Heavy Hurricane Season Predicted
Predicting a whole season's worth of weather months in advance is a risky business. But that hasn't stopped Accuweather's veteran meteorologist and expert long-range forecaster, Joe Bastardi, from releasing his prediction for the upcoming hurricane season — and he's expecting a heavy one, Accuweather reports ("2010 Hurricane Season Will Be ... more
Another Chinese Drywall Trial - This Time, With a Defendant
The 2009 International Residential Code (IRC) includes a requirement for fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family houses. The measure was approved at final code hearings in Minneapolis, Minnesota in September of 2008, as the Journal of Light Construction reported (see "IRC Adopts Residential-Sprinkler Requirement," by Jon Vara, Dec08). But ... more
Lennar Makes a Big Land Play in Florida
It's not clear how long Florida may take to come back from the depths of the housing market crash the state has experienced. If recovery does come soon, however, one builder who will be well positioned is Miami-based Lennar Corporation. In February, Lennar picked up 2,700 home lots formerly owned ... more
March Nor'easter Hammers the Coast
The weekend of March 13th and 14th saw another in a series of strong late-winter storms that have pounded the mid-Atlantic and New England coastline. The mid-March storm created further beach and shoreline erosion on the Massachusetts coast, as WCBV-TV (Channel 5) reports here ("Nor'easter Chews Away At Mass. Coastline"). ... more
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