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The ARC Awards, were created to recognize building excellence for Associates, Remodelers & Custom Builders.               

In both competitive and difficult times builders are always looking for any edge to market and sell their homes. When paying bonuses to a selling agent, however, builders must be very careful how they treat and disclose the bonus payment... 

 

  

    

          

     

With the demise of the TRCC, a major overhaul of residential construction contracts became imperative, making the updated 2009 Texas Association of Builders Contracts Package more valuable than ever. The updated package reflects the fact that the statutorily required warranties and performance standards ceased to exist as of Sept. 1, 2009, and includes provisions whereby the parties agree to the specific warranties and performance standards that have been in place since 2009. Along with removing references to the TRCC from previous contracts, the contracts integrate building performance standards, warranty provisions, and several new addendums including one for green building.   

      

Green Built Texas is a voluntary partnership of local home builders, industry supporters, and sponsors committed to creating awareness and interest in the construction of higher-performance, lower-impact residential homes in Texas. The program has a construction protocol that Home Builder Association  members have deemed essential in order for a home to be recognized by the program. Homes built to this protocol conform to higher standards of site management and waste recycling, water efficiency, indoor air quality, energy efficiency, materials, and homeowner education.