In Massachusetts, the statewide building code mandates a set of energy efficiency standards, like, for instance, your walls and windows need to hold in a certain amount of heat. A little over a decade ...
The Massachusetts State House. The Department of Energy Resources updated the Massachusetts building energy code in order to reach net-zero carbon by 2050. BRIAN SONG/DFP FILE The Department of Energy ...
As Massachusetts leaders keep searching for solutions to the housing crunch, a top academic institution is pointing to the role the state’s building codes play in restricting multifamily development.
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A new Massachusetts building ...
The Baker administration on Feb. 8 rolled out the state building code changes that it hopes will encourage builders to shift away from fossil fuel heating in favor of electrification, including a new ...
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that distinct portions of a mixed-used building may be treated as distinct and different structures under the state building code. The ruling ...
The Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards voted Tuesday to adopt a stretch energy code for the state that would make new commercial buildings under 100,000 square feet up to 30 ...
Boston City Hall passed a fossil-fuel ban this month at city-owned buildings (NewtonCourt/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0) Big things are happening in one of the country’s smallest states. This summer, ...
Brookline and Watertown last week became the first communities in the state to adopt a new building code discouraging the use of fossil fuels in new buildings, and 22 more cities and towns have ...
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