NEW CEO Announced
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce that Wendy McNeil has been appointed as HAVAN’s Chief Executive Officer. Wendy has been serving as our Acting…
DetailsNews Release: ASSOCIATION ELECTS 2024/2025 EXECUTIVE BOARD
October 22, 2024 For immediate release ASSOCIATION ELECTS 2024/2025 EXECUTIVE BOARD Vancouver, BC – Members of the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) elected Alisa Aragon-Lloyd, founder and CEO, Bridgestone Financing Pros…
DetailsMedia Release: Rising Development Costs Threaten Housing Delivery in Metro Vancouver: Urgent Call for Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2024 Rising Development Costs Threaten Housing Delivery in Metro Vancouver: Urgent Call for Action Vancouver, BC – The Homebuilders Association of Vancouver (HAVAN) has released…
DetailsRon Rapp: Honouring a Respected Leader In Our Industry
ARTICLE by NextHome: https://nexthome.ca/news/ron-rapp-honouring-a-respected-leader-in-our-industry/1312367/ It is with great sadness that the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) announce the passing of Ron Rapp on July 18, 2024, following a 10-month battle…
Details2024 HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence Winners Announced!
For immediate release. The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Honours Outstanding Achievements in Housing Excellence Vancouver, BC – May 6, 2024: The JW Marriott Parq Hotel in Vancouver set the stage…
Details2024 HAVAN AWARDS FOR HOUSING EXCELLENCE FINALISTS REVEALED
MEDIA RELEASE March 14, 2024 For Immediate Release 2024 HAVAN AWARDS FOR HOUSING EXCELLENCE FINALISTS REVEALED Finalists of the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards for Housing Excellence, presented by FortisBC,…
DetailsHAVAN Leadership Awards 2023 Revealed
October 10, 2023 For immediate release Vancouver, BC – The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Fall Leadership Awards, presented by FortisBC, took place on Thursday, October 5 at The Kent in Vancouver,…
DetailsASSOCIATION ELECTS 2023/2024 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
October 10, 2023 For immediate release ASSOCIATION ELECTS 2023/2024 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Vancouver, BC – Members of the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) elected Henri Belisle, President and Co-owner, TQ Construction as…
Details2023 HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence Winners Announced!
Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) MEDIA RELEASE April 24, 2023 For immediate release. 2023 HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence Winners Announced! VANCOUVER, BC: The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards for Housing…
DetailsMeasure Twice, Cut Once: S4 Ep 34 Real Time Reno Deficiency Walkthrough
HAVAN MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, November 15, 2022 For immediate release HAVAN PODCAST MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Season 4 Ep 34. Real Time Reno: Deficiency Walkthrough HAVAN’s podcast Measure Twice, Cut…
DetailsHAVAN Municipal Dinner and Association Leadership Awards 2022
November 10, 2022 For immediate release Burnaby, BC – The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) annual Municipal Dinner and Association Awards, presented by BC Housing, took place on Wednesday, November…
DetailsMeasure Twice, Cut Once: S4 Ep33 Real Time Reno Finishing Details Drops Today!
HAVAN MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, November 8, 2022 For immediate release HAVAN PODCAST MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Season 4 Ep 33. Real Time Reno: Finishing Details HAVAN’s podcast Measure Twice, Cut…
DetailsMeasure Twice, Cut Once: S4 Ep #32 Drops Today Real Time Reno Millwork, Walls & Floors
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 For immediate release HAVAN PODCAST MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Season 4 Ep 32. Real Time Reno: Millwork, Walls & Floors. HAVAN’s podcast Measure Twice, Cut Once…
DetailsMEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Season 4 Ep 31 Real-Time Reno: Rough Ins & Permits.
HAVAN MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, October 25, 2022 For immediate release HAVAN PODCAST MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Season 4 Ep 31. Real-Time Reno: Rough Ins & Permits. HAVAN’s podcast Measure Twice,…
DetailsMEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Season 4 Ep 30. Real Time Reno: Demo Days
HAVAN PODCAST MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Season 4 Ep 30. Real Time Reno: Demo Days. HAVAN’s podcast Measure Twice, Cut Once releases Season 4, episode #30 today, following the Burden…
DetailsPodcast Measure Twice, Cut Once Ep 29: Project Planning Drops Today!
