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Builders Pause New Projects as Home Sales Slow, but Experts Say the Time to Build Is Now

Pro Builder

Regional builders are holding off on new construction projects as buyer demand dips, but experts worry that delayed development will add to a decades-old housing shortage . Mr. Lewis’s company takes raw land and over the course of decades adds basic infrastructure like sewers, streets and traffic signals. “As Construction.

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Water on the Brain

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The New York City Water System (NYCWS) is one of the greatest engineering feats of all time. The last time we visited this subject in the BF Blog, New York’s governor was mulling a decision of critical importance to the sustainability of the NYCWS. Mayor Bloomberg immediately made completion of Tunnel No.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

Like the “ mass flush” ordered by Bulawayo’s municipal government to clean out the city’s sewer system. (A From the New York Times. After all, they did flush quite a few toilets in Bulawayo to clear out the sewer system. If that’s how you hire an attorney, you are an idiot.

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OSHA urges safety during Sandy cleanup

Safety Services Company

This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. OSHA urges safety during Sandy cleanup. OSHA wants to make certain that no casualties result from cleanup operations.”

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4 Effective Management Practices for Stormwater Runoff

Fieldwire

By its nature, a construction site produces pollution and debris. This is known as stormwater runoff , and it is a top concern for construction sites. Fortunately, a construction site can help reduce its runoff waste, and, through stormwater management and containment, protect the surrounding land. The question is often: How?

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Just an hour North of New York City begins a great expanse of farmland that extends hundreds of miles to the Pennsylvania border. The success at the Ag-park has been evidenced by two yogurt manufacturing plants to the region that are now under construction. Genesee County, NY is a Food Processing Hub. Half of the U.S.

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#75:  Recovery for Defective Work After Termination for Convenience

NH Construction Law

Steelwood Construction, Inc. , ” Depriving a terminated contractor of an opportunity to cure defects was likewise the basis for rejecting defective workmanship claims in TRG Construction, Inc. Water & Sewer Authority , 70 A.3d v City of New York , 228 A.D.2d Shelter Products, Inc. 257 Or.App. 382, 307 P.3d