Paragon Custom Home Group`s Mark Porter Reels In 2010 Builder

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Paragon Custom Home
Group’s Mark Porter
Reels In 2010 Builder
of the Year Honor
June 2011 • www.westfloridabuilders.com
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Home Builders Association of West Florida • June 2011
2011
Leadership
Board
2011 Home Builders
Association of West Florida
Board of Directors
Russ Parris
President
Frameworks, LLC
Luke Shows
1st Vice President
Shows Construction
Eric Witt
Treasurer
Kenneth E, Witt Carpentry
Judy Gund
Financial Officer
Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund
Newman Rodgers
Secretary
Newman Rodgers Construction
Steve Geci
2nd Vice President
Geci & Associates Engineers
Builder Members
Pam Caddell, Gulf+Atlantic Constructors
Miller Caldwell, III, CCG Design Builders
Jeff Godfrey, Paragon Custom Homes
Darrell Gooden, Gooden Homes
Robert Harris, Adams Homes
Doug Henry, Thomas Home Corporation
Doug Herrick, Coastal ICF Concrete Wall Systems
Shelby Johnson, Johnson Construction Co.
of Pensacola
Ron Mangum, Residential Renovation Company
Scott McCartney, 1st Choice Home Improvements
Bryan Moore, BRM Residential Homes
Jennifer Rigby, Gleaton & DeMaria Commercial
Development
Kevin Russell, Russell Home Builders
Steve Sessions, Sessions Contractors Group
Keith Smith, Keith Smith Construction
Todd Stafford, Heaton Brothers Construction
Ron Tuttle, Bennat, Inc.
Chris Vail, Urban Infill Corporation
Thomas Westerheim, Westerheim Properties
Associate Members
Rod Hurston
3rd Vice President
Fisher-Brown Insurance
Tina Monie
Immediate 2nd Vice President
KJM Surveying
Billy Moore
Immediate Past President
Southern Home & Construction
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Tom Hammond, Hammond Engineering
Ron Harper, GCS Building Solutions
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William Merrill, Merrill, Parker, Shaw
Christopher Moorhead, Coastal Bank & Trust
Bernie Mostoller, The Mostoller Group
Ric Nickelsen, Whitney National Bank
David Redmond, PrimeLending
Gary Sluder, Gene’s Floor Covering
Doug Whitfield, Doug Whitfield Residential Designer
Jayer Williamson, Williamson Electrical Company
Brent Woody, Advanced Roofing and Waterproofing
John Carrell, Gulf Power Co., Remodelors Council Chair
Angie Cooper, Gulf Power Co., Auxiliary Council Chair
Jim Harris, Coastal Bank and Trust, Membership Chair
Natasha Reynolds, ESP, Green Building Council Chair
Newman Rodgers, Custom Builders Council Chair
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In This
Issue
Cover Story
Paragon Custom Home Group’s Mark Porter
Reels In 2010 Builder of the Year Honor ............................................... 7
CORNERSTONE COLUMNS
Cornerstone
President’s Message: Membership Drive 2011! ......................................... 5
FEATURED STORY
Thank You for Making a Difference And Being an Active
Participant on the Membership Drive .................................................... 6
David Peaden II
ASSOCIATION NEWS
Executive Director
[email protected]
2011 HBA of West Florida Leadership .................................................... 3
HBA Calendar of Events .......................................................................... 8
HBA News: 2011 American Dream Home .............................................. 8
2011 Parade of Homes .............................................................................. 9
2011 Outstanding Home Award Winners ............................................... 10
Thank You to Our 2011 Parade of Homes Sponsors .............................. 11
Alecia Overman
May 2011 GMM Hosted by Kay’s Prestige Kitchens and Baths ........... 12
Accounting Manager
[email protected]
Get Involved With HBA Committees ..................................................... 13
New Member Profile; Carlson Construction, LLC ................................. 13
HBA Council News: Green and Auxiliary Building Councils .............. 14
Fiddler’s Walk Neighborhood Brings Environmentally
Friendly Homes to Escambia .................................................................. 15
HBA Member Keller Williams Realty Makes a
Difference for Gulf Coast Kid’s House ................................................. 16
Amy Lord
Membership/Marketing Director
[email protected]
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Membership Drive 2011
There are times throughout the year that I am especially
proud to be a member of the
Home Builders Association of
West Florida. This past week
where I saw builders and associates alike compete in the Membership Drive made be stop and
appreciate the work of volunteers
who truly care about the future
of our association. Yes, times are
tough in our industry. Yes, it is hard to recruit
a member. And yes, people could have made
excuses as to why they were not participating
in the drive. But all of this didn’t matter and I
This is a massive undertaking to get
this event organized and ready to go, and I
would like to thank HBA Membership/Marketing Director Amy Lord and Accounting
Manager Alecia Overman for their work on this
drive. We are fortunate to have such dedicated
staff at the HBA and I am very much appreciative of their efforts.
