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	<title>Home Builders Association of Massachusetts &#187; Linda Donato</title>
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		<title>The New CODEWORD&#8211; A Message from BBRS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Donato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, the Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) published a periodical titled CODEWORD.  For numerous reasons, the publication was discontinued.  It has long been an agency goal to re-instate issuance of the CODEWORD.  Finally, that day is here.
For those of you who may not be familiar with it, CODEWORD typically provides topical information about activity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Created to Honor Britney Gengel, Daughter of HBAM Past President Len Gengel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Donato</dc:creator>
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Britney Gengel


Dear Fellow HBAM Member,
After a long ordeal, Britney Gengel has come home to her family. The Gengel&#8217;s HBAM Family has watched, waited, and prayed for them all.     After feeling helpless for so long, we can now pay our heartfelt respects to Len and Cherylann Gengel and the Gengel family.
Len and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction Supervisor License Continuing Education Requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Donato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS


The Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) is pleased to announced that it will consider testimony pertaining to continuing education requirements for licensed construction supervisors during its November, 2009 public hearing.
As background, for those who may not be familiar, the legislature recently authorized the BBRS to approve continuing education requirements for construction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signup for &#8216;Find an HBAM Member Professional&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/297</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Donato</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[For Members]]></category>

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To signup click here.
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		<title>Phase Two of the Mercury Management Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Donato</dc:creator>
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                                            REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE
MASSACHUSETTS MERCURY MANAGEMENT ACT
(Chapter 190 of the Acts of 2006)
 
PHASE 2:  MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS: SALE BANS, LABELING AND DISPOSAL PROHIBITION
 
 
 
 
Prepared by:
MassDEP Bureau of Waste Prevention
 
 
August 2009
 4.  Proposed amendments to 310 CMR 19.000
 
310 CMR 19.000: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

19.006:  Definitions
Add a new definition after MEPA Process:
Mercury-added product means a product to which the manufacturer intentionally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Buy a Manufactered Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Donato</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Answers to Home Buying Questions]]></category>
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A Consumer&#8217;s Guide to Today&#8217;s Manufactured Home
Prepared by the Manufactured Housing Institute in cooperation with the Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s Office of Consumer &#38; Business Education.
Introduction 
Buying a home may be the most expensive purchase you will ever make. A manufactured home may be an appealing option for you. These homes come in a variety of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass SAVE</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Donato</dc:creator>
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MassSAVE offers tips on how to save energy and money by improving home conditions. To learn how to make your home more energy efficient visit their website.
 
 

 
 
 


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		<title>HBAM Offers Health Insurance to Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Donato</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Member Benefit Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Builders Association of Massachusetts endorsed Health Services Administators (HSA) of Braintree, Massachusetts to administer our group health insurance plan offerings in September of 2000. Since that time, HSA has merged with Northeast Business Trust (BST) and Massachusetts Business Association (MBA) forming one company.
Health Services Administrators (HSA) serves more than 47,000 companies and their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endangered Species Act Being Reviewed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Donato</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislative Update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the Spotted Turtle no longer standing in the way of homebuilders creating new developments (it was de-listed from the Endangered Species list last year), the HBAM is working to keep the momentum going by participating in a Department of Fisheries and Wildlife review of the Endangered Species/Natural Heritage program. Joined by representatives from NAIOP, [...]]]></description>
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