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Location: Zoom & GCC E4, Gutman Conference Center, 6 Appian Way, Cambridge

Laura A. Schifter and Jonathan Klein highlight the many ways in which K-12 schools and students have tremendous potential to advance solutions on environmental issues, and they provide frameworks for enacting change, in Students, Schools, and Our Climate Moment. Schifter and Klein demonstrate how the effects of climate change intersect with US public schools on multiple levels—for example, schools must prepare students to face the challenges of an uncertain future, accommodate disruptions brought about by extreme weather...

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Hello,We are remodeling a room with an elevated floor that was once a horse barn but was remodeled sometime in the seventies.  Doing a bunch of airssealing and insulation.  Underneath,…

Hey, Im in coastal maine, 6a.  A couple of years ago I milled the red spruce up that I had on my land and I now have 175@ 18 foot…

Location: Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University, 26 Trowbridge St., Cambridge

This is a special workshop organized by Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University and Technical University of Madrid. University of Naples Federico II and representatives for the Spanish Government, among others are also co-organizers and attendees to the event.

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Read more about Women and Girls in the Post-War and Post-Disaster Rebuilding of Peaceful, Sustainable Homes, Cities And Territories

Hi All, I've never lived with an ERV or HRV, I'm currently trying to choose an ERV. How convenient  is the Auto/self-balancing on something like the Broan AI series. My understanding…

We are trying to afford a 1200sf home and would like to shoot for the Pretty Good House goals for walls in zone 6 (R40), along with as low-toxicity of…

In tight, well insulated homes, electric fireplaces don't have the same energy penalty and air quality risks that burning wood or gas can have

Hello Legends! I'm looking for a wall-to-roof detail that illustrates exposed rafter tails to a vented attic. The rafters will sit on an air-sealed "box" that I describe below. I…

Location: Land Hall, Belfer Building, Room 400, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

This is an advanced research seminar on selected topics in environmental and resource economics. Emphasizes theoretical models, quantitative empirical analysis, and public policy applications. Includes presentations by invited outside speakers.

Adrien Bilal, Stanford University, will present “The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global vs. Local Temperature.”... Read more about Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

Hi everyone, I’m looking for insights and recommendations on recovery ventilators for my home. I live in northern Illinois, in a 1,600 sq. ft. house, including a conditioned basement. Our…

Trying to decipher when exterior grading should be done- I read some are adamant it be done before framing and others after framing is complete. What’s the rationale for the different…

We are building a very very small studio cabin (16x24), with encapsulated conditioned crawl space with no wall vents. This is going to be off grid… and initially, having the…

We ordered Conservation Technology’s edpm gasket for sill for better air sealing on a rough foundation wall (crawl space). Long story we ended up deciding to increase the  size of…

Location: Virtual & Perkins, Rubenstein 429, HKS, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

The Growth Lab's Research Seminar series is a weekly seminar that brings together researchers from across the academic spectrum who share an interest in growth and development.

Speaker: Samuel Rosenow, Economist in the Economic Policy Research department at the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Samuel Rosenow is an Economist in the Economic Policy Research department at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). His applied research examines trade, value chains and investment, providing evidence-based policy recommendations to advance private sector development...

Read more about Research Seminar - Green Growth: New Research Insights from Adopting & Producing Green Technologies

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HiWith a double stud 2x4 construction with walls up to 9'6" high and as low as 7'9" (sloped roof), do you recommend gussets, horizontal blocking or both?  If so what…

Hi Folks, what’s the latest on air sealing HVAC line set which would be three penetrations if following the one thing one hole rule,? I love to have each line…

e under construction in southern Utah (zone 3B), kermit47 (we’ll call him Kermit), would like advice on the best way to insulate his partially finished walkout basement. H

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