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The official magazine of the
North Carolina Home Builders Association
Vol. 38, No. 3,
April 2008
Builder Classic
tees off April 25
A look back at IBS
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Conservatively, it provides a 100-year lifespan
mildew and fungus, so interior walls made of
with virtually no maintenance. That’s durability.
brick let people breathe easier.
Which is green. It’s made from clay, one of the
Brick. The material that’s good for the Earth
most abundant raw materials on Earth. Green
because it is the Earth. Consumers are going
again. And it’s 100% recyclable, whether intact
green. And so should you. To get
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North Carolina Builder
April 2008
Features
V ol . 38, N o . 3, A pril 2008
The official magazine of the
North Carolina
Home Builders Association
2005 Communicator Award Winner
Dedicated to the advancement of the home building industry,
North Carolina Builder (ISSN 1552-8685) is published
monthly for the members of the North Carolina Home Builders
Association, P.O. Box 99090, Raleigh, N.C. 27624-9090.
(800) 662-7129 • http://www.nchba.com
Mike Carpenter
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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DuraDek
Hit the links for a good cause
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Check out all the details about the annual Builder Classic Golf Tournament later this month and
sign up your foursome today.
NCHBA members gather in Orlando
The International Builders’ Show ended its four-year run in Orlando Feb. 13-16 and members from
across North Carolina made the journey south to tour the convention floor, attend educational
programs and socialize with industry colleagues.
Decked for success
This issue’s product roundup takes a look at decking and other outdoor products designed to
satisfy homeowners’ needs.
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Visitors to the International Builders’ Show in Orlando this past February were treated to a veritable feast of
new products, many of them green, efficient and smart. Here you’ll find just a few that were on display.
The green scene
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There’s no doubt that “green” is becoming the color of building these days and there are all sorts of
ways to participate in the movement – and reap the benefits.
It’s in the STARS
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Robert Privott
Director of Codes and Construction [email protected]
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Contents
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Kathryn Atkinson
Director of Membership Services [email protected]
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Tracie Garrett
Director of Exhibitor Services
[email protected]
Kep Paylor
Vocational Education
[email protected]
Linda Hall
Comptroller
[email protected]
Erin Jones
Manager of
Political Operations
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Meaghan Bixby
Director of Communications and Managing Editor
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Tammy Kaplan
Administrative Assistant Amanda Ashwell
Receptionist Planning has begun for NCHBA’s annual STARS Awards Gala and now is the time to sign up as a sponsor.
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Advertising Sales Executive Sharon Freeman
(888) 364-5271
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Graphic Designer
Paige Takach
Publisher Association Publishing Inc.
www.associationpublishinginc.com
Sandra Amidon and Joyce Hearn, APR (757) 420-2434
4. President’s Message
5. NCHBA Calendar
6. Capitol Insider
8. Code Corner
17. Build-Pac Contributors
28. Spike Member Update
28. Spike of the Month
29. A Step Ahead
31. NCHBA News
On the cover:
Attractive decking without the maintenance worries is appealing to both buyers and builders alike. (Photo courtesy of TimberTech.)
April 2008
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Lisa Martin
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Deborah Alford
Director of Conferences and Professional Development
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On review at IBS
Paul Wilms
Director of Government Affairs
Jssica Boyce Hayes
Director of Political Affairs
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[email protected]
Acceptance of advertising in North Carolina Builder does not
imply endorsement of the product or service by NCHBA. Opinions
expressed in articles are those of the authors and people quoted
and not necessarily those of NCHBA, nor does
mention of specific products in editorial content
imply endorsement by NCHBA. No material may
be reproduced for further publication without the
express permission of the association.
North Carolina Builder is published for the
principals and employees of all member firms of
the North Carolina Home Builders Association Affiliated with the
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and its receipt is included in the membership National
of Home Builders.
fee. North Carolina Builder is published monthly
except for January. Since the mailing list used by North Carolina
Builder is compiled according to membership records, address
corrections should be directed to your local association. Nonmember
subscriptions are available from the publisher for $30 a year. Dues
paid to NCHBA are not deductible as charitable contributions for
income tax purposes. However, they may be deductible as ordinary
and necessary business expenses subject to restrictions imposed
as a result of association lobbying activities. NCHBA estimates that
the nondeductible portion of your 2008 dues — the portion that is
allocable to lobbying — is 23 percent.
North Carolina Builder President’s Message
2008 NCHBA Leadership
President
Ray Rhodes
President-Elect
Frank Wiesner
First Vice President
Lyle Gardner
Secretary/Treasurer
Rick Shields
Executive Vice President
Mike Carpenter
Immediate Past President
& NAHB Executive Committee
State Representative
Paul Mullican
NAHB Executive Committee
Rick Judson
Vice President, Region I
Joe Tarascio
Vice President, Region II
Glenn Morrison
Vice President, Region III
Warren Smith
Vice President, Region IV
Ralph Doggett
Vice President, Region V
Jim Graves
Vice President, Region VI
Brian Robinett
Vice President, Region VII
Erik Anderson
Vice President, Region VIII
Darrel Hamilton
Vice President, Region IX
Marty-Jo Wilson
Vice President, Region X
Zac Koenig
Presidential Appointee
Mike Gerber
Rick Miller
Kathy Craven-Snodgrass
Chair,
Associate Members Committee
Pamla Pekrun
President, EO/ES Council
Tim Minton
President,
Professional Women in Building
Dava Brown
by Ray Rhodes, 2008 NCHBA President
Why we fail to succeed
H
ave you ever stopped to ask for
directions and the first response you
get is where not to go? When I found
myself lost recently, a nice farmer
kept telling me where not to turn instead of just
giving me the directions to my destination.
It seems we are often told
more about how we can’t
succeed in our association or
business than how we can.
Why can’t we be directed
down the correct path first?
So thinking along those lines,
I wanted to share some ideas
Rhodes
about why we often fail to
succeed in our businesses, and why we can’t grow
and improve our local associations in the ways
that we would like.
Reason 1:We’ve stopped looking for ways
to improve
Even the most expensive and beautiful
Cadillac will be more advanced and improved by
next year’s model. The paint will be shinier and
the lines of the body will be modified to suit the
new look.We have to continually look for ways to
improve, like attending industry trade shows such
as the International Builders’ Show or our very
own 21st Century Building Expo & Conference
coming up in September in Charlotte.
We need to continue to educate ourselves
by taking classes at our North Carolina Builder
Institute (NCBI). When times are as tough as
they are right now in several of our markets,
we should be more willing to look for ways to
improve our products that will satisfy our buyers
and members. Our satisfied customers will
generate more business for us. We must stay on
top of our finances, our mortgage opportunities
and we must diversify.We must be creative!
Reason 2:We lose our vision
Several years ago I built a new house for my
family. I knew what I wanted my house and yard
to look like, so one day I walked to the street
and stared at the clay dirt that was, at the time,
my front yard.The more I looked, the more my
ideas sunk in and after a little while I could see
the finished product in my mind. When it was
complete, it looked just like I thought it would.
I had a visual picture in my head and it stayed
there until that vision became reality.
As we look down the road and think of
where we want to be by the middle or even
the end of 2008, it is so important we do not
lose our vision. We need not get sidetracked or
go chasing rabbits. When I was a little boy, my
dad would be in the field bushhogging with
the tractor. I would sometimes go out to the
freshly mowed areas and chase the rats as they
were trying to run away. Then all of a sudden,
a rabbit would jump out and I’d chase after
him. Guess what? I wouldn’t get either one. I
got sidetracked and thought I could catch that
rabbit. You ever tried to catch a rabbit? The
lesson is to stay focused.
Reason 3: Forgetting our commitments
In Webster’s Dictionary the word “commitment” means to pledge or bind oneself to
something. When we went into business and
joined our home builders association, we made
a commitment.You didn’t start your business or
take a job with a company with the intention
of failing, did you? Neither did you join your
HBA expecting that it would fail. You joined
because you felt it was the right thing to do
and now you realize the importance of being a
part of an organization that strives every day to
make the American Dream of homeownership
a reality for our fellow citizens.
In order for us to succeed, we must be willing
to honor our commitment. We must remain
committed to growing our membership and
becoming engaged in activities that will help
us achieve our goals, like supporting BUILDPAC. We simply cannot sit around and wait
for others to do the job that we have made a
commitment to do. So, remember your pledge.
I could go on, but I believe you get the
point. While there are many reasons that we
can fail, if we keep the faith, I assure you that
we will not do so. We are strong and we are
becoming stronger every day. Finally, when
adversity strikes, as it always does, remember:
Don’t give up.
In summary, remember to:
1.Be creative
2.Stay focused
3.Remember your pledge
4.Keep the faith
5.Don’t give up
Ray
Sincerely at your service, April 2008
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NCHBA Calendar
2008 Schedule of Events
April 25
NCHBECF Inc. “Builder Classic” Scholarship
Golf Tournament, Whispering Pines, N.C.
April 28-May 4
NAHB Spring Board & Legislative Conference
Washington, D.C.
C
M
May 20
Y
NAHB National Membership Day
CM
June 3-4
MY
NCHBA Legislative Conference & 2nd Quarter CY
Board Meeting, Raleigh, N.C.
CMY
July TBD
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NC EOC Seminar
July 21-25
NAHB Summer Executive Board Meeting,
Quebec, Canada
Aug. 5-9
NAHB EOC Seminar, Providence, R.I.
Sept. 10-13
21st Century Building Expo & Conference,
STARS Awards Gala & NCHBA 3rd Quarter
Board Meeting, Charlotte, N.C.
Sept. 22-28
NAHB Fall Board Meeting, San Diego, Calif.
Oct. 3-5
NAHB Conference on Membership,
Des Moines, Iowa
Oct. 23-24
NCHBA Executive Planning Retreat,
Winston Salem, N.C
Oct. 24-26
Custom Builder Symposium, Austin, Texas
November TBD
NC EOC Leadership Conference
Nov. 20-22
NAHB State/Local Governmental Affairs
Conference, Memphis, Tenn.
Dec. 1-5
NAHB Winter Executive Board Meeting,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec. 10-11
NCHBA 4th Quarter Board Meeting &
Installation, Durham, N.C.
