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#68:? Energy Code Compliance

NH Construction Law

RSA 155-D, first enacted in 1979 before the international building codes came into prominence, has largely been redundant since New Hampshire’s adoption of the International Energy Conservation Code as part of its state building code ( RSA 155-A ) in 2002. ” Upon repeal of RSA 155-D, New Hampshire has no such statute.

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#115:  Ushering In the New Building Codes

NH Construction Law

From September of 2019 until now, the 2015 versions have been incorporated into New Hampshire’s state building code, RSA 155-A. The key changes from the 2015 edition of the International Residential Code may be found here. That has just changed.

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#80: Transitioning to the New Building Codes

NH Construction Law

The ICC updates its proposed codes every three years (there is already a 2018 version published), and New Hampshire is finally catching up to other New England states. If you will be applying for a building permit between now and September 15 in a town that has no published guidance on this issue, make a phone call and ask.

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#112:  Owners' Implied Warranty Rights Against Subcontractors

NH Construction Law

While some commercial subcontracts do extend the subcontractor’s express warranties to the owner, such provisions are rarely found in residential construction, where there is often no express warranty in the subcontract at all. A clue as to which of the three approaches New Hampshire will favor may be found in Healy v.

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Bonin Architects Hires Architectural Designer / Landscape Architect

Green Home Design Architect

NEW LONDON, NH – The architectural firm of Bonin Architects & Associates , PLLC, New London is pleased to announce the hiring of Architectural Designer / Landscape Architect Gregory Rusnica , of Newbury, New Hampshire.

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#102:  The State of Residential Construction

NH Construction Law

Anyone buying or selling a home in New Hampshire recently can attest that the supply of available existing homes has never been tighter relative to demand, with the result that prices are at all-time highs. One would expect the shortage of inventory and high prices of existing homes to spark a boom in new residential construction.

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Less Is More In New England

Business Facilities

of Transportation invested more than $135 million into the Spaulding Turnpike in Rochester, directly impacting and making improvements for this massive development zone in the Seacoast of New Hampshire. Phase 2 Medical, one of the fastest growing medical device firms in New Hampshire is located in a 75,000-square-foot facility.