I would also like to thank Gary and
Cindy Sluder of Gene’s Flooring Coverings, for
cooking delicious shrimp at the Monday, May
16 kick-off party that was held in the Cordova
Square Courtyard.
A special thank you to Jim Harris,
Billy Moore, of Southern Home and Construction; Bill Daniel, of Mobile Lumber; Thomas
Westerheim, of Westerheim Properties; Ron
Tuttle, of Bennat Homes; Mark Fisher, of
President’s
Message
Russ Parris
“I was in awe
of the helpful
and determined
nature of all who
participated.”
thoroughly enjoyed watching grown men and
women acting like they didn’t have a care in
the world while they called upon their competitors and business associates to join the HBA.
I would like to thank Membership
Committee Chair Jim Harris, of Coastal Bank
and Trust, for his dedication to the overall
membership of the HBA and for his dedication
to the 2011 Membership Drive. In January,
Jim came to a membership meeting where
there was one in attendance, and that was him!
He didn’t give up and he kept on pushing and
asking others for help. This past week was a
culmination of his perseverance to better our
association. In just two action-packed days, a
hardworking group (in keeping with the membership drive’s Country and Western theme)
“Rounded Up” 51 members!
daughter had the password to the computer
and he couldn’t write a check without the
code. So Bill went to Sacred Heart to meet
the daughter. Now that’s dedication!
Moving forward, I would encourage
all members to continue to keep membership in the forefront and to take the time
to ask someone who is not a member to
join. As we’ve learned during the drive, all
someone could say is no. But a lot more
said yes!
Celebrity Homes; and Johnny Fayard, of the
Pensacola News Journal for stepping up to the
plate to be our fearless team captains.
I was in awe of the helpful and determined nature of all who participated. To give
you an example of determination, Bill Daniel
called a prospective member who said that
his daughter was in Sacred Heart Hospital in
the labor and delivery section. Apparently, his
Top: Dedicated members have some fun
while making calls to prospective members. From left, Angela Carter of Gulf
Power; Keith Furrow of Oneir Realty;
Darrel Gooden of Gooden Homes; Bill Daniel
of Mobile Lumber; and Kevin Russell of Russell Home Builders
Bottom: Making calls, Doug Herrick of
Coastal ICF Concrete Wall Systems, had a
very successful drive bringing in many new
members.
More “Membership Drive 2011, page 6
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President’s
Message
Membership Drive 2011
from page 4
From left, HBA Executive Director David
Peaden gives the team captains a pep talk.
Ron Tuttle of Bennat Homes; Johnny Fayard, of PNJ; Billy Moore of Southern Home
and Construction, Mark Fisher of Celebrity
Homes; Bill Daniel of Mobile Lumber; and
Thomas Westerheim of Westerheim Properties.
Thank you for making a difference and being an
active participant on the Membership Drive.
Team Captain:
Mark Fisher, Celebrity Homes
Rod Hurston, Fisher-Brown Insurance
Tina Monie, KJM Surveying
Shelby Johnson, Johnson Construction
Team Captain:
Thomas Westerheim, Westerheim Properties
Gary Sluder, Gene’s Floor Coverings
Wilma Shortall, Mortgage America
Bruce Carpenter, Mortgage America
Kevin Stephens, ADTS
Team Captain:
Johnny Fayard, Pensacola News Journal
William Merrill. Rebuild Northwest Florida
Lee Mason, Pensacola News Journal
Team Captain:
Ron Tuttle, Bennat, Inc.
