Category: DIY
Women in Construction: Workforce Development for a New Era
As our skilled trades workforce “grays out” and retires, recruiting more women could help diversify the workforce and reduce labor shortages.
Read MoreNontoxic, Natural Pest Control for a Healthier Home & Planet
Pest control is unpleasant. But nontoxic, natural pest control methods reduce harmful pesticides in the environment, and keep your home safe and healthy.
Read MoreElemental Green Founder Sheridan Foster Dishes on #EcoRenovate
Are you planning to renovate your home? The product choices you make can have a huge impact on your health and the planet. Elemental Green’s Founder and CEO Sheridan Foster gives us some such examples as she walks us through our first branded renovation in Chicago’s Hyde Park.
Read MoreBiophilia & Color: Enhance Your Home’s Connection to Nature
Luxury designer Margarita Bravo shows us how biophilia melds with creative wall and textile colors. They can be so much fun, yet serene and harmonious.
Read MoreIAQ Testing Can Tell if Your Home Is Making You Sick
Indoor air quality testing and ongoing monitoring are the keys to safety, comfort, and peace of mind. Contractor Matt Hoots explains when to call in the pros.
Read MoreA Food Forest Brings Nature and Bounty to Your Backyard
Can you find food, wildlife habitat, and beautiful, peaceful biodiversity in your own backyard? Yes! Create all that and more with your own food forest.
Read MoreLED Light Bulbs for Now, and for the Future
LED light bulbs that were once very expensive can be had for $5 or less. The savings in energy cost, year after year, pays for the investment many times over. But which products will last, and show you and your home in their very best light?
Read MoreRecolor’s Recycled Paint Gives Unused Paint New Life
Every year, millions of gallons of paint end up going to waste, with much of it ending up in our waterways and landfills. Recolor collects unused paint and remanufactures it as a healthy paint option for any eco-renovation, including our own #EcoRenovate.
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