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Before Hurricane Harvey, Texas was experiencing a critical shortage of construction trades professionals. In an effort to expedite the matching of builders, developers and remodelers to skilled tradespeople, the Texas Association of Builders (TAB) has …
Last week the Houston City Council voted to dramatically increase regulations on building within the 100 and 500 year floodplains. The proposal to amend Chapter 19, the City’s Floodplain Regulation Ordinance, was first introduced in …
Representatives from Ashton Woods paid a special visit to HomeAid’s March board meeting to unveil the new Playhouse design created for HomeAid’s 12th annual Project Playhouse fundraiser. The Ashton Woods team named the playhouse the …
Throughout the year, members of the GHBA are quick to embrace HomeAid as one of their many charitable causes. In 2017, the GHBA Remodelers Council, Custom Builders Council, Volume Builders Committee, Sales and Marketing Council …
The GHBA recently announced the 2017 “Of the Year Awards” at the 2018 Installation Celebration, themed “Building a Bright Future” and held at the Revention Music Center in downtown Houston. Winners were named for the …
In light of the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, we want to remind builders and contractors of certain best practices and laws that apply to the industry as a whole and specifically for disaster …
Join HOME-PAC 2018 Today! First HOME-PAC Meeting of 2018 on January 25 With the start of 2018, we have entered into another significant election cycle that will see us vote on numerous federal, state, county …
Chesmar Homes recently sold its 2017 GHBA Benefit Home in the new community of Elyson in west Houston. The home was constructed with donated materials and labor by members of the GHBA. Proceeds from this …
Volume Builder, Darling Homes; Custom Builder, On Point Custom Homes; Remodeler, Sneller Custom Homes and Remodeling; and Developer, Rise Communities all walked away with the 2017 Houston’s Best PRISM Grand Award on October 7, with …
The word is out on Harvey! In the days and weeks since the storm passed, GHBA has been front and center with media outlets to address Hurricane Harvey recovery. Here’s what’s being said:
It has been a challenging few weeks in Houston, to say the least. But, together, we have endured a lot. According to the Harris County Flood Control District, a total of one trillion gallons of …
TAB recently updated the Texas Residential Construction Contracts package for the current legislative session year 2017-2019. Every two years the contracts expire in order to adopt any new legislative changes that occur during session.The 2015 …
Information reposted courtesy of the U.S. Small Business Administration How SBA Can Help SBA offers low-interest, long-term disaster loans to small businesses of all sizes, private non-profit organizations, homeowners, and renters to repair or replace …
OSHA issued a final rule in May 2016 to revise its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation. The final rule became effective on January 1, 2017, and requires employers in certain industries to …
The GHBA Code & Standards Committee and the In-Town Builder Taskforce have begun weekly review sessions of the City of Houston’s proposed amendments to 2015 International Residential Code from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at …