Archives for March 2007

Apple Small Business: What Happens In Vegas Stays On Her Mac

As many of our clients are aware, SHCC, Inc. is an all-Mac company. Everything from processing photos, to analyzing data, to preparing defect lists and reports, to the cost estimate, to snazzy on-screen presentations is managed by a MacBook Pro running OS X. There are more Macs laying around that are employed, but the only [...]

20 March 2007 | Business, Construction Defect, Litigation, Technology | No Comments

Don’t Dismiss Fire-Resistive Construction In Defect Cases

Over at Construction Litigation Law Blog, Donald Brenner has posted on the issues involving fire-resistive construction. Admittedly, the myriad defects that relate to building code requirements regarding fire safety aren’t as “exciting” as other defect categories. Not like the typical window test in a defect investigation, with the precision calibration of the carefully placed spray [...]

19 March 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Consulting, Experts, Litigation | No Comments

Plane on the roof

This comes from the flickr stream of one known as phrenologist. This is a picture of a replica of a Sopwith Camel posed on the faux runway atop a building in Manhattan.
Link to Article

18 March 2007 | General, Photography | No Comments

“What is this stuff and where did it come from?”

EIFS is an acronym for Exterior Insulation and Finish System. These systems have replaced conventional stucco systems and siding in some construction projects in the U.S. and consist of a foam insulating layer, a mesh or lathing material, topped with one coat (usually) of a stucco or stucco-like finish. The system was introduced in Europe [...]

18 March 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Consulting, Litigation | No Comments

Ethics Training To Be Mandatory For Some Contractors

“Government business shall be conducted in a manner above reproach and, except as authorized by statute or regulation, with complete impartiality and with preferential treatment for none. Transactions relating to the expenditure of public funds require the highest degree of public trust and an impeccable standard of conduct. The general rule is to avoid [...]

6 March 2007 | Construction | No Comments

Slideshow of New York’s Bridges

The New Yorker recently posted a collection of photos from the archives of some of the bridges in New York. These pictures were taken between 1900 and 1930. This is a unique glimpse into some great construction projects from nearly 100 years ago.
Link to Slideshow, from digg

6 March 2007 | Construction, Photography | No Comments