BERT HOWE
  • Nationwide: (800) 482-1822    
    production housing building expert Cambridge Massachusetts casino resort building expert Cambridge Massachusetts high-rise construction building expert Cambridge Massachusetts tract home building expert Cambridge Massachusetts office building building expert Cambridge Massachusetts retail construction building expert Cambridge Massachusetts multi family housing building expert Cambridge Massachusetts landscaping construction building expert Cambridge Massachusetts hospital construction building expert Cambridge Massachusetts parking structure building expert Cambridge Massachusetts institutional building building expert Cambridge Massachusetts low-income housing building expert Cambridge Massachusetts custom homes building expert Cambridge Massachusetts condominiums building expert Cambridge Massachusetts custom home building expert Cambridge Massachusetts mid-rise construction building expert Cambridge Massachusetts Medical building building expert Cambridge Massachusetts industrial building building expert Cambridge Massachusetts concrete tilt-up building expert Cambridge Massachusetts structural steel construction building expert Cambridge Massachusetts Subterranean parking building expert Cambridge Massachusetts housing building expert Cambridge Massachusetts
    Cambridge Massachusetts building consultant expertCambridge Massachusetts civil engineer expert witnessCambridge Massachusetts soil failure expert witnessCambridge Massachusetts delay claim expert witnessCambridge Massachusetts engineering expert witnessCambridge Massachusetts forensic architectCambridge Massachusetts construction claims expert witness
    Arrange No Cost Consultation
    Building Expert Builders Information
    Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Massachusetts Builders Right To Repair Current Law Summary:

    Current Law Summary: Case law precedent


    Building Expert Contractors Licensing
    Guidelines Cambridge Massachusetts

    No state license required for general contracting. Licensure required for plumbing and electrical trades. Companies selling home repair services must be registered with the state.


    Building Expert Contractors Building Industry
    Association Directory
    Builders Association of Central Massachusetts Inc
    Local # 2280
    51 Pullman Street
    Worcester, MA 01606

    Cambridge Massachusetts Building Expert 10/ 10

    Massachusetts Home Builders Association
    Local # 2200
    700 Congress St Suite 200
    Quincy, MA 02169

    Cambridge Massachusetts Building Expert 10/ 10

    Builders Association of Greater Boston
    Local # 2220
    700 Congress St. Suite 202
    Quincy, MA 02169

    Cambridge Massachusetts Building Expert 10/ 10

    North East Builders Assn of MA
    Local # 2255
    170 Main St Suite 205
    Tewksbury, MA 01876

    Cambridge Massachusetts Building Expert 10/ 10

    Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Western Mass
    Local # 2270
    240 Cadwell Dr
    Springfield, MA 01104

    Cambridge Massachusetts Building Expert 10/ 10

    Bristol-Norfolk Home Builders Association
    Local # 2211
    65 Neponset Ave Ste 3
    Foxboro, MA 02035

    Cambridge Massachusetts Building Expert 10/ 10

    Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Cape Cod
    Local # 2230
    9 New Venture Dr #7
    South Dennis, MA 02660

    Cambridge Massachusetts Building Expert 10/ 10


    Building Expert News and Information
    For Cambridge Massachusetts


    Despite Feds' Raised Bar, 2.8B Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project Presses On

    Coverage for Collapse Ordered on Summary Judgment

    Haight Celebrates 2024 New Partner Promotions!

    U.K. Broadens Crackdown on Archaic Property Leasehold System

    Insurance Policy’s “No Voluntary Payment” Clauses Lose Some Bite in Colorado

    Return-to-Workplace Checklist: Considerations and Emerging Best Practices for Employers

    2017 Legislative Changes Affecting the Construction Industry

    Coverage for Named Windstorm Removed by Insured, Terminating Such Coverage

    Tiny Houses Big With U.S. Owners Seeking Economic Freedom

    San Francisco Bay Bridge Tower Rod Fails Test

    First Railroad Bridge Between Russia and China Set to Open

    Implied Warranty Claims–Not Just a Seller’s Risk: Builders Beware!

    ASCE Statement on National Dam Safety Awareness Day - May 31

    DHS Awards Contracts for Border Wall Prototypes

    Wildfire Insurance Coverage Series, Part 3: Standard Form Policy Exclusions

    There Is No Sympathy If You Fail to Read Closely the Final Negotiated Construction Contract

    Accounting for Payments on Projects Became Even More Crucial This Year

    Congratulations to our 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars

    ISO Proposes New Designated Premises Endorsement in Response to Hawaii Decision

    Largest US Dam Removal Stirs Debate Over Coveted West Water

    Why Is California Rebuilding in Fire Country? Because You’re Paying for It

    Edgewater Plans to Sue Over Pollution During Veterans Field Rehab

    The Brexit Effect on the Construction Industry

    Justin Bieber’s Unpaid Construction Bill Stalls House Sale

    Mandatory Arbitration Isn’t All Bad, if. . .

