April 2023

Housing Affordability

The US housing market is short 6.5 million homes

By: Anna Bahney, CNN The United States is not building enough homes to account for the number of people setting…

housingandclimate.orgApril 10, 2023

Housing Affordability

A hundred years of choking housing growth catches up with Massachusetts

Since the early 20th century, the Legislature has let individual municipalities thwart housing. Now the consequences threaten the Commonwealth’s future.…

housingandclimate.orgApril 10, 2023

Climate Change Government Action Utilities

No more climate legislation needed; it’s time for action

Massachusetts needs to focus on the fundamentals of net zero infrastructure. In 2021, after extensive negotiation, the Massachusetts Legislature passed…

housingandclimate.orgApril 5, 2023

Climate change and housing costs forum

Our objective is to balance housing affordability with climate policy. HousingAndClimate.org focuses on the convergence of housing and climate and how the two requirements can and should be able to be accomplished without sacrificing one for the other. Moving housing to net zero carbon emissions can elevate the cost of housing and put pressure on citizens to procure affordable shelter, whether through ownership or rental. Together we will explore facts surrounding electrification of buildings, the costs involved and mitigation strategies to lower the cost of new home construction while maintaining environmental goals.

The US housing market is short 6.5 million homes

A hundred years of choking housing growth catches up with Massachusetts

No more climate legislation needed; it’s time for action

Climate change and housing costs forum

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