April 2008
North Carolina Builder Capitol Insider
by Paul WIlms, NCHBA Director of Government Affairs
It’s time for a change ...
in how we make environmental policy
E
nvironmental policy-making in North
Carolina is currently spread across
multiple boards, commissions and
councils most, but not all, of which
reside in the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR). These statutory boards,
councils, commissions and
committees, with powers
and
functions
ranging
from merely advisory to
legislative and quasi-judicial,
Wilms
comprise private sector
citizen volunteers appointed by the Governor,
the Governor and General Assembly, or by some
combination of the Governor, General Assembly
and some other appointing entity.
As the science, technology and law of
environmental protection have become more
complex, it can be argued that environmental
policy-making and regulation have become too
complex for citizen boards and commissions that
lack the time and expertise to adequately dispose
of the issues that come before them. For example, these boards and commissions,
comprising citizen volunteers, are necessarily
dependent on the staffs of the very agencies that
appear as parties before them in contested-case
proceedings, thus throwing into question the
ability of the board or commission to render a fair
and impartial decision. As well, in rule-making
proceedings, citizen boards and commissions
must rely on the very agency staff proposing
a particular rule to provide a complete and
objective summary of public comment on the
proposed rule, even when that public comment
may be critical of the proposal. As a result, the
board or commission making the final decision
may be inadequately informed and, thus, illequipped to make a fair and impartial decision.
The genesis of environmental programs over
the years has resulted in duplication of effort
among multiple agencies, competition, lack of
program integration and public confusion. For
example, protection of aquatic habitat is the
responsibility of the Environmental Management
Commission, the Wildlife Resources Commission, the Marine Fisheries Commission,
Last call for scholarship applications
If you know a college or technical student who needs financial aid, give them a hand and tell
them about the North Carolina Home Builders Educational & Charitable Foundation Inc.
The foundation awards scholarships each year based on a combination of need and merit
to four-year college students entering their junior or senior year and technical school students
entering their second year who have declared their major in a construction-related field.
To be eligible for a scholarship, a student must:
• Be nominated by a NCHBA member firm.
• Be an immediate family member, related by blood, (ie.
children, stepchildren or grandchildren) of a NCHBA
member. Students related by marriage, (ie. son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, etc.) are not eligible.
• Be a full-time student, taking a minimum of 12 credit hours
per semester.
Immediate family members of any current trustee of the
NCHB Educational & Charitable Foundation Inc. are not
eligible.
Awards are for one year, but scholarship winners may
submit a renewal application and be considered for renewal
if they make satisfactory progress in their studies. The
deadline for scholarship applications is April 30.
For a nomination form or an application packet, visit www.
nchba.com or call the NCHBA office at (800) 662-7129.
the Sedimentation Control Commission, the
Coastal Resources Commission, the Clean Water
Management Trust Fund, the North Carolina
Ecosystem Enhancement Program, and, to a
lesser extent, a host of other programs.
Consolidation of the state’s environmental
policy-making and quasi-judicial functions
into one commission comprising full-time
members with its own staff would greatly
enhance the efficiency, objectivity and fairness of
environmental policy-making and regulation in
North Carolina. Such a commission could view environmental
policies holistically, coordinating environmental
policy-making across a broad range of programs. As well, a full-time commission, with its own staff,
could act as a court of competent jurisdiction to
adjudicate appeals of environmental permit and
enforcement decisions by regulatory agencies in
a fair and impartial manner.
In short, the consolidation of environmental
policy-making and quasi-judicial functions of
numerous existing boards and commissions into
a comprehensive environmental commission
would: • eliminate overlapping and conflicting
jurisdiction;
• coordinate the development of sound and
consistent policy; and
• provide a responsible entity that is fairer
and more accessible, understandable and
acceptable to the public. To that end, those boards and commissions
that now exercise responsibility for some aspect
of environmental policy through rule-making
or quasi-judicial powers should be included in a
comprehensive environmental commission. Numerous questions regarding the size of such
a comprehensive environmental commission,
how its members are appointed, their length of
terms and the size of the commission’s staff would
all have to be carefully considered, but there are
models both in North Carolina and other states
that could provide guidance. It has been clear for many years that the
environmental policy-making system in North
Carolina is broken. A new paradigm is necessary,
and a full-time comprehensive environmental
commission with an independent staff of its
own is a prudent alternative whose time has
come.
April 2008
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North Carolina Builder Code Corner
by Robert Privott, NCHBA Director of Codes and Construction
Building Code Council update
T
he North Carolina Building Code
Council will meet June 9-10 at the
North Carolina Legislative Building in
the third-floor auditorium at 16 West
Jones St. in Raleigh. The
council meeting will be at
9 a.m., Monday, June 9, and
the council will hold a work
session at 9 a.m., Tuesday,
June 10, followed by a work
session at 1 p.m.
Privott
2006 Residential Code
interpretations
Outdoor fireplaces
Q: A: How does the Residential Code apply
to stand-alone outdoor fireplaces or pits?
2006 Residential Code, Section: R101.2
Section R101.2 Scope indicates that the code
does not apply to accessory structures that do not
have a floor plan dimension greater than 12 feet.
Stand-alone outdoor fireplaces typically do not
have a plan dimension greater than 12 feet; so, the
code does not apply. But, Chapter 10 is a good
resource for constructing such a structure. It will
provide information such as how to size footings,
flues and fireplace openings so that it properly
functions. Section R1001.6 is particularly useful
in that it tells you where the chimney can
terminate without exposing other structures on
the site to fire damage.
capabilities of the washer and nut to withstand the
same tensile strength as the ½-inch anchor bolt.
Also the compression of the wood fiber around
the hole must also be considered. With these
factors considered, the hole should not exceed the
diameter of the anchor bolt plus two times the
washer thickness. The hole may be elongated in
one direction for alignment with the anchor bolt.
Half of the diameter of the elongated hole cannot
be more than two times the thickness of the washer
from the outside diameter of the anchor bolt.
Pier and curtain wall bonding
Q: Could piers alone be used as the
foundation for a single family dwelling
Insulation requirements for attic knee walls
without any foundation wall? Why must piers
Are knee walls that are exposed to
be bonded to the curtain wall? Can corrugated
the attic space and comprise a part
veneer ties be used to bond the pier to the
of the building thermal envelope required to
curtain wall?
be insulated according to the prescriptive wall Vanity room exhaust fan
2006 Residential Code, R-value requirements or the ceiling R-value
Section: 404.1.5.1
Is an exhaust fan meeting the
requirements in order to satisfy the prescriptive
1. No. The code does not permit the use of
requirements of Section R303.3 required
requirements of the 2006 N.C. Energy Code?
for a room that contains only vanities or lavatories piers alone as a foundation for a dwelling. Section
2006 Energy Code, Section: 202
and no shower, tub, watercloset, or other odor or 404.1.5.1 specifies the use of “pier and curtain”
Attic knee walls are considered a wall high-humidity producing plumbing fixtures?
walls bonded together and having concrete
element and must be insulated at least to the
footings poured integrally as a minimum for
2006 Residential Code, minimum R-value requirement of exterior walls.
frame construction and masonry veneer frame
Section: R303.3
Temperatures in the attic space can approach
No. Other ventilation requirements of Section construction not more than two stories in
120-140 degrees Fahrenheit in the summertime. R303 will apply, but the room is not considered height.The bonding of the pier and curtain wall
A designer may wish to consider installing a bathroom and is not required to be ventilated is required for lateral loads (racking).
insulation beyond the minimum requirements as as a bathroom.
An acceptable alternative to this section would
an additional energy conserving measure.
be for an engineer to design the foundation
consisting only of piers which will accommodate
Sheetrock on inside of exterior garage wall
Definition of residential basement wall
Is the exterior load-bearing wall of a all superimposed live, dead and other loads and all
and exterior wall
garage required to be covered inside with lateral loads.
For low-rise residential buildings,when ½ -inch sheetrock based on Section R309.2?
2. No. Corrugated veneer ties may not be
is a wall considered a “basement
used to bond the curtain wall to the pier.
2006 Residential Code, wall” rather than an “exterior wall”?
Section: R309.2
2006 Energy Code, Section: 202
No. It does not matter if the space above the Drilling middle 2/10 of floor joists
Per definition, a residential building garage is habitable or non-habitable.The ½-inch
Can a hole be drilled in the middle 2/10
“basement wall” is the opaque portion of a sheetrock is not a rated assembly. Its purpose is to
of a floor joist span where the maximum
wall which encloses one side of a basement and slow the movement of fire in the garage to the diameter of the hole is 1/3 the depth of the
having an average below-grade area greater rest of the house.
member and less than 3 5/8 inches?
than or equal to 50 percent of its total wall
2006 Residential Code, Section R502.8
area, including openings. Note that a below- Sill plate anchor bolt hole size
Yes. As long as the other requirements
grade wall having an average below-grade area
How large can the hole in the sill plate of Section R502.8.1 and R502.8.2 are met, you
less than 50 percent of its total wall area is
can drill a hole in the middle 2/10 of the span.
be for the ½-inch anchor bolt?
considered an “exterior wall”.
For solid sawn lumber the edge of the hole must
2002 Residential Code, Table 502.2.4(3) and Table 502.2.4(8) also
be a minimum of 2 inches from the edge of the
Section: R403.1.6
contain distinct separate R-value requirements
The code does not address this directly. It lumber, 2 inches from other holes, and 2 inches
for exterior walls and basement walls.
is assumed that the hole will not exceed the from any notches. Q:
Q:
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A: North Carolina Builder
A: A: April 2008
Hall of Fame nominees are sought
T
he North Carolina Housing Hall of Fame Board of Governors is seeking nominations from
local home builders associations for candidates for the North Carolina Housing Hall of Fame
(NCHHF).
The primary purpose of the NCHHF is to honor men and women who have made significant
and lasting contributions to housing in North Carolina, the building industry, and to the North
Carolina Home Builders Association. Nominees do not have to be active or a member of the
North Carolina Home Builders Association.
If you know of an individual who has excelled in making a significant and lasting contribution to
the building industry, please visit www.nchba.com for a nomination form. All nominations must be
postmarked by April 15.
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North Carolina Builder It’s tee time!
Annual
tournament
offers fun
for a
good cause
The North Carolina
Home Builders Educational
& Charitable Foundation
Inc. presents:
The Builder Classic
Golf Tournament
Friday, April 25, 2008
The Country Club
of Whispering Pines
Whispering Pines, N.C.
The Country Club of Whispering Pines is THE location in the Sandhills for meetings and events.
