Ya standards might be higher. Doesn't mean they're being followed though. I've worked in an industry that's fairly dependent on development. New constructions a

Ya standards might be higher. Doesn't mean they're being followed though. I've worked in an industry that's fairly dependent on development. New constructions are built as quickly and cheaply as possible. The developments we do jobs for aren't cheap but the quality of the construction is extremely poor. Years ago I worked as a landscaper. One of the sites we worked on was a 2 year old townhouse complex at the center of the complex was a 100 year old heritage building the developers weren't allowed to remove. It was beautiful, solidly built and will likely be standing for another 100 years. The townhouses though, there were several units having balconies, railings or even parts of their roofs replaced only two years after being built. They looked run down, parts of the foundation were already cracking, parts of walls were already beginning to rot. Gates and fences were broken. And this was in a fairly nice neighbourhood. I've also talked with construction workers who worked on the False Creek development they built in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics. There's only one building's worth of insulation in the entire development. When one building was nearly finished they brought the inspectors in, got their approval, then moved the insulation from the one building to the next one in time for the inspection. I've probably rambled enough though...I could keep going on i've got lots first hand experience at just how bad modern construction is.