Boston now requires building owners to disclose annual energy and water use and greenhouse gas emissions and the City will make that data public. The… Read More »Boston to Owners of the 1050 Biggest Buildings – Disclose Energy & H2O Use Annually
Union Agreement Covered More than One Employee Even Though Employer Had no Idea Unilateral misunderstanding won’t get you out from contract responsibilities. Don’t complain about… Read More »Mass Construction Case Brings Unanimity to US Supreme Court
Unfavorable feedback from past projects gave plenty of reason for the State to knock a contractor off the list of those eligible to do State… Read More »Negative Ratings Doom Contractor’s Eligibility for State Construction Work
If you only hear positive things about Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for construction, you might want to hear a private developer’s caution in this podcast,… Read More »Cold Water for IPD Excitement With Developers’ Perspective
Massachusetts judges have twice recently considered the liability of a construction equipment renter to a person injured while using the equipment and the cases reach… Read More »Construction Equipment Lessor Gets Out of Injury Suit This Time
Construction teams are positioned on the frontier -leading the change in the way work gets done. A capable Project Counsel can create the setting. Presaging… Read More »IPD/ Lean Construction Project Counsel Leadership Style
Massachusetts rejects all efforts to bring employer into lawsuit by injured employee. Workers comp immunity thwarts indemnity. FRACO PRODUCTS, LTD. v BOSTONIAN MASONRY84 Mass App… Read More »Workers Comp Immunity Thwarts Indemnity
P3’s and Beyond – the Next Decade of Construction Projects Report by Chuck Cobb on ABA Construction Industry Forum September 2013 Meeting Construction lawyers from… Read More »P3 Construction Lawyers Meeting
J.M. HOLLISTER LLC v ARCHITECTURAL ACCESS BOARD 83 Ma App Ct 513 (2013) FACTS Hollister sold clothes from a store in a mall. The retailer… Read More »Court Flattens Hollister Porch by Upholding Arch Access Board Ruling
Mechanical and structural engineers were among the first to use BIM. CM’s saw this and “rushed to claim they had the same capabilities”. Who leads,… Read More »Coordination – a New, Needed Role