Constructlaw

JULY 28, 2022

For the first time, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts has construed the Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act (the statute), requiring strict compliance on the part of owners and contractors who wish to withhold payments from contractors or subcontractors. Tocci Bldg. IRIV Partners, LLC , 101 Mass. 133 (2022).

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BD+C

JUNE 18, 2018

campus of EMD Serono, a biopharmaceutical business of Merck that focuses on specialty care, became the first in the United States to receive Gold-level certification for New and Existing Buildings from the International WELL Building Institute. An R&D building on the Billerica, Mass.,

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today. Drafting contract for general contractor on large project pursuing LEED certification. (Client names and other specific references are omitted to protect the not so innocent.).

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 3, 2016

build-to-suit, ground up, slab-on-grade, four-story medical office building located in Massachusetts, constructed with union labor in a jurisdiction that mandates LEED certification or equivalent. To match its LEED v2009 Gold certification with a LEED v4 Gold plaque, the project would incur an extra cost of $78,400.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

According to the complaint, ECM also issues its own “Certificates of Biodegradability of Plastic Products.” CHAMP , located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, also was an ECM customer, advertised that its plastic golf tees were biodegradable. ECM Biofilms, Inc. Clear Choice Housewares, Inc.

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Construction Marketing

AUGUST 5, 2015

In a recent interview with 24/7 Massachusetts Contractors Academy , CMA’s Chairman and Chief Marketing Officer, Neil M. As an association, our mission is to educate, train, and provide networking and recognition programs in addition to professional certification.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 6, 2022

In partnership with Bank of America, USGBC LEED for Cities certification has provided over $2 million to accelerate action on climate change, resilience, and social equity.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 27, 2022

A Massachusetts court recently held that an owner’s rejection of the contractor’s payment applications was not properly certified and, thus, violated the state’s Prompt Pay Act. In any event, the certification requirement is an essential component of the scheme set up by the statute. In life, rejection is often hard to swallow.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 17, 2017

Amherst, Massachusetts. Inouye Regional Center incorporates the natural Hawaiian landscape, and features LEED Gold certification. The building uses 38 percent less energy than a typical hospital in Singapore and 69 percent less than a typical U.S. Cost: $371.5 Feet: 1,962,853. Kern Center.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Brett Lambert MFPRO+ Blog MFPRO+ New Projects Mixed-Use Multifamily Housing Designers Standards Reconstruction & Renovation Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction It’s official: passive house design standards are coming to Massachusetts. Getting these details right is essential to certification.

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Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 18, 2019

16, 2019), the court evaluated a sub-subcontractor’s claim on a construction contract dispute arising from the renovations at the Longfellow Bridge and the Hatch Shell in Boston, Massachusetts. certifications and/or lien waivers) to the prime contractors to obtain payment. Mass) (Dec.

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Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The 10 or 30-hour training programs are in-depth certification plans, created by OSHA and administered by government authorized trainers. Massachusetts - Chapter 30:Section 39S. ” Proof of completion may include a copy of a course completion card or certificate. Also the state does not require the training to be renewed.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

JULY 14, 2015

Walsh and CBT Architects, recently broke ground on the city’s newest office tower—121 Seaport—a 17-story, 400,000-square-foot Class-A office building with two floors of retail in Boston, Massachusetts’ vibrant Seaport District.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 27, 2022

It may be used to cover expenses to support training such as tuition, books, safety equipment, uniforms, lab fees, transportation, certification fees, or childcare. Sophia DiLoreto, Senior, Wachusett Regional High School, Massachusetts . Jack DeBaugh of Maryland, Freshman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts .

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

Illinois retained its top national position on USGBC ’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list for the third year in a row, with 161 LEED certifications representing 3.43 Four of the six states included in the 2014 list increased the square feet of space they certified per resident in 2015 (Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, and California).

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NH Construction Law

JUNE 24, 2018

The commission historically issued a permit only for residential construction (based on submission of application form EC-1 ), and relied on the design professional's certification without issuing a permit for commercial construction. Section 103.1 ” Upon repeal of RSA 155-D, New Hampshire has no such statute.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 12, 2016

Massachusetts rapidly is expanding smart meter growth and conducting trials for time-of-use and critical peak pricing tariffs. billion Cape Wind installation that aimed to install 130 mammoth turbines in the waters of Nantucket Sound off the coast of Massachusetts. ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The industry stretches across almost every region of the country and into the majority of states from California and Texas to Florida, Massachusetts and New York. The building is being designed to enable Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. ‘Mobile’ is the watchword in today’s landscape.”.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

If applying for a transferable credit certificate, no more than half the credit may be applied in a single calendar year. Tax credits must be applied for annually, after initial certification, and will be adjusted to reflect the actual of number of employees that qualify each year. MASSACHUSETTS.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It may be used to cover expenses to support training such as tuition, books, safety equipment, uniforms, lab fees, transportation, certification fees, or childcare. Building Changemakers Microgrant Giveaway: This $500 grant is intended for students ages 17-22 in the U.S.

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Work Gearz

DECEMBER 20, 2021

These boots come with EH certification. The outsole is a Vibram430 mini-lug design produced in a Massachusetts factory. The boot upper is produced in full-grain leather, while the outsole is an Italian Vibram sole in logger-style manufactured in a U.S. These boots can be re-soled when necessary and the entire boot can be rebuilt.

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Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

LEED Certification, and LEED in general has been a GREAT marketing tool. Green Building Certification Institute. USGBC Massachusetts Chapter. That said, should LEED be a requirement? Is LEED cost effective? Should LEED be modified? The below letter clearly states that cost will INCREASE should the GSA move away from LEED?

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

GA companies can implement Work Ready two ways—through job profiling and Work Ready Certificates. Companies match those profiles to employees’ Work Ready Certificates, which measure core skills, to ensure the right person is placed in the right job. MASSACHUSETTS. See www.gaworkready.org.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. He holds a degree in construction management and an MBA both from Bradley University; and a certification in construction document management from CSI. in Civil Engineering, 1983, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. He holds a degree in construction management and an MBA both from Bradley University; and a certification in construction document management from CSI. in Civil Engineering, 1983, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Green Building Council’s LEED certification, companies can mitigate their legal risk while still being responsive to the trend of more environmental ESG disclosure.”. It is not Hester Prynne’s “A” for adultery in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1642, but rather ESG in America in 2020.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 24, 2021

Current SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, famously said, “we are seeing a similar scarlet letter phenomenon in today’s modern, but no less flawed world” but it is not Hester Prynne’s “A” for adultery in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1642, but rather ESG in America in 2020.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Boston, Massachusetts. As a Civil Engineer and Project Manager at Hatch LTK, Isabel is heavily involved with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Red and Orange Line Transformation Program in Boston, one of the largest infrastructure improvement programs in the Northeast. Isabel Harlan. Civil Engineer and Project Manager.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 31, 2016

The First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist church has appealed from a decision of the Historic District Commission of the Town of Bedford that denied First Parish’s application for a certificate of appropriateness to install solar panels on its Meetinghouse roof. Constitution.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 30, 2014

On a related matter there is at least one medical marijuana cultivation and dispensary under construction in Massachusetts pursuing LEED certification.

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