This article appeared in the 2011 August issue.
Dear SBC,
This recession has lasted so long, we may have forgotten how we used to build houses, and that may be a good thing. Experience could be our worst enemy.
This article appeared in the 2011 June/July issue.
We received a lot of positive feedback from readers about an article in the April issue regarding a component manufacturer’s product defect negligence lawsuit. While this is not the industry’s first escape from a negligence or breach of warranty finding as a result of proper risk management procedures, it’s a very timely lesson for us. As SBCA Legal Counsel Kent Pagel explains in Important Legal Trends for 2011, the building industry is in another litigious cycle. Many of you pointed to the moral of the story: That the value of providing SBCA Jobsite Packages with all component orders cannot be overstated.
This article appeared in the 2010 August issue.
This article appeared in the 2007 June/July issue.
This article appeared in the 2005 May issue and was authored by John Meeks.
This article appeared in the 2005 Jan/Feb issue.
This article appeared in the 2000 Sept/Oct issue.