Maryland communities are are charging property owners a yearly fee based on stormwater runoff, and attracting attention in the national press.
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A New Mexico court has ruled that the state board setting construction rules can’t overturn a building code without providing a reason.
Hurricane Sandy’s effects still being felt. But next year’s hurricane season is approaching — and forecasters expect an active one.
The Kansas legislature is considering a bill that would prevent state funds from being invested in any “sustainable” project.
Expansive new FEMA flood zones have New York and New Jersey residents complaining. But in Vermont, the old maps have left flooded-out homeowners high and dry.
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Sales and prices are up, and inventories are low. Builders need to boost production, but the supply of skilled trades is tight.
A Colorado general contractor’s day in court is approaching in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by relatives of a family poisoned by carbon monoxide at a ski chalet.
Unrelated incidents involving collapsed excavations have critically injured one construction worker in Lincoln, Nebraska, and killed a worker in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Connecticut authorities have ordered 27 jobs to a halt in the state because employers were paying employees as subcontractors and failing to obtain workers comp coverage.
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As homebuilding starts to surge, materials prices are surging too.
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New floodplain maps combined with rising flood insurance premiums will hammer residents of Somerset County, Maryland, according to a press report.
Hawaiians can act as their own general contractor without any license under current law. But that may change this year.
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Bills under consideration by the North Carolina legislature could dramatically alter local enforcement of codes and zoning.
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Three years in the Federal pen: that’s the sentence for cooking the books in insurance restoration work.
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North Carolina’s House has voted for a measure that would lengthen the code revision cycle and limit local inspections.
A deck on a Gulf Shores, Alabama, rental property failed suddenly under the weight of students at a spring break party.
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Although birth tourism itself is not illegal, critics charge that the practice has led to the creation of overcrowded and illegal "maternity hotels".
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The New Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit was extended to the end of 2013.
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Heat-reflecting asphalt can be as much as 40° cooler.
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California builders are reportedly pleased with the newest version of the state’s building code.