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The Best Composting Toilet Options
Reviews

Yes, Your Off-Grid Setup Needs a Composting Toilet—Here’s What to Get

By Tom Scalisi, Tony Carrick

Happy Couple standing in front of their new home.
Design

5 Things I Wish I’d Considered More Carefully Before Building a New Home

By Sandi Schwartz

Bioluminescent wood lit up neon green.
Design

You’ve Probably Never Seen Lumber Like This Before

By Sandi Schwartz

Happy couple packing boxes that say donate, sell, or recycle.
DIY

Think Twice Before Bringing These Items Into Your Home—They’re a Hassle to Get Rid Of

By Sandi Schwartz

Contractors installing solar panels on a residential home.
Real Estate

Does Your Home Improvement Project Qualify for Tax Credits?

By Sandi Schwartz

Here, the manufactured glass bricks are assembled together in a wall configuration in Killian Court.
Design

3D-Printed Recycled-Glass Bricks Could Be the Next Big Thing for Home Construction

By Sandi Schwartz

A group of the best rotary laser levels in front of a garage before testing.
Reviews

The Best Rotary Laser Levels, Tested and Reviewed

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

A building inspector is looking at exterior home siding.
Exterior

Engineered Siding: Everything You Need to Know

By Bob Vila

An olympic diver leaping off a diving board in the Paris Olympics aquatic center.
Design

Home Improvement Takeaways From Paris’ Prep for the Olympics

By Deirdre Mundorf

A small house on an open sunny plot displaying heat-resistant building materials.
Design

10 Heat-Resilient Materials That Prove Home Building Is Adapting to Climate Change

By Sandi Schwartz

A young woman wearing autumn / winter clothes, inside a wooden dome with a geometric design in a forest.
Architecture

Containers, Earthships, and Domes, Oh My! 10 Cool and Quirky House Alternatives

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman in blue dress sitting on steps of wooden tiny home of wheels while drinking coffee.
Design

Why You Should Consider an Alternative Home

By Deirdre Mundorf

A close-up of several people reviewing architectural drawings of a home.
DIY

Everything You Need to Know About Working With an Architect to Create Your Dream Home

By James Scott

A trio of Pride Build Metro Denver volunteers pose behind the framed wall of an in-construction house.
Design

Habitat for Humanity Raises Funds and Housing for the LGBTQ+ Through Pride Build Events

By Deirdre Mundorf

A modern renovated bathroom with water saving faucet, toilet, and shower head and a graphic overlay that says Bob Vila's most valuable projects of 2024.
Design

These Water-Saving Upgrades Can Add Value to Your Home—and Your Everyday Routines

By Tony Carrick

A home entryway with painted blue walls and white trim
Reviews

The Best Low-VOC Paints for the Chemical-Conscious Painter

By Glenda Taylor

A worker builds a green roof.
Exterior

How Much Does a Green Roof Cost?

By Timothy Dale

A-diverse-group-of-young-people-hold-signs-that-read-There-is-no-planet-B.
Design

The Upside of Earth Day: Good News You Might Not Have Heard About Climate Change Action

By Deirdre Mundorf

How Much Does a Home Wind Turbine Cost?
Exterior

How Much Does a Home Wind Turbine Cost?

By Rochel Maday

Cost to Dig Out a Basement
Design

How Much Does It Cost to Dig Out a Basement?

By Timothy Dale