Judy James, Past Second Vice President of FHBA from 2010, passed away Friday, October 13th, 2017, after a long battle with cancer. Ms. James was a land use attorney with a specific focus on Hillsborough County, the City of Tampa and Pasco County. Her experience representing developers, landowners, and builders is well-known and well-regarded due to …
In Memoriam: Former FHBA Past Second Vice President 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 …
Sand Dollar Awards Recognize Excellence in Building Industry Read More »
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 …
FHBA Member Featured as Associate of the Day by NAHB! Read More »
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 »
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 …
Letter to Gainesville Sun Regarding Florida Building Code Read More »
Physicians, lawyers, educators, accountants, hairstylists — careers that require continuing education long after initial school and training are complete. Yet, not one of these professions requires its licensing board to scrap industry practices, have an entirely new core set of standards automatically accepted in totality and then reviewed as to whether they are appropriate or …
How Florida Updated Building Codes – FHBA President Jeremy Stewart Read More »
When Hurricane Wilma pummeled Florida in 2005, it nearly ripped the roof from Stephany and Michael Carr’s house in Naples, which was built before a 2002 building code took effect statewide. After the storm, the couple retrofitted their house to comply with the new code. They added a standing seam metal roof with continuous panels …
Homes Built to Stricter Standards Fared Better in Storm Read More »
FHBA Member and Manatee-Sarasota BIA Executive Officer, Jon Mast, sat down with local ABC7 news station to discuss the new Florida Building Code. Click here to watch his interview.
Way to go to all who work hard recruiting others in the industry to join our local HBAs, FHBA, and NAHB. You deserve kudos! Local HBA Member Name Company Collier BIA Dave Dunnavant Peninsual Construction and Engineering Collier BIA Terry Kelly Surety Construction Co. Tampa Bay BA Steven Svopa Minto Communities Volusia BIA Paul Rechichar …
