Florida Construction Law

The number of Chicago homes that got solar installations in 2015 almost tripled from 2014, with 80 new locations. Roughly 2,100 people registered with Solar Chicago, a company that helps property owners buy solar panels in bulk to reduce costs. From NRCA Trenton H. Cotney Florida Bar Certified Construction Lawyer Trent Cotney, P.A. 407 N. Howard Avenue Suite 100 Tampa, FL 33606 www.trentcotney.com

Researchers have created a glass coating for solar panels that allows it to absorb light from many angles and repels dust. The coating consists of fused-silica packaging glass with nanorod structures and honeycomb-shaped nanowalls. From NRCA Trenton H. Cotney Florida Bar Certified Construction Lawyer Trent Cotney, P.A. 407 N. Howard Avenue Suite 100 Tampa, FL 33606 www.trentcotney.com

The Boys Town village near Omaha, Neb., is getting replacements for hail-damaged terra cotta roof tiles on 27 buildings for $3.1 million. Renaissance Roofing is performing the repairs using handmade tiles shipped from Turkey. The contractor specializes in historic buildings. From NRCA Trenton H. Cotney Florida Bar Certified Construction Lawyer Trent Cotney, P.A. 407 N. Howard Avenue Suite 100 Tampa, FL 33606 www.trentcotney.com