California Building Industry Association
“The Voice of Housing in California”
The California Building Industry Association (CBIA) is a statewide trade association representing more than 6,700 companies including homebuilders, trade contractors, architects, engineers, designers, suppliers, and other industry professionals. According to a recent study, the homebuilding industry contributes more than $60 billion a year to the state’s economy and generates 525,000 jobs.
By advocating legislative and administrative reforms needed to provide quality, affordable housing for all Californians, CBIA is working to remove barriers to housing construction that have resulted in a housing shortfall that helps make California’s urban areas the most expensive housing markets in the nation and threatens our state’s future economic health.
Each year, CBIA presents PCBC® The Premier Building Show, the largest regional builders’ show in the nation with attendance of nearly 30,000. Held annually at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, PCBC features an extensive display of product innovations from more than 600 of the industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers and a four-day educational conference with more than 60 keynotes, seminars and workshops in fields ranging from business strategies to marketing to product design to applied technology.
History of the California Building Industry Association
The California Building Industry Association was established in 1943 as a federation of local and regional associations representing builders at the state level. For years, the group functioned solely as a lobbying organization. In 1952, the organization incorporated as the California Home Builders Council and, in 1968, changed its name to the California Builders Council.
In 1977, following an extensive review by outside consultants and an internal evaluation committee, the organization underwent a major reorganization. The federation became a full-service state level association and is managed by a Chief Executive Officer. The organization’s name was changed in 1978 to the California Building Industry Association. There are now 11 regional affiliates.
Since the reorganization, CBIA has grown to include legislative, technical, public affairs, membership, insurance, and educational departments. A political action committee and two subsidiary organizations have been established.
The California Building Industry Foundation promotes and encourages the continuing education of individuals and organizations interested in the building industry. The foundation sponsors educational seminars and furnishes scholarships, grants and fellowships to college students majoring in building industry-related programs. CBIF also funds research to benefit the building industry.
A second affiliated organization, the Building Industry Institute, was created in 1994 and is involved in research and training that benefits the building industry and the general public.
CBIA also annually sponsors PCBC The Premier Building Show, the largest regional building conference and trade show in the nation.
CBIA continues to represent the interests of builders and developers of housing and commercial projects. The Association has been instrumental in furthering state polices that:
- Simplify or eliminate restrictive, costly building regulation and introduce more flexibility into land use decisions.
- Balance the concern for the environment and energy conservation with the need for affordable housing.
- Ensure that reasonable growth and development is both planned for and encouraged.
- Improve the state’s business climate.
In recent years, CBIA has attempted to steer state government away from more regulation of the building industry and towards supporting programs that advance housing as a social and economic necessity.
California Building Industry Association Affiliated Organizations
California Building Industry Association is affiliated with a number of homebuilder organizations, both in California and nationally.
California Building Industry Associations / Home Builders Associations
Ten regional Building Industry Associations serve the homebuilding industry around California. (In some regions, these local organizations are known as Home Builders Associations.)
California Homebuilding Foundation
The California Homebuilding Foundation (CHF) is the research and education center for California’s homebuilding and construction industries. Founded in 1978 through CBIA, the Foundation serves the industry by providing scholarships and research through its endowments, professional development programs, and recognition of industry leaders through Hall of Fame.
Building Industry Institute
BII was founded in 1993 by CBIA to develop, implement, and administer research and educational programs for homebuilders, developers, and the general public. BII also disseminates information that facilitates the construction of quality homes for consumers.
National Association of Home Builders
NAHB is a federation of more than 800 state and local builders associations throughout the United States, including CBIA and its regional affiliates. The Washington, D.C.-based trade association promotes policies at the federal level that will keep housing a national priority.
California Building Industry Association
1215 K Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 443-7933
Fax: (916) 443-1960
Robert Rivinius, CAE
President and CEO
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Shirley Rall
Assistant to the CEO
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Tim Coyle
Senior Vice President/
Governmental Affairs
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Allison Barnett
Governmental Affairs Manager
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Nick Cammarota
General Counsel
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Jason Bryant
Political Affairs Director
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