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Southeast Building Conference Partners with Scranton Gillette Communications

The Southeast Building Conference, (SEBC), the premier regional building industry trade show in the Southeast, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Scranton Gillette Communications/SGC Horizon’s Building Group as SEBC’s Exclusive Media Sponsor. SEBC provides the latest in residential and commercial construction products and services, where thousands within the building industry are expected to …

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Home Building Industry Represented On The Constitutional Revision Commission

FHBA News / By Candace Yeager

FHBA is proud to have two of its members, who uniquely understand our issues, appointed to the Constitutional Revision Commission. Governor Rick Scott appointed homebuilder and FHBA member Carlos Beruff as the Commission’s Chair. Speaker of the House, Richard Corcoran, appointed fellow homebuilder, Senator Tom Lee, to serve on the commission. As an FHBA member, …

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One in 10 Households Opt in for Smart-Home Technology

FHBA News / By Candace Yeager

Just one in 10 households in the U.S., U.K. and Australia have smart-home products and systems, according to a survey by Gartner of roughly 10,000 households in the latter half of 2016. The survey considered Internet-enabled, interconnected devices and systems that were responsive to preset conditions, remotely accessible by mobile apps or via an internet browser, and …

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Bring Sanity to the Building Code Process

FHBA News, Legislative / By Candace Yeager

We need your help to educate legislators on the importance of passing SB 7000 and HB 901 to stabilize Florida’s ever-changing building code. SB 7000 and HB 901 seek to change the way in which Florida’s building code is adopted. Current law requires the Florida Building Commission to adopt the International Code Council (ICC) model …

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Let Your Company Shine at the 2017 Southeast Building Conference!

FHBA News, Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) / By Candace Yeager

What better way than getting your company’s in front of building industry leader than by becoming an official 2017 Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) sponsor? Click here to view the various Sponsorship & Advertising opportunities and join us July 27-28, 2017 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL for the premier building …

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House Votes to Overturn OSHA Recordkeeping Rule

FHBA News / By Candace Yeager

In a victory for home builders and other members of the small business community, the House on March 1 approved H.J. Res. 83, legislation sponsored by Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) that would overturn the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recordkeeping rule known as the Volks rule. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) has introduced a companion …

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Carlos Beruff Appointed as Chairman to Florida Constitution Revision Commission

FHBA News, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) / By Candace Yeager

Last week, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of Carlos Beruff as Chairman to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC). The other 14 members appointed by the Governor to the 37–member Commission will be announced in the coming days. The CRC convenes every 20 years to review Florida’s Constitution and propose potential changes to be …

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