Crumbling Foundations

Eight years after NBC Connecticut Investigates broke the story of our state’s crumbling concrete crisis, the issue remains on the front burner for local leaders. It is a subject of great concern for homeowners and home buyers. Right now, the focus is what’s going on at the legislature that could help, or possibly harm efforts to assist people stuck...

A serious funding boost for UConn scientists researching our state’s crumbling concrete problem. Congressman Joe Courtney says UConn will receive $4 million to continue its work on preventing, detecting, and lessening the impact of defective concrete on walls and foundations. It’s part of the big federal spending bill Congress just passed and the p...

You’d think our state’s crumbling concrete crisis would be uncommon. But it, in fact, appears to be even worse in some other countries. That’s why a Connecticut woman who has confronted this issue here went overseas to Ireland to share what our state has done to make homeowners whole again. Debbie MacCoy has advocated for hundreds in Connecticut de...

A new report suggests the crumbling concrete problem in our state will not be a big issue for most larger buildings.

A new report suggests the crumbling concrete problem in our state will not be a big issue for most larger buildings. The company that funds repairs for hundreds of residential property owners with crumbling basements conducted a survey of 100 public use buildings in Northeast Connecticut – the area hardest hit by the concrete crisis. In all, ...