11/18/2011· Construction
Consumer Protection & More Successful Construction Projects (We're In It Together)
By: Wayne Baruch
Owners, consumers, professionals, tradespeople, vendors, and regulators are all involved in the purchase goods and services. However, how many are actually, accurately aware of their duties and rights for those transactions according to the law? Some parties are ethical and/or competent to make a wise purchase.
5/25/2011· Construction
By: Wayne Baruch
By now, you have probably heard about the rules that tell us how to properly manage lead-based paint under the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), and most State, County, and Local governments.
4/20/2011· Construction
Capital Replacement Projects: Professional Design and Inspection Produce Quality Results
By: Andrew Amorosi
As your community or building ages, it will require an increasing amount of maintenance and large scale replacement or improvement projects will become necessary.
1/28/2011· Construction
Construction Expert Witness Practice
By: Wayne Baruch
We all find ourselves in legal disputes from time to time.
1/27/2011· Construction
Sustainable Safety: A Lifecycle Strategy for Fall Prevention
The traditional methodology for addressing safety for facilities, machines or products is for owners, architects, engineers, consultants, contractors and vendors to complete the design, engineering, construction or fabrication of a project based on past knowledge, experience and training.
4/11/2005· Construction
Things You Can Do To Avoid Conflict In The Design And Construction Of Building Projects
By: William R. Acorn
Introduction: In our first Volume of the Forensic Exchanger, we discussed some of the all too many reasons why HVAC systems fail. If you missed that edition and are interested in that topic e-mail us and we will gladly send it to you. We will follow up with more discussion of that important topic in later editions
9/21/2004· Failure Analysis
Contemporary Skin Barrier Wall Design And Water Leakage
For hundreds of years, building walls were constructed of stone or brick and were sometimes several feet thick. Such massive walls served well not only to sup port the floors and roof but also to keep out the weather
by Joseph Klapper, MD
by Makarand Hastak, PhD, PE, CCP
by Edward J. Priz, Scott Priz
