Category Archives: Home Improvement & Repair

Building Green in Michigan

March 31, 2008 – 10:09 am

grand rapids art museum by chad™
When the topic of 'green building' comes up many still think of images such as earthships, built from recycled materials including used tires. Although efficient and intelligently designed, they didn't necessarily appeal to the maintstream home owner or developers. Today green buildings appear much like any other home or [...]

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Absolute Michigan Sponsor: Handy Connections

March 25, 2008 – 6:38 am

Handy Connections is based in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and was founded by folks with experience in the construction industry to help Michigan residents locate quality service professionals for any home repair or remodeling project.
Their service is free, and after getting some information about your project, they will work to match you with a plumber, electrician, [...]

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March is Home Month on Absolute Michigan

March 3, 2008 – 9:03 am

Homes along East Ferry Avenue - Detroit MI by pinehurst19475
For the month of March, Absolute Michigan will be featuring Homes with stories about historic Michigan houses, home & home design blogs, green building and other new trends in construction and redevelopment, and some of the great neighborhoods across the state for buying and renting. We'll [...]

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Home is where…

February 28, 2008 – 7:51 am

well red by suesue2
For the whole month of March, we'll be featuring Homes on Absolute Michigan with features about historic Michigan homes, green building and other new trends in construction and some great neighborhoods across the state. Because you can't tune in any media without hearing how terrible the housing market is, we'll also talk [...]

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Annual Michigan Energy Fair in Manistee

June 8, 2007 – 8:34 am

NOTE: We'll have details on the 2008 Michigan Energy Fair here next year! You should also check out this report on the 2007 Michigan Energy Fair (with video) from the Michigan Land Use Institute.
The annual Michigan Energy Fair will be held June 22-24, 2007 at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama. Billed as "one of [...]

By cody | Also posted in Articles, Builders, Business, Community, Computers & Technology, Environment & Environmental Organizations, Furniture & Appliances, Home Decor & Interior Design, Homes & Real Estate, Michigan, The Michigan Pages: Build Michigan! | Comments (1)

Flush TV from Detroit, Michigan

March 15, 2007 – 7:55 am

Bathroom by Jurgen Nation
Editor's Note: I have been sitting on this story so long I am tempted to make a joke about it. I won't though.
Remember when someone told you that you could find everything on the internet? Well, we just found "everything".
It's called "Flush TV" (PG for mild language), and it's a show that [...]

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Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

January 25, 2007 – 9:16 pm

Hey there, we thought it might be nice to have a place where folks could say "hello" and tell everyone a little bit about their Michigan business, nonprofit, community organization, or other web site or blog (sorry, only Michigan, and please keep the posts brief). Feel free to add a comment below and definitely include [...]

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Michigan Film: Michigan's Green Energy Economy

December 5, 2006 – 9:31 am

Live in Michigan? If you do, chances are you've got a renewable energy source somewhere near you. From the tip-top of the U.P to Grand Rapids, Lansing and even Pigeon in the southwest corner, Green Energy is certainly a force to be reckoned with.

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