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window specs for southern 4a climate zone?

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 15:08
I'm planning to build my house in zone 4a, right on the boarder of zone 3a.  The front of the house faces NNE, and the house will be in a…
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How’s this wall assembly (ballon framing)?

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 13:50
I'm just playing around with a couple ideas here. I'm not a builder or engineer. Attached design is for a Zone 6, high-performance, two-story house my parents might build on their…
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Any issues with bathroom ventilation in a floor?

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 12:54
A new home project with a crowded ceiling in a full bathroom.  The question is where to locate the exhaust fan system, and while the ceiling is crowded, the floor…
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roof snow melt systems

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 12:16
seek advice on snow melt systems on metal roof Climate zone 7
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Arnold Arboretum Research Talk

Green Homes - Mon, 2023-02-13 10:10
Location: Weld Hill Lecture Hall, 1300 Centre St., Boston & YouTube Livestream

"Understanding and Harnessing the Diversity of Plant Metabolism" with Ryan Nett, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University.... Read more about Arnold Arboretum Research Talk

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Electrochemical Approaches to Decarbonizing Fuels and Chemicals

Green Homes - Mon, 2023-02-13 10:00
Location: Zoom & Pierce Hall 209, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge

Join Harvard SEAS for a presentation by Rice University's Haotian Wang.... Read more about Electrochemical Approaches to Decarbonizing Fuels and Chemicals

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Energy Policy Seminar

Green Homes - Mon, 2023-02-13 10:00
Location: Zoom & Room 414AB, Rubenstein Building, 1 Eliot St., Cambridge

David Turk, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Energy, will present "Powering the Clean Energy Future."... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar

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Energy Policy Seminar

Green Homes - Mon, 2023-02-13 10:00
Location: David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab (414AB), Rubenstein Building, HKS, 79 JFK St., Cambridge & Zoom

"Powering the Clean Energy Future" with David Turk, Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Energy.... Read more about Energy Policy Seminar

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Challenges Facing the Japanese Economy: Demography, Debts, Deglobalization, and Decarbonization

Green Homes - Mon, 2023-02-13 10:00
Location: Huguette and Michel Porté Seminar Room (S250), CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge

The Weatherhead Center's Program on U.S.-Japan Relations presents Takatoshi Ito, Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds; Associate Director of Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.... Read more about Challenges Facing the Japanese Economy: Demography, Debts, Deglobalization, and Decarbonization

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Is this a new Soffit detail to hide insulated roof thickness?

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 09:44
Good Morning,Just wanted to share a roof detail idea I had in thinking about above roof insulation to a second story addition. I've attached the initial post it sketch I…
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critique my wall assembly

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 08:39
Hi,I'm planning a workshop/garage in zone 6. It will be fully conditioned. I will be doing most of the building. The wall will be resting on some variety of shallow…
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Bonfiglioli Insulation

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 07:43
I asked this question over on Fine Homebuilding but thought it would be a good place to ask here too. I am looking for a wall assembly for an addition…
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Replacing sheathing under brick/sill plate rot

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 07:34
I live in Houston and have an unfinished little house in my backyard. This little house has always been studded interior only but brick veneer with a metal roof. For…
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Poor ERV Intake Placement / Mold?

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 06:45
Just moved into our renovated house. We've been living here for about a week.The weekend of the move the kids (4 and 6) had fevers, coughs, etc... at the rental…
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Fixing Problems With a New Metal Roof

Green Homes 2 - Mon, 2023-02-13 02:00
Adding a layer of exterior insulation looks likely, but the question is how much?
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Basement Wall Insulation

Green Homes 2 - Sun, 2023-02-12 20:30
Hi All,I am finishing a basement in a new-to-us home in Minnesota, there was some previous work already completed that I am working around and I am seeking some advise…
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Matthews Brothers Windows

Green Homes 2 - Sun, 2023-02-12 17:10
Hi,Doing a gut remodel with dense pack double stud walls in CT. Thinking of using Matthews Brothers windows (triple pane U19-). Is there someone that can speak about these windows?…
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Dr Joe Lstiburek “There’s No Such Thing as a Free Thermodynamic Lunch” Lecture

Green Homes 2 - Sun, 2023-02-12 14:45
This video, entitled “There is No Such Thing as a Free Thermodynamic Lunch” by forensic building scientist Dr. Joe Lstiburek (the “L” is silent) for the Green Home Institute’s Youtube…
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Attachment of chimney cap

Green Homes 2 - Sun, 2023-02-12 14:11
Hi. I’m trying to figure out what is going on here. Any thoughts would be valued as I don’t have any experience to go on. There was a bad wind…
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More recessed lighting questions – best air seal?

Green Homes 2 - Sun, 2023-02-12 11:51
I appreciate all of the thoughts that folks have put into the Q&A elsewhere on the site. A few questions that have come up as I've poked around:1. What's the…
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