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I'm working on a 12' x 16' floor assembly which will rest on 6 helical piers (3 on each long side). The plan calls for 2x12 rims and joists, 24"…

Adding an external MERV-13 filter keeps your water heater clean, minimizes maintenance, and helps with indoor air quality

Location: Center for the Environment, Seminar Room 440, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge

The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute invite you to hear from photographer and environmental artist Claudio Cambon, whose To Reach the Source: The Stepwells of India series is currently on display at the Center for the Environment. Through his evocative photography of stepwells, Cambon invites us to reconsider our relationship with water, space, and the environment. His work highlights the importance of preserving both historical structures and natural resources, demonstrating how aesthetic appreciation can lead to deeper ecological awareness. By immersing viewers in the beauty and significance of stepwells, Cambon’s art fosters a sense of connection to the past and a renewed responsibility for the future.... Read more about To Reach the Source: The Stepwells of India with Claudio Cambon

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.

Bard Harstad, Stanford University, will present “The Gas Trap: Outcompeting Coal vs. Renewables.”... Read more about Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

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Hello Everyone!I'm renovating a room with a vaulted ceiling whose final finish is walnut plywood. This home is in Oregon. On the interior side of the insulation/framing, I'm installing a…

Was watching Home Performance’s latest video on YouTube with Spray Jones & they mentioned that Europe uses real world cases to determine U values. I made this chart based on…

Location: Virtual or FXB G12, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston

On Wednesday, March 5th, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 or online, please join us for the fourth installment of our Environments for Health and Happiness Seminar Series, featuring Dr. Lindsey Burghardt of the Harvard Center on the Developing Child.... Read more about What Surrounds Us Shapes Us: How Developmental Environments Shape Lifelong Health and Wellbeing

Location: HUCE 429, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Climate and Sustainability Scholars Seminars are dedicated to climate, sustainability, and environmental work done by Harvard students and fellows. Its goal is to embrace the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability research that can’t be confined to a single Harvard school and help like-minded people connect with each other. In Spring 2025, we will meet monthly at the Harvard University Center for the Environment located at 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge. In each session, we will have a few brief talks from different disciplines and perspectives followed by a vegan dinner and discussion.... Read more about Climate and Sustainability Scholars Seminar Series

Location: Virtual

In this opening program for her Radcliffe exhibition, the artist Alia Farid will discuss her newly commissioned artwork Talismans (Kupol LR 3303). Crafted from petroleum-based plastics and thus freighted with the geopolitical and climate implications of this material’s manufacturing, Talismans (Kupol LR 3303) sets her ancestral stories against the backdrop of global events. Farid’s artist talk will be followed by a conversation with curator Meg Rotzel.... Read more about Artist Talk with Alia Farid

Location: HUCE Seminar Room 440, MCZ 4th Floor 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Doug MacMartin, Cornell University, will present as part of the Solar Geoengineering Research Program Lunchtime Seminar Series.... Read more about Geoengineering with stratospheric aerosols: What do we need to know?

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Location: HUCE 440, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge MA

The Harvard Energy Seminar series features weekly conversations with leading practitioners in climate and energy. Join on Monday evenings from 6:30-7:15pm at the Harvard University Center for the Environment to meet the CEOs, researchers, investors, and engineers who are driving decarbonization. On Monday 2/24, the Energy Seminar welcomes Ted Dillon, Chief Operating Officer at Clean Energy Ventures.... Read more about Harvard Energy Seminar: Ted Dillon

Location: Belfer Starr Auditorium, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Dr. Vanessa Chan was the Chief Commercialization Officer and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions for the U.S. Department of Energy during the Biden Administration. Dr. Chan will be giving a guest lecture on Monday, March 3rd covering the Biden administration’s clean energy legacy and the outlook for climate technologies under the Trump administration.... Read more about Guest Lecture with Vanessa Chan, former Chief Commercialization Officer of the U.S. Department of Energy

Location: WCC 1010, 18 Everett Street, Cambridge

Join the Harvard Human Rights Journal and the Harvard European Law Association for a lecture by Dr. Síofra O’Leary, former President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which will look at recent climate litigation in Europe, focusing on three ground-breaking cases decided by the ECHR in 2024.... Read more about Climate Change & The Courts: Limits, Role, and Potential

Location: CGIS South S050, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge

The Program on Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Circle at Harvard provides a space for weekly conversations about contemporary issues in science and technology that are relevant to fields such as anthropology, history of science, sociology, STS, law, government, public policy, and the natural sciences. Dissertation writers and recent graduates are working on exciting topics that intersect with STS at the edges of their home disciplines. The Circle offers wide exposure to such emerging STS scholarship that otherwise has no forum at Harvard.... Read more about STS Circle: Eco-Anxiety and Climate Urgency in the Mother City

Cambium is pioneering repurposed wood and mass timber production with supply-chain efficiencies and salvaged wood waste

Location: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor), 26 Oxford St, Cambridge

 

Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks.

Sonali Garg, Postdoctoral Fellow in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, The Hanken Lab... Read more about Science Spotlights: Late Night with Frogs

Location: Harvard Club of NYC, 35 W 44th St., 10036 New York, NY

Join the Salata Institute for a special Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception designed to connect Harvard alumni working in climate and sustainability careers in New York City with current students interested in pursuing similar paths. This event provides a unique opportunity to foster meaningful connections, build a professional community, and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about addressing climate challenges.... Read more about Harvard Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception (NYC)

Location: Harvard Club of NYC, 35 W 44th St., 10036 New York, NY

Join the Salata Institute for a special Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception designed to connect Harvard alumni working in climate and sustainability careers in New York City with current students interested in pursuing similar paths. This event provides a unique opportunity to foster meaningful connections, build a professional community, and engage with like-minded individuals passionate about addressing climate challenges.... Read more about Harvard Climate and Sustainability Networking Reception (NYC)