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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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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.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

In 2018 the legislature authorized the use of “graywater” under specified conditions for residential purposes including household gardening, composting, lawn watering, landscape irrigation, or flushing of a conventional toilet or urinal. Stormwater and Flood Management. Sediment and Erosion Control. to elect a new Speaker.

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Are you following the (hollywood) construction marketing standards?

Construction Marketing Ideas

The Rookie, a 2002 Hollywood movie, follows all of the conventions. Last night, our family enjoyed a Hollywood sports-hero movie on television. Our 15-year-old son, at a critical juncture, said: ”I know what’s going to happen next” — we all did, most of the time (there were surprises, but not too many).

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How To Break Your Contracting Business Into 3 Segments And Pocket Big Money!

Contractor Bookkeeping

I’m a construction marketing specialist, used to be residential contractor and an Entrepreneur of 13 years. I jumped into the contracting business in 2002. To Easily And Clearly See How To. Grow And Make More Money. Hi, I’m David Hawke. I made good money but had a difficult time growing to the level I had originally envisioned.