Construction Monthly Magazine | Houston 2023 Build Expo Show Edition
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GHBA members attended the TAB<br />
Rally Day at the Texas State Capitol<br />
to advocate for builder-friendly<br />
legislation in March of <strong>2023</strong><br />
Safeguard your Business and Client<br />
Relationships with TAB Contracts<br />
Protect your business with iron-clad<br />
construction contracts, written specifically for<br />
Texas remodelers and builders by the Texas<br />
Association of <strong>Build</strong>ers. This free member<br />
benefit can save you thousands in legal fees.<br />
JOIN WITH YOUR PEERS<br />
TO BUILD A BETTER<br />
HOMEBUILDING INDUSTRY<br />
By AIMEE BERTRAND<br />
The Greater <strong>Houston</strong> <strong>Build</strong>ers<br />
Association (GHBA) welcomes you to<br />
the <strong>Houston</strong> <strong>Build</strong> <strong>Expo</strong>! Our region<br />
has one of the fastest growing housing<br />
markets in the country and the GHBA is the<br />
largest home builders’ association in Texas.<br />
GHBA’s more than 1,600 member companies<br />
not only consist of residential home builders,<br />
but also residential land developers,<br />
remodelers, engineers, subcontractors, and<br />
vendors, all affiliated with the home building<br />
industry.<br />
But why should you become a GHBA<br />
member? I’ve got six great reasons for you:<br />
Strength in Numbers:<br />
3-in-1 Membership<br />
When you join the GHBA, you also become a<br />
member of the Texas Association of <strong>Build</strong>ers<br />
(TAB) and the National Association of Home<br />
<strong>Build</strong>ers (NAHB). This benefit brings members<br />
the best of all worlds — local networking and<br />
resources, along with access to invaluable<br />
state and national information and privileges.<br />
TAB has nearly 10,000 members across<br />
the state. NAHB has 140,000 members<br />
nationwide.<br />
Legislative and Regulatory<br />
Advocacy at all levels of government<br />
—local, state and federal<br />
From building permitting and development,<br />
to statewide tax issues, to federal safety<br />
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regulation, your membership gives you a<br />
voice at city hall, the Texas Capitol, and<br />
in Washington, D.C. Successful advocacy<br />
efforts by GHBA, TAB and NAHB have<br />
saved individual builders and home buyers<br />
thousands of dollars per home each year.<br />
Collectively, these savings exceed several<br />
billion dollars and directly affect your<br />
business’ bottom line.<br />
Expand your professional network<br />
Membership affords you opportunities to<br />
increase business and connect with other<br />
construction industry professionals. Bring<br />
awareness to your company and learn<br />
what your peers are doing. Events include<br />
traditional membership luncheons, afterhours<br />
mixers, golf tournaments, educational<br />
events, and more. GHBA hosts more than<br />
200 events annually. The GHBA has the<br />
largest Remodelers Council, the largest<br />
Sales & Marketing Council, and the largest<br />
Professional Women in <strong>Build</strong>ing Council in<br />
the National Association of Home <strong>Build</strong>ers.<br />
Our membership also includes the Custom<br />
<strong>Build</strong>ers Council, Bay Area <strong>Build</strong>ers Division<br />
and Northern Counties <strong>Build</strong>ers & Developers<br />
Division.<br />
These groups meet regularly, hold educational<br />
luncheons, provide material to GHBA<br />
members through online and in-person<br />
learning, host networking events and dedicate<br />
time and resources to GHBA charities,<br />
including Operation Finally Home and<br />
HomeAid <strong>Houston</strong>.<br />
Members-only discounts<br />
You can easily cover the cost of your<br />
membership by taking advantage of discount<br />
programs offered by your local, state and<br />
national associations on products and services<br />
that you use everyday, from insurance to<br />
office supplies to building supplies.<br />
<strong>Build</strong> the future of our workforce<br />
As our members have dealt with labor<br />
shortages, GHBA has worked to build<br />
collaborations with education, training and<br />
employer partners, to ensure that we don’t<br />
lose students in homebuilding education<br />
programs to other industries. In 2022,<br />
<strong>Houston</strong> became home to the <strong>Build</strong>Strong<br />
Academy, powered by the Home <strong>Build</strong>ers<br />
Institute, where students can learn skills<br />
to gain employment in construction jobs<br />
for FREE. GHBA has also created a free<br />
job board for members to post their open<br />
positions at www.ghba.org/careers-inconstruction.<br />
In partnership with our members, the<br />
GHBA continues its mission to interact with<br />
government, the community, and the general<br />
public to enhance the business climate for its<br />
members, and to provide quality, attainable<br />
housing to the community it serves. Come<br />
join the GHBA and you will get more than<br />
you give to the industry…and have a great<br />
time doing it!<br />
Please visit www.ghba.org for more information on<br />
opportunities for education and networking at the<br />
GHBA. We look forward to building a GREATER<br />
<strong>Houston</strong>, with you.<br />
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