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• Rice University’s Zerow House

  The main goal for Solar Decathlon team members from Rice University was to build a dwelling they could give back to their community.

• Team Ontario/BC’s North House

  This Solar Decathlon house was designed to face extreme temperatures: frigid, snow-filled winters and hot, humid summers.

• Team Alberta’s SolAbode House

  This net-zero house channels Canadian landscapes by synthesizing wood, water, stone, and light.

• Iowa State University’s Interlock House

  ADA-compliant design brings high market viability to ISU's Solar Decathlon entry.

• Practical Kitchen Design Tips

  Despite the economic decline and uncertainty, it’s still a great time to remodel a kitchen or bath, interior designer Lyn Peterson told attendees at the Kitchen Bath Industry Show (KBIS), held in Atlanta May 1-3.

• KBIS 2009: Lighting Tips for the Pro

  Lighting designer recommends "subtle" lighting, touts benefits of CFLs and LEDs.

• Builders' Show: Tips for Building and Remodeling Houses for Older Americans

  How to build profits by creating universally designed new homes and updating existing ones.

• Three kitchen designers tell building pros that great design and products make a kitchen functional.

  “A workable kitchen can be beautiful, but a beautiful kitchen is not always workable.”

• Designers say pros need to use color throughout their homes–even if only sparingly–to wow potential customers.

  Adding color to your houses can make a big impact for not a lot of money.

• Commentary: At Home or on the Job, Green Is Good Business

  While driving in my four-door sedan last week with my preteen sons--and whizzing by service stations with $4-plus gas signs out front--my head-strong kids told me that I should trade in my six-year-old car for a hybrid vehicle. They chastised me for not driving an ultra fuel-efficient car and for...