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I have a project under construction with a covered patio that has a vaulted ceiling that will have doug fir t&g (with clear-coat finish) covering the roof rafters.  The contractor…

It seems that designing a home so that:Roof Trusses sit directly over Wall StudsAndWall Studs sit directly over Floor Trusses/I Joists would be a good idea...and maybe this is baked into…

Location: Ofer 401, 79 JFK St, Cambridge, MA

In 2009, at COP 15 in Copenhagen, the developed countries committed to mobilize a minimum of $100 billion a year for developing countries to help finance their climate actions.... Read more about Can Debt for Nature Swaps Ease Africa’s Climate Finance Problems?

As part of the complete renovation to my century-old, balloon-frame house in Atlantic Canada (zone 6), I think I should encapsulate, insulate, and condition my basement / crawl space. I…

Dear GBA Team,We are building a new house on an existing foundation in Zone 6. We inherited a foundation & crawl space that is super shallow at 14" - we…

Location: Livestream & Weld Hill Lecture Hall, Arnold Arboretum, 1300 Centre Street, Boston

A Thousand Ways to Evolve a Sex Chromosome with Alex Harkess, Faculty Investigator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology... Read more about Arnold Arboretum Research Talks

Location: Virtual & Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall, 42-48 Quincy St, Cambridge

With mounting evidence of the impact of human activity on the global climate, the built environment is increasingly understood as a critical site for applied and conceptual research in questions of energy and ecology.... Read more about Designing Sustainable Solutions for a Better Built Environment

Location: Countway Community Garden, 10 Shattuck St, Boston

Come celebrate sustainability and kick off the 2024 growing season at this festive event!... Read more about Earth Day Fest - Longwood

Location: David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Room 414AB, Rubenstein Building, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

Join us for an Energy Policy Seminar featuring Roxana Shafiee, Environmental Fellow in the Harvard University Center for the Environment. Shafiee will give a talk on "Carbon Abatement Costs of Green Hydrogen Across End-Use Sectors."... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar: "Carbon Abatement Costs of Green Hydrogen Across End-Use Sectors"

We are trying to figure out how to handle the waterproofing details on a flangeless window that will be set in a plywood window buck on a house that has…

Global HVAC company Ai-Midea Air Conditioning wants to educate more consumers (and contractors) on the benefits of converting to heat pumps

A little context...my home is a 1 story single family residence, built in 1957 (conventionally framed) located in Carlsbad, CA (Zone 3). 1350 sq ft.  Post and beam foundation  (approx…

I'm doing my best to build my own energy efficient house (CZ 3A , almost on the border with 2a) while staying budget-conscious. I initially thought I would hang the…

Does anyone know of a website where one can purchase stock drawing packages with well designed construction details or does this not exist?I need to design a detached garage and…

I posted an earlier question about this, but some aspects of the design have changed since then, so I'm re-posting...I'm building a 2-story hybrid Timber Frame home in IECC climate…

We are building a PGH in climate zone 6.  The 13:12 cathedral roof is composed of a metal roof, ice and water shield, 1 1/2" vented cavity, 16" parallel chord…

I’m working on a 2 story 2,400 sq ft barn with traditional framing on 24” centers that was built in approximately the 40’s.  Someone slapped a bunch of OSB on…

I am looking to insulate my garage and adjacent laundry room. I will buy insulated garage door as well. I am in Gainesville, FL, just installed tiles and painted, using…

I have done a few slabless "floating floors" for clients wherein rigid foam is placed on compacted crushed stone, then two layers of subfloor, then the finished floor. I like…

Hello, I've been perusing the site quite a bit since I began the renovation of my parent's old Victorian house. The premise is my girlfriend and I will be moving into…