What looks like a stylish bathroom upgrade could actually be hiding serious code violations — ones that inspectors, insurers, ...

Administrative costs and technology upgrades are cited as reasons for an increase in building inspections and permit fees.

Buying a home is usually the biggest purchase of someone's life. But what happens if what you thought you were paying for isn't what you end up with? Homebuyers have been reporting that an unregulated ...

When it was first introduced in 2020, T2D2 was an algorithmic computer vision system for spotting and identifying damage to building facades from inspection videos and photos. But uses of the ...

A pre-purchase building inspection conducted by a qualified inspector can provide home buyers with a number of invaluable insights. For example, it will: To help home buyers get the most out of their ...

Before his recent retirement, Norman Gutierrez was perhaps the Department of Building Inspection’s longest-serving employee. He was hired in 1987 and worked there for 34 years. As such, you see his ...