The deadline to file your Q4’15 rebate claims is right around the corner. Don’t wait until the last minute to get your claims in. February 19th, 2016 is the FINAL deadline to submit. Click here to access the Rebate Claim Form.
If you are not able to attend the 2016 FHBA Legislative Conference beginning today in Tallahassee, FL and visit with Legislators, you can still help us pursue our legislative agenda. Click here to access a call to action on the FHBA website. Let your Legislator know how important it is to pass this year’s Building …
FHBA, along with the Building Officials Association of Florida (BOAF) is pleased to announce FREE CEU training sessions taking place throughout Florida in the upcoming months. This FREE training is sponsored by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and Building a Safer Florida, Inc. (BASF).
The Volusia County Economic Development Division compiles the permit data every quarter as part of its monitoring of the local economy. Residential permit activity countywide posted a healthy gain in 2015, while commercial construction leveled off following permitting for the Daytona Rising project at Daytona International Speedway…read more
The ASTM task group on façade inspections introduced E3036, Guide for Notating Façade Conditions in the Field, and proposed WK52572, Guide for Visual Inspection of Building Facades Using Drones to better building façade inspections. E3036 provides standard notation, syntax, and symbols for façade inspections. It will save time by providing architects, engineers, and other professionals …
New Standard for Building Façade Inspections Using Drones Read More »
The beginning of a new year routinely comes with the making of lists, often to forecast trends or outline objectives for the next 12 months. I would like to offer my own set of predictions for 2016. The following materials technologies, I expect, will make significant headway this year. None is yet commercially available, but many will launch …
I work with two of housing’s best and brightest economists–Mark Boud, senior vp at Real Estate Economics/Metrostudy, and Brad Hunter, Metrostudy chief economist and director of consulting. It’s humbling. I tell them what I hear from home builders about what they’re doing, what they expect, and what scares them. Mark and Brad listen, nod, smile, …
Lotus on Orange in Sarasota, Fla., has been selected as the South Atlantic regional winner of the 2015 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The home was designed by Leader Design Studio of Sarasota. The home’s builder, Josh Wynne Construction of Sarasota, and interior designer, SAWA Design, …
Home in Sarasota, Fla., Recognized in National Design Competition Read More »
The home building industry is on the rise, and FHBA is increasing right along side with you. The FHBA is your advocate at the Capitol, money saver for your business’ bottom line, and provider of education and relevant up-to-date industry information. To showcase your membership, download the new FHBA logo to post on your website, …
We have received encouraging feedback on the number of legislative visits being scheduled for FHBA’s “Day on the Hill”, Tuesday, February 9th. Many of you, who have made appointments, have expressed disappointment that these visits would not allow you to participate in the Workforce Summit scheduled for that same day as part of our 2016 FHBA …
