The Web is full of valuable information about green building, home improvement, the housing market and first hand homebuilding experience and more. Today, we thought we would weed through some of those resources to compile a list of some of our favorites. No list like this could be comprehensive, but you should find some of [...]

EPA’s Paint Law Frustrates Hardworking Contactors Home Construction Improvement “Here on our Home Improvement site we’ve been covering the EPA’s new Lead Paint Law closely since early spring when it went into effect. We’ve written lots of articles on the new law, training, fines and cost implications. So far we’ve met very few people that [...]

The New Remodeling Rules WSJ – Personal Finance “According to an April 15 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, annual spending on remodeling is expected to accelerate this year, with nearly 5% growth over 2009. This year could produce the first annual spending increase for the industry since 2006, the [...]

The people at W.A. Bernard Inc. pride themselves on maintaining their tradition of quality and old-world craftsmanship within the home building industry. It is for this reason that they were contacted in 2005 regarding renovations to a home in Sherborn, MA. The project was to be a challenging one, seeing as much of the structural integrity [...]

The kitchen is the heart and hearth of the home, and when it comes time to remodel, people want to make sure they get it right. It’s not just a matter of choosing granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. It’s about having a usable room with a workable flow. It’s deciding whether the kitchen is [...]

In the past year or so, we’ve seen remodeling rise up to take a greater prominence in the building world. With the economic challenges and the building industry reeling, more and more homeowners are remodeling. Why? A combination of factors: With houses not selling, people are staying put and upgrading what they have. But this [...]

When the new owners of a 1910 bungalow turned to Place Architects of Seattle, the homeowners needed help overhauling house worn down by several years of neglect. They made sure to take the opportunity to do more than just freshen the paint: Homes from the early 1900s tend to be more compartmentalized, with dark, narrow [...]

MSN Real Estate, via House Beautiful, has three very amusing slide shows on state-of-the-art kitchens from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s. The really funny thing, however, is that most of these kitchens look pretty palatable to the modern eye. Function-wise, they may need to be updated, but they still look beautiful. See if you [...]

Contractors talk kitchen and bath trends Professional Remodeler “The National Kitchen and Bath Association predicts 2010 won’t see any dramatic or sweeping changes in terms of consumer tastes; traditional styles, dark colors and flexible faucets round out the top picks for remodeling projects. Remodelers can expect homeowners to be prudent, experts say.” California’s Tax Credit: [...]

Green is everywhere these days. It’s easy enough to drop the word into your website, brochures and other marketing materials, but how can you really make your customers understand? A recent survey from the Mature Market Institute discovered that among homeowners over 55, energy efficiency ranked among the top five desired home features. It may [...]