Up until last September, the only way for NASCAR officials to tell how quickly the inspection process was moving was to walk to each inspection station and see for themselves. No more. As in so many ...

People often confuse the home appraisal with the home inspection. Appraisals are estimates of a home’s value — and they’re typically required before you can close on your mortgage loan. Inspections, ...

The branch of the Houston Fire Department responsible for ensuring building safety keeps inadequate records, does not examine buildings on a regular schedule and inflated its inspection numbers, all ...

Remodeling work tends to move in visible bursts, then stall for reasons that are anything but obvious from the outside. One ...

The Atlanta Fire-Rescue Department is taking a new and interesting path to approving building permits, plans review and issuing certificates of occupancy. The expressed goal is to be able to issue a ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bringing high-tech equipment out into the field sometimes connotes a level of fragility, especially in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage with the heat, humidity and ...

Tracey Jefferson, center, and Kevin Hagan, right, head out for a day of restaurant inspections from their offices in Benson Towers in downtown New Orleans Thursday, November 29, 2012. For the entire ...

CONCORD, N.C. — Traces of confetti were still stuck to Carl Edwards‘ No. 19 Toyota and Dash 4 Cash bogus bills littered the hood of the entry of fellow Joe Gibbs Racing driver Daniel Suarez. Crewmen ...