BIA Online Magazine - December 2024 by BIA SoCal

The premier magazine of the Building Industry

Southern California BUILDER

The Magazine of the Building Industry Association of Southern California

THE YEAR END Edition Passing the Torch

• Celebrating the Life of Randy Carver

• 2024 Highlights

• Welcome our 2025 BIASC Chapter Boards

Energy Efficiency: A Vital Tool to Help Build the Clean Energy Future

California is a global leader in the effort to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that affect our climate.

Improving energy efficiency is a key strategy to help cut down on GHG emissions.

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For today’s builder, constructing next-generation new homes with dual-energy design can both appeal to customer preferences for natural gas appliances and be a part of California’s GHG reduction strategy.

Plus, rebates and incentives are available now to builders of new single-family and multi-family homes who equip their projects with qualifying energy-efficient natural gas appliances through the Energy Efficient New Homes Program.

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What’s Inside

BIASC CEO Message:

Jeff Montejano BIASC Chief Executive Officer

As we conclude 2024 and strategically plan for 2025, we are reminded of the pressing challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, especially regarding the housing policy crisis in California. The ongoing housing policy crisis is a self-inflicted dilemma that requires our attention and action. Meaningful policy reform is necessary to avoid significant obstacles.

However, we remain optimistic and steadfast in our commitment to advancing a pro-housing agenda. Advocacy lies at the heart of our mission, and with the unwavering dedication of our chapter leaders and members, we are poised to continue making a significant impact.

In 2024, we faced a myriad of challenges, including the insurance crisis, energy issues, local anti-housing policies, and increased development fees. Despite these obstacles, our organization has consistently demonstrated that we can make a difference in moving our industry closer to making housing attainable again for Southern California. In addition to our advocacy and electoral victories, our events have continued to provide invaluable networking opportunities and insights into the home building industry.

As we look ahead to 2025, we are more determined than ever to challenge the status quo. Our collective purpose as members of BIASC is what truly drives us forward. Together, we will continue to advocate for improved local housing policies, striving for a more equitable and prosperous future for all Californians. Congratulations to our chapter chairs, boards, and councils for an exceptional year.

A special thank you goes out to our outgoing chair, Nicole Murray, for her dedication, wisdom, and leadership. Her contributions have been invaluable, and we are grateful for her service. Thank you for being a part of our journey. Together, let us embrace the challenges ahead and work towards a meaningful and prosperous 2025. 

– Jeff

BIASC Letter from the Editor:

So Long, 2024! Hi There, 2025!

Craig Foster Chief Operating Officer/ Executive Vice President

In this final issue of Southern California Builder in 2024, we have put together for you a celebration and remembrance of the year we have just gone through together. It was, from every perspective, a year well worth remembering. I hope you enjoy the pages that follow, as they will bring back memories of the great events and get-togethers big and small that brought the BIA family together and advanced our industry in 2024. Our events team is already hard at work on the 2025 BIASC event calendar, so watch for future announcements.

This year was a big year for our advocacy teams, with the government relations staff here at BIASC and in all the chapters working hard to reduce the impacts of regulation, unfair fees, and anti-housing activists on our industry. Every win we scored was important, of course, but of particular significance this year was our victory at the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), where we and our coalition partners succeeded in turning one of our original “Perfect Storm” threats, the Southern California Greenprint, from something that would have exposed our industry to endless litigation into a reasonable planning tool that we could support.

In this issue, you’ll find the final BIASC Chair & CEO Joint Message co-signed by our outgoing BIASC Chair Nicole Murray of Shea Homes. Nicole has been an outstanding and inspirational leader and she deserves a big round of applause from all of us for her dedication to BIASC and the homebuilding industry. In January, Mike Balsamo of Rancho Mission Viejo will take the helm of our organization, going full circle from being BIASC’s CEO to being its Board Chair. We’d say welcome back, but Mike has never left, staying deeply involved in BIASC through all the years between those two milestones.

Of course, there is also sadness as we consider entering the new year without some dear friends, colleagues and leaders who we’ve lost in 2024. This year the BIA family lost many friends and champions of the industry, including Brian Maag, owner of OC Drywall and member of the BIASC Executive Committee, former BIASC Chair and Orange County Chapter President Gordon E. Tippell, and Brian Nestande, who served as our Coachella Valley Chapter Senior Vice President. And sadly, in November our dear friend and colleague Randy Carver of Kovach Marketing passed away, snuffing out a light that illuminated so many of us. Because Randy was the heart and soul of this magazine, you’ll find a special tribute to him in the pages that follow.

In closing out this year, all of us at BIASC want to express our thanks to you, our members, for making this a great year for us. We deeply appreciate the many hours of your valuable time that you dedicated to BIASC and your local chapters, we thank you for your support through sponsorships and event attendance, and we wish to express to you how honored we are to work with all of you to support this homebuilding industry that we all hold so dear.

All our best wishes to you and yours for a joyful holiday season and, of course, a happy, successful and profitable new year! 

ARCHITECT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUILDER

& Friend to All

By Laer Pearce

If you could extract DNA from bits and bytes for testing, you would find Randy Carver’s DNA on Southern California Builder because it is, in many ways, his baby. And Randy’s DNA will always be a part of every issue of this magazine. Randy tragically passed away on Sunday, November 10th. His passing followed a long and seemingly successful battle against cancer. In fact, just three days before the disease took him, after he had endured chemotherapy, radiation treatments and a painful but successful surgery, Randy and his wife Susan were told by his doctor that he had a clean bill of health.

Life, unfortunately, can bring cruel and unwarranted surprises.

Although his close friends could be counted in the hundreds, few knew that Randy, Vice President of Client Services at Kovach Marketing, was engaged in protracted mortal combat against cancer.

