While our lobbying team is working very hard for us in Tallahassee, your profession is under attack! We must make our voice heard, if we are to fend off costly, ill-conceived and frankly baseless cost drivers! Click here to email your Senate and House member asking for his/her support of the Building Code Bill. In Tallahassee, …
The annual Future Builders of America (FBA) Youth Leadership Summit will be held on April 7-9th at the FFA Camp in Haines City, FL. The annual Youth Leadership Summit brings together the FBA students who have excelled in their own school programs by demonstrating knowledge, skills and chapter leadership. These select students are invited to …
A record 57 million Americans – 18.1% of the U.S. population – lived in multigenerational households in 2012, twice the number of people who lived in such arrangements in 1980, according to a 2014 report from the Pew Research Center. Since 1970 the number of people living in multigenerational households has steadily increased. The largest …
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Personal Protective Devices (PPE) like respirators are more likely to be worn if they are comfortable and are most effective when they fit properly. But what’s the best respirator for the work you’re doing? Here, Jason T. Lunn & Rebecca L. Schumann of 3M present tips and tricks for selecting the best respiratory protection device …
Mask for the Task: Breathe Easier on the Job Site Read More »
I want to be brief this Monday morning. While our lobbying team is working very hard for us in Tallahassee, your profession is under attack! We must make our voice heard, if we are to fend off costly, ill-conceived and frankly baseless cost drivers! Click here to email your Senate and House member asking for his/her …
Get Your First Look at Florida’s Building Codes and Earn Seven Free CEUs. Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) and the Building Officials Association of Florida (BOAF) are pleased to be conducting free CEU training sessions throughout Florida. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation and Building a Safer Florida Inc. are co-sponsoring this training. …
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The Commission’s Structural and Roofing Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) will be holding a concurrent meeting to review and accept interim reports for the following research project: Corrosion of Roofing Fasteners Roofing Technical Advisory Committee (separately) To Review and Accept the Following Research project: Field study and analytical assessment of Sealed Attics Conducted for the State of …
Florida Building Code: Upcoming Meetings & Deadlines Read More »
According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, townhouse construction starts totaled 86,000 units in 2015, an almost 18% increase over the total for 2014. Single-family attached starts totaled 21,000 for the fourth quarter of 2015, up 5% from the final quarter of 2014. Using a one-year moving …
Solid Growth for Townhouse Construction in 2015 Read More »
We are one month away from Bringing Housing Home ™ and the opportunity for NAHB members to participate in in-district congressional meetings that you have scheduled during the week of March 7-11. The 2016 election will be the most important in years, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. As housing goes, so goes the economy. Our …
A movement in the home-building industry to adapt to risks of climate change is gaining momentum, promising new houses that are tougher and more able to bounce back from extreme weather events. Although much attention has focused on green building practices, resilient-design strategies take the concept of building efficiently a step further with a proactive …
Newest Homes Built to Stand Up to Mother Nature’s Outburts Read More »
