Volume 22 • Issue 7 • July 2014 Esther is Retiring! Help us send her off in style Be Part of the Year’s Biggest Night July 22, 2014 September 5 HBA Office 10001 W Clearwater Ave Kennewick Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of the Parade of Homes Appreciation Night Dinner and Awards Ceremony. This is one of the best attended annual HBA events. The dinner is the official kick-off to the 2014 Parade of Homes and will take place at the TRAC in Pasco. With 25 homes entered, more than 600 people are expected to attend this celebration. Appreciation Night recognizes the tremendous work of the builders and all their subcontractors. Please click here to view a full list of Appreciation Night sponsorship opportunities. For more information on how you can become involved with this special event, call 509.735.2745 or e-mail [email protected]. 11am - 2pm After 25 years of service, Esther has decided to retire. Come help her celebrate! BBQ lunch and cake will be served. Please RSVP online, by calling Sarah at 509.735.2745 or emailing [email protected]. October 3-5, 2014 TRAC • Pasco The HBA is accepting vendors for the 2014 Fall Home Show. Download a copy of the Exhibitor’s Guide here. Or call the HBA office at 509.735.2745 to request your hard or digital copy of the guide. HBA members always receive a $100 per booth discount ! Various sponsorship opportunities are also available. Click here for a full list of sponsorships. 6pm Social ~7pm Dinner TRAC •Pasco Inside this issue President’s Letter..............................2 HBA Marketing Minute....................3 CESCL Training................................3 HBA Golf Tournament.................. 4-5 HBA Family Night at the Ballpark......6 Have You Logged On...........................6 Murder Mystery Event......................8 Built Green® Training......................9 Recruiter of the Month....................11 New Member Orientation...............11 Calendar..........................................12 Welcome New Members ................12 Anniversaries & Spike Club...........13 From thePresident President From the Graduations are over, college students are home from college, vacations are underway, and we are racking up those 300 days of sunshine a year… summer is definitely here. Of course, Brett Lott, summer in the Tri-Cities President region means that the prime construction season is also in full swing. Everywhere you look there is something being built – retail buildings, new restaurants, and of course, new homes. This construction signifies our continuing economic prosperity in the Tri-Cities – something we can all be happy about. Housing starts remain fairly steady in our region compared to last year, which is what we expected going into 2014. It’s a pace that I hope we can sustain throughout the rest of the year, and of course, we definitely wouldn’t mind seeing an uptick over last year. The Tri-Cities remains on a variety Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities Board of Directors President Brett Lott, Lott’s Better Built Homes Inc. Vice President Jennifer Kelly, J & J Kelly Construction Inc. Secretary/Treasurer Joel Tanasse, Fred’s Appliance Inc. Past President Mike Colby, Mike Colby & Sons Inc. Directors Gretchen Beck, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Matt Mahany, Soft Water Specialists, LLC Pat Messer, ProBuild Gene Rabung, ProBuild Lee Wetherell, Culligan Water State Directors Gretchen Beck, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage LouAnne Burton, Banner Bank Mike Colby, Mike Colby & Sons Inc. Jerry Cowden, All West Flooring Duane LaPierre, LaPierre Enterprises Inc. Kyle LaPierre, LaPierre Enterprises Inc. Jack Lynch, Ray Poland & Sons Inc. Pat Messer, ProBuild of “Top 10” or “Top 20” lists ranking cities and regions nationally for a variety of reasons. Richland was recently ranked the “7th Best Small City to Live In” by the financial website NerdWallet and the TriCities MSA was ranked the “8th Best City to Work”, according to the recent Gallup-Healthways WellBeing Index. Seeing these rankings shouldn’t surprise any of us who live here – we already know how great the area is. What these rankings will do, however, is show other people how great the area is, making our region a top consideration for businesses to locate and people to move here. Of course, if that continues to happen, we will all get to continue doing what we love – building! It’s a win-win for our community and citizens and an enterprise I am grateful to be a part of. In other news, the Parade of Homes™ (September 6, 7, 10, 13, 14), Chefs on Parade™ (September 11 & 12) and the Fall Home Show (October 3-5) are quickly approaching. Chefs on Don Pratt, Don Pratt Construction Inc. Joel Tanasse, Fred’s Appliance Inc. National Directors Jerry Cowden, All West Flooring Duane LaPierre, LaPierre Enterprises Inc. Walla Walla Area Division Board of Directors President Dave Barber, Barber Construction Vice President Paul Abenroth, Abenroth Builders Secretary/Treasurer Matt Hardin, 4 Seasons Color Inc. Directors Terry Hall, Total Comfort Solutions LLC Allen Ketelsen, Ketelsen Construction Co LaRae Martin, Banner Bank A. J. Schuster, S & S Electric Paul Tomkins, HDJ Design Group PLLC State Directors Paul Abenroth, Abenroth Builders Dave Barber, Barber Construction BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 2 Parade™ tickets will go on sale later this month – I would urge you to buy your tickets as soon as you are able because it will certainly be a sold-out event once again this year. I’m always excited to see all that our area has to offer and all the great events put on through our local HBA. If you’re not a participant in one of these events, then you can be an attendee and show your support to your colleagues and to the HBA. In closing, please don’t forget that the holiday this week is about more than barbeques and fireworks. Celebrating our nation’s independence is an honor and a privilege, and I hope that while you are enjoying your celebration you take a moment to remember. In the words of Louis Brandeis, “Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.” Brett Lott Home Builders Association Staff Executive Director Jeff Losey Director, Member Services Esther Hartshorn Director, Publications & Special Events Sarah Britain Szatkowski Accountant/Administrative Assistant Cindy Reisenauer Director, Government Affairs & Communications Reneé Brooks Blueprint is a monthly electronic publication for the members of the Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities. 10001 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336 509.735.2745 Fax 509.735.8470 www.hbatc.com For advertising information, call the HBA office or e-mail [email protected]. Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) Training August 6-7, 8am-5pm Do you need a Construction Stormwater General Permit from Ecology? If your project disturbs over an acre of land or is in a subdivision, you probably do. Part of the requirements of this permit states: all sites disturbing over an acre must have a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL). The CESCL is trained to inspect, install, and manage stormwater controls on your site. Because Ecology requires CESCL to be on-call at all times, most companies will need more than one employee trained as a CESCL. • 3 Year Certified Erosion & Sediment Control Lead Certification ~ BIAW • 16 CE, Appraiser Continuing Education ~ BIAW • 12 CE, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Cost: HBATC Member $75 / BIAW Members $250 / Non-members $325 Click here to register. CESCL Recertification August 8, 8am-5pm HBA Marketing Minute The internet is more of an elimination tool than a selection tool, especially for big purchases like homes. Buyers are trying to narrow it down to just a few whom they’ll reach out to. When they do the ball is back in your court and you’ve already made the first cut! Is your Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) designation about to expire? The Department of Ecology requires a CESCL on all stormwater permitted construction sites over an acre, and CESCL certifications must be renewed every three years with a one-day class. Designed for residential builders, BIAW’s CESCL recertification course will answer the most-asked builder questions, including what BMP’s perform best on construction sites, how to keep those BMP’s working, what red flags signal erosion problems, and how to effectively work with local and state inspectors. This course will also walk you through the planning and execution of erosion control in a subdivision. Instructor: Certified DOE Instructor • 3 Year Certified Erosion & Sediment Control Lead Certification • 6 CE, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Cost: HBATC Member $40 / BIAW Member $175 / Non-Member $250 BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 3 Click here to register. 18th Annual HBA Golf Tournament 1st Place Gross Team: Conover Insurance 1st Place Net Team: Pahlisch Homes, Inc. Hole Sponsor Landmark Prof. Mortgage Volunteers Elizabeth Weimer & Marijo Bowe Hole Sponsor Century 21 Hole Sponsor McCurley Business Elite BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 4 Hole Sponsor Mustang Signs Gold Sponsors: Central Pre-Mix Western Materials Silver Sponsors: Cascade Title Company • Standard Paint & Flooring • Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Golf Cart Sponsors: ProBuild Cooler Sponsors: Parr Lumber Co Beverage Cart Sponsors: American Rock Products • Numerica Credit Union Score Card Sponsor: The Ugly Duck Goodie Bag Sponsor: Sherwin Williams Hole Sponsors: Century 21 Tri-Cities • Colonial Life • Fastsigns • Horizon Construction Sytems • Inland Lighting • Landmark Professional Mortgage • McCurley Business Elite • Mustang Signs • Rowand Machinery Prize Donors: Big D’s Construction • Central Pre-Mix • Dayco Heating & Air • Knutzen’s Meats • Servpro of Tri-Cities, West • Smasne Cellars • Tri-Tech Skills Center • Wildhorse Resort & Casino Volunteers: Gretchen Beck - Wells Fargo Home Mortgage • Marijo Bowe - Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Assoc. Brokers • Darlene Schrank - New York Life • Elizabeth Weimer - Lexar Homes Golf Tournament Committee: Gretchen Beck, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage • Dan Garcia, Dayco Heating & Air • Paul Knutzen, Meier Architecture-Engineering • Cody Sanford, Central Pre-Mix • Joel Tanasse, Fred’s Appliance BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 5 HBA Family Night at the Ballpark August 8, 2014 Dust Devils vs. Vancouver The 2014 HBA Family Night at the Ballpark will be held August 8, as the Dust Devils face off against Vancouver. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children under 17. Gates open at 6:15pm and the game will start at 7:15. The event will feature limited premium Upper Box seating (first-come, first-serve basis) as well as an all-you-can-eat BBQ for one hour prior to the game starting. The menu includes hamburgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches, potato & macaroni salad, chips, and all-you-can-drink Coke and Budweiser products. We only have 150 tickets this year, so if you’d like to attend, please contact Esther at [email protected] or 509.735.2745 as soon as possible. Have You Logged On? The HBA launched its new website last June and many members have yet to take advantage of this new resource. The new website allows you to pay all HBA invoices, update your member information and register for events. If you have forgotten your username or password, they can be recovered through the website or by calling the HBA office at 509.735.2745. Save time and hassle - do it online! BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 6 BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 7 Murder on the Petulant Express HBA Murder Mystery Event September 26, 6pm Monterosso’s