Chalkline Magazine Spring 2022

The

SPRING 2022

The Official Publication of the Home Builders Association of Marion & Polk Counties

Cities, builders face new rules on housing types

President’s Message �������������������������������������������������������4 Get Involved with the HBA ��������������������������������������������5 2022 Tour of Homes ��������������������������������������������������������� 9 Workplace Lighting Standards ��������������������������������� 12

CONTENTS / MEMBERSHIP & BOARD

2022 Board of Directors OFFICERS PRESIDENT

Jason Sawyers, Randy Fultz Custom Homes, LLC VICE PRESIDENT

Oleg Foksha, Foksha Homes SECRETARY/TREASURER

Jordan Schweiger, Good Well Construction ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT

Brad Moore, AmeriTitle IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Nolan Fridley, Nolan Fridley Construction FORMER PAST PRESIDENT

Jubal Frost, Focus Development

BOARD MEMBERS Alyssa Wavra, Wavra Design Co. Andrew Wheeler, T. Wheeler Homes, LLC Beth Rhoades, C & R Remodeling Caleb Remington, Remington Built David Qualls, Parr Lumber Fred Martin, F & W Fence Gary Williamson, Williamson James Homes Jed Bennett, Steve Bennett Construction Jeremy Haller, Interstate Electric John Eld, Bonaventure Senior Living Natalie Janney, MultiTech Engineering Santiago Sarmiento, Sarmiento’s LLC

Association Staff Mike Erdmann, Chief Executive Officer mike@HomeBuildersAssociation.org Haley Hamilton, Director of Shows & Events haley@HomeBuildersAssociation.org Carrie Daye, Director of Member Services carrie@HomeBuildersAssociation.org Brad Nanke, Director of Safety & Training brad@HomeBuildersAssociation.org Tracy Mitchell, Contract Accountant accounting@HomeBuildersAssociation.org

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Contents The Spike Club is an exclusive group of members who contribute to the growth of the association by recruiting and retaining members. Spikes maintain a special status, have the respect of their peers as valued members of the HBA and are recognized for their efforts locally and nationally.

To become a Spike, bring in six members to the HBA. Applications for prospective members may be obtained from the HBA office, or call to have one sent to the prospective member.

President’s Message ���������������������������������������� 4 Housing Game Changer? ��������������������������������� 6 Tour of Homes �������������������������������������������������� 9 Safety Update ������������������������������������������������� 12 Vital Statistics �������������������������������������������������� 14

ALL TIME BIG SPIKE 1500+ John Gooley 2630

STATESMAN SPIKE 500+ Ric McNall 805

SUPER SPIKE 250–499 Tim Mametieff 489 Mike Smith 472 Rick Massey 430 John Mills 424 Dan Dorn 366

Jeffrey Green 357 Dean Kaufman 334 Chuck Foster 290 Jubal Frost 272

ROYAL SPIKE 150–249 Steve Johnson 245 Mike Riddle 240 Tom Wheeler 204

Don Druliner 202 Rick Ziebell 169 Ken Hannegan 164

RED SPIKE 100–149 Kelvin Dettwyler 145 Jordan Schweiger 141

Rob Rardin 124

GREEN SPIKE 50–99 John Hammer 98 Matt Holstege 91 Rich Kansky 84 Kent Kaufman 81 Brad Moore 80 Larry Bilyeu 75 Eric Olsen 70

Kathy Temple 65 Don Sturgeon 62 Kerry Kuenzi 61 Mike Smith 56 Serge Serdsev 55 Eric Templeton 53 Randy Melton 50

LIFE SPIKE 25–49 Eric Jensen 48 Steve Herr 46 Rich Tovar 46 Jim Hobbs 45 Ryan Bloedel 44 Michael Devlin 40 David Hafner 38

Nolan Fridley 36 Jason Sawyers 35 Tim Kelsh 34 Rich Fry 26 Laura Dorn 28 Mark Shipman 27 Kevin Stone 27

