NAHB Vice President and Treasurer Brian Catalde at a PCBC press conference.

Builders Grapple With Sky-High Regulatory Costs

With concerns about affordability growing in many of the nation’s major housing markets, NAHB Vice President and Treasurer Brian Catalde and California Building Industry Association (CBIA) President Steve Doyle, attending PCBC last week in San Francisco, called on local governments to reduce the impact fees, zoning constraints, construction code requirements and other regulatory burdens on builders and developers that are driving up the cost of housing. ...

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Gov. Jim Doyle visits a fish hatchery in Red Cliff., Wis.

Builders Reduce Environmental Regulatory Burdens

Under a new initiative in Wisconsin designed to promote superior environmental performance in housing and other industries, the Wisconsin Builders Association (WBA)  is working with the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on a charter that will substantially reduce regulatory burdens on builders who are pursuing innovative techniques to protect natural resources and improve air and water quality.

The state’s Green Tier program, which was signed into law by Governor Jim Doyle in 2004, will provide builders and developers with the flexibility to pursue new environmentally friendly techniques that push beyond many of the old, prescriptive ideas incorporated into the DNR’s existing regulations. ...