“He was very careful not to share his battle in a public way because he didn’t want his many friends to worry about him, which was so Randy,” his boss and coworker for 25 years, Dana Kovach told me. “He wanted them to appreciate the moment, to be in the now, to be happy. Even when he was hurting after his surgery last summer, he didn’t want to let go of his clients. He would reluctantly tell me he could hand off some, but so many more he still wanted to handle, to be there for them and to take care of their needs.”

Randy came back from that surgery to everyone’s relief, returning to the office and taking up work on behalf of his clients as if he’d just gotten back for a pleasant vacation in Cabo. But it turned out that the cancer was taking no vacations.

“I have never gained trust and loyalty in someone as quickly in my 46 years in the building industry as I did with Randy,” BIASC’s Chief Operating Officer and SoCal Builder’s chief editor Craig Foster told me. “Several years ago, I was in the process of bringing back Southern California Builder magazine and I was told to reach out to Randy to help me get the magazine digitally produced every other month. At our first meeting, Randy and I found that we had a lot in common – family, the industry, a passion for our work – and that we shared the same

sense of humor. From then on, every conversation, whether it was via Zoom, email, text, or a phone call, was filled with humor, even when we were discussing serious matters. This bond allowed us to work in a very enjoyable but very effective way and kept us and our teams grounded and smiling even on tough days.”

“I was always amazed at his willingness to go beyond the job and do things out of friendship. For example, I might mention a problem I was having with other vendors, and Randy would say ‘I can help you out’ and he would make the problem go away. Through his dedication to ‘helping me out,’ I eventually moved most of my outside vendor business over to Randy and the Kovach Marketing team and have never looked back. I wish I had known him longer and I grieve that now I can’t know him any longer. He truly was a generational spirit that touched everyone he met.”

As for me, I never met Randy because I left the marketing side of the business for the public affairs side shortly after he joined KM, but I did interview him a year ago for the December 2023 issue of this magazine. I have done dozens of these interviews over the years and his stood out as one of the two or three most enjoyable because he had such positivity and he was continuously brimmed over with excitement. Over the hour that we talked, there wasn’t the slightest hint that there was any sort of weight on his shoulders.

“I love what I do,” he enthused. “It’s relationship based, and I love my clients. We all have our jobs to do and our work to do, but when you’re working with fun people, people you know and who know about you, it makes it so much better. You become so willing to bend over backwards to get things done, because we’re on the same playing field with the same goal.”

Dana expressed the same thought. “He brought a tremendous amount of joy. He approached his clients as friends as well as business. Every time he showed up, his positive enthusiasm made the other person feel like they were important, that they mattered. All day long I could hear him in his office laughing with his clients, even if they were just going through the drier details of a marketing agenda.”

Brian Newquist, who worked alongside Randy as Vice President of Operations at Kovach Marketing, agreed with Dana, saying, “Randy, the life of the party, will be deeply missed. His infectious humor, boundless creativity, and quick wit brought joy to everyone around him. A natural collaborator, he made every project feel like a shared adventure, inspiring and elevating those he worked with. Though the world feels a little quieter without him, his spirit will live on in every new idea and our cherished memories.”

Clients and colleagues also are mourning the loss of the man who took their home sales so seriously and personally.

“Everybody’s friend – that’s Randy. He was hilarious, kind, creative and someone you could always count on. He loved his family and loved his work and it showed in every interaction you had with him. His bright spirit is missed tremendously,” said Karen Ellerman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Shea Homes, Southern California Division – the company that was Kovach Marketing’s first client and remains a client to this day.

Susan Cleary, Tri Pointe Homes’ Vice President of Marketing - Bay Area, added, “Randy brought light and laughter to every encounter we shared over the past decade, creating a lasting friendship that went beyond work. He approached life with inspiring joy and his deep love for his family was evident in all he did. I’m grateful for his friendship and the memories of his contagious joyful spirit will remain with me always.”

Our hearts go out to Randy’s wife Susan and their three sons, Jake, Grant and Zach, all in their 20s with their lives unfolding before them, now without the father who absolutely adored them. In addition to all the attention he gave to his clients, he also believed his mission as a father was to create great memories for his sons, which he did, taking them on a tour of baseball parks around the country, countless adventures on family vacations, and so much more, including the joy he brought to even the most mundane day. What a great gift and legacy to leave behind!

“To the end,” Dana said as we concluded our conversation, “he had a very optimistic perspective on what life still had to bring. He was probably the most surprised of all of us that he had passed away.” 

Heartfelt Words FOR AN

Here are a few of many:

How do you summarize an eighteen-year working relationship in a few words? Someone mentioned “gutted” to me this week, and that seems about right. For now, I will just say thank you Randy. Thank you for the laughs and for the inside jokes, and for providing consistency for so long as a colleague, a friend and someone I could, and did, look up to. I don’t envision a future without you, but I also know that isn’t an option either. So, I, we, will continue in your memory and hope we will make you as proud as you made your family, us and the industry and clients you supported. I’ll see you later buddy.

– Brian Newquist Vice President of Operations at Kovach Marketing

Randy wasn’t just a colleague; he was family. He was one of the first people I met when I started working at Shea, and right away he became one of my favorite people. For the past seven years, his presence has brought warmth and light into every room. The world feels a little dimmer now that he’s no longer with us. I will miss every email, text, phone call, Instagram message and hug. The way he spoke about his wife and three boys showed just how much he cherished his family, and I admired that deeply. Randy’s impact on my life will never be forgotten.

– Sophia Stamos

Marketing Director, Shea Homes - San Diego

Randy consistently demonstrated a can-do attitude, always staying positive and ready to tackle any challenge. I knew I could always rely on him. After 17 years working together, we shared so much, and his absence will be felt more deeply than we can express.

– Vanessa Linn Vice President, Shea Homes - San Diego

Randy was one of a kind, and if you were lucky enough to know him, you were truly blessed. I count myself one of the lucky ones and my life is forever changed by having him as my friend. Of course, he was so fun, hilariously funny, witty, silly, charming, smart, sharp, considerate, and loving. He was unique and left an indelible mark on my life, on our industry and on our world. He was also vulnerable, genuine, authentic, trustworthy, honest, understanding, compassionate, devoted and a faithful man. I miss him terribly and will until I have the joy of being with him again on the other side. Rest in peace, My Treasured Friend. You were truly loved.

