2023-2024 Print Membership Directory

Listing forms & advertising opportunities are now available for the annual HBRA Print Membership Directory, distributed to all current members and displayed at HBRA events, in member's showrooms, & in local businesses.

Listing forms advertising are now available for annual Print Directory, to current and displayed at events, in member's showrooms, & local businesses.

Your FREE listing is included with membership.

Your FREE listing with membership.

Advertising opportunities are available for all budgets. A Directory ad is an investment that gives you year-round exposur to fellow members, industry professionals, and consumers. Plus, revenue from ads helps the HBRA expand our services, events & legislative advocacy to better serve the members of the HBRA.

Advertising for budgets. ad investment that gives year-round exposure to fellow industry professionals, consumers. revenue from ads the expand our events, to serve the members of HBRA.

Job Bank

AVAILABLE JOBS:

These opportunities are offered by the HBRA members listed in the specific advertisement. Please do not contact the HBRA regarding these listings.

Accurate Lock And Hardware

JOB TITLE: Customer Solutions Specialist

SUMMARY: In this role, you will communicate with customers via phone and email, help determine their requirements, process purchase orders, provide quotations, check on order status and expedite orders. You will be part of a team that provides customer service and support for a wide array of products to a network of showroom and contract hardware distributors, OEM accounts, architects, designers and specifiers.

Studio KC LLC

JOB TITLE: Jr Designer/Project Manager

SUMMARY: Studio KC is an emerging high end interior design firm located in Norwalk specializing in full home renovations, kitchens, baths and custom millwork. We are looking for a Junior Designer/Project Manager to join our tight knit team. Our office is a fun, fast paced environment where collaboration and mutual support are encouraged.

Chloe Winston Lighting Design

JOB TITLE: Showroom Coordinator

RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist with showroom opening and closing duties, answer phones and make customer appointments, greet customers in showroom and make them feel welcomed, receive deliveries and help with in-store merchandise pick-ups, liaise with showroom, manufacturers, and designers, architects, builders and retail customers, and support sales team.

HOURS: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm

Email resume to hello@chloewinstonlighting.com

AVAILABLE JOBS: (Continued)

These opportunities are offered by the HBRA members listed in the specific advertisement. Please do not contact the HBRA regarding these listings.

Bear Paw Builders Inc.

JOB TITLE: Part Time Bookkeeper

START DATE: immediately

Salary: $30-$35 per hour

SUMMARY: Experienced bookkeeper experienced in construction job costing with QuickBooks.

CONTACT: peter@bpaw.com

Lot Shortage Eases but Still a Problem

Obtaining lots for new homes remains a challenge for many of NAHB’s builders, but the shortages are not as widespread as they were in 2021, according to responses to the May 2023 survey for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

Nearly half (42%) of single-family home builders characterized the supply of lots simply as low, and another 25% said the supply was very low. That total (67%) is down from 76% who reported shortages in the September 2021 survey, but is still the second highest incidence of lot shortages on record since NAHB began collecting the information in 1997.

The current percentage of builders reporting a shortage of lots is particularly high relative to the current level of production. Over the past six months, total housing starts have been hovering around an annual rate of 1.4 million. In comparison, in 2005 when total housing starts peaked at more than 2 million, 53% of builders were reporting lot shortages.

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NAHB-Supported Gas Stove Bills Back on the Front Burner

Lawmakers approved H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act — legislation that would protect consumer access to gas stoves by preventing the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from advancing regulations on existing or new gas stoves that would ban their use or substantially increase the price of the average gas stove.

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Be Unstoppable with Help from UPS®

The world moves fast – and your NAHB UPS® Savings Program has the tools you need to help your small business move even faster. We’re here to help you push envelopes and ride the edge of what’s possible. We’ll be right by your side with everything you need to keep blazing forward.

Let UPS® help make your business unstoppable. Members enjoy the following savings every time you ship:

• 50% off Domestic Next Day / Deferred

• 30% off Ground Commercial / Residential

• 50% off International Exports & 40% off Imports

• Up to 50% off on additional services.

• Plus, UPS Smart Pickup® service is free.

Don’t Let Shipping Mishaps Slow You Down

A lot can go wrong in shipping – package loss, breakage, porch piracy theft. The good news is that you can mitigate the financial impact of some shipping mishaps with InsureShield® shipping coverage.

Through your NAHB UPS® Savings Program, you have access to insurance that can help keep your business moving despite the everyday risks of shipping.

All you have to do is enter the value of the goods in the declared value* field of your UPS® approved shipping system and you are on your way to better shipping experiences.

Start covering your shipments today: savewithups.com/nahb

Legal Disclaimer:

Insurance coverage is offered through UPS Capital Insurance Agency, Inc., a licensed insurance producer. If you elect protection for your shipment, it will be insured under a policy of insurance (the “Policy”), but you are not an insured under the Policy. In the event of a loss covered under such Policy, any resulting claim payment will be directed to you as a loss payee. All insurance-related information is provided by UPS Capital and does not in any way alter or amend the terms, conditions, or exclusions of the Policy. Insurance coverage is not available in all jurisdictions or on all shipments.

© 2023 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. UPS, UPS Capital, InsureShield, the UPS brandmark, and the color brown are trademarks of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved.

Build Your Knowledge this Summer with NAHB Courses

NAHB Education is offering some of its most popular live online courses this summer. Don’t miss your opportunity to learn from some of the best instructors in the industry.

Register for these interactive, live online courses held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in June and July. Continuing education credits available.

Land Development: Getting Started, Business Management & Financing | Tuesday, June 20, 1-4 p.m. ET

Explore the land acquisition and development process, and discover the crucial first steps to becoming a successful developer. You’ll get a balanced perspective on what it takes to develop land and, more importantly, learn approaches to limit risk and maximize profits. Register today.

Site Planning, Approvals & Construction | Thursday, June 22, 1-4 p.m. ET

Learn about the typical approval and final platting process through a governing authority. Tom Stephani will help you take the next step to becoming a small volume land developer by exploring actual site planning and preliminary platting. Register today.

Land Development and Site Planning Bundle | Tuesday and Thursday, June 20 & 22, 1-4 p.m. ET

NAHB members can save 10% when they register for both the Land Development and Site Planning live online courses. Register today and save.

Financial Management | Thursday, June 29 & July 7, 1-4 p.m. ET

Improve productivity and increase profits by applying financial management techniques used in successful businesses. This live online course for building professionals discusses financial tools you can apply immediately to achieve financial success. Learn how to work with annual operating plans and budgets, financial reports, operating ratios and revenue forecasts that control profitability. Register today.

Risk Management for Builders & Remodelers | Tuesday, July 11 & 18, 1-4 p.m. ET

This course is designed to help building companies of various sizes understand and apply fundamental risk management concepts. The instructor will cover risk management topics such as contractual risk transfer, financing risk, construction loss exposures, and solutions for controlling risk through insurance coverage. Register today.

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Protect Yourself and Workers from the Dangers of Wildfire Smoke

As wildfire season approaches, it is important to understand the effects of wildfire smoke across the country. As we saw last week in the Northeast, even if you are not in an area that is at risk for wildfires, smoke can impact daily life and health.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), exposure to wildfire smoke can irritate eyes and respiratory systems, and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Wildfire smoke can have an immediate impact on a worker’s health, such as coughing, trouble breathing normally, a scratchy throat, headaches and more.

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