In 2006, developer Syd Kitson released plans for Babcock Ranch, a massive community to consist of 19,500 homes powered exclusively by the sun (but void...
Archive for month: May 2016
15.052016January 7, 2019
The Bottom Line
The Florida Building Commission (Commission) is currently in the process of developing the sixth edition of the Florida Building Codes (FBC), with the goal of...
15.052016January 7, 2019
Dean Asher Supported by the FHBA in SD 13 Race
By Candace YeagerIn Advocacy, FHBA News
On Friday, the Florida Home Builders Association announced their endorsement for Realtor Dean Asher in his bid for the Florida Senate, District 13. The FHBA,...
15.052016January 7, 2019
Stella Homes Forms Stella Realty Group – Joins Volusia Building Industry Association
By Candace YeagerIn FHBA News, Local HBA
Stella Homes a Custom Homebuilder and Renovation Company has announced today that they have completed all of the requisite steps to become a licensed real...
11.052016January 7, 2019
Workers Compensation Could Rise with No Caps on Attorney Fees
Almost two weeks ago, the Florida Supreme Court declared the mandatory attorney fee schedule under the workers’ compensation system as unconstitutional. As bad as this...
08.052016January 7, 2019
FBA Announces New Executive Director
The Future Builders of America (FBA) has hired Cindy Hall of Eco Solutions Marketing, Inc. to be the new Executive Director of the Florida Home...
08.052016January 7, 2019
Regulatory Burden is Housing’s New Labor Crisis
By Candace YeagerIn FHBA News
The labor issue is just so 2015, isn’t it? By no means has it gone away. The level of effort, the cost in dollars, in...
08.052016January 7, 2019
A Global View of Tomorrow’s Construction Industry
By Candace YeagerIn FHBA News
The building site of the future is going to look very different to the one we are all used to today. Instead of men in...
08.052016January 7, 2019
Researchers Developing World’s First 3-D-Printed Excavator
By Candace YeagerIn FHBA News
The team from Georgia Tech is designing the excavator’s boom and bucket with integrated hydraulics, and the University of Minnesota is working independently on the...
01.052016January 7, 2019
President’s Report
On behalf of the Florida Home Builders Association, we want to thank you for the support and response to action during the 2016 Legislative Session....