Are Carbon Offsets Right For You?
How do you determine your carbon footprint and then minimize your impact? This primer can help....
Posts about Today's Homeowner (10)
Room & Board Becomes a Certified B Corporation
Room & Board, a Minneapolis-based furniture and home decor company, has joined the ranks of...
Maximize Your Home Investment: Reduce Expenses on Roofs, Decks, and Trees
A survey of where owners spend money on home maintenance shows why the initial materials you choose...
Next-Gen Influencers ‘Dish It Out’ Over Food and Sustainability
Watch this lively, virtual discussion on the exciting intersection of food and sustainability. This...
Should I Expat to Own a Home?
Housing costs are more expensive than ever, and forecasters don’t expect that to change anytime...
Is a Heat Pump Right for Your Home?
This video delves into the intricacies of heat pump technology, the best applications, and how to...
One Solar Panel To Rule All My Landscape Lighting
For under $100, I installed a smart solar controller. It grabs excess energy from an existing panel...
9 Ways to Ditch Plastic
Since about half of the plastic in municipal solid waste in the U.S. is generated by residential...
Product Review: DIY Solar Pool Pump (Almost) Changes the Game
I replaced my high-powered pool pump with one of the new solar models. It’s incredibly quiet and...
Sticker Shock: Energy Bills Spur Home Buyer Remorse
Adjusting to a big mortgage payment is hard enough, but many buyers aren’t ready for the other...
Home Hardening is a Great Idea, But People are Fickle
The idea that adversity will cause people to act rationally to make their homes more resilient...
Can HVAC Condensate Be Put to Work in Gardens and Showers?
In places where fresh water is costly, or in short supply, heat pumps and air conditioners already...
DIY Blues: 11 Reasons Not to Tile Your Own Floor
This is part of a series of articles on the real costs in labor, materials, and mental health...
