Is your driving policy stalled? - North Carolina Home Builders

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Knowledge Builder
Tips from your industry experts at Builders Mutual
Is your driving policy stalled?
T
he chase is on, and it’s down to the wire.
In the world of NASCAR, fans live for
this time of the year.
The question burns: “Who will be
the 2008 Sprint Cup Champ?” And after it’s all
decided, life will idle along until everyone gears
up for the 2009 series opener in Daytona.
Makes you wonder if your employees imitate
their favorite NASCAR drivers on the road.
Are you neutral about your
employees’ driving habits?
To manage your company’s risk on the road,
set expectations with a written driving policy.
Reiterate that drivers must obey all traffic laws,
including speed limits and seat belt usage.
It’s contractor culture to make calls while
driving, but every call takes precious attention
away from the road. So, your driving policy
should specify that drivers must park a vehicle
to make any necessary calls in transit.
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Get your company’s driving policy road ready.
For crews traveling together, clearly dictate
who has driving privileges. Accidents under
these circumstances can be catastrophic because
there’s often inadequate seating — meaning
a shortage of seat belts — for the number of
employees in the vehicle.Your driving policy is
designed to avoid these dangerous situations.
Think twice about allowing employees
to use company vehicles for personal use.
Preferably, drivers should commute to and from
the place where company vehicles are garaged.
You don’t want your business’ insurance policy
to respond to an auto accident arising from an
employee’s personal activities.
Up in Virginia, a contractor made an
exception for the employees who were on call
24 hours. He allowed his crew to take vehicles
home, but he had a GPS installed on each
vehicle, which triggered an alert for any travel
outside of the designated work area.
For companies with fleets, consider fleet
management vendors that offer services like
GPS or driver monitoring, using toll-free
numbers and Web sites. If speed is a concern,
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consider installing governors on vehicles. On
the flip side, reward employees with safe driving
awards and incentives.
Vehicle maintenance is key
Schedule routine maintenance for both
vehicles and trailers, and keep documentation so
you can track what was done and when. With
regular maintenance, vehicles are less likely to
break down.
Regular maintenance can even decrease
the likelihood of an accident. How? Tires are a
great example.With a careful eye on tread depth,
a rainstorm won’t catch any of your drivers
unable to grip the road because of nearly bald
tires. Without regular inspection, a failure of
brake lights or turn signals can go unnoticed. If
other drivers aren’t alerted to the movements of
vehicles around them, they’ll have more difficulty
responding to sudden changes in course.
There’s an HVAC contractor who keeps
his vehicles on a maintenance schedule like
clockwork. His repair team is the first to drive
new vehicles. They’re in pristine condition
parked in front of a client’s house, which is great
for his company’s image. After two years with
the repair team, he turns the vehicle over to his
installation team. They do installs on dusty job
sites more often than not, and a slightly used
vehicle hardly matters to a client who’s nowhere
in sight. After two more years, he trades the
vehicles in, and the cycle begins again.
MVRs show things like speeding tickets,
accidents, DWIs and points (for states which use
the point system).Typically, insurance companies
run MVRs annually to check for any changes
in people’s driving records.
Employment pre-screening services are also
available for a fee, and vendors may package
services such as a credit check, background
check and a drug test with the MVR.
Looking for a clean record also means
looking for an experienced driver. Should it
go without saying that your 16-year-old son
or daughter doesn’t belong on your policy?
Don’t risk your company’s reputation by
putting an inexperienced teenage driver on
your company’s auto policy. Be sure to separate
the risk by adding him or her to your personal
auto policy.
With all these tips, you can kick it into gear
and get your company’s driving policy road
ready!
Look for “Knowledge Builder,” compliments of
Builders Mutual Insurance Co., in each issue of North
Carolina Builder. More risk management resources are
available on www.buildersmutual.com.
Accessorizing — not just for girls
Fog lamps, brush guards, winches…they all
make a truck look more rugged, but they serve a
purpose.Tie-down points are no exception. Use
them as they’re intended, and properly secure
your load. Use heavy-duty straps. Wire doesn’t
cut it! For vans, use the tie offs on the rack. Be
careful that the vehicle doesn’t become too top
heavy, though. Siding contractors are especially
at risk. With ladders, pump jack equipment, and
siding materials, the weight adds up.
