Attending a White House event on workforce development, NAHB Chairman Randy Noel pledged that NAHB and the Home Builders Institute (HBI) will educate and train 50,000 new workers over the next five years for careers in the construction trades. President Trump signed an executive order that establishes the National Council for the American Worker, which…
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The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Florida Onsite Wastewater Association (FOWA) Workshop will take place Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM EST during the 2018 Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) in Kissimmee, FL. Click here to register. The DEP/FOWA have agreed to hold a workshop on the latest Florida Springs Protection actions. If you
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The Interior Department on Thursday proposed the most sweeping set of changes in decades to the Endangered Species Act, the law that brought the bald eagle and the Yellowstone grizzly bear back from the edge of extinction but which Republicans say is cumbersome and restricts economic development. The proposed revisions have far-reaching implications, potentially making
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The Florida Home Builders Political Action Committee (FHB PAC) is pleased to announce its endorsements for state cabinet primary races. The FHB PAC seeks to ensure a favorable environment for the home building industry. Republican Primary for Governor: Adam Putnam Democratic Primary for Governor: Gwen Graham Republican Primary for Attorney General: Ashley Moody Republican Primary
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It is that time of year, the beginning of summer break when members often ask what are the Governmental Affairs activities since the legislature in on its summer hiatus? Well, let me summarize this past week: Building Commission Activities: FHBA Director of Governmental Affairs, Doug Buck, and Code Consultant, Joe Belcher, began a two week
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Only once a decade are all statewide seats open. FHBA and the FHB-PACÂ is providing you an opportunity to meet with and ask questions to the major statewide candidates at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday July 10, 2018. Interviews will take place on Tuesday, July 10, with lunch provided and the
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Then we urge you tell members of U.S. House to sign a bipartisan letter to the Administration urging them to restart negotiations with Canada. On Wednesday, May 23, we hit the fourth all-time high for lumber prices—we have set a new record every single week for the last four weeks. These recent lumber costs hikes are
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The FHBA webinar held May 9 & 10 on the 2018 Proposed Building Code Amendments was a hit! In case you missed it, where FHBA’s building code expert, Joe Belcher, and Director of Governmental Affairs, Douglas Buck, covered the upcoming amendments to the code cycle, and offered an overview of the newly established amendment approval
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On behalf of CEO Rusty Payton, click here to view a letter from the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) commenting on Florida’s 2018 Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program and a comparison of the Florida Green Building Coalition requirements to other national green building programs.
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Campaign season is right around the corner and will culminate on election night – November 6th. The Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) and your local home builders association will interview and endorse candidates who will be supportive of our industry. To ensure these efforts are successful on election day – be sure you and your
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