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Florida Home Builders Urge Caution: DON’T BECOME A VICTIM A SECOND TIME

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The storm may be over, but the worst may be yet to come. Unlicensed contractors have taken to the streets in communities devastated by Hurricane Irma, and are preying on vulnerable Floridians. The Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) urges Floridians affected by Hurricane Irma to be on the lookout for dishonest individuals posing as licensed …

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FHBA Certified Ratings Program Onboard Training Webinar

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The FHBA Certified Ratings Program has expanded past the state of Florida and is coming to your area based on popular demand! As your state looks to implement testing requirements, the Program is ready to assist you in providing energy code compliant certificates that your code officials are looking for. HERS® and BPI® professionals can easily participate …

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St. Petersburg Proposal Would Require Solar Panels on New Homes and Major Roof Repairs

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If you’re building a new house or putting on a new roof next year, and your place is bigger than 1,100 square feet, then St. Petersburg city officials may require you to install solar panels. As the place that has long billed itself as “the Sunshine City,” St. Petersburg hopes to boost the number of …

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Recommended Decrease of 9.6% in Overall Workers Comp Premium by NCCI

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Using the most recent pre-Castellanos/Westphal experience data available, NCCI has recommended an overall premium level decrease of 9.6%, effective January 1, 2018.The proposed reduction represents a continued improvement in claim frequency, more than an 8% decrease in Florida over the last two years, and is the primary driver of the decrease filed with the OIR. …

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What Contractors Need to Know About OSHA’s New Silica Rule

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After a few legal fits and starts, as well as extra time for review and input, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new silica standard for construction is scheduled to go into effect about a month from now, on Sept. 23. What that means is contractors who engage in activities that create silica dust — that …

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FHBA Model Contracts Updated to Reflect Change in Statute of Repose Law

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Once the Governor signed the Statute of Repose Bill, FHBA Senior Officers had two immediate requests. First, update our model contracts to address the changes. As a result, FHBA worked with a Board Certified Construction Attorney to revise the model contracts in an effort to address the most recent changes to Florida’s Statute of Repose …

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Architecture Faculty Builds and Lives Inside This “Tiny Box” Home

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Behind impressively overgrown plumbago, lantana and firebush sits a house one with nature. On either side of the front walkup stand fruit-bearing Persian, Key lime and Meyer lemon trees while nearby pineapple plants congregate like old friends, their bounty nearly ripened. In the back of the home tower an avocado and a banana tree, and …

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