Italian Restaurant, Richland It was one of the marvels of 1937, the new streamlined train designed by Peter Petulant came to be known as “The Petulant Express”. The train’s regular journey between New York City and Chicago constantly attracted a passenger list of the rich and famous. And, on this particular journey, they all seemed to be irritated and angry. Come find out who murdered Peter Petulant in his private train car on this trip. Receive one free ticket to the event for each new member you recruit July 1 - September 25, 2014. Additional tickets may be purchased for $20. Heavy appetizers will be served. Contact Esther at 509.735.2745 or [email protected] for more information CPR/First Aid Class This class covers adult, child, and infant CPR, as well as multiple medical problems and treatment of common injuries. Supplementary instruction includes hand washing techniques, infectious diseases, and medical legalities. Cost: FREE for HBA Members (Limit 4 free per company per year - $35 per person thereafter) RSVP required. Contact Cindy at 509.735.2745 or [email protected] to reserve your space. Tuesday, August 5 1 - 4pm BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 8 ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Increase Your Green First 30 guests receive a FREE GIFT. July 22, 2014 s 7:00 p.m. 1325 White Bluffs Street, Richland WA 99352 (Westcliffe Development) Learn the benefits of building energy efficient homes; including increased comfort, health, and lower utility bills. Receive money-saving tips and tricks to retrofit your existing home, as well as gain insight into the latest technology in building efficient and green homes. Presented in partnership with the Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities Built Green program and Pischel Quality Homes. RSVP on gesa.com or by calling 509.378.3549. BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 9 ANNUAL * benefitting * CAMP PATRIOT Come support our Veterans while enjoying a fun Canyon Lakes Golf Course 3700 Canyon Lakes Dr., Kennewick, WA round of golf, in the beautiful Tri-Cities! G2 Construction is proud to present this golf tournament in support of our Veterans with Camp Patriot. To sign up, donate auction items, or sponsor a veteran, please contact us today! (509) 783-8900 Brad Boler [email protected] Gretchen Payne [email protected] CampPatriot.org G2Construction.net BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 10 Recruiter of the Month Congratulations to Denise Warner (Colonial Life) for being named May Recruiter of the Month! Denise has been a member with Colonial Life for 1 years and has 3 Spike Credits. New Member Orientation July 17, 2014 • 4pm HBA Office All members, new and old, are invited to this informational meeting. Come find out how to put your membership and the HBA to work for you. Attend this event to learn what the sweet treats your HBA membership brings along with your benefits and ways to be involved with the HBA. Please RSVP to Esther at 509.735.2745 or [email protected] if you’re able to attend. BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 11 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1 4 10 11 17 17 22 24 5 5 6-7 7 8 8 21 21 26 — JULY — Board of Directors Meeting, 4:30pm HBA Office Closed for the Holiday Parade of Homes™ Committee Meeting, Noon Parade of Homes™ Builder Meeting, 9am Membership Committee Meeting, 9am New Member Orientation, 4pm Esther’s Retirement Party, 11am-2pm Walla Walla Board of Directors Meeting, 9am, Clarette’s — August— CPR/First Aid Class, 1-4pm Board of Directors Meeting, 4:30pm CESCL Training, 8am-5pm Parade of Homes Committee Meeting, Noon CESCL Recertification, 8am-5pm HBA Family Night at the Ballpark, 6:15pm Parade of Homes Committee Meeting, Noon Membership Committee Meeting, 9am Local Government & Land Development Committee Meeting, Noon 27 Parade of Homes Judging, 8am-5pm 28 Parade of Homes Judging, 9am-1pm 28 Walla Walla Board of