While in Orlando recently, I took time to visit the The New American Home show home built specifically for the 2007 International Builders Show.

This house is a spectacle of cutting-edge green homebuilding techniques, technologies, design and materials.

Here are just a few of the numerous beneficial green homebuilding items of note.

No offense intended...butt...put the fork down and read up.

We were browsing in one of the big box home improvement stores recently and noticed that Crane Plumbing has answered nature's call by designing a "comfort width" toilet for those looking for a wider parking space in their lavatory.

The English cottage series of articles that I've posted over the past few months is my tribute to the many great features, premium materials used, architectural details and tremendous planning that Bonner Custom Homes put into play to bring all of the components of this beautiful home together.

Here are even more reasons why you need not miss out on some great ideas from a true modern English Tudor classic...

I had a very rewarding experience today. How? I volunteered my Saturday to work with Atlanta Habitat For Humanity and Team Clark Howard. What an honor it is to be given the opportunity to help disadvantaged people realize the dream of becoming a homeowner in such a fulfilling manner.

I learned a lot, I came away with a healthy respect for many dedicated individuals and I'll be volunteering again and again. It was an interesting homebuilding experience and a lot of fun...all for a very worthwhile cause!

Have you ever heard of a Zink digital photo printer? If not, you soon will, especially if you own a digital camera or own a camera phone.

Assuming that production stays on schedule, it promises to be one of the hottest consumer electronics items available for Christmas '07.

Here's why...

Do you operate a home-based business? Do you often meet clients at your home for business purposes or simply telecommute with an office related exclusively to your job(s)? There are many work-from-home scenarios and here's where you can find out if you qualify for a tax deduction and how to go about claiming it.

These days many Americans are doing the 9 to 5 and then doing a little (or a lot) extra on the side to make ends meet or work towards the freedom of becoming an entrepreneur.

Either way, don't forget to claim your business use of your home as a deduction.

Here's how.