Holiday Home Safety Tips
The winter holidays are a time for celebration, and that means more cooking, home decorating, entertaining, and an increased risk of fire...
Home Repair Rip-Offs
Homeowners have more to worry about than being ripped off by shady contractors in this lagging economy, but such a climate brings...
Plants and Indoor Air Quality
Raising plants indoors is a home-healthy move because of their ability to clean the air of carbon dioxide, but their benefits don't stop...
Wind Damage, Part 2
HOW WIND CREATES DAMAGE UPLIFT One of the destructive forces created by wind is uplift, which is the tendency of materials to be lifted...
Constructed Wetlands: The Economic Benefits of Runoff Controls
People have a strong emotional attachment to water, arising from its aesthetic qualities -- tranquility, coolness and beauty. As a...
EMFs in the Home
Electromagnetic Fields Can the electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) to which people are routinely exposed cause health effects? What are...
Adjustable Steel Columns
Adjustable steel columns, also known as screw jacks and beam jacks, are hollow steel posts designed to provide structural support. An...
Wind Damage, Part 1
We know that hail is associated with storms. Usually, storms that drop hail also bring wind, as low-pressure fronts move in and out of...
Dryer Vent Safety
Clothes dryers evaporate the water from wet clothing by blowing hot air past them while they tumble inside a spinning drum. Heat is...
Electrical Service Panels
Electrical panels are boxes that house circuit breakers, which are are safety devices that stop the electrical current if it exceeds the...
