A uniform statewide building code would speed development times and lower costs - THE JOSIAH BARTLETT CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY

A uniform statewide building code would speed development times and lower costs - THE JOSIAH BARTLETT CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY

Home building is tough throughout New England, but Massachusetts gives its builders an advantage that builders in New Hampshire don’t enjoy. Massachusetts uses a uniform building code statewide. Builders there know exactly what every town’s code is because they’re all the same. That’s not so in New Hampshire, where municipalities can tack their own rules onto the state building code. This random patchwork of building codes raises costs and slows…