Directors Meeting, 9am, Clarette’s Welcome New Members! Ace Electric Inc Sponsored by Gene Rabung Jessica Suitonu 1165 Columbia Park Trail Richland WA 99352 (509) 947-2329 Electrical Contractor Welcome Back... Blue Mt Telecommunications Service Sponsored by Larnie Opp Shamaree Fortune 291 Chamberlain Rd Golden Contractor Services Walla Walla WA 99362 (541) 938-7090 LLC Excavation, Utilities Sponsored by Mike Colby Leo Arredondo Cutting Edge Plumbing & 6202 Cashmere Ln Mechanical Pasco WA 99301 Sponsored by A J Schuster (509) 531-6985 Dave Knowles Insulation, Garage Doors, 1104 N 12th Ave Painting Walla Walla WA 99362 (509) 525-0557 Plumbing & Mechanical Dominion Drywall & Construction Sponsored by Karen Trulson Ron Martin 7731 Byers Rd Pasco WA 99301 (509) 366-1595 Drywall Contractor G H Construction Sponsored by Ron Asmus George Hageman 425 S Dennis St Kennewick WA 99336 (509) 947-9492 Builder, Custom & Spec, Remodeling Contractor BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 12 Three Rivers Mechanical Sponsored by Gene Kernan Rob Smith 6511 W Hood Pl Ste D Kennewick WA 99336 (509) 735-2371 Plumbing Contractor Anniversaries-Thanks for Renewing 31 Years Craftwall Inc – Jim Enneking 24 Years Craig-Co Electrical Contractor – Mike Craig 23 Years Clifton Larson Allen LLP – Patti Oliveira Columbia Basin Builders – Tim Pfliger Dependable Appliance – Howard Baird Kitchen & Bath Restylers – Warren Smith Watts Construction Inc – Loren Watts 22 Years Frontier Title & Escrow – Tami Davis Randolph Const Services Inc – Maria Garcia 21 Years Allpro Inc – Brett Nelson King’s Gate Plumbing Inc – Rick Frost 20 Years R Peterman Const Inc – Rick Peterman SunWest Sportswear – Debi Caldwell 19 Years Apollo Mechanical Contractors – Mitch Ratchford Contractors Equipment Maint Inc – Dennis Wood Gillespie Roofing Inc – Allan Gillespie Jeff Moeller Construction, Inc. Jeff Moeller Lowe’s – Sam Kidluff Opp & Seibold Gen Const Inc – Larnie Opp Robertson Builders Inc – Michael Robertson Rogers Surveying Inc PS – Michael Fowler Walla Walla Electric Inc – Everett Knudson 18 Years A J’s Classic Homes – A J Wade Morfeld Corp Inc – Russ Morfeld 17 Years Builders Hardware & Supply Co –Bob Larson Coffey Refrigeration – Valerie Yoder Norco Drywall LLC – Jody Norton Pischel Construction LLC – Tyson Pischel Tee-Pee Septic Inc – Tami McCourtie 16 Years Blue Mt Action Council – Steven Moss 15 Years Walla Walla Community College – Angel Reyna 14 Years Ryan Rhoten Construction Inc – Ryan Rhoten Spike Club Status 13 Years Canyon Lakes Golf Course – Mike Lundgren J-U-B Engineers Inc – Vince Loftus 12 Years C & C Construction Services Inc – Hector Ceniceros 11 Years PayneWest Insurance – John Mostoller Precision Plumbing & Supply Inc – Sean Doncaster Septan Homes – Bruce Tanninen SilverBow Roofing Inc – Richard Hilburn United Rentals Inc – Jeff Wattenburger 10 Years Blue Star Enterprises NW Inc – Laurie Dobush Connell Oil Inc – Travis Coulter 9 Years Cobalt Mortgage – Scott Ridgeway Cut Above Inc – Paul Riedinger Darlene Schrank New York Life Ins Co – Darlene Schrank Spencer Carlson Unlimited Inc – Paula Spencer 7 Years Mark Vincent Construction LLC – Mark Vincent 4 Years Gale Rew Construction – Brad Rew Grand Entrances Inc – Brent Tuckfield Sageland Design – Anthony St Martin 3 Years Buno Construction LLC – Dan Buno 2 Years Cachys Landscaping – Juan Garcia Cherry Creek Mortgage – Dana Mundy Court Concrete LLC – Dennis Lapp Exteriors Two – Steve Hunt Moreno & Nelson Construction Corp - John Nelson Silk Road Solar – Raymond Lam 1 Year A Plus Masonry – Viktor Denisyuk Bank Reale – Steve Hussey Community Real Estate Group – Ken Poletski Dynasty Construction LLC – Yury Kapitula Hays Electric – Lyannae Larson Monson Financial – Linn Stewart North Country Concrete Inc – Bryce Hilman Peake Contractors LLC – Rudd McClory Starlight Construction Inc – Brian Hill Stewart Title –Dylan Strait Spike credits are earned by recruiting and retaining members. To achieve Spike status you must earn six credits within two consecutive membership years (Jan. 1 to Dec. 31). To retain Spike status and become a Life Spike, you must earn a minimum of one Spike credit (new or retention) each membership year until you reach a total of 25 credits. Life Spikes Duane LaPierre...755.5 Don Pratt..............679.5 Alice Feser...........623.5 Pat Messer.............. 