On September 29, 2012, CRS employees participated in the 20th annual DCBIA Community Improvement Day. CRS worked alongside two of its’ clients, Grunley Construction and James G. Davis Construction Corporation and several hundred volunteers to transform the Congress Heights Recreation Center in Southeast Washington DC. We worked with volunteers and members of the community to build pavilions, pathways, and shade…

Construction Risk Solutions (www.thecrsteam.com) is pleased to announce the promotion of Dennis Ourand to Chief Operating Officer. Dennis is a founding partner of CRS and brings over 35 years of dedicated construction insurance experience to the team. In addition to Dennis’ ongoing leadership of CRS’ insurance operation his new role will include oversight of the newly established CRS University. CRS-U…

The World Bank has said in its latest East Asia and Pacific Economic Update report that the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, could result in an economic loss of up to 235 billion dollars, or four per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP).
The report also states that it would take Japan about five years to rebuild. The calamity has claimed over 8600 lives and left more than 12800 people missing, News.com.au reports.

If the past is any indication, New York can be hit by an earthquake, claims John Armbruster, a seismologist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
Based on historical precedent, Armbruster says the New York City metro area is susceptible to an earthquake of at least a magnitude of 5.0 once a century.
According to the New York Daily News, Lynn Skyes, lead author…