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Corvallis’ Housing Concerns Unraveled – Part 2

As student enrollment rates at OSU soar, finding rental housing is becoming a huge problem in Corvallis. As a result, cheap apartment complexes are springing up around town, and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, many complexes were built in such a way that they will be colonized by mold very quickly. Some, however, shine as examples that contractors have learned from the issues of the last 40-odd years of building with cheap products Read More
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Toxic Apartments: Housing shortcuts leading to mold, mildew and misery – Part 1

As student enrollment rates at OSU soar, finding rental housing is becoming a huge problem in Corvallis. As a result, cheap apartment complexes are springing up around town, and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, many complexes were built in such a way that they will be colonized by mold very quickly. Some, however, shine as examples that contractors have learned from the issues of the last 40-odd years of building with cheap products… well, at least a little. Read More
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