The perfect site to host this year’s Builder Classic Golf Tournament,Whispering Pines features two Ellis
Maples 18 hole golf courses.You will enjoy the large greens and rolling fairways lined with pines and
strategically placed bunkers. Join us and experience championship golf on a truly exceptional course at
The Country Club of Whispering Pines.
General information
Date: Friday, April 25, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m. Check-in, 9 a.m. shotgun start
Format: Captain’s Choice
Course: West
Cost: $85 per player - $340 per team (includes green fee, cart fee, beverages,Thursday
dinner and Friday lunch)
Lunch: An awards luncheon will follow the tournament play.
Pro Shop gift certificates will be awarded to the first- and second-place teams.
Door prizes will be presented at this time.
A BBQ Dinner sponsored by Builders Mutual Insurance Co. will be held Thursday, April 24,
beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pete Mace, owner of the Sandhills Team & Carolina Real Estate Brokers,
has donated a location in Pine Barrens for this event. As a special treat, Lake Norman HBA
Executive Officer Larry Airey once again will be the BBQ chef, squaring off against NCHBA’s
Robert Privott in a BBQ cook-off! More information will be included in your registration
confirmation.
How to enter
Fill out and return the registration form on the facing page or log onto www.nchba.com
and download Golf Registration form or contact the NCHBA office at (800) 662-7129. Make
checks payable to the N.C. Home Builders Educational & Charitable Foundation Inc. How to get there
From Southern Pines, take US 1 and NC Hwy 22 to the stoplight at the Moore County
Airport intersection. Turn right onto Airport Road. Turn left onto Hardee Lane.Take the third
left onto Country Club Boulevard. The clubhouse and parking lot will be on your right. For
directions from other areas call (910) 949-3000.
Where to stay
A block of rooms is being held for NCHBA golfers at the Whispering Pines Villas & at the
Days Inn of Southern Pines.
To reserve a room at the Whispering Pines Villas call (800) 334-9536 or (910) 949-3000 ext.
8. Rates are $85 per night at the Villas. A limited number of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom suites are also
available. Call the Country Club of Whispering Pines for those rates.
To reserve a room at the Days Inn of Southern Pines call (800) 262-5737. Rates are $85 per
night.
For more information
Contact Deborah Alford, NCHBA Director of Conferences and Professional Development,
at (919) 676-9090 or toll-free (800) 662-7129, or via e-mail: [email protected].
Sponsorships
Sponsored by
Builders Mutual Insurance Co.
Option 1: Hole Sponsor $250
Hole Sponsorship includes: Sign at tee box, company listing in the
North Carolina Builder magazine article following the tournament
and the option to have company representative at the hole (table and
chair not provided). Please do not distribute company literature;
business cards are acceptable.
Option 2: Donate golf “goodies” to the gift bags
Suggestions: logo golf balls, tees, ball markers, towels, koozies, hats, fans, etc.
Option 3: Donate an item to be given away as a door prize
Suggestions: golf umbrellas, golf bags, certificates to the pro shop, builder tools,
small appliances, weekend trips, etc.
10 North Carolina Builder
March
April 2008
The Builder Classic Golf Tournament
Presented by the North Carolina Home Builders Educational & Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Friday, April 25, 2008
TEAM ENTRY FORM
April 2008
North Carolina Builder 11
By Mike Carpenter, NCHBA Executive Vice President
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ore than 1,400 NCHBA members and a total of 3,599 North Carolina building
industry professionals descended upon Orlando from Feb. 13-16 for the National
Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show. Considered the largest
industry event of its kind, the show attracted just over 92,000 attendees from all states
and many foreign countries in its 64th year.
On Thursday, Feb. 14, more than 700 North Carolinians and special guests joined the NCHBA
senior officers and staff at the annual North Carolina Reception, held at the Peabody Hotel.
2008 President Ray Rhodes took to the podium to welcome the large group of North
Carolinians and thank them for their attendance. Rhodes enthusiastically informed the group that
NCHBA’s membership numbers are continuing to grow and
s David and Tammy Pressly (left) spend
that his goal of “20K for Ray” in 2008 is within reach. He also
time with Jim Statler of Iowa and NCHBA
recognized those in attendance who generously sponsored the
member Nicole Goolsby.
reception. (The sponsors are listed on the facing page.)
Mark Baldwin, Executive Officer of the
“We greatly appreciate our sponsors, especially Builders
HBA of Charlotte (left), poses with former
Mutual Insurance Co.,” Rhodes said.“Without their generosity,
NCHBA Executive Vice President Ken
Mitchell (center) and Lake Norman HBA
this wonderful reception would not have been possible.”
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Rhodes then introduced a few special guests. The newly
Vice President Mike Carpenter (left)
elected 2008 NAHB President, Sandy Dunn, and 2008 NAHB
spends time with NCHBA Past President
Vice President and Treasurer Bob Jones addressed the crowd
Don Croome (center) and current
and thanked the members of NCHBA for their continued
President Ray Rhodes.
support.
Wrapping up a memorable five years on the NAHB leadership ladder, former NCHBA
President and 2006 NAHB President David Pressly took a few moments to thank those
present for their support over the years.
Pressly,president of Pressly Development Co.in Statesville, a two-time president of the Iredell County Home Builders
Association and the 1996 NCHBA President, first stepped
on the ladder in 2003. He was inducted as President at the
2006 International Builders’ Show.
“It was never one of my goals to be President of the
National Association of Home Builders,” the former
Statesville mayor stated. “This is a volunteer position.You
don’t get paid for it.You do it for the opportunity to serve.
You do it because you want to make a difference in the
NCHBA President Ray Rhodes introduces 2008 NAHB
President Sandy Dunn to the crowd at the reception.
lives of people in communities across the country. At least,
t A group of East Carolina University students mixed some
that’s what motivates me.”
fun with their learning experience at the IBS, including 2007
Pressly was appreciative then, as he is now, for the
NCHBECF scholarship recipient Matthew Pulley (second
support of NCHBA members who encouraged his
from right).
national candidacy and supported it, both financially and
personally. He reminded those at the reception how much they
have meant to him over the years. Pressly also reinforced how
important the home builders association is to all who make
their living through the home building industry, during both
prosperous and difficult times.
With Pressly’s words fresh in their minds, those attending
were left to enjoy the refreshments and reception for one last
year in Orlando.
Next year, the IBS will be hosted Jan. 20-23 in Las Vegas.We
look forward to seeing everyone next year in Las Vegas!
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Industry professionals from North Carolina turn out in force at
the International Builders’ Show
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s NCHBA Senior Officers pose for a picture, from left, Immediate Past President Paul Mullican,
First Vice President Lyle Gardner, Secretary/Treasurer Rick Shields, President-Elect Frank
Wiesner, President Ray Rhodes and Executive Vice President Mike Carpenter.
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NCBHA Executive Vice President
Mike Carpenter (left) pauses for a photo
with 2008 NAHB President Sandy Dunn,
BUILD-PAC Vice Chairman Tom Woods
and NAHB’s Connie Douglas.
s NCHBA Immediate Past President Paul Mullican
and NCHBA President-Elect Frank Wiesner
welcome guests as they arrive at the NCHBA
Reception at the Peabody Hotel Feb. 14 in Orlando.
t Representatives from Builders Mutual Insurance Co.
are recognized for their Gold Sponsorship of the event.
Pictured from left are: C.W. Bartlett, Brad Moock, Jerry
Cowan, Ray Rhodes, Mike Gerber and Rick Judson.
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sBeth Potts, President Ray Rhodes,
Ranelle Warfield and 2007 NAHB
Associate of the Year Kathy CravenSnodgrass take a break from the festivities
to pause for a photo.
The Reception’s Bronze sponsors
receive recognition. (See below for a
complete list of sponsors.)
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Bronze
Silver
Gold
Thanks to our sponsors!
sGary Burwell, Cathy Judson, Neil Holmes and guest enjoy
the reception. t David Pressly, joined by his wife Tammy,
Connie Douglas of NAHB and President Ray Rhodes,
describes the importance of home builders associations.
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earn kudos at IBS
The year’s most outstanding work in residential
Regional Award Winners
entries. As in years past, a number of
(A top winner is chosen in each of the 10 regions.)
• Best Direct Mail: Versant in Asheville, with design by DENMARK
(the agency)
• Best Color Ad for a Masterplan Community: Versant in Asheville,
with design by DENMARK (the agency)
• Best Radio Commercial: Fairy Tale by C.P. Morgan Homes,
Charlotte, with production by Milesbrand
• Best Special Promotion: Corbin Crossing (invitation) by
Waterford Development, Hillsborough, designed by The King
Partnership
• Best Digital Marketing Tool: Renaissance Park, Raleigh,
developed by Wakefield Development Co., with production by
Littleton Advertising
• Best Design Center: Orleans Homebuilders NC Design Studio,
Charlotte
• Best Overall Ad Campaign: Versant in Asheville, with design by
DENMARK (the agency)
members from North Carolina were
Silver Award Winners
winners in the various categories
(These are the top vote recipients in each category and are the
finalists for the Gold Awards.)
• Best Radio Commercial: Fairy Tale by C.P. Morgan Homes,
Charlotte, with production by Milesbrand
real estate sales, marketing and design was
honored at The National Sales and Marketing
Awards gala Feb. 13, one of the building industry’s
most prestigious events, held annually during the
International Builders’ Show.
A diverse panel of industry professionals from
across the country selected Gold, Silver and
Regional award winners from nearly 1,400
listed at right.
The entry deadline for the 2009
Nationals Competition is Sept. 26.
The annual awards gala will be held
Jan. 20 in Las Vegas.
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Gold Award Winners
(These are the top vote recipients among the Silver Award winners.)
Individual Award Winners
(Each Individual Achievement Award category recognizes a winner
from each region that participates.)
• Sales Team of the Year: Ashley Wilson, Jenn Nowalk and Brenda
Simpson of Coldwell Banker, Howard Perry & Walston Builder
Services in Raleigh
• Sales Manager of the Year: Sharon Andrews, MIRM, CSP, of
Coldwell Banker, Howard Perry & Walston Builder Services in
Raleigh
• Marketing Director of the Year: Sharon Bunn of Beazer Homes,
Raleigh
• Sales and Marketing Council of the Year (Over 500
Members): Triangle Sales and Marketing Council, Raleigh
April 2008
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2008 NCHBA BUILD-PAC Major Contributors (as of March 10, 2008)
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Fayetteville HBA
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Ashe County HBA
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Raleigh-Wake HBA
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BUILD-PAC is the political fund-raising arm of the North Carolina Home Builders Association. It is a political action
committee with the purpose of financially supporting political candidates at the state and local levels who support the
home building industry.
