October 2016

President’s Report

Throughout my term as your FHBA President, I have had the privilege to work alongside volunteer leadership, builders, trade partner members and staff to achieve significant milestones for the homebuilding industry. Our successes this year would not have been possible without our combined efforts. I recognize the tremendous coordination required to attain noteworthy victories this …

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FHBA Joins Coalition Opposing Pollution Incident Reporting Rule

The Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) recently joined a letter with 26 other associations, companies, and interest groups, where we address Johnathan P. Stevenson, Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), on the proposed pollution incident reporting rule. FHBA contends that the adopted emergency rule is an overreach of authority and that less costly …

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Local Labor Rules

My can of Coca-Cola is exactly the same as yours. My iPhone 6 and yours, with some personalization differences, are essentially identical from their guts to their looks. Even my 2012 Subaru Legacy and yours–of the same make, model year, and spec–are the very same, under the hood and in all its features and lines. …

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Aging Americans Still Reluctant to Remodel for Accessibility

Universal design principles are growing in popularity as the aging baby boomer generation considers how to adapt their homes to allow them to live there longer. But the perception among homeowners of accessibility-minded upgrades and renovations as being decidedly geriatric or tied to the presence of a pre-existing physical disability could be keeping the industry …

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Post Hurricanes: Next Steps To Access Rebuild Resources

FHBA’s Rusty Payton and Doug Buck were appointed to the State of Florida Emergency Response Housing Task Force; activated in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The Disaster Housing Program provides for functional repair of damaged homes as well as financial and direct assistance for temporary housing. Resources ultimately to be made available depend upon completed …

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OSHA’s 10 Most Common Site Violations for Construction

Which health and safety violations occur most often on the job site today? With construction accounting for one in five workplace deaths in 2014, higher penalty payouts in place and new rules for tracking and recording violations looming, we asked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which rules are broken most often on construction-related projects…read …

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FHBA and NAHB Encourage You to Vote This Election Season

With the 2016 Primary Election Cycle now behind us, FHBA is pleased to announce that 17 out of 19 FHB PAC supported candidates won. Although one of our losing candidates was Wayne Harris in HD-4, FHB PAC split its support in that position, where the winner, Mel Ponder, was also a supported candidate. We are …

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