PLYMOUTH – Think of it as stretching the current building code to encompass more fuel and energy efficient structures and measures. Think of it as getting $275,000 out of the block and then qualifying ...

PLYMOUTH - The Stretch Code isn’t much of a stretch any more. According to Michael Berry, program manager of theMassachusetts Green Communities Stretch Code Program, it’s easier for Plymouth to adopt ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Having made what it said are “targeted changes” based on the extensive public comment on its initial straw proposal in February, the Department of Energy Resources late last week filed ...

Massachusetts municipalities must meet building codes that specify standards for residential and commercial building construction. There are two Massachusetts building codes; the base code, a minimal ...

Massachusetts will soon see significant updates to the energy codes that govern the construction and alteration of buildings throughout the Commonwealth. As required by the 2021 climate bill, The new ...

Unfortunately, good intentions are not immune from unintended consequences. Case in point, Gov. Ned Lamont’s bill to introduce stretch codes to Connecticut (House Bill 5008: An Act Concerning the ...