Green Homes News

Hello everyone,I've been doing lots of reading on this site and others. I have read a few articles on having a highly insulated house with radiant in-floor heat. I am…

Location: Mather House, 10 Cowperthwaite St., Cambridge

The famous collaborative experiential FUN game-workshop "Climate Fresk" is happening for the first time in a Harvard House! Climate Fresk is based on the science of the IPCC reports and has been played by more than 1 million people in industry, academia, government, and the general public, at all levels of responsibilities and climate knowledge, and by 400 Harvard grad students.... Read more about Climate Fresk

Location: Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health, Kresge Building Room 202

"Climate Hacks: Survival Lessons from the World’s Poor" with Somini Sengupta, International Climate Reporter, The New York Times.

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Location: Kresge G1, HSPH, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston

"Steps and Scales: Transforming the US Health Sector for Climate Change and Health Equity" featuring John Balbus, Acting Director of the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity. A Whittenberger Lecture.

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Location: 100F, Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge

"Emissions and Chemistry of Air Pollutants in Urban Areas and from Wildfires and Oil and Gas Production with Joost de Gouw, Professor of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder."

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Hi, during my cement block home build my contractor (long gone) installed these boxes Now after finish work and wiring was done, (by third world nice but inept workers),  most need…

Detailing a triple-glazed window in an extra-thick wall

I'm in the mountains in northern Utah and my home is 1998.

I've got a project where we're converting a garage to an ADU and I'm having trouble deciding exactly where to put the Air Barrier.Existing Conditions:   - Climate Zone 4c Marine…

Location: GSD, Gund Hall Piper Auditorium

Earth Stations – Future Sharing Architectures

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I'm a little bit nervous my current HVAC contractor (contractor not yet finalized) doesn't know what he's doing around heat pump sizing, HRV integration, etc. I think he's probably great…

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

CrisisReady, a research and response platform at Harvard University, combines data on the changing climate with innovative data utilization to enhance global emergency interventions. Join them for a panel discussion to discover the latest innovations from CrisisReady and understand their pivotal role as the world grapples with a rapidly changing climate.... Read more about Data-Driven Decision Making in a Changing Climate

I live in Canada I see many sites who make custom filtersfilter size for IB 200 ERV is 26x6x1 1/8”I cant find 1 1/8” but 1” is there so should…

I have been studying this for three years and still can't make up my mind! The house is in-slab heated, (the slab is already poured and was insulated with 3 inches…

Location: HKS, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

"History & Political Economy of 'Ultra-Emitter Sites': Synergies with Remote Sensing of Emissions" with Emma Rothschild, Jeremy and Jane Knowles Professor of History; Steven Wofsy, Abbott Lawrence Rotch Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry.... Read more about Climate Research Workshop

Location: Kresge G1, HSPH, 677 Huntington Ave., BostonJoin the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for an event with Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist for the Nature Conservancy. More details to come.... Read more about Wittenberger Lectures: Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist for the Nature Conservancy

Working on a project for Habitat for Humanity that is two attached homes that will share both the septic and the well. The original plan was to bring the well…

I am undergoing an extensive renovation that involves adding a second story to an old house (zone 4a) that includes multiple additions including a 20' x 30' stone house which…

Two simple tasks can prolong a water heater's lifespan by decades

Hi there, we’re building our home in southwest MI (5a) and am unsure of how to properly insulate our home to avoid condensation issues. Exterior we’ve got 2x4 girts (on laminated…