Cages should be installed in all vans for
materials stored inside, so they don’t shift forward
and impair the driver if the driver needs to slam
on the brakes. In fact, this is just as important in
a pickup truck, so materials don’t crash through
the rear glass.
Let them share their record
before they share the road
Do your best to hire responsible drivers.
Pre-hire, find out what your candidate’s
driving record looks like by running a Motor
Vehicle Record (MVR). Simply make a copy
of the candidate’s license, and submit it to
your insurance agent. Either the agent or your
insurance company will run an MVR.
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2008 Stars Awards
STARS shine brightly as
industry’s best are honored
N
early 400 building industry professionals from North
Carolina and surrounding states gathered at The
Westin Hotel in Charlotte Sept. 10 for the sixth annual
STARS Awards Gala.
Winners received recognition in 41 categories, covering
such areas as marketing,
advertising,Web
design, sales centers,
landscape design,
interior merchandising,
architecture/floor plans and
special projects.
Awards were also given
to local home builders
associations, communities
The East Rowan High School JROTC presents the colors.
of the year, a distinguished
associate member and a distinguished builder member.
The STARS Awards Gala is held in conjunction with the 21st
Century Building Expo & Conference sponsored by the North
Carolina Home Builders Association. Each year the competition
pays tribute to members who
make major contributions to the
residential home building industry.
This year, the program boasted
a record number of 218 entries,
and a total of 63 STARS awards
were presented, along with
20 outstanding achievement
awards.The STARS Awards
ultimately symbolize tremendous
achievement, honor and distinction
among building industry
professionals.
For a list of the 2008 STARS
winners and a photo review of
the Gala, please see the pages that
follow.
Lady Liberty welcomes Gala guests as they enjoy the
star-spangled reception.
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A star-spangled salute to our
STARS Awards Gala sponsors!
Entertainment Sponsor:
Builders Mutual
Insurance Co.
Theme Sponsor:
New Homes and Ideas
Magazine
Media Presentation:
TruOptions Family of
Companies
TruOptions Personal and
Commercial Insurance LLC
TruOptions Business
Consultants LLC
TruOptions Business
Education LLC
Mega Star:
Pine Hall Brick
Piedmont Natural Gas
2-10 Home Buyers Warranty
BB&T
Countrywide Home Loans
Pro-Build
Labor Finders
Builders Mutual
Insurance Co.
Super Star:
Impact Properties Group
Coldwell Banker Howard
Perry and Walston
Builder Services
Shining Star:
Aegis Administrative Services
Fred Smith Co.
Progress Energy
Apex Urethane Millwork
Genesis Homes
Shooting Star:
Drees Homes
Lewis & Roberts, PLLC
North Carolina Housing
Finance Agency
PSNC Energy
RT Marketing inc.
Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog,
LLP
Collins & Fisler LLC
Lewis & Roberts,
PLLC
Cranfill, Sumner &
Hartzog, LLP
2008 Stars Awards
Best Attached
Community of the Year
Heritage Crest-Ammons
Development Group
Member: HBA of RaleighWake County
Best Detached
Impact Properties Group for
Highcroft Village
Best Master Planned
Apex First Development - The
Villages of Apex
Distinguished Builder
Member of the Year
Frank Wiesner
Member: HBAs of RaleighWake County and Durham,
Orange and Chatham Counties
Best Brochure/Direct
Mail for a Community
– with an average sales
price of $250,000$500,000
Apex First Development-The
Villages of Apex
price over $500,000
Ulanguzi Creative Strategies
for The Westin Raleigh Soleil
Center Residences
Mail Piece for a Project
by a Builder – Less than
50 homes per year
Collins and Fisler, LLC
Distinguished Associate
Member of the Year
Rick Shields
Member: Lake Norman and
Charlotte HBAs
Best Detached
Community of
the Year - Impact
Properties Group
for Highcroft
Village.
s
SUPER STAR AWARDS
s Best Attached Community of the Year Heritage Crest-Ammons Development Group
s Distinguished Associate Member of the Year
Rick Shields is congratulated by NCHBA Immediate
Past President Paul Mullican, President Ray Rhodes,
President-Elect Frank Wiesner and First Vice
President Lyle Gardner
s Melissa Lee, Lori Hopper and Frank Wiesner
of Olde South Homes accept the STARS Award
for Best Brochure/Direct Mail for a Community –
with an Average Sales Price Under $250,000.
