Lesser Known Benefits of Membership at HBAL 3 Memberships in One When you join the Home Builders Association of Louisville you also become a member of the state organization, Home Builders Association of Kentucky and the national federation, National Association of Home Builders. Home Builders Association of Louisville: Our main goal at HBAL is to connect members to customers. We are nearly 2000 members strong and remain the second largest Association of our kind in the country by business member. There are a variety of ways which we connect members to their customers, whether it be another business or a consumer. Events such as Homearama and the Home, Garden & Remodeling Show are produced by HBAL and offer consumer connections. Internal events such as Table Top Night and General Membership Meetings offer opportunities to meet other members and find potential customers and partners. HBAL also offers members access to discounted health insurance and workers compensation insurance. Home Builders Association of Kentucky: The biggest member impact that the state association offers is related to advocacy. Executive Director of HBAK Bob Weiss and Governmental Affairs Director Laurent Rawlings represent the building industry as lobbyist in Frankfort and also work closely with Governmental Affairs staff at NAHB. Another key focus area of HBAK is workforce development. Each year HBAK staff work with other trade-oriented associations across the state to program the K4C Construction Career Days where high school trade students come from across the commonwealth travel to the Shelby County Fairgrounds to participate in hands-on activities and learn about careers in building and construction. To learn more about HBAK visit www.HBAK.com National Association of Home Builders: The National Association works diligently to represent and provide service to various constituents. They work daily representing the housing industry to legislators, regulators, and the national media. They also provide support to local and state Associations by providing educational opportunities, housing economic data in easy-to-distribute forms for members, advocacy issues talking points and a lot of positive industry news that can be shared by local associations. Members can also take advantage of the incredible expertise in areas such as legal, economics, land development, regulations and code changes. To learn more about NAHB visit www.NAHB.org If your Company is a member but you want to be more involved you can join as an Affiliate Member! Affiliates play an important role in the Home Builders Association! These members are employees of member companies and join so that 16 louisville builder • hbal.com
they can become further engaged within the industry. As an Affiliate member you may serve on a committee and participate in events. Most of the Affiliate members we presently have are Realtors and sales staff, but anyone whose company is already involved may join. The cost is minimal - only $75 and the benefits are as follows: HBAL Affiliate Membership Benefits • NAHB Membership – receive an NAHB pin number to access nahb.org • NAHB Member Advantage Program Benefits
• Receive the Louisville Builder Monthly Magazine
• Two FREE Home Garden & Remodeling Show tickets • Two FREE Homearama tickets • Website listing
• Copy of the HBAL directory
• Listing in the HBAL directory In Sales? Consider Joining the Sales and Marketing Council! For only $20 more than an Affiliate membership you can also join the Sales & Marketing Council (SMC)! You receive all the perks of being an Affiliate member but you also are a part of the Council for only $95. As a member of the Sales & Marketing Council, you will join with other professionals in the home building industry who are involved in residential sales and marketing: sales people, marketing directors, real estate firms, financial institution executives, title company employees, sales managers, advertising executives, interior designers, architects, engineers – anyone whose common interest lies in the marketing and merchandising of new home products in the Louisville area. Our yearly schedule of programs and social events promote activities for the members and their guests. This allows interaction with other professionals in the industry, which contributes to your professional growth. Recruit this Month to earn TRIPLE Spike Credits! Membership recruitment is rewarded through the Spike Club. In June any person who recruits a new Associate member will receive THREE credits per new member! This is a great way for new Spikes to increase your level- you only need 6 credits to become a Spike and only 25 spike credits to reach Life Spike!