A sold-out crowd of more than 1,000 enjoyed “A Tribute to Prince” at the 2019 Houston’s Best PRISM Awards, a celebration of the city’s finest in residential homebuilding, held October 5 at the George R. …
Visualization Technologies: The Future Has Arrived
Visualization technology has been improving exponentially since the early 90s. And today’s tech is light years ahead of what it was just a couple of years ago. Where will it be in a few more …
PERC Study Reveals Growing Consumer Demand for Energy-Efficient Homes
Propane provides energy-efficient solution for growing trend The results are in and residential customers agree: energy efficiency is a top priority. In fact, an overwhelming majority of your potential customers—driven by cost savings and environmental …
NAHB Remodeler of the Month: Not Just a Job
Sherry Pruitt enjoys being able to give back as Remodelers Council president and head of its annual charity garage sale. Reposted from Qualified Remodeler Magazine Who started your company? I started the company in 2014 …
GHBA Congratulates Local Star Award Winners
The Texas Association of Builders (TAB) announced and presented the 2019 Star Awards winners on August 8 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas. The highly-coveted Star Awards are given annually in conjunction with the …
President’s Message: Will You Paddle into the Wave or Let it Crash Over You?
The GHBA provides an excellent venue for staying up to date on policy, ordinance, and code changes which can affect your business’s viability. Depending on your line of business, how quickly you are able to …
10 Common Reasons for Site Plan Review Rejections
The Houston Planning and Development Department (P&D) wants to help you get your site plans approved quickly and with the fewest amount of rejections possible. To this end, the team has identified the 10 most …
Insurance Restoration: An Untapped Resource
Many construction companies are missing an untapped source of business—insurance restoration. Insurance restoration is when an insurance company pays for the repairs on a home or business by construction professionals in the event of a …
GHBA Remodelers Give Back
In April the Greater Houston Builders Association’s Remodelers Council continued its history of giving back to the Houston-area through its annual charity renovations. Partnering with HomeAid Houston, the council renovated the facilities of Santa Maria …
A New Frontier?
Selling ‘lifestyle’ with creative updates to the forgotten room “Amenities are the key to enticing home buyers,” according to a consumer survey by Meyers Research (Meyers, Jeff. Builder and Developer Magazine, May 2018). Meyers Research …
Houston Remodelers Council Receives National Awards
2018 Council Awards for Demonstrating Excellence (CADRE) Continuing its award-winning history, the Greater Houston Builders Association’s (GHBA) Remodelers Council (RMC) was honored to receive two Council Awards for Demonstrating Remodeling Excellence (CADRE) from the National …
City of Houston “Electronic Plan Review (EPR)” Training
This spring, the City of Houston’s Permitting Center will be moving to 100% electronic plan submittal for all residential projects. While the EPR option has been available for years, it will now be mandatory. City …
City of Houston 2015 Wood Frame Construction Manual Seminars
The Customer Assistance and Code Development group will host two day-long seminars on the 2015 Wood Frame Construction Manual provided by the American Wood Council. The seminars will take place on February 13, 2019 and …
GHBA Names “Of the Year” Award Winners for 2018
Every year GHBA honors six GHBA members for their outstanding work and service to the community and to the association throughout the year. These members were honored at the 2019 GHBA Installation Celebration event held …
GHBA Names 2018 Houston’s Best PRISM Award Winners
Before a sold-out crowd of more than 860, Newmark Homes and Westin Homes were both presented the 2018 GHBA Houston’s Best PRISM GRAND Award for Volume Builder at the celebration of the city’s finest in …