This summer Gazette readers have been riveted by the devastation and death around the globe due to climate change — including in our own backyards. We are fortunate to live in a region where some of ...

AMESBURY — On Nov. 28, a panel of state energy officials, home builders and green energy experts will meet at City Hall to discuss the state’s “Stretch Building Code” and what it would mean for ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – The Baker administration on Tuesday rolled out the state building code changes that it hopes will encourage builders to shift away from fossil fuel heating in favor of electrification, ...

Boston would adopt a new, voluntary energy-efficient building code that would require new construction be wired for all-electric use under a plan pitched by Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday. If approved ...

Editor's note: The specialized stretch code does not pertain to major rehabilitations, as an earlier version of this story reported. WORCESTER – A new building code could land in Worcester, ...

WORCESTER – A new building code could land in Worcester, potentially driving up costs for developers. The result could be a drag on the number of projects in the city, both residential and commercial.