Green Homes News

Yes, if the flashing details are done right, you can safely install windows before the housewrap

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

Emil Lassen: "Can Doughnut Economics Guide Urban Development in Balance with People and Planet?" and Anastassia Nefedova: "Regenerative Agrivoltaics as a path to net zero- the case for widespread implementation"... Read more about Salata Scholar Seminar

Location: Salata Institute Lounge, Belfer 3.5, HKS, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

Our age will be defined by the climate emergency. Fortunately, the green economy is not only possible, but profitable. Join the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability to hear from Bloomberg's senior climate reporter Akshat Rathi about this newly released book that examines this topic.

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Location: Austin 111, HLS, 1585 Mass. Ave, Cambridge

"2024 Horizon Award Honoring Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Sue Biniaz."

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Location: Zoom

Are you a Harvard student who is interested in attending the United Nations 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29)? Learn more about the COP Student Observers Funding Program... Read more about COP Student Observers Funding Program Information Session

We are currently facing a dilemma in how to renovate/insulate our ground floor. Part of the ground floor is a suspended floor with covered ventilation due to raised external ground…

I would love input on my proposed heat pump system design using 2 concealed ducted units (e.g., Fujitsu, Bosch or Carrier), each with a plenum. I've attached an image of…

Hi,I am looking for examples of passive house that also installed a wood stove. I am interested to find out which ventilation system went with and if they have any…

I'd like to install a heat pump so I'm wondering whether it's best to hire an engineer to do this or just trust the HVAC installer who has installed this…

First know the basics, then consider all the factors that go into a good makeup air system. Then install a modest-size range hood with the right capacity.

My house is built with poroton blocks (aka porotherm), similar to aerated blocks. It's standard here in Italy. I can't do internal insulation since it would lose too much living…

System is seven year old Enertech. Started getting high head pressure lockout. HVAC company scratched their heads as to the cause, plumber declined to even come out, so I took…

Location: Tsai Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

"Brazil´s Mining Catastrophes in a Global Context", a panel series.

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I'm in the design and development stage of a project with a vented flat roof (don't tell Martin).The roof has I joist framing with a sarking membrane and dense pack…

I have an 1100 square foot 1980s built house in climate zone 6 with a full basement, much of which lies above ground. I have already insulated the interior of…

Hello,Approx 2 years ago while doing a gut renovation on our home, we had a new Mitsubishi hyper heat mini split system installed.  We installed spray foam insulation throughout and…

I was getting settled on having a contractor extend the vent baffles in my upper attic to the ridge vent and then apply OC foam w/ vapor barrier spray. This…

I have a 100 year old triple brick house with a brick foundation. I replaced the foundation on 2 sides with poured concrete. The house is semi-detached so I am…

Waco Independent School District demonstrates the potential of nano-modified concrete

If you've shopped around for the most efficient skylights in North America, you'll find two things.1.) the U-factors are much higher than windows with an equivalent glazing type (double pane,…