MARKETING AWARDS
price under $250,000
Olde South Homes for
Ashbury
s Distinguished Builder Member of the Year Frank
Wiesner accepts his award from NCHBA President Ray
Rhodes, Immediate Past President Paul Mullican and First
Vice President Lyle Gardner.
s NCHBA First Vice President Lyle Gardner, PresidentElect Frank Wiesner, Secretary/Treasurer Rick Shields,
Immediate Past President Paul Mullican and President
Ray Rhodes congratulate Jenny Martin and Debbie
Dillon of the King Partnership, representing Apex First
Development: The Villages of Apex, winners of the Best
Brochure/Direct Mail for a Community – with an Average
Sales Price $250,000-$500,000.
t Chad and Emilee Collins of Collins and Fisler, LLC,
winners of Best Brochure/Direct Mail Piece for a Project
by a Builder – Less than 50 homes per year, receive
congratulations from NCHBA First Vice President Lyle
Gardner, President-Elect Frank Wiesner, Secretary/
Treasurer Rick Shields, Immediate Past President Paul
Mullican and President Ray Rhodes.
s Best Master Planned Community of the
Year - Apex First Development-The Villages
of Apex
s
Best Brochure/Direct Mail for a
Community - Ulanguzi Creative Strategies for
The Westin Raleigh Soleil Center Residences
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2008 Stars Awards
s
Best Brochure/
Direct Mail Piece
for a Project
by a Builder –
Preservation
Homes
s Best Brochure/Direct Mail for a Project by
a Builder - HandCrafted Homes
s Steve Bowen of PSNC Energy, winner of Best Newsletter for an Associate, with NCHBA First Vice President
Lyle Gardner, President-Elect Frank Wiesner, Secretary/Treasurer Rick Shields, President Ray Rhodes and
Immediate Past President Paul Mullican. Best Logo for a Builder - Olde South Homes. s
s
(far left) Best
Logo Design for a
Community - Apex
First Development-The
Villages of Apex. (left)
Best Logo Design for
an Associate-Pine Hall
Brick.
by a Builder – More than
50 homes per year
HandCrafted Homes
Preservation Homes
Best Newsletter for
a Builder, Associate,
Developer or Realty
Company
Associate winner:
PSNC Energy
Member: HBAs of Asheville,
Hendersonville, Gaston,
Hickory-Catawba Valley,
Iredell, Cabarrus, Vance
Granville and Franklin County
Builder winner:
Drees Homes
Orange and Chatham
Counties
Best Logo Design
for an Associate
Pine Hall Brick
Member: HBAs of WinstonSalem, Greensboro and
Hickory-Catawba Valley
Best Logo Design
for a Community
Villages of Apex
Best New Homes
Publication for
Consumers
New Homes & Ideas
Magazine
Member: HBAs of Franklin
County, Johnston County,
Durham, Orange and
Chatham Counties, and
Raleigh-Wake County
s
Best Billboard for
a Community - The
Langtree Group LLC for
Langtree at the Lake.
Best Logo Design
for a Builder
Olde South Homes
ADVERTISING AWARDS
Best Billboard
for a Builder
SullBark Builders Inc.
Member: Jackson County
HBA
s Father and son John and Brandy Sullivan
of SullBark Builders Inc., winners of the Best
Billboard for a Builder, pause for a moment
with the NCHBA Senior Officers.