BLUE SPIKE 6–24 Hunter Emerick 26 Kraig Kelly 23 Randy Reeves 23 Steve Hurley 22 Jason Robertson 22 Robert Kleinke 21 Chad Robb 21 Oleg Foksha 15 Brett Tallan 13 Andrew Wheeler 13

Don Lulay 12 Brett Tallan 12 Gary Epping 11 Chad Montgomery 11 Ricky Fast 10 Chris Rasmussen 10 Jim Sparkman 9 Bonique Hollinrake 8 Tim Roth 8 Tracy Belle 6

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President’s Message Hello everyone and thank you for taking the time to read this issue of the Chalkline. I am honored to serve such a great association and look forward to working on behalf of such an important industry. I want to thank each and every member for making this association one of the stronger associations around. We are very fortunate to have such a great staff and active membership that allows us to stay ahead of looming threats to the building industry. We all know there have been more than a few challenges brought our way in the last few years. Unfortunately, there have still been changes that have negatively affected the industry, but had the association not been there to fight back things would be considerably harder right now.

As this year gets moving along it looks as though we will be fortunate enough to do more in person meetings and gatherings.

This gives everyone some great opportunities to connect and represent our trades in a way that we have not been able to since 2020. I would urge each member to take a look at what they want the industry to be in the future and take a more active role in the association. I know to some the idea of putting in time may seem daunting or even pointless, but nothing could be further from the truth. This association and industry as a whole can only thrive by having multiple ideas and perspectives from all facets of construction.

Here are just a few of the new and existing committees that will soon be energizing to do great work, and all are looking for members to volunteer and take part:

by Jason Sawyers 2022 HBA President

• • • • • • • • • •

Professional Women in Building Council Education Committee Workforce Development Committee Government Affairs Committee Communications Committee Tour of Homes Committee Tour of Remodeled Homes Committee Consumer Shows Committee Membership & Member Benefits Committee Golf Committee

• Programs and Events Committee These are just some of the opportunities to get involved, network and make a difference in our community. I hope that some of you will find time in your busy days to help volunteer for an HBA committee and make our association and our industry even stronger.

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Volunteers are the fuel that powers the Home Builders Association, and the HBA offers many ways for members to get involved via committees. With every new volunteer, the HBA grows more energized, more diverse and better equipped to achieve our common goals!

Volunteering for an HBA committee helps you strengthen your ties within the local building community and brings you together with other leaders you may never have had an opportunity to meet. Share your knowledge and perspective with others while gaining expertise yourself.

We are actively seeking volunteers for the following committees.

Communications Committee. As the HBA looks to make significant changes in the way that we communicate with members, this committee will be providing input and recommendations on the associations social media, email, website and print communications.

Consumer Shows Committee. Open to those that exhibit in or sponsor the HBA’s Mid-Valley Home Show and/or Yard, Garden & Home Show, the committee oversees and assists with the planning and presentation of the association’s two consumer home shows.

interviewing and making endorsement recommendations on political candidates and initiatives.

Membership & Member Benefits Committee. This committee develops and implements plans to help recruit new members into the association’s membership, and retain existing members. The committee also oversees the membership benefits offered by the HBA, making recommendations on potential new benefit programs.

Professional Women in Building Council (PWB). As the Professional Women in Building Council prepares to launch, it will be designed to bring together female industry professionals to encourage professional and personal development, support community involvement, and provide networking and educational opportunities.

Programs & Events Committee. This committee is tasked with determining what speakers and/or topics will be the subject of the HBA’s monthly member dinners, and working to improve these dinners and other events to make them more valuable for members to attend.

Tour of Homes Committee. Open to participating builders and sponsors of the Tour of Homes, this committee assists with the planning, implementation and promotion of the Tour of Homes.

Education Committee. This committee develops seminars, round-tables and other educational opportunities, always looking for topics and subject matter that will be of interest to association members.

Tour of Remodeled Homes Committee. Open to remodelers and sponsors participating in the annual Tour of Remodeled Homes, this committee assists with the planning, implementation and promotion of the Tour of Remodeled Homes.

