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Location: HUCE 429, 26 Oxford Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge

Salata Scholars Seminars are dedicated to climate, sustainability, and environmental work done by Harvard students and fellows. Its goal is to embrace the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability research that can’t be confined to a single Harvard school and help like-minded people connect with each other. Each week, there will be one or two brief talks followed by vegan dinner and discussion.... Read more about Salata Scholars Seminar Series: Confessions from a former Oil and Gas professional

Location: HUCE 429, 26 Oxford Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge

Salata Scholars Seminars are dedicated to climate, sustainability, and environmental work done by Harvard students and fellows. Its goal is to embrace the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability research that can’t be confined to a single Harvard school and help like-minded people connect with each other.... Read more about Salata Scholars Seminar Series: Inequality in Outdoor Occupational Exposure to Heat Waves in India

Hi all!So during our new construction, we opted to have units and ductwork in the attic. We quickly realized it was the wrong choice and ripped everything out. We then decided…

I have zip r-9 installed with the face of the zip coplanar with the face of the poured wall foundations.  The joint is treated with Zip liquid flash. We are…

Awhile back I posted with some help on flashing and siding strategy for my tiny house project. This project has minimal eaves, with reclaimed cedar windows. We are in a…

Climate-proofing is critical, but do the cost-benefits make sense?

I am planning on building a house with 2×4 studs staggered 24 oc. I'm not entirely sure that this is possible since it is a 2 story home. For that…

We are renovating and putting on an addition to a home in Redmond WA.  We will need to re-insulate the roof in the existing structure.    We will be installing…

Zone 5b, 50 psf ground snowload. Attached is a simple drawing.I have 2x4 furring  over 5" rockwool on a "monopoly" framed house, I want to use the 2x4 furring to…

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

The climate crisis poses ethical and political challenges of the highest magnitude—challenges that go beyond technical innovation and policy reform. In this panel discussion, speakers will address these questions, as well as the multinational and multifaceted ways that global climate change undermines conventional understandings of ethical responsibility, political community, and rational decision-making.... Read more about Catastrophic Dilemmas: Ethical and Political Dimensions of Climate Change

Hi there! I know that for attic ventilation, John Lstiburek recommends having more intake than exhaust ventilation, but is there such a thing as "too much" intake vs exhaust?  I…

Location: Zoom & Geo Mus 102 (Haller Hall), 24 Oxford St, Cambridge

It is widely believed that global warming will make land surfaces drier, on average. Yet, the same climate models used to project strong aridification show no obvious signs of drastic drying in relevant land surface variables, such as soil water storage or ecosystem productivity.... Read more about EPS Colloquium: Kaighin McColl

Location: Zoom & Geo Mus 102 (Haller Hall), 24 Oxford St, Cambridge

It is widely believed that global warming will make land surfaces drier, on average. Yet, the same climate models used to project strong aridification show no obvious signs of drastic drying in relevant land surface variables, such as soil water storage or ecosystem productivity.... Read more about EPS Colloquium: Kaighin McColl

Location: Zoom & Rubenstein 414ab, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

Clean energy systems require land for solar arrays, wind turbines, transmission lines, and other infrastructure, but biofuel feedstocks occupy by far the largest area of land dedicated to energy production.... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar: Land Use and the Role of Biomass in Achieving Net Zero Greenhouse Emissions

I'm designing a 12' x 16' workshop/studio that has a mono-slop roof. The ceiling on the tall end is 12' high, running down to 8' on the short end. That…

I am looking to build a somewhat passive home while keeping my cost low. Can I frame a 2 story home with staggered 2×4 studs 24" o.c. also using floor…

Which approach promises the best return on investment?

I’m currently arguing with the designer of my house about closed cell insulation in unvented soffits. I have read on this website that unvented soffits with unvented attics do not…

We had a spray foam roof put on our 35 year old house last year. We now have a leak below a bank of clerestory windows.  Days of hose testing…

Location: Bussey Street Gate, Arnold Arboretum, 243 Walter St, Boston

Join docent Paul Eldrenkamp for a visit to five groups of trees that each played a particularly significant role in shaping five very different civilizations: Eastern White Pine, Cedar of Lebanon, Western Red Cedar, Oaks, and the five sacred trees of the Kiso Forest in Japan.... Read more about Trees that Shaped Civilization