Georgia Branch, AGC is a statewide Chapter affiliated with The Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. We are a 501(c)(6) non-profit corporation and professional trade association whose members represent over 550 of the top general contractors, residential/light commercial builders, construction managers, design/builders, municipal-utility, heavy and highway contractors, specialty contractors, service providers, and suppliers comprising the state’s commercial construction industry.

The American Sports Builders Association, a non-profit trade association comprised of builders, designers and suppliers for sports facilities, exists to promote the highest standards of design, construction and maintenance by:

Leading in the development and dissemination of current and accurate technical information and promoting the interests of builders of sports facilities of the type constructed by its members; and providing a forum to gather and exchange ideas and information to improve sports facility construction and maintenance.

The Certified Field Builder Program was developed by the ASBA to help raise professional standards and to improve the practice of field construction. Certified Field Builders are those who, by passing a comprehensive exam on field construction and maintenance and by fulfilling prescribed standards of experience, have demonstrated a high level of expertise in field construction.

The Certified Track Builder Program was developed by the ASBA to help raise professional standards and to improve the practice of track construction. Certified Track Builders are those who, by passing a comprehensive exam on track construction and maintenance and by fulfilling prescribed standards of experience, have demonstrated a high level of expertise in track construction.

The Georgia Recreation and Park Association was formed in 1945 as a private, non-profit institution to support and promote the recreation and park industries within the state of Georgia. The Georgia Recreation and Park Association’s mission includes, promoting healthy life styles through the utilization of park facilities and recreation services for the well being of each citizen individually and the community as a whole, ensuring that park and recreation services are available, and providing organized, supervised activity as a means of prevention for a number of circumstances (diseases, stress, etc.) including the prevention of juvenile delinquency.

The mission of STMA: To be the recognized leader in strengthening the sports turf industry and enhancing members’ competence and acknowledgement of their professionalism. Because a few men believed that sports turf could be improved through the sharing of knowledge and the exchange of ideas, the Sports Turf Managers Association was officially formed in 1981.