Bridge construction inspection is a critical component in fulfilling the mission of state departments of transportation (DOTs) and the FHWA to deliver high-performing transportation systems that ...

How are state transportation agencies managing their CEI consultants? Due to diminishing resources, many agencies have sought CEI consultants to meet their construction project demands. This study ...

This new law allows developers to hire private inspection agencies to perform property inspections if the local construction officials are unable to complete an inspection within three business days ...

The National Council completed the reform’s final phase: all new buildings require certified inspection, except special cases. Ariela Yariv Gotenberg calls it a key milestone in licensing. In the ...

The Building Inspection Department enforces state building codes and outlines a permit and inspection process to ensure safe, ...

This chapter documents findings obtained from the literature review. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the foundation and framework for the results presented in Chapters 3 and 4, which ...