New Construction Pollutes!
This blog post was in Boing Boing on Monday: bricks pollute If each brick releases 1.4 pounds of carbon when it's made, and Philadelphia is a city made of bricks,[...]
Johnny Cupcakes Showin’ How Sexy, Fun, Nice Philly Is!
This is a great video of Johnny Cupcakes visiting Philadelphia. The city looks amazing and the people here, as you can see, are really nice. Great to see young business[...]
John Stewart Is Immature!
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In the Beginning: The Starting Point for Every Renovation Project
Yesterday, my neighbor asked me about her kitchen. She explained that she hates the one she has, and she was obviously anxious about getting it renovated. But she was completely[...]
Trip to Rhinebeck and Learning From The Past
I just returned from a weekend jaunt to Rhinebeck, NY, a charming village located 100 miles north of New York City that was settled by both English and Dutch settlers[...]
Greening Your Home: Ask the Experts
Today and tomorrow, Tamara and D. Hassen Saker, owner of Organic Home LLC, will be at Bloomingdale’s chatting with eco-conscious shoppers about important strategies for greening their homes and lifestyles.[...]
Dumpster Makes a Handy Work Shop
I caught Chris B using his dumpster as a tile backer board cutting area yesterday. Nice way to keep the dust under control! I imagine the broom is in there[...]
The Rule of 10,000
Image: SolarNavigator.net In Malcolm Gladwell's book, "Outliers," he explains that to be good at anything, you have to put in at least 10,000 hours doing it. Outliers Seasoned general contractors[...]
Hitting the Airwaves
Our own Tamara Myers will be interviewed about lead safety by MyFixItUpLife, a live home-improvement radio show on WCHE 1520AM. Check out her interview on Thursday, April 22, starting at[...]
Home Energy Audits – Part I
As you may already know, we supply home energy auditing for our customers, usually as part of larger home-renovation projects. It’s with these larger projects that we attend to enough[...]
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