Darrell Gooden Gooden Homes
Tom Hammond, Hammond Engineering
Tina Pace, Gulf Power Company
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Team Captain:
Jim Harris, Coastal Bank and Trust
Luke Shows, Shows Construction
Brent Woody, Advanced Roofing and Water Proofing
Team Captain:
Bill Daniel, Mobile Lumber
Russ Parris, Frameworks, LLC
Angela Carter, Gulf Power Company
Kevin Russell, Russell Home Builders
Keith Furrow, Oneir Realty
Wally Kader, Superior Granite
Earl Kirklin, Gulf Power Company
Lindy Hurd, RELS Title
Team Captain:
Billy Moore, Southern Home and Construction
Newman Rodgers, Newman Rodgers Construction
John Carrel, Gulf Power Company
Doug Henry, Thomas Home Corp
Bobby Price, Bob Price Jr. Builder
Team Captain:
Doug Herrick, Coastal ICF
Scott McCartney, 1st Choice Home Improvements
HBA Builder of the Year
Mark Porter Finds the
Delicate Balance of
Family, Work and Fun
As he describes his work,
2010 Home Builders Association
of West Florida Builder of the
Year Mark Porter, of Paragon
Custom Home Group, sweeps his
arm around this office indicating
floor plans on every surface: on his
desk, draped over chairs, rolled up in containers. He has drawn each one. “There isn’t a day
that I don’t work
on floor plans,” he
says. But his work
is not boring. His
passion shows as he
describes how his
ideas will go from a
floor plan on a piece
of paper, to a home
someone will enjoy
for years to come.
Growing
up in Baltimore,
Maryland, much of
his time was spent
hunting and fishing
with his father, an
outdoorsman. At
the age of 18, Porter
joined the Air Force
to become a flight
test engineer and
earned a degree in
engineering.
After
being in the service
for six years, he
was becoming restless and wanted to do
something different, so he pursued a career in
real estate with Abbott Realty in Ft. Walton
Beach and Destin. Following his employment
with Abbott, he was recruited by the Arvida
Development Company, and he quickly moved
up to sales manager and became more involved
project management.
Porter would go on to work for a
few more development companies, and he was
starting to feel restless and wanted to grow
professionally in the construction business. His
career took a turn in 1999 when he met North-
Cover
Story
west Florida builder Milton
Rogers, of Celebrity Homes.
Although they were competitors in the real estate field,
they quickly became friends.
Rogers invited Porter, who was
the Division President of D.R.
Horton Homes, to join him and
the two bought the assets in
Pensacola from D.R. Horton,
thus Paragon Custom Homes
was born.
Their
respect for
one another
makes the
partnership
especially
strong. Porter
explains he
likes to do
what Rogers
Mark Porter receives the coveted Builder of the Year Award
doesn’t and
from HBA Past President Billy Moore.
vice versa.
“We know
what each
for fun, as well as enjoying his childhood pasother is thinking, and we have
time of fishing. “It gives me time—because my
a way of doing things that remind is always going—to let my mind rest,”
ally work well,” Porter says.
he says. Mark’s wife, Yeini, who was born and
Porter designs all of
raised in Costa Rica, and his sons, Michael
the plans and works with
(14) and Mark Alexander (1), are what keep
realtors, home owners, and
him driven and focused. “My reward at the end
builders alike. His engineerof a hard day’s work is to come home to my
ing experience helps him to
family” said Porter. He continues, “They are
understand the ins and outs of
my biggest fans and my biggest critics when
the construction process. In
we walk through our homes.” He respects their
a competitive market, Porter
opinions, especially when Yeini starts speaking
and his colleagues ask, “What can we do to
in Spanish to him. “That’s when I know she is
push the market? What can we do to lead the
serious about what she likes and dislikes so I
market? We don’t like to follow, so we try to
better listen,” Porter laughs.
figure out ways to set trends in this area.”
Porter enjoys fishing with Michael,
When working with clients, it’s his
and as Mark Alexander grows into a life jacket,
job to help them understand how the floor plan
he’ll be joining the family on fishing trips this
will flow in terms of functionality. He takes
summer.
clients on a mental walkthrough of the home,
Porter knows that the home building
describing features and seeing how the home
business has been tough but he still enjoys the
will come to life. “When you walk in one of
challenge. On day when he’s ready to retire,
our homes, the floor plan makes sense and
Porter says, “Michael said he wants to take
our buyers find that they are very livable, and
over the company when I get too old to work,
unique,” Porter explained.
and I told him that he better hurry up!” Porter
In his spare time he paints and draws
jokes.
“My reward
at the end
of a hard
day’s work
is to come
home to my
family”
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2011 AMERICAN DREAM HOME
HBA
News
Thank you for your support of the American Dream Home.
