On June 28, 2017, a fire destroyed a brand new, unoccupied building in Boston, MA. Like many other buildings, the Ashmont building was constructed out of “lightweight” wooden building materials. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and there was a sprinkler system installed in the building, which was slated to be activated the […]
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New York Labor Law 240, also known as the “Scaffolding Law” states, in part: “All contractors and owners and their agents, except owners of one and two-family dwellings who contract for but do not direct or control the work, in the erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of a building or structure shall furnish
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Briefly after Mr. Doddridge’s live interview, PIX11-WPIX TV News asked Mr. Doddridge to conduct an actual demonstration for the purpose of comparing traditional wood framing to manufactured wood framing when subjected to fire.
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After the tragic Edgewater, New Jersey fire in January of 2015, David Doddridge was contacted by PIX11-WPIX TV News in New York City and asked to conduct a live interview related to light weight wood building materials, such as those used in the construction of the Avalon on the Hudson luxury apartment complex.
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One week after Mr. Doddridge’s first interview with KCBS news radio in San Francisco, Mr. Doddridge was asked to conduct a second interview to lend further insight as to the cause of this tragic occurrence.
Construction defects lead to tragic balcony collapse in Berkley, CA. On June 15th, 2015 a Berkley, CA balcony collapsed on the 4th floor of a student housing building, killing 6 Irish students. Mr. Doddridge was interviewed by San Francisco radio KCBS regarding his thoughts on exactly what may have caused this tragedy.
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