FBA ONLINE AUCTION DETAILS & RULES Package includes: Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa: A two night stay in a lagoon view room including breakfast daily for 2 at Vernon’s and one 50 minute spa treatment. (includes room, tax and resort fee; based upon availability, excluding holidays, special events, New Year’s, TPC Weekend and Black …
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It didn’t take long for South Florida’s building officials to demand tougher building codes and requirements for builders after the arrival of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Those discussions began shortly after much of Miami-Dade County was seriously damaged, if not flattened, thanks to Andrew. TV news crews were pumping out horrifying video images of swaths …
Did You Survive Irma in South Florida Without a Scratch? Send a Kiss to Your Builder Read More »
via Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission invites you to review, submit comments, and listen in on webinars for Draft Species Conservation Measures and Permitting Guidelines for several State Threatened species: Florida Burrowing Owl Big Cypress Fox Squirrel Florida Pine Snake Barbour’s Map Turtle Blackmouth Shiner Saltmarsh Topminnow Black …
Updated Public Comment Period and Webinars for Imperiled Species Guidelines Read More »
Collier County is aggressively cracking down on bogus contractors, with more than a dozen citations issued so far. One man was even cited for the same thing after Superstorm Sandy. Contractors are going door to door, offering help to people like Pat and Bill Hanson in East Naples. But these contractors aren’t always qualified to …
Collier County Cracking Down on Unlicensed Contractors Read More »
On Saturday, September 30th at the Ritz Carlton Tiburon, a sold-out crowd attended the 2017 Sand Dollar Awards “Under the Sea” presented by the Collier Building Industry Association (CBIA) Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) according to Sand Dollar Committee Chairperson Karen Gomez of The Lykos Group, who spearheaded this year’s event with Vice-Chairperson Minka McDonald …
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Congratulations to Rick Ilmberger as being featured as Associate of the Day during NAHB’s celebration of Associate Members Appreciation Month 2017! Rick’s considerable impact on the home building and remodeling industry is evident in his professional role, his HBA involvement, and his community leadership. He was nominated as a valued Associate by his peers, and we thank …
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Viera, Florida has brought a new type of neighborhood to their community with Trasona Cove which was specifically designed by Rick Harrison, International Land Planner, Inventor & Published Author to be the community’s first coved neighborhood. In a conventional neighborhood, streets tend to be a string of straight paths which can lead to a lack …
Master-Planned Community Offers One-of-a-Kind Coving Neighborhood Read More »
President Donald Trump proposed ending federal flood insurance for new homes in areas most at risk of flooding, a change that could curtail new construction in vast parts of Florida, Louisiana and along the Eastern Seaboard. Trump’s plan would radically overhaul the program created in 1968 to help protect homeowners who live along coasts or …
Some recent media reports including The Sun’s Sept. 27 editorial imply that to have strong building codes Florida must use the International Building Code as its base code. Since many requirements of the Florida Building Code are actually stronger than those in the International Building Code, that is misleading. The recently enacted legislation improves the …
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via NAHB As the tax reform debate unfolds on Capitol Hill, I wanted to provide an update on NAHB’s plan to ensure our industry’s priorities are addressed as negotiations move forward. The broad tax reform framework introduced last week by President Trump and Republican congressional leaders presents an important opportunity for NAHB to explore additional …
