An affordable solar home

Wheelbarrow-style air compressors; wide tape measure; combination compressor/generator; trim gauge for corners

Housing crisis; code approval for roll-in showers; a livable wage; no back-priming required

Uncertainty abounds as lead-safe remodeling deadline nears; Haiti says no thanks to formaldehyde trailers; U.S. glassmakers lose out to Chinese company; more

Waterproof footing barrier; custom range- hood kit; kick-out flashing; make-up air duct fittings; stucco sealer; fiberglass drywall tape; sound-reducing drywall; more

Q. We're considering through-bolting LVL lumber to both sides of a steel I-beam. We'd install the resulting composite beam flush at midspan in an existing floor system, with the LVL providing convenient nailing for joist hangers. Can we assume that the co

Q. While preparing for an extensive remodeling project, we discovered that the housewrap was installed underneath the exterior 7/16-inch plywood rather than on top. According to the scope of work, we are supposed to install 1/2-inch foam board with taped

Q. Plans for an infill project call for a poured stem-wall foundation, but the urban site has limited access for a regular concrete truck. A pumper truck would be ideal, but I'm concerned that the pumped mix won't provide the required 4,000-psi concrete.

Two new right-angle cordless drivers, from Milwaukee and Hitachi

The PX260 is ERI's largest commercially available energy recovery device and the new flagship of the PX Pressure Exchanger family of products. It handles brine flow rates of 50 to 59 m 3 /hr (220 to 260 gpm) - nearly 20% greater capacity than ERI's former largest device.

Atlanta, Georgia, July 1, 2008 - Speedheat US of Woodstock, Georgia, announced, today, the launch of their new product, ShowerWarm for heating shower floors and shower seats.

An overview of piling, how it's done, why and where, details of materials and techniques used to install piles for housing developers and other construction projects.

Universal Wrecking Corp., a building demolition contractor company providing nationwide demolition and salvage services, recently completed a very technical interior demolition / equipment salvage project that also included exterior demolition of a tank farm and associated piping, pipe bridges and concrete stantions and pads.

All Pro's new line of Tool Trailers are designed to increase Contractors efficiency and productivity by becoming a professional rolling work shop.

The Dripper was developed as a temporary solution for watering newly installed sod or seed, saving the homeowner's time and the aggravation of moving a hose and sprinkler around.

If you're like most people, you probably started with wonderful ideas of fulfilling your dreams, to be successful and to take charge of your own destiny.

A Design Thinking coach and professional speaker shares how teams in business and non-profits can work together more closely without the usual stress and misunderstandings by using a component of Design Thinking called Making Thinking Visible.

Squeezing the most efficient performance from your web pages is important. The benefits are universal, whether the site is personal or large and professional.

You read about this in every newspaper in every town in the entire country: Some bookkeeper, trusted by the owner of a small business, embezzles thousands of dollars. If the theft doesn't put owner out of business, it certainly causes a major headache.