The Globe and the Harvard Crimson are reporting that Harvard’s first building in Allston, one devoted to stem cell and regenerative biology, will be built with technologies that will keep its greenhouse gas emissions to 50 percent below national standards. Here’s how it will do it, according to the Globe:

To cut down on greenhouse emissions, the science complex will include glass greenhouses that use natural light and geothermal wells that cut heating and cooling costs. It will also include solar chimneys and roofs painted a dark color, so the complex heats up during the day and cools off at night.

State officials also said, according to the Globe article, that Harvard won’t have to undergo an environmental impact review for the building, as long as it can show that it has made environmental improvements to the site. Allston community groups are not happy, accusing Harvard of trying to speed up the approval process. Harvard is still waiting for the green light from the city of Boston to begin construction.