BUILD-PAC is completely independent and nonpartisan. Candidates are judged strictly on their merits.
BUILD-PAC’s mission is to elect pro-housing, free enterprise candidates who will work to protect the business of
those in the home building industry.
When an individual makes a personal contribution to BUILD-PAC, 30 percent of the contribution is set aside for the
local association to use for local campaigns.
NCHBA and BUILD-PAC are constantly fighting for members and their businesses to:
• Prevent burdensome and unnecessary regulations.
• Defeat impact fees and transfer taxes that would increase the cost of homes.
• Allow communities to grow vibrant and strong.
• Keep members in business.
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April 2008
Product Roundup:
Swabbing decks is
a thing of the past
In today’s time-crunched society, the less homeowners have to do to maintain a deck, the better.The
same thought holds true for contractors. Products that help them construct a sturdy, handsome deck without
a lot of unnecessary fuss, fanfare and callbacks are worth pursuing. Here are a few goods that do just that:
Coping with the drought
… one deck at a time
Here’s some good news for contractors
and homeowners alike in the drought-stricken
Triangle area.
RainEscape, an innovative deck drainage
system featuring a trough and downspout design,
has added a new component to its offerings
— a cistern that collects rainwater off a deck
and roof to be stored and used later. For every
1 inch of rain over each 1,000-square-foot area,
the system will collect 600-650 gallons of water.
That means a 3,000-square-foot roof and deck
area will collect almost 2,000 gallons of water
each time it rains 1 inch.
The new system can be tied to all the
downspouts off the roof of a home or business.
Rainwater can be stored above or below ground
in various-sized units ranging from 250 gallons
to 50,000 gallons.Tanks come complete with all
pumps, controls and connections for a turn-key
installation. The system automatically maintains
50 psi and 25-30 gallons per minute, with a
175-foot head water stream.
Additional equipment can easily be added to
make water ultra purified for potable drinking
water.
RainEscape was recently installed on the
WRAL-TV 5 Concept Home to benefit Wake
Medical Center’s Children Services, along with
a small 500-gallon underground cistern for
irrigation. The home, in north Raleigh’s Rose
Hall subdivision, will be open for tours April
4-6 and 11-13.
RainEscape features an easy installation
system for new deck construction and a 20year warranty. To locate a retailer, visit www.
RainEscape-se.com or call (877) 246-3722.
s RainEscape, a system that keeps moisture off the joists and extends the life of a deck, has recently added a new
component that collects rainwater. It’s designed to collect 650 gallons of water over a 1,000-square-foot area for
every 1 inch of rain. The cisterns, which come in various sizes, can be installed above or below ground.
It only looks like wood
You’ll be doing a double-take when it comes
to deciding if WeatherBest High Performance
Decking is real wood or an imitation.
April 2008
It’s not the size of your deck
that matters,
It’s how you use it!
s The grain on the new WeatherBest HPD so
closely imitates wood you may just mistake it for real
Tigerwood (seen here) or Redwood.
Thanks to an exclusive multichromatic
manufacturing process, no two pieces are alike.
And to preserve the distinctive graining patterns,
the maker—New London, N.C.-based Fiber
Composites—has wrapped the boards with a
protective ASA/PVC finish. “Combining ASA,
which has been used in the car industry for
years to resist weathering on side mirrors and
bumpers, with PVC, which has a long history
of exterior durability, allows us to maximize the
benefits of both materials,” says Bill Ross, vice
president of sales for Fiber Composites.
Unlike genuine hardwoods that require
special fasteners and cutting techniques,
WeatherBest HPD installs easily. The boards are
grooved to be used with a hidden faster system
that installs twice as quickly as face screwing.
WeatherBest HPD comes in two colors, Tigerwood and Redwood, in lengths of 12, 16 and
20 feet. It’s backed by a 20-year limited warranty.
For more information, call (800) 343-3651
or visit www.weatherbest.com.
It looks like wood,
but it’s tree-free
Although it has a remarkable wood-like
appearance, SheerGrain Decking is tree-free and
it won’t rot, absorb moisture, stain or fade like
most composites. Both environmentally and kid
friendly, SheerGrain contains no harmful heavy
metals. It has a slip-resistant and non-splintering
surface that’s comfortable to walk on barefoot.
Half the weight of many composites, it’s
code-approved for up to 24-inch joist spacing.
As for upkeep, it only needs an occasional
cleaning with a water hose.
This revolutionary product from L.B. Plastics
Inc. sports a one-piece tongue-and-groove
design that only requires one screw per joist.
And unlike wood and many composite deck
systems, its fasteners are hidden.
(See DECKS on page 20)
April 2008
Waterproof outdoor vinyl
flooring since 1974
Powder coated
aluminum railing systems
Our professionally installed PVC membrane system was
developed over 30 years ago to solve your ‘walkable
waterproofing’ needs.
Duradek not only improves the look of a home, it adds
outdoor living space while creating dry, usable space
below. Use Duradek on roofdecks, sundecks, balconies
and more.
Add the clean and simple Durarail railing system, that
won’t rust or corrode and never needs painting, for a
completely useable outdoor living space.
Duradek MidAtlantic
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Decks
(continued from page 19)
SheerGrain is available as punched decking, which allows water to
flow through for easy drainage, and nonpunched decking, which helps
keep the area below decks dry.With proper sloping, it will channel water
away from a house.
Its patented one-piece design allows you to easily rip boards down to
any size width.The 1 5/8-inch boards are perfect for replacing old wood
deckboards.
Backed by a limited lifetime warranty, SheerGrain Decking is codeapproved and listed with the ICC-ES. It meets the UL-94 flammability
testing.
For more information, visit
www.lbplastics.com or call (800)
752-7739.
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With more consumers placing a
premium on their leisure time, many
are turning to ultra-low maintenance
products such as the new PVCblended decking, Trex Escapes.
New Trex product
is a real timesaver
s SheerGrain Decking from L.B. Plastics rivals the appearance of a freshly stained
wood deck without all the future upkeep.
Low-maintenance and timesaving products are high on many consumers’ and contractors’ lists these days. In fact, a recent survey revealed
that more than half of consumers feel a lack of time is a bigger problem
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A great escape
s Decks aren’t just backyard amenities. In cities across the country — where there’s precious little space to
enjoy the great outdoors — builders and developers are looking upward and creating outdoor living spaces
on the rooftops of townhomes. Seen here, the McHenry Place, a 120-unit townhome project built by Pulte
Homes in Baltimore, features Duradek and Durarail. These rooftop decks provide a great escape from the
‘hustle and bustle’ of city life and a superb view of the surrounding area. Duradek has been used on a number
of these types of projects in metropolitan areas. For more information, call Duradek MidAtlantic, the regional
manufacturer’s representative, or visit www.duradek.com.
in their lives than a lack of money.
So to help save precious time, Trex recently
introduced its newest decking product aptly
named Trex Escapes. The high-performance,
ultra-low maintenance decking and fascia
products began shipping nationally in January.
Developed in partnership with Veka
Innovations, one of the leaders in PVC blending
and extrusion technology, the new decking line
resists stains, mold, impacts and scratches, and
can be cleaned easily with just soap and water.
Durable but lightweight, it’s easily cut and
installed.
Trex Escapes features a natural wood-grain
pattern in gray, beige and brown, with fascia in
matching colors plus white.The line is backed by
Trex’s 25-year warranty. For more information,
visit www.trex.com.
Saving space
Small plastic spacers that clip onto joists to keep deck boards evenly spaced are ideal for composite decking
because they help meet manufacturer warranty requirements. Once in place, they act as a shield for the top
of the deck joist. Deck Spacers by Simpson Strong-Tie have a patented design that helps shed debris and
moisture away from the
deck joists, keeping them
clean and reducing the
chances of rot. They also
are UV resistant to last
the life of the deck. Quick
and easy to install, Deck
Spacers are available in
100 and 500 quantities
in gray, brown and tan.
For more information or
to request a brochure, visit
www.strongtie.com or
call (800) 999-5099.
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Products on display at IBS 2008:
Green, efficient and smart
This year’s International Builders’ Show in Orlando was packed with products both friendly to the
environment and energy efficient, as well as gadgets that bordered on genius.
By Stacey Enesey Klemenc
I
t seemed that everywhere you looked this
year at the International Builders’ Show in
Orlando, there was another green product on
display with manufacturers and distributors
hawking everything from insulation and electric
sockets to floor coverings and fireplaces. Besides
environmentally friendly fare and over-the-top
gadgets galore, there also were plenty of pickings
to help make life easier and tasks quicker.
With more than 1,900 exhibitors spread
across more than 1 million net square feet of
exhibit space, it was impossible to see everything
displayed Feb. 13-16. Let’s put it this way: If you
had the stamina to walk up and down each aisle
on the entire floor, you would have walked
11 miles. And that’s not counting trips to the
bathroom or lunch breaks.
Rather than focusing on the glitzy products
most buyers would like to have but could never
afford, let’s see what’s new that could find its way
into the homes you build for the common folk.
A key component of any green building
project is taking steps to protect and improve
indoor air quality. Sawdust, dirt, drywall dust
and other contaminants generated during
construction usually remain on the subfloors and
in the HVAC ductwork.
Until now, builders had no choice but to scrape,
sweep or vacuum and then cover up the grit the best
they could. Initially and over time, these particulates
work loose and can potentially aggravate allergies
and cause indoor air quality issues.
This next product—KleenWrap—stops this
problem at the source by preventing all of that
mess from ever getting to the subfloors and in
the ductwork in the first place.
The wrap is cut to length and the edges
are stapled to the band board or deck once the
foundation is capped. Exterior and interior walls
can be built right overtop. When construction
is complete and ready for painting or finish
flooring, a utility knife is run along all walls.
KleenWrap is easily pulled up, revealing a
clean surface beneath. A quick vacuum and you
have virtually brand-new subfloors ready for
finish flooring.
or visit www.kleenwrap.com.
s Sealection Agribalance from Demilec USA allows
builders to build affordable homes that are more
energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.
Insulation just turned greener
Sealection Agribalance is the newest addition
to Demilec USA’s environmentally friendly
spray foam insulation products.
