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2012 HBAG FALL BOARD MEETING
WHEN:
October 3 &4, 2012
WHERE:
The King and Prince
Beach & Golf Resort
Register here!
Highlights
- Welcome Reception sponsored by Georgia Power
- Guest Speaker- Rick Judson, NAHB First Vice-Chairman
- Election of 2012/2013 HBAG Officers
- Grand finale- Annual Awards Dinner
Educational Opportunities-
Building Wood Framed Structures for High Wind Resistance. This session will provide an overview of wind resistant methods for wood framed structures including the new publication by APA, Building for High Wind Resistance. Common failure modes will be illustrated using photographs taken during post-disaster evaluations including recent tornados in the South. Construction of durable structures will be illustrated along with important connections along the critical load-path.
Instructor- Bryan Readling, P.E. is a structural engineer, author and international lecturer representing APA in Charlotte, NC, providing field services for the Southeast.
Representatives from DCA Construction Codes Division will also be present to answer questions.
HOMESAFE GEORGIA
The Department of Community Affairs is administering a mortgage assistance program for individuals and self employed individuals who have lost at least 30% of their annual income. If this is your situation or you know someone who could benefit from this program please have them go here to learn more about the program or they can call 1-877-519-4443 for more information.
Click here for more information on HomeSafe
THE 2013 INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS' SHOW
BLOWER DOOR AND DUCT ENVELOPE TIGHTNESS (DET) EQUIPMENT HBAG and DCA have partnered to bring DET equipment rental units to your local association or a local association close to you. Equipment is available to rent from your local association. The rental fee is $100.00 per day. Please visit www.hbag.org and click on the DET Equipment Rental box for more information. If you would like to become a DET verifier or would like more information on the rental program you can contact HBAG at 404-763-2453
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Home Builders Association of Georgia
3015 Camp Creek Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30344 Phone: (404) 763-2453 Fax: (404) 559-1531
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| OSHA SWEEPS GEORGIA
In the Southeast, Raising Awareness About Fall Hazards
The Southeast regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will increase enforcement efforts aimed at reducing an upward trend in construction-related fall fatalities. Falls are one of the four leading causes of employee fatalities in the Southeast. Beginning Aug. 20, OSHA is identifying sites throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi that may be exposing workers to fall hazards and conducting unannounced inspections at those sites. Additionally, all other hazards in plain sight will be addressed during the inspections. "OSHA's goal is to raise awareness about fall hazards and eliminate those conditions that lead to employee deaths," said Cindy Coe, the agency's regional administrator in Atlanta.
Click here to read the full news release.
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SANDY BODA RECEIVES SMALL OFFICE HONOR AWARD
During NAHB's Association Leadership Conference on August 9th in New Orleans, Georgia's very own, Sandy Boda of the HBA of Midwest Georgia, won the Small Office Honor Award.
Named after the late Executive Officer of the Arrowhead Builders Association (MN), Rachel Manley, this award is presented in recognition of an EO of a small association who has been judged to be an exceptionally effective manager in spite of limited resources.
Sandy has se rved as Executive Officer for the HBA of Midwest Georgia since 2001. She was hired shortly after 9-11 and was asked to focus on developing community within the association. At that time the association was floundering and in need of direction. Sandy grew the organization from 350 members to 750 members at its high point and the association went from covering just five counties to now including ten counties.
Even though Sandy is the only staff person at the HBA of Midwest Georgia, the members still receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to; continuing education classes, networking events, a robust government affairs program, golf tournament, newsletters, and community outreach projects.
On the state level Sandy has served as the Georgia Executive Officer Chairperson and won the Georgia Executive Officer of the Year Award in 2005.
Congratulations to Sandy Boda and the HBA of Midwest Georgia!
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| BEAT 2011 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Join the Beat 2011 Surge!
Thanks to your hard work and dedication, NAHB is getting very close to meeting the goal of "beating" 2011's membership total. This November, NAHB is sponsoring the "Beat 2011 Surge" Fall Membership Drive. Local HBAs will have an opportunity to win cash back for their associations by out-recruiting other HBAs in their size categories. Spikes will be eligible for double Spike Credits on their new member recruits with the opportunity to earn quadruple credits on each new member they recruit more than 10.
Here is how it will work:
- Local Associations will sign up here with NAHB to take part
- Local Associations will have Membership Drives and report their results (Builders and Associate Members) to NAHB on November 13th
- LOCALS: The Local that recruits the most Builder and Associate Members in their corresponding Membership Size Category will receive $75 times the number of Members recruited during the Drive (so if Memphis Area HBA recruits 100 Builder and Assoc Members and "wins" their size category, they will receive $7,500)
- SPIKE CREDITS - Members who recruit any member during the drive will receive double Spike Credit; those committed Recruiters who recruit 11 or more Members will receive quadruple Spike Credit for all Members recruited over 10 (so if one of your members recruits 15 new members he will receive 40 Spike Credits - 10 members @2x and 5 Members at 4x)
- The TOP 50 Spikes from across the country, who excel during the drive, will be recognized at IBS and will receive 2 extra SPIKE PARTY Tickets (a $150 value) at Las Vegas.
Benefits to State and Local Association:
- Possibility of an immediate financial impact if the Association wins its size category
- We expect this drive will produce double the results of an average November, which means added income to our Locals and State as we gear up for 2013.
- A successful BEAT 200 SURGE Drive could be the difference in whether an Association tops 2011 membership levels or not and that alone could bring additional dollars to locals via the Year-Long Beat 2011 Campaign!
- This will give our State Spikes the opportunity to shine and recruit members and gain great Spike Credits and $150 Spike Club tickets
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16 Builders/Remodelers have participated and received more than $16,600.00 in Rebates!
Those 16 Builders/Remodelers received a portion of the $16,600. One member received $5,367.00 for one quarter. The average check for this quarter was $1,047.00. That would clearly pay for your dues.
Claiming is easy. For three projects it should take you about 1 hour to fill out the claim forms and the return could be a check for $1,000.00. Now that's a profitable hour!
Out of the 1,500 HBAG builder/remodeler members only 16 are participating.
Sign-up and spread the word!
-K. Lass EVP
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