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Published for Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia 625 Taylor Street Columbia, SC 29202 (803) 256-6238 www.columbiabuilders.com HBAGC EDITOR Bin Wilcenski, CGP HBAGC PRESIDENT Barry Davis HBAGC EXECUTIVE OFFICER Earl McLeod
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Builder Breakfast & HBASC Legislative Day HBA Golf Classic Highlights from 2009 Top Ten Spikes of 2009 Elected Officials Stumped
DEPARTMENTS 10 14 18
Council News Member News Upcoming Events
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BUILDER BREAKFAST & HBASC LEGISLATIVE DAY The HBA of Greater Columbia held a Builder Breakfast for Richland County members on Wednesday, November 18 at the Columbia Marriott. Members got
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to meet all of the candidates in the Gubernatorial election. We were also pleased to have Bob Jones from NAHB at the meeting.
HBA members for the HBASC Legislative day
Immediately following the Builder Breakfast was the HBA of South Carolina Legislative Day.
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from around the state attended a full days worth of
Mungo, CMB joins them on the left, and 2009
activities concerning the state associations positions on
HBASC President Jim Gregorie is on the right.
many issues we’ll be facing in the new year.
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HBANews
HBA GOLF CLASSIC The HBA held the 24th Annual HBA Golf Classic on Monday, October 19 at Fort Jackson Golf Club. Over 180 golfers and hole sponsors enjoyed a beautiful, sunny day out on the course and, thanks to all of their efforts, over $30,000 was raised to support the HBA Charitable Foundation. Thank you all again for your continued support of all of our charitable endeavors! Thank You to the HBA Golf Classic Committee for your commitment to the foundation: Stan Beckley, Ed Byrd, Frank Clark, Shawn Daughtry, Jimmy Derrick, Johnny Fowler, Bennett Griffin, Brad Harper, Chuck Munn, Ron Roe, Russell Taylor, Rex Thompson and Chairmen David Clark and Karl Haslinger. Special thanks to the HBA Volunteers for your support the day of the tournament: Nathan Bocock, Brett Bumgarner, Susan Brownlee, Inga Carr, Clint Chassereau, Jennifer Harding, Mallory Lanham, Cristie Mendez, Christy Monteith, Dawn Riordan, Tom Smith, Andee St. John and Barry White.
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Carolina Ceramics Brick Co. Ernie Magaro SIC/Carolina Care Plan
Snack Sponsor Keith Pound Sales Co.
Lunch Sponsor Carolina Care Plan/SICNB
Dinner Sponsor NISUS Corporation
Cart Sponsor SCE&G Gas Sales
Poker Run Sponsors BASF Pest Control Solutions
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WILDCAT COURSE
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1st Place – Clark’s Services: Brandon Jeffcoat, Chad Jones, Rick Lang & Scott Wickersham
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1st Place – Homeowners Mortgage: Tony Armstrong, David Gregg, Chris Harrell & Eugene Wang
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2nd Place – Carolina Ceramics: Brandon Crutchfield, Lucas Kinard, Scott Muckenfuss & Matt Mungo
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2nd Place – B.P. Barber & Associates: Henry Dingle, Gary Morris & Don Thomas
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Beverage Sponsor Ormand, Ashley & Gibbons, P.A.
WINNERS
OLD HICKORY
Gold Sponsors
Sprint/NEXTEL – Palmetto Wireless Southern Community Services The Mungo Company Time Warner Cable Weaver Systems
Hole Sponsors The Barry Davis Co. Bank of America B.P Barber & Associates, Inc. Builders Insurance Group Builders Wholesale Carpet Inc. Capitol City Homes Carolina First Columbia Shelving & Mirror/Builders Hardware, Inc. Coldwell Banker United Realtors D.R. Horton, Inc. Free Times G-T-G Insulation Harvey, Casterline & Vallini, LLP Herndon Chevrolet – HOLE IN ONE Homeowners Mortgage Enterprises, Inc. HVP 3, LLC Lake Carolina Properties, Inc. Rex Thompson Builders, Inc. Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors, Inc. Rymarc Homes Security Federal Bank
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CouncilNews
Green Building Council Annual Meeting The Green Building Council of Greater Columbia held its’ annual membership meeting on Thursday, October 29 at The Palmetto Club in downtown Columbia. About 30 members and their guests were in attendance. As this is the annual meeting, elections were held for the 2010 Executive Committee. Congratulations to those members elected to lead the council in the new year.
