The updated Draft ISMP is now available via the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Click here to view. The main changes to this document from the October 2015 version are clarifications to the Law and Policy chapter on Review of State Agency Permitting and the four policies. We have made updates to our…
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While it’s not out of the ordinary for home builders and their employees and contractors to put in long hours, new regulations about overtime are causing many building firms to take another look at their policies. Since many workers are salaried, employers rarely consider if they should be paid overtime until that unwelcome day when
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Join us as the 2016 Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) on Friday, July 29, at 11:15am as Florida Senator Travis Hutson (SD-6), Â Representative Keith Perry (HD-21) and Carlos Beruff, Manatee County homebuilder and US Senate candidate share insight on how politics plays a pivotal role in the future of the homebuilding industry. Travis Hutson: Code Development
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All of your Builder & Remodeler members can claim for any completed residential addresses from April 1 – June 30, 2016 that used any of our 50+ Manufacturer brands. The deadline to submit will be September 2, 2016 (EXTENDED) . Visit www.fhbarebates.com to start your claim today! As an added convenience, for builder/remodeler members who did not submit their
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In November 2015, Congress enacted legislation requiring federal agencies to adjust their civil penalties to account for inflation. The Department of Labor is adjusting penalties for its agencies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA’s maximum penalties, which were last adjusted in 1990, will increase by 78%. Going forward, the agency will continue
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According to its analysis of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction, the National Association of Home Builders found that the median lot size for new single-family homes in 2015 fell to a record low of less than 8,600 square feet. Although the national median lot size fell, the NAHB found significant regional differences in lot size,
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Students of FHBA’s Building University for Individual Leadership Development (BUILD) experienced live, interactive spokesperson training and are ready to take on the media. During the FHBA Fall Leadership Conference, BUILD participants spent four hours training on how to execute a successful interview on television, radio, or newspaper. During this session, they learned how to face
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TBBA’s own Kevin Robles, CEO of Domain Homes, testified on June 30, 2016 before the US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearing. Robles who is a past president of TBBA provided the committee insight on the effects recent flood insurance regulations were having on small business owners. “Any negative change to the market,
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We are in the fifth year of the housing and slowly-rolling home building recovery. If business textbooks are correct and economic cycles are normally 7-8 years, are we halfway through the home building cycle? Here are six observations based on discussions with our 100+ regional and national home builder customers, and business observations of their
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Dow Chemical is giving up on its line of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing shingles. Less than five years after entering the market, the company says it will accept orders for the Powerhouse Solar System only through July 28 and make its last shipments by August 10, MLive reported. A Dow spokesperson said in an email
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