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Author : Kimberly Burnett
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Total Pages : 33 pages
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Download or read book Benefits and Costs of Increasing Housing Production in Massachusetts written by Kimberly Burnett and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael D. Goodman
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Total Pages : 21 pages
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Download or read book The Costs and Hidden Benefits of New Housing Development in Massachusetts written by Michael D. Goodman and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Massachusetts. Policy Academy on Family Homelessness
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Total Pages : 54 pages
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Download or read book The Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Plan to End Family Homelessness written by Massachusetts. Policy Academy on Family Homelessness and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barry Bluestone
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Total Pages : 33 pages
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Download or read book Sustaining the Mass Economy written by Barry Bluestone and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric Nakajima
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Total Pages : 61 pages
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Download or read book The Fiscal Impact of Mixed-income Housing Developments on Massachusetts Municipalities written by Eric Nakajima and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric Nakajima
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Download or read book The Fiscal Impact of Mixed-income Housing Developments on Massachusetts Municipalities written by Eric Nakajima and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... "Communities throughout Massachusetts confront the challenge of increasing housing opportunities for people with low- and moderate-income while also ensuring that the residential and commercial development that does occur in towns has, at worst, a neutral impact on the cost of public services."; "New construction raises concerns that the taxes generated by new housing will not offset the demand for services from the housing's occupants."; Massachusetts law allows developers to override local zoning when a communities does not have at least 10% affordable housing as a percentage of the town's housing stock so they can build mixed-income developments as long as they contain a set minimum percent of low-income housing; this is " ... an analysis of the historical impact that mixed-income home ownership developments have had on the municipal budgets. Recent surveys have shown that a majority of Massachusetts residents believe that affordable housing will increase municipal costs, especially, especially public school expenses. Recent studies have documented the great fiscal stress that Massachusetts cities and towns confront and the difficult choices that communities have to make to provide services to their residents. The purpose of this study is to further understanding of the impact that mixed-income development have on municipal costs and to offer a framework for planning future development."; "The UMass Donahue Institute used a case study approach to analyze the historical fiscal impact of mixed-income homeownership developments constructed in Massachusetts during the past fifteen years."; does a detailed analysis of eight (8) developments in seven (7) towns: Brookline (Kendall Crescent) // Falmouth (Nickey Lane and Fresh Pond Farms) // Northampton (Pine's Edge) // Peabody (Stoneybrook) // Sandwich (Sherwood Forest) // Wellesley (Edgemoor Circle) // Wilmington (Buckingham Estates) ...
Author : Massachusetts. Executive Office of Communities and Development
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Total Pages : 86 pages
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Download or read book Housing Policy Statement for Massachusetts written by Massachusetts. Executive Office of Communities and Development and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ...Describes the organization of the Dept. of Community Affairs; sets forth major goals...
Author : Himanshu Tiwari
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Download or read book The Interconnection Between Net-zero Building Code and Rental Housing Affordability in Massachusetts written by Himanshu Tiwari and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the continued focus of policymakers on achieving net-zero targets, there has been an increased focus on decarbonization of the housing markets through net-zero energy building codes such as the new "Stretch Code" introduced in Massachusetts. In a quest to achieve declared targets on the "Environmental" front, the "Social" front sometimes gets sacrificed for instance the incremental cost of net-zero may be passed on to landlords and tenants, thus hurting housing affordability. The existing literature is unclear about the impact, both in terms of direction and magnitude, of net-zero energy building codes on rental housing affordability, comprising of rents and utility payments. Accordingly, careful consideration is warranted to address the issue. The thesis intends to establish a quantitative relationship between the two by exploring the existing regulatory and market frameworks. The research focuses on resolving the issues by analyzing the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) data in Massachusetts to establish the impact of HERS on housing rents and utility expenses and ultimately on rental housing affordability. The analysis yields that the new Net-Zero building code in Massachusetts namely DOER's Straw proposal will have an impact of lowering the utility expenses by an average amount of 0.78% for a medium-sized (1,000 sf to 2,500 sf) duplex to 7.99% for a medium-sized (up to 1,000 sf) low-rise multifamily apartment. Considering the premium for market-rate rental housing, the overall housing costs for renters will increase by 2.48% for a large (greater than 2,500 sf) duplex to 6.20% for a large single-family rental house. The variation in the rental affordability is significant across locations, ages, and sizes of the units. Although the utility expense saving is higher for the low-rise multifamily apartments most exposed to the issue of worsening affordability, the overall housing cost increase is substantial considering the market rent premium associated with adherence to the net-zero building code. For a controlled rent housing unit, the rental affordability as defined by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Housing Costs upon Household Income) on average is expected to improve by anywhere between 0.32% to 0.54% whereas, for a market rate unit, the rental affordability on average is expected to reduce significantly by anywhere between 0.72% to 10.22%. The affordability changes differ across sizes and types of houses but more importantly with the changes in income as well. Considering the findings, any incentive program should follow a differentiated approach of incentivizing the households that are not only more susceptible to worsening rental affordability due to substantial increases in housing costs but also where the household income is unlikely to absorb the increased housing costs.
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Download or read book Monthly List of GAO Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes legal decisions and opinions of the Comptroller General.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies
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Total Pages : 1226 pages
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Download or read book Department of Housing and Urban Development--independent Agencies Appropriations for 1977 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 11 pages
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Download or read book A Guide to The Massachusetts Statewide Housing Production Goal written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 174 pages
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Download or read book Housing Production Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Housing Production Plan represents another opportunity for the City of Peabody to fully examine the relationship between the specific impacts of demographic changes relative to housing and the dynamics of market conditions, further updating the previous Housing Plans. Only by understanding these changes can the City determine the current and future housing needs of its citizenry and develop strategies to continue meeting the wide range of identified needs. This Housing Production Plan, like the previous one, also provides graphic representations of recommended strategies to help local leaders and residents visualize the impacts and important benefits of various affordable housing opportunities. In fact, several of the properties that were included in the 2013 Housing Production Plan were developed or are proposed for new development." --Page 2.