An open-celled, semi-rigid polyurethane
spray foam, the new insulation contains more
than 20 percent renewable agriculture-based
products, primarily vegetable oils. It expands
to tightly fill building cavities and creates a
healthier, quieter, more energy-efficient home
by sealing cracks, gaps and voids in attics, walls
and ceilings. A bonus result is that houses are
sealed so well that they require smaller heating
and cooling units to create a comfortable
environment.
or visit www.DemilecUSA.
s KleenWrap can be used to cover subfloors,
stairs, concrete floors and slabs to protect them from
construction site contamination. Because the wrap
breathes, concrete can continue to cure and moisture
will not be trapped underneath it.
What good is an electrical outlet if you can’t
use both sockets? That’s the premise behind 360
Electrical’s clever new product.
The Duplex Outlet design allows you to
connect a large plug easily, then plug and turn
the socket to make space for another large plug
in the same outlet. Both top and bottom sockets
rotate a full 360 degrees. With no inside wires,
each socket rotates freely in either direction and
stays powered during rotation.
The 360 outlet includes a decorative
screwless wallplate with a clean gloss finish
available in white, ivory,
almond and black.
Suggested retail price is
$9.99.For more information,
visit www.360electrical.
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Managing modern
appliances’ bulky plugs just got
easier with the 360 Electrical
Duplex Outlet that rotates to
accommodate two plugs.
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Because you can’t
control the weather
Thanks to Sherwin-Williams, now you can
paint when rain or dew is imminent without
worrying about it not holding. Resilience
premium exterior paint cures to resist moisture
in about half the time of most conventional
paints.
Designed to withstand peeling and blistering
as well as provide long-term protection against
moisture, Resilience can be used on masonry,
concrete, steel, stucco, vinyl and wood substrates.
The paint, available in a wide range of colors in
a flat or satin finish, can be used to paint vinyl
siding a dark color without concern that it will
buckle or warp from the sun’s heat.
The paint is low in VOCs, meets or exceeds
stringent GS-11 standards, and comes with
a lifetime warranty when the recommended
coats are applied.
For more information, visit www.SherwinWilliams.com.
(See IBS PRODUCTS on page 34)
April 2008
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April 2008
Green Scene
Keep it out of the landfill and save money
By Lynn McCracken Lucas
R
ecycling? Recovery? Reuse? Green-speak can be confusing, especially for businesses taking a serious look
at landfill diversion for the first time.
Generically, recycling is any activity that
redirects waste material toward some type of
beneficial reuse in either its original or altered
form. But the actual plucking of those materials
from the solid-waste stream before they are buried
or burned is resource recovery, an umbrella term
that includes reuse, recycling/composting, wasteto-energy, etc.
It’s getting easier to be green
The color green usurped the day’s traditional red Feb. 14 at the International Builders’ Show as the
National Association of Home Builders officially launched its National Green Building
Program, officially bringing green from the niche market into the mainstream.
In morning press conferences, NAHB officials, joined by government agency
representatives and builders currently building green, discussed such topics as
the National Green Building Standard, the new Certified Green Professional
Designation and green building trends.
According to Ron Jones, the founder of Green Builder, the National Green Building
Standard will be the first and only consensus statement on green building and will provide a
platform for developing public policy. The standard’s goal is to eventually make “green building”
synonymous with “building.”
The lion’s share of green building practices for homes revolve around sealing or
“tightening” the building envelope — the areas of the house which control the flow of
energy between the interior and exterior of the home, namely, the walls, windows, doors,
roof and floors. The main objectives behind green building include environmentally
conscious site development, water conservation, energy efficiency, use of sustainable/
renewable materials and indoor environmental quality.
The playing field has become crowded in recent years with a number of organizations and
certification programs that support green building, among them:
• The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a nonprofit organization
committed to expanding sustainable building practices, with chapters throughout the nation,
including one in the Triangle area;
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes, the
USGBC green certification program for homes;
• NC HealthyBuilt Homes, a certification program created as a collaboration between
the North Carolina SolarCenter, the State Energy Office and the North Carolina Department of Administration;
• Energy Star, a certification program created by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S.
Department of Energy which has become a key component of many broader green programs; and
• The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), a public-private partnership that
is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and
Research.
At IBS, PATH released its PATH Guide to Green Building, a compilation of PATH “Tech Sets” that provide
builders with a comprehensive easy-to-follow plan. (An overview of this guide was published in the March issue of
North Carolina Builder.)
Even General Electric joined the green bandwagon at IBS with a special media luncheon Feb. 14 to tout its
ecomagination Homebuilder Program. Launched last spring, this new program helps residential developers and
builders design homes that reduce energy consumption, water consumption and household emissions by at least
20 percent.
Specifically, recycling is a process that makes a
new product from a waste product. Composting
is a recycling process specific to plant and animal
matter. Reuse utilizes something in its present
form without further processing. On the Environmental Protection Agency
solid-waste management hierarchy pyramid,
recycling/composting is preferred to“combustion
with energy recovery,” which is preferred to
“landfilling and incineration without energy
recovery.” However, recycling/composting is less
preferred than reuse.
Sustainability is another word that’s bandied
about in green circles. It refers to the use
of resources for present-day needs without
depleting that resource for future generations. A
farmer growing food to feed animals and family,
composting the waste products from that use,
and then using the compost to grow new food
is an example of a sustainable, closed loop waste
management system in its purest form. The sustainability factor can carry weight
in ranking the value of one resource recovery
practice or technology over another, but it also
invites a smorgasbord of interpretations. Builders
seeking credits or points need to know how a
particular jurisdictional or certification entity
defines and ranks particular practices, because
they can vary from group to group, state to state
and community to community. For example:
• Grinding wood for boiler fuel is landfill
diversion and, therefore, recycling — unless it’s
classified as incineration and, therefore, disposal.
• Vegetation, woody material and dirt from
land clearing can have recycling/composting
value, but may not be eligible for recycling points
or credits.
• Pre-consumer waste may only have half
the “credit” value of post-consumer waste.
• Grinding clean wood waste on-site for
mulch may be OK in some regions, but others
will require the builder to send wood off-site for
someone else to grind.
Just know that what seems like a good idea
may not be an approved practice in a specific
host community or certification program, and
always do your homework before designing a
diversion program.
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Fortunately, construction’s waste stream
is eminently suited to and appropriate for
beneficial reuse. While other industries must buy
carbon credits or develop new programs to have
something green to crow about, builders are in
the enviable position of generating waste streams
that are, for the most part, easy to divert from
disposal to recycling.
According to the EPA, about 42 percent
of construction waste is wood. Typically, waste
wood is ground and can be returned to the
building site as mulch, compost or manufactured
wood products — loop closed on wood waste.
But a builder can bump that diversion rate
up to about 70 percent with composting. Wood,
drywall, paper, cardboard — toss it all into a
dumpster headed for an appropriately-permitted
composting facility. When composting is combined with other
easy recyclable grabs like metal and concrete,
high diversion goals become more than possible
... they’re practical. If a contractor is within the
service area of a materials-recovery facility that
recycles shingles, ceramics, plastics and other
noncompostables, he can see diversion rates
approaching 100 percent.
Composting may offer another type of
“green” incentive, as well, because in some
locales, hauling waste to a composting facility can
be cheaper than the local landfill, and that puts
more green in a builder’s pocket.
Beyond waste management, compost
use offers additional ways to save. Studies
find compost can cut watering needs in half. Compost can be used to “manufacture” topsoil
on-site. Compost also controls run-off and holds
nutrients. Compost performs well in erosion
control, even on steep slopes, and compost
berms and blankets don’t have to be removed
and landfilled at the end of the project. Improved nutrient uptake, disease suppression,
pH buffering capacity and a slew of other benefits
also come with every compost application. As a
soil amendment, compost can replace multiple
products, and these avoided costs will make a
positive contribution to the bottom line.
Diverting waste from landfills to beneficial
reuse is a good thing, no matter what it’s called. Recycling? Recovery? Reuse? How about
reasonable, realistic and rewarding?
(Lynn Lucas has family ties
to the building industry, works
in the composting industry and
writes on subjects related to
sustainability. Topics discussed are
intended for general information
and not as a substitute for advice
Lucas
from qualified professionals. Email questions about waste management and beneficial
reuse to [email protected].)
April 2008
Saving money through energy-efficient homes
W
hen buying a home, people are often overwhelmed with the decision-making process and faced with
many questions before a final decision can be made. Where are the best schools? How far is the
commute? Is a new home preferable to an existing one?
Lately, the growing trend toward energy-efficient homes has many home buyers wondering if buying an
Energy Star-qualified home will deliver a greater return on their investment. And builders who want to appeal to
these buyers are researching the benefits of building their homes to established energy-efficient guidelines.
Since the mid-1990s, more than 750,000 Energy Star-qualified homes have been built across the country.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, which developed the Energy Star program in conjunction
with the U.S. Department of Energy, more than 2 million homes are expected to earn the Energy Star qualification
by 2010.
“If walls could talk”
According to the EPA, a home can be a greater source of pollution than the car you drive. In fact, 16 percent
of greenhouse gas emissions in this country are generated from the energy used in homes nationwide.
Designed to be at least 15 percent more energy efficient than standard homes, Energy Star-qualified homes’
key features include:
· Effective insulation to ensure even temperatures throughout the home;
· Advanced framing techniques that maximize the insulation, while reducing air leakage;
· Tighter construction along with increased ventilation to improve indoor air-quality;
· Low emissivity (Low-E) glass windows to increase comfort in both summer and winter, and block damaging
ultraviolet sunlight that contributes to carpet and fabric discoloration.
“If you think of your home like a jacket, Energy Star-qualified homes are zipped up for life,” said Dan
McFarland, director of builder services for Southern Energy Management.
Energy Star options in the Triangle
Builders throughout North Carolina are responding to the demand for more energy-efficient homes. One
such builder, Chesapeake Homes North Carolina, offers Energy Star-qualified townhomes and single-family
homes in a variety of price ranges and sizes. Using innovative technologies and construction practices, its homes
not only help homeowners save money on energy bills, but also provide better indoor air quality
“With less than 3 percent of new homes in North Carolina being Energy Star-qualified, we saw an opportunity
to provide environmentally conscious home buyers with a durable, comfortable and more energy-efficient
product at a great value.” said Paul Luck, Chesapeake Homes North Carolina Division Manager. “Since our
expansion last year into the Raleigh market, we are committed to becoming a leader in energy-efficient home
building.”