– Valerie Hardman Vice President of Outdoor Dimensions

Our hearts are broken. Randy brought passion and johy to every project and made the days brighter. He will be so missed. We send our love to his family and KM.

– Lisa Parrish Chief Creative Chick, Team PMP

Randy was the kindest, smartest, funniest, and hardest working person you’ll ever know. Our industry has lost a very special person. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Kovach Marketing team and Randy’s family during this difficult time.

– Steven Greco Vice President - Listings/Digital Solutions at Zonda

I became friends with Randy over the years through his involvement in the annual BITA fundraising event. He was such an integral part of that committee, helping to bring all the creative ideas from the group to life through fantastic marketing materials that helped us promote the event and make it successful every year. His honesty and great sense of humor drew us closer to become great friends. We had our inside jokes over the years and enjoyed working together on many projects, and I will remember him always as a wonderful, kind, funny, sweet human being and more importantly, a friend. He will truly be missed by everyone whose lives he touched. I know I will forever miss him.

– Laura Barber Vice President, Events & Human Resources Building Industry Association of Southern California

Randy was SO loved by EVERYONE. The absence of our daily chats has left a big hole in my heart. It’s impossible to put into words at this time how much Randy meant to me and will be missed within our KM family... and the entire homebuilding family too. He was truly one-of-a-kind. To Susan, Jake, Grant and Zach: I am thinking about you four nonstop. Above all else he loved his family and I’m sending you all endless love during this unbelievably difficult time.

– Gretchen Fuog Account Executive at Kovach Marketing

The KM team thanks everyone for their loving and heartfelt comments and shared memories across all our social media channels about Randy.

CONGRATS PAT FUSCOE & BIASC’s CLASS OF 2024 HALL OF LEGENDS! CELEBRATING A REMARKABLE CAREER

All things on earth are connected, each a part of the web of life. What we do, as human beings and designers, affects each strand in the web. This is a fundamental truth that guides who we are, and the work we must do. It connects us to the importance of the role we play in creating the delicate balance between built and natural environments. More importantly, this truth serves to elevate our thinking from the confines of traditional approaches, to the total circumference of possibilities. Connecting the dots… Driving innovation… Widening the arc of creativity. For we know that the way we think, the way we do business, the way we treat others, and the way we interact with water, land and sky will eventually come full circle.

THE YEAR END Edition

Passing the Torch

Celebrating Nicole Murray’s Leadership as BIASC Chair

“Nicole mobilized the collective strength of our builders to provide the financial resources needed for today’s advocacy battles. She has been present in every capacity and always leading with a smile while demanding accountability. Job well done!”

– Mike Balsamo, Senior Vice President, Governmental Relations, Rancho Mission Viejo

“Congratulations and a huge thank you to Nicole Murray for a very successful year under her leadership serving as Chair of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. She quickly grasped the gravity of this key industry-wide leadership position and the pulpit that comes with it. With Nicole’s deep understanding of the issues that affect our ability to provide much needed housing, she set forth an effective vision to marshal and direct the resources necessary to drive the incredibly critical results we achieved this past year. Under Nicole’s stewardship BIASC increased our reach and furthered our influence with many key municipalities, jurisdictions and utilities throughout in our region. She also rolled up her sleeves and dug into the weeds of our association’s business operations and established a high bar of questioning, scrutiny, and accountability standards of our association’s financial performance and membership generation and retention efforts. On behalf of our land developers, homebuilders, trade partners and associate members, thank you again Nicole for all you’ve done for the mighty BIASC!”

– Tom Grable, Division President, Tri Pointe Homes

“Nicole Murray’s leadership of BIASC, over the last year, set a new standard of excellence. We grew in membership and advocacy strength that set a winning level of public policy success. Her leadership style is direct, steadfast, and unwavering. We are all a better coalition. Much appreciated.”

– Greg McWilliams, Chief Policy Officer and Vice President, Five Point

“There is never a shortage of obstacles and challenges facing the home building industry, and Nicole consistently rises to the challenge to protect and fight the firestorm coming from all directions. Nicole’s leadership has been instrumental in guiding us through tough times. Nicole has been an incredible leader and continues to inspire us all.”

– Alan Boudreau, President, Boudreau Pipeline Corporation

“The homebuilding industry continues to face new and existing challenges every year. Its leaders like Nicole that navigate and unite our industry to achieve a greater outcome. Nicole’s drive and ability to understand key issues and move toward resolutions show in the incredible results the BIASC have achieved this past year. Congratulations Nicole! Job well done.”

– Lisa Fjelstad, Division President SOCAL Division, Taylor Morrison

Dear Members,

As we approach the end of 2024, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your dedication to the Building Industry Association of Southern California. The enthusiasm and engagement I’ve witnessed across our chapters have truly made this year remarkable. This was especially evident during our installation galas and the Building Industry Show events, which were a great success.

Nicole Murray BIASC Chair Division President, Shea Homes

Our advocacy efforts this year have been exceptionally strong, resulting in significant victories in key elections and project approvals.

• Key Elections: Focused on many key elections across our region, securing 72 election wins, an 81%-win rate.

• Local Housing Policy: Defeated or delayed dozens of proposed local government fee increases and anti-housing policies.

• Member Mobilization: Secured thousands of member/public support letters helping pass local home builder projects.

• Climate Action: Amended key language in the LA County Climate Action Plan that will allow future sustainable market-rate housing production across the county.

