News for Community

Novato and Sonoma based SolarCraft, recently completed the installation of a 246 kW DC solar electric system at the San Rafael City Hall and Police Department facilities in San Rafael, Marin County, CA.   Increasing the sustainability of their operations and reducing their power costs, installing a solar photovoltaic system will save San Rafael thousands in utility fees every year.   The project ...read more

Fellow Marin Builders Members! In order to stimulate your business again, we have targeted materials with pricing to support your efforts to get work moving again. Each week will have a different product focus. This week is WALL TILE. Full pallets onlyFreight will apply (typically $100)Product must be picked up within 30 days Follow this link: Emser Tile E-Stimulus Week May 18 - WALL TILE Let ...read more

We would like to recognize and celebrate our wonderful REFERRAL PARTNERS!2020:Seth Shorett, Heritage Bank of Commerce, who referred Paul Foley, Greener Excavations & Construction, Inc.  (Special thanks to Seth for pledging his bonus to our wonderful Scholarship and Workforce Development Fund!)Aroon Masand, Financial Rep and Agent, New York Life Insurance Company, who referred Orlando Diaz, Senior ...read more

We hope you are having a great start to the 2020 year. Did you set new goals for your business this January? Did you tell yourself, “This is the year!” Maybe you want to be more organized, more professional, grow your admin team, be better at delegating, or take more time off.  Now, it's the beginning of March. How are things looking? It’s not too late to achieve your goals, and we can help. We ...read more

  San Rafael, CA (January 9, 2020) – The Mario Ghilotti Family Foundation has made a $300,000 commitment to the Career Technical Education Foundation and Marin Builders Association to support expansion of a successful local youth training program called the North Bay Construction Corps (NBCC).                                 The North Bay Construction Corps, launched in Sonoma County in 2017 ...read more

North Bay Construction Corps - Class of Marin addresses the high demand for construction workers in our community. This program places over 20 well trained and prepared high school seniors directly into the construction industry with local Marin Builders Association firms at the end of each class cycle.  Cohorts begin in January and conclude in June with a 2 week boot camp. Students will then ...read more

Beginning January 1, 2020, the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Truck and Bus Regulation will be enforced through a new automatic process. Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB 1), was signed into law on April 28, 2017. This bill states that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) must check that vehicles are compliant with, or exempt from, CARB’s Truck ...read more

Construction Training Program Tackles Shortage in Building Industry     In response to the North Bay’s high demand for skilled construction workers, the Marin Builders Association has again partnered with College of Marin, Canal Alliance, and CareerPoint Marin to bring construction training and job opportunities to students Marin.    The Education to Career (e2c) construction training program ...read more

Click here for General Contractors Lien Rights Protection Checklist to protect your Lien rights provided by the Marin Builders  Association and Board member Dan McLennon.