Archives for the 'Experts' Category
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 | Comments Off
How Not To Transport A Ladder
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24 May 2008 | Construction, Experts, General, Inspections, Photography | Comments Off
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 | Comments Off
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 | Comments Off
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 | Comments Off
Ghosts From The Boom
From the Las Vegas Business Press:
The number of local construction-defect lawsuits has risen alongside the valley’s population. And one reason for this may be the heavy regulatory burden assumed by the area’s building and safety officials who oversaw all the area development.
County officials say that at the height of the building boom some inspectors were [...]
27 April 2008 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Consulting, Experts, Inspections, Litigation | Comments Off
Taming the Billable Beast
The ABA Journal has an article in the February 2008 issue by David Gialanella, discussing the billable hour alternatives employed by some innovative law firms.
The billable hour is the dandelion of law practice: pervasive and not so popular.
So, when seeking to avoid the neg ative effects of a system that provides the profits for many a firm, [...]
23 April 2008 | Business, Construction and Law, Consulting, Experts, General, Litigation | Comments Off
If These Walls Could Talk…
If these walls could talk, the previous homeowner wouldn’t have felt the need to leave a letter.
The secret room in the old mill home on Whitten Street in Greenville’s Dunean section contained a handwritten letter from the previous owner titled, “You Found It!”
“Hello. If you’re reading this, then you found the secret room. I owned [...]
20 January 2008 | Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Experts, Inspections, Litigation | Comments Off
Caveat Emptor: Collapsible Ladders Are Dangerous
OK folks, these things are dangerous. We have seen these collapsible/folding ladders before on inspections. Some are better than others at promoting self injury and property destruction. Choose wisely.
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18 October 2007 | Construction Defect, Consulting, Experts, General, Inspections | Comments Off
Lying Home Seller Found Liable for Hiding Mold
This is one of those stories that is surprisingly not too common. Christopher Geary (formerly with Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP), from Construction Litigation Law Blog, points us to a recent case ruling in Connecticut that is worth noting. The summary of this sordid tale goes as follows – an unscrupulous seller put in [...]
15 September 2007 | Construction, Construction Defect, Construction and Law, Experts, Litigation | Comments Off
