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Insulating HVAC ducts in unconditioned attic.

Green Homes 2 - Wed, 2025-05-14 09:03
I have 40 feet of square metal ducting in an attic. It is subject to extremes of temp and humidity.  I am located in climate zone 5A, southern NH.  Currently…
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Retro Fit Soffit Vent Ideas

Green Homes 2 - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:52
Hi all,I'm looking for advice on adding soffit ventilation. My attic was originally built as an unvented space with spray foam insulation, but we're now transitioning to a traditional vented…
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Best way to seal exterior conduit

Green Homes 2 - Wed, 2025-05-14 05:05
What is the best way to seal within this type of exterior conduit? It is carrying wiring for the air conditioner. I was thinking of using duct seal compound, but…
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Bumpy Plywood – Will It Cause Issue For Metal Roof

Green Homes 2 - Tue, 2025-05-13 20:36
I'm working on a roofing project where I'll be putting in a new deck with 19/32 plywood. This particular plywood pictured is Plytanium brand that I purchased from Lowes. I…
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Insulating attached garage – drywall over sheathing or vice-versa?

Green Homes 2 - Tue, 2025-05-13 20:26
I'm insulating (rockwool) the wall between our mid-century home and the attached garage.  Garage was built with the home in 1964.  I intend to add strapping to the 2 x…
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Confused on Insullating Converted Covered Deck

Green Homes 2 - Tue, 2025-05-13 13:31
Hi all. I am hoping for guidance on the best way to insulate a converted covered deck. My understanding is that this deck was built with the intention of it…
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Building Enclosure Help

Green Homes 2 - Tue, 2025-05-13 13:03
Hello GBA Community, My name is Mike.I want to start by saying that I really appreciate all the contributors on this platform.  I have learned a great deal from all of…
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Liability insurance Thoughts

Green Homes 2 - Tue, 2025-05-13 12:57
We are getting ready to build and because we are doing some of the end work ourselves (insulation, molding, cabinets), our contractor is requiring a Hold Harmless agreement be signed.…
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Stucco over Brick

Green Homes 2 - Tue, 2025-05-13 12:37
A friend of mine is doing a new build in Oklahoma, climate zone 3A.  Their builder is planning on doing zip sheathing, with brick cladding and then stucco directly over…
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Understanding the Energy Code-Energy Code Development

Green Homes 2 - Tue, 2025-05-13 02:00
The development of International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and how the 2021 edition changed that process
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Getting close to pulling the trigger. But need some help/confirmation

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2025-05-12 17:32
Again thank you to all who contribute to this site. Thank you! I'm really close to ripping off the siding. My question for you is .. Will 3-3.5" (recycled) XPS "roofmate " be…
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Book Talk: Hydropower in Authoritarian Brazil: An Environmental History of Low-Carbon Energy, 1960s-1990s

Green Homes - Mon, 2025-05-12 10:00
Location: HUCE Seminar Room 440, MCZ 4th Floor, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Join us for a book talk with former Harvard Environmental Fellow Matthew P. Johnson and discussants Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Professor of the History of Science and Antonio Madero Professor for the Study of Mexico; Victor Seow, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences; and Dustin Tingley, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy.

During the later twentieth century, Brazil's right-wing military dictatorship built a vast network of hydropower dams that became one of the world's biggest low-carbon electricity grids. Weighed against these carbon savings, what were the...

Read more about Book Talk: Hydropower in Authoritarian Brazil: An Environmental History of Low-Carbon Energy, 1960s-1990s
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Changing roofing seasonally?

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2025-05-12 07:13
This is an odd question. I'm sure there is an obvious flaw as I've never seen this executed. For those of us in zones with significant heating and cooling seasons (Northern…
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HVAC ducting on the second floor

Green Homes 2 - Sun, 2025-05-11 21:11
Hello AllTwo story floor plan in the making with an additional basement. Zone 5A. First floor ~ 2500 sq feet living space with two storey great room. Second floor would…
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Seeking Advice on Replacing Termite-Damaged Foam Board Insulation in 1996 Brick Veneer Basement Renovation (From the Inside)

Green Homes 2 - Sun, 2025-05-11 18:27
Hi everyone,I’m renovating my parents’ basement due to termite damage, and I’m hoping to get feedback on the best replacement strategy for the damaged foam board insulation—especially given that I…
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Oregon Coast House Build

Green Homes 2 - Sun, 2025-05-11 14:44
Hi all…I’m getting close to starting my build here on the south Oregon Coast and I’m down to figuring out which membranes to use.  The roof:  I have an unvented…
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Trying to make a sh**y 80’s house less sh**y

Green Homes 2 - Sat, 2025-05-10 23:05
Basically just looking for a proof of concept here if anyone has the time for a fun bit of comedy. So my partner bought himself an 80's spec home up in…
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Air to Water Heat Pump Northern NJ

Green Homes 2 - Sat, 2025-05-10 16:30
We are doing a deep energy retrofit in Northern New Jersey. This includes air sealing as well as exterior insulation (3” on walls/4” on roof). Is an Air to Water…
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Rigid Foam Over Frost Footings

Green Homes 2 - Sat, 2025-05-10 14:56
I am building a home in North Dakota with footings just poured.  My footings are generally very deep, but along the walkout side of the house they are at the…
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Belt & suspenders for sill plate

Green Homes 2 - Sat, 2025-05-10 07:56
Our sill plate is taped on the exterior to the foundation with Siga Fentrim. We want to have a belt and suspenders approach with it, so we also caulked on…
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