The condition and structure of a roof can help assess storm-related damages on a residential building, writes Thomas Mierzwa, a civil-structural engineer.
The city of Joplin, Mo., has issued more than $300 million in building permits, but much of the miles-long tornado-stricken disaster zone remains barren.
The owner of Summer and Winter Construction in Concord, N.H. has received 16 citations totaling $101,550 over a period of years related to fall protection and other safety measures from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
Home prices dropped year-over-year in 13 of the 20 metropolitan areas analyzed by the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, as indicated in the latest release of the index on Tuesday.
The latest release of the quarterly Case-Shiller Home Price Index reveals that seven of the 20 metropolitan areas surveyed saw higher home prices than in the first quarter of 2011, offering hope for sustained recovery in these markets.
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) from the National Association of Realtors recorded a mark of 95.5 in April, a 14.4 percent increase from the same time last year.
Maryland senators criticized regulations proposed by the Maryland Department of the Environment last month that would require the use of best available technology for nitrogen removal septic systems in new construction on land draining to the Chesapeake
