Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA)

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year 🎉 from all of us at the GHBA! Our offices will be closed on Monday, December 23 through and Monday, January 1. The GHBA staff will be checking emails periodically during this time, but please anticipate a slower response time. We’ll reopen on Thursday, January 2.

The GHBA Associate Council wrapped up another year of the GHBA’s longest-standing holiday tradition, the Frank Aranza Adopt-A-Family Project under the leadership of AC President Jeremy Linzer! Thanks to the generosity of our members, 40 families in need received gifts, household necessities and plenty of holiday cheer this year in partnership with the Houston Housing Authority. Thank you to each of our members who contributed this year and all the years prior! Through its 30+ history, GHBA members have contributed about $100,000 in gifts to local families who need it the most during the holiday season. A special thank you goes to our sponsors French Inspection & Construction Services, JEFF PAUL CUSTOM HOMES, LTD., META Planning + Design LLC and Thorntree Slate & Marble, as well as GHBA Northern Counties Builders and Developers Division board member, Pat Wilson with Legends Architectural Stone for playing Santa! Lastly, we’d like to give special thanks to everyone who donated gift cards to HomeAid Houston agencies. Together, we made the season brighter for those who needed it most! 🎁✨ 

Thank you, Tim Early, for speaking at our December Developers Council meeting about the Master of Land Property Development program at Texas A&M University! The next Developer Council meeting will take place the first Wednesday of February 2025. Keep an eye out for more information at ghba.org/events.

Thank you National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council President Mike Pressgrove for coming to Houston visit with the RMC this week. Mike will be joining in the holiday celebration for the RMC and Custom Builders Council and touring member projects, thanks to Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) RMC President Moe Toofan! Last night, several past presidents and board officers for the GHBA RMC let me and GHBA Secretary Christopher Bolio join them for dinner. 😊

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on December 5 at Tony’s Restaurant for the HOME-PAC End-of-Year Reception! This special evening was all about celebrating our dedicated HOME-PAC Trustees, who make a real difference in advancing our industry's advocacy efforts, our and HOME-PAC endorsed elected officials. 🌟 Congratulations to our honorees:  🏆 New HOME-PAC Trustee of the Year: Scott Black with David Weekley Homes 🏆 HOME-PAC Trustee of the Year: Bill Ellison with Ellison Development   🏆 Lifetime HOME-PAC Award: Harry Masterson with Ember Real Estate Investment and Development GHBA's HOME-PAC is proud to be the voice of the residential building industry in the Greater Houston area, championing for candidates and policies that foster housing affordability and a thriving business environment. HOME-PAC Trustees’ unwavering support helps protect the future of our industry and our community. 💡 Ready to learn more or get involved? Visit ghba.org/homepac. Here’s to an incredible year behind us and even brighter opportunities ahead!

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🌟 Meet Steven Guillory, Business Development Manager at Monarch Landscape Management, our featured member for #MembershipMonday 🏡 Here's a peek into his journey:      🏠 How he got his start in the industry: Steven has been in the industry for eight years. After a medical retirement from the military, he attended Sam Houston State University. During a job fair, he connected with a former special forces operator who was seeking a production manager for a landscaping company—and that opportunity marked the start of his career in this field.    👷 GHBA: Steven has been a member since April 2024. When someone in the industry asked him if he was attending the Northern Counties Builders and Developers Division Clay Shoot, he realized the GHBA would be a great way to meet and network with developers. Steven enjoys attending GHBA events and has attended YP events. 💖 Passions: Steven says he has an amazing wife who is a first-grade teacher, and together, they have three young boys. You can most likely find them on the golf course, enjoying the lake house or beach or hunting whatever game species happens to be in season. They stay busy, he says! 🏠 GHBA’s Impact: “The GHBA has been a great organization for networking. The events are numerous and well-organized,” Steven said. “I joined to meet more folks in this industry’s space and GHBA has allowed me to do just that.” 

We will miss our Peggy Means! Thank you for 20 years of service ❤️.