The Greater Iowa City Home Builders Association

Legislative Committee Meeting
2023-01-10 07:30 - 08:30, 2023-05-09 07:30 - 08:30 (America/Chicago) | Greater Iowa City Area HBA Conference Room, 11 South Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States

Hard Hat Happy Hour at the Highlander
2023-01-12 17:30 - 19:30 | The Highlander Hotel, 2525 Highlander Place, Iowa City, IA, 52245
Celebrate the New Year at the new Highlander Supper Club!
Enjoy appetizers and your first round courtesy of the Mission Partner Sponsors.

Gold Cards Apply. (Membership has it’s benefits and Gold Cards are one of them. Your first two events are included in your membership and can be paid for with your Gold Cards. Don’t know where your Gold Cards are? Don’t worry. Karyl keeps track of them for you.)
RSVP HERE or email Karyl by January 10.

Board of Directors Meeting
2023-01-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Greater Iowa City Area HBA Conference Room, 11 South Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
The board of directors typically meets the 3rd Thursday of every month except August.

Iowa City Night Out at the International Builders Show
2023-02-02 20:30 - 22:30 | Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar, 3535 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109
Aero Rental, Rich Hatch and Adam Pretorius of Lepic-Kroeger REALTORS and Sueppel’s Siding & Remodeling invite Iowa City Area HBA members attending the International Builders Show to a night out at Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar.
RSVP to karyl@hbaofic.org or call (319) 351-5333 by Jan. 26 to join in on the fun.

Remodelers Council Meeting
2023-02-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-06-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Greater Iowa City Area HBA Conference Room, 11 South Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States

Board of Directors Meeting
2023-02-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-05-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Greater Iowa City Area HBA Conference Room, 11 South Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States

Home Show Exhibitor Applications Due
2023-03-17 - 2023-03-18 | IA
Make sure your business is seen in The Home & Garden Show magazine published in the Sunday Gazette by having your application submitted by March 17.
Click HERE for an Application!

Legislative Committee Meeting
2023-03-21 07:30 - 08:30 | IA

Building Our PWB From the Ground Up - The Basics of Building
2023-03-22 09:00 - 16:00 | Greater Iowa City Area HBA Conference Room, 11 South Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
This $249 course is being offered to members of the Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council free of charge!
Not a member of the PWB? You can still take the class. Non-PWB members can join for $75 or attend the course for $70.
Complete the PWB Application HERE.
Snacks and lunch are provided. Please RSVP to Karyl by March 21.
The online Basics of Building course builds your housing industry expertise by learning about the residential construction process from the ground up! Those in home building and construction-related fields, like vendors, suppliers, brokers, retailers, builder/remodeler company staff, REALTORs and others will learn what it takes to build or remodel a home. The level of content in this on-demand course is for the novice learner.

Description

Build your housing industry expertise by learning about the residential construction process from the ground up! Those in housing and construction-related fields, like vendors, suppliers, brokers, retailers, builder/remodeler company staff, REALTORs® and others will learn what it takes to build or remodel a home. With that knowledge, you will learn how to build more effective and profitable relationships with the builders and remodelers you work with.
As a graduate of this course, you will be able to:

Describe product types, current trends and stakeholders in the residential construction industry
Contrast and elaborate on the sales and marketing functions of the residential construction industry
Articulate the criticality and complexity of land acquisition and development
Outline types of financial tools available to support building and remodeling projects
Assess strategies to strengthen the relationship between suppliers and builders/remodelers
Explain the critical path of steps in the residential construction process
Describe the importance of post-construction activities: closing, customer care and after-the-sale service

Vocational Training Council Board of Directors Meeting
2023-03-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Greater Iowa City Area HBA Conference Room, 11 South Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States

March Membership Meeting - City and County Updates - Rescheduled
2023-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Kirkwood Regional Center, 2301 Oakdale Blvd , Coralville, IA, United States
Learn about what’s going on in our communities from the city and county administrators.
Dinner and drinks included. Dress is business casual.
This is a Gold Card meeting. (Membership has it’s benefits! Your first two meetings are included in your membership, these are called Gold Card meetings. Don’t know where your Gold Card is? Don’t worry; Karyl does.)
RSVP HERE by March 20 or email Karyl.

