The Nation's Leader in Chinese Drywall Testing

The Future Of America's Manufacturing Jobs
NPR
In a piece for The Atlantic and reports here on NPR, Adam Davidson of Planet Money focused on the education and skills American workers need to out-perform their competitors in China and just how difficult it's going to be for people disadvantaged in ...

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Should I be worried about my office's air quality?
NOW Toronto
Speaking of which, if you thought the toxic Chinese drywall controversy didn't touch this town, think again. Haverkate says he found some in a Toronto building just six months ago, though he's tight-lipped about the location.

Obama Frames the Economic Debate
Big Think (blog)
As Kris Broughton wrote on Big Think, Obama threw everything but the kitchen sink—reminders of his national security successes, tough talk on trade with China, promises to open up offshore oil fields, and so on—into one of the longest State of the ...

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Appraiser agrees with owners: Drywall house worth $0
Tbo.com
After their own investigation Hillsborough County Property Appraiser says a 2 million dollar Davis Island mansion isn't worth a dime because of Chinese drywall. (more) By SHANNON BEHNKEN | The Tampa Tribune Billy and Stacy Peek say toxic Chinese ...

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ABC Action News
Drywall dispute goes public
WTSP 10 News
The house belongs to Billy and Stacy Peek and the banner reads, "Devonshire Properties, Inc. built this home with Chinese drywall and will not repair it." The Peeks' attorney, Todd Hodges, showed 10 News the inside of the house.
Homeowners' Sign Makes Chinese Drywall Dispute PublicLoanSafe

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Homeowners' sign makes Chinese drywall dispute public
Tbo.com
"Our tests reflected the drywall is not off-gassing," he said. "There's no corrosion on the components of the home." Gibbons calls the banner "vindictive" and said the Peeks are damaging the builder's reputation. After the Peeks put up the sign, ...

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Two political newcomers compete for open Parkland seat
Sun-Sentinel
More than 100 homes in Parkland are thought to contain Chinese drywall, and WCI built most of them. Homeowners said Chinese drywall gave off foul odors, corroded metals and caused respiratory problems and other ailments. But testing by the US ...

Japan's auto sector fights back
CTV.ca
Because of widespread rebuilding throughout Japan, Renesas was unable to get drywall to rebuild the “clean room” at its Naka plant, where microcontrollers are fabricated in a high-technology process and a sterile environment. It was also having trouble ...

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Report: Recent Advances in Casualty Catastrophe Models Help Insurers
Insurance Journal
Other examples of mass torts include the financial crisis, Chinese drywall, the BP oil spill, product recalls, fen-phen and the severe side effects of some other pharmaceutical products. Some natural catastrophes, such as the 1994 Northridge earthquake ...

Mobley reneges on offer to replace Chinese drywall [Tampa Tribune, Fla.]
Insurance News Net (press release)
20 -- TAMPA -- Danny Dekle insisted his home had toxic Chinese drywall. But builder Mobley Homes said tests showed the house was fine. Last month, Mobley Homes agreed to retest the drywall in Dekle's home and 19 other homes in the Tampa area and agreed ...

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Mobley reneges on offer to replace Chinese drywall
Tbo.com
By SHANNON BEHNKEN | The Tampa Tribune Danny Dekle insisted his home had toxic Chinese drywall. But builder Mobley Homes said tests showed the house was fine. Last month, Mobley Homes agreed to retest the drywall in Dekle's home and 19 other homes in ...

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Builder renigs on drywall solution
Tbo.com
By SHANNON BEHNKEN | The Tampa Tribune Danny Dekle insisted his home had toxic drywall from China. But builder Mobley Homes said tests showed the house was fine. Last month, Mobley Homes agreed to retest the drywall in Dekle's home and 19 others in the ...

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Citigroup, Chevron, JPMorgan, BoA, BP, Knauf in Court News
BusinessWeek
Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., a Chinese drywall maker, agreed to pay at least $800 million to settle homeowner claims that faulty building materials contaminated their homes with corrosive sulfur fumes, plaintiffs' lawyers said. ...

Citigroup, Chevron, JPMorgan, BoA, BP, Knauf in Court News
BusinessWeek
Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., a Chinese drywall maker, agreed to pay at least $800 million to settle homeowner claims that faulty building materials contaminated their homes with corrosive sulfur fumes, plaintiffs' lawyers said. ...

Chevron, JPMorgan, BoA, BP, Knauf, Pfizer in Court News
Bloomberg
Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co., a Chinese drywall maker, agreed to pay at least $800 million to settle homeowner claims that faulty building materials contaminated their homes with corrosive sulfur fumes, plaintiffs' lawyers said. ...

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National business briefs for Dec. 16
Richmond Times Dispatch
A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product corroded pipes and wires and otherwise wrecked their homes, the largest settlement ...

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Pryor Panel Reviews Drywall Concerns
Fort Smith Times Record
He replaced about 10 sheets of drywall with paneling and tile, and rewired the bedroom. Dukes said the federal government should require testing of drywall to ensure that manufacturers do not use toxic materials. At the hearing, Pryor said Congress ...

Pryor panel reviews drywall concerns
Arkansas News
He replaced about 10 sheets of drywall with paneling and tile, and rewired the bedroom. Dukes said that the federal government should require testing of drywall to insure that manufactures do not use toxic materials. At the hearing, Pryor said Congress ...

89.3 KPCC (blog)
'Mythbusters' blasts cannonball through Northern California home
89.3 KPCC (blog)
No one was injured and the home's residents didn't even wake up until the broken drywall settled on top of them, Nelson said. The mishap occurred while the Discovery Channel show was testing out whether other materials are just as effective as a ...

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ProPublica
Federal agencies have failed homeowners, Fort Myers woman says during drywall ...
Marco Island Sun Times
"Unlike the common complaint about Chinese Drywall, we had National Gypsum American made drywall in our home," Brincku said. "We had no Chinese drywall in our home yet our American drywall was causing the same effects as those experienced with Chinese ...
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer ...Insurance News Net (press release)

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