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Color Therapy: Sheer Brilliance or Pure Bunk?

By Sarah Matthews | June 3, 2009

Color therapy of any kind is not intended to take the place of conventional medicine. But if you think it can shine a light on ...

Building a Green Home 101

Pat Perkins | June 2, 2009

As consumers become more aware of sustainability issues and industry develops more efficient products, intelligent, green construction will expand in the future, slowly but surely ...

Going Green, Lean and Mainstream

Pat Perkins | May 29, 2009

...another proven advantage of green building is an increase in employee productivity as measured across a number of variables: alternative building materials versus toxin-emitting ...

Weighing Wood Fence Installation Against the Alternatives

By Ryan J Lawrence | May 27, 2009

If you are in the market for your first fence, or if you just need to replace the old one, you might be wondering which ...

Greatest General Contractor Fails

By Ben Goldman | May 19, 2009

Usually when a general contractor screws up, it’s something as benign as a misaligned kitchen floor tile or a pantry that won’t shut properly, but ...

Responsibilities of a General Contractor

Sarah Matthews | May 7, 2009

If you are in the process of hiring a general contractor – or currently managing one – here is a list of the things for ...

Steps to Hiring a Fantastic, and Reliable, General Contractor

Sarah Matthews | May 5, 2009

Be wary of contractors who seem desperate for work, who go door-to-door looking for jobs, or who offer you materials that are...

Managing Your General Contractor: Dos and Don’ts

Sarah Matthews | May 5, 2009

Here is a list of the most common dos and don'ts to get you started on the road to happy home improvement. Some may seem ...

Reading Corner: Dreaming Green Book Review

By Caitlin Costello | April 22, 2009

Unlike other coffee table design books, Dreaming Green isn't only about beautiful photographs and design plans. For each of the seventeen eco-friendly homes featured ...

How to Wire a House

Bill Lutz | April 20, 2009

The way we currently wire home is labor intensive and not very flexible.