ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

News and opinions about design and construction in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Rhode Island 36

Rhode Island New Hampshire Connecticut Vermont 36

BD+C

MAY 4, 2021

The new Education and Research Building, a nine-story biomedical research building at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will support the development of therapeutics for some of the world’s most challenging diseases in a high-performance, sustainable environment.

Education 103

Education Massachusetts Environment Sustainability 103

ENR Construction

JANUARY 19, 2023

Fabio Pires, 31, an electrical engineer and union operating mechanic died last year after sustaining severe burns, but the Massachusetts firm disputes agency conclusions in proposing total of five serious and willful violations against it.

Massachusetts 66

Massachusetts Union OSHA Electrical 66

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

When it comes to construction, are we at a tipping point towards necessitating sustainable solutions for good? 75% of respondents cited sustainability improved use of resources, for example by designing less material-intensive assets, or minimising errors and, as a result, waste. .

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Materials Construction Commercial 52

Business Facilities

JANUARY 22, 2020

Massachusetts and Hawaii round out Top 5 on USGBC's Top 10 States for LEED, which recognizes current leaders committed to sustainable buildings, cities, and communities. Read: Colorado, Illinois, New York Lead Nation In LEED Green Building at BusinessFacilities.com.

New York 89

New York Colorado Illinois Green 89

Natural Building

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Algae is a sustainable material available to designers. Upon learning that algae has a very high protein content, making it a contender for food of the future, this Danish studio decided to create an installation to start conversations about sustainable architecture solutions. The structure also acts as a public information center.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Chicago Boston Design 52

PSMJ Resources

MARCH 14, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) released its ranking for the Top 10 LEED-certified states —those states that best exemplify green, sustainable design. According to McGraw Hill Construction , projects in the sustainable design industry could be worth up to $248 billion in the U.S. of LEED-certified space per resident. billion sq.

Massachusetts 56

Massachusetts Green Illinois Sustainability 56

Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Massachusetts broke its 2016 tie with California by holding on to the No. As Massachusetts continues to make historic investments and progress in clean energy development, energy efficiency remains the most cost-effective method of reducing ratepayer costs and lowering greenhouse gas emissions,” said Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. “As

Massachusetts 43

Massachusetts Rhode Island Idaho Vermont 43

BD+C

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Massachusetts, Colorado, and Illinois lead the list of the Top 10 States for LEED, an annual ranking of U.S. states that made significant strides in sustainable building design, construction, and transformation over the past year. Washington, D.C., sf of LEED space per resident is more than any individual state.

Massachusetts 40

Massachusetts Colorado Illinois Green 40

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

To keep up with global shipping standards and stay competitive, the Massachusetts Port Authority launched the Conley Terminal modernization program in 2014.

Massachusetts 55

Massachusetts Sustainability Construction Design 55

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 8, 2020

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has publicly 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. Such offers no good guidance for U.S. best practices.

Legal 256

Legal Risk Claims Sustainability 256

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Ernest Moniz, along with a top elected official of a state, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. Available online at [link] , the State Scorecard shows that the top 10 states for energy efficiency are: Massachusetts, California, New York, Oregon, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Maryland, and Illinois. Far West U.S. -

Mississippi 53

Mississippi Massachusetts Rhode Island California 53

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

In conjunction with climate week, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority plans to issue $574-million worth of mostly sustainable bonds on Sept. 26, the agency announced in a statement.

Transportation 28

Transportation Sustainability Massachusetts Plans 28

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

We realized we have an opportunity to set the bar for sustainability not just in Massachusetts, but in the United States and around the world,” said Chip Tuttle, the chief operating officer of Suffolk Downs. Those vying for the state''s casino licenses are given preference if their proposals show limited water and energy use.

Boston 40

Boston Sustainability Massachusetts United States 40

BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

Housing 95

Housing Design Massachusetts Certification 95

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. Theirs is a watered down definition of “sustainability risks.

Regulation 156

Regulation Claims Risk Legal 156

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 30, 2020

How running mobile apps on rugged mobile devices is essential for sustaining your construction business. Rugged Mobility Solutions as Tough as Your Crew. Greg Ragsdale. Fri, 10/30/2020 - 07:07. When it comes to using technology on construction jobsites, smartphones are at the center of the action.

Mobility 288

Mobility Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Samoa 288

Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Massachusetts and Washington earned the second and third spots in the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual Top 10 States for LEED Green Building ranking. Read: Illinois Was Tops For Green Building In 2018 at BusinessFacilities.com.

Illinois 61

Illinois Green Massachusetts Washington 61

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

While we all have been focused on the Presidential election results, cannabis law reform won in eight out of the nine states where it was on the ballot, from California to Massachusetts, on November 8, making clear the that the public is ready to put the harsh prohibitionist pot policies of the past behind us.

Organization 120

Organization Certification Claims Sustainability 120

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 3, 2018

If you were hoping for a silver-bullet, big-infrastructure solution to save Greater Boston from the impact of rising sea levels, a major study coordinated by University of Massachusetts Boston’s Sustainable Solutions Lab released in the spring may have come as disappointing news.