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s Dave Hausfeld of Drees Homes, recipient
of the award for Best Newsletter for a Builder,
is pictured with NCHBA First Vice President
Lyle Gardner, President-Elect Frank Wiesner,
Secretary/Treasurer Rick Shields, President
Ray Rhodes and Immediate Past President
Paul Mullican.
s Cindy Nitschke, Michelle Anysz, Darcia Black,
Lacy Bailey and Christie Hadden celebrate
another STARS Award for New Homes and Ideas
Magazine for Best New Homes Publication for
Consumers.
Best Billboard
for a Community
The Langtree Group LLC for
Langtree at the Lake
Member: Lake Norman HBA
2008 Stars Awards
Best Color Ad – Full page
or less for a builder
Wakefield Development Co.,
ad by Littleton Advertising and
Marketing
s Best Black & White Ad - The
King Partnership for Blount Street
Commons.
s Debbie Dillon and Jenny Martin of The King Partnership
represent Apex First Development, winner of the award for best
Television Commercial, along with NCHBA First Vice President
Lyle Gardner, President-Elect Frank Wiesner, President Ray
Rhodes, Immediate Past President Paul Mullican and Secretary/
Treasurer Rick Shields.
Best Color Ad Heritage-Ammons
Development Group for
“Heritage Moments”
t
or less for an associate
PSNC Energy
Iredell, Cabarrus, Vance
Granville and Franklin County
Best Television
Commercial
Villages of Apex
Best Internet Web Site
for a Builder or
Developer
The Cunnane Group
Member: HBAs of Charlotte
and Raleigh-Wake County
Best Internet Web
Site for a Builder
or Developer - The
Cunnane Group.
s
Best Black & White
Ad - One-half page and
greater
Littleton Advertising and
Marketing for San Rio
Best Radio Commercial
PSNC Energy
Iredell, Cabarrus, VanceGranville County and Franklin
County
Best Web Site for a
Community
for The Westin Raleigh Soleil
Center Residences
Best Color Ad Wakefield Development
Co., ad by Littleton
Advertising and
Marketing.
s
Best Black & White Ad One-half page and less
The King Partnership for
Blount Street Commons
or less for a community
Heritage-Ammons
Development Group for
“Heritage Moments”
s Dylan Bost of Ulanguzi Creative Strategies accepts the
award for Best Web Site for a Community for The Westin
Raleigh Soleil Center Residences.
or greater
Preservation Homes
s
Best Color Ad Preservation Homes
t
Best Color Ad PSNC Energy
s Best Black & White Ad
- Littleton Advertising and
Marketing for San Rio.
t Best Radio Commercial - PSNC Energy
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2008 Stars Awards
Best Web Site for an
Associate, Supplier or
Realty Company
Phil’s Design Inc.
Member: Ashe County, Wilkes
County and Davie County
HBAs
s Best Sales Office/Information Center Ulanguzi Creative Strategies for West at North
s Colen Davidson of Impact Properties
Group is congratulated by the NCHBA
Senior Officers for winning Best Landscape
Design for Highcroft Village.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Macallan Construction
Best Sales Office/
Information Center
for West at North
t
Best Interior Merchandising - Builders
Design for the Summerfield at Massey.
Best Sales Office/
Information Pavilion
for a Community
Blount Street Commons
Best Landscape Design
Highcroft Village
INTERIOR
MERCHANDISING
Best Interior
Merchandising for a
sales price of $250,000$500,000
Builders Design for the
Summerfield at Massey
Member: HBA of Charlotte
s Best Sales Office/Information Pavilion for a Community
- The King Partnership for Blount Street Commons.
Winstar Homes for the
Brunswick at Renaissance Park
s Best Web Site for an Associate, Supplier or
Realty Company - Phil’s Design Inc.
t Best Web Site for an Associate, Supplier
or Realty Company - The King Partnership for
Macallan Construction.
s Best Interior Merchandising Winstar Homes for the Brunswick
at Renaissance Park
s Heidi Bouley of Builders Design shows off two STARS
Awards for Best Interior Merchandising, one for a model
with a sales price of $250,000-$500,000 and one for a
sales price over $1 million.
t
Best Interior
Merchandising - Drees
Homes for the Hartwicke at
the Lakes of Rolesville.
