Archives for June 2007
Judge: Blood promise can’t be enforced
A Nietzsche-quoting judge said a promise penned in blood by a businessman was not an enforceable contract. Superior Court Judge Corey S. Cramin ruled Monday that Stephen Son could not be forced to repay Kim Jin-soo more than $140,000 that Kim provided to Son’s companies, not to Son himself.
Son punctured his finger and drafted the [...]
30 June 2007 | Business, General, Litigation | No Comments
Attorney Needed in Phoenix, Arizona
Any takers?
Our over twenty year old condos started with construction defects like improperly built patio/balcony structures resulting in sub-frame, frame and interior sub floor decomposition. Our patios/balconies are not the property of the owners, but rather the property of the HOA. How lucky we are to have the right to exclusive use, but the repairs [...]
28 June 2007 | Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Litigation | No Comments
Stucco Is Stucco, Except When It Isn’t
It used to be that stucco was stucco. And by that I mean a Portland cement plaster finish material. But the word stucco has been used in a plethora of products and so stucco is not always stucco.
The word stucco is Latin with Germanic roots, whatever that means. The Italian use of the word actually [...]
24 June 2007 | Construction, Consulting, Experts, General | 2 Comments
Dark side of the housing boom: Shoddy construction
This article provides a good background on the nature of construction defects in new home construction and is directed at consumers.
At the peak of the recent housing boom, home buyers scooped up a million newly built homes every year while homeowners poured more than $200 billion into renovations. But now stories of shifting soil, leaky [...]
23 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Inspections, Litigation | No Comments
Investigation Reveals Homebuilders Failed to Pay Taxes on Undocumented Workers
(PRWEB) June 20, 2007 — Americas Watchdog is one of Americas premier consumer groups. For over two years it has been conducting a nationwide investigation focused on homebuilders using a “coyote labor broker scheme” to avoid the payment of local, state or federal taxes. According to Americas Watchdog, “in the last six years we are [...]
22 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Experts, General, Litigation | No Comments
Construction and Construction Defect Links
Over the last week or so there have been several links accumulating with lots of good information. Rather than post a bunch of individual entries, we’ve compiled a list below. Some of these are related to legal issues involving construction defects, some have to do with inspections, and all have something to do with construction. [...]
20 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, General, Inspections, Litigation | No Comments
Materials Matter Celebrates 2nd Anniversary With Home Improvement Outlet Half-Off Blowout Sale
CORONA, CA–(Marketwire - June 19, 2007) - Materials Matter (www.materialsmatter.org), a multi-faceted nonprofit organization dedicated to helping other nonprofits gain access to low and no-cost building materials, invites the community to explore its home improvement treasure trove by celebrating another successful year at the “2nd Anniversary 50% Off Blowout Sale” on Saturday, July 14.
This annual [...]
20 June 2007 | Construction, General, Green Building | No Comments
Oregon State May Ban Use Of So-Called Synthetic Stucco
Salem Republican Jackie Winters rose to speak on the Senate floor recently to propose banning the use of synthetic stucco on Oregon homes.
Winters said she was acting on behalf of Salem constituents plagued by a mold outbreak, which they blamed on water leakage caused by defective stucco.
An 11-year-old girl developed a brain tumor traced to [...]
19 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Litigation | No Comments
First zero-emission home unveiled in UK
The UK has unveiled its first zero emission home that will set the environmental standard for all new homes in the future.The two-bedroom house is insulated to lose 60% less heat than a normal home.
It also features solar panels, a biomass boiler and water efficiency devices such as rainwater harvesting.
The design, unveiled at the Offsite [...]
12 June 2007 | Construction, Green Building, Technology | No Comments
20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches
For millions of people, Google is an indispensable search tool that they use every day, in all facets of their lives. From work or school, research, to looking up movies and celebrities to news and gossip, Google is the go-to search engine.
But instead of just typing in a phrase and wading through page after page [...]
8 June 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Consulting, General, Technology | No Comments