    Recent Developments Involving Cedell v. Farmers Insurance Company of Washington

    Eastern District of Pennsylvania Denies Bad Faith Claim in HO Policy Dispute

    Ex-Engineered Products Firm Executive Convicted of Bid Rigging

    Boots on the Ground- A Great Way to Learn and Help Construction Clients

    Newmeyer & Dillion Partner Aaron Lovaas & Casey Quinn Recognized by Super Lawyers

    What Lies Beneath

    Discovery Requests in Bad Faith Litigation Considered by Court

    Thank You for Seven Years of Election to Super Lawyers

    FEMA, Congress Eye Pre-Disaster Funding, Projects

    Run Spot...Run!

    Chambers USA Names Peckar & Abramson to Band 1 Level in Construction Law; 29 P&A Lawyers Recognized as Leading Attorneys; Six Regions and Government Contracts Practice Recognized

    Edinburg School Inspections Uncovered Structural Construction Defects

    Is Everybody Single? More Than Half the U.S. Now, Up From 37% in '76

    No Friday Night Lights at $60 Million Texas Stadium: Muni Credit

    Heavy Rains Cause Flooding, Mudslides in Japan

    Building and Landscape Standards Enacted in Response to the Governor's Mandatory Water Restrictions Dealing with the Drought and Possible Effects of El Niño

    Newmeyer Dillion Attorneys Selected To The Best Lawyers In America© And Orange County "Lawyer Of The Year" 2020

    Texas contractual liability exclusion

    Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules in Builder’s Implied Warranty of Habitability Case

    Bad Faith Claim for Investigation Fails

    Wine without Cheese? (Why a construction contract needs an order of precedence clause)(Law Note)

    A Look at Business and Professions Code Section 7031

    Deadlines Count for Construction Defects in Florida

    Indemnification Provisions Do Not Create Reciprocal Attorney’s Fees Provisions

    Motions to Dismiss, Limitations of Liability, and More
    Corporate Profile

    CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING EXPERT
    DIRECTORY AND CAPABILITIES

    The Cambridge, Massachusetts Building Expert Group is comprised from a number of credentialed construction professionals possessing extensive trial support experience relevant to construction defect and claims matters. Leveraging from more than 25 years experience, BHA provides construction related trial support and expert services to the nation's most recognized construction litigation practitioners, Fortune 500 builders, commercial general liability carriers, owners, construction practice groups, and a variety of state and local government agencies.

    Building Expert News & Info
    Cambridge, Massachusetts

    On to Year Thirteen for Blog

    January 13, 2020 —
    Insurance Law Hawaii hits twelve years of existence this week, 1347 posts later. We started in December 2007. We continue in order to keep up on developing issues in insurance law. We strive to keep readers abreast of new developments in cases from Hawaii and across the country. Other Damon Key blogs to check out are inversecomdemnation.com [here] authored by Robert Thomas, Mark Murakami's oceanlawhawaii.com [here] and hawaiiconstructionlaw.com [here] by Anna Oshiro. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Tred R. Eyerly, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
    Mr. Eyerly may be contacted at te@hawaiilawyer.com

    Court Extends Insurer Rights to Equitable Contribution

    October 28, 2015 —
    In Underwriters of Interest v. ProBuilders Specialty Ins. Co. (No. D066615; filed 10/23/15), a California appeals court refused to enforce an “escape” other insurance clause in an insurer versus insurer contribution action, refused to enforce a Contractors Special Conditions endorsement and found that equitable tolling applied to rule that a nondefending insurer was obligated to reimburse defense costs incurred defending the two insurers’ common insured. Certain Underwriters provided CGL insurance to Pacific Trades Construction & Development in effect between October 23, 2001 and October 23, 2003. ProBuilders Specialty insured Pacific Trades from December 9, 2002 to December 9, 2004. When Pacific Trades was sued in construction defect actions arising out of the development and construction of single family homes, Underwriters provided a defense, while ProBuilders declined to participate. The case was ultimately settled and when Underwriters sued ProBuilders for contribution to the defense costs, the trial court granted summary judgment for ProBuilders, finding its other insurance clause precluded any obligation to contribute or reimburse Underwriters. Reprinted courtesy of Christopher Kendrick, Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP and Valerie A. Moore, Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP Mr. Kendrick may be contacted at ckendrick@hbblaw.com Ms. Moore may be contacted at vmoore@hbblaw.com Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of

