Chalk Line Magazine May/June 2015 Edition

Chalk Line May/June 2015

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2015 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED MAY MEMBERSHIP MONTH UNDER THE BIG TOP AUCTION TOUR OF HOMES

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CONTENT FEATURE

Page 4

MESSAGE FROM THE 2015 PRESIDENT Page 6

OMB AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS

PAGE 8-9 HOUSING SUMMIT WRAP If you missed it, read an overview of the 2015 Housing Summit!

Cover photo: The Sunrise Landscaping & Tree Removal, LLC display at the 2015 BIG Home & Garden Show.

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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER Page 10

LATEST GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ISSUES

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TOUR OF HOMES

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NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP MONTH Page 12

NEW/RENEWING MEMBERS

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2015 AUCTION TIME!

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STUDENT DESIGN/BUILD CONTEST

May/June 2015

Interested in sharing your expertise, opinions or comments with Chalk Line readers?

Please contact Angela White at angela@omb.org or (360) 754-0912 to discuss the opportunity to write content for Chalk Line.

Looking Ahead-Meetings and Events May 12 at 11:00 am-ROII Select - ABCs of Claims Management Class Olympia Master Builders Office

May 26 at 4:00 pm-Associates Council Meeting Olympia Master Builders Office

June 17 at 6:00 pm-Lewis County Chapter Ramblin Jacks Ribeye in Napavine

May 15 at 9:00 am-6:00 pm-Grays Harbor Home & Garden Show Move-in Day Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds

May 27 at 8:00 am-Construction Management School (In One Day) Olympia Master Builders Office

June 18 at 11:30 am-General Membership Lunch Rivers Edge in Tumwater

May 16 at 10:00 am to 4:00 pm-Grays Harbor Home & Garden Show Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds

May 28 at 4:00 pm-Government Affairs Committee Meeting Olympia Master Builders Office

June 23 at 4:00 pm-Associates Council Meeting Olympia Master Builders Office

May 17 at 10:00 am to 3:00 pm-Grays Harbor Home & Garden Show Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds

May 29 at 12:30 pm-Membership Committee Meeting Olympia Master Builders Office

June 24-26-BIAW Board Meetings Yakima Convention Center, Yakima WA

May 19 at 4:30 pm-Remodelers Council Meeting Olympia Master Builders Office

June 2 at 4:00 pm-Executive Committee Olympia Master Builders Office

June 25 at 4:00 pm-Government Affairs Committee Meeting Olympia Master Builders Office

June 2 at 4:30 pm-Board of Directors Olympia Master Builders Office

June 26 at 4:00 pm-Membership Committee Meeting Olympia Master Builders Office

May 19 at 5:30 pm-Mason County Chapter Meeting El Sarape in downtown Shelton May 20 at 9:00 am-The Art of Effective Networking Class Olympia Master Builders Office May 20 at 6:00 pm-Lewis County Chapter Ramblin Jacks Ribeye in Napavine May 21 at 11:30 am-General Membership Lunch Rivers Edge in Tumwater

June 3 at 6:00 pm-Grays Harbor Chapter GH Wine Sellars in Aberdeen June 6 at 6:00 pm-Under The Big Top Auction South Puget Sound Community College June 12 at 4:00 pm-Beer with a Builder TBA June 16 at 4:30 pm-Remodelers Council Meeting Olympia Master Builders Office June 16 at 5:30 pm-Mason County Chapter TBA

Meetings and Events are subject to change.

For more details on these upcoming OMB events, go to www.omb.org.

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FROM THE

2015 President OMB Meetings That Benefit My Business

worth attending for all members of OMB!

Mike Auderer PRESIDENT

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am coming up on the half way mark of my Presidency and I am excited about where we’ve been and where we are going. We have several highly successful events under our belts already in 2015 and we still have several more to go, so hang on for the ride! I am always impressed with OMB events but speaking as a business owner, I was especially impressed with a couple of OMB activities that I have participated in over the last month: the Housing Summit and the Building Officials Quarterly meeting.

At the end of March, I attended the Housing Summit and was blown away by the amount of excellent insight concerning our local housing market that was packed into one morning event. We started off with a legislative update, ended with a market update from Todd Britsch of Metrostudy, and had excellent community members speak on relevant panels in the middle.

