VBRA / NAHB Monthly Newsletter

April 2024

Happy Spring Friends!

What a weird winter we had, huh?  Projects that might have stopped us in the past due to weather issues continued without a problem this year and spring project starts will happen sooner than normal.

The VBRA had an opportunity this summer to join a State study committee regarding the energy code, trades training requirements, inspections etc.  If you would like to be part of changing the status quo and raising the level of professionalism within our industry by joining the legislative committee, please contact me.   Jim Bradley, Hayward Design/Build, has put his all into our legislative committee and we need to give him a break :>) along with mega thanks for the time and effort he’s put in.

Hey, where were you on March 21^st?  Those of us who attended the Beer with Builders at Switchback Brewing (huge turnout by brand new members Vermont Construction) had a wonderful time sharing stories and learning about each other’s businesses, eating some delicious snacks and enjoying Switchback beer.  Keep watch of our website for the great photos of the event courtesy of Vermont Construction’s Wyeth Martin to see what you missed.

I am hopeful our members have signed up for the Contractor Registry by now.  If you’re unsure if you need to sign up or still have questions about it, please connect with the Office of Professional Regulations - https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/    We recently had an informative discussion with Gabriel Taylor-Marsh from the Vermont Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program and learned how the state helps consumers AND contractors with this program.

If you or your team needs an OSHA 10 training, we have one upcoming on April 25^th and April 26^th thanks to our own Safety Lady Katie, Katie Frederick ASC, LLC.  I took the training provided by the State several years ago and it was dry as toast.  Trust me, you’ll enjoy Katie’s training better!

As always, I welcome your comments and ideas, your help and support to help us grow this Association and to be The Association for every building professional in Vermont.

Happy Trails!

Dixie

Dixie F. O’Connor, President