For all the complexity inherent in green remodeling, ignorance may be bliss when it comes to successfully selling its benefits to homeowners.

What's holding them back? Well, nearly 20% say they have more leads than they can handle, and 72% either say they can't afford marketing or don't have the time for it. About 60% develop their own marketing ideas, and 75% spend three hours or less planning or working on marketing each month. And of those who do market, 31% say they don't market frequently enough.

In what may become the home’s equivalent of a car’s mpg, momentum is building for a clear method of scoring a home’s environmental impact. When a home is placed on the market, the thinking goes, prospective buyers will be able to evaluate this score along with variables such as school district and square footage. Ideally, say proponents, the score will even become a standard feature on the multiple listing service (MLS).

There comes a time in every homeowner's life when they need to make a decision on whether or not to remodel. One of the popular areas of the home to remodel is the kitchen. A major remodeling project will cost time and money. Even a small remodeling project carries with it some expense.

Features about lighting products from Sea Gull Lighting, Meyda Lighting, Lightolier and W.A.C. Lighting are to be found in the article.

Like day and night, lighting design can make all the difference to a room. Here are some pointers for good lighting design.

Fixtures in the Design Pro Series line of LED undercabinet kitchen lighting are designed to offer 40,000 hours and as long as 20 years of life. Special LED chips emit a soft, white light, the maker says, and the fixtures’ super-low profile of just � inch hides easily under any cabinet. Available in 6-, 12-, and 18-inch lengths of 4, 8, and 12 watts respectively, the snap-together design allows for a seamless run of lights under multiple cabinets.

See products for storing and organizing your tools from Delta, Knaack and Veto Pro Pac in the following article. Read on for more about the features of their products.

An uncertain economy is an excellent time to improve business systems. If you can't answer the following questions with “yes,” here are ideas for improvement.

The Crawford Portable Pegboard tool and parts organizers all mount to a Peg-Board but can also be moved to the jobsite easily. Several organizers are available, including the Multi-Bin Parts Organizer, the Parts Bin, the Wrench Holder, and the Tool & Parts Tray.

A slow economy doesn't stop design and innovation. Featuring an image-enabled Culinary Center, the maker’s newest wall oven model will help home cooks perfect their techniques in the kitchen. Equipped with a 7-inch glass touch-screen, the Culinary Center in the double wall-oven incorporates color illustrations to help users determine the desired doneness levels for their dishes, while also highlighting pan choices and offering how-to suggestions for cooking techniques.

Creating your own network database doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. Thanks to Microsoft Office Groove 2007, a collaboration software program that comes with most Microsoft Office packages, creating shared workspaces and storing group-accessible documents is no longer just for the tech-savvy.