Golf Committee. The Golf Committee plans and executes the HBA’s always-popular annual golf tournament, striving to constantly improve the tournament and make it fresh and exciting for participants.

Workforce Development Committee. Charged with helping develop a skilled workforce for the future, this committee partners with schools and other organizations to promote career opportunities within the construction industry.

Government Affairs Committee. The committee provides direction and recommendation on public policy matters impacting the local home building industry, as well as

Want to get involved in one or more of these committees?

Give the HBA a call at 503-399-1500, or simply email hello@ homebuildersassociation.org.

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w ru e n e c a f s ilder Cities, bu types g n i s u o h on

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By James Day

A major change in how housing is administered in Oregon is about to hit the reality stage.

open up its single-family zones to middle housing, but there is no requirement that such housing be built.

House Bill 2001, which became law in 2019, requires that duplexes, triplexes, quads, cottage clusters and townhouses be allowed in cites above 25,000 in zones that previously only allowed single-family homes.

Except in Salem, where planners are considering a middle housing code change that will require subdivisions of 5 acres or more to include at least 15% or more of middle housing.

Towns between 10,000 and 25,000 had to come up with code for the addition of duplexes by last summer. But June 30 of this year is the big deadline, when cities such as Salem, Woodburn and Keizer must have their new codes in place for all of the “middle housing” types.

The goal of the legislation is to increase the supply of housing in the state and hopefully result in more affordable units.

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“Implementing middle housing will definitely be a challenge on a number of fronts,” said Mike Erdmann, CEO of the Home Builders Association of Marion & Polk Counties. “New subdivisions have typically been fairly homogeneous in terms of home sizes and price, and so Salem’s expected future mandates that middle housing make up at least 15% of units in all new subdivisions over 5 acres in size will necessitate some creativity, especially in developments of more expensive housing.”

Salem code work Eunice Kim, a long-range planner with the city of Salem, noted that the proposed middle housing mandate was recommended www.HomeBuildersAssociation.org

by a zoning subcommittee that included four city councilors, four members of the Planning commission.

The committee, Kim said, wanted to “increase density and encourage a variety of housing types in large subdivisions. The subcommittee discussed different options for doing this, while maintaining flexibility for builders, particularly as there is a need for more multifamily housing and more affordable housing in Salem.”

Developers, city staff and representatives of the Home Builders Association of Marion & Polk Counties, participated in the discussions, Kim said.

Erdmann said he can see how the new code might help the city reach the middle housing goals on supply and price.

“Certainly the middle housing mandates will increase density, and placing additional units on a single parcel of land will help bring the land cost per unit down,” he said. “I expect that as a result we’ll see an additional supply of smaller, less expensive new construction than what we’ve seen in recent years. With the new allowances for simplified middle housing land divisions, it may open up lower-priced home ownership opportunities in new construction as well.

Emphasis on the “may.”

“While we’re supportive of middle housing, we do have concerns with Salem’s proposed middle housing mandates (taking effect) before we know what kind of market exists for this type of housing product,” Erdmann said.

That’s because builders exist in a world in which just because you build it doesn’t mean they will come.

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considered HB 2001, they mostly viewed it as primarily an ‘infill’ opportunity. However, that downplays the manner in which most new housing is built in Oregon – in new subdivision areas either added to a city’s urban growth boundary or annexed into the city.

“Middle housing in these areas presents problems for cities as they try to plan for the correct amount of infrastructure to serve these areas. How many lanes should the city build in the road or how big should they build the pipes in an area that is filled with lots that could be built with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or more units?

“Some cities have attempted to limit this uncertainty by prescribing, at least in some sense, what must be built in these areas. This gives them more certainty on how much infrastructure is truly needed to serve an area. It also has the secondary benefit of increasing the amount of infrastructure built at the moment it is the least expensive (when it is initially installed)

DEFINITIONS Middle housing: refers to duplexes, triplexes, cottage clusters and townhouses, with the “middle” noting that the housing types are between apartments on the high-density spectrum and single-family homes on the low-density side.