Author : Teri Leigh Ford
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Total Pages : 46 pages
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Download or read book The Relationship Between the Massachusetts' Building Code and Construction Cost Escalation written by Teri Leigh Ford and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last twenty years in Massachusetts, there has been significant focus on a shrinking labor supply and material cost escalation as they relate to rising construction costs. However, there are other factors attributing to increased construction costs that are often overlooked. In these twenty years, four editions of the Massachusetts building code have been released; Massachusetts is currently governed by the 9 th edition. Since the 6 th edition was released in 1997, the code has expanded to include increased seismic requirements, improved fire prevention, and the energy stretch code. However, code changes are rarely included in the industry discussion when trying to explain rising costs. According to The Greater Boston Housing Report Card from 2015, "... the cost of developing urban projects in the Commonwealth increased by nearly 40 percent more than overall inflation" (Bluestone) since 2011. This suggests there is more at play than simply a high volume of work; and while there is no disputing the cyclic nature of the real estate market and the sheer economics of supply and demand, this conversation needs to be expanded to include regulatory influence - specifically building code. The building code in Massachusetts is reviewed and amended by a qualified, volunteer board of industry professionals called the Board of Building Regulations and Standards ("BBRS"). There is a public review process for code changes and avenues for the average person to request a variance or submit suggested amendments. However, this service is severely underutilized by the commercial industry. The intent of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the development and regulatory industries through the primary filter of cost management. Through this lens, I will look at the role of code ambiguity, the layers of regulatory enforcement, and the distribution of liability and the impact on construction cost. Based on interviews with industry professionals, I have identified the primary inefficiencies in the interactions between the two industries and developed three viable solutions to address some of the criticism. These solutions address the misalignment of interests between parties, the subjective assignment of liability, and the opaque, intimidating processes surrounding code variances and appeals.
Author : Clinton Aigbavboa
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030265285
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The Construction Industry in the Fourth Industrial Revolution written by Clinton Aigbavboa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers papers from the 11th Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Postgraduate Research Conference, held on 28–30 July 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference provided an essential forum for reviewing and generating knowledge on Construction 4.0 and, consequently, highlighted processes and practices that allow us to deliver and operate built environment assets more effectively and efficiently by focusing on physical-to-digital and digital-to-physical transformation. The event addressed three broad themes: Industrial production (prefabrication, 3-D printing and assembly, offsite and advanced manufacturing); Cyber-physical systems (actuators, sensors, IoT, robots and cobots for repetitive and dangerous tasks, and drones for mapping, progress monitoring, safety and quality inspections, lifting, moving and positioning); and Technologies (digital ecosystems, digital platforms, BIM, video and laser scanning, AI and cloud computing, big data and data analytics, reality capture, blockchain, simulation, virtual and augmented reality, data standards and interoperability, and vertical and horizontal integration). Given its scope, the book will be of interest to all construction industry and architectural professionals who want to learn about cutting-edge technologies applied to construction
Author : J. Rosie Tighe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415669375
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)
Download or read book The Affordable Housing Reader written by J. Rosie Tighe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Affordable Housing Reader brings together classic works and contemporary writing on the themes and debates that have animated the field of affordable housing policy as well as the challenges in achieving the goals of policy on the ground. The Reader - aimed at professors, students, and researchers - provides an overview of the literature on housing policy and planning that is both comprehensive and interdisciplinary. It is particularly suited for graduate and undergraduate courses on housing policy offered to students of public policy and city planning. The Reader is structured around the key debates in affordable housing, ranging from the conflicting motivations for housing policy, through analysis of the causes of and solutions to housing problems, to concerns about gentrification and housing and race. Each debate is contextualized in an introductory essay by the editors, and illustrated with a range of texts and articles. Elizabeth Mueller and Rosie Tighe have brought together for the first time into a single volume the best and most influential writings on housing and its importance for planners and policy-makers.
Download or read book Housing Production Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Housing Production Plan (HPP) has been prepared in accordance with the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development guidelines and provides a framework and strategy to increase the production of affordable housing in Plymouth. The Plan includes a comprehensive housing needs assessment and details housing production goals and strategies aimed at meeting these needs over the next five years (2019-2024). A summary of key demographic, housing stock, and housing affordability data from the comprehensive housing needs assessment, as well as an overview of the Plan’s goals and strategies is detailed below." --Page 11.
Author : Global Green USA
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597267465
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)
Download or read book Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing written by Global Green USA and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is a guide for housing developers, advocates, public agency staff, and the financial community that offers specific guidance on incorporating green building strategies into the design, construction, and operation of affordable housing developments. A completely revised and expanded second edition of the groundbreaking 1999 publication, this new book focuses on topics of specific relevance to affordable housing including: how green building adds value to affordable housing the integrated design process best practices in green design for affordable housing green operations and maintenance innovative funding and finance emerging programs, partnerships, and policies Edited by national green affordable housing expert Walker Wells and featuring a foreword by Matt Petersen, president and chief executive officer of Global Green USA, the book presents 12 case studies of model developments and projects, including rental, home ownership, special needs, senior, self-help, and co-housing from around the United States. Each case study describes the unique green features of the development, discusses how they were successfully incorporated, considers the project's financing and savings associated with the green measures, and outlines lessons learned. Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is the first book of its kind to present information regarding green building that is specifically tailored to the affordable housing development community.
