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Home builders

assoc. expands

THE CANADIAN Home
Builders’ Association -of
British Columbia (CHBA-
BC), as the representative
body for the residential con-
_Struction industry, has
steadily grown and expanded
to include 400 members and
to encompass ten local
associations throughout the
province,

“As one of the major in-
dustrics contributing to
British Columbia's
economy, the
tepresents a large body. of
professional builders and
trades that are dedicated to
providing quality housing
throughout ‘the province,”*
said» CHBA- -BC president,
Andre Molnar.

According to the associa-
tion, the CHBA-BC. can-
tinually liaises with the pro-
vincial : government
local associations liaise with

municipal: “governments to.

-., keep? abreast’ of issues and
‘ concerns” fo ensure that-ap-
propriate” housing can be
provicsd.to all British Col-

umbians, .

» Recent programs and ini-
.. tiatives ‘that have resulted
from: CHBA-BC/
“Government cooperation in-

‘clude the establishment of
the New. Home Warranty

“Program. and the R-2000 .,
; : sponsor
seminars ..and. symposiums, 7

CHBA-BC *

while -

i ‘workshops,

limited five- “year warranties,
to consumers buying or con-
tracting to build new homes.
The R-2000 program, ini-
tiated in 1982, with a man-
date to make energy efficient
housing the norm and to cali
for the majority of new Ca-
nadian houses built by the
turn of the century to con-

form to an extremely frugal* °

energy standard, has seen
nothing but growth. Some
400 British Columbia homes:

_ have been registered with the
*CHBA-BC, in strict accor-
dance with the R-2000 per

formance standard.
Recently, Homes”
Tomorrow projects

“for
con-

Sisting . of - R-2000 display

homes are being constructed -
in Surrey, Victoria, Vernon
and Kamloops. !
Perhaps the most 'signifi-
cant. initiative taken in the
last year by the association

has: been the formation/of

the” Builder . Certification

” program. With the intent to “
promote builder . education

and professionalism within
the industry,’ the CHBA-BC

has devised .a.. certification .
: program to ‘be implemented
“into :eleven college cur-

riculums, - beginning. in
September, 1988.

“At the same time,. the.
association continues to
on-going’ builder

renovation’ and builder,
and ©:

e
‘old; and: it really |

sspecial -

education and. awareness

programs’ for the public at
their new! Housing Industry
Training Centre at BCIT,
Within the CHBA:BC, a
Building Safety Advisory
Council,
maintain high safety stan-
dards within. the industry
and a Technical Advisory
Commission composed of
technical ‘experts, set up to
evaluate and discuss housing
and technical issues, have
been formed,
In recognition of the con-
tributions that the housing
industry has made towards

the economy of British Col- :

umbia, the provincial gov-
ernment recently proclaimed
May 23- 29. as New! Home
Week.

In keeping with the

‘ association’s — dedication: ’ to

education
the

high . standards,
and” professionalism,

,CHBA-BC is sponsoring 4
Building. Education , Sym-_
‘ posium=to be held at: the

Westin Bayshore Hotel May.

“25 end | 26, during’ New ;

Home Week..

“In the 25 sear sins the ;
formation of the CHBA-BC,

the” association has _con-

tinued to promote a profes-.

sional and consistently im-

established to |

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