Category Archives: Home Builder News

Sarah Bytyqui, founder and managing broker of Verbode, Green Certified Realtor   Last year, the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of Realtors organized a Green Resource Council. We modeled it after a national group in order t...

Michael Herndon, 2011 OSHBA President By Michael Herndon, 2011 OSHBA President Good Morning HBA Members! I'm here in the office on a very cool Monday morning. I knew from past experience that this time of the year would finally bring about...

Submitted by Kimmi Houston, Edmond, Houston Homes Inc. Kimmi Houston, Houston Homes, Inc. It's time to come together everyone. Realtors can earn "green" designation just like builders. But right now, we are not all driving down the same side...

Would you like to know how to better prepare your home and family for future disasters? FEMA and Guaranteed Watt Savers (GWS) are offering a community-sponsored workshop that will answer these questions, as well as how to choose options that provide en...

Withstanding the winds: Norman home promotes higher safety standards (via The Journal Record, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011) Curtis McCarty, right, owner of C.A. McCarty Construction in Norman, works with trade partner Jory Mallory in using Stro...

By Todd Booze Todd Booze Builders need to know about changes to the IRC Chapter 11 Energy Efficiency code and the effects those changes will have on Oklahoma. To get a great overview of the energy-efficient component of the changes, atte...