Construction News: New building codes to fight climate change could make Massachusetts homes even more expensive

BOSTON - Housing affordability is at a crisis in Massachusetts, and the building industry is raising concerns that it could get worse due to new building codes designed to fight climate change.

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Boston Construction News: Delayed Tower Takes Shape Over Boston’s South Station The 680-ft-tall structure will be one of the city’s tallest buildings

After decades of planning and false starts, a 51-story tower is finally taking shape over Boston’s South Station, set to be one of the city's tallest buildings.

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Boston Construction News: Consigli breaks ground on Lendlease’s $500M Boston life science project

Australian developer Lendlease and Montreal, Canada-based real estate management firm Ivanhoé Cambridge have broken ground on a $500 million life science project in Boston.

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Read more about the article Massachusetts Construction News: Boston planning officials to vote on rezoning plan in Allston-Brighton
BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 14: Harvard University's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is pictured under construction on Western Avenue in the Allston neighborhood of Boston on Feb. 14, 2019. From the Alewife section of Cambridge to the outer reaches of the Seaport District, from Union Square in Somerville to Barrys Corner in Allston, developers all over Greater Boston are trying to build the next Kendall Square. And its easy to see why. The East Cambridge district is arguably the center of the nations biotechnology industry, as well as major outposts of innovative companies such as Apple, Boeing, and Google. That critical mass has other firms lining up to fill any space that becomes available, driving up rents higher than anywhere else on the East Coast, except for Manhattan. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Massachusetts Construction News: Boston planning officials to vote on rezoning plan in Allston-Brighton

Boston planning officials will vote today on new zoning rules that could speed up the transformation of the neighborhood along Western Avenue in Allston-Brighton.

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