- Leading Builders of America (LBA) was founded in 2009 to provide the largest homebuilders in the United States with a direct voice in the policymaking process in Washington, combining their reach and expertise to address the key issues impacting the health of the Membership includes both public and privately-owned companies. The LBA Board of Directors is comprised of the CEOs of its member companies.
- LBA member companies are: Ashton Woods Homes; Beazer Homes; David Weekley Homes; D.R. Horton; Hovnanian Enterprises; KBHome; Brookfield Residential; Lennar; MDC Holdings (Richmond American); Meritage Homes; M/I Homes; Perry Homes; PulteGroup; Standard Pacific Homes; Ryland Homes; Shea Homes; Taylor Morrison; The Drees Companies; Toll Brothers; TRI Pointe Homes; Woodside Homes
- LBA members build in 34 states and the District of Columbia: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Utah.
- LBA members produce a wide range of home types including traditional single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, apartments, retirement and second homes.
- Many LBA member companies own affiliated businesses that provide mortgage lending and title services.
- In 2014, LBA members sold 132,000 new homes. Approximately 30% of all new homes sold in the United States were built by an LBA member.
- LBA members produced almost 460,000 jobs in 2014 through direct employment and the engagement of subcontractors.
- In 2014, LBA member companies generated $44 billion in revenue for the national economy.
- LBA emphasizes support for policies and programs that promote the growth of a robust housing market by working to create a legislative and regulatory atmosphere that allows builders to safely build high-quality, energy efficient new homes. LBA places special emphasis on policies and regulations which allow well-qualified homebuyers to purchase and finance new homes. In addition, we are committed to promoting policies that provide market incentives to build more energy efficient homes. We also prioritize workplace safety and policies to attract new workers to our industry.
- LBA takes an active role in the development of residential energy policy at the legislative, regulatory and model code levels and LBA members have been active in identifying ways to remove obstacles that prevent builders from building more efficient homes. We crafted the SAVE Act, federal legislation instructing housing agencies to recognize energy efficiency in the home financing process. When enacted, it will unlock significant new opportunities to increase the efficiency of new homes and to include additional energy efficient products and features in new homes. We’ve engaged the energy code development process to move away from proscriptive code requirements in favor of performance based provisions that promote innovation and savings. In addition, our member companies are already leaders in energy efficient building programs including Energy Star and the DOE Builder’s Challenge.
- In 2014, LBA founded the Building Industry Policy Roundtable (BIPRT) in an effort to bring together the builders and their key suppliers to better address challenges and opportunities in the homebuilding Founding members of the BIPRT include Lennox International, Masco, Owens-Corning, and Whirlpool Corporation.
- LBA is an official sponsor of the Pacific Coast Building Conference, held each June in California. LBA CEO’s and senior executives are active participants in education programs, and national and regional purchasing executives participate in the trade show through the Key Buyers’ Club.