• Energy Policy: Created BIASC’s first Energy Task Force/Committee to address builder energy short and long-term issues

• Insurance Crisis Mobilization: Generated 75,000 emails/letters to elected officials to support insurance reform

• Insurance Crisis Resolution: Orange, San Bernadino, Riverside Counties and Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) passed BIASC insurance resolutions with the goal of prompting action from Sacramento

• Permit Reform: Collaborated with CBIA to help build awareness/support for state-wide legislative solutions to address the housing crisis

I feel incredibly proud to be part of this industry, not just for the homes and communities we build, but for the wonderful people I have the privilege to work alongside. Our association brings together our collective voices for advocacy, education and of course, fun!

A special thank you to Mike Balsamo from Rancho Mission Viejo for his commitment to leadership in our industry. I am eager to see what our organization can achieve with his expertise and passion.

Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and much success in the upcoming year. 

– Nicole Murray | Shea Homes®

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DEAR MEMBERS

Thank you for your support over the last year and for helping make our events a success. Without you we could not do what we do year after year. We are starting to work towards and looking forward to 2025, and we know you are as well We have truly appreciated our members’ involvement over the past year and hope that you will continue to be part of our efforts, as we plan our highly anticipated signature events next year. Our goal is to always keep our members engaged, connected, and educated through these events. Our advocacy team will continue to support our industry, you, and your company, through their efforts help build the American Dream.

With that in mind, we have outlined two of our annual sponsorship packages for your consideration. Our goal with these partnership opportunities is for your company to stay involved in BIA through marketing, networking, and education. We continue to help cross promote our annual sponsors through joint events and regional events to expand those opportunities to make new connections. We hope with these combined efforts, your resources can be maximized in 2025.

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Carlos Rodriguez CHIEF POLICY OFFICER/SVP

PROGRAMS UNDERWRITER - $1,800

Name: Event email sent out to BIALAV member companies (over 4,000 emails) and event pages throughout the year.

Logo: On Signage at events, PowerPoint Presentation, and BIALAV website (www.bialav.or) homepage with link to your company website for one month during 2025.

CHAPTER EVENT SPONSORSHIPS

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

Logo: BIALAV Member Newsletter as Program Underwriter during the same month that you’re featured on the website.

Banner Ad: Choose one Banner Ad in BIALAV Member Newsletter during the year (must coordinate 30 days in advance of publishing date – first come, first serve basis.)

April 10th – LAV & OC Housing Symposium(2) Tickets

August 26th or 27th - Dodgers vs Reds - (2) Tickets

Magazine Ad: One full-page ad in the BIASC magazine (must coordinate 30 days in advance of publishing date – first come, first serve basis.)

Social Media: BIALAV promotion of appropriate industry related discussions on chapter's social media pages

CHAPTER EVENT SPONSORSHIPS

March 13th - LAV Mixer Event (2) Tickets to attend

September 17th - Santa Clarita Elected Official Mixer Sponsor (2) Tickets to attend

October 15th & 16th - BIS 2025 (1) Show Floor Pass

*Dates are subject to

Contact: Laura (Barber) Salgado, BIASC VP of Events - (949) 777-3861 - lbarber@biasc.org

BUNDLED EVENTS PATRON - $4,150

PROGRAMS UNDERWRITER INCLUDED - PLUS MARQUEE EVENTS LISTED BELOW:

Sponsor to pick between Golf Tournament or Trap Shoot

June 2nd – LA/V Golf Tournament at Industry Hills Golf Club Golf Foursome - $1875 Value (Annual Sponsor must still reserve their Foursome)

November 3rd - Trap Shoot Tournament (Oak Tree) – VIP Experience Includes Team of 5 Shooters - $1750 Value

November 20th - LA/V Installation GalaBronze Sponsorship - $1250 Value (2) tickets to attend

Company logo included in all marketing Option to apply this $1,250 value to upgrade to higher sponsor level for the event (other sponsorship available range from $2,250 to $4,250).

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DEAR MEMBERS

Thank you for your support over the last year and for helping make our events a success. Without you we could not do what we do year after year. We are starting to work towards and looking forward to 2025, and we know you are as well. We have truly appreciated our members’ involvement over the past year and hope that you will continue to be part of our efforts, as we plan our highly anticipated signature events next year. Our goal is to always keep our members engaged, connected, and educated through these events. Our advocacy team will continue to support our industry, you, and your company, through their efforts help build the American Dream

Sincerely,

Nolan Leggio

BIA SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHAPTER PRESIDENT

DIVERSIFIED PACIFIC

Carlos Rodriguez BIA SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHAPTER CHIEF POLICY OFFICER/SVP

PROGRAMS UNDERWRITER -

$1,950

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

Name: Event email sent out to BIASBC member companies (over 4,000 emails) and event pages throughout the year.

Logo: On Signage at events, PowerPoint Presentation, and BIASBC website (www.biabuild.com) homepage with link to your company website for one month during 2025.

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

(2) TICKETS TO EACH BELOW

February 5th – Government Affairs Workshop

April – Mechanics Lien

May 8th – IE (San Bernardino & Riverside) Joint Economic Update

May – Advanced Mechanics Lien

August 8th – Water Conference

August 28th – Government Affairs

High Desert Virtual Forum

Logo: BIASBC Member Newsletter as Program Underwriter during the same month that you’re featured on the website.

Banner Ad: Choose one Banner Ad in BIASBC Member Newsletter during the year (must coordinate 30 days in advance of publishing date – first come, first serve basis.)

Magazine Ad: One full-page ad in the BIASC magazine (must coordinate 30 days in advance of publishing date – first come, first serve basis.)

Social Media: BIASBC promotion of appropriate industry related discussions on chapter's social media pages

CHAPTER EVENT SPONSORSHIPS REGIONAL EVENT TICKETS

March 19th – SBC & Emerging

Leaders Bowling Event (Big Al’s) –(Lucky Strike Sponsor) - $850 Value Team of 4 Bowlers

September 10th - Summer Joint IE (SBC & RC) Event & Emerging Leaders Cornhole Tournament –(Silverlakes) - $650 Value

(2) Tickets to attend

Option to Choose Two Events Below: (1) Ticket - Sponsor to select one Coachella Valley Event:

January 23rd - Fun, Facts & Philanthropy

March 26th - Networking, Teserra Show Room

May 2nd - Government Affiars Workshop

August 28th - Berger Iceplex

November 6th - Annual Night Golf

October 15th & 16th: BIS 2025

(1) Floor Pass

*Dates

PROGRAMS UNDERWRITER INCLUDED ($1,950 VALUE) - PLUS MARQUEE EVENTS LISTED BELOW:

June 18th – Top Golf Tournament - $825

Value

Value can be used towards a foursome or sponsorship.