I gathered some great information on how the housing industry is doing throughout the Puget Sound area with a focus on Thurston County. You can read more about the Housing Summit on pages 8-9, but honestly, if you weren’t there you missed out on a gold mine of information. I recommend that you watch for next year’s date. The Housing Summit is definitely an event

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“Beer With a Builder” event in April. We have one more Home Show to go this year in Grays Harbor. I am also looking We have reconvened forward to the “Under “Time is the Building Officials the Big Top” OMB Auction precious and we happening in June and meeting on a quarterly basis and I was stoked all make choices the Tour of Homes in about the opportunity August. The Auction is on where and to sit in a room with our one of the biggest ways what to spend local building officials that OMB is able to fulfill it on but let me the mission of providing and just talk! We covered topics like the 2015 affordable housing for tell you…YOU Building Code Update, CAN’T AFFORD all segments of society. pocket gophers and All the work we do with NOT TO ATTEND! downtown Olympia local elected officials and The Building development in a casual, local jurisdiction staff, roundtable atmosphere. reviewing and getting Officials that Personally, I was able involved with setting were in the to get clarification on a regulation and policy that room affect so affects our industry comes roofing code right from much of what the horse’s mouth. I even with a price tag, and the generated business by Auction is a great way to we do... ” attending! I got a call for financially support that a re-roofing job the next endeavor. day from another member who was at the meeting.

We are procuring auction items now so contact Brianna at brianna@omb.

Time is precious and we all make org if you have something you want choices on where and what to spend to donate or if you want to attend it on but let me tell you…YOU CAN’T the event. I am personally going to AFFORD NOT TO ATTEND! The be donating a weekend stay at my Building Officials that were in the room place in Ocean Shores again along affect so much of what we do and with an afternoon of hanging with OMB is providing you the opportunity me, shooting guns from my personal to foster relationships by giving you collection and enjoying appetizers at a forum to ask questions and have El Gaucho. I heard a rumor that there timely discussions with them. The next may be mini corndogs – a personal meeting will be on Wednesday, July 22 favorite of mine! I also want to give a at noon at the OMB office. I hope to see special thanks to all of you who have you there! sponsored or are planning to sponsor OMB events this year. You help us make We have also had a couple of great it all happen!

Home Shows, several quality General Membership lunch meetings, and a fun Cheers to the rest of 2015!

Chalk Line Official Publication of the Olympia Master Builders 1211 State Avenue NE, Olympia WA 98506 Phone: (360) 754-0912 www.omb.org

The Olympia Master Builders is a professional trade association representing nearly 550 member companies located in Thurston, Lewis, Grays Harbor, Mason and Pacific Counties. Our members come from all sectors of the building trades and they are committed to “building strong communities, one home at a time.”

Executive Committee

President Mike Auderer First Vice President Ron Deering Treasurer Stuart Drebick Associate Vice President Kim Asay Second Associate Vice President Debbi Boyd Secretary Jon Jones Immediate Past President John McKinlay Builder at Large Karen McClennen

2015 Grays Harbor

Home & Garden Show

May 16 & 17

Saturday-10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday-10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Grays Harbor County Fairgounds, Elma, WA

FREE PARKING & ADMISSION! Visit www.omb.org for complete details!

Presented by:

Builder Directors Scott Bergford, Janine Ezzell, Erik Jensen

Associate Directors Holly Constantine, Rusty Ruiz

Legal Counsel Jay Goldstein

National Directors Mike Auderer, Bob Kagy, Karen McClennen

State Directors Tina Allen, Mike Auderer, Debbi Boyd, Ron Deering, Janine Ezzell, Bob Kagy, Karen McClennen, John McKinlay, Carmen Rowe

Grays Harbor Chapter

President Harv Lillegard Associate Vice President Rusty Ruiz Secretary Bob Smith

Lewis County Chapter

President Erik Jensen First Vice President John Johnson Assoc. Vice President Becky Rieger Secretary Rick Borovec Builder Director Patrick Toby Associate Directors Carmen Rowe, Jason Kunz

Cornerstone Partners

Cornerstone Partners recognizes member companies whose financial support have made our association programs possible. Contact Amanda Cassman at amanda@omb.org or (360) 754-0912 for information on this program.

