CHOOSING BETWEEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR WATER SAVINGS FOR GREEN BUILDING POINTS? I’ve been down this road too. When we renovated, I obsessed over water...

Title: When You Think You Know Better Than Your Lawyer I get where you’re coming from. The codes can feel disconnected from real-world spaces, especi...

IS IT WORTH PAYING MORE FOR AN ECO-FRIENDLY HOME IF YOU PLAN TO SELL LATER? That’s the million-dollar question, isn’t it? I’ve toured plenty of hig...

WHEN “SMART” DEVICES AREN’T SO SMART AFTER ALL I hear you on the reliability front—nothing like a firmware update to turn a “smart” light into a very...

That’s exactly it—sometimes I wonder if people are prepping for the apocalypse with how heavy-duty they go. I’ve used regular schedule 40 for most of ...