IC/CR Joint Social at GreenState Credit Union
2023-04-13 17:30 - 19:30 | GreenState Credit Union, 2355 Landon Rd, North Liberty, IA, 52317, United States
Gather with IC/CR Area HBA members to welcome spring, network and enjoy drinks and appetizers courtesy of host and sponsor GreenState Credit Union.
For reservations, GCRHBA members contact eo@crhba.org and ICHBA members email karyl@hbaofic.org by April 7.

The Home & Garden Show
2023-04-21 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-04-22 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-23 12:00 - 17:00 | Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd SE, Iowa City, IA, 52246, United States
This year’s Iowa City Area HBA Home and Garden Show co-sponsored by Skogman Companies and CBI Bank & Trust will be at a new location – Johnson County Fairgrounds.

There will be tons of fun for the whole family.

April 21 – 23

Friday 5-8pm | Concert presenting Jake Kemble and Kick 8-10pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday Noon-5pm

$12
$10 Food Truck Wars Tasting Tickets
Keep your wristband for admission throughout the weekend.

This year we are going BIG with a full weekend of family fun. There will be something for everyone!

Friday Night Concert
Saturday Food Truck Wars
Ask the Experts
Interactive Kids Zone
Prizes
Local Home & Garden Vendors

This is more than a home show!
You won’t want to miss out on the fun.

Visit www.ichomeshow.com for all the details.

Thank You to Our Premier Sponsors:

Build My Future - Explore ACE
2023-04-25 09:30 - 14:30 | Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd SE, Iowa City, IA, 52246, United States
Click HERE to have an Interactive Booth, Job Fair Table, and/or Sponsor the Event.
Click HERE to register your school or student to attend Build My Future Career and Job Fair. Students 7 – 12 grade are invited.
High School Seniors are encouraged to attend the Job Fair!
About Build My Future:
Build My Future is a national workforce development initiative started in Springfield, MO to highlight careers through hands on training provided by local employers, educators and skilled trades associations.
2019 was the 1st annual Build My Future- ACE event in the ICR region. Through this event 18 local companies, Kirkwood faculty and Skilled Trades Associations engaged 153 middle school students from 10 schools in hands on training in a wide range of activities including: roofing, siding, designing and building a tiny house, framing, hanging and mudding dry, plumbing, door hanging, GPS surveying, excavator and underground utilities, job site supervisor, Rebar tying, old methods v. new technologies, brick laying and many more.
Through these experiences the students not only learn about the craft behind a wide range of trades, they also engage in conversations with subject matter experts about what kind of training is needed, wages, working conditions/typical day, and opportunities within the industry.
Learn more about Build My Future at www.explore-ace.org

May Member Social - CANCELLED
2023-05-11 18:00 - 20:00 | ABC Supply, 1450 Roberts Ferry Rd, Tiffin, IA, 52340, United States
Due to this past weeks storm, the May Member Social has been cancelled.

Remodelers Council/Young Professionals Network/Professional Women in Building Movie Night
2023-05-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Film Scene, 118 E College St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Join the Remodelers Council, Young Professionals Network and the Professional Women in Building for movie night!
Network at the original FilmScene in the PedMall over drinks and popcorn then watch The Money Pit in Scene 1.
This event is limited to 50 attendees and includes a large refillable popcorn and two drinks.
RSVP to Karyl or click HERE by May 19.
Gold Cards Apply. (Membership has it’s benefits and Gold Cards are one of them. Your first two events are included in your membership and can be paid for with your Gold Cards. Don’t know where your Gold Cards are? Don’t worry. Karyl keeps track of them for you.)

