Founded in 1945, the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association is one of the largest nonprofit homebuilding associations throughout the United States that promotes, protects and preserves the homebuilding industry. It has more than 3,000 members that include developers, builders, manufactured housing companies, residential remodelers and general contractors. The association is affiliated with the Home Builders Association of Georgia and the National Association of Home Builders. The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association operates a bookstore for contracts, code answers, production checklists, marketing strategies, building performance standards, accounting answers reference materials and software. It also operates a government affairs department and offers an educational program. The association additionally provides special interest councils to various members. The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association maintains a location in Tucker, Ga.