{"id":58,"date":"2012-06-19T16:26:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T16:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:01:21","slug":"hbaa-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/about\/join\/hbaa-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Being a Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Membership in the Home Builders Association of Alabama benefits you and your business. Listed below are just some ways the HBAA is committed to helping its members and building Alabama&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Saving You &amp; Your Company Money<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahbfund.com\">Alabama Home Builders Self-Insurers Fund<\/a>\u00a0offers excellent Workers\u2019 Compensation Coverage and safety and loss control services to qualified members.<\/li>\n<li>We offer an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbaabenefits.com\">association health insurance plan<\/a>\u00a0through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama for current HBAA members and their employees.<\/li>\n<li>Through a partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmins.com\/\">Frankenmuth Insurance,<\/a> HBAA members can benefit from reduced subcontractor rates for general liability, specialized audit procedures, complimentary safety programs and training materials, efficient claims handling, and more.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hbaezbuild.net\/\">Home Builders Association Builders Risk Program<\/a>\u00a0is available for residential builders and remodelers. For more information and to find a carrier in your area, contact Helmut Mundt at 855-442-2467.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hbarebates.com\/hbaa\/\">HBAA Member Rebate Program<\/a>\u00a0helps builders and remodelers earn money back on products they\u2019re likely already using on the job site.<\/li>\n<li>Members, their full-time employees, and their children can receive a 50% tuition discount on eligible programs at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/\">Faulkner University<\/a>. For more information,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbaa.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FaulknerDiscount.pdf\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>HBAA members, their employees, and their families can save up to 65% off room rates at over 800,000 lodging options worldwide. Members can also source and book group lodging for company events and personal needs like weddings and family reunions. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/WuP4C82z6RcJ1kZInHIbw?domain=hbaa.hotelplanner.com\">http:\/\/hbaa.hotelplanner.com<\/a>\u00a0and save now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Protecting &amp; Promoting Our Industry<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Active governmental involvement ensures home-building issues are addressed in the Alabama legislature.<\/li>\n<li>Statewide public relations campaigns promote the home building industry throughout Alabama and encourage consumers to do business with HBAA members.<\/li>\n<li>The Alabama Remodeling Excellence Awards competition offers remodelers, contractors, kitchen and bath designers, architects, and other industry professionals the opportunity to earn awards and recognition for their outstanding remodeling work in various categories.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ahbfoundation.org\/\">Alabama Home Builders Foundation<\/a> addresses the trade labor shortage by awarding scholarships to train students in building trades, providing career awareness to high school students, and working with vocational clubs and school counselors to encourage more students to choose the building trades as a career.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Keeping You Informed<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Publications like <i>Alabama Homebuilder<\/i> magazine keep you updated on changes in the industry and within HBAA.<\/li>\n<li>The HBAA website\u2019s exclusive Members-Only section provides sample contracts, warranty language, online meeting registration, and leasing information for multifamily builders, among other benefits.<\/li>\n<li>Statewide meetings are held three times yearly to provide members valuable networking and educational opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Boosting Your Professional Development<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Special Interest <a title=\"Councils &amp; Committees\" href=\"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/about\/councils-committees\">Councils &amp; Committees<\/a> address the needs of today\u2019s multifaceted home-building market. Groups such as the HBAA Remodelers, Professional Women in Building, Investment Property Owners Council, and Land Developers Council provide members with information for a distinct area of the building industry.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Industry Education\" href=\"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/education\">Educational Opportunities<\/a> help you strengthen your potential for growth and success and set yourself apart from your competition by earning professional designations. Designations available through the HBAA\u2019s educational classes include Certified Graduate Builder (CGB); Certified Graduate Remodelor (CGR); Certified Graduate Associate (CGA); Certified Green Professional (CGP); Graduate Master Builder (GMB) designations; Certified GreenKey Builder (CGKB); Certified New Home Marketing Professional (CMP); Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP); Master Certified Green Professional; and Master in Residential Marketing (MIRM).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on becoming an HBAA member, please contact the <a title=\"Find a Pro\" href=\"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/consumers\/find-a-pro\">local HBA<\/a> in your area or call (800) 745-4222.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Membership benefits include rebate programs, health insurance, access to contracts and warranties and many more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":0,"parent":56,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbaa.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}