Wednesday, October 11, 2022 For immediate release HAVAN PODCAST MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Season 4 Ep 29. Real Time Reno: Project Planning drops today. HAVAN’s podcast Measure Twice, Cut…
DetailsPodcast Measure Twice, Cut Once: Ep 28 Meet the Burdens
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 For immediate release HAVAN PODCAST MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Season 4 Ep 28. Meet the Burdens drops today. HAVAN’s podcast Measure Twice, Cut Once releases Season…
DetailsSeason 3 Ep 27. Outdoor Living drops today.
HAVAN PODCAST MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE HAVAN’s podcast Measure Twice, Cut Once releases Season 3, episode #27 today exploring the benefits of planning your outdoor space to improve your indoor…
DetailsConcrete Strike Set to Stall Delivery of Lower Mainland Housing.
HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION VANCOUVER MEDIA RELEASE June 20, 2022, for immediate release. Concrete Strike Set to Stall Delivery of Lower Mainland Housing. Vancouver, BC: The Rempel Bros. strike surrounding employee…
DetailsHAVAN Wraps Up Coats for Kids Campaign with $10,000 Cash Donation
HAVAN Media Release December 8, 2021 For immediate release HAVAN Wraps Up Coats for Kids Campaign with $10,000 Cash Donation. VANCOUVER, BC: Friday, December 3, 2021, HAVAN members attended the…
DetailsNews Release: GR 2021 Q2 Report: BC Energy Step Code Municipal Overview
May 27, 2021 For immediate release Vancouver: The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) released the second quarterly Government Relations Report (QR2-2021) for 2021 on May 19th, the fourth since the series…
DetailsMEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Ep #16: CONDO RENOS
HAVAN MEDIA RELEASE May 4, 2021 For immediate release Jamie Banfield Design and Babak Nikraftar from Condoworks Design Renovations understand the power of good design when looking to renovate…
DetailsMEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Ep #15: SEEING DOUBLE
HAVAN MEDIA RELEASE April 27, 2021 For immediate release Doubling down on a housing type not readily allowed in all Metro Vancouver municipalities has Kiff Mowat of Davenport Homes and his…
DetailsHAVAN’s Awards for Housing Excellence Gala Offers Inspiration to Homeowners
MEDIA RELEASE Monday, April 26, 2021 For Immediate Release HAVAN’s Awards for Housing Excellence Gala Offers Inspiration to Homeowners Vancouver, BC: The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) is inviting everyone across…
DetailsMEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Ep #14: PASSIVE PASSION
HAVAN MEDIA RELEASE April 20, 2021 For immediate release Passionate about everything Passive House, Nick Bray, of Nick Bray Architecture, shares his unlikely journey with Mike and Jennifer-Lee co-hosts of…
DetailsMEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Ep #13: PREFAB-ULOUS
HAVAN MEDIA RELEASE April 13, 2021 For immediate release MEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Ep #13: PREFAB-ULOUS Extending the life of a traditional prefab Pan-Abode home with state-of-the-art…
DetailsMEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Ep #12: GOOD BONES
A Vancouver Special picking up housing and design awards this season is featured on HAVAN’s podcast Measure Twice, Cut Once in episode #12 Good Bones. Focused on helping homeowners understand…
DetailsMEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE Ep #11 Count Me In!
March 30, 2021 For immediate release Michelle learned the hard way. She skipped the crucial step of interviewing builders to confirm their experience and ensure systems were in place,…
DetailsMEASURE TWICE, CUT ONCE LAUNCHES SEASON 2 WITH JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE ONE THINK.
HAVAN MEDIA RELEASE March 23, 2021 For immediate release The Homebuilders Association Vancouver’s (HAVAN) podcast Measure Twice, Cut Once launches Season Two today, with an exciting episode exploring small…
DetailsMedia Release: 2021 HAVAN Award for Housing Excellence Finalists Announced!
MEDIA RELEASE March 16, 2021 for immediate release 2021 HAVAN AWARDS FOR HOUSING EXCELLENCE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) announced the Finalists of the 2021 HAVAN Awards for…
DetailsMEDIA RELEASE: SILVER LINING FOUND IN COATS FOR KIDS
Vancouver, BC: The Homebuilders Association Vancouver zipped up the holiday season raising just over $25,000, while collecting thousands of coats, both gently used and new for the 25th annual Coats…
DetailsMedia Release: Homebuyer Forum Transitions to series of 9 online videos
MEDIA RELEASE HAVAN, Homebuilders Association Vancouver November 16, 2020, for Immediate Release Home buying video series offers expert advice to help leverage buying power. Vancouver, BC: Buying a home can…
DetailsMedia Release: Coats for Kids Challenge HAVAN Members to Raise $25K
HAVAN Zips Up Coats for Kids Campaign with Challenge to Raise $25K for 25 Years
DetailsMedia Release: Association honours members for leadership excellence.