Boston 35

Boston Massachusetts News Infrastructure 35

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have for years advised public companies about environmental matters and sustainability including navigating the complexity of ESG disclosures while recognizing the business’ purpose of generating value for shareholders, in the SEC decision making landscape.

Risk 156

Risk Plans Security Massachusetts 156

Construction Specifier

AUGUST 31, 2021

As interest in sustainable roofs continues to grow, ordinances are beginning to show change and other ways to further reduce buildings’ impact on the environment must also be considered. As of this writing, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Delaware have finalized laws and regulations to lower the GWP levels of blowing agent formulations.

Regulation 52

Regulation United States Life Cycle Sustainability 52

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Responding to client email about LEED no cigarette smoking policy in Massachusetts where recreational cannabis will be allowed.

Green 149

Green Drafting Contract Sustainability 149

Natural Building

OCTOBER 2, 2020

She had been trying to live sustainably in her 19th-century Massachusetts home, converting it to geothermal energy. “I Vermont banned tires in landfills in 1992, and because there is no in-state processor, about 700,000 scrap tires each year are sent to Maine, New York and Massachusetts, he said.

Vermont 52

Vermont Massachusetts Spirit New York 52

CivilJungle

APRIL 29, 2022

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Harvard Graduate School of Design is the graduate school of design at Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Architecture 52

Architecture Rhode Island Los Angeles Massachusetts 52

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Instead of large production builds, Boomers want customization options, tech, sustainability, and space for activities, according to CNBC. Others, like Lasell Village in Newton, Massachusetts, allow Lasell University alumni to reconnect and continue a tradition of lifelong learning. . Some are sprouting up near college campuses.

Massachusetts 52

Massachusetts Washington IDEA Sustainability 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Massachusetts Gov. “I thank Ambri for choosing to expand in Massachusetts and congratulate all of the dedicated people of Ambri who made this day happen.” ” “Ambri was founded with the goal of creating a more efficient, more sustainable, and lower cost electricity system for the entire world.

Massachusetts 51

Massachusetts Electrical Innovation Commissioning 51

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Sophia DiLoreto, Senior, Wachusett Regional High School, Massachusetts . I thought it would be effective to create inexpensive self-sustained modular home units that could be placed and relocated where needed. Jack DeBaugh of Maryland, Freshman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts .

Innovation 105

Innovation Industrial Construction Massachusetts 105

Building Information Management

MAY 20, 2015

By Massachusetts Contractors on May 19, 2015 – [link]. JOC is critical to improving construction productivity with respect to renovation, repair, sustainability, and maintenance projects. Contact Us. Expert Interview with Peter Cholakis Of 4Clicks On Saving Time And Money On The Estimation Process.

Estimating 40

Estimating Massachusetts Contractors Life Cycle 40

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The methodology was admittedly unscientific, if only in that the sample was too small given the large number of sustainable building being erected across the country. In some of those instances, the parties used an AIA Contract Documents form (the wrong form) but not a Sustainable Project form.

Drafting 120

Drafting Green Contract Documentation 120

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

By selectively bundling existing sustainable and regenerative guidelines with RELi’s groundbreaking credits for emergency preparedness, adaptation, and community vitality, RELi 2.0 trillion for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, with $1.9 Susan Dorn, the General Counsel of USGBC and GBCI could not be more emphatic, RELi 2.0

Guidelines 168

Guidelines Certification Green Defense 168

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 28, 2018

.” (m) On or about October 25, 2011, SINOVEL and ZHAO HAICHUN copied and caused to be copied the software compiled from the stolen and modified AMSC PM3000 source code into a wind turbine in Charlestown, Massachusetts. With apologies to John le Carré, you will enjoy reading the complete Grand Jury charges here.

Wisconsin 136

Wisconsin Software Software Massachusetts 136

Green Building Law Update

JULY 31, 2016

The complaint filed Superior Court for the County of Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts claims the decision exceeds the authority of the Commission, was legally untenable, unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious, and violated the rights of the members of First Parish to the free exercise of their religious beliefs under Article II of the Massachusetts (..)

Commissioning 120

Commissioning Massachusetts Certification Legal 120

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.

Boston 40

Boston Massachusetts Certification Retail 40

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

By selectively bundling existing sustainable and regenerative guidelines with RELi’s groundbreaking credits for emergency preparedness, adaptation, and community vitality, RELi 2.0 trillion for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, with $1.9 Susan Dorn, the General Counsel of USGBC and GBCI could not be more emphatic, RELi 2.0

Guidelines 180

Guidelines Certification Green Drafting 180

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Does it promote sustainability focused practices in the building industry? Many have questioned why USGBC would announce such an interpretation that has been likened to this year’s trend of redefining motherhood versus last year’s redefining masculinity?

District of Columbia 226

District of Columbia Legal Green Residential 226

Green Home Design Architect

JUNE 5, 2015

He is also a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and a National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) certified architect licensed in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Massachusetts. Green Building Council’s national standard for the development of high performance sustainable buildings.

Vermont 40

Vermont Massachusetts New Hampshire AIA 40