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Location: Austin Hall; 111 Classroom - West, 1515 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge

Join the Harvard Environmental Law Society and the Chan School’s Public Health Environmental Justice Student Organization for a symposium featuring experts on climate change, public health, and environmental justice.

Visit the event page for more information.

Read more about Harvard Climate Connect Symposium

Location: Austin Hall Room 101, Harvard Law School

Join the Environmental Law Society at the Harvard Law School and the Environmental Justice Student Organization for a symposium at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Please provide your information at the link to confirm your registration for the symposium. If you would like to submit an abstract for poster presentation at the event, please indicate your preference to be directed to the abstract submission form.
Please note that all attendees are responsible for their own transportation and lodging for the event. Poster presenters are responsible for preparing and...

Read more about Harvard Climate Connect: Community-Driven Solutions to Heat-Based Climate Inequity

GBA enabled me to GC the energy aspects of the gut-renovation of my 1960s ranch (Maine coast, zone 6a) to a Pretty Good House level- completed in 2022.  I thought…

The obvious question when considering a heat pump is how much electricity it will use and whether it will save money compared to other heating options. With a heat pump…

I'm considering making 24' of kitchen countertop out of birch plywood covered by Formica or something like a hard polyurethane or epoxy.  Finger-jointed boards might make a good backsplash.  HD…

Location: R-414-ab David Ellwood Democracy Lab, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Join the Harvard Center for International Development (CID) for our special Earth Day Friday Speaker Series, featuring updates from CID's GEM Incubation Fund recipients. This event will delve into critical topics such as climate data equity, conflict fragility, and climate knowledge in Somalia, along with pioneering research on Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Harry Verhoeven, a senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, Dr. Maimuna Mohamud Head of Practice, Research, Learning, and GESI (Gender Equality and Social...

Read more about Innovative Dialogues on Climate Action: GEM Incubation Fund

I live in a 1964 colonial in New England. I bought it a few years ago and it had a ventilated attic (with HVAC equipment...erg), single pane windows, minimal if…

I saw a video where two pieces of pvc were laminated together to give the head trim a a greater reveal.  Is this or can this be done with Hardie?

Hey everyone, I’m working on a residential project where we just poured a new basement slab against an existing foundation wall. There’s a tiny gap (maybe 1/8”) showing up along…

How a blower-door test can estimate a home's pressure under normal operating conditions

Hey all. We’re trying to figure out where to place the furring strips around the windows for our rain screen. The windows are bucked out 3in to match the exterior…

I have a 1969 ranch in Maine that has a full basement. I get seepage through small cracks when the ground water builds up. The ground slopes towards the house…

Ok questions :1.is pouring concrete next to slab foundation  good idea or no?2.I was going to bring plastic moisture barrier around lip but just going to waterproof it with rubber…

Can you recommend a retail source for a free standing kitchen sink cabinet that is not MDF or pressboard? Thank you.

Good HVAC design doesn't start at the beginning—it starts at the end

I've been thinking about rain screen furring options. In cases where we're not using exterior insulation, it seems it would make sense to use 1/2" x 2" strips of foil…

 Posted by 1872logfarmhouse in Energy Efficiency and Durability on July 28, 2022, 5:14 PM Hi GBA community, I'm currently converting an attic into a livable room in my old farmhouse. The rafters…

I gave up on the Zehnder ERV mostly because of price, and I am running round metal duct.  Instead, I purchased a Renewaire Premium X.  For the initial install, all…

I was just doing the puzzle and one of the clues was "Space for venting?"The answer? "Attic," of course.

Just realized I used UC3B, which says for above ground, as my baseplate. Should I go back and use a green treated that is designed or designated for ground contact?