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Best Interior
Merchandising for a sales
price of $500,000 $1 million
Drees Homes for the
Hartwicke at the Lakes of
Rolesville
Orange and Chatham
Counties
Best Interior
Merchandising for a sales
price over $1 million
Builders Design for the
Ramble in Asheville
2008 Stars Awards
ARCHITECTURE/
FLOOR PLAN
Best Single-Family
Detached Home with a
sales price of $100,000$250,000
Venture Homes by Perry
Builders for the Sheldon at
Abbington Ridge
Member: HBAs of BurlingtonAlamance, Raleigh-Wake
County, Durham, Orange
and Chatham Counties and
Greensboro BA
Best Single-Family
sales price of $250,000$500,000
CityScape Builders for the
Summerhill at Amberly-Village
Square in Cary
Best Single-Family
sales price of $500,000 $1 million
Schreiner Custom Homes for
the Forrester Residence
Member: HBAs of Lake
Norman and Charlotte
Best Single-Family
sales price over $1 million
(under 5,000 square
feet)
Stormont and Co. Inc.
for the Creek Road residence
in Kitty Hawk
Member: Outer Banks HBA
Best Single-Family
(5,000 to 10,000 square
feet)
Bost Custom Homes for
Casa Lucca at Hidden Lake in
Youngsville
Member: HBAs of Durham,
Orange and Chatham
Counties, Franklin County and
the Raleigh-Wake County
s Best Single-Family Detached Home - Venture Homes
by Perry Builders for the Sheldon at Abbington Ridge
s Best Single-Family Detached Home - Bost Custom
Homes for Casa Lucca at Hidden Lake in Youngsville.
s Best Single-Family Detached Home - W.L. Bishop
Construction Co. for the Trillium Estate in Hillsborough.
s Best Single-Family Detached Home - Patrick Joseph
and Associates for the Kyle Lane residence.
Best Single-Family
(over 10,000 square feet)
Patrick Joseph and Associates
for the Kyle Lane residence
Best Single-Family
(Estate)
W.L. Bishop Construction
Co. for the Trillium Estate in
Hillsborough
Member: HBA of Durham,
Orange and Chatham
Counties
Best Attached Home Plan
with a sales price under
$350,000
Mark Johnson Custom Homes
for the Magnolia at Magnolia
Trace in Wilmington
Member: Wilmington-Cape
Fear HBA
s Best Single-Family Detached Home - CityScape
Builders for the Summerhill at Amberly-Village Square
in Cary.
s The NCHBA Senior Officers congratulate Steve
Schreiner and Mike McMillan of Schreiner Custom
Homes for their STARS Award in the category Best
Single Family Detached Home with a sales price of
$500,000 - $1 million.
s Jane Etheridge and Paul Buske of Stormont and
Company Inc. display the STARS Award for Best
Single Family Detached Home with a sales price
over $1 million (under 5,000 square feet).
s NCHBA Secretary/Treasurer Rick Shields,
Immediate Past President Paul Mullican, PresidentElect Frank Wiesner, First Vice President Lyle
Gardner and President Ray Rhodes join Mark
Johnson of Mark Johnson Custom Homes, winner
of Best Attached Home Plan with a sales price
under $350,000.
November 2008
2008 Stars Awards
Best Small Group
Community Project
Hendersonville HBA for
Community Team Day
HBA AWARDS
s (Left) Asheville HBA President Sean Sullivan displays his Outstanding Achievement award for Best Single Family
Detached Home with a sales price over $1 million-under 5,000 square feet and joins K.C. Hart, Asheville HBA
Membership Director Adrienne Franklin, EO Caroline Sutton, and member Josh Abrams in celebrating their local
HBA STARS awards for Best Web Site-Large Group HBA and Best HBA Member Communication. (Middle) Kelley
St. Germain and wife Lisa accept the STARS award on behalf of the Lincoln County HBA for best HBA Web Site-Small
Group. St. Germain designed the winning Web site. (Right) Garrett Werkman, Jamie Bradley, Grady Thomas, Charlotte
HBA President Brian Pace, Diane Virkler, Karen McCorkle, EO Mark Baldwin and Alma Jacobs represent the Charlotte
HBA, winner of the Best HBA Membership Directory.
