This has been a busy month for us as we dug into green building and renovating ideas, tips, and materials— from money-saving improvements you can do for your rental to building with phase change materials; from how to refurbish a vintage stove to 5 eco-friendly caulk options. As we round out the month, here are the top 30 building and renovation posts you might have missed!

On Building and Renovating:

• Is it Worth it? A Payback Calculator for Insulation Retrofits
• The Great Green Reader Renovation Roundup
• Suggested Reading: 3 Books on Green Construction
• Green Home Renovations: The Most Helpful Resources
• Samuel Mockbee: Master of Reuse
• 5 Money-Saving Green Improvements for your Rental
• How To Refurbish a Vintage Stove in 5 Easy Steps
• How To Calculate the Amount of Paint Needed for a Space
• 5 Low Cost Green Upgrades You Haven't Thought Of
• Will High Velocity AC Blow You Away?
• Dazzling Dividers: The Non-Renovation Renovation
• Top Your Top With a Ridge Vent?
• REGREEN Can Kick Start Your Green Renovation Plans
• 2 Key Questions for Utility-Friendly Home Renovation
• Extreme Green Remodel: North Carolina House Goes LEED Platinum
• EarthStone Products: Recycled Granite and Marble
• A Helpful Home Efficiency Pyramid

Materials:

• Bird-Friendly Glass: Taking a Lesson from Spiders
• D-Build: Stories and a Marketplace for Reclaimed Materials
• Recycled Glass Doors as Room Dividers
• DiggersList: The Craigslist of the Materials World
• Learning To Love Caulk: 5 Eco-Friendly Options
• Bamboo: As Green As You Thought?
• Auranox: Smog Eating Roof Tiles
• How To Shop For Green Tile
• On The Horizon: Building with Phase Change Materials
• Why Cork Is So Incredibly Green
• A Comparison of Natural and Composite Surfaces
• Silacote: Eco-Friendly Masonry and Concrete Paint

Past Monthly Roundups:

• 25 Travel and Local Living Posts You Might Have Missed (JULY)
• 35 Gardening and Outdoors Posts You Might Have Missed (JUNE)
• 30 Green Cleaning Posts You Might Have Missed (MAY)
• 25 Small and Simple Living Posts You Might Have Missed (APRIL)