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Overview

Rūvtop provides a suite of tools and resources to help you improve your home:

What you'll find on this website:

Action Tool

The Action Tool is the heart of the website and it is where you can see what things (i.e., actions) you may want to consider to fix up your current home, or find a better one. Using the filters in the tool, you can create a personalized comprehensive list of “liked” actions as shown here (click to enlarge). Special features:
  • Print and/or share results from the Action Tool
  • Learn more details about all actions – cost/benefit analyses, core concepts etc
  • Find step-by-step instructions for how to get started with completing actions (whether you want to find expert help, or do it yourself)

You’ll naturally discover the action pages while exploring the Action Tool. These pages are where you’ll find information on a particular action.

Each action includes (as applicable):

  • Brief description
  • Examples or system components
  • Costs
  • Tips for hiring pros or doing it yourself (DIY)
  • Tips for renters / designers / builders
  • Resources
  • Related actions

Hubs

Want to know more about topics like health, money, and resilience? The Hubs are the place to go! In each hub you will find an easy-to-read overview of the topic and the key concepts you’ll want to know. A link will take you to just the right place in the Resource Center.
  • Buying / Selling: You don’t need to do this alone
  • Design: First things first
  • Certifications: Don’t take my word for it
  • Community: Better together
  • Construction: The details matter
  • Energy: Shrink the demand, grow the production
  • Health / Comfort: Green homes are healthy homes
  • Innovation: Better thinking outside the box
  • Materials: The ingredients matter
  • Money: A better home for less money
  • Resilience: Better prepared for what comes
  • Site: More than just “location, location, location”
  • Water: Shrink the demand, harvest where you can

Resource Center

Our team has assembled what they’ve found to be the best resources related to each action and hub. The Resource Center is regularly updated with top picks for websites, videos, books, case studies etc.

Try the search feature to find what you’re looking for quickly.