TBA WINS 1st PLACE AT NAHB! Congratulations to TBA Membership ChairDrexal Harris of Baker-Harris Insurance; team leaders: Mark Worley, CAPS, CGB, CIP of Worley Construction and Mark Trudeau of Trudeau Fine Homes and the entire membership committee for their hard work and dedication. Last week NAHB announced that the TBA was the group winner ofNAHB's 2015 Spring Membership Drive securing the grand prize of $2,500with a growth of 16.24%.  A special thanks to all of our membersfor their hard work recruiting new members and growing our association.  Get Ready for Football....join a TBA membership team (ACC or SEC) and bring your team spirit to TBA Fall Membership Drive. Contact me at to join a team.  

 

Florida Contractors Earn 8 FREE CEUs Advanced Code & Code Related General on August 26 and 27 when the Department of Business and Professional and the Regulation, Florida Building Commission. The free day 1 program sponsored by the DBPR will provide students with an overview of the science of energy use contributors in buildings, energy code compliance methods, tools and field verification issues, and prepare them to address common questions. The course is comprised of three main sections-- Building Science, The Residential Florida Energy Code (including a discussion of compliance and energy saving improvement options), and Residential Energy Code Forms. (4 CEU's or PDH's). Attendees can opt to take the second day of education and earn an additional 6 credits for $150.  Click here for more information or to register.

 

"This past weekend's Annual Chamber Community Conference was an excellent venue for meeting our elected officials and business leaders of Tallahassee," said President Alan Weekley, CIP, CAPS of Alan Weekley Homes. Alan joined TBA members: Larry W. Strickland of Capital City Builders, Mike Roberts of Roberts Sand Company, Vicki O'Neil of City of Tallahassee/Natural Gas and Shane Lambert of Shane Y. Lambert Construction, Inc. at the conference which featured a record 460 registered attendees that included local business owners, elected officials and other community leaders. The conference featured three days of workshops on workforce development as well as sessions on how to build your business.  TBA sends a special thank you to Shane Lambert who participated as a panelist on a Saturday roundtable discussion covering the issue for workforce development in Leon County. "Our attendance helps reinforce the collective commitment that the TBA and the Chamber has in improving the economic environment and quality of life we enjoy as a community," said Alan Weekley.

 

Calling all Tile Setters and Trim Carpenters....Our Builders Care projectis in immediate need for tile setters. Sellars Tile has proudly donated all of the materials to complete the two bathrooms and we are in need of labor ASAP. Please contact Sonny Phillips of H.R. Phillips Inc. at . In addition, to our need for tile and trim specialists, we are closing in on the final to do list and need all types of volunteers to complete the house - so if you would like to help paint, garden, clean, install cabinets, and more contact the TBA at.