In the final days of the 2017/2018 Massachusetts legislation session, the House and Senate passed a compromise bill, that was subsequently signed by governor Baker, to tax and regulate short-term rentals. The new law takes effect on July 1.
Gloucester, MA Windover Construction completed construction of a biotechnology laboratory and office building at 417 Main St. Owned and operated by Back Shore LLC, the 18,500 s/f facility is situated within the designated port area of the town’s historic waterfront and will be dedicated to tenants focused on marine research uses.
Cambridge, MA The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) has completed HouseZero, the retrofitting of its headquarters in a pre-1940s building into an ambitious living-laboratory and an energy-positive prototype for ultra-efficiency that will help to understand buildings in new ways. The design of HouseZero has been driven by radically ambitious performance targets from the outset...
CAI Legislative Action Committees (LACs) continue to watch and track legislative initiatives that impact condominiums in New England chapter states. The following is a recap of the past 12 months and a preview of what’s on the horizon for LACs in 2019.
New Hampshire: New Hampshire lawmakers went back to work last August and the New Hampshire Legislative Action Committee (NHLAC) has been hard at work, as well since then. The committee’s priority again in the
Boston, MA When you think about IFMA your mind constantly goes to the great networking events such as the Holiday Gala and the Golf Tournament. IFMA’s main focus is to provide an avenue for facilities managers to learn and develop. In October IFMA Boston hosted a session for its Thought Leaders focusing on Creating a Roadmap to a Digital FM. Douglas Shapiro from Gartner led the discussion on how different software packages and other technologies
Canton, MA The Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts (ABC-MA) has selected Bowdoin Construction as a Merit Award winner for the Reiser project. Work entailed a 46,000 s/f warehouse addition with an active rack system, and a new commercial showroom for food preparation. All work was completed while keeping the existing facility fully operational. Bowdoin was presented with the award at the Excellence in Construction Awards dinner held at the Westin in Waltham on November 1st.
Pembroke, MA Acella Construction Corporation, now celebrating its 15th year in business as a leader in construction management throughout greater Boston, welcomed state senator Vinny DeMacedo on a tour of the company’s 38 Washington St. location and in recognition of the firm’s anniversary.
Over the last 12 months we have written several articles for NEREJ about Massachusetts’ new solar incentive program known as SMART. After much anticipation, the program opened for applications on November 26th. Although most people expected a robust number of applications, the flood of new projects was perhaps greater than expected and is strong evidence of the popularity of solar in the Bay State.
Stoughton, MA 2018 has been a momentous year for John Curtis, president of Curtis Construction. His company celebrated the momentous milestone of twenty years of being one of the premier construction management firms for private and non-profit housing developers in Southern New England.
Ask the Electrician: What is an arc flash, and what is the purpose of an arc flash warning label?
You’ve probably seen warning labels about arc flashes on electrical equipment, but do you know what an arc flash actually is?
First off, the word “arc” is used to describe electricity moving through the air between two points. That shock you get when you touch a metal door knob? That’s an arc. Lightning is an arc too–just on a much, much larger scale.
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