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Controversy erupts in Florida over how homes are being rebuilt after Hurricane Ian

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently sent a letter to officials in Lee County, Florida alleging that hundreds of homes were rebuilt in violation of the agency’s rules following Hurricane Ian. The letter provoked a sharp backlash as homeowners struggle to rebuild following the devastating 2022 storm that destroyed a large swath of the county.



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A surging master-planned community in Utah gets its own entertainment district

Since its construction began two decades ago, Daybreak, the 4,100-acre master-planned community in South Jordan, Utah, has been a catalyst and model for regional growth. The latest addition is a 200-acre mixed-use entertainment district that will serve as a walkable and bikeable neighborhood within the community, anchored by a minor-league baseball park and a cinema/entertainment complex.


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Reconstruction & Renovation | Rider Levett Bucknall | Aug 29, 2016

Home maintenance 101: How uninformed homeowners can cause developers big headaches, and what to do about it

By taking a proactive stance, the home-building industry can both educate the public about the importance of home maintenance and raise awareness within the construction community about protecting their professional rights and reputations.

Great Solutions | Aug 23, 2016

Reusable infection control barriers ease hospital renovation

Clark Construction Group pilots the Edge Guard system on the Fair Oaks (Va.) Hospital reconstruction project.

Aug 19, 2016

RECONSTRUCTION GIANTS: Facelifts give buildings new identities, even as they keep a few wrinkles

Reconstruction is always a balancing act between the client’s pro forma and what the building needs to be vibrant again.

Aug 19, 2016

Top 70 Reconstruction Engineering Firms

Jacobs, Robins & Morton, and The Boldt Company top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest reconstruction sector engineering and E/A firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

Aug 19, 2016

Top 110 Reconstruction Construction Firms

Gilbane Building Co., Turner Construction Co., and The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest reconstruction sector construction and construction management firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

Aug 19, 2016

Top 130 Reconstruction Architecture Firms

The Beck Group, Stantec, and IMC Consruction top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest reconstruction sector architecture and A/E firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.

Reconstruction & Renovation | Aug 16, 2016

Community organization celebrating 25 years of safer, healthier homes

Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago’s work engages 3,500 volunteers every year to work on more than 100 repair projects for local residents in need.

Reconstruction & Renovation | Aug 9, 2016

Renascent architecture: Demolished Frank Lloyd Wright structures get new life

The Frank Lloyd Wright Revival Initiative is set to begin its reconstruction efforts with the Banff Pavilion, which was demolished in 1939.

Performing Arts Centers | Jun 16, 2016

Synagogues in Omaha and New York get new lives after intense reconstruction

The Omaha Conservatory of Music gets a new home in a temple. A fire leads to an ambitious rebuild for a NYC synagogue.

Energy Efficiency | Jun 13, 2016

The nation’s largest net zero-plus commercial building retrofit opens in L.A.

The goal of the Net Zero Plus Electrical Training Institute is for this structure to become a model for emergency operations centers for communities. 

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