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What you'll see in the photos is the attic(s) of a 1955 beach bungalow in Ocean County, NJ where the initial structure was a ~25' x 25' single bedroom dwelling…

Location: Zoom

Join the Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment and the Harvard Alumni for Agriculture and Food shared interest groups to meet the newly appointed Ray A. Goldberg Professor of the Global Food System at the Harvard Kennedy School, Professor Wolfram Schlenker.... Read more about Introduction to Professor Wolfram Schlenker and Presentation of His Climate Related Work in Agriculture

I discovered several gaps between my fieldstone foundation and ridge beam (home built ~1900 in MA). My inclination is to pack with non-shrink grout for more beam support and stopping the…

Location: Virtual

Join the Belfer Center's Environment and Natural Resources Program for an upcoming webinar, where we will present and seek input on our research that examines the intersection of climate and development finance.... Read more about Disentangling Climate and Development Finance

Shorter, smaller pipes are the key

Hello GBA,I have a mitsubishi floor unit mounted inset into a wall.  It is used primarily for heating.  My issue is that it blows straight out or a bit up,…

Good evening! I'm in the process of designing my first home, and I had been planning on using eastern white cedar shingles. Being from Massachusetts, I liked the idea of…

Current siding on my Victorian is bad and needs to be replaced. We did a blower door test and it came back at 17ACH. Was wondering what my ACH would…

How comfortable and temp balanced is a ceiling ducted heat pump? Assuming properly sized, installed etc. Would not the heat stay at the ceiling? Due to concerns with cleaning a…

Hey fellas.  So we've added a garage and an addition, It's all zip or prosoco, and ready for finishes.  I intended to do all cedar, but after watching the wildfires…

Hi,I have a question about using the cut and cobble insulation method for an attic. Martin described the method generally in the following article: https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/cut-and-cobble-insulationHere is our situation:-Simple gable-style roof…

Hello,New here and no expert on any of this stuff. Trying to figure out best way to move away from fossil fuels. I live in the suburbs of New York…

Hello, Really appreciate this site. First time poster. We are replacing all windows and doors on our older passive solar cabin. We’re at 7000’ in CO with warm summer days…

Hi there, RE: For Residential timber frame home. We're looking for a contractor specializing in EIFS in the Pound Ridge area of New York who can provide a reasonably priced estimate. Excellent…

Climate zone 6I recently put an AO Smith lp gas, direct vent, sealed combustion water heater into service that utilizes a 7” air intake that houses the internal exhaust vent.…

What is the community's general consensus on LEED?  I am currently studying to become LEED AP credentialed (for work) and a lot of the requirements for certifying a facility make…

I'm looking for input on an insulation question with a new house build. Im a contractor in Upstate NY / Zone 5 in the Hudson Valley. 3000 SQ ft single…

Hey folks, I've got a project that is using 1x6 T&G thermally modified, class A rated hemlock wood siding. I am on the 2021 IRC and the siding is going over…

Hello all,Build in climate zone 4A. Would it be a bad idea to use Fastfoot and the delta footing barrier? The fastfoot seems like a really easy way of forming…

Having seen similar disagreements play out here, I figured this would be worth sharing with the GBA community. While most of the content here is fairly agnostic to density, it…