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.

Mass timber is gaining popularity in multi-storey construction projects across both Canada and the United States. The benefits of mass timber in terms of efficient construction and reduced staffing ...

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BOSTON — Massachusetts legislators have proposed changing the state’s building and fire codes to allow for the installation of certain types of barricade locks on classroom doors. The devices, which ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on Sep 25 ...

With some of the strictest building codes in the nation, New York City is in many ways not the test bed for architectural experimentation one might expect. Here, an architect’s creativity is often ...

BOSTON - Housing affordability is at a crisis in Massachusetts, and the building industry is raising concerns that it could get worse due to new building codes designed to fight climate change. The ...

A new report argues that the new net-zero building codes being adopted by communities around the state could increase the cost of building a new single-family home by up to $23,000 Massachusetts faces ...