GRANITE LEVEL-$5,000 Investment

Mason County Chapter

President Aaron Nester Vice President Andrew Spear Associate Vice President Mike Gill Second Associate Vice President Julie Nichols Secretary/Treasurer Bob Love

QUARTZ LEVEL-$3,000 Investment

South Pacific County Chapter President Steve Waltemate

Association Staff

Executive Officer Troy Nichols Accountant Sally Darrow Communications DIrector Angela White Membership Marketing Coordinator Amanda Cassman Events Director Brianna Bedell

MARBLE LEVEL-$1,000 Investment • Chicago Title • Contractors Insurance NW, Inc. • Dickey’s Remodel & Repair • Lew Rents • MDK Construction, Inc. • Olympia Construction, Inc. • Puget Sound Energy • Scott Homes, Inc. • Sunset Insurance Agency, LLC • Umpqua Bank • Veteran’s United Home Loans of Puget Sound Chalk Line • 5

OMB AWARDS FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS!

Sally Darrow ACCOUNTANT/EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR

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he Olympia Master Builders (OMB) scholarship program was established in 1991 and is funded by donations received throughout the year

by OMB members and at OMB’s annual Auction during a special Fund-A-Need portion of the event.

In April, the OMB Scholarship Committee, which included Chair Debbi Boyd of Altman Insurance, Chris Terry of C.T. Building, Inc., Diane Altman of Altman Insurance, Janine Ezzell of Chicago Title Insurance Co., and Linda Mosier-Vaudt met to select this year’s scholarship award winners.

The Committee reviewed 14 applicant packets and selected five winners.

This year’s Ken Donohue $2,500 scholarship winner was Ethan Boughal who is currently attending Timberline High School and plans to attend George Fox University in the fall to study Business Administration. A $1,500 Collegiate Scholarship was awarded to Hunter Hohmann who attends North Mason High School and plans to study Construction Management at Central Washington University. Jonathan Wenman was awarded the $1,500

Vocational Scholarship. He attends Grays Harbor Community College and will continue on there with his studies of Carpentry. Jeremiah Mueller and Kaleb Sisson were each awarded a $500 scholarship. Jeremiah who is attending Elma High School and Grays Harbor College plans to continue his studies of Carpentry. Kaleb attends Napavine High School and plans to study carpentry at Bates Technical.

In the past five years OMB has awarded 15 scholarships. Four were students in Lewis County, one from Mason County, five from Thurston County and five from Grays Harbor County. The OMB Scholarship Program would not exist if not for the generosity of OMB members.

Please consider making a donation today or at the time of your membership renewal.

RSVP for the Auction Today!

To reserve your seat(s) call (360) 754-0912 or email brianna@omb.org!

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FROM THE

EXECUTIVE OFFICER The Year So Far…and What’s Coming Next!

– The Sunbird Shopping Center in Chehalis – and it was a big hit, not only with the public but with our vendors as well.

Troy Nichols EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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o far 2015 has been a fantastic year for OMB members and our association!

First of all, it seems that so many of you are BUSY, and that’s a good thing! As our economy slowly emerges from the “Great Recession,” business is picking up for our builder members and associates. We’re noticing it here at the office, too – many of you can be very difficult to get ahold of sometimes. That’s okay; it’s a good problem to have!

Your association has had some noteworthy successes so far in 2015, and here are a few of the highlights: The response to our re-vamped monthly general membership meetings has been tremendously positive. The new lunch meeting time, along with a consistent date (every third Thursday of the month), a consistent, centrally located venue (River’s Edge Restaurant in Tumwater), and compelling guest speakers have all contributed to strong attendance numbers, educational benefits, and good networking opportunities.

Home Show Season is almost over, and by just about every measurement, 2015 has been a success! We tried out a new venue for the Lewis County Home Show

OMB’s BIG Home & Garden Show in April saw a 30 percent increase in attendance over last year, and virtually every vendor booth in Saint Martin’s University was filled. We’re hoping to continue this trend with the Grays Harbor Home & Garden Show in May. Clearly folks are motivated this spring to tackle home improvement projects, and that’s great news for our members!

help to fund our government affairs efforts, and we also raise money for our scholarship fund that helps local kids who intend to enter the home building industry further their education. If you’re reading this, you should have already received your invitation in the mail!

On July 17th OMB holds its ROII® Select Barbecue, Garage Sale & Blood Drive.

