Clean, portable power

Deck driller; double-ended sheet-metal bits; hole saw; digital takeoff tool; pocket- size distance meter; more

Surviving the recession

Protecting trees on site; radiant-heat claims revisited; unnecessary design regulations; pedal power; more

IRC adopts residential-sprinkler requirement; Long Island town imposes energy-efficiency standards; new homes shrinking; more

Custom shower niches; working inside the bubble

Soft batts; fire-stopping hole sealer; efficient furnace; easy-to-program thermostat; expanding fiberglass insulation; more

Q: Using a heat gun is an approved method for removing cured epoxy grout from tiles and fixtures [see Q&A, 5/08]. But can the same technique be used when the tile has been installed over Schluter’s Kerdi waterproofing membrane, or would the heat damage th

Q: We know that compact fluorescents deliver energy savings, but how about dimmer switches? The assumption is that homeowners will use them to turn down lights to save money — but do they actually save energy?

Q: We’d like to start building basements with precast concrete panels, but we’ve been running into resistance from local code officials. Are basement windows required when a house is built with a full foundation?

Q: I built a lot of homes in upstate New York in the 1980s using 2x6 studs, fiberglass batts, and a poly vapor retarder for the shell. Given the rising cost of heating and cooling, the owners are asking about energy upgrades to their walls. I'd like to su

A methodical approach and modern materials give new life to a time-honored architectural element.

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.

Builder confidence is shrinking due to the current housing market. Now is the time to strengthen your business practices to stay in the slumping market and make a profit.

Presenting a new third party quality control system which has become the only on earth, proven to reduce the cost of Construction Defect Litigation and post project repairs.