As Lead Rules Loom, Remodelers Aren't Ready
As Lead Rules Loom, Remodelers Aren't Ready The Environmental Protection Agency's new rule on lead-safe practices for home renovations takes effect on April 22. Coastal cities, especially in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, are full of the pre-1978 homes that the new rule covers. And by all reports, remodeling contractors ... more
Chinese Drywall: Federal Trial Opens — And Closes
Chinese Drywall: Federal Trial Opens - And Closes The first Federal class-action trial in the Chinese drywall debacle opened Monday, February 22, in the New Orleans courtroom of Judge Eldon Fallon, with testimony from Virginia homeowners whose houses are damaged by the defective material. Missing, however, was the defendant, Taishan ... more
Scientists Predict Fewer, But Stronger, Hurricanes
Scientists Predict Fewer, But Stronger, Hurricanes As temperatures rise worldwide from the effect of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, hurricanes may become fewer in number, according to a paper published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience (" Tropical cyclones and climate change ," by Thomas R. Knutson et al). ... more
Florida Economy: A Gloomy Report
Florida Economy: A Gloomy Report Economists from McGraw-Hill have released an economic forecast for Florida - and the picture, while gloomy, offers some rays of hope (" Florida Construction Outlook 2010: Winter Issue ," by Senior Economist Jennifer Coskren - $345). Florida is ground zero for the national housing market ... more
Fire in the Hole!
Fire in the Hole! "Awesome" Florida Condo Takedown Delights Crowd Palm Beach county residents and out-of-state tourists gathered on Valentine's day to watch the controlled demolition of 1515 South Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach, a 30-story condo tower damaged by Hurricanes Jeanne and Frances in 2004, and tarnished by ... more
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