Source: https://www.newsbreak.com/, September 30, 2025 By; Edmond Thorne Walk through any suburban Florida neighborhood built between 2005 and 2022, and you’ll likely see rows of two-story homes with smooth stucco exteriors. What you won’t see, at least not right away, is the rot, mold, and structural decay festering beneath those walls. The so-called “billion-dollar stucco […]

Source: https://www.constructionbriefing.com/, October 8, 2025 By: Neil Gerrard A new guide that aims to help US contractors identify and manage the risks associated with forever chemicals on construction projects has launched, as they face “unprecedented liability” over the issue. The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has compiled the guide to outline the key issues for construction […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, October 7, 2025 By: Manal Ali Markets rarely stop talking about uncertainty. Whether the subject is tariffs, taxes, political change, or shifting policies, conversations about returns and risk almost always circle back to what remains unknown. In construction and design, that uncertainty is amplified by forces pressing on the industry from every direction: […]

Source: https://www.dezeen.com/, Octoboer 1, 2025 By: Ellen Eberhardt Local developer Neutral has stated that construction on its mass-timber Edison skyscraper in Milwaukee, which it claims will be the “world’s tallest”, has been halted due to rising tariffs. According to local outlets, Neutral CEO Nate Helbach stated that construction on the residential tower Neutral Edison has temporarily halted due to […]

Source: https://axaxl.com/, August 14, 2025 By: David Sofaer As the federal landscape continues to experience significant policy and funding shifts, architects, engineers, and construction professionals find themselves operating in an environment that is more complex and volatile than ever before. From new regulations and legislative changes to evolving geopolitical tensions, every facet of the industry—from […]

Source: https://www.wpr.org/, September 30, 2025 By: Danielle Kaeding The current and former owners of a Rhinelander paper mill are responsible for widespread PFAS contamination in the northern Wisconsin township of Stella, state environmental regulators said in new letters obtained by WPR. The letters come after a site inspection of the area to evaluate its potential […]

Source: https://www.gmtoday.com/, September 30, 2025 By: Rafael Olmeda Hundreds of homes built by the Miami-based Lennar Corporation on tribal land over the last five years are in such shoddy condition that no one can safely live in them, according to a lawsuit against the construction company filed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The lawsuit […]

Source: https://www.floridatoday.com/, September 30, 2025 By: J.D. Gallop A day after an orange mist escaped from a Palm Bay chemical plant, Brevard County officials confirmed the gas was made up of vaporized bromine and sodium cyanide — both toxic to humans. The Brevard County HazMat team — which tested inside and outside of the FAR […]

Source: https://www.wxyz.com/, September 24, 2025 By: Ruta Ulcinaite A General Motors engineering building will be closed for the rest of the week after two employees tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease and the company continues to rid the building of any illness, a GM spokesperson confirmed to 7 News Detroit. The Cole Engineering building in Warren […]

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/, September 29, 2025 By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. The United States District Court (S.D. Indiana) (“Court”) in a September 23rd Order addressed insurance coverage issues associated with an apartment complex contaminated by perchloroethylene (“PCE”). See Thompson Thrift Development, Inc., et al., v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company, 2025 WL 2711770. Read more.

Source: https://pix11.com/, September 23, 2025 By: Eileen Lehpamer More legal action as a result of the deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak this past summer in Harlem. Attorney Ben Crump and attorneys with Weitz & Luxenberg have now filed three lawsuits against the construction company, Skanska. They have also filed 18 notices of claim against New York City, […]

Source: https://www.benningtonbanner.com/, September 23, 2025 By: Susan Smallheer In June 2004, a dramatic fire at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant forced plant owner Entergy Nuclear to declare an unusual event and temporarily shut down the plant. Area firefighters, along with Entergy’s own “fire brigade,” fought the fire at the large transformer, an electrical installation, […]