Member Categories

Active members have full voting privileges at the annual meeting and may serve on the Board of Directors.

Builder Membership ($475 – $3,300)

Any individual proprietorship, corporation, or other legal entity that is engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, marketing, or constructing of post-frame buildings or post-frame building packages. Dues are structured incrementally by annual gross volume of business in millions of dollars.

Gross Volume of Business (Millions):	$0-1M	$1-3M	$3-6M	$6-10M	$10+M
Annual Dues Cost:	$475	$700	$1,200	$2,000	$3,300

National Supplier Partner Membership ($1,625)

Any individual proprietorship, corporation, or other legal entity that is engaged in the manufacture or supply of post-frame building components but is not selling building packages and assuming design responsibility for the building. This category applies to supplier companies that provide services or products in seven states or more. Includes a $500 assessment that will be put toward the Post-Frame Market Initiative.

Regional Supplier Partner Membership ($1,325)

Any individual proprietorship, corporation, or other legal entity that is engaged in the manufacture or supply of post-frame building components but is not selling building packages and assuming design responsibility for the building. This category applies to supplier companies that provide services or products in six states or less. Includes a $500 assessment that will be put toward the Post-Frame Market Initiative.

Building Material Dealer Partner ($570)

Any individual proprietorship, corporation, or other legal entity engaged in the sale and/or distribution of building materials or providing services to the post-frame building industry. Includes a $220 assessment that will be put toward the Post-Frame Market Initiative.

Design/Code Professional ($120)

Any individual who is engaged in the business of building design, is a licensed professional engineer or architect, or is involved in building inspection or code development and enforcement.

Academic ($100)

Any individual who is primarily associated with an academic institution and has a particular interest in the post-frame building industry.

Associate ($325)

Companies engaged in a business rendering service to the industry, but not qualifying for any other membership division.

Statewide Listings ($100 each)

Market your business in multiple states in which you provide services by purchasing statewide listings. All states, excluding Alaska and Hawaii, are available for purchase. Your organization will appear in all selected states in the “Find a Builder/Supplier/Designer” NFBA website search results and in the Frame Building News directory.

Gold Club

NFBA Gold Club Members rise above and beyond the call of duty to support the post-frame industry. Gold Club membership is voluntary. Any member who invests 50 percent of their annual dues (up to $500) becomes a Gold Club member. Gold Club members are recognized with the Gold Club logo at the annual trade show, in the membership directory, and in their Frame Building News listings.

Gold Club dues support industry research and engineering. Over the years, Gold Club funds have been used in many important areas including the Warnock Hersey one-hour fire test, which is referenced by builders everywhere as NFBA/WA 60-01; diaphragm design testing by Cornell University, which offers invaluable results prior to new design theories being put to actual use in day-to-day construction applications; keeping technical post-frame related standards up-to-date; research that sets industry tolerance standards and leads to the development of cutting-edge research that benefits the industry; the creation of the NEW Post-Frame Building Design Manual, and ongoing code challenges that require industry representatives to stand up and speak on your behalf.