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Massachusetts Most Energy-Efficient State; Mississippi Most Improved

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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. -

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The Bird Box Dilemma: When False Pay Apps and Lien Waivers Are Not Fraudulent Inducement

Best Practices Construction Law

As a construction litigation attorney, the “claim” is often about telling the story of a breach of contract, or failed expectations, or unforeseen delays, all through the testimony of individuals or the introduction of documents. In a recent case, Wollaston Industries v. Ciccone d/b/a Ciccone Door Services, (U.S.D.C. Mass) (Dec.

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Hilti Acquires Concrete Sensors, an IoT Concrete Testing Startup

Construction Junkie

Perhaps equally important is proper testing and documentation of the concrete’s strength over time. Hilti plans to keep the Concrete Sensors office open in Boston, Massachusetts and does not have any current plans to change pricing, product, or support procedures for the company.

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LOL! OMG. HUH? Court Finds That Text Message Can Form Binding Contract

Best Practices Construction Law

Two Electronics, LLC , the Massachusetts’ Land Court concluded (in what appears to be a case of first impression) that a string of text messages can constitute a writing under the Statute of Frauds sufficient to bind the parties to sell certain property. ” Second, claims succeed or fail based upon the documentation.

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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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#93:  Spoliation During Construction

NH Construction Law

The duty to preserve material evidence extends not just to documents and records, but also to physical items (for instance, in a products liability case the defective product itself). In a Massachusetts Superior Court case, 333 Massachusetts Avenue Limited Partnership v. But what about a building under construction?

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

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 billion and $326 billion respectively for accelerating sea level rise flooding.