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We are a residential construction company in the Pacific Northwest specializing in remodels and additions. For the last several years we have been recommending and installing one particular mini split…

February 1, 2023

Lessons from Bangkok presented at the Harvard GSD... Read more about How to Adapt to Climate Change

March 14, 2023

It may ignite fears for children and guilt for parents, but the key is focusing on solutions, experts at HGSE webinar say... Read more about Talking with Kids About Existential Threat of Climate Change

Climate Zone 7A - on the shores of Lake Superior - Lutsen, MN. I'm working on a crawlspace renovation for a cabin build in the 50's as a part of an…

I'm getting ready to install 2" exterior polyiso over OSB sheathing for my small addition.  I had not planned to install an additional drainage plane behind the polyiso, but this…

We plan to build a PGH on the coast of Nova Scotia (CZ 6, lots of wind, fog, some hurricanes, but mostly brilliant weather).  One section of  the house is…

Houses that survive wildfires may carry indoor health risks for their owners

Hi All,Looking for some advice on a new construction build in Climate Zone 5. Attached is a picture of my covered patio with attic space above it. We plan on…

​I live in Maryland and experience long, humid summers. I'm also interested in keeping my home ventilated with fresh air year round for a variety of reasons. Can a ventilating…

I have an 1890s balloon framed 2 story hour.  It has a basement, and the foundation is mortared stone.   The rim joist and floor joists sit directly on the stone…

I often wonder where the housing market is going, particularly now that I have kids that will be looking to enter the housing market down the road.The story of recent…

Quick question:Zone 5, coastal CT.We'll be using  Zip R 9 over the existing sheathing on our old house. This will then protrude 2 inches or so from the old foundation.…

Location: Zoom & Emerson 104, 25 Quincy St., Cambridge

Erum Sattar, Former Program Director, MS in Sustainable Water Management and Water Diplomacy Track Leader, Tufts University, will speak as part of the Series on Climate Change and Muslim Societies. 

... Read more about Between Drought and Drowning: Lessons from the Maldives, Pakistan, and Sudan

inner-load-bearing obviously has better thermal properties by keeping rim-joists away from the exterior, but i've heard people say that they are more complicated and i seem to see them executed…

I think I've read most everything I can find online, and yet, I'm still puzzled.  I've read Alison Bailes ductwork guides, and I think I understand TESP, ASP, TEL, FR,…

Hello,I'm considering upgrading our system to heat pumps, and I was looking for an HVAC engineer to design an efficient system for a 1,500 sq ft condo. Any recommendations? Thank…

Hello All, The drafting company has a "Gable Detail (Siding)" on the Roof Plan sheet of my plans.  I haven't been able to get a description of what it is…

Hello GBA, I am suffering through the design phase of home building and figured I'd make a post for some guidance, or maybe as a sanity check.My partner and I…

Location: YouTube & Weld Hill Lecture Hall, Arnold Arboretum, 1300 Centre St., Boston

Jackie Matthes, Senior Scientist at the Harvard Forest, will present "The Ecosystem Responses of Concurrent Biotic and Climatic Disturbances in New England Forests."... Read more about Arboretum Research Talk

Location: HKS Littauer, L-140, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

"A Path to Green Energy, Healthy Communities, and Racial Equity" with with Colette Pichon Battle, partner at Taproot Earth and founder of Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy.... Read more about Climate Justice Seminar