• Ferguson Enterprises
• Stone Age
• Four Star Drywall
• Tucker Door & Trim
• Gateway Lighting
• Walter Mack Interiors
• Hamby's Kitchen Center
PRESENTING SPONSOR
• Hip, Roof and Valley
BRONZE
• K.W. Homes
• Jenkins Brick Company
• Amore' Plumbing Company
• Paragon Custom Home Group
• Legacy Cabinet Company
• Benchmark Surveying & Land
• Celebrity Home Builders
• Variform By Ply Gem Company
• Robinson’s Mill
• Lennox Industries
• Bonded Builders Home Warranty
• Mathes Electric Supply
• BlueLinx
SUPER PLATINUM
• McCombs Electric Company
• Boise Cascade
• Sears Commercial Sales
• Mobile Lumber and Millwork
• Environmental Security (ENSEC)
• Dean's Solid Surfacing
• Superior Granite
• GCS Building Solutions
• Georgia Davis
• CaesarStone Quartz Surfaces
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• Green Procedures
• Gulf Power Company
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PLATINUM
• Block USA
• ODL Door Glass
• 84 Lumber
• Bryan Motts Vinyl Siding
• Pactiv Corp
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• Builders Specialty Supply
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• Coastal Door & Window
• ProBuild Lumber
• DMP / MD / Vision
• Emerald Coast Building Materials
• ProSource Wholesale Flooring
• Coastal Insulation Company
• Emerald Coast Mosquito Misting and
• Residential CAD Services
• General Aluminum
Pest Control
• Southern Living
• James Hardie Building Products
• Fireplace Concepts
• Southern Mirror Company
• Pensacola Ready Mix USA
• GAF Roofing Products
• Swift Supply
• Professional Roofing
• Georgia Pacific
• The Delaney Company
• Hearth & Home Technologies
• Tie Max
• McDonald, Fleming, Moorhead,
• Wayne Minchew Painting
GOLD
• Alston Electric Supply /
LLP
• Welch Masonry
• Mike Cutts Construction
• Woerner Landscape
• Cutler Hammer Technologies
• Overhead Door Company
• Woodgrain Distribution
• Delta Faucets / Will and Pierce Agency
• Panhandle Clearing and Grading
• Wholesale Wood
• Evergreen Lumber & Truss
• Sherwin Williams
Savoy House Lighting
Mark Your
Calendar!
Auxiliary Council
Meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Custom Builders Council
Meet Quarterly starting in January.
Green Building Council
Meet on the last Wednesday of each month.
Governmental Affairs
Meet on the 1st Tuesday of each month.
Membership Committee
Meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month.
Remodelor’s Council
Meet on the 1st Thursday of each month.
Board of Directors
Meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
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Planning
June 9
Remodelor’s Council Meeting - 12pm
June14 Auxiliary Council Meeting - 11:30pm
June 22
Lead Paint Class June 23
Meet the Builder - 1pm - 5pm
June 29
Green Building Council Meeting - 12pm
July 20-22
NAHB Certified Green Professional Course
August 10-11
CILB 14 Hours of Continuing Education at HBA
Interested in sponsoring a General Membership Meeting?
Contact Amy Lord at 850-476-0318 for more information!
For further event details, please visit our website:
www.westfloridabuilders.com
Please note that dates and locations are subject to change.
2011 Parade of Homes
On April 29, the Home Builders Association of West Florida hosted the 2011 Parade
of Homes Kick-Off Party at the 2011 American Dream Home located in the beautiful Robinson’s
Mill subdivision in Cantonment. The 2011 American Dream Home was built by HBA member
KW Homes. Over 200 people attended the kick-off party and enjoyed music by Marty Stanovich
and barbeque from Mike Carroll, of Hub City Smokehouse and Grill. HBA President Russ Parris
announced the 2011 Outstanding Home Award winners. The HBA would like to thank our Ribbon
Cutting Party sponsor Whitney Bank.
2011 Parade
of Homes
Dream Home Donors made a difference.
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Photo 1: Dream Home Builder Kevin Ward of KW Homes and
HBA President Russ Parris.
Photo 2: Kathy Dunklin and Mark Fisher of Celebrity Homes
Photo 3: Congratulations to all Outstanding Home Award Winners.
Photo 4: A great turn out of industry professionals at the Kick-Off
party.
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Photo 5: ESP’s Carmela Campbell, Janice Terrell, Mary Riley, Larry
Hunter, and Jill Grove.
