http://ma.stormsmart.org Helping Massachusetts coastal communities address weather and climate hazards including storms, hurricanes, flooding, sea level rise, erosion, and climate change. Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:49:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://ma.stormsmart.org/before/regs/using-freeboard-to-elevate-structures-above-predicted-floodwaters/#comment-5 StormSmart Coasts » Massachusetts » Free StormSmart Building Seminar: [November 17th, Plymouth] Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:24:15 +0000 http://www.stormsmart.org/ma/?page_id=64#comment-5 [...] Featured Page Using Freeboard to Elevate Structures Above Predicted Floodwaters [...] [...] Featured Page Using Freeboard to Elevate Structures Above Predicted Floodwaters [...]

]]> http://ma.stormsmart.org/before/regs/using-freeboard-to-elevate-structures-above-predicted-floodwaters/#comment-4 Town Offers Builders Permit Credit for Freeboard | Massachusetts StormSmart Coasts Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:55:26 +0000 http://www.stormsmart.org/ma/?page_id=64#comment-4 [...] The town of Hull has just passed an innovative incentive program to encourage builders to elevate new and renovated structures above predicted floodwaters. The program offers applicants a $500 credit to be used towards building department permit fees if the builder elevates the structure at least two feet above the highest federal or state requirement. For more on the benefits of freeboard, read our article on it here. [...] [...] The town of Hull has just passed an innovative incentive program to encourage builders to elevate new and renovated structures above predicted floodwaters. The program offers applicants a $500 credit to be used towards building department permit fees if the builder elevates the structure at least two feet above the highest federal or state requirement. For more on the benefits of freeboard, read our article on it here. [...]

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