How it is applied: Towns between 10,000 and 25,000 were required to allow for duplexes in single-family zones by June 30, 2021, and cities at 25,000 or above must allow for ALL middle housing types by June 30, 2022.

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Housing game-changer?

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which can be a substantial cost-saving mechanism in the long run as those new subdivision areas grow and expand over time.”

allowing developers of new subdivisions to build whatever mix of housing they would like and then figuring out the necessary infrastructure investments from there.”

How to implement

Infill opportunities, in which a builder is looking to develop on a vacant or under-used parcel within an established neighborhood, also will continue to be part of the development mix.

Kim of the city of Salem also noted that there can be other issues to address when deciding how many units will work on a specific lot.

“For example, the subcommittee discussed whether site constraints like steep slopes should be taken into consideration when determining the number of housing units – and therefore middle housing units – that would be required on a property,” she said.

“Through numerous discussions, the subcommittee recommended that site constraints should be considered. That would allow middle housing to still be required, but it also recognizes that some portions of land cannot or would not accommodate housing.”

Stuckmayer noted that “cities are not allowed to prevent or prohibit middle housing in these areas but they do have the ability to require middle housing in these areas.”

Caleb Remington of Remington Built Construction is working on a plan to develop a lot in downtown Salem. Originally, he thought he would wind up with a single-family home and an accessory dwelling unit or ADU. But then he decided to take a middle housing approach and put two duplexes on the property instead. Although he is still working with the city on required approvals and permits for the project it serves as an example of the types of development changes that residents might see moving forward.

Again, with the emphasis on “might.”

“There are a lot of questions still out there on middle housing,” Remington. “I don’t know what is going to happen or what things are going to look like in the future.”

Stuckmayer also said that “I think what Salem is doing in this regard is pretty unique in the state. Other cities, like Bend and Wilsonville, have approached this particular situation by just

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2022 Tour of Homes It’s time to start planning for the 2022 Tour of Homes, presented by NW Natural. The Tour will be held Saturday, July 9th through Sunday, July 17th Last year’s Tour traffic was extremely strong, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and we expect this year’s event to be just as popular.

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First, it’s important to know that an HSA is an account where you can save funds to be used for healthcare related expenses. In order to contribute to your HSA, it must be paired with a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). If you have benefits through your job, your HDHP and HSA were likely set up together, but check with your employer to be sure.

One of the biggest benefits to having an HSA is that the contributions to your Health Savings Account via payroll deductions are tax-free. In addition, you will not pay tax on the distribution of the funds as long as they are used for qualified medical

expenses. This means the money you earn and save goes further when used to pay for your healthcare needs. Both you and your employer can contribute to your HSA each year, but combined, your contributions must not exceed the annual limits set by the IRS. In 2022, the contribution limit is $3,650 if you are enrolled on a self-only plan or $7,300 if you are

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enrolled on a family plan. These limits are up $50 and $100, respectively, from the 2021 limits.

Another critical thing to know about your HSA is that the funds are yours to keep and roll over each year, as opposed to an FSA plan where the funds are “use it or lose it”. If you later change health insurance plans or even change jobs, your Health Savings Account funds are still yours, although your ability to contribute to the account may change. Additionally, most HSA administrators allow you to invest at least some of the funds in your account. This can be a great supplement to your current retirement savings plans and you should check with your HSA administrator for details.

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It’s been a rough couple of years and sometimes it feels like a giant cloud of darkness has descended upon us. Labor and supply issues, global conflict, the pandemic, and the dark days of winter can take their toll over time. There is some light at the end of the tunnel. Mask mandates may soon disappear if they haven’t already been removed, and Springtime is here! Longer days are on their way. Increased light has a positive effect on our mood, and on workplace safety.

Workplace Lighting It may not be a topic you think of often, but lighting in the workplace can have a significant effect (whether good or bad) on the safety of workers, their level of output, and the quality of work they produce.

What can be more illuminating than the topic of illumination?