Photo 6: BBQ Boys Mike Carrol and the “Crew” from Hub City
Smokehouse.
Photo 7: Keith Swilley, Gulf Power; David Barnes, of Adams Homes;
Ron Tuttle, Bennat Homes.
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2011 Parade
of Homes
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2011 Outstanding
Home Award Winners
Category 1 - $ 122,000 - $128,900
Bennat Homes
Subdivision: Lakewood Cottages
230 Cottage View Drive, Pensacola
Category 2 - $138,900 - $144,000
Adams Homes
Subdivision: Providence Manor
5945 Providence Loop, Pensacola
Category 3 - $151,270 - $159,900
DR Horton
Subdivision: Providence Manor
5719 Tryton Circle, Pensacola
Category 4 - $166,700 - $173,365
Celebrity Home Builders
Subdivision: Fiddlers Walk
2583 Fiddlers Circle, Cantonment
Category 5 - $185,000 - $199,900
Paragon Custom Home Group
Subdivision: Herrington Place
9812 Money Way, Pensacola
Category 6 - $202,185 - $210,000
Subdivision: Stonechase
5915 Dunridge Drive, Pace
Category 7 - $226,500 - $248,179
Ricky Wiggins Builders, Inc.
Subdivision: Heron’s Forest
9905 Rail Circle, Pensacola
Category 8 - $257,429 - $265,497
Celebrity Home Builders
6026 Stonechase Blvd, Pace
Category 9 - $277,900 - $297,325
6030 Stonechase Blvd, Pace
2011 Parade
of Homes
Category 10 - $325,000 - $333,224
Subdivision: Nature Trail
8426 Salt Grass Drive, Pensacola
Category 11 - $390,255 - $407,900
KW Homes
Subdivision: Nature Trail
8822 Spider Lily Way, Pensacola
Interested in
Sponsoring a
General
Membership
Meeting?
Help support our
organizationand get great
exposure for business!
POH SPONSORS!
Category 12 - $477,221
Acorn Fine Homes
Subdivision: Hidden Creek
7126 Reef Street, Navarre
Category 13 - $915,000
Foret and Lundy Builders
Subdivision: Driftwood
24 Duncan Avenue, Gulf Breeze
Contact Amy Lord at
850-476-0318 for more info!
Thank
You
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Membership Meeting Highlights
HBA
News
Kay’s Prestige Kitchens and
Baths Hosts Great Meeting
The weather was beautiful and the food was great at our May
General Membership meeting hosted by Kay’s Prestige Kitchen and
Baths. Thank you to John Linn, Bonnie Cowles, and Rachael Muller for your hospitality. If you
are interested in hosting a GMM please contact HBA Membership/Marketing Director Amy Lord
at 476-0318.
Above: The Kay’s Crew: Bonnie
Cowles, Rachael Muller, and
John Linn.
Left: Thomas Westerheim with
new member Lance Madrill of
Madrill Builders.
HBA new member Kathy Woodward, of Real Estate Services, with longtime members Wilma Shortall and Bruce
Carpenter, of Mortgage America.
HBA new members Kevin Trussler of Emerald Coast Builders; Brad Thompson of
Deerpoint Construction, take a moment with Bill Daniel of Mobile Lumber, and
new member Joe Mahuron of Deerpoint Construction.
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HBA President Russ Parris the winner of the membership
drive, HBA Past President Billy Moore.
Member Profile
HBA
News
Ryan Carlson
6694 Ravine Street
Milton, Florida 32570
Phone: 850-304-0640
Fax: 850-981-0067
[email protected]
Carlson Construction is an Earth Friendly locally
owned company with six years in the construction business
in Northwest Florida. Carlson Construction is a Certified Building Contractor
with residential and commercial divisions. “We specialize in meeting our customer’s
personal needs,” said Ryan Carlson. “Being a member of the HBA is important to
Carlson Construction because of the industry educational opportunities, and to be able to
be involved with a professional organization.” In his personal life, Carlson puts his life
in these categories, “Church first, family… a close second, and everything else falls into
place.” Even in this tough economy, Carlson has a passion for investing in Real Estate.
Carlson’s motto is, “Draw it on a napkin, and we can build it for you!
Get Involved in HBA
Councils & Committees!
Auxiliary Council - Meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Custom Builders Council - Meet Quarterly starting in January.