October 16th or 30th – SBC & RC Installation Gala, Pechanga – Bronze Sponsor - $1250

Value

(2) complimentary event tickets. Company logo included in PowerPoint presentation and signage at the event. Option to apply this $1,250 value to upgrade to higher sponsor level for the event.

December 3rd - Meet Your Electeds Joint IE SBC & RC Event - ($550 Sponsor)

(2) complimentary event tickets. Company logo included on event page and signage at the event.

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DEAR MEMBERS

Thank you for your support over the last year and for helping make our events a success. Without you we could not do what we do year after year. We are starting to work towards and looking forward to 2025, and we know you are as well. We have truly appreciated our members’ involvement over the past year and hope that you will continue to be part of our efforts, as we plan our highly anticipated signature events next year. Our goal is to always keep our members engaged, connected, and educated through these events. Our advocacy team will continue to support our industry, you, and your company, through their efforts help build the American Dream.

Sincerely,

Doug Grove

BIA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CHAPTER PRESIDENT

RHA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS-PLANNERS, INC.

Lou Monville

BIA RIVERSIDE COUNTY CHAPTER

SENIOR VICE

PRESIDENT

PROGRAMS UNDERWRITER - $2,150

Name: Event email sent out to BIARC member companies (over 4,000 emails) and event pages throughout the year.

Logo: On Signage at events, PowerPoint Presentation, and BIARC website (riversidebia.org) homepage with link to your company website for one month during 2025.

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

Logo: BIARC Member Newsletter as Program Underwriter during the same month that you’re featured on the website.

Banner Ad: Choose one Banner Ad in BIARC Member Newsletter during the year (must coordinate 30 days in advance of publishing date – first come, first serve basis.)

Magazine Ad: One full-page ad in the BIASC magazine (must coordinate 30 days in advance of publishing date – first come, first serve basis.)

Social Media: BIARC promotion of appropriate industry related discussions on chapter's social media pages

(2) TICKETS TO EACH BELOW CHAPTER EVENT SPONSORSHIPS REGIONAL EVENT TICKETS

Feb 13th – Brewery Networking Event

March 12th - Government Affairs Workshop

May 8th – IE (Riverside & SBC) Joint Economic Update

June 26 - Government Affair Workshop

October 1st - Government Affairs Workshop

*Dates are subject to change

August 21 - Wilson Creek Winery Event Sponsor - $750 value

(2) Tickets to attend September 10th - Summer Joint IE (RC & SBC) Event & Emerging Leaders Cornhole Tournament –(Silverlakes) - $650 Sponsor

(2) Tickets to attend

Contact: Laura (Barber) Salgado, BIASC VP of

Option to Choose Two Events Below (1) Ticket - Sponsor to select one Coachella Valley event:

January 23rd - Fun, Facts & Philanthropy

March 26th - Networking, Teserra Show Room

May 2nd - Government Affairs Workshop

August 28th - Berger Iceplex

November 6th - Annual Night Golf

October 15th & 16th: BIS 2025

(1) Floor Pass

PROGRAMS UNDERWRITER INCLUDED ($2,150 VALUE) - PLUS MARQUEE EVENTS LISTED BELOW:

April 4th – Golf Tournament - Temecula Creek Golf Club - $1,950 Value

Value can be used towards a golf foursome or sponsorship. Sponsorships must be $1,950 or above

October 16th or 30th – RC & SBC Installation Gala, Pechanga – Bronze Sponsor - $1250 Value (2) Tickets to attend Company logo included in PowerPoint presentation and signage at the event. Option to apply this $1,250 value to upgrade to higher sponsor level for the event

December 3rd – Meet Your Electeds Joint IE RC & SBC Event - $550 Value (2) Tickets to attend Company logo included in all marketing

*Dates are subject to change

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DEAR MEMBERS

Thank you for your support over the last year and for helping make our events a success. Without you we could not do what we do year after year. We are starting to work towards and looking forward to 2025, and we know you are as well. We have truly appreciated our members’ involvement over the past year and hope that you will continue to be part of our efforts, as we plan our highly anticipated signature events next year. Our goal is to always keep our members engaged, connected, and educated through these events. Our advocacy team will continue to support our industry, you, and your company, through their efforts help build the American Dream

Sincerely,

Megan Eltringham

BIA ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER PRESIDENT New Home Company

Adam Wood

BIA ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER

Senior Vice President

PROGRAMS UNDERWRITER - $2,450

Name: Event email sent out to BIAOC member companies (over 4,000 emails) and event pages throughout the year.

Logo: On Signage at events, PowerPoint Presentation, and BIAOC website (www.biaoc.com) homepage with link to your company website for one month during 2025.

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

January 24th – Legislative Update (2) Tickets

January 30th: Outlook 2025

Economic Forecast - Irvine Marriott Hotel

(2) Ticket

April 10th – OC & LA Housing Symposium – (2) Tickets

TBD – Angels Game Night (1) Ticket

July 24th (tentative) - Model Home

Tour – The Summit at Orchard Hills (2) Tickets

3 Government Affairs

Educational/Workshop Series(2) Tickets to each event

Tenative Dates: March 21st, May 16th, September 26th

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

Logo: BIAOC Member Newsletter as Program Underwriter during the same month that you’re featured on the website.

Banner Ad: Choose one Banner Ad in BIAOC Member Newsletter during the year (must coordinate 30 days in advance of publishing date – first come, first serve basis.)