Energy-efficient homes are easier to find in new communities, but now there are similar options for home
buyers who want to live inside Raleigh’s beltline. At The Oaks at Fallon Park construction has begun on 88 singlefamily Energy Star-qualified homes.
“We saw a unique opportunity to provide home buyers that were challenged with the costs associated with
renovating an older home with a new, more durable home that performed better over their lifetime, all while
maintaining the architectural integrity of the Five Points area,” said Mark Kirby, a builder in The Oaks at Fallon Park
and co-owner of Dixon/Kirby & Company.
It is virtually impossible to make an older home as energy efficient as an Energy Star-qualified home. “You
would have to strip it down to its studs and rebuild it,” said McFarland. “Financially it makes more sense to
purchase a new home that has an Energy Star qualification.”
It pays to be energy efficient
Mortgage companies have responded to the trend by offering environmentally conscious home buyers
energy-efficient mortgages (EEM). EEMs allow buyers to qualify for bigger loans by applying the cost savings
on their utility bills to their income. Companies like Bank of America recognize that homeowners can afford to
spend more on their housing expenses because they will likely spend less on their energy costs. Through Bank of
America’s Energy Credit mortgage, buyers can receive $1,000 toward closing fees on new Energy Star-qualified
homes.
(Editor’s note: As more and more builders become interested in the advantages of building “green,” local
home builders associations throughout the state are developing councils and committees to provide education
and support. Among those HBAs that currently have councils promoting green building are the Asheville Home
Builders Association, and the HBAs of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties and Raleigh-Wake County, which
recently formed a joint group.
Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of
Energy, created to help protect the environment through energy-efficient products and practices. For more
information about the program, visit www.energystar.gov)
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Spike Member Update
Spike of the Month
Name: Emilee Collins
Company: Collins &
Fisler, L.L.C.
Position: Sales and
marketing
How long in business:
Two years
Spike credits: 25+
Collins
HBA: Durham, Orange
& Chatham Counties
HBA involvement: Chair of HBA of DOC
Professional Women in Building Council;
Treasurer of N.C. Professional Women in
Building Council; member of scholarship,
golf and membership committees
Marital status: Married to Chad Collins
Children: Liam, 4, and Graylon, 7 months
Favorite food: Breakfast foods — pancakes,
grits, eggs and hashbrown casserole
Favorite movies: “Sense & Sensibility,” “Say
Anything,” “The Wedding Singer” and
“Never Been Kissed”
Favorite magazine: Prevention
Ideal vacation: Key Largo with Chad
Last book read: “Shopping For Time – How
to Do It All and Not Be Overwhelmed,” by
Carolyn Mahaney
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading, cooking
First job: Waitress at a steakhouse while in
high school in Mocksville, N.C.
If you had 15 minutes in front of the
NCHBA membership, what would you
say about recruitment/retention?
I strongly believe in finding “your place” in
your local HBA. Participation in committees and
volunteering on projects that you are passionate
about is key. As a charter member of the HBA
of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties’
Professional Women in Building Council, I have
not only become involved at the local level, but
also at the state and national levels.
I am passionate about growing our council so
that we may continue to serve our community
through scholarship fund-raising, Habitat projects
and school partnerships. We have been very
successful in our council membership recruitment
efforts in our first year. Our council is just one
more avenue in which HBA members can learn,
be enriched and participate in common goals of
our industry.
So whether it is a Professional Women in
Building Council or another committee, make
sure you find what interests you and participate. Just as importantly, each person with whom
you come into contact should be seen as a great
candidate to serve on your local education,
scholarship or membership committees. Ask
them to join our organization.
SPIKE credits as of December 2007
Highest year-to-date current credits
Spike Name
Rusty Tanner
Warren Smith
Van Vreeland
Kathy Simpson
Jay Harwood
Frank Wiesner
William Reaves
Alma Jacobs
Jim Moore
Jerry Cowan
Credits Cumulative Credits HBA
124.00
223.00
Union County HBA
122.75
220.25
HBA of Raleigh-Wake County
117.00
896.00
89.50
817.50
77.50
1,099.00
HBA of Albemarle &
Stanly County
65.50
374.00
HBA of Durham, Orange
& Chatham Counties
61.00
2,138.50
Moore County HBA
57.00
676.00
HBA of Charlotte
56.00
386.00
Wilmington-Cape Fear HBA
55.00
563.50
Greater Greensboro BA
Highest year-to-date total new credits
Spike Name
Van Vreeland
Rusty Tanner
Warren Smith
Carlton Dial
Dale Rockensuess
Alma Jacobs
Kathy Simpson
Mike Shatley
John Ray
Jim Moore
71.50
896.00
59.00
223.00
Union County HBA
48.50
220.25
40.00
130.00
HBA of Robeson County
34.50
230.00
HBA of Hickory-Catawba Valley
34.00
676.00
HBA of Charlotte
33.50
817.50
33.00
58.00
Asheville HBA
30.00
43.00
Asheville HBA
29.00
386.00
Wilmington–Cape Fear HBA
Highest year-to-date retention credits
Spike Name
Warren Smith
Rusty Tanner
William Reaves
Jay Harwood
Kathy Simpson
Frank Wiesner
Mike Houseman
Van Vreeland
Jerry Cowan
Tony Hill
74.25
220.25
65.00
223.00
Union County HBA
59.00
2,138.50
Moore County HBA
56.50
1,099.00
HBA of Albemarle &
Stanly County
56.00
817.50
53.50
374.00
HBA of Durham, Orange
& Chatham Counties
47.25
262.25
45.50
896.00
43.00
563.50
Greater Greensboro BA
37.00
299.50
Union County HBA
Growing our strength through member
recruitment, retention and involvement
R
ecruiting new members to your local association is an activity recognized and rewarded
through the NAHB Spike Club Program. Those who participate are called Spikes and they
are among the most valued members of the association.
Member-to-member recruitment and retainment efforts are highly valued because of the
grassroots growth and stability they bring to your local, state and national associations. These efforts
lend to the development of the general membership and our leadership pipeline, keeping the face of
our association true to that of our industry and the wide scope of interests we represent.
Spikes are the membership leaders of our federation, building the voice, power and influence
on every level!
April 2008
A Step Ahead
Attention on Retention
By Chad D. Collins, 2008 NCHBA Membership Committee Vice Chair
F
or this third and final segment of our “Attention
on Retention’ three-part series discussion, we’ll
address “advocacy as a member advantage,”
“membership events” and “member benefits.”
Advocacy as a member advantage
Collins
One of the most important benefits that home
builders associations offer to members is an effective,
proactive government affairs program. How does your
association advance a pro-builder agenda to city, county
and state officials? Are you effectively managing your
PAC? How do you position your government affairs
activities as the ultimate member benefit?
Your ideas:
• Highlight advantages of active Build-PAC participation.
• Sponsor political events like a candidate meet-and-greet.
• Educate builders and associates about the importance of effective
advocacy and how it affects the entire industry’s bottom-line, not just
that of builders.
• Create coalitions with like-minded pro-business associations.
• Dedicate a staff position to government affairs or jointly hire a
contract lobbyist with other local HBAs for representation in the
state capitol.
• Be visible and build a positive relationship with local and state
representatives.
• Communicate regularly any progress on industry issues.
• Invite key local building officials to be ex-officio members of the
board.
• Utilize NAHB BuilderLink for legislative reports by zip code.
• Attend state and national legislative conferences.
• Highlight membership numbers to public officials because there is
strength in numbers.
• Have government affairs committee members monitor voting
records of public officials
Membership events
Attendance at general membership meetings is a great way to showcase
all the benefits of association membership. How do you motivate your
members to attend your meetings and other association events? Do you
vary the time and place of your meetings? Is your association’s leadership
encouraged to interact with new members of the association at your
events?
Your ideas:
• Set up fun contests like a chili cook-off, a parade of play homes or
dog houses.Then raffle off playhouses or donate dog houses to a
local animal shelter.
• Offer free table-top exposure to builders or do a reverse table-top
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where builders are ‘exhibitors’ and associates rotate from table to table.
• Hold networking events that appeal to members, like golf and fishing
tournaments, rafting trips, etc…
• Focus on BEAM – Builders Employing Associate Members.
• Conduct at least one high-level, gala-type event per year, where
members get dressed up.
• Increase meeting participation by varying location, times, etc. Hold
a meeting at an associate’s showroom and have them sponsor the
meeting.
• Create incentives for participation like a rolling jackpot or raffle a
vacation at the end of the year for people who attend at least three events.
• Bring in unique speakers, like a sommelier from a local winery.
• Survey members to find out what types of events they are looking to
participate in.
• During summer, hold a cook-out and invite member families and be
sure to thank them for sharing time with the association.
• Try out unique events like a bowling tournament, clay shoot, fashion
show, membership round-up rodeo and a night at the zoo or ballpark.
• Invite real estate agents to a Real Estate Agent Night and network
with them to build relationships in the industry.
Member benefits
Let’s face it: Some people simply joined the HBA to get access to
your discount programs. What other tangible member benefits does
your association provide? How do you sell the intangible benefits of
membership? Do you participate in the NAHB Member Advantage
program? What strategies have you tried to get these types of members
more engaged in the association?
Your ideas:
• Networking and new business opportunities are most often cited
as the No. 1 member benefit, along with political influence and
advocacy.
• Discount programs can help recruit and retain members.
• Educational opportunities provide members a forum to grow their
knowledge and their business.
• A member-only area of your Web site can be an attraction.
• Highlight membership as a competitive advantage in the local
marketplace.
• Membership is a business investment and will help companies
control the costs of doing business through legislative activities.
• Insurance is often cited as a benefit of membership and may be one
of the only reasons some members join the association.
• Enroll in the NAHB Members Advantage program for discounts
(www.nahb.com/ma).
Your ideas are a tremendous asset to us all. For those of you who
have e-mailed me with your thoughts, thank you. Please keep those ideas
coming! What are your ideas? What works for your local association? Please share by
contacting NCHBA’s Director of Membership Services, Kathryn Atkinson, at
[email protected] or 2008 NCHBA Membership Chair, Jerry Cowan, at
[email protected] or myself at [email protected]
Design trends
Creating spaces buyers will love
By Donald A. Gardner, AIA, NCARB, and Heather McGowen, Donald A. Gardner Architects Inc.