Green Building Council - Meet on the last Wednesday of each month.
Membership Committee - Meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month.
Remodelor’s Council - Meet on the 1st Thursday of each month.
Board of Directors - Meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
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HBA
Council
News
Springtime
Fun
The annual Lakeview
Kids spring picnic was hosted on
Saturday, May 14 at the Blue Angel Recreation Park. A combination
of great weather, fun games and delicious food
made for a dynamite time for both the kids and
Auxiliary Council members. The kids had tons
of fun and enjoyed singing karaoke, an Easter
egg hunt, potato sack races and tug-of-war.
The Auxiliary Council ladies dedicate a lot of
time and energy to make sure that this spring
picnic is unforgettable and enjoyable for the
Lakeview Kids. Thank you to everyone who
made this picnic possible!
Auxiliary Council Dream Home
Drafting Contest
The Auxiliary
Council held its annual
Dream Home Drafting
Contest which is open to
all Escambia County and
Santa Rosa County high
school students. Auxiliary
Council President Angie Cooper of
Gulf Power, spearheaded the contest
that offers cash prizes to the winners.
If you are interested in joining the
Auxiliary Council please contact
HBA Auxiliary Council Staff Liaison
Amy Lord at 476-0318.
The Green Building Council’s April meeting was sponsored by Fred Higgins, Senior Design Engineer with WISP
Windows. The meetings topic was the energy efficiency and storm protection
windows can provide. For information on joining the Green Building Council please call
Natasha Reynolds, Council Chair, at 473-6953.
Right: L to R : Duane Nisewonger,
Gateway Lighting; Jill Grove, ESP; Keith
Swilley, Gulf Power; Fred Higgins, Wisp
Windows; Larry Hunter, ESP; Carmella
Campbell, ESP; Natasha Reynolds, ESP
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Environmentally friendly
housing plants the seeds
of green
Featured
Story
Fiddler’s Walk
neighborhood
brings environmentally friendly
homes to Escambia
Written By Jamie Page
First recycling,
then came rain barrel and
composting workshops, and
then the county built its first
environmentally green certified building with a green
roof.
Now, Escambia
County is on its way to
having its first National Association of Home Builder's
designated "Green Certified
Neighborhood."
Construction
on Fiddler's Walk is now
under way on West Roberts Road, a block west
of Pine Forest Road, where several energyefficient homes are being constructed.
"Today's home buyers are becoming
increasingly aware of green building practices
and are seeking homes that are more energyefficient and have a smaller environmental
impact," said Jeff Godfrey, a spokesman for
Paragon Custom Home Group and Celebrity
Home Builders.
They are two of the primary homebuilders on the job, along with J. Taylor Homes
Inc. Escambia County Commissioner Kevin
White, whose district includes the new community, said it was unexpected when the commission recently was asked to approve the final
plat for the subdivision. It was unanimously
approved, but White was surprised because
home construction has been so slow in the past
several years as the market is flooded with
existing homes for sale.
"It sounds like a great project," White
said. "I don't know what the demand is for
green homes in Escambia County, but green is
the new buzzword. I guess everything is going
green now."
Jaime Granat of J. Taylor Homes
said the demand is out there, even in Escambia
County.
"We feel that green building is the way of
the future," Granat said. "Home buyers will
want this to become the standard, and we look
forward to the opportunity to offer buyers what
they want."
The subdivision, which will include
47 homes, is expected to be complete within
the next 18 months, said Leslie Perino, a
spokeswoman for the project.
Once the homes are complete, Larry
Hunter, senior marketing representative for
Energy Services of Pensacola, will certify them
as meeting NAHB guidelines.
The NAHB Green Building Certification assures homeowners and the community that projects are truly "green" and
meet the requirements of the NAHB National
Green Building Standard. The guidelines are
extensive and multiple steps are required for a
project to be certified.
To date, 19 single-family homes in
Florida have been green certified by the NAHB
Research Center, according to the NAHB
Research Center.
Twenty-three other Florida projects are being
processed for certification, meaning they have
at least a rough inspection scheduled, and
have a completed builder/remodeler/developer
agreement on file with the Research Center.
Reprinted with permission of the Pensacola
News Journal.
