John B. CarnettDiyMan's Best Friend Gets a High-Tech HomeDoghouse comes complete with a solar heating system, LED lights and a Wi-Fi security cameraBy John B. CarnettApril 18, 2011DiyReader Project of the Month: The Jet-Powered Lawn TractorBy John B. CarnettSeptember 13, 2010The Green Dream: Hard-Won Advice From a Proud and Exhausted Green BuilderBringing it all homeBy John B. CarnettSeptember 12, 2010DiyMaking the Makerbot, A DIY 3-D PrinterFor less than $1,000, the MakerBot kit provides nearly everything you need for your very own 3-D plastic printer. We find out what it takes to build and use oneBy John B. CarnettAugust 3, 2010DiyThe Green Dream: Going Gray, Saving BlueA graywater system uses shower and sink runoff to flush the toilets. Plus: four more ways to save water at homeBy John B. CarnettJune 24, 2010DiyThe Green Dream Gets Siding, a Roof and a Window NightmareThe place comes through the winter looking nearly like a real house ... but for one little glitchBy John B. CarnettApril 8, 2010TechnologyThe Green Dream: A Wireless Lighting System Makes Electrical Switches PortableBy John B. CarnettFebruary 16, 2010Green Dream: Installing a Rooftop GardenRooftop greenery guards against water damage and bland mealsBy John B. CarnettJanuary 11, 2010DiyVideo: Two Weeks Of Green Dream Building Time-Lapsed Into Two MinutesFourteen days worth of revolutionary green building in just a few minutesBy John B. CarnettDecember 17, 2009DiyThe Green Dream Gets a Third FloorIt finally looks like a house! Here's a look at the final push to the get the dry box up before the snow fliesBy John B. CarnettDecember 2, 2009Green Dream: Custom-Made Aluminum Windows Save Money and EnergyPlus: four more green windows and doors for retrofitting your own homeBy John B. CarnettNovember 9, 2009DiyThe Green Dream Gets Ready for a Green RoofLaying down the foundation for my rooftop gardenBy John B. CarnettOctober 22, 2009DiyGreen Dream Hits a SnagThe insulated panels are the perfect building material ... as long as they fitBy John B. CarnettSeptember 25, 2009DiyThe Green Dream Gets WallsBy John B. CarnettSeptember 16, 2009DiyGreen Dream: The Walls Are Here!The delivery of the first batch of walls sets off a flurry of activityBy John B. CarnettSeptember 14, 2009DiyWelding, Part One: Gear SelectionBy John B. CarnettSeptember 3, 2009DiyWhite-Out at Sixty-Five Miles Per HourCarnett has an automotive setbackBy John B. CarnettSeptember 1, 2009DiyGreen Dream: Fun With Tons of Steel!The build gets interesting when thousands of pounds of structural steel arriveBy John B. CarnettAugust 21, 2009DiyGreen Dream Gallery: Breaking GroundA few photos on site from the early stages of the buildBy John B. CarnettAugust 17, 2009ScienceGreen Dream: Putting the Earth to Work With a Geothermal Heating SystemDrilling a geothermal well to help cool and heat the dream homeBy John B. CarnettAugust 10, 2009
