Archives for the 'Construction' Category
2007 California Building Code Available For Free
The Public.Resource.Org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to making the governing laws of the U.S.A. available to the public that those laws apply to. As they point out here, there are numerous companies that profit greatly by making these documents available (West Law, Lexis Nexis), but at a high cost. It is the opinion [...]
5 July 2008 | Construction, Construction and Law, General, Litigation | No Comments
Tom Hanks Loses Home Construction Lawsuit
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have been in a dispute with Ketchum, Idaho based Storey Construction, Inc. over the construction of their Sun Valley, Idaho home. Hanks and his wife were ordered to pay $1.85M to the firm in 2004, but filed a request for arbitration, alleging latent defects. After the first request for arbitration [...]
27 June 2008 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, General, Litigation | No Comments
Watch Fire Researchers Torch Homes, Offices and Warehouses
Wired Magazine has a video gallery profiling the testing and analysis work conducted at the NIST’s Building and Fire Research Laboratory’s Fire Dynamics and Smokeview software modeling and laboratory fire testing experiments. The BFRL provide invaluable data for manufacturers, contractors and others in the building industry to further fire safety standards and practices. And how [...]
21 June 2008 | Construction, Construction Defect, Consulting, Experts, General, Inspections, Technology | No Comments
Concrete Testing at Yankee Stadium and Freedom Tower Is Scrutinized
“Manhattan prosecutors are investigating whether the leading concrete testing company in the New York area, which has been hired to measure and analyze the strength of the concrete poured at some of the biggest construction projects in the city, failed to do some tests and falsified others, officials involved in the inquiry said on Friday.
“The [...]
21 June 2008 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Consulting, Inspections, Litigation | No Comments
How Not To Transport A Ladder
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24 May 2008 | Construction, Experts, General, Inspections, Photography | No Comments
Photos: The Contractor Read the Plans a Tad Too Literally…
The great folks over at the Washington Construction Law Blog posted a series of photos entitled, “the contractor read the plans a tad too literally.” Although humorous, this is actually a common situation that has led to more than a few construction defects. Sometimes the construction documents produced by the architect are a little vague [...]
24 May 2008 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Design, General, Litigation | No Comments
Sacramento Business Journal: Construction Defect Litigation
This is an interesting article by Kelly Johnson from the Sacramento Business Journal that discusses the state of the construction defect litigation industry with regards to the key factors that are currently in play: the home buying slowdown, SB800, and the insurance industry.
California’s residential construction industry is approaching uncharted waters as a housing slump, tight [...]
21 May 2008 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Consulting, Experts, Litigation | No Comments
Full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Lower Court’s Holding in Garcia v. Brockway
“In a case that is being closely watched in the multi-family housing industry, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday released its opinion affirming the lower court’s holding that the 2-year statute of limitations for a private civil action alleging violation of the Fair Housing Act’s accessibility requirements for design and construction is triggered, i.e., [...]
13 May 2008 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Design, Experts, General, Inspections, Litigation | No Comments
The 50 Major Engineering Failures 1977-2007
A fascinating list of the most significant engineering failures over the last three decades compiled by Muhammed Abduh at the Integrity Engineering Blog.
11 May 2008 | Construction, Construction Defect, Experts, General | No Comments
Creative Home Engineering - One of a Kind
This doesn’t have much to do with construction defects, but it is interesting nonetheless. Creative Home Engineering creates secret passageways, and they do it with style. Below is a quote from an older article that appeared in Phoenix’s East Valley Tribune:
“After crossing the short hallway to the master suite, she shows off her bedroom, the [...]
1 May 2008 | Construction, Design, General, Technology | No Comments