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As this would be the last meeting that Chairman Mike Lowman, CGP would preside over, he gave a talk about the accomplishments of the council over the past year. We extend a hardy Thank You to Mike for his service in 2009.
Chairman: Vice Chairman: Secretary/Treasurer: Advisory Positions:
Bill Wichlei, CGP, Green Avenues Construction & Remodeling Joseph Gilmore, Gilmore Consulting Services, LLC David Watkins, GMB, CGB, CGP, Shumaker Homes, Inc. Craig Cutter, Cutters Insulation Inc. Larry Newton, CGP, Keller Williams Columbia Stan O’Brien, CGP, Paradime Construction, Inc. Pete Williams, A-Therm Remodelors, Inc. Thom Chumney, CMB, CGB, CGP, The Mungo Company Inc./Mungo Homes
Immediate Past Chairman: Mike Lowman, CGP, Mike Lowman Homes
Remodelers Annual Meeting The Columbia Remodelers held their annual meeting on Monday, October 26 at The Palmetto Club in downtown Columbia. Fifty members and their guests were in attendance. The 2010 Executive Committee was elected at this meeting. Congratulations to everyone who was elected.
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We also had special guest speakers at this meeting from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). They were there to tell us more about the upcoming changes in the Lead Paint Rules that are coming in April of 2010. For more information on the changes, please visit our website at www.ColumbiaRemodelers.com or www.nahb.org/leadpaint.
Chairman: Vice Chairman: Treasurer: Secretary: Members-at-Large:
Johnny Del Priore, Johnny Del Priore Scott Heron, Creative Tile Tom Mayfield, TOMA Construction, Inc. Judy Phipps, FIC, Inc. Pate Graham, Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Harley Oody, Oody Construction Bree Alsobrooks, Anderson Windows Pat Kirk, Kirk Contracting, Inc. John Westfall, John Westfall Renovations
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HIGHLIGHTS from 2009
2009Highlights Certified the 30th home in our Build Green Greater Columbia program and we’re about to broaden our program to include many more green homes. Columbia Remodelers members did a community service project for SisterCare early this year and it was named SisterCare’s Project of the Year. Green Building Council held green building classes and the first Green Home Expo this year, thus providing useful information to members and the public alike. At this year’s REGAL Awards Gala held in February, 83 real estate agents and managers were recognized in the REGAL Circle for having achieved over $1 million in new home sales. SMC Biggest Loser - For 9 weeks beginning in April, 8 teams (86 participants) competed in a weight loss competition to lose the highest percentage of weight and raise money for St. Lawrence Place. During the course of the competition, the teams lost a total of over 730 pounds and from donations collected, presented a check to St. Lawrence Place on June 25th in the amount of $8,508.75. Even during these hard economic times, the HBA Golf Classic held in October net profited over $35,000 for the HBA Charitable foundation, which provides scholarships for children of HBA members and helps support local charities throughout the Midlands. In fact this year we contributed $27,000 in scholarships. Completed another year packed with a crazy amount of meetings, educational offerings, networking events, and we’re ready to do it again in 2010. In addition to all this we had a successful Tour of Homes, Home & Garden Show, Home Improvement Show and offered for the first time The Big Deal, an exciting campaign to promote new home sales and we had one of the most successful years ever in our advocacy efforts on behalf of the home building industry. To make all this happen it took an extraordinary effort from many members.
