Insights from local experts and executives The Region this issue: [34] Maine [36] Massachusetts [38] New Hampshire [40] Rhode Island In the Best Interests The Business Judgment Rule Helps to Protect Boards [by Dean T. Lennon, Esq.] MAINE Be Cool in Maine Ductless Systems Offer Advantages [by Jack Carr, P.E., RS, LEED-AP] Up until recently, out-of-state condo buyers were surprised to find most Maine condos weren't centrally air-conditioned. Whereas in other parts of the country air conditioning is a given, Maine has had a tradition of building non-air-conditioned condos either in trust in its cool mountain and sea breezes or just plain Yankee thriftiness. That, of course, is changing with the new condominium developments going up. But what about the 34 CONDOMEDIA established condo unit inventory built over the last 30 years and how will they fare in today's competitive real estate market? To keep current in the market and meet the needs of retiring boomers who expect a climate-controlled indoor environment in their retirement years, retrofitting condo units with central air conditioning seems like a good idea. The problem is this type of conversion for a condo building with its design and bylaw restric-