Fulfilling a campaign promise she made last year, Governor Maura Healey filed legislation to split the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development into two separate cabinet offices: the Executive…
Responding to the pushback by some cities and towns to the MBTA Community multi-family zoning mandate in the Zoning Act, Attorney General Andrea Campbell recently issued an Enforcement Advisory to…
The efforts of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts to create a new Chapter 40Y of the General Laws – the Starter Home Zoning District Act – came…
Despite the opposition of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Massachusetts and a coalition of real estate, housing and business organizations, as well as labor unions and utility companies,…
During the International Builders Show HBRAMA members were successful is pushing for the adoption of a resolution titled NAHB Support for Housing and Climate. The resolution call for any move…
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…