    NTSB Faults Maintenance, Inspection Oversight for Fern Hollow Bridge Collapse

    March 19, 2024 —
    The City of Pittsburgh’s failure to act for more than a decade on repeated maintenance and repair recommendations regarding the Fern Hollow Bridge was the probable cause for the structure’s dramatic 2022 collapse, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said at its Feb. 21, 2024, meeting. The city is the owner of the bridge. Reprinted courtesy of Jim Parsons, Engineering News-Record ENR may be contacted at enr@enr.com Read the full story... Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of

    Road to Record $199 Million Award Began With Hunch on Guardrails

    June 17, 2015 —
    It started with a hunch about malfunctioning highway guardrails. It led to the biggest known whistle-blower award in U.S. history. Joshua Harman, a Virginian with two small highway safety companies, made a discovery in late 2011 that perhaps only a guardrail maker could: A big competitor had changed the dimensions of its roadside safety device by as much as an inch here and there, he said, without telling federal regulators. As designed, Trinity Industries Inc.’s ET-Plus system was meant to turn the end of a guardrail into a de facto shock absorber. The altered units, as Harman saw it, were locking up when hit, spearing cars and their occupants. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Patrick G. Lee, Bloomberg

    Application Of Two Construction Contract Provisions: No-Damages-For-Delay And Liquidated Damages

    February 14, 2022 —
    A recent Florida opinion between a prime contractor and a Florida public body touches upon two important issues: (1) the application of a no-damage-for-delay provision; and (2) the application of a liquidated damages provision. Both provisions find there way into many construction contracts. Unfortunately, the opinion is sparse on facts. Nevertheless, the application of these provisions is worthy of consideration. In this opinion, Sarasota County v. Southern Underground Industries, Inc., 2022 WL 162977 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022), a county hired a contractor to install sanitary and water piping underneath a waterway. During construction, a nearby homeowner complained that vibration from the drilling caused damage to his home. As a result, the county stopped the contractor’s work to address a potential safety issue, as it was contractually entitled to do. The contractor hired a structural engineer to inspect the house and the engineer issued a report determining that any alleged damage was cosmetic and that there was sufficient monitoring of the vibrations to prevent future damage. The contractor also had an insurance policy to cover any homeowner claim for damage. However, upon receipt of the engineer’s report, the county did not lift its stop work order. Rather, the stop work order remained in place for an additional 71 days. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of David Adelstein, Kirwin Norris, P.A.
    Mr. Adelstein may be contacted at dma@kirwinnorris.com

    Mitsubishi Estate to Rebuild Apartments After Defects Found

    March 19, 2014 —
    Mitsubishi Estate Co. (8802), Japan’s biggest developer by market value, will rebuild a Tokyo residential complex where it stopped selling apartments that went for as much as 350 million yen ($3.4 million) after finding defects. The reconstruction will take about three to four years to complete, and builder Kajima Corp. will be in charge of the project and cover the cost, said Masayuki Watanabe, a spokesman at Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Estate. The building was constructed by Kajima along with Kandenko (1942) Co., according to the developer. Mitsubishi Estate stopped selling apartments in the building in central Tokyo’s upscale Aoyama neighborhood after finding it needed repairs, including to some of the pipes, the developer said in an e-mail on Feb. 3. Eighty-three out of 86 units were under contract and were expected to be handed over to the owners on March 20, the company said last month. Ms. Chu may be contacted at kchu2@bloomberg.net; Mr. Hyuga may be contacted at thyuga@bloomberg.net Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Kathleen Chu and Takahiko Hyuga, Bloomberg

    HUD Homeownership Push to Heed Lessons From Crisis, Castro Says

    January 14, 2015 —
    Now that regulators have fixed the worst abuses of the 2008 credit crisis, it’s time to start promoting homeownership again, according to the top U.S. housing official. The Department of Housing and Urban Development will do its part, spending this year focusing on ways to help more Americans buy homes, HUD Secretary Julian Castro said today in a Washington speech outlining the agency’s priorities. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Clea Benson, Bloomberg
    Ms. Benson may be contacted at cbenson20@bloomberg.net

    Lauren Motola-Davis Honored By Providence Business News as a 2021 Leader & Achiever

    August 04, 2021 —
    Providence Managing Partner Lauren Motola-Davis was recently named a 2021 Leader & Achiever by Providence Business News (PBN). Ms. Motola-Davis, along with 21 other honorees, will be recognized during an in-person ceremony on August 26 at 5:30 p.m. ET at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick, Rhode Island. The Leaders & Achievers Award Program recognizes individuals for their notable success and strong leadership both in their fields and to the region. Honorees were chosen based on their long-standing commitment to the business community as well as a sustained demonstration of leading others, community service, and mentoring. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Lauren Motola-Davis, Lewis Brisbois
    Ms. Motola-Davis may be contacted at Lauren.MotolaDavis@lewisbrisbois.com