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Montgomery library, fire station construction delayed by contractor woes
Washington Post
Two Montgomery County construction projects scheduled for completion this fall--the renovation and expansion of the Olney Library and the new home of the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad-- will likely be delayed because the general contractor is going ...

Editorial: Christchurch penalty a lesson for all councils
New Zealand Herald
International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ), a Crown agency that assesses the competence of inspection bodies, has revoked the council's accreditation as a building consents authority. The council was given due warning a month ago that this could ...

Pipeline Conglomerate Buys Contractor Brinderson
Engineering News Record (subscription)
“What most attracted us to Brinderson, was its successful transformation from a project-based construction business into a much stronger maintenance service oriented company,” Burgess said. Aegion confirms that Brinderson senior management will remain ...

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A new business model to attract young talent into real estate
Inman.com
Editor's note: This is the first of a four-part series on a new model for real estate brokerages, in which brokers would invest in their agents. Renwick Congdon will explore his vision at Real Estate Connect San Francisco, during a Thursday, July 11 ...

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Doorsteps launches lender tool
Inman.com
Doorsteps, an online tool that provides first-time homebuyers a detailed, step-by-step guide to the homebuying process and agents a way to reach them, has launched a new tool that allows lenders to engage users through the platform. “We were finding ...

Commercial Real Estate: Specialty contractor plans Mare Island plant
North Bay Business Journal
But as of July 1, commercial real estate leases must state whether the property has been inspected for ADA violations and, if so, what the inspection found. Inspections must be performed by a state-certified access specialist, or CASp, but owners aren ...

New York Daily News
Construction worker shot in chest
New York Daily News
A CONSTRUCTION WORKER — hell-bent on revenge after getting fired three weeks ago — returned to the midtown job site on Monday and pumped a bullet into the supervisor who gave him the ax, sources told the Daily News. Louis Lamburini, 56, was ...
Sources: Construction Foreman Shot By Worker In Hell's KitchenNY1
Man shot on Hell's Kitchen street during rush hourNew York Post
Police Investigating Shooting At Hell's Kitchen Construction SiteCBS Local
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US Construction Spending up 0.5 Percent in May
ABC News
Private residential construction rose 1.2 percent to the highest level since October 2008, further evidence of a rebound in housing. Spending on nonresidential projects fell 1.4 percent, dragged lower by declines in office building and the category ...

US construction spending up 0.5 percent in May as home building at highest ...
Fox News
WASHINGTON – Spending on residential housing rose in May to the highest level in 4½ years, helping to send overall construction spending higher despite a big drop in nonresidential activity. The Commerce Department says construction spending rose 0.5 ...

Property owners, city learning from 2012 derecho
ThisWeekNews
Tom McCarthy, who owns a building just down the street at 127 W. Fifth St., said the storm caused a lot of business owners to take a look around and see what might need attention. "I'm looking at my building different," McCarthy said. The storm ...

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Half Of All US Retail And Hotel Projects To Be Green Buildings By 2015
CleanTechnica
Green building projects over time image via McGraw Hill. Tremendous green growth has occurred in these building sectors, roughly doubling from 2011 to 2013, according to McGraw Hill Construction's Green Retail and Hospitality SmartMarket Report. Green ...

Brett M. Dupuy
The Louisiana Record
GRETNA – A home inspector is being sued by a couple who purchased a home that allegedly had significant plumbing damage despite an inspection that did not reveal the damage. Robert Deblois and Gina Stansbury filed suit against All American Home ...

Home inspector gets ASHI certification
Herald & Review
Home inspector gets ASHI certification. Print Email. 2013-07-01T07:00:00Z Home inspector gets ASHI certification Herald-Review.com. July 01, 2013 7:00 am. (0) Comments. DECATUR — Jason Warnick of Pristine Inspections & Testing, a local firm that ...

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West Milford home inspector tells sellers what they need to know
NorthJersey.com
Radon testing, insect inspections, chimney assessment…oh, my! These are just part of a routine day for Mark E. Noble, owner of West Milford's Nobility Home Inspection Services. But for homeowners selling their home, a home inspection doesn't have to ...

Southern Bay Construction completes home in Aqualane
Naples Daily News
Southern Bay Construction has completed a two-story, 5,000-square-foot under air move-in ready luxury residence at 920 17th Ave. S. in Naples' exclusive Aqualane Shores neighborhood. The home is situated on an 80-foot wide deepwater canal just one lot ...

Timing is key as construction costs rise
phillyBurbs.com
“Prior to (Sandy), New York and New Jersey were associated with two of the nation's most slowly recovering construction markets,” said Basu, adding that eastern Pennsylvania is included in the region. “Today, New York and New Jersey are associated with ...

Safe and sound: Home maintenance saves owners and sellers money
Billings Gazette
LLOYD BLUNK/ Gazette Staff. Billings home inspector, Mike Lehman, explains the most important things to consider when having a home inspected. Home inspections help reduce the worry. With the owner gone and a “for sale” sign on the lawn, Mike and ...

New York Daily News
Nailing down a contract: Carpenters' strike would affect WTC, other ...
New York Daily News
The carpenters union in New York plans to put the screws to a group of construction contractors by walking off job sites Monday, the Daily News has learned. Unless a last-minute breakthrough occurs in stalled contract talks, 350 cabinetmakers and wood ...

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Recycling company grapples with environmental concerns
Pensacola News Journal
Following torrential rain in early June of last year, Escambia County employees noted two stormwater holding ponds had backed up and flooded West Florida Recycling's building and parking lot on North Palafox Street, swamping recycled material. The ...

Pomona once again drawing developers' attention, construction projects
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Under construction are residential developments for both single-family homes and condominiums, as well as retail, industrial and medical projects. Developers have expressed serious interest in building a hotel and warehousing projects, officials said.

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