T
oday’s home buyers have
high expectations and plenty
of choices. How do you
differentiate the homes you
build? A functional floor plan design
can help seal the deal. Room for
technology, casual living areas and
flexible spaces are some thoughtful
floor plan additions that focus on how
a family lives.
With technology integrated
into our lives, a common area for
electronic gadgets and a computer is
crucial. Creating a dedicated space in
a central area for paying bills, surfing the internet or charging cell phones,
MP3 players or PDAs adds convenience and function to any floor plan.
Another growing design trend is the return of casual living space
adjacent or open to the kitchen. Known as hearth, keeping, family or
morning rooms, this casual space serves the family’s everyday needs, and
offers a place for families to relax. As the popularity of the formal living
room declines, demand for casual living space is widespread.
No matter the size of the home, a flexible space for household tasks is
a thoughtful addition for any buyer. The laundry room has evolved into a
multifunctional space providing a place
to perform these tasks with ease. The
family’s “dirty work” can be contained
in this expanded area, with many larger
utility spaces functioning as laundry,
mudroom, hobby space and storage.
With more cabinets, counter space and
accessibility, the utility room becomes
functional for everything from flower
arranging to pet care.
Functional and thoughtful floor
plan features add both value and
convenience, ensuring that the
homes you build will stand out in a
competitive market. Practical features such as technology space, casual
living areas and flexible spaces show potential buyers that you have their
comfort and ease of living in mind.
(Donald A. Gardner, AIA, NCARB, founded Donald A. Gardner Architects
Inc. in 1978. Heather McGowen is the firm’s Marketing Communications
Coordinator. The company specializes in single-family home designs and offers
predesigned home plans, modification services and technical support for builders,
developers and homeowners. It also provides marketing and public relations assistance
to industry professionals.Visit dongardner.com for more information.)
Bonded Builders
New - still to come
April 2008
NCHBA News
Ashe County HBA donates tools
I
n January, the Ashe County Home Builders
Association donated more than $3,500 worth
of new tools to the vocational department of
Ashe County High School.
According to Kelley St. Germain, the HBA’s
Executive Officer, this is the second time in
three years that the association has made a tool
donation to the high school. Combined, the
value of all donated tools has been over $5,500.
“Actively supporting those teachers and
students working in the construction trades is
very important to us,” she explained. “After all,
these are the future leaders and workers in our
industry. Anything we can do to support them,
we want to do. Giving back to our community
is a very high priority for our members and
organization.”
Due to budget constraints, the tool donations
have served a real need at the school. Steve
Scott, 2007 North Carolina Vocational Teacher
of the Year, remarked, “We really appreciate
what the home builders association has done
for our department and school. The tools they
have donated have helped us give our students
the real world training they need to enter the
construction industry and find good paying
jobs.”
In addition to its tool donations, provided at
cost by Parker Tie Co., the HBA also has started
a Vocational Student of the Month program
sponsored by West Jefferson Chevrolet. And it
offers special scholarships to those Ashe County
High School seniors who are interested in
pursuing either a two-year or four-year degree
in any construction trade.
FMI Corp. announces new partnership
F
MI Corp., management consultants and
investment bankers based in Raleigh,
recently announced it will integrate Advanced
Management Institute (AMI), a Napa, Calif.based firm offering leadership development,
training and consulting services to architecture
and engineering, into its organization.
Serving the design industry for 19 years, AMI
has offered research and informational products,
and helped firms and individuals develop their
leadership, management and business skills
that are consistent with what FMI has been
providing to the broader construction industry
since 1953. AMI has a robust network of faculty
and consultants that provide the highest levels
of executive and management development,
transition and succession consulting, and project
April 2008
s Ashe County Home Builders Association board members meet at the Ashe County High School to make
a very special donation to the Vocational Department. Led by President Dub Lewis, they present students and
teachers with more than $3,500 worth of new tools.
leader training and development.
“The combined forces of AMI and FMI
will allow an expansion in depth and capacity
of consulting services to our architectural and
engineering clients. The construction industry
is broad in scope and while we have always
considered architects and engineers as part of
our core target, they have become even more
so with the growth of design/build,” said Hank
Harris, president and CEO of FMI.
Lake Norman HBA recognizes winners
T
he Lake Norman Home Builders Association presented its annual recognition
awards earlier this year.
Wis Brown, co-owner of Tegland-Brown,
was named Builder Member of the Year and
Bob Nay, a mortgage loan officer with Southern
Community Bank-Mooresville, was named
Associate Member of the Year.
The 2007 Rookie of the Year award went
to Mary Ellen MacDonald of First CharterDavidson, also a mortgage officer. Two new
awards were also presented: the Women’s
Council Woman of the Year Award to April
Byrd, President of Solid As A Rock, and The
President’s Award to Eric Hausfeld, owner of
Haus Builders.
In a surprise announcement at the end of
the awards presentation, Butch Armstrong and
Mitch Abernethy of Abernethy Chevrolet,
Lincolnton, presented Brown with a brandnew 2008 Chevy Silverado truck to drive for
the year. Never before in the 18 years of the
association have the award winners received
anything like this, but Armstrong said “In honor
of Abernethy’s 50th year in business — and as a
great incentive for other builders to participate
in the association — we are providing this
vehicle completely free of charge.We recognize
that most of the builders are small companies
and they are taking time away from their own
businesses to volunteer for this organization.”
The Abernethy team plans to provide a vehicle
every year to the Builder of the Year.
Raleigh developer teams up
with horticulture students
R
s LNHBA Builder of the Year Wis Brown (center)
accepts a 2008 Chevy Silverado from Mitch Abernethy
(left) and Butch Armstrong of Abernethy Chevrolet.
enaissance Park,Wakefield Development
Co.’s first technology-driven masterplanned community near downtown Raleigh, is teaming up with North Carolina State
University’s Department of Horticultural
(See NCHBA NEWS on page 32)
NCHBA News
Science to launch a landscape design contest
for one of the community’s public village
greens.
A semester-long project, students in the
Principles of Ornamental Planting Design
course are to create and present a droughttolerant design plan that meets specific project
objectives, including using low-maintenance
hardscapes and softscapes, selecting a variety
of plants and grasses that will attract both
birds and butterflies, and integrating an
educational component for the homeowners.
The class will be broken into teams of two,
with each member of the winning team
receiving a scholarship reward from Wakefield
Development Co..
“Both myself and the students are energized
by this project,” said Dr. Pat Lindsey, assistant
professor of the Department of Horticultural
Sciences at North Carolina State University.
“Here’s an opportunity for senior-level students
to experience a real-life landscape design
case, while also having the chance to educate
the public on aesthetically pleasing landscape
techniques that are environmentally friendly
and can be used in any garden or park.”
Because of its emphasis on new urbanism,
walkability, mixed-use of community space
and varied architecture, Renaissance Park was
selected as the contest site.
“Wakefield Development Co. is very
excited to offer these students a chance to
design a space that our homeowners will enjoy
for many years to come,” said Dawn Forrest,
marketing director for Wakefield Development
Co. “We’ve truly challenged them to help us
raise the bar as land developers.”
The project kicked off Jan. 31. Look for
information about its outcome and its winners
in an upcoming issue of North Carolina Builder.
Kingfish Bay announces
builder partnership
W
Eastern Aluminum
New - still to come
akefield Development Co.’s coastal
division has announced that WB
Properties & Construction Co. is the exclusive
builder at Kingfish Bay, a master-planned
community located in Calabash, N.C.
“We are very excited to feature the talents of
WB Properties & Construction Co. at Kingfish
Bay,” said Jim Wiseman, senior vice president
for Wakefield Development Co.’s coastal
division. “We are proud to align ourselves with
a company that has such a strong reputation and
experience.”
The master-planned community broke
ground at the end of 2007, and WB Properties
& Construction Co. has already started
construction on eight luxury townhomes
with garages, scheduled for completion this
spring. The company will also build gardenview, water-view and waterfront condos. Both
townhomes and condos will offer Energy
Star-qualified appliances and upgraded features
like granite countertops, crown molding and
ceramic tile.
Interior designer joins
Chesapeake Homes staff
C
atlin Darner has joined Chesapeake
Homes North Carolina as an interior
designer.
A 2006 graduate of Meredith College with
a bachelor’s degree in interior design, Darner
most recently served as the company interior
designer for 1st American Builder, where she
was awarded 2006 Company New Employee
of the Year. She has also held design and sales
positions with Dexter Furniture and Stock
Building Supply.
“Catlin is an incredibly talented designer
with fresh ideas and the ability to connect with
clients to create custom, unique visions for
their homes,” said Paul Luck, North Carolina
April 2008
– very effectively and efficiently.”
Raleigh Division President Dave Hausfeld
adds “locally Drees has received the coveted
MAME award for “Building Company of
the Year” for the past two years. These awards
would not be possible without our customers,
employees and trade partners, and we
congratulate them as well.”
Division Manager for Chesapeake Homes.
“What can typically be overwhelming, I am
confident that Catlin will make the design and
selection process easier for our clients.”
Drees Homes honored
with national award
B
UILDER magazine, the leading magazine
of the home building industry, has honored
Drees Homes’ 80-year tradition of quality with
the 2008 America’s Best Builder Award.
“Most builders excel in just one discipline,
be it customer service, great design, construction
expertise or financial acumen,” said Denise
Dersin, editor-in-chief of BUILDER magazine.
“But builders who receive this award manage to
do it all.That is an amazing achievement.”
A panel of industry leaders selected the
America’s Best Builder honorees this past
September during the National Association of
Home Builders Fall Board meeting in Seattle.
Drees Homes showed outstanding performance
in five important areas: finance/operations;
customer service/quality; community/industry
service; design/construction; and marketing.
