Residential building defects have emerged as a critical concern for the construction industry worldwide, impacting both economic outcomes and occupant well‐being. Contemporary research has underlined ...

Owners of construction projects are routinely under a great deal of pressure: There are large budgets to manage, tight timelines to oversee, regulatory hurdles to clear and many parties reliant on ...

Several building investigators have taken to social media after a tumultuous few years in the industry, but not everyone ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The studs of Jennifer Miller’s Erie dream home carry in them her family’s hopes for the future, with messages literally inked with permanent marker onto the ...

Not long after closing on a $28.5 million pad at 56 Leonard last spring, the new owner had a problem. More than one, actually. The master bathroom allegedly had poor caulking, the deadbolts weren’t ...

Dear James: We moved into our new house six months ago. We still have a long list of items that need to be fixed, but the contractor never gets around to them. Is seeking the services of a lawyer a ...

A builder employed for four months was summarily dismissed the day after returning from annual leave taken to celebrate his wedding, with the employer citing faulty workmanship on a house build that ...

Seattle’s new City Hall and Justice Center, touted as cutting edge and environmentally friendly, are suffering from a series of defects that range from serious to merely annoying. Boilers have ...