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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

Much more than only anticipating weather extremes, in the draft document expected to be approved in the coming days, RELi 2.0 RELi Special Reports issued by CMP and Perkins+Will in 2017 documented existing resilience costs of $6.8 trillion for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, with $1.9 The Green Business Certification Inc.’s

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

In a conspicuous example, language in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the first time requires the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America to respond to sea level rise and flooding by constructing new mission critical buildings 3 feet above the base flood 100 year elevation.

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#93:  Spoliation During Construction

NH Construction Law

Parties to a lawsuit, or who reasonably should anticipate future litigation, have a duty not to destroy evidence crucial to their opponents’ claims or defenses. In a Massachusetts Superior Court case, 333 Massachusetts Avenue Limited Partnership v. But what about a building under construction? ” Murray v.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Massachusetts rapidly is expanding smart meter growth and conducting trials for time-of-use and critical peak pricing tariffs. defense department, with an additional $500 million in state and private investment. billion and create more than 1,400 new high-tech jobs in Rochester. Andrew Cuomo. ACHIEVEMENT IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Assistant Vice President – Manager, Engineering Plan Services. 270 Central Avenue. Johnston , RI 02919-4949 USA. thomas.gay@fmglobal.com. .

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Assistant Vice President – Manager, Engineering Plan Services. 270 Central Avenue. Johnston , RI 02919-4949 USA. thomas.gay@fmglobal.com. .

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Massachusetts, New York and Maryland join NJ as states that have achieved leadership positions in solar power without the advantage of a Sun Belt location. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. It seems like nearly every telephone pole in the Garden State is adorned with a photovoltaic panel. Here’s a sampling: no.