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Henry Construction crashes into administration

Construction Enquirer

Insolvency experts from FRP Advisory took control of the London-based residential tower builder yesterday evening. Set up by his father William Henry in 1976 as a concrete frame contractor, Mark Henry took over running the business in 2002, growing the business into a design and build contractor lifting revenue from £20m to £140m.

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Rising Mortgage Rates Sink Homebuyer Demand

Pro Builder

As 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances reach their highest level since 2002, the share of borrowers who benefit from refinancing is at a record low. Residential housing activity ranging from new housing starts to home sales have been on downward trends coinciding with the rise in rates.”. Market Data + Trends.

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#68:? Energy Code Compliance

NH Construction Law

RSA 155-D, first enacted in 1979 before the international building codes came into prominence, has largely been redundant since New Hampshire’s adoption of the International Energy Conservation Code as part of its state building code ( RSA 155-A ) in 2002. HB 1472 was intended to clean up that redundancy. Section 103.1

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#112:  Owners' Implied Warranty Rights Against Subcontractors

NH Construction Law

While some commercial subcontracts do extend the subcontractor’s express warranties to the owner, such provisions are rarely found in residential construction, where there is often no express warranty in the subcontract at all. But what about the implied warranty of good workmanship ( #4 )? Dagenais , 130 N.H. Rahme , 78 S.W.3d

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What Are Planted  Column, Floating Column, Hanging Column, and Stub Column

CivilJungle

This is widely used in high storied buildings for both commercial and residential purpose. As per IS:1893-2002 earthquake code India is classified into a different zone for which it specifies the seismic zone factor and it is very important to analyze & design the building for a seismic force to prevent damages occur due to earthquake.

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Two Week Natural Building Intensive

Natural Building

He wrote “The Cobber’s Companion” in 1996 and co-authored “The Hand-Sculpted House” (published by Chelsea Green, 2002) and “The Art of Natural Building (2nd edition, New Society, 2015).” He helped organize the first Natural Building Colloquium in 1994. With his partner and children, he stewards a 20-acre organic farm in Yolo County.

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Michael G. Smith Writes about the Value of Cob

Natural Building

The International Residential Code, the model code used as the basis for building codes in 49 of the 50 United States, now includes appendices on both straw bale and light straw clay construction. The nonprofit Cob Research Institute recently submitted an appendix on cob construction, which was accepted as part of the 2021 IRC.