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Newbie trying to figure out best approach for radiant heat for a 3rd bay garage/workshop.  Question is, what heat source, electric boiler or geothermal heat pump with a ground loop…

This is a photo of mildew on the underside of a porch ceiling stained with Rubio Hybrid Wood Protector with extra M1 Mildewcide added: https://imgur.com/a/lbMsHS1. The substrate is Doug Fir,…

Considering possible value add of additionally blowing cellulose into stud cavities from outside before ext insulation application.  Thoughts please?    Situation:   1948 Ranch, 12ACH50 (!!), starting to plan deep…

Location: HKS, 79 JFK St, Cambridge

The Climate Leadership Conference 2024, presented by the students at Harvard University, unites leaders, scholars, and innovators worldwide to address climate challenges.... Read more about Climate Leadership Conference 2024

Location: Zoom & Austin 111, HLS, 1515 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge

There has been a significant rise in climate change litigation over the last decade. The recent advisory opinion proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), as well as the request for an advisory opinion before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights are judicial proceedings with potentially far-reaching implications towards the obligations of states in connection with climate change.... Read more about African Perspectives on International Climate Change Law Symposium

Hi, I plan to re-side my house and add 2" of rigid foam insulation under the new siding. This will create some issues with the windows and doors, which can…

Hi all, looking to install 2" polyiso nailbase for cathedral ceiling condensation control in climate zone 3. I would imagine that a single layer of foam will never have perfect seams…

Beyond Efficiency has released the first in a series of regional guides with design and construction details for accessory dwelling units

SUMMARY:  Is cutting-and-cobbling polyiso into an unvented cathedral ceiling in CZ-2 (hot/humid) safe (re: condensation/rot under decking), if the decking has lasted 43 years with no decking rot, fiberglass batts…

Location: Plimpton Room, Barker Center 133, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge

Clara Wilch is an interdisciplinary environmental studies scholar who researches performance-based negotiations of climate change with an interest in infrastructural and affective forms of climate mitigation and adaptation... Read more about Environmental Humanities Seminar With Clara Wilch

Location: Room 1302, Building 1, HSPH, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston"Building Resilience to Extreme Heat: Strategies for Adapting to a Warming World" with Gregory A. Wellenius, ScD, Director of the Center for Climate and Health Professor of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health... Read more about Department of Environmental Health Seminar

Location: HUCE Seminar Room 429, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge

Join us for a lunchtime seminar featuring Benjamin Sovacool, Director, Institute for Global Sustainability & Professor, Earth & Environment, Boston University.... Read more about The Sociotechnical Dynamics of Negative Emissions, Carbon Removal, and Solar Geoengineering

Location: Zoom & Wexner 434ab, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge

The United States is in the midst of a massive drive to reach 100 percent clean electricity by 2050, led by the enormous promise of wind and solar power.... Read more about Building an Electrical Grid for the Future

Location: Room 414AB, HKS, 79 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge

"A Talk with Renowned Scientist Michael Mann".

... Read more about Can Lessons from Earth’s Past Help Us Survive Our Current Climate Crisis?

Location: Barker Center 133, Mahindra Humanities Center, 12 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA

"Juvenilia of the Climate Movement" with Sarah Dimick.

... Read more about The Environment Forum

Hello,I've been reading around to try and gather information on basement insulation and wondering if the following would work...I have already installed and taped 1" xps and am planning on…

Greetings,I am trying to figure out if an ERV can be successfully linked to my central heat pump HVAC system.Many of the installation manuals specify minimum distances between components, but…

Someone in the industry recently challenged my assertion that having a properly designed and installed ERV was obviously better for indoor air quality than simply opening a window, and asked…

Hi,I have a new all electric two story house with slab on grade built to the passive house standard but not certified. The pre-drywall blower door test came back with…

Location: Austin Hall; 100 Classroom - North, HLS, 1515 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge

The Harvard Human Rights Journal is thrilled you can join us for the Symposium on the Environment and Human Rights on March 28th, 2024 at Harvard Law School!... Read more about Symposium on the Environment and Human Rights