VBRA / NAHB Monthly Newsletter

July 2024

Hello Friends!

Summer is here at last.  I hope you’ve set aside some time away from work to enjoy it, relax and refresh.

Our Legislative Committee continues to be busy even after the session ended.  VBRA Committee members met with the Vermont Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules recently to discuss the Residential Building Energy Standards (RBES) Code which went into effect on 7/1/24.  Our committee feels strongly that this Code should not go into effect at this time as training and oversight are needed to ensure we are building homes and additions that will remain healthy long after we’ve left the job site.

We have lots of event planning with the upcoming summer barbecue and some trainings we hope you and your crews will attend.  One training that particularly excites me is a “Fog and Foam” event which will be held on a Hayward Design Build new home site. Jim Bradley will give us a demonstration of proper insulating techniques.  Let’s all go and see if we can detect any smoke and fog coming out of the building and if there is, how they remedy that situation.  A mixer will follow the demonstration.  Please watch your email for the invitation.

The Golf Committee, chaired by Griffin Allen of Peregrine Design/Build, is busy lining up sponsors, prizes, a cooler of fun and a great time for all at our 34^th Annual Golf Classic.  Don’t miss your chance – sign your team up NOW!  If you have a prize to donate or would like to become a sponsor to get your company name out to members, or you’d like to donate an alcoholic beverage to the Cooler of Fun please let us know – info@homebuildersvt.com.

In between the fun, the Education Committee is working on a few hands-on trainings that your crews can surely put to good use.  Keep an eye out for email notifications.

So, lots of activity is going on at the good ole VBRA, and, with this new energy, we hope to bring in new members, new opportunities and growth for all of us.  Help spread the word about the VBRA and encourage your network to join us.

As always, I welcome your comments and ideas, your help and support to grow this Association so that we truly are The Association for every building professional in Vermont.

Stay cool!

Dixie

Dixie F. O’Connor, President

VBRA Annual Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

  Vermont Builders & Remodelers Association, Inc.,
PO Box 490, St. Albans Bay, VT  05481 | 802.876.6200
Info@HomeBuildersVT.com | www.HomeBuildersVT.com