Feature section: Preventing disease
Buildings should be safe havens but under some conditions they actually make people sick. From reactions to dust-mites or stachybotrys, to contaminated drinking water, or infectious diseases in overcrowded homes.
Feature section: Complex buildings
Complex buildings, such as those in categories 2 and 3 of the proposed building practitioner licensing, make up a significant proportion of the industry's construction work, and present many challenges for everyone involved.