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The NAHB and other organizations are recommending any new immigration law to include a program that opens a legal path for foreign workers to enter the United States when the economy needs them....
Proving copyright infringement of a song, screenplay, or house design typically relies on circumstantial evidence because eyewitnesses or a confession by the defendant are rarely available.
After standing pat with its flagship energy program for the first 10 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revamped the thresholds for Energy Star-backed new homes twice in the last half...
When it comes to specifying window systems for new-home projects, energy efficiency and price were always the top two drivers of purchasing preference.
Structural engineer and expert framer Tim Garrison presents his assessment and recommendations from a recent framing inspection.
Situated on the picturesque Oregon Coast, Seaside is a community insulated between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade foothills. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been insulated from the housing downturn....
The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) and the International Code Council (ICC) have released “Guidelines for Complying With Energy Code Requirements for Roof Assemblies:...
A new mapping tool from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Boston design firm can calculate rooftops' capacity for solar energy.
Representatives of federal government agencies, states, municipalities, research centers, professional associations, and environmental groups met recently at the White House to discuss ways to...
The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration has levied more than $12,000 in fines against Czoer Construction and Remodeling in Haubstadt, Ind., for violating fall-protection and...
The Safe Building Code Incentive Act would give states a little extra post-disaster federal funding if they enacted and enforced nationally recognized building codes for businesses and residences...
Recycling and reusing construction materials not only makes projects sustainable, but also offers a source of savings and additional income for contractors.
Construction companies have more trouble borrowing than others, even when they look for less than $100,000, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Wildfires in the parched West struck in areas where development is occurring near forested areas that can become tinder boxes in severe droughts.
Most green buildings do deliver predicted energy savings (or better), says sustainability guru Jerry Yudelson.
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down three provisions of Arizona's immigration law while upholding a provision that requires police to check the immigration status of people they have...
A new temporary Small Business Administration program provides working capital to small businesses by allowing them to refinance some assets.
The National Roofing Contractors Association’s update of its Guidelines for Roof Systems With Rooftop Photovoltaic Components is now available.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to propose rules to give consumers a more complete and understandable “good faith estimate” of mortgage costs.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched its 2012 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign to educate employees and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors in heat, and...