The Mission Partner Sponsors believe in the mission of The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association

Parade of Homes Awards Breakfast
2023-06-09 07:00 - 08:00 | The Celebration Farm, 4696 Robin Woods Ln NE, Iowa City, IA, United States
AWARDS BREAKFAST (7:00 – 8:00 a.m.):
Start your day at the Awards Breakfast, sponsored by Hills Bank, at the Celebration Farm (4696 Robin Woods Lane).
We’ll present new-construction Builders Excellence Awards and the third Motto Award before members head out to tour the homes. The Motto Award is based on NAHB’s mantra to do business with members and goes to the builder or remodeler who used the highest percentage of Iowa City Area HBA member subcontractors on their parade entry. We’ll also announce our Lego Parade of Homes winners! The Professional Women in Building will be making mimosas for tips and donations to support the Scholarship Fund, so bring your wallet.
RSVPs for breakfast are required.
Email karyl@hbaofic.org by Friday, June 2 to join us.

https://iowacityhomes.thegazette.com/
Get inspired by touring beautiful homes during the
56th Annual Iowa City Area HBA
Parade of Homes.
Dates for the 2023 Parade of Homes are:
June 10 and 11
June 13 and 15
June 17 and 18
Times are:
Saturdays: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sundays: Noon – 5:00 pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors
Presenting Co-Sponsors

Breakfast Sponsor Breakfast Water Sponsor

Parade App Sponsor Virtual Tour Sponsor

Lumber Sponsor

Builders Excellence Awards Remodelers Parade Award

The Motto Award People’s Choice Awards Sponsor

Ticket Sponsor Giveaway Sponsor

Lego Parade of Homes Sponsor Lego Parade Prizes Sponsor

Volunteer Coordinator

Promotional Partners
The Gazette
CBS 2/FOX 28
Easton Design
KCRG
KZIA
iHeart Media
OnMedia
Townsquare Media (KHAK)

Remodelers Parade
2023-06-10 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-11 12:00 - 17:00 | Scattered Site Location
Coming home is the best feeling in the world. If you’re looking for a new place or want fresh ideas and innovations for your current one, visit The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association Parade of Homes. Experience four gorgeous remodels in-person, and take a virtual tour of four more new homes on the Parade of Homes App or website. Enjoy the Parade of Homes June tenth through eighteenth presented by Hills Bank and Urban Acres Real Estate.

https://iowacityhomes.thegazette.com/
Get inspired by touring beautiful homes during the
56th Annual Iowa City Area HBA
Parade of Homes.
Dates for the 2023 Parade of Homes are:
June 10 and 11
June 13 and 15
June 17 and 18
Times are:
Saturdays: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sundays: Noon – 5:00 pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors
Presenting Co-Sponsors

Breakfast Sponsor Breakfast Water Sponsor

Parade App Sponsor Virtual Tour Sponsor

Lumber Sponsor

Builders Excellence Awards Remodelers Parade Award

The Motto Award People’s Choice Awards Sponsor

Ticket Sponsor Giveaway Sponsor

Lego Parade of Homes Sponsor Lego Parade Prizes Sponsor

Volunteer Coordinator

Promotional Partners
The Gazette
CBS 2/FOX 28
Easton Design
KCRG
KZIA
iHeart Media
OnMedia
Townsquare Media (KHAK)

Parade of Homes
2023-06-10 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-11 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-06-13 17:30 - 20:30 | Scattered Site Location
Coming home is the best feeling in the world. If you’re looking for a new place or want fresh ideas and innovations for your current one, visit The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association Parade of Homes. Experience eleven stunning new homes and four gorgeous remodels in-person, and take a virtual tour of four more new homes on the Parade of Homes App or website. Enjoy the Parade of Homes June tenth through eighteenth presented by Hills Bank and Urban Acres Real Estate.

https://iowacityhomes.thegazette.com/
Get inspired by touring beautiful homes during the
56th Annual Iowa City Area HBA
Parade of Homes.
Dates for the 2023 Parade of Homes are:
June 10 and 11
June 13 and 15
June 17 and 18
Times are:
Saturdays: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sundays: Noon – 5:00 pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors
Presenting Co-Sponsors

Breakfast Sponsor Breakfast Water Sponsor

Parade App Sponsor Virtual Tour Sponsor

Lumber Sponsor

Builders Excellence Awards Remodelers Parade Award

The Motto Award People’s Choice Awards Sponsor

Ticket Sponsor Giveaway Sponsor

Lego Parade of Homes Sponsor Lego Parade Prizes Sponsor

Volunteer Coordinator

Promotional Partners
The Gazette
CBS 2/FOX 28
Easton Design
KCRG
KZIA
iHeart Media
OnMedia
Townsquare Media (KHAK)
