The Construction Association of Puerto Rico

Business View Caribbean 3 sorts of construction-related developments. So, after 54 years, we realized it was time for us to remove the word ‘Home’ and just keep it as the Construction As- sociation of Puerto Rico, representing the reality of our membership.” Today, the Construction Association of Puerto Rico serves it members is a variety of ways, including lobby- ing, advocacy, networking, and education “When you talk about lobbying, we either promote, create, or in some cases, acknowledge and back different legisla- tion that affects our industry,” says Diaz. “At the same time, it’s a networking association and an education group. We spend a lot of time on seminars and dif- ferent activities to educate our membership on topics that affect them. We’re very successful when it comes to the education part, especially now. And we have very strong ties with different associations, like the MBA, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the engineers, the architects, the contractors. We have a very good rela- tionship with many of them.” Diaz reports that the Association’s membership is very diverse. “We have developers not only from Puerto Rico, we have developers from the U.S. who come to Puerto Rico to develop and they become members, too. And that creates a network for local developers to learn and see what’s happening in the U.S. And some of our local people are also developing outside of Puerto Rico. One of them is developing hotels in AT A GLANCE WHO: The Construction Association of Puerto Rico WHAT: A trade association representing the island’s construction sector WHERE: San Juan, Puerto Rico WEBSITE : www.constructorespr.com