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Homeowners who install solar panels can get credit or money from their utility company for the power they send back to the grid if their state has net-metering rules in place.

This leading resource for navigating and understanding the complex, layered, and sometimes tedious rules for building safety and performance is now included in Fine Homebuilding's online membership.

This project involved removing the existing house built in the 1920s and the designing of an entire new home.

Architect Nir Pearlson designs an ultra-compact, sustainable home on the edge of an Oregon hamlet.

Browse this collection of reader-submitted shortcuts for laying out framing, trim, cabinetry, fences, and more.

Laura Medicus Interiors brings elegance to a historic working kitchen.

Nova Scotia–based engineer and builder Natalie Leonard designs plans for affordable, super-insulated homes based on solid building science research.

What’s the right book for learning home maintenance? How to properly insulate a garage ceiling? How can you improve the comfort of a big house with a one-zone heating and air-conditioning system? Is it okay to vent a dryer into a garage?

In exchange for guaranteed seats on a code-writing committee, the National Association of Home Builders pledged support for later code changes.

A discovery during demolition changed the original plan to use conventional wood framing for this whole-house renovation.