/SqCJi9Vu6l

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My HBS MBA course is evolving again as we emphasize financing climate adaptation for Spring 2023! The maps, the perils, and the money are all play in addressing health, equality, climate...and of course investment opportunity.…https://t.co/SVS2Rh0O6E https://t.co/fsF6WVXpVl

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Super topical, nationally relevant discussion: efficiency, resilience, local control, cost, carbon, and more. Happy to be moderating on April 5th from Boston. #greenbuilding #commercialrealestate #hbs https://t.co/dqePXjjmU2

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"How is society going to decide what assets to protect and which people to move?" @j_g_allen and I lead off this inspirational piece that describes what six HBS Alumni are doing about climate adaptation and sustainable cities. "W…https://t.co/KqspwIHsA5 https://t.co/4lKYXbyByw

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This sounds to me like a very large public health cost that is very avoidable and also an excellent example of the co-benefits of investing in better electricity infrastructure.

#publichealth #infrastructure #electricity #healthybuildings https://t.co/1pnzQVKnDS

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The market reinforces that Healthy Buildings now trade for a premium. Not written in the piece, but the inverse is likely also to be borne out: Not Healthy Buildings will trade for a discount. Not many occupants carrying handheld Air Quality Monitors…https://t.co/ZhrSci4gOw

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Long piece in Propmodo referencing me and 5 R’s as homeowners, business, and governments start to need to decide what (and who) to protect. #commercialrealestate #resiliencefinance #climateadaptation https://t.co/mrjuDFgmLk

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Extensive interview with me in Propmodo. “‘We can’t pay for a blanket policy to resist sea rise and rainfall and fire in every situation forever, regardless of cost/benefit,’ Macomber wrote.” #climatechange #adaptation #resilientinfrastructure #HBR https://t.co/55sNxGWwRn

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NY Times selects #healthybuildingsbook as one of top Health choices for the year. @j_g_allen are thrilled for the honor, but even more gratified to help people realize #healthybuildings #indoorairquality in #realestate #commercialrealestate https://t.co/738eDLuSki

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New in HBS Working Knowledge. I write, Combine forces to increase impact...
...The best investors, operators, innovators, and policymakers will assess probabilities of the perils as they evolve over time. They will fully count th…https://t.co/RKTAP61QlF https://t.co/wXHc35b7V6

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Comprehensive interview with Pernille Berg of Bloxhub. Building science and business science…and #heatlhybuildings before, during, and after COVID-19. https://t.co/9h8Wu2UZXV

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No doubt about this: "Resiliency is now something everyone is paying for explicitly, upfront or after the fact." Additionally, the payments after the fact are both inefficient and likely regressive with respect to ability to pay. Another fallout f…https://t.co/yWEhrVAIMh

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Perils in Asia include river flooding, extreme heat, tsunami and storm surge, and earthquakes...join me Thursday evening (morning in USA) for a discussion of credit, real estate, infrastructure, mobility, and business involvement in climate adaptation wit…https://t.co/HDfgHfjyGG