CHAPTER EVENT SPONSORSHIPS

May 5th: Golf Tournament - Tee

Sponsors - $750 value

Company name listed on (1) tee sign on each course

Option to apply $250 value to upgrade to higher sponsorship level

March 27th - Whiskey Event

Sponsor - $550 Value

(2) Tickets

September 19th - Softball

Tournament - All Star Sponsor$150 value

(2) Lunch Tickets to attend and enjoy watching the industry teams compete.

Magazine Ad: One full-page ad in the BIASC magazine (must coordinate 30 days in advance of publishing date – first come, first serve basis.)

Social Media: BIAOC promotion of appropriate industry related discussions on chapter's social media pages

REGIONAL EVENT TICKETS

Option to Choose Two Events Below: GSMC Event - Sponsor to select one GSMC event

October 15th & 16th: BIS 2025 (1) Show Floor Pass

BUNDLED EVENTS PATRON - $4,750

PROGRAMS UNDERWRITER INCLUDED ($2,450) - PLUS MARQUEE EVENTS LISTED BELOW:

May 5th - Golf Tournament at Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club

Golf Foursome - $1,975 value

Annual Sponsor must still reserve their Foursome

June 6th - Women’s Leadership Conference –BIA Believer Sponsor - $750 Value

(2)complimentary event tickets

Company name included in printed program and company logo included in PowerPoint presentation and signage at the event.

Option to apply $750 Value to higher sponsorship level

September 25th - BITA Wine Event / BITA Fundraiser – Bronze Sponsor $550 value

Company logo included in PowerPoint presentation and signage at the event.

(2)complimentary event tickets

Option to apply this $550 value to upgrade to higher sponsor level for the event

November 14th - BIA/OC Installation Gala –Bronze Sponsor $1,250 value

(2)complimentary event tickets.

Company logo included in PowerPoint presentation and signage at the event.

Option to apply this $1,250 value to upgrade to higher sponsor level for the event

2025 Exclusive Sponsorship Package

DEAR MEMBERS

Thank you for your support over the last year and for helping make our events a success. Without you we could not do what we do year after year. We are starting to work towards and looking forward to 2025, and we know you are as well. We have truly appreciated our members’ involvement over the past year and hope that you will continue to be part of our efforts, as we plan our highly anticipated signature events next year. Our goal is to always keep our members engaged, connected, and educated through these events. Our advocacy team will continue to support our industry, you, and your company, through their efforts help build the American Dream.

Sincerely,

Terry Kent

BIA COACHELLA VALLEY CHAPTER

PRESIDENT

CRESTWOOD COOMMUNITIES

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

Engage an estimated 1,300 leaders and fellow stakeholders in the Southern California home building industry through targeted marketing at chapter and regional events. As a program underwriter and bundled programs patron, your BIASC staff will coordinate each upcoming event to ensure that you are reserving your complimentary ticket(s) and utilizing all targeted activation benefits throughout 2025.

Onsite Presence -

Recognition by lead event speaker

Dedicated area for marketing materials/display

Logo inclusion in PowerPoint presentation, where applicable

E-Communication -

Logo inclusion in recurring promotional emails sent to BIASC Membership

BIASC & BIA Riverside County Social MediaSponsor recognition post on social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and BizNet Mobile App

Advertising & PR -

One full-page ad in Southern California Builder digital magazine – requires 30-day advance commitment of publishing date on first come, first served basis. Distributed member wide.

Company listing in press release and/or media advisory

Logo inclusion on event registration page with link to company website

January 23rd – Presented by: WDC Kitchen & Bath Showroom - Fun, Facts & Philanthropy – Builder panel + Junior Builder Fundraising Networking Event (2) Tickets

March 26th - Presented by: Teserra Outdoor –Meet the Builder Round Robin Networking Event (2) Tickets

May 2nd - Government Affairs Workshop - $350 Bronze Sponsor (2) Tickets

August 28th - Berger Iceplex – Broomball Networking Event - $450 Bronze Sponsor (2) Tickets

November 6th - Annual “Shots In The Night” Golf Networking Event (Indian Wells Golf Resort) Team of 2 - $450 Value

Regional Events – (2) Tickets to each Sponsor to Pick ONE – San Bernardino County GA Workshop

February 5th

August 28th

May 8th - IE Economic Update (2) Tickets

Sponsor to Pick TWO – Riverside Government Affairs Workshop

March 12th

June 26th

October 1st

BIAOC Installation Gala

T H A N K Y O U

TO OUR VENDORS

CHRIS KHAN CONSULTING

CLARITY REAL ESTATE ADVISORS

THE HENDERSON LAW FIRM

HOLLAND & KNIGHT

INTERO DIGITAL

GET COMMUNITY KOVACH MARKETING

MP COMMUNICATIONS

SOUTHLAKE PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Save the Date 2025 BIASC EVENTS

January 22

BIA Riverside Chapter Golf Tournament

January 23

BIA Los Angeles / Ventura Chapter Golf Tournament

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council No Host Happy Hour

Monday, June 12, 2023

To Be Announced

BIA Coachella Valley Chapter Fun, Facts & Philanthropy – Builder Panel & Junior Builder Fundraising Networking Event Presented by WDC Kitchen & Bath

January 24 BIA Orange County Chapter Legislative Update

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council Networking Event

February 5

February 6

BIA Orange County Chapter Whiskey Tasting Event

June 1 2 June 1 5

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Dacor Kitchen Theater in Irvine

BIA San Bernardino County Chapter Government Affairs Workshop

January 30 BIA Orange County Chapter Outlook 2025 Economic Forecast

BIA Riverside & San Bernardino County Chapter Joint BBQ Networking Event

Thursday, July 13, 2023

BIASC Special Evening with Industry Leaders

February 12

BIASC SAGE 55+ Housing Council Breakfast Event “Bring Back the Bacon”

