Study: Most Toilets "Spray" Germs If Flushed with Open Lid
Prepare to be grossed out. A Discovery Channel episode tests the truth of the toilet "spray" rumor,...
Christina B. Farnsworth, Guest Columnist
An award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the shelter industry, Christina resides in Tucson and is long-established active member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
Video: New, Award-Winning Self-Leveling Underlayment
USG Durock™ Brand EcoCap™ Self-Leveling has just won the 2015 Innovator of the Year Award from The...
Wisconsin's First Fortified Home is Designed for (Almost) Everything Nature Can Hurl at It
The home is a response to the owner's experience under the Tampa, Fla.-based Insurance Institute...
Atlantic City May Bet on Climate Change to Break Its Losing Streak
Architecture firm Perkins+Will wants to make Atlantic City a research center for climate change and...
New Rock-Based Blocks Said to Be Stronger, Less Polluting than Traditional Concrete
Napa-Valley startup Watershed Materials has created a natural masonry that's twice as strong as...
Vehicle "Uconnect" Could Connect Your Vehicle to Hackers
The possibility of hijacking auto computer systems must be solved before autonomous vehicles are to...
Keeping Glass Rooms Comfortable with Hydronic Heating and Cooling
More natural light in commercial buildings improves worker productivity and decreases absenteeism...
16 Lesser Known Ways to Save Water
Want to save water? Waterless has ideas -- 16 of what it calls little-known ways to save water. One...
Drought-Slammed Pool Installers Need to Get in the Cistern Business
Pool installers whining about the decline of pool installations in drought areas need to change...
Will Your Plants Produce Solar Power? Detect Bombs? Pollutants?
Science programs have been showing us carbon nanotubes for years. Now there are techniques that may...
Architect Argues for Faraday-Like Safe Rooms
Rem Koolhaas Says We Should Include Safe Havens in our Living Spaces in Case Want an Occasional...
Residential Retrofit in the Mountains
Green Builder Media’s ReVISION House at Rancho La Garita, high in the Colorado Rockies, showcases...
Dry Times. Tips for Keeping Your Lawn Alive in an Age of Water Rationing
Maybe the time has come to give up lawns altogether, but it you're not ready yet, here's how to...