(ARA) – If you’ve ever had new carpeting installed in your house and found yourself suffering from a nagging cough for days afterward, you’ve experienced the effect some home improvement materials can have on your health. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be a significant health concern, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Concentrations of VOCs [...]

Slow recovery or not, you’re ready to renovate — you just can’t live with your ugly, old energy-inefficient kitchen anymore. And stepping into your bathroom makes you feel like you walked through a time warp. More Americans will continue to choose remodeling the homes they’re already in over moving into new construction in 2010, real [...]