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 ...

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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.

Massachusetts’ building codes governing handicapped accessibility are hampering renovations of old housing stock that could help remedy an affordable housing crisis, according to an editorial in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build ...

Massachusetts is studying single-stair building codes and zoning reforms to address a projected need for 222,000 new homes by 2035. The commission will review safety, cost, and design impacts. AI ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order to look at reducing the number of stairs required in certain residential buildings. AI ...

Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build multifamily housing. Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday ...