The National Association of Home Builders Student Chapter Program provides students, in building-related fields such as construction management and the trades, an opportunity to learn more about residential building through membership in the industry's largest trade association.

WHY JOIN?

Each student member receives many of the same benefits the professional builder members would receive. 

Student members receive:

• Building Futures, the quarterly newsletter for the Student Chapters

• $10 admission to the International Builders' Show, the annual convention of NAHB (non-members cost $300.00)

• $10 admission to the Remodelors' Show, another annual trade show for the building industry

• Access to CareerNet, the career development program for student members

• 20% discount on NAHB publications

• Access to the NAHB library and technical services

• An opportunity to win thousands of dollars in the annual awards program

• Building Safety Quarterly

• Builder , the official magazine of NAHB

• Nation's Building News, the official newspaper of NAHB

• Professional Builder magazine

However, you receive more than these tangible benefits.  Membership provides an opportunity to work with builders, see the home building industry firsthand and prepare for your career.

NETWORK WITH LOCAL BUILDERS AND SUPPLIERS

Each chapter is sponsored by a local or state home builder association (HBA).  As the chapter's sponsor, the association serves as an invaluable information source for the chapter and may provide speakers, internships, summer job opportunities, scholarships or community projects.

HOME BUILDING IS MORE THAN HAMMERING NAILS

The home building industry needs men and women to design houses, manage the workers and the construction projects, market and sell homes, manage the financial operations, and more.  

The building industry is the largest in the United States.  Home building alone is a multi-billion dollar industry.  More than 1.5 million homes are built annually.  The industry's activities include:   building new homes, additions, alterations, repairs, and product manufacturing.  There are thousands of management and professional occupations in the industry.  Almost 350,000 people will be hired every year to fill new jobs and replace workers leaving the industry.

 

NAHB OFFICERS

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