Catastrophe & Restoration

The National Fire Protection Association delayed consideration of new code proposals that would have revised 90A, Standard for the Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems.

Security -- the state of feeling safe, free from anxiety or fear -- has become big business, both for commercial and governmental entities.

Handling a water-intrusion claim when the clients are convinced that their residence or office has toxic mold growth can be an insurance adjuster's worst nightmare.

Last year, Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne brought more claim adjusters to Florida than swampland speculators in the 1920s.

No one expected that the vigorous 2004 Atlantic hurricane season would hit Florida repeatedly: four hurricanes and a tropical storm made landfall within in a six-week period.