Green Homes News

Location: Virtual & Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge

Melissa Hoffer is Massachusetts’ first climate chief—the only state climate chief in the country. In this cabinet-level position, Hoffer is responsible for climate leadership across the whole of state government, leading the advancement of the commonwealth’s climate innovation, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience policies.... Read more about Power Shift: Keynote Conversation with Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer

Anyone have any experience with VacuMax glass (or any other vacuum insulated glass)?https://www.vitroglazings.com/products/specialty-glass-applications/vacumax-vacuum-insulating-glass/From what I understand it's two thin sheets of tempered glass, spaced apart by these nearly invisible spacers,…

Hey all - I had a shed delivered to my property that I'm turning into a house. It has pressure treated 2x8s for floor joists, on piers about 1.5-3ft off…

Trying to pick a front door for our house. It's a large opening, and we're planning for a front door that includes sidelites and a top-lite/transom above the door. So…

I have been thrilled to discover various damage and scratches throughout construction on our $80k windows and doors. We went with a cheaper option our architect wanted, still CDN made…

Location: Belfer Building - Bell Hall, 5th Floor, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

Deep decarbonization will require all kinds of new industries and technologies, including renewables, critical minerals refining and battery manufacturing, low-carbon fuels, carbon management, and more. What benefits do communities expect from new clean energy projects and infrastructure?... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar: Public Perceptions of “Benefits” and Risks on the Path to Net Zero

I'm building a sauna for a client in Philadelphia (Marine zone 4, I believe). It's wood-burning and the client will mostly be using it as a dry sauna, though they'd…

I spoke with the architect, and he mentioned they used reclaimed 2x12s on this home. Between the open cladding, there’s cedar that you see between the gap, but I didn’t…

I've been waiting patiently for our first year electric bill. We built a 28x38 3 car garage with a 2 bedroom ADU above it that we've been living in since…

I am getting my rough in inspection for my new outlets Thursday. After that, I would like to insulate and sheath my walls. The space is currently vented with one gable…

Hi all,So we have spent the better part of a year building our home. It's been a challenge. Consults with building designers have led us to having a vapor permeable assembly.…

Some of these devices are more than a leak alarm—they can help protect your plumbing, understand water usage, and diagnose plumbing problems

I understand that factors like the square footage, insulation, and number of windows play a role, but I want to ensure that I’m not undersizing or oversizing the system. What…

Climate zone 6 in upstate NY, and I’m planning to increase the slab edge insulation by adding an extra inch of reclaimed xps. As per my engineer’s plan (and, unfortunately,…

I'm about to build a sauna on a 4" thick concrete pad (poured 10 days ago) in Philadelphia. I'm going to start framing soon and I have a few initial…

We are attaching 3inx1.5in window bucks for our exterior insulation. I was planning to use Fastenmaster ledgerlok however, they seem a little too beefy and the price to use these…

Hey all. We are going to be doing 3in of exterior insulation and our fascia trim soon and are wondering what the best way would be to do a bird…

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we're dealing with an atmospheric river and my friends basement is flooding. It's happened a few times in recent years and they are at their…

I'm getting an ERV, I had someone come in and they pitched a model. I was concerned about getting a unit that wasn't oversized, that could scale down for a…

Morning folks.. Im removing vinyl siding and was almost carried away by flies, but wondering what fluid applied sealer is going to bridge gaps on plywood seams the best?  The prosoco…