Vancouver, BC: The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) presented its annual Association Leadership Awards (formerly the Association Awards of Excellence) online, November 4, 2020. Guest speaker Jean Lamontagne, General Manager,…
Details2020 HAVAN Award Winners Announced!
MEDIA RELEASE June 22, 2020 For immediate release. 2020 HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence Winners Announced! VANCOUVER, BC: The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards for Housing Excellence winners were announced…
DetailsGrab Your Front Row Seat to the Gala!
MEDIA RELEASE Monday, June 8, 2020 For Immediate Release Doors are swinging wide open to HAVAN’s Awards for Housing Excellence Gala Vancouver, BC: Typically reserved for entrants and sponsors, this…
DetailsWe’re Going Online, and You’re Invited!
The HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence, presented by FortisBC with Patron Sponsor BC Housing, is set to reach new heights on Friday, June 19th from 6pm until late, with the…
DetailsBC’s Restart Plan
May 6, 2020: The Government of BC released BC’s Restart Plan, guidelines on the re-opening of the economy and the loosening of certain COVID-19 restrictions. Highlights of the re-opening plan…
DetailsHAVAN Members Lead Industry to meet PHO Covid-19 Guidelines
HAVAN Media Release: March 27, 2020 For immediate release The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) welcomes the further financial measures announced today, March 27, 2020, by the Federal Government, to help…
DetailsConstruction Site Best Practices are the Only Practices
March 24, 2020 For immediate release During these uncertain times with Covid-19, ensuring safety of our employees, families and communities where we live, and work is our utmost concern. Unlike…
DetailsBC Government Update re: Covid-19 and Construction Sites
Dear HAVAN Members, The Provincial Government released the new guidance to construction sites during COVID-19 Sunday morning, March 22, 2020 at 11:35am. Under the current Public Health Act, prohibiting the gathering of…
DetailsHAVAN Builds Covid-19 Resource Page for Members
HAVAN Covid-19 Resources Dear HAVAN Members, As the Covid-19 event continues to unfold, we have set up a dedicated web page, www.havan.ca/covid-19-resources, to ensure you have quick access to the…
DetailsHAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence 2020 Finalists Announced.
MEDIA RELEASE March 5, 2020 for immediate release HAVAN AWARDS FOR HOUSING EXCELLENCE ELEVATE HOMEBUILDERS Looking to help consumers connect to the industry’s best, the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) announced…
DetailsHomebuilders Meet with MLAs to Seek Action on Recommendations to Expedite Building Permits and Processes.
Vancouver, BC – Why is building new housing so difficult in British Columbia? Part of the complexity lies in the approval process, at both the municipal and the provincial levels.…
Details10th Annual HAVAN Ovation Awards Winners Announced.
VANCOUVER: The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN, formerly GVHBA) Ovation Award winners were revealed to the more than 450 guests attending the Gala on Saturday, May 4th at the JW Marriott…
DetailsHAVAN Statement on 2019 Federal Budget
VANCOUVER, BC – Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN, formerly GVHBA) Past Chair, and CHBA 2nd Vice President Larry Clay responding to Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s 2019 fiscal plan said: ‘HAVAN welcomes the Federal…
Details2019 Ovation Awards Finalists Announced
MEDIA RELEASE March 5, 2019, for immediate release. 2019 HAVAN OVATION AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED VANCOUVER, BC: The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN, formerly GVHBA) Ovation Award finalists were revealed to the…
DetailsLangley MLA helps homebuilders look ahead to the future
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 Former housing minister Rich Coleman among a panel who addressed the newly rebranded HAVAN. Rich Coleman, the Langley East Liberal MLA who was once the minister of…
DetailsAssociation announces new brand identity
January 31, 2019 Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association Rebrands to Homebuilders Association Vancouver to Better Connect Homeowners with Homebuilding Resources Vancouver, January 30, 2019. It’s a brand-new day for the…
DetailsAssociation Elects 2018/2019 Executive Committee
The Homebuilders Association of Vancouver (HAVAN) Elects 2018/2019 Executive Committee at Riverway Golf Course in Burnaby on Wednesday, October 3, 2018
DetailsHAVAN Volunteers Finish 3rd Floor Lounge Renovation at Easter Seals House in Vancouver
HAVAN RAISES $82K AND RENOVATES LOUNGE & KITCHEN AT EASTER SEALS HOUSE. After 30 years, with 30,000 bed nights and hosting 5,000 families each year, Easter Seals House 3rd Floor…
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