Become a Fan on Facebook!! The HBA of Greater Columbia has a fanpage on Facebook. Become a fan and keep informed of upcoming events, read the latest home building industry news, see pictures from events and meetings and be involved in our social networking loop! Be sure to tell all your HBA friends on Facebook about us, too! On Facebook, search for “Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia” or visit www.columbiabuilders.com for links to our page. Not yet on Facebook? Visit www.facebook.com and sign up for a free account. DECEMBER 2009 BLUEPRINT 11
SPIKERankings
2009 SPIKE RATINGS SPIKES are members of the HBAGC that have brought in six or more new members. For each person they sponsor as a new member, one SPIKE credit is added to their total. When any member renews their membership in the HBA, their sponsor receives 1⁄2 SPIKE credit. Please note that these listings are from NAHB files as of October 31, 2009. Listing: Rank. Spike Name
Total / Year Credits Credits
Rank # is based on Total Credits
STATESMAN SPIKE
1. Frank Clark............... 564.75 / 21.5
ROYAL SPIKES
2. Johnette Jeffcoat........... 497 / 25.5 3. Dan Shumaker............ 362.5/21.75 4. Harvey Branham ............. 294 / 8.5 5. Gus Brabham ................276.5 / 7.5 6. Ken Ormand ....................... 261 / 6 7. Monte Lemmon.................238 / 7.5 8. Charles Hatchell .......... 229.5 / 1.5 9. Cecil Brazell.............. 247.75 / 24.5 10. Perry Crosthwaite............. 226 / 6 11. Frank Norris ..................... 205 / 4 12. Steve Mungo ................. 200.5 / 5 13. Tim O’Farrell ................. 195 / 2.5 14. John Zeigler ..............194.75 / 17 15. Edmund Monteith.......... 192.5 / 9 16. David Hilburn ......... 183.25/21.75 Billy Peters.............................182 17. Van McAlister ............. 178.5 / 5.5 James McFarland ................ 177.5 18. Andy White ................170.5 / 10.5 19. Dottie LaFitte................... 162 / 5 20. Mark Bostic............. 160.75/ 8.25 21. Carl Brazell Jr................... 160 / 0 22. Charles Sinclair ..... 155.75/12.75 23. Ed Byrd ...................... 154.5 / 6.5 24. David Clark ..................151 / 10.5
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25. Allen Shumaker ............. 140 / 1.5 26. James Graves..............139.5 / 7.5 Richard Sendler ............ 135 / 2.5 27. Steve Hendrix ................ 134.5 / 2 28. Pat Dunbar.................... 133.5 / 8 29. Michael Lowman ........125.75 / 10 30. Barry Davis .....................124 / 15 31. Robert Wilkins............... 123 / 8.5 32. George Delk.............. 122.5 / 10.5 33. Lew Abrams ..................... 121 / 2 Porter Kinard ................... 121 / 4 34. Jimmy Derrick ...................117 / 4 35. Stan Beckley ...................116 / 17 Dale Boozer..................... 106 / .5 36. Pete Williams ........... 105.75 / 4.5 37. Karl Haslinger.............. 103.5 / 18 38. Andy Stevenson ............ 103 / 8.5 39. Robert LaFitte................. 97 / 2.5 Tom Bagnal..............................96 40. Hal Von Nessen............ 95.5 / 4.5 41. Stewart Mungo.............. 94.25 / 6 42. Hal Bowers......................... 94 / 4 43. Dianna Ridgeway ............ 91.5 / 3 44. Ron Roe......................... 91.5 / 18 45. Tad Roberts..................... 91 / 5.5 John T. Watkins.....................89.5 Charlie Newman.......................86 46. Wanda Ferraro................. 85.5 / 1 47. Ernie Magaro ................... 85 / 9.5 48. Rex Thompson.............. 84.5 / 3.5 49. Robert Bell ............................81.5 Joel Sauls................... 80.5 / 15.5 50. John Butcher ................. 79.25 / 9 51. Bruce Hoverman.............. 76.5 / 3 52. Chuck Grimsley .......... 73.25 / 8.5
