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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?

Hello, I'm working on the details for my insulated roof retrofit. I've mostly completed the design and the one thing I've got a bit hung-up on was the underlayment portions…

update: Our trusses will be recessed by way of a inner ledge formed into the stem wall.Our contractor has quoted Rockwool for our wall insulation with the exception of the…

Location: Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy St, Cambridge

What are possible intersections between Harvard residential life and climate & sustainability? These conversations, organized by the Dean of Students Office, are small-group dinners to engage informally with climate practitioners. Topic for April 9: Climate Justice and Decolonial Pedagogies, with Mauro Morabito, former Head of Mission for the International Committee of the Red Cross and climate education facilitator.

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Location: CGIS South Bldg, Rm S030, Concourse Level, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge

The CMES Reframing Conflict: Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria in Context series presents:

Nisrin Elamin
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Toronto

In the agricultural Gezira region of central Sudan, the term khalla means open land or expanse and refers to communal land that is partly used for grazing animals or rain-fed farming; what is often referred to as ‘the commons.’ Beginning with the provocation that the khalla is “running away from us” due to large-scale land investments and agribusiness practices, this talk takes up...

Read more about "The khalla is running away from us”: Gulf Capital, Deficient Deserts and Property-Making in Central Sudan

Location: Mignone Center for Career Success, 54 Dunster St, Cambridge

Join us on April 9th, to hear from Nisha Desai, MBA ’97, Founder & CEO of Intention, Jock Gilchrist, Vice President of Sustainability at JPMorgan Chase, and Vid Mićević, Investor at Collaborative Fund, reflect on their career, education, and current work in climate and sustainability finance and investment.... Read more about Careers in Climate Action Speaker Series: Careers in Climate and Sustainability Finance and Investment

Building in CT, have completed HVAC design docs from Energy Vanguard. Quotes we got based on floorplan and Manual J only ran from 35-50K a few months back. Updated quotes…

We are going to be residing a room on the 2nd floor and reinstalling the windows there.  I'm trying to figure out how to do the metal flashing for the…

Greetings, have read many posts and am thankful for all of the helpful info regarding, mostly, heat pumps.Am looking to install a split system in my parents' 2 story home,…

Location: Virtual

Decision making in support of sustainability is influenced by many factors, but there is no doubt that knowledge is necessary for the effective pursuit of sustainability. Too often, however, that knowledge has been too little, too late, or even worse, not helpful at all. This virtual seminar will explore strategies for building a robust capacity to link knowledge with action that ensures knowledge is both useable and used.

The seminar will feature: Connie Nshemereirwe (Director of the...

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I currently have half of my kitchen ceiling removed to sister up joists of a sagging floor. My kitchen is a bump out in a two-story home. The attic of…

Preparing to begin a "pop the top" renovation. Existing house will be reduced to exterior brick and block walls and existing subfloor system over existing basement. New interior first floor wall…

Hey GBA. I'm working on a project in CZ 5A in a moderate to heavy termite area and looking at solutions for insulating a raft slab. 1. I'm planning on…

Location: Sever 213, 25 Harvard Yard, Cambridge

The Environmental Action Coalition is hosting an exciting career event next Tuesday, April 8, at 6pm with RMI.

RMI focuses specifically on market-driven clean energy work, which is great for those of you who are Econ majors/aspiring finance bros, those who are feeling somewhat disillusioned by recent changes in government, or those who just want to discuss next steps with climate policy.

RMI works with governments (including the White House), consulting firms, industry giants, tech companies, NGOs, etc...to drive influential changes both in the public and private sectors....

Read more about Climate Career Event with RMI and IOP