To Be Announced

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council Virtual Educational Workshop

BIA Orange County Annual Baseball Night

February 19

s July 1 3 July 1 8 July 2 7

February 13 BIA Riverside County Chapter Brewery Networking Event

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Angels Stadium of Anaheim

February 19

March 6

BIA Riverside County Chapter Annual Wine Event A p r i l

Inland Empire Emerging Leaders Virtual Morning Buzz

Inland Eders Virtual Morning Buzz

BIA Orange County Chapter Golf Tournament

March 13

March 19

March 21

BIASC/BIA Los Angeles Chapter Multi Family Conference

BIA Los Angeles / Ventura Chapter Top Golf

Thursday, July 27, 2023 Top Golf in El Segundo

BIA Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter Mixer Event

BIA San Bernardino County Chapter & IE Emerging Leaders Bowling Event

BIA Orange County Chapter Government Affairs Educational Workshop

Thursday, August 17, 2023 Wilson Creek Winery August 1 7

BIA San Bernardino County Chapter & BIA Riverside Chapter Joint Top Golf Event

*ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

BIA Orange County Chapter Women in Leadership Conference

Save the Date 2025 BIASC EVENTS

March 26

April 1 7

BIA Riverside Chapter Golf Tournament

Monday, April 17, 2023

Temecula Creek Golf Club

BIA Coachella Valley Chapter Meet the Builder Round Robin Networking Event Presented by: Teserra Outdoor

March 27 BIA Orange County Chapter Whiskey Event

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council Networking Event

April BIA San Bernardino County Chapter Mechanics Lien (To Be Announced) Webinar

April 4

April 10

April 16

April 17

April 2 0

(To Be Announced)

May

May 2

May 5

May 8

May 14

April 1 9 May 8 June 1

BIA Riverside County Chapter Golf Tournament

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 To Be Announced

BIA Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter & BIA Orange County Chapter Housing Symposium

BIASC Special Evening with Industry Leaders

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council Event

Thursday, April 20, 2023 Richard Nixon Presidential Library

BIASC SAGE 55+ Housing Council SAGE Awards Dinner

BIA Orange County Chapter Angels Game

BIA San Bernardino County Chapter Mechanics Lien (To Be Announced) Webinar

May 16

June 2

BIA Orange County Chapter Golf Tournament

Monday, May 8, 2023

Cota de Caza Golf & Racquet Club

BIA Coachella Valley Chapter Government Affairs Workshop

BIA Orange County Chapter Annual Golf Tournament

BIA San Bernardino County Chapter & BIA Riverside Chapter Joint Top Golf Event

BIA Coachella Valley Chapter Inland Empire Economic Update

BIASBC & RC Joint Top Golf Event Top Golf in Ontario

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council No Host Happy Hour

BIA Orange County Chapter Government Affairs Educational Workshop

City National Grove of Anaheim June 9

BIA Orange County Chapter Women in Leadership Conference

BIA Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter Golf Tournament

Friday, June 9, 2023

Save the Date 2025 BIASC EVENTS

June 6

s July 1 3 July 1 8 July 2 7

BIA Riverside Chapter Golf Tournament

BIA Los Angeles / Ventura Chapter Golf Tournament

BIA Orange County Chapter Women’s Leadership Conference

June 18

June 24

June 26

July 17

1 2 June 1 5

Monday, June 12, 2023

BIA San Bernardino County Chapter Top Golf Event

To Be Announced

BIA Orange County Chapter Angels Game vs Red Sox

BIA Orange County Chapter Whiskey Tasting Event

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council Networking Event

July 24

August 8

August 13

BIA Riverside County Chapter Government Affairs Workshop

Thursday, June 15, 2023

BIASC SAGE 55+ Housing Council Breakfast

Dacor Kitchen Theater in Irvine

BIA Orange County Chapter Model Home Tour

BIASC Southern California Water Conference

BIA Riverside & San Bernardino County Chapter Joint BBQ Networking Event

Thursday, July 13, 2023

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council Summer Social

BIASC Special Evening with Industry Leaders

To Be Announced

August 21 BIA Riverside County Chapter Wine Event

August 26 or 27

August 28

BIA Orange County Annual Baseball Night

BIA Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter Dodgers vs Reds

BIA San Bernardino County Chapter Government Affairs High Desert Virtual Forum

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Angels Stadium of Anaheim

August 28 BIA Coachella Valley Chapter Broomball Networking Event

September 10

BIA Orange County Chapter Golf Tournament

September 10

September 17

BIA Riverside County Chapter Annual Wine Event A p r i l

BIA Los Angeles / Ventura Chapter Top Golf

BIA Riverside County Chapter & BIA San Bernardino County Chapter Summer Joint Event & IE Emerging Leaders Cornhole Tournament

Thursday, July 27, 2023 Top Golf in El Segundo

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council Virtual Educational Workshop

BIA Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter Santa Clarita Elected

Thursday, August 17, 2023 Wilson Creek Winery August 1 7

BIA San Bernardino County Chapter & BIA Riverside Chapter Joint Top Golf Event

*ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

BIA Orange County Chapter Women in Leadership Conference

Save the Date 2025 BIASC EVENTS

BIA Riverside Chapter Golf Tournament

September 19 BIA Orange County Chapter Annual Softball Tournament

April 1 7

Monday, April 17, 2023

Temecula Creek Golf Club

September 25 BIA Orange County Chapter BITA Wine Event

September 27 BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council MAME 2025

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council Networking Event

October 1 BIA Riverside County Chapter Government Affairs Workshop

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 To Be Announced

October 3 BIA Orange County Chapter Government Affairs Educational Workshop

April

BIASC Special Evening with Industry Leaders

October 15 & 16 2025 Building Industry Show

2 0

October 23

Thursday, April 20, 2023 Richard Nixon Presidential Library

October 16 BIA Coachella Valley Chapter Joint Installation Gala

October 16 or 30 RC & SBC Installation Gala

BIASC SAGE 55+ Housing Council SAGE Think Tank

BIA Orange County Chapter Golf Tournament

November 3 BIA Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter Trap Shoot Tournament

