Builders weather toughest of times
Despite the name, the organization is made up of more than just general contractors and developers. Members also include subcontractors, suppliers and financial institutions.The HBCA is in the process of reorganizing as the homebuilding industry has undergone a wrenching five-year period of contraction. In 2010, just 1,138 new residential building permits were issued in Brevard County. While that was up from 937 in 2009, it still was the third-slowest year for new home construction since the group began keeping such records in 1975.
Recently, members of the management team of the group sat down with Florida today to discuss changes in the organization and the residential construction industry, and the future of home construction on Space Coast.
They include:
David Foley, president of the Brevard HBCA. He founded Home Solutions Specialists, which specializes in interior and exterior remodeling and additions in 1998. He has 25 years experience in the construction industry.
Joe Goldblatt, treasurer. Goldblatt is general manger of RoomScapes of Brevard, which sells custom cabinetry and high-end appliances. He has lived in Brevard County since 1994.
Dave Armstrong , a member of the board of directors. Armstrong is president of Armstrong Custom Homes, which has been building houses in Brevard County for nearly 30 years. He is a three-term past president of the HBCA.
Their comments have been edited for clarity and length.
QUESTION: What is the role of the HBCA in Brevard County?
JOE GOLDBLATT: Our association has the normal, self-serving, if you want to use that word, mission to promote, protect and defend and do all those things that are appropriate for the industry. But we also have an obligation and an outreach and an impact on the community.
DAVE ARMSTRONG: This is the place for the community to come for answers in the building trades. When they are looking for a contractor, when they are looking for a supplier, they need to call the HBCA.
DAVID FOLEY: We have recent regulations that are impacting our industry now. Without a conduit such as the HBCA, youd have no method of communication to licensed trade contractors on what is best practice.
Q: Tell me about the changes your association is going through. Your longtime executive director, Franck Kaiser, left earlier this year and the board members are now taking on more day-to-day responsibilities.
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