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Membership
News
HBA Member Keller
Williams Realty Makes
a Difference for Gulf
Coast Kid’s House
May 12th is an annual
celebration and day of service for
Keller Williams Realty offices all
over the country – called RED
Day. RED Day - (Renew, Energize and
Donate) is an initiative dedicated to celebrating
Keller Williams Realty’s year-round commitment to improving our local communities. Each
year, on the second Thursday in May, tens of
thousands of associates from across the United
States and Canada participate in a wide range of
projects, devoting their time to renewing and energizing aspects of the neighborhoods in which
they serve.
This year, the local Keller Williams
Realty Pensacola office chose Gulf Coast Kid’s
House as their RED Day recipient. Gulf Coast
Kid’s House is Escambia County’s only child
advocacy center, responsible for the investigation, treatment and prosecution of over 1200
child abuse, child sexual abuse and neglect
KW Red Day at Gulf Coast Kid’s House
cases each year.
The Keller Williams team did an
Extreme Makeover on the child placement room
in the center. When a child must be removed from the home to maintain
Home Corporation, and Henry Company Homes. During their day of
safety, the children often comes to GCKH for several hours. The room
service, the team also fixed a hot lunch for the building, held a jewelry
the Keller Williams Team adopted and overhauled is a safe place for
sale fundraiser, sorted and folded clothing for Jane’s Closet, striped
these children to relax while case workers find alternative placement.
the back parking lot and did some landscaping! Red Day Coordinator
The Keller Williams team did a beautiful job on the room –
LaDawn Singleton stated, “We are just so grateful to be able to have this
providing everything from a painted mural to a new flat screen television. day to give back to the community. The team had a blast and we knew
Items in the room were donated by the Surety Land Title, Auxiliary
that GCKH was a very deserving charity in our area. We are looking
Council of the Home Builders Association of West Florida, Thomas
forward to next year.”
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WELCOME NEW
MEMBERS!
THANKS FOR RENEWING!
Builder & Developer Members
Builder & Developer Members
Escambia Construction Co., Inc.
Carlson Construction LLC
Foret and Lundy Builders, Inc.
Ryan Carlson
Mayo Construction & Design, Inc.
P.O. Box 558
MSC of NWF, Inc.
Bagdad, FL 32530
Old South Construction, Inc.
T:(850) 304-0640 F: (866) 519-5249
Ruston C. Rood, Inc. Building Contractor
[email protected]
Sprague Construction Co
Robinson’s Mill Investments, LLC
Associate Members
Edwin Epstein
Lunsford Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc.
57 Yacht Club Drive
McMahon-Hadder Insurance, Inc.
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548
Panhandle Alarm & Telephone Co., Inc.
T: (850) 803-5220
Solar Guys Inc. dba Compass Solar Energy
[email protected]
Surplus Warehouse
Membership
News
DON’T LOSE YOUR
MEMBERSHIP
(You still have time to renew)
MARCH EXPIRATIONS
B B & T (Branch Banking & Trust)
Baywind Builders, Inc.
Ecological Realty, LLC
Gulf Atlantic Insulation, Inc.
Keller Construction Company of NWFL
www.robinsonsmill.com
M & M Electric of N.W. Fl, Inc.
Pot-O-Gold Waste Service
Samuel Stevens & Associates
Steven Dougherty
2313 Highway 87
TIME TO RENEW
July 2011 Renewals (Renewal
invoice to be mailed 3rd week of June.)
Navarre, FL 32563
T: (850) 380-2989 F: (850) 939-6477
[email protected]
The Rogers Group
Jacob Rogers
P.O. Box 1429
Riverview, FL 33568
813-927-0334 813-415-2447
[email protected]
www.rogersgroupfla.com
Associate Members
Total Employee Leasing
Gene Brown
P.O. Box 15566
Pensacola, FL 32514
T: (850) 476-9008 F: (850) 476-9034
[email protected]
www.totalemployeeleasing.com
A-1 Hurricane Fence
Advanced Insulation of NW FL, Inc.
Armstrong Cabinet Products
Beck Property Company
Boutwell’s Air Masters, Inc.
Brian Wilson Construction, LLC
Classic Design
Cox Communications
Dean’s Solid Surfacing, Inc.
Emerald Coast Building Materials
Fireplace Concepts, Inc.
Florida Tile
Gulf Coast Construction of NWFL, Inc.
Heaton Brothers Construction Co., Inc.
J. Chandler, General Contractor, Inc.
Joe-Brad Construction, Inc.
John Williams Construction, Inc.
Majors Home Improvement, LLC
Mattair Construction Co., Inc.