53. John Monroe................... 69.5 / .5 54. Bob Capes ...................... 68.5 / 1 55. Steve Hinson................. 68.25 / 7 56. Tony Bouknight ............... 66.5 / 3 57. Bennett Griffin ................. 66 / 10 John Sadler, Jr. ................. 66 / .5 58. Eddie Weaver .................. 63.5 / 7 59. Pat Andrews............... 62.75 / 4.5 60. Judi McLeod ............... 60.5 / 16.5 Bill Wichlei ...................... 60.5 / 8 61. Robert Haas ....................... 60 / 1 62. Donny Phipps ............... 58.5 / 4.5 63. Bill Boyte .......................... 58 / .5 64. Wade McGuinn ..............57.5 / 9.5 65. Michael Nieri................ 54.5 / 4.5 66. William Godshall ................ 54 / 5 67. Jimmy Nicholson.............. 50 / 1.5 Jimmy Graham .........................50 68. Henry Jacobs .................. 49.5 / 1 69. Jeff Brown....................... 48.5 / 0 Rhonda Walsh .............. 48.5 / 5.5 70. Harley Oody .................. 46.5 / 1.5 71. Larry Davis...................... 43.5 / 5 72. Ruth Ellen Hardee ........... 42 / 1.5 73. Chris Harden................... 41 / 8.5 Henry Johnson....................41 / .5 74. Robert Bell, Jr. .........................40 Harvey Wise ....................... 39 / 1 75. Allen Gantt.................... 38.75 / 1 76. David Amick .....................37.5 / 0 Tom Herrmann ..............37.5 / 1.5 77. Russell Taylor .................. 35 / 4.5 Charlie McAlister .....................35 78. Marshall Hartmann ......... 34.5 / 0 79. Kevin Bush ...................... 33.5 / 8
Wallace Steadman ........33.5 / 7.5 80. Deas Manning ................. 33 / 1.5 81. Tony Thompson.............. 32.75 / 5 82. Judy Downing .................32 / 7.25 83. Ron Rust ....................... 31.25 / 6 84. Jeff Capogrossi............... 31 / 3.5 85. Patrick Dunbar................ 30 / 4.5 86. Dennis Bright.................. 29.5 / 0 87. Mark Kinsey........................ 29 / 3 88. Tommy Hollingsworth......... 27.5 / 5 89. Bob Wilkes .................. 26.5 / 1.5 90. Jessica Chase .............21.75 / 4.5 91. Barbara Ricker ............19.75 / 5.5 92. John Covert .................. 18.5 / 2.5 Robert Jones ................... 18.5 / 0 Clifton Kinder............... 18.5 / 1.5 93. Robin McLeod ................. 18 / 2.5 Richard Unger.................... 18 / 3 John Elkins...............................16 94. Carl J. Berry II ................. 15 / 4.5 95. Mack Jacobs........................14 / 0 96. John Jarratt........................ 13 / 4 97. Nancy Rye.......................11.75 / 1 98. Frank Berry .................. 11.5 / 4.5
Michelle Rabun ............ 11.5 / 3.5 99. Les Bradstreet ....................11 / 0 Eddie Yandle .......................11 / 1 100. Beth Gardner................. 10.5 / 5 Ken King........................ 10.5 / 3 101. George Rabon.................. 10 / .5 102. Harold Driver.................. 9.5 / 1 103. Bryan Chassereau ............. 9 / 0 Ashley Dooley .................... 9 / 0 104. Steve Corboy ............... 8.5 / 2.5 Scotty Tisdale ................ 8.5 / 0 105. Edwin Gerace ................... 8 / .5 Budd Matthews....................... 8 106. Nancy Nelson ............... 7.25 / .5 107. Steve Baudo ...................... 7 / 0 Greg Howell.................... 7 / 1.5 Tammy Jur ......................... 7 / 1 108. Phil W. Jenkins ............. 6.25 / 2 Ann Wilkes ................... 6.25 / 2 109. Brian Boyer ....................... 6 / 2 David Bryant ..................... 6 / 0 Julia DesChamps .............. 6 / 6 C. Ray Miles ..................... 6 / .5 Lem Wooten ................... 6 / 1.5
Top TenSpikes of 2009
TOP 10 The following members took it upon themselves to help grow the membership of the HBA by encouraging people to join up. We thank these top SPIKES for collectively bringing in 35 new members this year, and to all of the other members who have sponsored new members in the association as well.