Drees Homes, which is based in Fort
Mitchell, Kentucky, and operates locally in the
Triangle area, is celebrating its 80th anniversary
this year. President and CEO David Drees is
Superior Walls chosen for
2008 Blog Cabin
W
hile “design by committee” has been
rumored to be a flawed system, nothing
could be further from the truth at the DIY
Network. In 2007 more than 4.2 million online voters helped design the Blog Cabin for
continuing the operation that his grandfather the network, launching one of the most popular
began and his father expanded. While the programming endeavors in the network’s
tradition of quality and integrity has served the history.
company well, David Drees has championed
In 2008, as Blog Cabin begins a second
technology in a way that previous generations season, the number of on-line participants
could not have foreseen. “Business intelligence and show viewers is expected to increase
has allowed us to finetune our operations,” dramatically as a new cabin is constructed in
Drees explained. “We operate at top efficiency, Tennessee. As part of the design, Superior Walls
and have systems that are fully integrated in has been asked to provide an energy-efficient
every aspect of our business. Keeping ahead of foundation system for the Blog Cabin.
the curve in technology has allowed us to do
“This show gives us the opportunity to
something very personal – create our customers’ showcase the value of using an Xi™ wall
unique idea of home in their dream community
(See NCHBA NEWS on page 36)
RainEscape Offers Drought Solution
RainEscape, an innovative deck drainage system, introduces a practical and ecological way to conserve
rainwater. It collects rainwater off decks and roofs and stores it in above or underground storage containers.
For every inch of water over each 1,000-sq.-ft. area, the system collects 600-650 gallons of water. That means
a 3,000 sq. ft. of roof and deck area will collect almost 2,000 gallons of water each time it
rains an inch.
• Rainwater can be stored above or below ground in tanks ranging from 200,000 to
250,000 gallons.
• It’s a turn-key operation. Tanks are complete with pumps, controls and connections.
• The system automatically maintains 50 psi and 25-30 gallons a minute with a 175’
head-water stream.
• Additional equipment can be added to make
water ultra purified for potable drinking water.
Find out more.
To locate a retailer visit the addresses below:
Tel: 87-RAINESCAPE (877-246-3722)
Email: [email protected]
www.rainescape-se.com
April 2008
IBS New Products
Throw away the key
Remember when you thought the remote control opener for your
car door was a bit extravagant, but now you can’t fathom opening the
door without it (even though the key still works fine)?
Well, that same remote
technology is now available for a
home’s front door.
Install a Locca from the
Amesbury Group and your clients
will be able to unlock their front
door from 50 yards away with an
armful of groceries. But wait, there’s
more. They can also use the same
remote to open their office (if their
office is so equipped) as the remote
accepts an unlimited number of
systems, which can make carrying a
huge ring of keys obsolete.
s The Amesbury Locca allows you
To operate, just press the remote
to open your front door with a remote
and push the door open.The remote
from as far away as 50 yards.
just unlocks the electric strike in the
frame, so when you close the door, it is locked.You can still leave the door
unlocked if you like and the lock also comes with a key as a backup.
The Locca system, which has been available in Europe for the past four
years, sells for about $300. For more information, call (800) 325-3359 or
visit www.AmesburyLocca.com.
s The Original Rainwater Pillow will let homeowners collect, filter and store
rainwater to help keep the yard green.
Water, water (not) everywhere
For those in drought-stricken areas building homes without wells, the
Original Rain Pillow may be the next best thing—as long as it rains from
time to time.
Depending on the size of a home’s roof and gutters, about 1,000
gallons of water can be accumulated from only an inch or two of rainfall.
Homeowners can use it in their garden hoses and irrigation systems, and
to top off their pool or wash their cars. The pillow may be placed in a
crawl space, under a deck or in the yard.
There are three standard sizes, beginning with a 1,000-gallon kit that
sells for $2,500, and pillows can be custom ordered up to 40,000 gallons.
Each kit contains a pillow, filter, pump, remote control and fittings.
For more information, call (770) 853-9918 or visit www.
rainwaterpillow.com.
April 2008
Knowledge Builder
Tips from your industry experts at Builders Mutual
Do you really know what’s behind that drywall?
L
et the builder beware! Wait. Shouldn’t
that read, “buyer beware”?
In this day and age, it’s no longer
only the buyer who needs a keen eye.
Quality control begins on the job site with you,
the general contractor and the subcontractor.
Without it, your businesses have a lot to lose.
But what’s at stake?
Without quality-control measures in place,
costly callbacks plague you, eating away at profits.
You risk customer dissatisfaction. Have you ever
met a “quiet” dissatisfied customer? If you haven’t
met your home buyers’ expectations, then you
can be sure your home buyers’ neighbors,
coworkers, friends and family will hear about it.
Consider how your reputation is on the line with
every housing start. So, be proactive about quality
control.You simply can’t afford to ignore it.
Essentials for subcontractors
For subcontractors, it doesn’t begin with a
review of your materials and suppliers. Instead,
it begins with an examination of your hiring
process. How do you locate new hires? Do you
check prior work references? You should. As
you interview, learn from the best subcontractors. They give potential new hires actual job
site scenarios and ask them how they would
react. Review apprenticeship programs to confirm that your new hires won’t find themselves
in situations for which they’re unprepared.
When you find an indispensable employee
who does quality work, you want to keep that
person. Be conscious of the benefits packages
other trade contractors in your area offer their
employees to ensure yours compete.
In addition, you should have a designated
“lead” at every job site.Your “lead” differentiates
himself or herself through experience,
trustworthiness and excellent communication
skills. Ultimately, nothing replaces the importance
of your presence at the job site. You’ll want to
read on to learn more about the type of GC
with whom you want to work. Remember, your
reputation depends upon your GC’s reputation.
Guidelines for general
contractors
For general contractors, your quality initiative
begins with your selection of subcontractors.
Before you begin any project with them, have a
April 2008
well-written subcontractor agreement. It should
include plans and specifications, scope of work,
quality of work and insurance requirements.
Never begin without one!
Develop long-term relationships with your
subs. Continue to do business with those who
impress you and don’t tolerate those who fall
short. When you have to find new subs, attend
HBA meetings to meet qualified candidates.
Then, talk to other area builders to hear their
recommendations. Always check references and
inspect their prior work. Rely on your instinct;
when your gut tells you something, listen!
Rely on your instinct
Near Boone, a husband-and-wife team has
made a great living for the past 10 years building
two to three custom homes a year. They had
always done their own framing, but recently they
decided to hire a framer. Framers from all over
North Carolina look for work in the mountains,
where the housing market has stayed strong,
so they had plenty of options. One framer, in
particular, had 30 employees and carried workers’
compensation insurance but no general liability
(red flag no.1). Reluctantly, they considered
overlooking it and asked for references. The
framer proudly offered two references, both of
whom they called. Neither reference had ever
heard of the framer (red flag no. 2). The moral?
Do your homework and trust your instinct!
Without a reliable supervisor, even the
strongest team of subs may not make the grade.
The best supervisors won’t hesitate to alert you if
they suspect a problem. Emphasize their need to
monitor the subs whose finished product won’t
be visible after the drywall has been installed.
Catch problems before they get buried, because
the cost to repair and replace only gets more
expensive as construction progresses.
Ask your supervisors to document the
progress of each job site through written
documentation, like a daily log. One GC
put technology to work for his business by
documenting each phase of construction with
digital photos. By setting high expectations
for your supervisors, set one ground rule for
yourself: Don’t overburden them. One job site
visit a day for 30 minutes is not nearly enough,
so give supervisors the opportunity to do the
job right. Don’t assign them more than two job
sites simultaneously.
With these controls in place, you’ve laid the
foundation for a well-built home, but you’ve
completely ignored customer communication.
For custom builds, invite the home buyer to the
job site during various stages of construction.
Explain the quality measures you’ve taken to
ensure a defect-free home. As an added benefit,
you discourage unsupervised visits where a
curious buyer may have an accident for which
you may be held liable.
Punch that list
When construction is complete, address any
punch list problems during a final walkthrough.
Then, accompany the home buyer on a
subsequent walkthrough.To educate your home
buyer, offer information on what to expect with
new construction. Home buyers can expect
the occasional nail pop or slight hairline crack
without fearing a construction defect.
If they have a concern, your contract, which
includes “right to cure” language, gives you the
opportunity to correct the problem. Ask the
home buyer to contact you first, but ensure the
home buyer has a complete list of sub names
and contact numbers.You may want to consider
providing an extended warranty product. Even
without it, though, remember that you may
be required to repair latent defects discovered
within six years of the purchase of the home
because of North Carolina’s statute of repose.
Exceed your customers’ expectations by
following up at three, six, nine and 12 months,
without being prompted to do so. Finally,
encourage their feedback on your timeliness,
communication and the quality of construction.
With all of these quality-control measures in
place, your customers won’t simply be satisfied,
they’ll be delighted.
Build your business upon sound business
practices, with quality control at the core. Your
commitment to quality control will decrease
callbacks and increase profits, and your customer
satisfaction will soar. Satisfied customers give
great referrals, and in a slow housing market,
you want every piece of referral business that
you can get.
(Look for “Knowledge Builder,” compliments of
Builders Mutual Insurance Co., in each monthly
issue of North Carolina Builder. More risk
management resources are available on www.
buildersmutual.com.)
NCHBA News
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ADDY Award for its “Life on Vacation” threedimensional billboard, featuring a giant flip-flop.
“We are thrilled to be recognized with such
a prestigious award,” said Jim Wiseman, Senior
Vice President of Wakefield Development Co.’s
coastal division. “The eye-catching concept has
been a great sales tool for the community.”
AAF-Coastal Carolinas, the local chapter
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homeowners,” says Aaron Schoeneberger,
director of market development for Superior
Walls.“The very first episode of the Blog Cabin
that airs in August of 2008 will show the fast
installation of the precast concrete foundation
system and the value they add to a home.
The 2008 Blog Cabin show begins with the
public voting on-line through April on the style
of the cabin and many of the cabin’s feature
products. Construction of the lakeside cabin
begins in April and is filmed for a 13-part TV
show on DIY Network. Following the airing of
the final episode, the network selects a winner
at random to win the Blog Cabin Sweepstakes.
For more details on the 2008 Blog Cabin
project, visit www.diynetwork.com.
Mayor thanks developer for
green community
I
n an open letter written earlier this year,
Davidson Mayor John Woods gave kudos
to The William Brewster Co. Inc. for the
development of its new community, Abersham.
“With no exceptionis, the community of
Abersham plays an integral role in continuing
the town (of Davidson’s) green philosophies
and practices,” wrote Woods.
With miles of greenways planned for
the community, the developer has dedicated
nearly half of the land, 100 acres, as protected
open space. And to ensure the longevity of
that protection, the space will be managed by
a nonprofit organization, The Davidson Lands
Conservancy.
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It’s also something your clients want. come to the Concrete Technologies Tour
and learn about the variety of ways using concrete can help your homes stand out
from the crowd and help your business grow.
For more information and to register, visit
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