Source: Berkley Design Professional, https://www.berkleydp.com/ The Failing Foundation An architect designed a new church building and was also responsible for providing engineering services. There were numerous issues regarding the quality of the construction work—the foundation, in particular. The architect used its standard contract which stated that they would “ensure” contractor performance in accordance with plans […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, February 25, 2022 By: Richard Korman As the Flint water negligence trial of two engineering firms began Feb. 15 in federal court in Ann Arbor, Mich., the legal proceedings served as another symbol—and perhaps one of the most costly—of lawsuits that may generate big insurance claims and are driving steadily higher liability coverage premiums […]

Source: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/, January 6, 2022 By: Jaxon Van Derbeken The engineer responsible for the troubled fix of the Millennium Tower acknowledged Thursday that the building is continuing to tilt about 3 inches a year since work began. He also revealed that his team did not provide any instructions to the fix contractor on ways to prevent the […]

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/, December22, 2021 By: James Gordon The developer of 432 Park Avenue, the tallest apartment building in New York City that sits on Billionaires’ Row overlooking Central Park, has responded to a $125 million lawsuit that was filed by the condominium’s board earlier this year. The lawsuit alleged that the building suffered from leaks, flooding, creaking walls […]

Source: https://dailyreporter.com/, December 3, 2021 A six-story condominium building has been evacuated in a Milwaukee suburb after engineers found the structure was in imminent danger of collapsing. Police and firefighters cleared the 48-unit Horizon West condominium building in Waukesha on Thursday night after an engineering report said its structural columns were compromised. Read more.

Source: https://www.wbrz.com/, October 13, 2021 By: Paula Jones This week, a structural engineer who helped demolish New Orleans’ partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in 2020 provided officials with updated information on the cause of the building’s collapse, according to WWL-TV. The news outlet says Walter Zehner was hired by the owner of the Hard Rock project, […]

Source: https://thedcline.org/, October 1, 2021 By: Will Schick On a Friday afternoon in early September, Britney Bennett, a single mother of two children aged 6 and 13, sat on a blue couch in Davina Callahan’s living room and sighed. “They’re not even telling us what’s going on with our homes — or what’s going to […]

Source: https://www.downbeach.com/, September 28, 2021 By: Nanette LoBiondo Galloway Residents whose homes were damaged when a road construction project went awry on Amherst Avenue have filed a lawsuit in Atlantic County Superior Court and are asking for a jury trial demanding judgement against the city, its engineer and the contractor and any sub-contractors who performed […]

Source: Business Insider, September 24, 2021 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ Residents in one of New York City’s most expensive buildings are suing the developers for $125 million over a bevy of complaints, including flooding, unbearably loud noise when the building sways, and faulty elevators. Dissatisfaction with the pricey building on “Billionaire’s Row” has been brewing for […]

Source: https://nypost.com/, September 24, 2021 By: Will Feuer A condo board representing the residents of one of the tallest and ritziest buildings on Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row have sued the developers of the ultra-luxe building, alleging that over 1,500 design flaws have led to flooding, electrical explosions and “horrible and obtrusive noise and vibration.” The board accused the developers […]

Source: https://www.news-press.com/, January 7, 2016 By: David Dorsey After receiving $48.5 million in government funding to renovate their spring training home, the Minnesota Twins achieved their wish list of improvements in 2014-15 and wanted to take advantage of money left over for one more item. When pitchers and catchers arrive next month, and when fans […]

Source: https://www.news-press.com/, August 10, 2020 By: Bill Smith Fort Myers-based Wright Construction Group has been awarded a $1.6 million contract for repairs to JetBlue Park. The spring training home of the Boston Red Sox will also see repairs in the eight-year-old building’s cracking concrete structure and remedies for problems that developed in its roof. Read more.