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Finalists Announced for Florida Green Building Coalition Awards

The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC), the leading certifier of green projects in the state, has announced finalists for the Annual FGBC Awards. The program recognizes and highlights the tremendous achievements that took place throughout Florida in 2018. The awards luncheon will be held on Wed. March 6, noon – 2 p.m. at the Doubletree …

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CBIA Member Highlight

Ryan Benson, principal with A. Vernon Allen Builder, has been named president of the Collier Building Industry Association. The CBIA is a not -for-profit professional association of dedicated industry professionals who are inspired to make a difference in the community through advocacy, education, networking and philanthropy. The Association represents the collective voice of the Collier …

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Home Building Issues Highlighted at Capital

Not only are we in “pre-session” mode – analyzing bills for impact on the construction industry, working to get our priorities sponsored and filed, and meeting policymakers with construction concerns – home building issues are being highlighted at multiple venues. Here are three examples: House Commerce Committee Tackles Root Causes of the Affordability Crisis The …

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Housing Starts Are on Hiatus

Source: MarketWatch | By Andrea Riquier With the U.S. government partially closed, the housing market will miss out on one of its key data reports this month. As housing-watchers might put it, housing starts have stopped…read more

Aubuchon Team of Companies Presents $12,000 to Lee BIA Builders Care

Source: PRLog.org  Lee BIA Builders Care, the nonprofit charitable arm of the Lee Building Industry Association (BIA), has received a $12,000 donation from Aubuchon Team of Companies in support of its mission to provide emergency construction services at no cost to needy and deserving elderly and/or disabled homeowners, and their families, who cannot obtain repairs …

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Five BMAPs and Associated Septic Tank Rules Delayed!

Earlier this month, FHBA sent every FHBA member a reminder that new Septic Tank regulations delayed for six months by us would become effective on January 4th. In retrospect, we should have qualified the statement with a disclaimer that these provisions would become effective assuming no one proffers a further challenge. The Florida Springs Council …

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