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In 1992, the EPA instituted an erosion regulation -- under the authority of the Clean Water Act -- that holds developers, site owners, and contractors on construction sites larger than one acre responsible for the development and implementation of an erosion control plan for that site. The paper...
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In 1990, Don Strong started Brothers Strong, a house painting company, with his son Michael, in Houston. For Dennis Gehman of the $2.5 million design/build firm Gehman Custom Builder in Harleysville, Pa., the ideal annual growth rate is 20%.
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By Christopher Walker. A study by New York market research firm Scarborough Research this year found that individuals who use the Internet extensively to research and to shop are 19% more likely than the norm to begin a home improvement project.
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By Christopher Walker. that figure to attendees at the NAHB Spring board meeting in June. The Center for Responsive Politics, citing Federal Election Commission data released on June 3, reports that 63% of the NAHB's contributions went to Republicans and 37% went to Democrats.
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Whirlpool tub manufacturers Jacuzzi, Kohler, and Lasco are the defendants in a class-action lawsuit that charges their tubs persistently spew residue from their jets, denying the tub owners the bathing experience they paid for. The suit, filed by Waco, Texas, attorney John Malesovas, claims the...
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By Christopher Walker. A handful of school districts across the country are partnering with local construction firms and unions to create the next generation of vo-tech schools for high school students. A union-run vo-tech charter in Toledo, Ohio, closed last year because of lack of enrollment, but...
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In his 12 years at the helm of Steven Cabinets in Minneapolis, the custom cabinetry firm his father started in 1964, Doug Steven has learned a lot about working with general contractors. "The general contractors who are good to work for are the ones who take the time to establish a relationship,"...
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An $11 million restoration project to save Falling Water, the 1936 Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece located 70 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, from falling into Bear Run has been completed, restoring the world-famous house to near original condition."Falling Water still tilts a little bit toward the...
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro (N.C.) is securing funding to add home repair work to its services for low-income residents, the Greensboro News Record reported. "There's obviously a need for these kinds of repairs," the News Record quotes Bob Kelley, the affiliate's executive director...
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Portland, Ore.-based building product giant LP has announced plans to divest itself of nearly half of its operations, citing a new growth strategy and the need to significantly reduce its $840 million debt. "The most significant assets to be divested are LP's 935,000 acres of timberlands in Texas...