Best HBA Web Site Small Group
Lincoln County HBA
Best Large Group
Community Project
HBA of Charlotte for
HomeAid Charlotte and
HBA of Durham, Orange and
Chatham Counties for the
Habitat Builder Blitz
Best HBA Web Site Large Group
Asheville HBA
Best HBA Member
Communication
Asheville HBA
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Best HBA Membership
Directory
HBA of Charlotte and HBA of
Fayetteville
s (Left) EO Natalie Woodbury and President Billy Hylton accept the Best HBA Membership Directory award on
behalf of the Fayetteville HBA. (Middle) Former EO and member Robert Kraay represents the Hickory-Catawba Valley
HBA to accept their award for Best Parade of Homes Publication - Small Group. (Right) Andy Ladner, Lara Papi Wilson,
Warren Smith and EO Tim Minton are all smiles as they accept the award for Best Parade of Homes Publication-Large
Group on behalf of the Raleigh-Wake County HBA.
Best Parade of Homes
Publication - Small
Group
Hickory-Catawba Valley HBA
Best Parade of Homes
Publication - Large
Group
HBA of Raleigh-Wake County
Special Project Marketing
Littleton Advertising and
Marketing for the Renaissance
Park Pizza Box
Special Community
Project
Thomas Gipson Homes Inc.
for the creation of the
Habitat Home Builder
Blitz
s (Left) Jamie Bradley, Garrett Werkman, Grady Thomas, Diane Virkler, Charlotte HBA President Brian Pace, EO
Mark Baldwin and Alma Jacobs accept the award for the Best Large Group Community Project on behalf of the
Charlotte HBA. They are joined by the NCHBA Senior Officers for a photo. (Middle) The HBA of Durham,
Orange and Chatham Counties receives the honor of Best Large Group Community Project Award for the
Habitat Builder Blitz. EO Nick Tennyson, President Dave Hausfeld and Blitz Chairman Frank Wiesner accept.
(Right) NCHBA Immediate Past President Paul Mullican, President-Elect Frank Wiesner, President Ray Rhodes
and First Vice President Lyle Gardner pose with Tom Gipson of Thomas Gipson Homes,Inc. Gipson was honored
for creating the Habitat Builder Blitz.
s Special Project - Marketing
- Littleton Advertising and
Marketing for the Renaissance
Park Pizza Box.
s Best Small Group Community Project Hendersonville HBA for Community Team Day
Special Project Green Renovation
Pippin Home Designs Inc.
Special Project Millwork
Brooks Millwork Co. for
the millwork at Trillium Estate
in Hillsborough
Member: Greensboro BA
s Special Project - Green Renovation Pippin Home Designs Inc.
t
Special Project - Millwork - Brooks Millwork
Co., for the millwork at Trillium Estate in
Hillsborough.
November 2008
2008 Stars Awards
SPECIAL PROJECTS
FOR LOCAL HBAs
Best Educational Effort
Lake Norman HBA for the
Lake Norman University
Best Membership Effort
Lake Norman HBA for their
“Big Hunt” Membership Drive
Best PR Effort
HBA of Charlotte for
“Charlotte Between the Lines”
OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARDS
by a Builder – Less than
50 homes per year
Pinehurst Homes Inc.
Member: Moore County HBA
Best Internet Web
Site for a Builder or
Developer
SullBark Builders Inc.
Member: Jackson County
HBA
s (Left) Nicole Goolsby, Lake Norman HBA President Rick Constable, Brian Robinett and Sandra Wallace represent
the Lake Norman HBA, winners of Best Local HBA Educational Effort and Membership Effort. (Middle) Chad and
Emilee Collins of Collins and Fisler, LLC celebrate their Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Logo Design for a
Company. (Right) Colen Davidson joins the NCHBA Senior officers for a light moment as he receives an Outstanding
Achievement Award on behalf of Impact Properties Group for Highcroft Village, one of several STARS Awards that
Impact Properties Group took home.
