As of September 15, 2011, the grace period has expired and the new requirements are fully enforceable. The new requirement applies in cases where the building’s end use will be a dwelling and it is constructed of traditional wood frame materials (or equivalent cold-formed sheet metal stud) and methods.  Anyone working six (6) feet or more […]

Almost daily I lament the scarcity of women in the construction trades.  And further.. the few women that I do see often settle for jobs in demolition.  Or worse…they call themselves decorators!  Not that there is anything wrong with those jobs––it’s just that there is so much more opportunity out there!  All of the skilled trade sectors […]