Home Plan Marketer Alliance, Stock House Plans Standards, Consumer Protection

Hanley wood has invited HPMA to brand together on their ePlans.com web site. Hanley Wood is America’s number one media company covering the building industry, with four divisions including Hanley Wood Business Media which produces magazines, conferences and websites spotlighting the residential construction industry.

Their opportunity comprises a number of features to help HPMA members promote their plans on Hanley Wood’s flagship website ePlans.com. These benefits are available to members of the House Plan Marketing Alliance who are also“certified professional building designers...

Don't miss this opportunity to participate and contribute in our efforts to promote the pre-drawn home plans industry. Work with fellow leaders in the profession as we "embrace excellence, education and ethics" for our industry. Engage with your colleagues and peers in mentoring opportunities and the sharing of ideas and knowledge.

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We are professionals “Embracing excellence, education and ethics in the pre-drawn house plan industry”. We are among the nation’s leading architects, designers, publishers and industry related partners involved in the sale and marketing of pre-drawn house plans. Our commitment to our profession and most importantly our consumers is to establish minimum standards and ensure best practices for our industry.

A copyright is a form of legal protection for creative works. This protection arises under federal law and gives the copyright owner certain exclusive rights that only he/she or other authorized by him/her may exercise.

It is unlawful for anyone to exercise any of the exclusive copyrights without the consent of the copyright owner. One who does so infringes the copyright. The copyright owner can ...

"Stock Plans" are pre-drawn house plans that are offered for sale via the Internet, magazine or books. These previously prepared home plans are marketed to consumers by third party publishers and web sites or may be offered directly from the designer. The home designs may or may not have been created solely for sale as a stock plan. Since they may be prepared for construction in diverse geographical locations, the detailing may be more generic to avoid conflict with possible regional and local building requirements.