Best Web Site for an
Associate, Supplier or
Realty Company
Smith Marketing Inc.
Member: Greensboro BA
Best Sales Office/
Information Center
Brightleaf
Best Sales Office/
Information Pavilion
for a Community
Builders Art and Graphics Inc.
for the clubhouse at Park South
Station in Charlotte
Member: HBAs of Charlotte
and Winston-Salem
s (Left) Brandy Sullivan, local president of the Jackson County HBA and partner in SullBark Builders Inc., accepts the
Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Internet Web Site for a Builder or Developer. (Middle) Jason Smith of Smith
Marketing Inc., winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Web Site for an Associate, with NCHBA Immediate
Past President Paul Mullican, President Ray Rhodes, President-Elect Frank Wiesner, Secretary/Treasurer Rick Shields and
First Vice President Lyle Gardner. (Right) Jenny Martin of The King Partnership
accepts the Outstanding Achievement STARS Award for Best Sales Office/
Information Center on behalf of the Brightleaf community. (At right) Alexis Oliver
of Builders Art and Graphics Inc. and Bob Mackercher of Ryan Homes, winners
of the Outstanding Achievement STARS Award for Best Sales Office/Information
Pavilion for a Community, are congratulated by NCHBA Immediate Past
President Paul Mullican, President Ray Rhodes, President-Elect Frank Wiesner,
Secretary/Treasurer Rick Shields and First Vice President Lyle Gardner.
Best Brochure/Direct Mail
Piece for a Project by a Builder Pinehurst Homes Inc.
s
Best Logo Design
for a Company
Collins and Fisler, LLC
Member: HBAs of Durham,
Orange and Chatham
Counties and Raleigh-Wake
County
Best Color Ad - Full page
or greater
Highcroft Village
s
Best Membership Effort - Lake
Norman HBA for their “Big Hunt”
Membership Drive
Best Logo Design
for a Community
Marketing Specifics Inc. for
Cheval in Mint Hill, N.C.
Member: Atlanta HBA
t Best Logo Design for a
Community - Marketing Specifics
Inc. for Cheval in Mint Hill, N.C.
s Best PR Effort - HBA of Charlotte for “Charlotte Between the Lines”.
November 2008
2008 Stars Awards
s (Left) Chad Collins receives the Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Single Family Detached Home with a
sales price of $250,000-$500,000 on behalf of Collins and Fisler, LLC, one of several STARS awards the company
took home. (Middle) NCHBA Immediate Past President Paul Mullican, President Ray Rhodes, President-Elect Frank
Wiesner, Secretary/Treasurer Rick Shields and First Vice President Lyle Gardner are pictured with Iredell County
HBA EO Bunny Boyd, Ben Bunday of Bear Builders, LLC, and Jan Petree. Bear Builders, LLC was recognized for
outstanding achievement for Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price of $500,000-$1 million. (Right)
Lake Norman HBA member and NCHBA Secretary/Treasurer Rick Shields joins Sandra Wallace, Membership
Director for the Lake Norman HBA and Rick Constable, local president, as they accept the Outstanding Achievement
Award for Best HBA Web Site.
s (Left) EO Sherry Pinney-Phillips, Kate Dawson and Nicole Gossage accept the Outstanding Achievement
Award for Best Parade of Homes Publication on behalf of the Johnston County HBA. (Middle) NCHBA President
Ray Rhodes, Immediate Past President Paul Mullican, and First Vice President Lyle Gardner join Fayetteville HBA
EO Natalie Woodbury and local President Billy Hylton as they accept a well deserved Outstanding Achievement
Award for Best HBA Community Project for their “Operation Welcome Home” project for returning soldiers.
