The restoration of the tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia has been a fascinating example of the National Park Service’s fierce dedication to preserving the building’s structural elements while supplementing and strengthening the historic site with modern building materials. 

If you shower, cook, wash dishes, clean, do laundry – if you breathe – inside your home, you’re generating water vapor. 

Maybe we’ve hit bottom and things are on the upswing after all. 

Condominium owners take great pride in the buildings they call home. When repairs are needed, they’re inclined to undertake painstaking research before approving the contractors and building materials used for those repairs.