It is complicated. Too much light makes it difficult to work well and too little light has the same effect. Workplace lighting has to strike a balance between visual comfort and performance; workers have to be able to clearly see what they are doing without the illumination becoming too harsh or obstructive.

Outdoor lighting is even more complicated because the quantity and quality of natural light changes throughout the day.

How do we measure light?

• Foot-candle is the amount of illumination produced by a candle from a distance of one foot. Different types of work are required to have certain levels of illumination, measured in foot-candles. OSHA’s established minimum lighting requirements are listed in foot-candles (ft-c).

• Lux level measures light level intensity. One lux is the amount of illumination supplied by one candle on a one-meter surface from a distance of one meter.

The Minimum Illumination Required in Workplace Lighting Standards General construction areas require a minimum of 5 foot-candles of illumination, and plants and shops require at least 10 foot-candles.

Brad Nanke HBA Director of Safety and Training

• Orient the computer so window lighting is at a right angle to the screen.

• Use light colors and matte finishes on walls and ceilings to reduce contrast and soften lighting reflections.

To avoid insufficient lighting conditions, regularly inspect all lighting fixtures and use a light meter/lux meter to measure illumination.

The Benefits of Adequate Lighting There is no doubt that there are many benefits that come with OSHA workplace lighting requirements. The first is an increase in productivity. Having adequate lighting makes people more comfortable with their work and work environment. This comfort translates into the employee experiencing a better mood and higher job satisfaction. And those factors can lead to higher productivity.

Another Source of Light You can also be a source of light. Studies have shown that employees stay with an organization because they enjoy who they work with. Everyone has been stressed lately, and a little humor can go a long way to brightening the mood of those around us. Using a light touch rather than a heavy hammer can also make a big difference in how someone reacts to a given situation at times, which can improve worker safety.

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The Recommended Lighting Level of Offices Since appropriate illumination enhances (or diminishes) your workers’ ability to see computer monitors, the recommended lighting level of offices is different from other workplaces.

Straining to see text and images on a screen makes it difficult to work, and it can lead to mistakes and eye fatigue.

The lighting recommendations for offices: • Place well-distributed rows of diffuse lights parallel to the line of sight.

• Provide supplemental task and desk lighting.

• Use blinds on windows to eliminate bright light (vertical blinds for windows that face east and west and horizontal blinds for windows that face north and south.

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Vital Statistics NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

Information Courtesy of Willamette Valley Multiple Listing Service

KEIZER

CENTRAL SALEM

SUBURBAN EAST—N

SUBURBAN EAST—S

SE SALEM

SOUTH SALEM

WEST SALEM

MARION COUNTY

POLK COUNTY

TOTAL

9

2

150

20

179

30

17

163

173

743

$587,442

$404,500

$403,854

$337,120

$438,664

$580,485

$597,248

$482,433

$405,898

$441,941

Average Square Footage

2,417

1,674

1,920

1,595

1,733

2,348

2,379

2,057

1,749

1,890

Average Cost per Square Foot

$245

$242

$217

$216

$268

$249

$334

$238

$236

$243

Average Days on the Market

188

32

102

193

168

177

97

120

165

143

Currently Active Listings

1

10

0

4

5

8

0

10

38

76

Units Sold 12 Months to Date Average Sales Price

Sold Units-12 Months to Date

Months of Inventory on Market

Top Area Builders RANK

BUILDER

PERMITS*

1.

DR Horton Inc.

115

2.

Stafford Homes & Land LLC

77

3.

Forrest Ridge Homes, Inc.

51

4.

West Coast Home Solutions

37

5.

Wind River Homes

30

6. (tie)

Hayden Homes LLC

26

7.

Lennar

26

8.

Banner Homes

22

9.

Tassy L. Davis Builder

20

10.

Pacific Edge Development

18

Data for all areas of Marion and Polk Counties. Feb. 1, 2021 – Jan. 30, 2022.

Data compiled from building permits applied for through Salem, Marion County, Polk County, Dallas and Independence building departments.

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