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..."Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum".... Let him who desires peace, prepare for war.
Vegetius, fourth century Roman military writer…
BUILDERS INSURANCE UPDATE…HBAG has now been unable to get confirmation from the Commissioner's office on last week's reporting of Builders Ins discontinuing business with CBA…Stay tuned as efforts continue in this very critical area…
MAY 20-22 is HBAG's Spring Meeting at Emerald Pointe on Lake Lanier
You need to register NOW online at www.hbag.org GAC & RAC will be meeting Wednesday morning May 21st before the B-PAC golf tournament tees off at 12:45pm.
The B-PAC Bonanza reception is set for Wednesday evening tickets ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE at https://www.hbag.org/register.asp?pid=54 - hope to see you there.
Builder Licensing - This link provides access to the Secretary of State's forms page at http://sos.georgia.gov/cgi-bin/plbforms.asp?board=49 for Builder Licensing. Those of you now seeking to "move" from a sole proprietor type license to a qualified agent license can file the appropriate license class forms that are labeled "Prior Approval Status". Licenses have now been mailed to 17,248 applicants… 2,725 of those are in the general contractor areas.
From my perspective, the Southern Building Show is the only place to be June 11th - 13th for builders and remodelers who want to stay ahead of the competition. There is simply no other one-stop education conference and trade show offered anywhere in the Southeast that compares to the overall value of the Southern Building Show.
The 2008 show's enhanced education line up has been designed to provide you with practical, take-home ideas and tips on a variety of topics that are timely and relative to the challenges we face today.
And, part of staying ahead of the competition means being knowledgeable of the current products and services available to our industry and the exhibit hall is the place to do just that! It is truly an education experience all in itself! I always leave the show armed with innovative resources from the exhibitors that assist me in creating more value for my home buyers which ultimately improves my bottom line.
I look forward to seeing you at the Southern Building Show!
Charlie Eison
President, Home Builders Association of Georgia
Carebilt, Inc.
Hartwell, Georgia
The NEW Georgia Energy Code took effect on January 1, 2008. Learn how to comply with the residential requirements of the new code by taking one of these four-hour workshops.
2008 Georgia Energy Code Workshops
May 8
(click here to register)
8:30 am Muscogee County Georgia Power Conference Room
3610 Gentian Blvd
Columbus, Georgia 31907
May 13
(click here to register)
8:30 am Forsyth County Forsyth Administration Building
110 E. Main Street, Suite 200
Cumming, Georgia 30040
June 3
(click here to register)
8:30 am Fulton County Southface Eco Office (Midtown)
241 Pine Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia
May 1 marks the official start of Smog Season in Georgia. For 54 counties throughout the state, that means the annual ban on open burning will be in effect once again. In the interest of public health, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) will be enforcing the ban through September 30, during the hot summer months when ground level ozone and particle pollution are more likely to reach unhealthy levels.
"Our top priority is to protect the health and wellbeing of Georgia citizens by reducing air pollution," says Heather Abrams, Chief of EPD's Air Protection Branch. Cooperation from the community will help people most at risk during this time. Those at greatest risk are the very young, the elderly and those with respiratory or cardiovascular diseases. Citizens and businesses in the 54 counties listed below are not allowed to burn yard and land clearing debris during the burn ban. Some activities such as campfires and agricultural activities are exempt. For more information about alternatives to burning such as composting and chipping, please call the Department of Community Affairs at 4046794940 or the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division toll free at 800.685.2443.
Debris can also be hauled to a commercial processing/grinding/composting operation or to an inert or construction and demolition landfill. For a list of landfills in your area, please call EPD's Solid Waste Management Program at 404.362.2692.
Citizens can get more information on the open burning ban by calling the EPD District Office in your area (phone numbers listed below), or EPD's Air Protection Branch at 404.363.7000.
Small businesses can get help and information by calling EPD's Small Business Assistance Program toll free at 877.427.6255.
Counties included in the ban and the appropriate EPD District Office's phone number follow:
East Central Georgia District Office: 706.792.7744
Columbia, Richmond
Metro Atlanta District Office: 404.362.2671
Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Gwinnett, Heard,
Henry, Rockdale, Spalding
Northeast District Office: 706.369.6376
Banks, Barrow, Butts, Clarke, Hall, Jackson, Jasper, Madison,
Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Putnam, Walton
West Central District Office: 478.751.6612
Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Lamar, Meriwether,
Monroe, Peach, Pike, Troup, Twiggs, Upson
Mountain District Office: 770.387.4900
Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb,
Dawson, Douglas, Floyd, Fulton, Forsyth, Gordon, Haralson, Lumpkin, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker
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