This is where OMB members celebrate receiving their ROII workers’ compensation premium refund checks – indications are that this will be another very successful year for program participants!

One of the best stories of 2015 so far Also, OMB members are able to donate has got to be our new “Beer With a blood through the Puget Sound Blood Builder” series! Our first Center – always a good event had a little bit of “OMB’s BIG Home & cause – and our garage everything we hoped to Garden Show in April sale raises money for losee when we developed cal charities at this event. saw a 30 percent inBeer With a Builder: 1.

Last year we raised crease in attendance builder and associate money for SideWalk, an over last year, and members making valuorganization dedicated able business connecvirtually every vendor to fighting homelesstions; 2. OMB members booth in Saint Martin’s ness in Thurston County in attendance who we University was filled. “ through its rapid rehoushaven’t seen in a long ing program. We hope time; 3. potential OMB to see you all there! members showing up and coming away excited to join the association; 4. most Finally, we’re very excited about this important of all, members having FUN in year’s OMB Tour of Homes. Last year we a casual, low pressure environment! had 19 homes on the Tour, showcasing a wide variety of OMB builders and reIf you haven’t done so already, please modelers and the quality products they join us for Beer With a Builder – they take produce. We already have nearly that place every second Friday of the month many homes committed to this year’s through September at 4PM at local brew Tour, with more builders and remodelers pubs throughout the region. No formal showing interest in participating every program, just good conversation and week! This is a must-see event, where good beer…what’s not to love?

OMB members can display their wares directly to the public over two weekends But we’re just getting started with – August 15-16 and 22-23. Don’t miss it!

2015! Here’s a preview of what’s coming up:

On June 6 , we’re putting together our OMB Auction to benefit our core mission of providing affordable housing for everyone. Proceeds from the auction th

I could go on and on, but you get the point – it’s a great time to be a member of OMB, and we’re excited about the future!

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Housing Summit Data SHOWS DECENT HOUSING INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT On Wednesday, March 25th, the Olympia Master Builders, along with the Thurston County REALTORS®, successfully conducted their annual Housing Summit. The Summit is designed to provide a forum where builders, real estate agents, and business owners in Thurston County can engage their local elected officials regarding issues affecting their industries.

The morning began with an update on the 2015 legislative session from Jan Himebaugh, Government Affairs Director for the Building Industry Association of Washington and Nathan Gorton, Government Affairs Director for the Washington REALTORS®. With the regular session nearly two-thirds of the way complete, lawmakers are turning their attention to the 2015-17 budget, with the House Democrats set to unveil their budget plan later this week. There are rumors that the plan may include a new tax on capital gains, as well as a new tax on carbon emissions, and both proposals could potentially have a negative impact on the housing industry.

Next up was a panel discussion on “trends, reality, and sustainability of the Thurston County housing market.” OMB member and long-time remodeler John Erwin of John Erwin Remodeling, Inc. has seen an uptick in business over the last year and a half.

Many builders took on remodeling jobs to survive the recession. They have, for the most part, gone back to building new homes so the number of companies relying on remodeling to stay afloat has somewhat returned to normal.

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County has seen a 10.2 percent increase in the average home sale price and a 13 percent increase yearto-date in closed sales. Garrett also discussed the importance of good jobs within a community to support a stable housing market and economy.

Phil Owen with the homeless advocacy non-profit group SideWalk shared that homelessness rates have dropped significantly in the last couple of years and he would attribute that to the focus in Thurston County on rapid rehousing. Owen shared that SideWalk housed 172 people from August 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015.

The second panel discussion of the day, “the effects of regulations on the local housing market,” focused on regulatory barriers to business owners investing in their businesses as well as their communities. Heather Burgess of Phillips Burgess, PLLC and Diane Pust of Van Dorm Realty focused much of their comments on the listing of the Mazama pocket gopher as a federally-protected endangered species in Thurston County and the tremendous amount of uncertainty

it’s created in the building and real estate marketplace. Zach Kosturos of Prime Locations expressed a desire for certainty in land use permitting decisions, in contrast to the more subjective approach taken by some local governments in the area, thus discouraging development and investment.