582 Rick Siefken........466.5 John Mattson.......430.5 Kyle LaPierre......387.5 Jerry Cowden......... 323 John Henker........277.5 Joel Tanasse.......257.25 Scott Keno...........251.5 Jack Lynch.............. 198 LouAnneBurton.........170.75 Bob Coleman......130.5 Charles May........... 108 Karen Trulson......106.5 Darlene Schrank... 93.5 Bob Johnson.......... 88.5 Bonetta Day..........80.25 Robert Rojas.......... 65.5 Brent Chigbrow....... 65 Rick Feser.............. 64.5 Lee Wetherell........... 64 Luann Davis.......... 62.5 Gene Kernan......... 59.5 Tyson Pischel........ 59.5 Gretchen Beck.....50.75 Brett Lott................... 38 Jim Engebretson .. 35.5 Rick Peterman....... 32.5 Gene Rabung............ 32 Ron Asmus............... 28 Pam Wright............... 25 John Mower.......... 11.5 Phil Pahlisch............ 9.5 Dan Easton..................8 Matt Price....................7 Scott Kiehn..................6 Seth Poulson................6 Gloria Sadlier..............6 Walla Walla Life Spikes Paul Abenroth......378.5 Dave Barber............. 35 Allen Ketelsen ........ 31 Spikes Marc Solferino...... 23.5 Jeff Moeller........... 27.5 Dan Garcia............. 20.5 Fred Giacci............ 18.5 Walla Walla Spikes Steve Recker.......... 17.5 AJ Schuster............... 21 Gary Questad........... 16 Larnie Opp................ 12 Paul Knutzen......... 15.5 Dennis Davis...............8 Mike Colby............... 15 Bill Hissam............... 14 Spike Candidates Jeff Montgomery..... 14 Stan Nuxall.............. 5.5 Doug Browning.... 11.5 Betty Corbitt................5 Jeff Kruger...................5 Mitch Ratchford..........5 Jeff Renz......................5 Jessica Johnson....... 4.5 Tim Sadlier.............. 4.5 Scot Bauder.................4 Stephenie Monson......4 Kay Arbogast.......... 3.5 Chris Cain................ 3.5 Jennifer Kelly.......... 3.5 Abraham Muniz...... 3.5 Terri Allender..............3 Charles Barnett............3 George Booth..............3 Ron Bruce....................3 Dan Bruchman............3 Steve LaMarr..............3 Christine May..............3 Rick Moulton..............3 Jody Norton.................3 Dan Olin......................3 Ryan Olson..................3 Lio Prieto.....................3 BluePrint • July 2014 • Page 13 Cliff Thorn...................3 Susan Thorsen.............3 Denise Warner.............3 Jesus Zepeda................3 Mark Bauder........... 2.5 Steve Conner........... 2.5 Kerry Lawrence...... 2.5 Aaron Magula......... 2.5 Juan Meza................ 2.5 Vicki Monteagudo.. 2.5 Dean Moody Jr....... 2.5 Jim Paul................... 2.5 Jim Clawson................2 Mike Cryan..................2 Bill Etter.......................2 Carolyn Hooper..........2 Joe Klein......................2 Tracy LaMarr..............2 Jeff Lembcke...............2 Tom Masterson...........2 Mark Miller.................2 Travis Mullins.............2 Les Savitch..................2 Howard Tanninen.......2 Ron Thornhill..............2 Karen Barnhart........ 1.5 Steve Bushman....... 1.5 Jim Kammeyer........ 1.5 Grover Kerr Jr......... 1.5 Brent Bieren................1 Katie Carlson...............1 Gretl Crawford............1 Dennis Crossley..........1 Brandy Fortney...........1 Laura Harris-Hodges..1 Fred Mears...................1 Greg Rawlings............1 Brad Rew.....................1 Don Roberts................1 Greg Senger.................1 Tony Tahvili.................1 Joe Talmage.................1 Linda Thomas.............1 Bonnie Todd................1 Glenn Washam............1
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