Other stories by Ted Cushman

• After Repeat Floods, Rebuilding Better

  Rebuilding will not mean simply putting back what was there — in many cases, homes will have to comply with tougher standards than before.

• A Tale of Two Estimates

  The methods insurance estimators use are a far cry from the way most contractors estimate.

• Sandy Aftermath: Understanding the Insurance Game

  Hurricane Sandy has generated hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of paying work for residential contractors, but that work is not going to be easy — and the money to be made is not going to be easy money either.

• Hurricane Sandy: Aftermath

  Along the battered Northeast coast, contractors assess the damage and get to work

• In Sandy Aftermath, Businesses Step Up to Help

  While FEMA has spent or at least authorized hundreds of millions of dollars in relief, the government's resources do have limits.

• New York City Still Struggling to Recover

  Almost six weeks after Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City, parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island are still reeling from the blow.

• Report: Georgia Coast Shows Economic Strength

• Maine Passive House Builder Tweaks His Package

  Chris Corson is working on another Passive House — this time, with a more ample budget, and a more complex design.

• Jersey Shore: "It's Like Somebody Called In an Air Strike."

  Life has changed radically for residents of the New Jersey barrier island towns, and for the contractors who work there.

• Outer Banks: Repairing a Frail Lifeline, Cut by Sandy (Again)

  One of Sandy's impacts is still being felt a month later: the storm cut North Carolina Route 12, the slender link between the barrier island chain and the mainland.