Regulations Is Upzoning the Next Political Battleground? As rents rise amid an already scarce stock of affordable housing, some cities are turning to deregulating single-family lots in order to...
Jobsite Safety New OSHA System Could Lead to More Construction Site Inspections A new OSHA weighting system for workplace safety and health inspections went into effect on October 1. The new system adds enforcement...
Regulations A Housing Development, Two Zoning Regs, and Why Building in Boston Is Hard A proposed housing project on the border of Boston and neighboring Brookline sharply illustrates a reason for the area’s high housing costs....
Zoning California Lawmakers Chipping Away at the NIMBYs State policies in California are easing the way for property owners to build an additional unit on their single-family lots
Codes + Standards San Jose’s New Building Energy Code Is the Most Stringent Among Large Cities San Jose recently passed a new building energy code with the goal of making zero-emission electric buildings the norm. The new code in...
Green Design Berkeley Natural-Gas Ban for New Buildings Sparks Nationwide Trend Berkeley, Calif., banned the use of natural gas in newly constructed buildings in July. The move seems to have sparked a trend for other...
Codes + Standards Oregon Bans Single-Family Zoning in Cities The Oregon state legislature recently passed House Bill 2001, which would eliminate exclusive single-family zoning in areas around the state...
Codes + Standards California Could Fine Cities That Don’t Meet Housing Requirements A new agreement between California’s executive and legislative branches would fine cities and counties that don't plan to accommodate...
NAHB Current Codes Make New Homes More Resilient NAHB Housing Policy Briefing | There's a need for updating older housing stock to ensure resiliency, but more stringent building codes are not the answer
Regulations How Regulations Impact Home Prices HousingWire reports that government regulations play a major role in the current housing affordability concerns. In 2016, the National...
