COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS

COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS STRIVES TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS IN THE HOME BUILDING INDUSTRY BY IMPROVING THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS FROM TEN LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS AND THREE CHAPTERS ACROSS COLORADO. THE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MEMBER COMPANIES STATEWIDE BY:(1) MONITORING AND INFLUENCING THE LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY, AND JUDICIAL PROCESSES.(2) OFFERING MEMBER SERVICES BEST PROVIDED ON A STATEWIDE BASIS(3) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO SHARE IDEAS AND INFORMATION(4) PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICAL PRACTICES BY (5) ENHANCING THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE BUILDING INDUSTRY.MANY ASSOCIATIONS WERE GREATLY IMPACTED BY COVID-19 AND THE RESULTING ATTEMPTS TO MITIGATE IT. THE COLORADO HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION IS NO EXCEPTION. MEETINGS AND EVENTS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DONE IN-PERSON HAD TO BE CHANGED TO AN ON-LINE FORMAT ONLY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. MANY MEMBERS BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY AND LIKED THE CONVENIENCE OF IT. AN EXPECTATION WAS THEREBY CREATED THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO OFFER A VIRTUAL COMPONENT ALONG WITH AN IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE OPTION EVEN AFTER THE PANDEMIC STARTED TO ABATE AND RESTRICTIONS WERE EASED. THIS HAS CREATED DIFFICULTIES FROM A TECHNOLOGICAL STANDPOINT. THE HARDWARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EXPERIENCE TO VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS IS EXPENSIVE. WE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR WAYS TO DELIVER A MORE ROBUST AND QUALITY REMOTE PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE. OUR BELIEF IS THAT DIRECT, IN-PERSON NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION IS GREATLY PREFERRED OVER VIRTUAL METHODS FOR EFFECTIVELY SHARING INFORMATION AND IDEAS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF COVID-19 VARIANTS AND MAKE ANY CHANGES NEEDED TO KEEP OUR STAFF AND MEMBERS SAFE AND HEALTHY, WHILE CONTINUING TO FULFILL OUR MISSION.