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Hey all. Just got told by County rep that she wants,  SHEET #A3.0: Call out the size of each roof drain and scupper. Design shall be based on 6” rainfall in…

I'm asking this question in relation to the "cat urine" smell problem reported in some crawlspace encapsulations.  Assuming a Class I VB is installed over the soil and all the…

In online photos and in actual crawlspaces that have been conditioned I mostly see the vapor barrier run to the top (or with termite inspection gap) of interior CMU piers,…

Hi, We’re detailing our woodstove installation in Nova Scotia (Climate Zone 6) We’re working with a local chimney shop to order parts and approve our plan. But we’re doing the installation ourselves…

Hello, I am at a decision point on roof insulation. My options are as follows1. Vented roof asemby w/2" of rigid board for a baffle, trusses furred out to accomodate…

I'm in climate zone 3A in North Carolina, about to build a conditioned crawlspace, my house built in 2005.  No issues with bulk water coming through the foundation walls or…

Info: Air sealing done (-50% infiltration, 11 ACH > 5!), Attic ccSPF flash + Timberfill loose to R-50. Data taken through winter shows an actual heat load of 35k @…

We have  3 ton Mitsubishi Hyper Heat supplying our renovated home and set at 70 degrees. It keeps the house nice and toasty, but runs almost all the time.Recently I…

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It has been awhile since I worked with faced fiberglass batt insulation and when I did I never tore the kraft facing off. How hard and annoying is it to…

I'm building a cottage in climate zone 7 (NW Ontario). The roof is single-pitch, unvented, 2:12 slope. I used much of the advise from this website to help with my…

Hey All,A few questions about basement insulation and rim joists as I keep wrapping my head around all the details and nuances of my build and the different types of…

Hello,I was hoping that someone could point me towards a resource that would help me calculate the ledger board and beam loads on a small mono-pitch (or lean-to) roof addition. …

CZ 3A/4A2001 gut renoI've looked at other answers to similar questions and am not entirely sure if I'm understanding correctly, so I would appreciate some additional help with this!In our…

Hey All,Wondering if anyone has thoughts, or can enlighten me, as to a process for determining the optimal door swing.  My wife and I remember selecting the swing (Left vs…

I'm building with 6" thick interior wallsWhat wall assembly will give me the most soundproof rooms?

hello,Im looking to finish part of my basement and started to insulate by gluing 2” XPS to the walls. The original plan was to cover rim joist and top of…

Location: Virtual and Harvard GSD, Piper Auditorium 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

The African Landscape Architectures conference brings together a wide range of landscape practices from across the continent. This two-day hybrid event highlights the transformative potential of decolonizing design to address social injustices and prepare African cities for the impacts of climate change. Speakers will explore innovative strategies through frameworks such as ecology, adaptation, and materiality that offer alternative futures for African landscapes.

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Location: Salata Conference Room, Belfer 3.5, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Join the Salata Institute and the Southeast Asia Initiative of the Harvard Asia Center for a lunch and learn to hear from Professor and Executive Director of Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Dr. Jemaliah Mahmood, who will talk about the Politics of Climate Change and Health and why international collaboration is now more important than ever.  Dr. Mahmood will then be joined for a discussion moderated by Dr. David Duong,, Director of Global Primary Health Care at the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care and the Division of Global Health Equity at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  Other speakers will include environment defender and community activist from the Philippines, Derek Cabe and Dr. Bach Tran, Professor of Medicine, Dean of Public Health and climate researcher at Vietnam National University.... Read more about The Politics of Climate Change and Health: Why international collaboration is now more important than ever