Green Homes News

Location: Zoom

As part of Harvard Climate Week, join the Harvard Division of Continuing Education for a discussion about the benefits of urban green spaces, some challenges in implementing these nature-based climate solutions, including displacement and gentrification, and how communities can scale up this vital climate change solution.... Read more about Urban Green Space as a Climate (and Equity) Solution

I'm finding that I need to make too many decisions about energy aspects of our new home - windows, insulation, HVAC, air barriers, vapor barriers, etc.  I just don't have…

Location: Zoom & Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

The Next in Science series provides an opportunity for early-career scientists whose creative, cross-disciplinary, and cutting-edge research is thematically linked to introduce their work to non-specialists, fellow scientists, and one another. The four speakers in this year’s program will explore the complex interplay of food and climate change, challenging and illuminating our unsustainable relationships with meat and water, soil and sea.... Read more about Next in Food Sustainability and Climate Change

Location: Zoom & Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

As part of Harvard Climate Week, join the Radcliffe Institute for an exploration of the complex interplay of food and climate change.... Read more about Next in Food Sustainability and Climate Change

Location: Zoom & Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Join the Harvard Radcliffe Institute for "Next in Food Sustainability and Climate Change," featuring Kimberly Oremus, assistant professor, University of Delaware; Angela J. Rigden, assistant professor, University of California, Irvine; Niki Rust, head of land, agriculture, and nature, UK Climate Change Committee; and Divya Solomon, doctoral student, University of Michigan.... Read more about Next in Science Seminar

April 30, 2023

HUCE Faculty Associate Aaron Bernstein discusses the personalized attention that should be paid to older people during heat waves and other extreme weather events... Read more about Deadly Heat Waves Threaten Older People as Summer Nears

April 25, 2023

Three members of the Climate Leaders Program, all HBS students, discuss their experiences as part of the student-led, faculty-advised program for Masters and professional students across all Harvard graduate schools, developed in partnership with HUCE... Read more about Harvard Climate Leaders Program

Hello GBA! I’m about to start a project, and even after scouring this site and FHB and a bunch of Taunton books (and the internet!), I’m still nervous that I’m missing…

I am planning to have a sealed and insulated crawl space in my new house and would like some recommendations on air-tight crawlspace door options?  Does such a thing exist…

Location: Spangler Center, Soldiers Field, Boston

As part of Harvard Climate Week, join HSPH for a symposium that will bring together leading researchers and policy makers to explore the interplay between planetary and public health — with a rigorous focus on solutions.... Read more about Climate, Health, and Equity: Toward a Sustainable Future

Location: NYE Conference Rooms, 79 JFK St., Cambridge

As part of Harvard Climate Week, join Emerging Climate Leaders for the first annual Harvard Climate Leadership Summit, where student leaders from across Harvard will launch a student-led platform for collaboration in the climate space. 

As part of Harvard Climate Week, join Emerging Climate Leaders for the first annual Harvard Climate Leadership Summit, where student leaders from across Harvard will launch a student-led platform for collaboration in the climate space. 

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Read more about Harvard Climate Leadership Summit: Creating the Climate Future

Our 1900 sq/ft. home located in N.J. has a open single zone radiant floor system with oxygen barrier pex in the 1st floor (950 sq/ft. slab).The 30 yr. old propane…

His desire to stay foam-free launches a search for other options, but some products have been hard to find

One of the concepts in PGH is to reduce square footage.Another is to keep the volume simple i.e. a box.For a hypothetical PGH, if you need say, 1500 square feet…

I have a modular home in zone 6A (Vermont snow country). I’m installing vinyl siding, and I’m confused about how to start. Thanks for any advice!1) On the front of…

We’ve recently remodeled a 2 story farm house in central illinois, we had 2 inch closed cell sprayed in the exterior walls and 20 inches of cellulose blown in the…

Ok this may be a dumb question but I can’t find the answer online. If I have a 2 foot retaining wall and dig 2-3 feet down to set fence…

I’ve got a cathedral ceiling with 23/32 plywood inner layer that is currently unfinished.   Is there any benefit to priming and or painting the (airsealed) plywood before installing painted…

We are renovating our 2-floor colonial in Easter MA (Zone 5). Upstairs is 700ish sq ft. We’ll be adding a 2nd floor master bathroom over a family room addition on…

My name is Shane,I live in Western Washington (Climate zone 4c), and have been trying to come up with a roof design that compliments the vaulted ceiling and I found…