GHBA President Matthew Reibenstein participated in a panel discussion this week on the vital role immigrants play in the homebuilding industry as part of the American Immigration Council’s (AIC) Empowering Texas: Immigrants’ Contributions to the …
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Spring Branch ISD Adopts HBI’s Pre-Apprenticeship Program
With back-to-school season in full swing, Spring Branch ISD’s Spring Woods High School and Northbrook High School have officially adopted the Home Builder Institute’s Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) as a component of the school district’s …
GHBA Members Support Workforce Development
The residential construction industry faces demand for skilled labor and GHBA members are responding by supporting local workforce programs to build a greater Houston. Greater Houston Builders Association members have been busy this spring supporting …
GHBA Earns Triple Honors at Association Excellence Awards
The Greater Houston Builders Association is thrilled to be recognized with three Awards of Excellence (AEA) from the Executive Officers Council of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The Association Excellence Awards is an annual …
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Record 22 Scholarships Awarded to Deserving Students
The GHBA celebrated a significant milestone by honoring a record-shattering 22 scholarship recipients of the 2024 Scholarship Program, presented by the GHBA Associate Council. The honorees received their awards on stage at the Mid-Year Forecast …
Supporting the Future Workforce
A group of students graduated last week from the Hangar Unity Center’s trade program, a GHBA Workforce Committee supported program. The GHBA Custom Builders Council (CBC), Lowe’s PRO and Allen Griffin, a former president of …
Hats Off, Class of ‘23! GHBA Applauds Inaugural Graduates of Professional Designation Program
The Greater Houston Builders Association proudly announces the graduation of its inaugural class of professionals from the newly introduced GHBA Professional Designations program. Nine accomplished home builders and remodelers have successfully completed the requirements of …
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GHBA Celebrates Whimsical Winners of 2023 LEGO Future Home Builder Competition
The GHBA is committed to nurturing the future of homebuilding through education and advocacy. The association’s annual LEGO Future Homebuilder Competition serves as a small avenue to ignite the imagination of children and young minds, …
GHBA Awards 13 Scholarships to Deserving Students
The GHBA awards student scholarships each year through generous contributions from GHBA members and its councils. Eligible recipients are college-bound children of association members, and participants in official GHBA Workforce Partner Programs. Thanks to our …
GHBA Charitable Foundation Awarded the Stanley Black & Decker Makers Grant
The Global Impact Challenge will reskill more than 200,000 makers and trade professionals in 2023 Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) announced the recipients of its second Global Impact Challenge. The Greater Houston Builders Association …
GHBA Members Experience the Largest International Builders Show, Ever!
More than 490 GHBA members registered to attend or exhibit at the annual International Builders Show, hosted by the National Association of Home Builders in Las Vegas, January 31 to February 2. The 2023 show …
Students Receive Warm Welcome to Industry at Product EXPO
On October 20, GHBA celebrated its 20th Annual Product EXPO with a few special guests, representing the future of our local homebuilding workforce. Councilmember Sallie Alcorn of the City of Houston joined Custom Builders Council …
New Instructional Center Opens in Houston Providing No-Cost Training in Construction Skills
State of Texas Approves Trade Education Curriculum As recession and joblessness loom, new skills training for workers is crucial, said the head of the Home Builders Institute (HBI), the nation’s leading provider of construction trades …
Challenges and Collaboration for Careers in Construction
As we celebrate 2022 Careers in Construction month, we’re hearing from more members about the difficulty recruiting the next generation of home builders to our industry. These issues are not unique to home building companies …
Celebrating Careers in Construction Month
October is for so much more than puffer vests, Halloween decorations and pumpkin spiced lattes…it is also Careers in Construction Month for homebuilders! This month, we’ll be celebrating students of local programs — in school …