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Appeals Court Construes Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act for First Time, Requiring Strict Compliance

Constructlaw

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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OSHA Certification

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OSHA CERTIFICATION 10 VS. 30 HOUR. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going continue to cover the ins and outs of OSHA certification. This week, we’re going cover the basics of 10- and 30-hour OSHA certification. But don’t forget, OSHA certification is an investment. For starters, the 3-hour course is costlier.

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Feeling Rejected? MA Court Construes for the First Time the Provisions of the Prompt Pay Act

Best Practices Construction Law

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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A Massachusetts research building is the first to meet WELL?s Gold standard

BD+C

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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8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects

BD+C

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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15 Cities, Counties Join Green Buildings Leadership Program

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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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Verdant Checked Cannabis is Coming

Green Building Law Update

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. But the U.S.