The Florida Home Builders Association follows the Building Commission’s work very closely! Through your state association, you can access the information of FHBA’S full-time staff consultants, who protect your interests at the Commission. Further, FHBA Past President, Michael Bourre, a Jacksonville residential builder, is the Florida Building Commission Chairman. He and 14 other representatives meet regularly to discuss new technological and building science changes that could affect the code. They represent various engineering specialties, the insurance industry, building products, HVAC, natural gas distribution, roofing, etc.
Florida Building Commission’s various technical advisory committees – TAC’s for short –meet to review new products, technological advances, and related changes to prepare the Ninth Edition of the Florida Building. After TAC meetings are completed, the Code will be open for public comment and then, final adoption. The 2026 Edition will likely become effective on December 31, 2026. For more information, go to www.floridabuilding.org