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Bargain Basements

New building code standard, ACI 332, offers builders a better alternative for building concrete basement foundations.

Associated Soil and Foundation Engineers

Associated Soil and Foundation Engineers (ASFE) was formally launched in 1969 to identify the causes of professional liability claims and losses and to develop programs and materials to help geoprofessionals avoid such exposures in the future.

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Foundation

To innovate, don't get mad, get pissed off
Culture clusters
Case Study: Starting Over in the Lower Ninth Ward

The Make It Right Foundation seeks a better approach to creating sustainable neighborhoods in New Orleans.
Tech Spec: Clay Nation

If you've ever visited Texas, you know that the state?and everything in it?is really, really big. But did you know that Texas gets bigger? Every time it rains.
How and why Modular homes work in coastal areas or those at risk of flooding

Overcome coastal flooding worries by using factory-built homes.
Yuba County Probes Horton Homes

Builder cooperating as paperwork on its foundation bolts is doubted by officials
Time-Savers

The building process is inherently slow, but here are some products and systems that can help you shave days off your schedule.
Pour It On: Special How-To Feature

WHEN TEMPERATURES dip toward freezing, building officials routinely shut down foundation work
Closing the Crawl

Q: When a home is built over a crawlspace foundation, what are the advantages, if any, of sealing the vents versus leaving them open?
Betting the House

SATURDAY, JUNE 11, WAS A DAY of great fanfare at Oak Creek Elementary School in Irvine, Calif. For amid the food, family games, and entertainment, nearly 4,500 people gathered, tickets in hand-hoping they'd win the Irvine Public School Foundation's (IPSF) "$Half-Million Dollar$" House Raffle.