Dallas Builders Association

Talking Politics Definitely Not Off Limits at Dallas Builders Association’s Nov. 10 Summit

By April Towery / November 3, 2022 /

By the time builders gather for the State of the Industry Summit Nov. 10, Election Day will be over and there will be a lot to talk about. That’s one reason you don’t want to miss the Dallas Builders Association event from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Vouv Dallas. The summit will be the perfect…

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Nov. 8 Election to Decide Future of Fair Park, Convention Center, And a Whole Lot More

By April Towery / October 31, 2022 /

Early voting continues through Friday in the midterm elections that will decide the future of Fair Park and Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, along with the Texas gubernatorial race and a slew of state and county offices.  As the insider’s source for Dallas-Fort Worth real estate news, we’ve got you covered. Stay tuned to…

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John Porizek of M/I Homes of DFW Named President of Dallas Builders Association 

By April Towery / October 28, 2022 /

A new leader was tapped this month to preside over the Dallas Builders Association board of directors.  John Porizek, director of land development for M/I Homes of DFW, said he plans to spend his one-year term building the membership of the Dallas BA and providing affordable housing. “I want to work with towns and cities…

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Sustainable Building Pioneer Alan Hoffmann Earns Top Honors from Dallas Builders Association

By April Towery / October 18, 2022 /

Alan Hoffmann was a green builder when green building wasn’t cool.  Now at the forefront of the sustainable building industry, Hoffmann was honored by his peers this month as the recipient of the Dallas Builders Association’s 2022 Hugh Prather Trophy.  “I was really pretty surprised,” Hoffmann told CandysDirt.com. “They were introducing the winner of this…

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Development Services Audit Identifies Dozens of Issues Worsening Dallas’ Epic Building Permit Backlog

By April Towery / October 14, 2022 /

It’s no secret that Dallas’s Development Services Department has struggled to cut the turnaround time for building permits and that the department’s director, Andrew Espinoza, is making strides to course-correct. The results of an audit conducted by Matrix Consulting Group were recently released, and Espinoza said many of the recommendations are already being implemented. He’ll…

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