The keynote speaker was Todd Britsch, regional director of Metrostudy, a leading national provider of primary research and analysis on residential real estate development and newhome construction. Britsch focused on the existing housing market in Thurston County and the greater Puget Sound area. While the current market is relatively strong, he did foresee some significant challenges on the horizon, most notably the rise of the “Millennial” generation and, again, the listing of the pocket gopher.

So-called “Millennials” are the second largest demographic in the United States, but their attitudes toward housing are not as conducive to home ownership as previous generations.

They are getting married and having children much later in life, and they tend to stay renters for much longer, all of which doesn’t bode well for the building industry.

Regarding the pocket gopher, the primary purpose of the Growth Management Act is to produce in-fill in local jurisdictions and prevent sprawl in rural areas.

Unfortunately, the federal listing of the gopher and the tremendous amount of gopher soils in Thurston County takes a significant portion of potential in-fill sites off the table for development.

Still, single-family home prices grew over the last year, the percentage of closings are up, indicating a relatively healthy housing market. While builders and realtors are experiencing a demonstrable uptick in business, it is clear that the industry has yet to fully recover from the crippling recession in 2008 and faces several longterm challenges in the future. Events like the Housing Summit provide an excellent venue to air these concerns and share real-world insights with local elected officials.

Thank you Sponsors!

Main Event: Phillips Burgess, PLLC Keynote Speaker Sponsors: Washington Business Bank Windermere Puyallup-Mark Kitabayashi Session Sponsors: Windermere Olympia Olympia Overhead Doors Kaufman Construction & Development, Inc.

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Government Affairs Highlights Olympia Master Builders (OMB) is currently working on and/or monitoring many issues related to the building industry.

Here are a few recent highlights:

City of Olympia Action Plan – The City of Olympia recently adopted its

updated Comprehensive Plan. Now the city is beginning the process of developing its “Action Plan,” a document that establishes priorities for carrying out the Comprehensive Plan, invites partners to collaborate, and measures progress.

The updated Comprehensive Plan contains several provisions that are concerning to the builder community, including directives to preserve views downtown and expand Olympia’s architectural design review requirements. The Action Plan will presumably address these issues, along with other planning efforts regarding downtown development, the local economy, environmental protection, etc.

Are you an Olympia Master Builders member who doesn’t qualify for the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) Health Insurance Program?

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Mason County Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations Update – Mason County is required, as a

community that plans under the Growth Management Act (GMA), to periodically conduct a review and potentially update their comprehensive plan and development regulations.

According the County’s Scope of Work, they do not need or desire to completely overhaul the 2005 Plan. Their main emphasis is on updates and compliance. Mason County is required to finalize their process by June 2016.

The Mason County Economic Development Council is currently working on draft language to submit to the County.

MB HealtO h Ch offers oice :

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for self individ employee d uals • Gro betwe up plans fo r en 1-1 ,000 ebusinesses • Hea mploy lth Sav ees ings A c counts • Hea (HSA) lth Reim Arrang b ement ursement s (HRA ) • and more

Thurston County “Title 26” Ordinance – Thurston County Commissioners

are considering adopting a new “Title 26” ordinance that would consolidate 11 separate land use and development enforcement code titles into one, standardize enforcement and penalty provisions, and add civil penalties to the list of possible enforcement measures for code violations in unincorporated areas of the County.

To get more involved in the OMB Government Affairs Program, contact Troy Nichols at troy@omb.org or (360) 754-0912.

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For a and p free quote lan co mp conta arison Olym c t: pia M as 360.7 ter Builder 54.09 s 12

OMB is not a licensed insurance agency and cannot provide benefit details or advice on which health plan will meet our members needs the best. All insurance plans offered through the OMB Pierce Health Choice program are provided through a licensed agent.

May is National Membership Month and OMB is Going Out to the Ball Game! have attended or look through all of the business cards you have collected and see if anyone would be a great addition to Olympia Master Builders! Now that you’ve found some good prospects you just need to ask them to join!

Amanda Cassman MEMBERSHIP MARKETING COORDINATOR

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t is that time of year again-May Membership Month- and I hope you are ready to recruit some awesome new members! The whole month is baseball themed to add some fun so I hope you join us in going out to the ball game!

I want you to think back to everyone you have met in the last few months with all the networking events you

What’s in it for you? The top recruiter will get $100 cold hard CASH and two summit house tickets to the Rainiers!

Second place will receive four general admission tickets to the Rainiers!

