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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 |

4 77 - Friday, April 22, 1988 - North Shore News

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