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This past summer, I was able to make two trips out east. I talked about the trip to New York last month. This time around, I wanted to highlight the

Last month in part one, we began to take a look back at what's been happening concerning the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED green building rating/certification program. We saw how

"Build it to code"-a phrase that every contractor or building owner has probably heard at least once in their career. But what does it mean for a drywall contractor? And

It's sneaky, manipulative and kills way too many trees. But think about why there's so much of it. Just say "yes" and we'll send you these eye-opening secrets absolutely free.

This month marks a great milestone in my life: Six years of writing this column. I must say that without you-the readers-I don't think it would have been possible. Your

Over the last century, particularly during the Great Depression and World War II, scarce resources and economic pressures provided the incentive to conserve energy and recycle or reclaim raw materials.

A man owned a small farm in Iowa. The Iowa Wage and Hour Dept. claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to

I've been afraid to write this story for one reason or another and have put it off years. The problem is as large as an elephant sitting in our living

When was the last time you saw a chimney on a house that was made of real brick, stone or masonry? It seems these days a lot of chimneys are

At the beginning of 2004, there appeared in this column a three-part series titled "LEED: Leading the Way." It took an in-depth look at the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership