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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Meeting your Needs, in a Changing Market (PDF)
Click here to veiw resources that BIA/LAV has to offer to help you meet the demands of today's building industry.
When you join the LAV chapter you automatically become a member of the other tiers of our organization at no additional charge.
4 Memberships in 1
In addition to being a part of the BIA - Los Angeles / Ventura chapter, your membership gives you access to resources and information from BIA Southern California (BIA/SC), the statewide organization CBIA, and the National Association of Home Builders.
The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIA/SC) is a nonprofit trade association representing more than 2,000 member companies with 250,000 employees. Its mission is to promote and protect the industry to ensure members' success in providing homes for all Southern Californians. With new homes come new schools, new fire stations, parks and cultural centers. BIA/SC members – builders, subcontractors, remodelers, designers, architects, engineers – all work together to build communities for families to call home, and BIA/SC works diligently to support its members so that more Southern California families may realize the American Dream of home ownership.
The California Building Industry Association is a statewide trade association representing more than 6,700 companies including homebuilders, trade contractors, architects, engineers, designers, suppliers, and other industry professionals. By advocating legislative and administrative reforms needed to provide quality, affordable housing for all Californians, CBIA is working to remove barriers to housing construction that have resulted in a housing shortfall that helps make California's urban areas the most expensive housing markets in the nation and threatens our state's future economic health.
NAHB is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association whose mission is to enhance the climate for housing and the building industry. Chief among NAHB’s goals is providing and expanding opportunities for all consumers to have safe, decent and affordable housing. As “the voice of America’s housing industry,” NAHB helps promote policies that will keep housing a national priority.
NAHB's various groups analyze policy issues, take the industry’s story to the public through the media and other outlets, monitor and work toward improving the housing finance system, analyze and forecast economic and consumer trends, and educate, train and disseminate information to members. The association also represents the industry’s interests on Capitol Hill and strives to ensure that housing remains a national priority when laws are made and policies are established. NAHB also works with federal agencies on regulations affecting the housing industry in areas such as mortgage finance, codes, energy and the environment. Finally, the association strives to shape decisions of the courts, by becoming involved in litigation on land development, environmental, and construction liability matters, such that laws and regulations may be interpreted favorably for the housing industry
Governmental Relations
The BIA/LAV chapter acts as your voice in local government in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, working on issues that affect our members and their companies. We work with both County and City governments to find ways of expanding homeownership opportunities, while working to reduce regulations, fees, and government bureaucracy. We also serve as a point of information for our members, helping to keep them updated on local government issues that have the potential to impact their business. To this end, we hold regular government affairs meetings, which feature updates on pressing issues, strategy discussions, and guest speakers from local government. Via email, we also send out our chapter’s government affairs publication, Briefly, every other week along with regular email alerts on various topics.
Public Affairs
The BIA/LAV is committed to building awareness of the association and communicating issues of importance to our membership. The BIA looks to develop membership outreach materials and to build awareness of the issues our industry faces, while focusing on the positive role homebuilders have upon our communities, local neighborhoods and economy.
Networking and Relationship Building
Through our numerous events over the course of year, members have the opportunity to meet and build strong relationships with both builders and associates working in related fields. With everything from regular membership dinners, to a luau, to a golf tournament, there are all sorts of activities where members can interact in an informal and fun setting and get to know other leaders in the industry. Our numerous committees are also a great way to get involved and develop ties while working in a small group setting with your fellow members. Members are also updated about upcoming events and networking opportunities via our Bulletin newsletter, which is distributed via email. For more information about membership benefits, contact
Nancy Jordan, Director of Marketing & Member Services.
Affinity Programs
Click here to download a PDF of the entire Affinity Program.
BIA/LAV members have the opportunity to take advantage of several programs exclusively for our members. Some of these affinity programs include:
- Builder Advantage Health Care
- DSL High-Speed Internet Service
- Strategic HR Services (Discounts up to 20% on a complete range of HR services)
- Western Federal Credit Union - Reward your employees with a no cost benefit
- BNI Bookstore Discount
- Saving and Assistance through CBIA's VAMA Program - speeds up FHA processing
- General Contractors or Subcontractors General Liability Insurance
- Workers Compensation Insurance
- AT&T Wireless Phone Service
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