McDonald Fleming Moorhead
Mills Distributors, Inc.
Mobile Lumber & Millwork
Panhandle Grading & Paving, Inc.
Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce
Rudd & Son Welding, Inc.
Southern Home & Construction, Inc.
Southland Builders, Inc.
The Mostoller Group Realty, LLC
Urban Infill Corporation
Residential Renovation Co., Inc.
RGB Development, Inc.
Southeastern Sash & Door, Inc.
Waddell Homes, Inc.
If you do business
with or know anyone
in the “Don’t lose
your Membership!”
section, please give
them a call and
reinforce the value
of membership
as well as the
importance
of Members Doing
Business with
Members.
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Advertiser’s
Index
In construction, a spike is a steel object that is essential to making a building strong. As in construction,
the HBA of West Florida sees a Spike as someone
that works to keep our association strong. Spikes
work on the recruitment and retention of members
in addition to keeping members active with the
association. Anyone is eligible for Spike status.
On Spike credit is awarded for each new member
recruited and an additional credit is awarded for that
new member’s renewal on or before their anniversary
date. If you help to retain a member, you are eligible
to receive a half point for each member.
Spike Club Levels
Spike Candidate
Blue Spike
Life Spike
Green Spike
Red Spike
Royal Spike
Super Spike
Statesman Spike
Grand Spike
All-Time Big Spike1500+
1-5 credits
6-24
25-49
50-99
100-149
150-249
250-499
500-999
1000-1499
Spike Club Members and their credits
as of 03/01/2011
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Super Spike
Harold Logan
Rod Hurston
Jack McCombs
250 Credits
497.5
397.5
271.5
Royal Spike
EB Williams
Mike Blanton
Ron Anderson
Edwin Henry
Rick Sprague
Carlton Bowers
Bob Boccanfuso
Betty Evans
150 Credits
210.5
199.5
198
192.5
185
160.5
159
153.5
Red Spike
Thomas Kennedy
Collier Merrill
Alan Brock
Lee Magaha
Don Suarez
Dan Gilmore
Oliver Gore
Greg Brock
100 Credits
145
129
127
124.5
117
113.5
111.5
103.5
Green Spike
Ricky Wiggins
William “Billy” Moore
Doug Sprague
John Harold
Ron Tuttle
David Holcomb
Kenneth Ellzey, Sr.
Wayne Underwood
Millie Carpenter
Chris Pate
Kevin L. Ward
Paul Stanley
50 Credits
88
79.5
77.5
76
68
67.5
60.5
58.5
56.5
55.5
55.5
54
Life Spike
Randy Lemon
West Calhoun
Tina Monie
Bob Price, Jr.
Laura Tkach
Neil Jernigan
Wilma Shortall
Don Brantley
Raymond Noel
Rick Faciane
Eddie Zarahn
Darrell Gooden
Garrett Walton
Thomas Westerheim
25 Credits
49
48.5
47.5
47
46.5
44
43.5
43
42
39.5
37
35
28.5
25
850.435.7696
Blue Spike Richard Baker
James Dillaha
Ed Wonders
John Hattaway
Newman Rodgers IV
Keith Swilley
Doug Whitfield
Russ Parris
Todd Stafford
Jim Harris
Steve Moorehead
Michelle Bean
Dean Williams
Towana (Rudd) Henry
Paris Carlton
Doug Herrick
Beth Shoemaker Bernie Mostoller
Beth Shoemaker
6 Credits
23.5
21.5
18
18
17
16.5
15
14
13
12
12
12
10.5
10
10
9.5
7
7
6
www.espnnaturalgas.com
Advertiser’s Index
Alpha Closets and Company 850.221.8771
[email protected]
www.AlphaCloset.com
Anchor Pest Control 2
[email protected]
www.AnchorPestControl.com
Bonded Builders Home Warranty 15
800.749.0381, ext.800
www.bondedbuilders.com
Energy Services of Pensacola 2
850.436.5050
FHBI
16
888.513.1222
www.fhbi.com
Gulf Power
Back Cover
850.505.5338
www.GulfPower.com
warren wight creative services
[email protected]
www.ww-cs.com
If you would like to join the Spike Club
or Desire Additional Information,
please contact Alecia Overman at
(850) 476-0318.
NEXT
CORNERSTONE
ISSUE:
JULY 2011
For advertising information, contact
Richard Nicholson
561.843.5857 / [email protected]
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