LICENSING The number of Licensed Residential Builders (LRBs) grewmodestly from 2019 to 2020, while the number of Licensed Building Envelope Renovators (BERs) generally remained stable over the same time period. The number of LRBs has grown continuously since 2010, reaching a new high of 7,993 in 2020. LRBs increased 3.0% compared to 2019. BERs remained fairly stable, decreasing slightly from 78 in 2019 to 76 in 2020.
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Figure 10: Number of Licensed Residential Builders and Building Envelope Renovators, 2002-2020
10,000
200
9,000
180
7,993
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6,000
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3,000
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