Did you know that you do not have to be a top recruiter to earn cash? That’s right, for every new member you bring in this year we PAY you!

Now what do the new members get for joining in May? Well besides being a part of the best association around and being able to attend meetings with all of you, they get a whole list of EXTRA benefits donated by OMB members!

Check them out on this page!

If you have any questions in regards to the May membership drive just give me a call at (360) 754-0912 or email me at amanda@omb.org. I would love to answer any questions and help you bring in new members!

THIS IS YOUR TICKET TO JOIN!

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$100 off 5 windows or more!

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value $120 (to be used within 30 days)

250 Business Cards!

4 color, one sided value $88 provide print ready file (OMB logo required)

Tier 2 Free Hearing Exam and $50 off custom hearing protection!

2 Reserved Seats to a Tacoma Rainier’s game! (first 15 new members in May only)

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Auto and Window Glass

One Free Application of Aquapel! value $20 (must use within 2 months of joining)

5’x 3’ Full Color Banner with any purchase! value $120

Plus many OMB added benefits such as:

Enhanced Membership Listing on the OMB Website for 1 quarter- value $150 Table Top Display at General Membership Meeting – value $150 Small Website Ad on OMB Website for 3 months- value $150 Chalk Talk AD (OMB’S electronic member communication) for 3 months- value $150 June 2015 General Membership Meeting lunch admission-value $25

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Welcome New Members Thank You Renewing Members Joined February-March 2015

Renewed February-March 2015

DO BUSINESS WITH A MEMBER TODAY!

DO BUSINESS WITH A MEMBER TODAY!

Headwater Builders LLC Ted Yoder 439 72nd Way NE Olympia, W.A. 98506 253-302-0157 yodergc@gmail.com Sponsor: Paul Muldoon MJD Electric Kim McBride 17105 Gibson Rd Sw Tenino, W.A. 98589 (360) 273-9953 mjdelectric@questoffice.net Sponsor: Paul Muldoon Mill Pond, LLC Greg Amendala 300 Deschutes Way SW Tumwater, W.A.98501 (360) 878-9438 ssamra007@gmail.com Sponsor: John Erwin CAPS, CGR, CGP Northwest Custom Concrete Resurfacing Gilbert Trujillo 36521 102nd Ave E Eatonville, W.A 98328 253-302-9550 gilbert@northwestccr.com Sponsor: Holly Constantine

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ProTech Training and Consulting, LLC Robert Anderson 842B McDonald Street SE Tumwater, W.A. 98501 360-359-1431 randerson@ protechtrainingonline.com Sponsor: Holly Constantine Williams Contracting, Inc Chris Williams 3215 South Bay Rd NE Olympia, W.A. 98506 (360) 556-9964 wcontracting@comcast.net Sponsor: Holly Constantine Winston Quarry, Inc. Bristen Rhodes 269 Winston Creek Rd Mossyrock, W.A. 98750 (360) 985-0487 winstonquarryinc@live.com Sponsor: Karen McClennen

25+ years Bayview Building Materials of Olympia Johnson & Maddox Construction Co., Inc. Mark Shaffer Northwest Cascade/Honey Buckets Olympia Lighting Center ProBuild at Shelton Sunset Air, Inc. 20-25 years The Roof Doctor, Inc. LTJ Builders, Inc. Auseth Construction, Inc. 15-19 Years: TAGS Awards & Specialties Robbins’ Air, Inc. Pascher Construction Miller and Sons, Inc. Mixx 96.1 KXXO Kamco Construction L.G. Isaacson Company Black Diamond Roofing, Inc. B.T. Wilson Const., Inc. Everson Asphalt Paving, Inc. F & L Pacific, Inc. Gerald Bailey Construction, Inc. 10-14 Years Washington Tractor, Inc. SoundBuilt NW, LLC South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity-ReStore Steve Crass Construction Quadrant Homes Retail Services of America, LLC Lacey Roofing, LLC Lillegard Construction HiLine Homes Hung Right Doors, LLC Fox Head Construction, LLC Capital Heating & Cooling

