Constantly improving technology impacts every part of lives these days. High tech improvements are changing everything from the cars we drive to our very own health and well-being. Naturally, it should come as no surprise that technology is also helping us improve our homes too. Here are 13 notable up and coming home improvement technology trends sure to impact the home improvement industry…

Going green before spring is one of the best possible things you could do this year for your home, for the environment, and for the all important pocketbook. Here are a few great green project ideas to think about…

Why Not Recycle Grey Water?

You’ll need to ask your plumber first about code requirements, but most locales will permit homeowners to convert their grey water-such as the used water from your washing machine-into a valuable renewable resource. Just this one source of used water can add up to hundreds of gallons a year in the average household that would normally go right down the drain, but instead, could be perfectly used for outdoor watering (plants don’t mind the leftover suds at all). Depending on the position of your grey water source and the external water storage tank that’ll be required, a knowledgeable plumbing professional can probably have such a system set up for you in just a day.

At first, it would seem that 2009 is all about saving money. But while things have slowed down a bit, the home improvement industry is certainly not devastated. Want proof? Just take pay a visit to a local home improvement big box store this weekend-yep-there are still plenty of homeowners and contractors alike keeping themselves quite busy with new projects. Keeping all of this in mind, here are what promise to be the top 5 home improvement ideas for 2009.