AEA HBA Award Winners 2024
The winners of the 2024 Association Excellence Awards — HBA Awards were selected from 97 applicants in the following categories:
- Communications
- Education
- Government Affairs
- HBA Operations
- Membership
- Revenue
See below for a full list of winners for each category.
Best Public Relations Program Conducted
- BIA of Northern Kentucky (201-600 members) - Adopt-A-Class
- BA of the Blue Ridge Mountains (601+ members) - Hurricane Helene Recovery: Contractor Advocacy & Consumer Protection
Best Publication (Print or Electronic)
- Central Washington HBA (201-600 members) - Fall 2024 Home Resource & Buyers Guide
- HBA of Greater Des Moines (601+ members) - DSM HBA Member Guide
- HBA of North Carolina (state association) - Building Code Update - Cliff's Notes
Best Web 2.0 Program
- HBA of Fayetteville (201-600 members) - Fridays With Fryer
- Greater Orlando BA (601+ members) - GOBA Blueprint Podcast
Best Website
- BIA of Northern Kentucky (201-600 members) - HeritageTradesAcademy.com
- HBA of Raleigh & Wake County (601+ members) - Parade of Homes website
Best Education Program
- HBA of Raleigh & Wake County (601+ members) - Remodeler Round Tables
Best Workforce Development Plan Implemented
- Quad Cities B&RA (201-600 members) - Trades for Tomorrow
- HBA of Greater Portland (601+ members) - Promoting Sustainable Careers
Best Community Service Project Conducted
- Desert Valleys BA (less than 200 members) - Intro to Construction with Boys & Girls Club - Cathedral City
- H&BA of Colorado Springs (201-600 members) - Woody & Millie Ingram Guest House
- HBA of Greater Charlotte (601+ members) - Operation Tiny Home
- HBA of Delaware (state association) - Guest Bartender Fundraiser Benefitting Contractors for a Cause
Best HBA Partnership/Coalition
- BIA of Northern Kentucky (201-600 members) - Kentucky Registered Apprenticeship Program Intermediary
- BA of the Blue Ridge Mountains (601+ members) - Rebuilding Hope: A Community-First Disaster Response Partnership
- HBA of Kentucky (state association) - Kentucky Construction Career Choice Council (K4C) Career Days
Best Service Provided by State Association to Local Association (State Associations)
- HBA of North Carolina - Local HBA Partnership
Best Service to Members
- BA of the Blue Ridge Mountains (601+ members) - A Call for Connection: Supporting Our Members After Hurricane Helene
Best Government Affairs Effort - Locally
- BIA of Northern Kentucky (201-600 members) - Home for All: Northern Kentucky Housing Strategies
- HBA of Greater Portland (601+ members) - HBA Leads Formation of Portland's First Coordinated Business Advocacy PAC
- HBA of Raleigh & Wake County (state association) - Raleigh-Wake & NCHBA Defeat Fire Sprinkler Mandates
Best Government Affairs Effort - Regionally
- BIA of Northern Kentucky (201-600 members) - Senate Bill 164 - Dual Credit for Education Component for Construction Licensure Attainment
- BA of the Blue Ridge Mountains (601+ members) - Stronger Together: Regional Housing Recovery After Helene
- BIA of Washington (state association) - Initiative 2066: Protect Energy Choice/Stop the Gas Ban
Best Revenue Effort - Non Parade, Tour or Show
- Desert Valleys (less than 200 members) - DVBA Directional Signage Program - “Promote Your New Community”
- BIA of Northern Kentucky (201-600 members) - Enzweiler Building Institute Maintenance and Replacement Endowment
- Northeast Florida BA (601+ members) - NEFBA Government Affairs Clay Shoot
Best Home or Industry Trade Show
- HBA of the Upper Peninsula (201-600 members) - HBAUP - The Builders Show
Best Parade or Tour of Homes
- HBA of Raleigh & Wake County (601+ members) - Spring Kitchen & Bath Tour
Best Council Development Program
- BA of the Blue Ridge Mountains (601+ members) - Disaster Recovery Task Force: Rebuilding Western NC Together
Best Membership Event
- Foothills HBA (less than 200 members) - Holiday Progressive Dinner Party
- Greater Houston BA ( 601+ members) - Custom Builders Council Builds Mental Health Awareness
- HBA of Virginia (state association) - HBAV’s 2024 Annual Conference & Housing Excellence Awards
Best Membership Recruitment/Retention Plan Implemented
- BIA of Northern Kentucky - (201-600 members) - Innovating Membership Through Systemization, Simplification, Accountability and Issues Solving
- Greater Orlando BA - (601+ members) - STEP IN THE GOBA RING: 2024 Membership Drive
- BIA Washington - (state association) - BIAW Bracket Battle