Faced with the current hard insurance market and no real confidence that it will soften soon, many builders are following the Franklin Roosevelt policy - try something, anything.

The liability insurance crisis is not new.

When you face this, don't be surprised if you come a little unglued.

If your liability insurance policy has come up for renewal recently, you've probably learned a hard lesson: Insurance companies don't like you anymore.

Smart Code, due out this spring from Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. and Municipal Code Corp., will provide a basis from which smarter zoning codes can be adopted by local officials.

A California lawyer has received a patent for his solution to the problem of tight, confined suburban neighborhoods: acre-sized circles that maximize the side and front-facing distances between homes.

Highlighting the pressure that environmentalists are putting on new development in many places around the country.

Builders can shield themselves from litigation relating to natural and environmental hazards with Property I.D. hazard reports.

In one instance, a state created a program that helps municipal officials understand the effects of future growth by providing forecasting tools and technical assistance.