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Source: Ready.gov Winter storms create a higher risk of car accidents, hypothermia, frostbite, carbon monoxide poisoning, and heart attacks from overexertion. Winter storms including blizzards can bring extreme cold, freezing rain, snow, ice and high …
NAHB Remodelers recently awarded the Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) Remodelers Council the Council Award for Demonstrating Remodeling Excellence (CADRE) for Council of the Year in the large council size category. The awards were announced …
Every year GHBA honors six members for their outstanding work and service to the community and to the Association throughout the year. A team of judges who are the last winners of each of these …
Every year the outgoing GHBA president selects association members who have supported them throughout the year. These individuals have shown a tremendous amount of loyalty and a commitment to the association through their interaction with other …
The Greater Houston Builders Association begins 2021 on a celebratory note as the GHBA marks its 80th anniversary. “That’s approaching a century, a long time for an organization to endure,” said Keith Luechtefeld, president of …
Source: National Association of Home Builders The ICC 700-2020 National Green Building Standard® (NGBS), released in spring 2020, updated two key sections that should be bookmarked for home builders engaged in land use and housing …
Source: National Association of Home Builders According to NAHB’s latest Housing Trends Report (HTR), the share of Americans who are considering the purchase of a home in the next 12 months was 15% in the …
Source: National Association of Home Builders In many communities, 2-4 unit multifamily housing (structures with two, three or four units) is the key to expanding the existing housing stock, in order to solve the housing …
The Greater Houston Builders Association is proud to announce that HistoryMaker Homes, a Benefit Homes partner, recently presented a check for $157,000 to the GHBA that reflected funds raised from the sale of their charity …
Source: National Association of Home Builders New NAHB research based on the latest 2019 American Housing Survey (AHS) shows that, on average, homeowners spend around $9,240 per year to operate and maintain a single-family detached …
Source: NAHB Now The Small Business Administration (SBA) and U.S. Treasury Department last night released loan forgiveness guidance and forms incorporating changes made by the recently enacted COVID relief legislation, including the much anticipated one-page …
Source: National Association of Builders (NAHB) From May through December, the number of new residential construction jobs that were created offset the total amount of jobs that were lost earlier in 2020 due to the …
Source: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) The Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Department have released new regulations on the expanded Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as amended through the $900 billion coronavirus relief package …
NAHB encourages members and all other residential construction companies to halt work for at least 10 minutes the week of January 11-15, 2021, for a COVID-19 Jobsite Safety Stand Down to remind workers what they …
After a thorough review of CenterPoint Energy’s current policy requiring a slab prior to the installation of the joint trench, the company will no longer consider a home start as a prerequisite for a final …