Green Homes News

Thanks to an international effort to preserve traditional Japanese homes called kominka, an old timber frame is rebuilt in Oregon.

Looking to provide plans for low-energy, healthy homes that the average builder could tackle at reasonable prices, the Just Housing design team share their proof of concept, the Evergreen House in Duluth.

The project goals for this house in coastal Maine included minimizing carbon and site impact and maximizing comfort and efficiency.

Hello there. I am a builder of high-performance homes in Minneapolis area. I have developed 5 Passive homes in the last 3 years and used Access Windows out of Canada.…

Learn about the advantages, disadvantages, and ideal applications for ducted vs. ductless heat pumps.

There's a lot of great info on proper detailing for insulation, but I'm trying to dial into my specific situation. I'll try to be brief, and greatly appreciate your thoughts…

We built an apartment on the rear of our garage.  There is a carport in front of the garage.  We tore off the roof and built a higher pitch roof…

Location: Virtual

On May 8, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., the Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD), together with the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, and the GlobalMentalHealth@Harvard Initiative, will host an online, interdisciplinary panel of experts who will explore the...

Read more about Mental Health and Climate Change: When a Global Crisis and Planetary Emergency Collide

Anyone have experience with recently applied UFFI foam??  I found an old article here about the re-emergence of UFFIs.  To find it search here for UFFI to find a 2013…

Hello, I have an 1850 house with a situation. I've attached a picture of the situation.Here are the details for the picture. The cause was a leak behind the gutter…

Recessed cans (also called pot lights) have given way to disc lights, some installation errors are causing problems

CZ 3A/4A (North GA area)2001 gut renoVapor drive is a subject I still don't have a full grasp on, so I'm looking for help in determining if this wall assembly…

Location: TBD

The EGEE group hosts informal interdisciplinary dinners on environmental topics. EGEE is organized by a group of graduate students in the Social Sciences and Humanities and is open to all! The next topic of discussion is *Technology can save the world. Discuss. Please RSVP to receive further instructions and we hope to see you May 7th, 6:30pm, location TBD at Harvard.

Visit the event page for more information and to register.

Read more about Early Graduate Eco-Engagement (EGEE): Informal Interdisciplinary Dinners

Looking for some minisplit location feedback.  We're in Zone 5, so have many more heating days than cooling days.  We have a well insulated (including slab on grade fully insulated…

Hi all, I’m installing flangeless windows flush with exterior insulation. I’ll add a pre-assembled window trim with 3/4” extension to make up for the rain screen. How do I seal…

We are building a home in Redmond WA that will have a conditioned crawl space with a heavy duty plastic membrane on smoothed grade sealed  to the bottom of the…

Hello, I previously wrote asking general questions about window replacement LoE opinions for our passive solar home. We have made progress on researching your ideas and all the major window…

CZ 3A/4A2001 gut renoOur attic knee walls need an air barrier on the attic side of the insulation, and I'm looking for guidance in choosing the right material. We have…

I have noticed this for years and didn’t pay any attention to it but am going to be finishing basement now and wondering if I should replace this before doing…

For our new 1000 sq ft garage build, the HVAC contractor proposed using Mitsubishi MUZ-GS18NA/MSZ-GS18 units.  However, they ended up installing MUZ-HM18NA/MSZ-HM18NA instead.From what I can tell from the attached…