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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Property Managers Sought For Interview

Summary: Property managers

Category: General

Email: query-25y0@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Multi-Housing News

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 25 May

Query:

Are you a property manager who would like to be featured in
Multi-Housing News? I'll send you a few questions about your
career and how you got where you are. All you have to do is
answer them and supply a photo and the article will run. I'm
looking for property managers all across the country.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Canadian Builders Sought For Article

This is an inquiry from Help a Reporter...you can respond and they'll ask you to sign up (free) and you can start getting some reporters interest in your information...

26) Summary: Got construction photos? We'd love to see them!

Name: Michael Danaher Canadian Builders Quarterly

Category: Energy and Green Tech

Email: query-25i1@helpareporter.net

Media Outlet: Canadian Builders Quarterly

Deadline: 7:00 PM EST - 24 May

Query:

Canadian Builders Quarterly is looking for a recently finished
project that has photos illustrating the building process from
start to finish. Ideally, you will have photos of laying the
foundation, the finished project, and everything in between. If
you are a Canadian builder and/or designer, or if you know of a
recently completed project in Canada, please contact Michael
(michael@guerrerohowe.com) for more information. Thanks!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Fwd: For Immediate Release - NADRA Produces Check Your Deck(R) Video Campaign to Educate Consumers about Deck Safety Month(R)

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Group: NADRA
Subject: For Immediate Release - NADRA Produces Check Your Deck® Video Campaign to Educate Consumers about Deck Safety Month®

For Immediate Release:

After 6 years of promoting May as Deck Safety Month®, the association decided on a new method of reaching the masses this year. The new video was produced using images and text to drive a strong message to consumers about NADRA's Check Your Deck® evaluation forms and the 10‐point checklist. The video can be found on NADRA's website at www.NADRA.org. The association posted the video to their YouTube channel found under NADRAYT and to their Social Media fan pages.

(Link to Video: http://youtu.be/wC4_L-cUgo0 )

How to redistribute this news:

The Press Release can be found as a PDF file: http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101592927161-436/051012+NADRA+Deck+Safety+2012+Press+Release%5B1%5D.pdf

The Video Can be found on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/wC4_L-cUgo0

If you are not yet a fan of NADRA on FaceBook... this is another way to stay connected. We are very active with our fans there. Here is a link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-American-Deck-Railing-Association/132791393430416?sk=wall

We appreciate the input and support from our group here on LinkedIn. Thank you for your help in spreading the word!

Respectfully,

Michael Beaudry
Posted By Heather Beaudry

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Condo Fire Caused by Cigarette Butts on a Balcony Caused $75,000 In Damages Over the Weekend

Saw this because of a tweet from @canetwork

Here is a reason to ask is it time to ban smoking on condo balcony's?

Tinder-dry conditions are prompting warnings to properly dispose of

cigarette butts.

"Right now our conditions are extreme, and it just takes one of those into a

grassy area, bush area, into a ditch or any area that still has the dead grass

material and it can spread very rapidly. It's extremely combustable," said Tom Karpa,

Edmonton's fire marshall.

"I drive into town and I see people flicking them out of their vehicle and they don't know

where the (butts) are going, they just bounce on the side of the road."

Karpa said a condo fire caused by cigarette butts on a balcony caused $75,000 over the weekend.

He also pointed to a multi-million condo fire in the city's south end earlier this year.

There are currently 57 wildfires raging in the province, with three pegged as out of control.

Read the rest at this link http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/05/14/city-warns-to-properly-dispose-smoke-butts

Sunday, May 13, 2012

“Illegal and Highly Combustible” Decking Material Used On the Roof, Construction Defect suit says.

We continue to warn readers to make sure their roof and decking materials for roof decks are CLASS A fire retardant with an ICC-ES report backing up the manufacturer and contractors claims.

AG sues developer over alleged defects at Williamsburg condo

Schneiderman seeks $1.4 million and ban on Yitzchok Schwartz's developments

May 02, 2012 04:30PM
By Leigh Kamping-Carder

From left: 57-59 Maspeth Avenue, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is seeking nearly $1.4 million from the developer of a 17-unit Williamsburg condominium project that is allegedly "rife with construction defects," including leaks, faulty windows and the use of flammable material on the roof, according to court documents obtained by The Real Deal.

"Condominium purchasers were defrauded by a developer who chose to cut corners at the expense of people's safety," Schneiderman said in a statement toThe Real Deal.

Schwartz, who also helped develop Williamsburg's Warehouse 11 condo, could not immediately be reached for comment. Calls to a business at the same address as Maspeth Plaza and with a number for a Yitzchok Schwartz who lives in Williamsburg were not immediately returned.

Unit owners hired an engineering firm in January 2011 to evaluate the alleged defects, and the firm discovered an estimated $1.2 million worth of damage, ranging from improper roof installation, to "moisture penetrations" in the façade, to air and water seeping through the windows and balcony doors, the suit says.

READ THE WHOLE STORY HERE http://www.widgetserver.com/syndication/l/?p=1&instId=497057d6-815d-4bb9-b7e5-d1e45812cd85&token=c18e703aec3758326ed3771bf4b028c977fe5e4b000001370ffa716c&u=http://bit.ly/IDgt7J