It's Easy Being Green!
Are you going Green? Are you curious what Green is?? Check out the National Association of Homebuilders Green Building website for all the information you could need, and come join in the Green Build Committee! We meet the thrid Thursday of every month at 4pm at your HBIA office.
www.nahbgreen.org
****BEING ON A COMMITTEE PAYS AND PAYS AND PAYS****
The HBIA has several committees that need YOU! Please lend your experience and expertise to one (or more!) of these committees.
Membership Committee: This is the FUN committee! Our goal for 2009 is to increase membership retention and to one of the ways we’re doing that is… we plan the General Membership Meetings, Picnics, Golf Tournaments, Christmas Parties--all the fun stuff! We meet at 8:30 am the first Thursday of each month at the HBIA office. Come join us!
Governmental Affairs Committee: We work with the city and county on land use regulations, development standards and building codes. We work to improve circumstances for the building industry and could use your input. We meet at 4pm the first Tuesday of every month at the HBIA office.
Parade of Homes Committee: We meet the 4th Thursday of each month, here at the HIBA office. Come plan one of the most exciting events of the year! The Steering Committee meets at 3pm, and the Builders meet at 4pm. Please call Elaine if you’re interested in helping on this committee.
HBIA Helping Hands Community Enrichment Committee: This is the HBIA’s newest committee. We focus on community outreach. Is there someone down on their luck who needs help with their home repairs? Does a local charity program need a new roof? What can we do to give back to the community? We meet for a brown bag lunch at noon the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the HBIA office.
Education Committee: We discuss the classes for becoming a Certified HBIA Builder and Certified HBIA Associates, and determine what programs we can bring to the table to increase our members knowledge in the areas which they’re interested. We meet the first Wednesday of every month at 11am at the HBIA office.
Green Build Committee: We go over the plan and implementation process for bringing Green to the mainstream. We meet the third Thursday of every month at 4pm at the HBIA office.
If you’d like more information about any of these groups, please contact your HBIA office at 449-3358 and we’ll be happy to get you set up.
HBIA Helping Hands Community Enrichment Committee
The Committee's Mission Statement: Providing expertise and labor to homeowners in the Helena area who are in need due to unforeseen events.
Our goal is to help people in need with labor and expertise, the applicants must have all materials needed. If you know of anyone who many be in need please download the following application and have them turn it in to the HBIA office.
HBIA Helping Hands Application
We have already been in service to several homeowners and to Habitat for Humanity in the area. Thanks to these members who have donated their time to helping the community: Big Sky Plumging, Robin Hall, Rob Martin, Jason Tarenner, Colette Holstine, Mike Hughes, Jim More, Kruze Banderolz, Gene Wing, Wayne Solee, Eddie Reed, John Herrin, Ron Farrell, John Meeks, Ian Case, Josh Longmire, Josh Wilson, Ross Fillmore, Robert Farrell, Mark Niemier, Matt Burgan, Dave Mazurek, Jake Connor, William Charles, Jeremy Thrush, Dwight Charles, Shawn Self, Mark WAlker, Randy Mazurek, Dave Cogley, Charlotte Robertson, Kirk Scott, Frank Davis, Bill Smith. This list will be updated as projects evolve.
Please see our 2009 Master Calendar. As always, dates are subject to change. Please watch your emails for current events. If you're not receiving emails from us, please call us at 449-3358 and we'll correct that for you. You can also download the calendar here: HBIA 2009 Calendar
Please download and print this calendar here: 2009 Education Calendar
We Built This City!
NAHB Recognizes HBIA's achievement below:
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NAHB National Membership Day Results
We appreciate your creative and successful efforts in recruiting for the Big Hunt Membership Campaign! At the end of the day, May 20th, new membership pledges totaled 6,939—a combination of new members and council members. To many, that number was encouraging, particularly in today's uncertain economic climate.
North Carolina and Florida, with 780 and 745 new members respectively, captured the number one and two spots in the race to boost membership numbers in individual states. Texas and Wisconsin came in third and fourth. The highest-performing local HBAs were Helena (Montana) BIA, which added an impressive 266 new members, followed by MBA of King and Snohomish Counties, in Washington state, close behind with 210. Below is a more complete list of top performers.
Top 10 States |
New Member Pledges |
North Carolina |
780 |
Florida |
745 |
Texas |
508 |
Wisconsin |
497 |
Washington |
399 |
Montana |
323 |
Michigan |
246 |
California |
224 |
Kentucky |
174 |
Pennsylvania |
147 |
Top 10 Local Associations |
New Member Pledges |
Helena BIA (Montana) |
266 |
MBA of King & Snohomish Counties |
210 |
HBA of Raleigh & Wake County (North Carolina) |
205 |
Greater Houston BA |
191 |
BIA of Southern California |
125 |
Snake River Valley CA |
103 |
Wichita Area BA |
100 |
HBA of Northern Kentucky |
93 |
Metro BA of Greater Milwaukee |
86 |
Metro Omaha BA |
75 |
NAHB Council Top Performers |
New Member Pledges |
National Sales & Marketing Council |
344 |
NAHB Remodelers |
170 |
Women's Council |
104 |
50+ Housing Council |
58 |
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