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Hello,I'm in the very late design phases of building a high performance home, and I had originally planned to do an R-49 attic with the insulation on the floor, with…

Building somewhat of a "pretty good house" and I have an unusually tall crawl space due to the slope of my property. It is 6ft tall on one end and…

I build small sheds/trash can enclosures as a side hobby. I usually use pressure treated wood. What are your thoughts on using metal studs to frame and attaching boards or…

I’m planning on insulating some interior walls to dampen sound. Portions of the walls have pex water lines running through them. Do I just avoid the stud bays that have…

Bit by bit, some mechanical equipment and systems have improved

Location: Gund Hall Piper Auditorium, 42 Qunicy St, Cambridge

 

Daniel Urban Kiley Lecture: “Unsettling Sustainability – Landscape Laboratories as Experimental and Experiential Grounds” with Elizabeth K. Meyer

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Location: HUCE Seminar Room 440, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge

Join us for an evening full of stimulating conversations and the opportunity to network with fellow academics and climate enthusiasts. Our two speakers for the next installment will offer a dual perspective on youth engagement and forest monitoring and conservation in climate action.... Read more about Salata Scholar Seminar

A Green Paradise at Your Fingertips: Discovering the Wonders of Greenhouses ---  

I have a noisy Gen 5 Rheem 80 gal Proterra (manufactured Nov 2022) -- ~ 70-72 dB at the tank... nowhere near the 49 dB spec. The issue 2-fold: very…

Hey all,I am planning to build a 20x36 two story house this year in Maine (climate zone 6). I am planning to do a frost protected shallow foundation insulated underneath…

Hello all, I am looking for some feedback/advice on a new roof and existing attic design, specifically what if any changes need to be made.  Apologies for the long post.House…

Hello everyone, I was hoping to gather some opinions about my sill plate situation. I live in Guelph, Canada. Began tearing out the old basement of my 1958 poured foundation…

I know much has been discussed here about spray foam insulation, but I have a specific question regarding the use of flame retardant.In the recent (botched) job in my house,…

Can anyone recommend tools that an energy modeler may use to estimate the energy consumption (in kWs) to run a heat pump in a dwelling? We have created a heat…

I don't have much experience with installation of dense packed cellulose, so I'm drawing on the GB brain bank.  I'm working on a Pretty Good House build in VT, CZ6. …

An insulated slab, Larsen truss wall system, careful air-sealing, and dense-packed insulation in deep cavities mitigate heat losses at a garage door

Location: CGIS South S216, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge

"Agriculture and the Rural Environment", with Angie Higuchi, Erika Tenorio, Patricio Winckler, and Pablo Lapegna.

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I’m wanting to build a passive barndominium in/near Dover, TN. Because the roof will be sealed with the walls and eaves with the Zip system, how do I vent the attic…

Mass Save has just completed insulation of my 1900 balloon framed house.  They did a great job, but one of the gable ends of my house is still very leaky--I…

Location: CMES, Rm 102, 38 Kirkland St, Cambridge

The CMES Environmental Studies of the Middle East Speaker Series presents “Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire” with Faisal Husain, Assistant Professor of History, Department of History, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State... Read more about Rivers of the Sultan: The Tigris and Euphrates in the Ottoman Empire