Monday, May 8, 2023

Cota de Caza Golf & Racquet Club

November 6 BIA Coachella Valley Chapter Annual “Shots in the Night” Golf Networking Event

November 14 BIA Orange County Chapter Installation Gala

November 19

April 1 9 May 8 June 1

BIA San Bernardino County Chapter & BIA Riverside Chapter Joint Top Golf Event

BIASC Greater Sales & Marketing Council Women’s Leadership Breakfast

BIASBC & RC Joint Top Golf Event Top Golf in Ontario

November 20 BIA Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter Installation Gala

December 3

Joint IE BIA Riverside County Chapter & BIA San Bernardino County Chapter Meet Your Electeds

BIA Orange County Chapter Women in Leadership Conference

Friday, June 9, 2023 City National Grove of Anaheim June 9

2025 OUTLOOK ECONOMIC UPDATE

PRESENTED BY

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

TICKETS

BIASC MEMBER

$128 Early Bird (Ends Dec 13th)

$138 Regular (Dec 14th - Jan 10th)

$148 Late Registration (Jan 11th - Jan 24th or until sell out)

NON-MEMBERS

$175 Early Bird (Ends Dec 13th)

$185 Regular (Dec 14th - Jan 10th)

$195 Late Registration (Jan 11th - Jan 24th or until sell out)

VIP Table w-Wine - $1650 Early Bird (Ends Dec 13th)

VIP Table w-Wine - $1700 Regular (Dec 14th- Jan 10th)

VIP Table - $1500 Early Bird (Ends Dec 13th)

VIP Table - $1600 Regular (Dec 14th- Jan 10th)

General Table - $1300 Early Bird (Ends Dec 13th)

General Table - $1400 Regular (no tables after 1/17/25)

(VIP Tables in premium location, limited quantity available)

SPONSORSHIPS

AUDIO / VISUAL SPONSOR: $2,450 (Multiple Opportunities Available)

CANCELLATION POLICY:

PARKING SPONSOR: $2,450 (2 Opportunities Available)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30TH 4:30-8:00PM

IRVINE MARRIOT HOTEL 18000 Von Karman Ave Irvine, CA 92612 4:30-6:00 PM NETWORKING 6:00-8:00 PM PROGRAM & DINNER

Deadline to cancel previously made reservations is 5pm, January 15, 2025. Reservations not cancelled by this time are non-refundable and will be billed per association policy. Registrants can make substitutions if they cannot attend. Cancellations will incur a $20 processing fee for individual tickets and $30 for tables. Reservations are required to participate in networking prior to any BIA event. Non-members are limited to two events per calendar year.

Questions? Contact Laura (Barber)

John Burns

John Burns Research and Consulting, LLC

BIASC Junior Builder Camp at Amazon Studios

PLEASE WELCOME BACK OUR RENEWING MEMBERS

OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Alta California Geotechnical, Inc.

Andrew Lauren Interiors Inc.

Angelus Block Co., Inc.

Applied Photography LLC

Bact Consulting

Bear Forest Products

Bedrosians Tile

Bergum Construction Company

BGB Design Group

Bomel Construction Co Inc.

Bosch, Thermador & Gaggenau

BrightSky Residential

BSB Design

Builder.Media

C Below Subsurface Imaging

C9 Balloons

Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger

Circle M Contractors

Citadel Roofing and Solar

City of Costa Mesa Development Services

Community Works Design Group

Cooley Construction Inc

Cornerstone Commercial and Personal Insurance Services Inc.

Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

Daltile & Stone

Denis Wolcott - The Wolcott Co.

Desmond & Louis, Inc.

Developers Edge LLC

Development & Public Finance LLC

Di Cecco Architecture, Inc.

Dittemore Insulation Contractors Inc

Eco Bay Services, Inc.

EPD Solutions, Inc

First American Title Homebuilder Services

Gouvis Engineering Consulting Group, Inc

Great Western Home Loans

GreenBee Services

Hermann Design Group, Inc.

Highridge Costa Housing Partners, LLC

HM Cleanup

Holland & Knight LLP

Homes 4 Families

HPI Architecture

HUB International Insurance Services

Incompli

ISE Structural Engineers

J Ginger Masonry, LP

John Burns Research & Consulting

JWilliams Staffing Inc

Kellenberg Studio

Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.

Klang & Associates, Inc.

Koeller Nebeker Carlson & Haluck LLP

Kohler Company

Kovach Marketing

Lakebridge

LIGHT

LMI - Methvin Installation

Marlo Naber Public Affairs, Inc.

Merit Framing, Inc

Metropolitan Water District

Momentum Roofing + Solar

Morrow Management

New West Designs, Inc.

Nissho of California, Inc.

Pacific InterWest Building Consultants, Inc.

Pacific Utility Installation, Inc

Park West Landscape, Inc.

PBA Engineering

PCM - An Associa Company

Petra Geosciences, Inc.

Poole Shaffery & Koegle, LLP

Power Chord Utility Consultants

Proactive Engineering Consultants, Inc

Proactive Engineering Consulting West

Procopio

ProSource of North Orange County

Raincross Development

Randall Coffee & Humphrey LLP

Realtor.com

Reece Supply

Rick Engineering Company

Rufus Builder Services, Inc.

Ryan Young Interiors

Sage Design Group, Inc.

Schlage Lock Company

SDS Homes Construction Corp.

Sherwin-Williams

SMP, Inc.

Soil Retention Systems, Inc.

Spates Fabricators Inc

Studiopi2 Inc.

The Englander Co.

The Henderson Law Firm

Thermal Ranch LLC

Thompson Pipe Group

Trammell Crow Residential

Trilogy Plant Co

Truss Creative

United Production Framing

US Bank Home Mortgage - Irvine

VCS Environmental

Wright Engineers

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