***2023 Annual Memberships now due!***

Nantucket Builders Association

The NBA represents over 300 Island-based Licensed Tradesmen, as well as others involved in the local building services and supplier community. Our membership is a balanced representation of a typical design-build experience, such as: general contractors, architects, realtors, surveyors, excavators, carpenters, plumbers, HVAC specialists, electricians, insulators, fuel suppliers, insulators, as well as Town building officials and community leaders. The organization is overseen by a board of directors.

We meet monthly as an organization to carry out the NBA's core objectives, such as providing an opportunity for industry education and networking with our colleagues. For over twenty years we have provided a Construction Supervisor Training program to help local contractors gain and retain their licenses. 
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In 2012, the NBA was approved by the BBRS of the MA Department of Public Safety to provide courses leading to Continuing Education Credits. Every year, we host 6-12 Continuing Education workshops, which span the core requirements of the Construction Supervisor License.

Since 2001, the NBA has provided scholarship support for Nantucket High School graduates who express a desire for college or vocational school education or  formal training to further their understanding and skills in the building industry. Scholarships have been applied to tuition & start-up tools. NBA also provides financial & technical support for Cyrus Pierce Middle School (CPS) & Nantucket High School(NHS) Wood Working & Construction Technology Programming.

Past Courses & Presentations

  • January 11, 2023: "Luxury Kitchen Ventilation"
  • December 12, 2022: "Fire, Building & Thermal Performance"
  • ​November 9, 2022: "Construction Risk Management"
  • October 12, 2022: "Airsource Heat Pump Systems"
  • April 14, 2022: "Guide to the 2022 Annual Town Meeting"
  • March 23, 2022: "The Professional & Integrated Kitchen"
  • February 23, 2022: "Fire Detection & Suppression"
  • January 25, 2022: "Indoor Air Quality"
  • November 17, 2021 "Fully Adhered Building Envelope"
  • April 8, 2021: "Fall Protection & Prevention"
  • May 20, 2021: "Guide to 2021 Annual Town Meeting"
  • April 8, 2021: "Fall Protection and Prevention"
  • March 18, 2021: "2018 Energy Code Update"
  • February 18, 2021 "Contractor Insurance Policies" 
  • January 28, 2021 "Local Sewer Regulation Updates"
  • January 14, 2021 "Solar and Energy Storage Systems"
  • December 17, 2020 "Modern Door Construction for Coastal Environments
  • April 30, 2020 "CARES Act: Paycheck Protection Loans and Eligibility for Loan Forgiveness
  • March 11, 2020 "Builders Guide to the 2020 Annual Town Meeting"; Updates from Building Commissioner
  • February 12, 2020 "OSHA, Lead, and Spray Foam Safety"
  • January 8, 2020 "Smart Home Enclosures/ Passive House"
  • December 11, 2019: "Below-Grade Waterproofing"
  • November 13, 2019: "Coastal Doors"
  • October 22, 2019: "Window Installation Best Practices"
  • June 13, 2019: Spring Cookout at ​Marine Home Center/ "​Deck Design, Construction & Inspection" 
  • May 8, 2019: "Zero Net Energy & High Performance Construction"
  • April 10, 2019 "Flooring Supply & Installation Best Practices"
  • March 13, 2019: ""A Contractor's Checklist for Business Success"
  • February 13, 2019: "Builders Guide to 2019 Annual Town Meeting"
  • January 9, 2019: "Residential Energy Code"

News & Updates

Register Now!

March 23, 2023
HRVs & ERVs
Virtual Training: 2 CEUs

March 28-29, 2023
OSHA-10 Certification (Free!)
6 CEUs: "Workplace Safety"

We welcome the ​newest members to our Association!
Raymond Builders, Inc.
​Noll Construction Consulting
Rand Smith/Shell Nantucket
Simplehome
ASM Custom Builder Inc
Daniel P Cavanaugh
Sankaty Golf Club
Nantucket Property Watch
Longpath Corp
​Cygnet Coastal Construction
Nantucket Land Management LLC.
Palms Bookkeeping
Mid-Cape Home Centers
Slacktide
Island Energy Services
Dreamline Modular Homes
Art Carpentry Inc
Wise Construction Corp
Island Energy Services
​Justin M. Quinn Inc.
​Maddox Inc.
​Nolasco Construction
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the
2022 NBA Scholarship Awards! 
Finnbarr Kelly
Calpoly (Construction Mgmt)
$4,000

Ruby Dupont
Northeastern University (Architecture)
$4,000

Gideon Holdgate*
Mass College of Art (Furniture)
$4,000
*Troy Towne Scholar ($1,000)

Tyler Roethke
University of Massachusetts
(Building, Construction & Technology)
$4,000

Victoria Wilson*
Pratt Institute
(Masters in Architecture)
$4,000
*Sponsored by Marine Home Center

Free Firewood Program!

Builders, please consider sorting out your burnable wood
Making this wood available to provide heat:
  • Reduces the vast amount of waste entering our landfill
  • Reduces cost of waste disposal
  • Helps someone turn this ‘waste’ into heat
  • Reduces non-renewable energy use on island
  • Reduces the island’s overall carbon footprint

Banners to designate a ‘Free Firewood’ box or area on your job site are available at no cost by contacting Karen@reusexchange.com 
TOWN PROCUREMENT
For more information on Town of Nantucket Procurement and public projects open to contractor bids, please visit: http://www.nantucket-ma.gov/bids.aspx