(Right) NCHBA President Ray Rhodes, Immediate Past President Paul Mullican, President-Elect Frank Wiesner, First
Vice President Lyle Gardner, and Andy Ladner of the Raleigh-Wake County HBA join member Peggy Mackowski,
winner of an Outstanding
Achievement Award for Special
Project-Renovation. (Near right)
Steve Monroe proudly accepts the
Outstanding Achievement Award
for Special Project-Marketing on
behalf of Moss Supply Co. (Far right)
NCHBA Immediate Past President
Paul Mullican, President Ray Rhodes
and First Vice President Lyle Gardner congratulate Brian Robinett, winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award
for Distinguished Builder Member of the Year.
Best Single-Family
sales price of $250,000$500,000
Collins and Fisler, LLC for the
Summerbrooke at Windover
in Durham
Best Single-Family
sales price of $500,000$1 million
Bear Builders, LLC for their
custom build at Village on the
New in Jefferson, N.C.
Member: Iredell County HBA
Best Single-Family
(under 5,000 square
feet)
Living Stone Construction for
the Green residence at the
Settings of Black Mountain
Member: Asheville HBA
Best Single-Family
(5,000 to 10,000 square
feet)
Kenneth Bealer Homes for the
Milford Road residence
Best HBA Web Site
Lake Norman HBA
Best HBA Member
Communication
Greensboro BA for their 50th
anniversary “Builder Update”
Best HBA Parade of
Homes Publication
Johnston County HBA
Best HBA
Community Project
Fayetteville HBA for
“Operation Welcome Home”
for returning soldiers
Special Project Award Renovation
Quality Design and
Construction Inc.
Crowe Design and Associates
Special Project Marketing
Moss Supply Co.
s Best HBA Member
Communication - Greensboro BA
for 50th Anniv.“Builder Update”
Distinguished Builder
Member of the Year
Brian Robinett
t
Best Single-Family Detached
Home - Living Stone Construction
for the Green residence at the
Settings of Black Mountain
s Special Project Award - Renovation Crowe Design and Associates
November 2008
s Best Single-Family Detached Home - Kenneth
Bealer Homes for the Milford Road residence
NCHBA News
NCHBA welcomes new employees
T
wo new employees recently joined
the North Carolina Home Builders
Association staff.
Heather Crews is the new Director of
Communications and Managing Editor for
North Carolina Builder magazine. She comes
to NCHBA from the North
Carolina Department of
Labor, where she was a
Public Information Officer.
Crews earned her bachelor’s
degree in journalism and mass
Crews
communication from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Wendy Spaziani is taking the position
of Assistant Education Coordinator for the
21CBEC. She gained experience in the
industry by working as an
assistant for a homeowners’
association
management
company. She earned a
bachelor’s degree in English
from the University of North
Spaziani
Carolina at Wilmington.
They can be reached at the NCHBA office
at (800) 662-7129, or via e-mail at hcrews@
nchba.org or [email protected].
Mixed-use community
has grand opening
N
ewland Communities, the nation’s largest
privately owned developer of planned
communities, recently opened its newest
community, Briar Chapel, in Chapel Hill.
The 1,589-acre mixed-use development in
northeastern Chatham County is the Triangle’s
largest green community.
Briar Chapel features a Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
built residents’ center, as well as a greenbuilt Information Center and Model Home
Village. The community’s 900 acres of open
space feature views of Bennett Mountain and
Pokeberry Creek, as well as footpaths, bike trails
and sports fields.
Member teaches
in new survey program
R
aymond Dawber, Office Survey Manager
for ESP Associates in Wilmington, is
serving as an instructor in the newly formed
surveying technology program at Brunswick
Community College.
Previously an adjunct instructor at
Fayetteville Technical Community College,
Dawber oversees ESP’s Wilmington survey
operation and has been instrumental in
starting the company’s hydrographic surveying
division.
Bonded Builders announces
membership award
B
onded Builders Warranty Group will award
a $35 gas gift card to North Carolina Home
Builders Association members who bring in
their first-ever new member that is approved by
their local association.
Along with the $35 gas card, the company
will provide a framed certificate of recognition
printed on fine parchment paper.
This promotion is designed to support local
home builders associations and does not require
builder participation in any Bonded Builders
programs.
For more information about the awards
program, e-mail Andi Lindbergh at alindberg@
bondedbuilders.com.
November 2008
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