The HBRAMA recently announced it officially joined the #InvestInWaterMA coalition, adding the home buildings industry’s support for prioritizing critical investments in water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure. The #InvestInWaterMA campaign, organized…
The HBRAMA submitted its initial comments on the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Proposal for Stretch Code Update and New Specialized Stretch Code released on February 8, 2022. Chapter 8…
The HBRAMA, with the assistance of Attorney Mark Kablack of Westborough, submitted detailed comments to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) regarding the Draft Guidelines for Creation of…
After months of discussion, negotiation and fundraising by the HBRAMA, a first of its kind study of the potential impacts of the Department of Energy Resources proposed net zero building…
On Tuesday, February 8, the state Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced the release of a “Straw Proposal” for an update to the Stretch Energy Code and a New Specialized…
A zoning by-law adopted by the Town of Hull requiring all newly constructed commercial buildings and residential buildings of three or more units to comply with one of three green…
The provision in the Housing Choices Law signed by Gov. Baker last January that requires cities and towns serviced by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) to adopt a zoning…
After nearly a two-year interruption due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Public Utilities Interconnection Working Group met recently to discuss issues related to new connections to the electric…
Governor Charlie Baker recently appointed HBRAMA President Emerson J. Clauss III to the Commission on Clean Heat in the Commonwealth. Clauss, president of Allegiance Construction in Whitinsville, will represent the…
With Rob Brennan serving as Chair, the HBRAMA Net Zero Subcommittee is working to build a coalition within the industry to develop and support various proposals, that if accepted by…