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Location: B-400 Land Lecture Hall, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Join The Building Caucus at HKS & The Infrastructure & Housing Club at the GSD for a timely and thought-provoking talk with Heather Clark, former White House Senior Director for Building Sector Climate Policy (2022–2025), as she makes the case for uniting two of today’s most urgent movements: housing abundance and climate action.

In this session, Heather will explore how pro-housing policy and climate goals can align to create a clean, affordable, and equitable built environment. Drawing from her experience shaping national building sector climate policy in the Biden-...

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Location: WCC B015, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge

Alfred Brownell, founder and executive director of Green Advocates, a Liberian NGO, will discuss his work as an environmental lawyer and activist fighting against the exploitation and destruction of Liberian tropical forests. Brownell is currently living in the United States in temporary exile for his work to prevent the clearing of 500,000 acres of forest. Brownell is a distinguished scholar and associate professor of Law at Northeastern University and a Visiting Human Rights Fellow at Yale Law School.

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Read more about Climate Justice: An African Perspective

OPEN TO ALL PROS, PROJECT MANAGERS, CONTRACTORS, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THE KNOW, WHO ARE INFORMED ABOUT MCS AND WILLING TO WORK WITH NATURAL, NON OR LOW TOXICITY BUILDING MATERIALS,…

How a Zehnder ERV works to improve the quality of the indoor environment

We got our TimberHP batt insulation delivered. I’ve never installed any kind of batt insulation, but I’m wondering is it normal to have to force the batts into the stud…

Hi Everyone,Long time reader but first time posting. I am currently working on a new house for myself in an area near Edmonton Alberta Canada. For simplicity for my framer…

Location: Littauer Building, Malkin Penthouse, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

How can we reduce the impacts of the most toxic chemicals in today's supply chains?... Read more about Collaborative Initiatives to Reduce Chemical Hazards: A Path Forward

Are all closed cell foam backer rods essentially the same for air sealing windows? Or are there some that are higher quality than others?

Location: Virtual

Trained in anthropology and education, Gabrielle Oliveira works at the intersections of migration, education, family, and childhood studies. At Radcliffe, she will write her third book, which will focus on how migrant children conceptualize climate change, land loss, and mobility in schools in Venezuela and Brazil.... Read more about My Home, Our Planet: Venezuelan Migrant Children in Brazil and the Role of Education of Climate Change

We have a 1-1/2 story Victorian with sloping ceilings on the second floor that lead to a flat ceiling with small attic above. We live in climate zone 4C. I…

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My home was built in 1994 with 2x6 walls, though I am unsure of the exact R-value of the insulation used within the wall studs. I live in Calgary, Alberta,…

Zone 2Phoenix, AZ Question about soffits—I have a flat roof with trusses that have heels, and the attic will be conditioned from the heel inward. The eave portion of the trusses…

If my roof has radiant barrier sheathing, does it matter whether I use felt or synthetic underlayment? I’m wondering if one might work better with the radiant barrier, especially in…

My master bedroom and bathroom have a vaulted ceiling. The top part of two of the walls exterior side are in the vented unconditioned attic. The attic side of the…

I live in british columbia and have a sealed crawl space with a high efficency natural gas furnace and an ICF foundation. The crawl is heated via the furnace. There…

Hi all, long time reader - first time poster. TIA for those fellow nerds who read the whole thing and follow along, y'all are the real MVP's. I'm looking to evaluate…

I have 3 Mitsubishi MLZ-KY06NA ceiling cassettes. One of the functions listed in the Operating Instructions manual (on pg EN-6) is manual vane control which allows the user to change…

Aged and damaged shingles to be replaced prior to PV install. Discovered decking is only 3/8 plywood, with soft flexy areas and visible Hi/Lo wave on West pitch. 2X rafters…