Black Lake Landscape Supplies DBA Concrete Recyclers Alderbrook Quarry, Inc. 5-9 Years Schermer Construction, Inc. Kuster Homes and Remodeling, LLC Keystone Masonry, Inc. Garcia Construction, LLC KPFF Consulting Engineers BC Gas Repair Bath Fitter Marcus Real Estate Services, Inc. Action Pest Control, Inc. Advanced Heating & Air, Inc. Karen Jerome McClennen Olympia Construction, Inc. Miles Sand and Gravel Company 2-4 Years A-Action Group Utilities Lassen Electric Rebuilding Together Thurston County Takeuchi Earth Moving Equipment Tanglewilde Lumber, Inc. Smart Energy Today Lloyd’s Automotive Interior Dimensions Whitehouse & Nichols Attorneys at Law Propane ETC ICM, Inc. Shea Homes, Inc. Ramblin Jacks Rib Eye One Year K.T. Charbomean Trucking Inc. Pacific Northwest ICF Western Steel & Supply Inc. Van Dorm Realty, INC. Duncan and Associates Insurance

Calling all Builders and Remodelers!

2015

2014 Best of Show—People’s Choice Artisans Group

SAVE THE DATE! August 15-16 & 22-23 Homes in Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Yelm Deadline to Register:

Friday, July 10th

2014 Best of Show —Judges’ Choice Benchmark Communities

“The Tour of Homes™ gives us great exposure. We can directly attribute home sales to this event every year.”

- Andy Gruhn, Northwest Family Homes, Inc.

Please contact the OMB office for more information and pricing.

360-754-0912 or brianna@omb.org “We made three home sales during the first weekend of the Tour! These were potential clients who had shown an interest in our company. But the tipping point came when they were able to walk through and experience one of our completed homes as part of OMB’s Tour of Homes™.”

- Steve Poulos Hansen Construction Group

“We made five appointments for remodels! It’s always great to be able to show future clients the type of quality and finish we place on our projects.”

- Mike Auderer Olympia Construction

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Local Students Awarded During the OMB Student Design/Build Contest

T

he BIG Home & Garden Show featured a Student Design/ Build Contest that awarded two students scholarships! The First Place student received $1,000 and the Second Place student received $500!

These scholarships are awarded upon evidence of entry in one of the following collegiate programs: Architecture; Construction Technology; Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering. All of the student projects entered were on display during the BIG Home & Garden Show for public viewing!

The Student Design/Build Contest entries consist of a presentation drawing and a full-dimensional scale model-¼” scale of the house design-of a single-family residence. Any student grades 10, 11 or 12 enrolled in design or drafting in public, parochial or private

schools in Thurston, Lewis or Mason County, WA are eligible for entry. The projects are made by students under the supervision of a CTE certified instructor.

The projects are then judged by a panel of Olympia Master Builders members on these following criteria: • Meeting design requirements • Originality of ideas in plan and elevations • Logical use of materials on construction of model • Conformance with principles of good construction & architectural design • Quality of model presentation and draftsmanship • Accuracy of construction details / wall section

FIRST PLACE WINNER!

Thank you to the 2015 Student Design/Build judges!

Tim Dickey, Dickey’s Remodel & Repair DBA Accessible Living Concepts Chris Terry, C.T. Building, Inc. Michael Brown, Brown Building Contractors Brian Reynolds, Lexar Homes Steve Smith, Kenyon Remodeling Dan Andrews, Scott Homes, Inc.

SECOND PLACE WINNER! Andrea Senior, Tumwater High School

Andrew Dellsite, Tumwater High School 14 • Chalk Line

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R.O.I.I. Select ®

As one of the oldest and largest retro groups in the state, the R.O.I.I.® program has returned over $400 million in retro refunds to participating construction-related companies.

R.O.I.I.® Select can help you lower your workers’ comp costs and build a better, safer company.

Make real change.

Call R.O.I.I.® Select Marketing Manager Lara Hastings at (360) 352-7800, ext. 171 or visit BIAW.com for more details on how you can apply.

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Don’t trash it - donate it!

Habitat for Humanity now accepts donations at the Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center at 2420 Hogum Bay Road NE in Lacey.

Your donation supports Habitat’s mission, keeps valuable resources out of the landfill, saves on trash disposal costs, and is tax deductible.

A CENTURY OF HELPING OTHERS. HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

For information, call (360) 956-3456 or visit ThurstonSolidWaste.org/greenbuilding

WE’LL HELP YOU BUILD IT! Local people with local decisions.

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