article thumbnail

Underground Home for Sale in Illinois

Natural Building

It was his dream to build one,” says Jerry’s daughter Kim Dobyns, who just listed her late father’s three-bedroom home in Sheridan, Illinois, for $185,000. “He The project broke ground in 1982, with Jerry’s father, an excavator by trade, doing much of the hillside digging and sewer work.

article thumbnail

Prepping For Reentry: 8 Facility Maintenance Steps For Reopening Commercial Properties

HardHatChat

A version of this post was published in Illinois Real Estate Journal as a bylined article from Englewood Construction. Flush sewer lines and drains to make sure valves and seals are working. Check all mechanical systems, identify any problems and make a list of items to address.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Illinois Contractor Banned From Excavation Work After OSHA Violations

Construction Equipment

A federal court has banned an Illinois sewer and water contractor from trenching, excavation and construction after exposing employees to trenching hazards. . The April 2013 penalties were issued by OSHA for exposing workers to trenching hazards on a job site in Des Plaines, Ill.

article thumbnail

Illinois Supreme Court to Review Burke Case

Construction Lawyer

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to review a case, Burke Engineering v. The engineer prepared a plat of a proposed subdivision of the property, including plans for sewers and roads. The strong dissent pointed out that the case is contrary to prior Illinois Supreme Court cases, such as Crowen v. Meyer , 341 Ill.

article thumbnail

Illinois Supreme Court to Review Burke Case

Construction Lawyer

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to review a case, Burke Engineering v. The engineer prepared a plat of a proposed subdivision of the property, including plans for sewers and roads. The strong dissent pointed out that the case is contrary to prior Illinois Supreme Court cases, such as Crowen v. Meyer , 341 Ill.

article thumbnail

Illinois Contractor Arrested for Failure to Pay OSHA Penalties

Construction Equipment

Mike Neri, owner of Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Ill., was arrested Oct. 27, 2014 after failing to comply with OSHA standards and not paying penalties associated with safety violations, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.'

OSHA 60
article thumbnail

Illinois Plumbing Contractor Ignores 3 OSHA Warnings In One Month

Construction Equipment

Less than three weeks after being cited for exposing workers to unsafe trenches, federal investigators saw a Chicago plumbing contractor, Og Plumbing, exposing the same four-man crew to trenching hazards as they worked on sewer and water utilities at two locations in Oak Park on consecutive days in March 2016. OSHA's inspection found:

OSHA 48