Construction Law

Homebuilders Report Steep Uptick in Remodeling Demand
"Declaring that the decline in remodeling activity may be reaching an end, the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) released the results of its Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the first quarter of 2010...

Remodeling Slump Continues: NAHB
Negative effects of the economic slowdown seem to have percolated nearly every market, and the residential remodeling market is no exception, as third-quarter reports showed a continued slump in remodeling activity across the nation, according the the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index...

Remodeling Chinas Economy, the Bear to Watch
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Aug. 3 - Andrew Peaple in today?s Wall Street Journal article wrote an interesting piece on China?s stimulus habit which details new concerns over the remodeling of its economy...

SC law could make retrofitting homes easier
South Carolina residents could make their homes more energy-efficient and lower their utility bills without putting any money down, under a loan program signed into law Wednesday.

Helmuts Remodeling: Why consumers hate contractors (Part 2)
Last week I posted a rant about Helmut’s Remodeling and my horrible customer service experience with them. Shortly thereafter I removed it, after Helmut asked me to give the company a chance to make things right for me...

Helmuts Remodeling: Why consumers hate contractors
In less than one year, I’ve been screwed by two contractors who were supposed to do work on my home. And they wonder why consumers hate them and cringe every time we have to do business with them? Almost a year ago, I began my escapade with a wayward carpenter who was too busy with his [...

More than half of homeowners have remodeling plans this year
It looks like it going to be a busy year for do-it-yourselfers. A new poll from Consumer Reports reveals that 54 percent of homeowners participating in the poll plan some type of remodeling project during the next 12 months...

Yard sign, remodeled
Dave from Sugarland sent (and gave me permission to republish here) a photo of his yard sign ? which is not the product of vandalism, but rather, of his intentional remodeling: Simple...

Energy and the New World Order
Great article in Asia Times on energy and changing geopolitics. This is not a news piece, but a nice digestible article summarizing some current energy-related trends and how things will progress in the next few decades...

FRS Healthy Energy
alleging the quercetin benefits from FRS energy products are a scam.

Two Energy Companies Settle Whistleblower Qui Tam Suit
Two Energy Companies Settle Whistleblower Qui Tam Suit

Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
401K / ERISA Stock Fraud

Hardcore Energy Drinks
FDA, Health Canada Warn of Suspected Tampering

Valero Energy
Faces National Labor Class Action

N.Y. Nightclub Owner
Settlement reached Red Bull Energy Drink lawsuit.