Massachusetts is considering changing state building codes to allow single staircases in multi-family residential buildings up to six stories. Advocates say the change would result in smaller ...

Massachusetts launches a study on single-stair building codes, aiming to expand housing options and lower per-unit costs ...

Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build ...

Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order to look at reducing the number of stairs required in certain residential ...

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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.

The primary challenge for Vineet Nair and his colleagues is developing the 11th edition of the Massachusetts State Building Code. This requires meticulous review of the 2024 International Code Council ...

"Our goal is to design homes that meet or exceed the Massachusetts Stretch Energy Code while helping builders avoid unnecessary expenses," said Dominic Zammuto, owner of HERS Rating Company. "We ...

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 ...

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 ...