Florida Bridge Collapse

"It was supposed to last 100 years."   The collapse of a superbridge in Florida shows how an entire philosophy of building can go wrong.  Read the insightful article by Matthew Eisler here.

Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty

Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty

We're #1!

Custom Home magazine has just released a list of the top ten best general contractors in Connecticut, and Prutting & Company has come in at number one!  See the rest of the list compiled by editor Jack Cookson here.

The Thinking Man's Marble

Interesting post on the BassamFellows website regarding travertine.  Quarried from Tivoli and used in the pillars of the Roman Coliseum, this limestone conjures up the Modernist masters of the 20th century, such as Mies van der Rohe's paving slabs at the German National Pavilion in Barcelona.  Read more here.