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BUILDERS OUTLOOK ON THE SCENE
Members attend Sunbelt Show/TAB Meetings
By Ray AdautoThe Texas Association of Builders held its summer meeting last week in Fort Worth in support of the Sunbelt Show.
The show was successful as opening day was packed. Around two hundred displays in a lot of various categories were displayed for the attendees.
The regular meetings for TAB were limited but well attended. A couple of notes on some of the highlights and lowlights of the session:
• Homepac golf was Tuesday at Cowboys Country Club, owned by Jones.
• Not all committees or councils met. Attending the EPAB was Jaime Gonzalez, Randy Bowling, Jacob Barde, Sal Masoud, and yours truly.
• Opening meeting day was Wednesday, July 10. The Developers Council met with Sal Masoud, Randy Bowling IIIand Jacob Barde attending.
• Codes & Standards met at the same time, and Jaime and I attended. The discussion revolved on the implementation of the electrical codes and whether there will be a statewide IEC and or IBC. NAHB reported that there are concerns with the latest electrical code and issues with appliances suddenly going offline due to the new breakers kicking off without warning, especially on older appliances.
• GRC met that afternoon. Main concern is that the next Legislature will have at least thirty-six and as many as forty new members who do not have statewide office experience.
• For TAB that means that there will be a substantial need to educate those newbies on housing. Additionally, the TAB lobby is calling the upcoming session difficult, and a session where new bills will be presented by potential adversaries of the housing industry. We will have to defend the legislation we got last session, especially RCLA reform.
Rally day will be in February. Notice will be sent on dates. OSHA is proposing a first-time federal workplace heat standard. It includes both indoor and outdoor workers and would require employers to create a plan to “evaluate and control heat hazards in their workplace.” The new rule would apply to employers in general construction, maritime and agriculture sectors with some exceptions. I’ll have a report from NAHB in the Builders outlook.
Next year the Sunbelt Show and meeting move to Grapevine Gaylord Texan, then goes to San Antonio in 2026. Next TAB meeting will be held in Bastrop (outside of Austin) on November 19-21.