The Home Builders Association of West Florida

The HBA employs a professional staff of four, and has 50 members serving on its Board of Directors, which elects the association's eight Senior Officers and helps set the association’s agenda.

Consumer-oriented events such as the Parade of Homes and Home and Product Expo are always fun-filled affairs that bring awareness to the housing industry. The Parade of Homes enables the public to view the latest amenities and new home designs. The popular Home & Product Expo, which is one of the largest tradeshows in Northwest Florida, attracts thousands of attendees each year.

To serve segments of the membership, the Auxiliary Council, Remodelors Council, Custom Builders Council and the new Green Building Council gives members an opportunity to get involved with community service projects or learn more from continuing educational programs.

The HBA is more than building communities. It's being part of the community. Whether it's donating clothing and gifts to the children at the Lakeview Center, donating time and materials to build a gazebo at a local elementary school, or painting the home of senior citizens, HBA members are active in their neighborhoods and generously share their knowledge, skill, time and money with their neighbors. For many years, the HBA has given back to the community by taking an active role in projects that help to better the lives of children and people in need. The HBA was recognized by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in celebrating National Philanthropy Day as Outstanding Charitable Organization.

The HBA was also was honored with a Children’s Champions Award on behalf of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, Community Drug & Alcohol Council, Children’s Home Society of Florida, Children’s Services Center, Gulf Coast Kid’s House, Junior Achievement, Northwest Florida Comprehensive Services for Children, and the United Way/Success by 6 for making a difference in the lives of children in the community.

The HBA has supported the following over the years:

  • Donated $100,000 to Rebuild Northwest Florida
  • Donated $25,000 to Washington Mutual
  • Donated $10,0000 to UWF Engineering and Technology Program
  • Donated $9,000 to home builder Grady Babb Recovery Fund
  • Donated $6,000 to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Tuller
  • Donated $5,000 to the Ethan Bergeron Foundation
  • Provided $3,300 in school supplies for kids at Century Elementary School
  • Donated 25 Air Conditioners to the Council on Aging of West Florida
  • Organized "Operation Rebuild" after Hurricane Ivan
  • Built three Habitat for Humanity Homes
  • Planted Sea Grass at Project Greenshores
  • Donated and built a Kitchen for Independence for the Blind
  • Donated and built a gazebo to McArthur Elementary School
  • Donated and built a gazebo to Ferry Pass Elementary School
  • Donated and built a gazebo to Escambia Westgate Center
  • Donated and built a gazebo at the Lakeview Center
  • Donated tools and equipment to Navarre High School
  • Scholarship Donations to Locklin Technical Center
  • Participated in Paint Your Heart Out, Pensacola!
  • Workman Middle School Landscaping Project
  • Donated newspapers for the Civics Class at Workman Middle School
  • Built a handicap accessible bathroom for a terminally ill child
  • American Cancer Society
  • Autism Society of the Panhandle
  • Pensacola Opera
  • Belleview Athletic Association
  • Gulf Coast Boys Scouts
  • Holley Navarre Middle School
  • S.S. Dixon Primary School
  • Junior Achievement of NW Florida
  • Panhandle Charitable Open
  • Methodist Children's Home
  • Sacred Heart Cathedral School
  • Saint Joseph's Fund for the Poor
  • Pensacola North Rotary Christmas Bike Program
  • Shriner's Children's Fund
  • United Way, Pine Forest Charity Fund
  • Escambia County Youth Apprenticeship Program
  • Lakeview Kids Christmas and Easter Gift Program