Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in most industries, commercial construction among them.  While design professionals grabbed this bull by the horns years ago, and project estimators soon thereafter, project managers who know how to use AI tools to increase productivity and lessen risk are becoming increasingly common as well – and for good

When an owner hires a contractor to perform work, there is an expectation that the contractor will adhere to the express and implied contract terms, the ultimate goal being to build what the contract calls for in a proper, safe and timely manner, free of claims from injured third parties or unpaid suppliers and subcontractors. 

The Trump Administration has announced that effective February 1, 2025, a 25% tariff will be levied on virtually all imported goods from Canada and Mexico.  Much of the lumber used for new construction in New Hampshire – indeed, nationwide – comes from Canada.  The same is true of steel.  If these tariffs are maintained, our

New Hampshire’s mechanic’s lien statute, RSA 447:2, gives a lien to those “erecting or repairing a house or other building or appurtenances . . . by virtue of a contract with the owner thereof.”  The lien is on “any material so furnished and on said structure, and on any right of the owner to

Once again I am moved to blog (see #31, #37, #91) on Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) insurance coverage for defective workmanship.  I’ve previously said that at best, only consequential damage to other property, not for repairing or replacing the defective work itself, would be covered.  A recent case counsels an update. In general,

New Hampshire’s mechanic’s lien statute, RSA 447:2, gives a lien to those who “perform labor, provide professional design services, or furnish materials” to improve someone’s real estate.  The lien “provides security against the property owner for the value of the labor or materials rendered.”  Pine Gravel, Inc. v. Cianchette, 128 N.H. 460, 464 (1986). 

In 1983, Congress authorized the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) program, requiring the U.S. Department of Transportation to ensure that at least 10% of funding for federally-assisted highway and transit projects is set aside for businesses at least 51%-owned and controlled by “socially and economically disadvantaged” individuals.  Federal construction contracts worth billions of dollars have gone