Tony Thompson, CMB, CGR, CAPS, CGP Remodeling Services Unlimited
Ron Roe, CRB 2009 SPIKE of the Year Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors, Inc.
Barry Davis, CMB Barry Davis Homes
John Butcher 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty
Bennett Griffin Frank B. Norris & Co.
David Hilburn Midlands Mortgage Corporation
Frank Clark, CGB, CGR, GMB, CAPS Clark’s Services, Inc.
Stan Beckley STOCK Building Supply
Larry Davis L & B Drywall
Dottie LaFitte LaFitte Custom Homes
Mike Lowman, CGP Mike Lowman Homes
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MemberNews
HBA Annual Meeting & SPIKE Night The Membership of the HBA of Greater Columbia met on Thursday, November 12 following the Housing Stump Meeting at The Medallion Center. The sponsor for our meeting was The State newspaper. As this was our annual meeting, we held elections for the 2010 HBA Board of Directors. George Delk presented the slate of officers as developed by the Nominating Committee. The membership then elected the slate as presented. Congratulations to those members who were elected to lead the association in 2010, including our new President, David Hilburn. As this was the last membership meeting that our 2009 President, Barry Davis, CMB, would preside over, he gave a wrap up of the year and thanked the many people who helped him over the past 12 months. See his remarks on page 11.
We also recognized our many members who are in the SPIKE Club at this meeting. A SPIKE is any member who has sponsored six or more new members in the association. Members acquire points based on the members the sponsor and how long they remain members. October marks the end of the membership year at NAHB, and we take their numbers to determine the SPIKE Club Rankings (see page 12) and our annual SPIKE of the Year. This year, we’ve determined the Top 10 SPIKES of 2009. See that list, including SPIKE of the Year on page 13. Our next meeting was the HBA Holiday Ball held December 5 at the Embassy Suites Hotel. See our next issue for pictures from that event. Please also see the calendar of events at the back of this newsletter or on-line at www.columbiabuilders.com for upcoming HBA meetings and events.
HBA Gives to Big Brothers Big Sisters Earl McLeod, Executive Director of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia, presents donation from the Home Builders Association Charitable Foundation to Jennifer Harding, Chairman, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia, Inc., October 29, 2009.
Even In Down Economy, Community Rallies To Aid Harvest Hope Mungo Homes is thrilled to report that the second annual Feed Your Neighbor campaign has raised approximately $370,000, with an additional $15,858 in in-kind donations. These contributions include the generous gift of $100,000 from the Mungo family of companies, which was, again this year, offered as a match to donations from the community. The numbers are especially impressive given the tenuous state of the economy and that the campaign officially runs only one month. Steven Mungo, principal of the Mungo family of companies, said, “With the current state of the economy, we knew that Harvest Hope’s demand would be higher this year, but it
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would also be more difficult for them to raise money. It was more difficult for us to contribute this year too, but we can’t let our neighbors be hungry as long as we can find the resources to help. May God smile upon their efforts in this time of need.” The Feed Your Neighbor campaign was created in 2008 by the Mungo family of companies in response to a critical shortage at the food bank just prior to the holidays. While the campaign officially runs the month of October, donations are encouraged throughout the year and can be made on-line at www.harvesthope.org.
MemberNews
NOVEMBER 2009 BUILDER AND LAND DEVELOPER MEMBERS: Byron Lawson Builders, LLC 324 Emerald Oaks Way Irmo, SC 29063 Mr. Byron Lawson Ph. (803) 543-6052 byron@byronlawsonbuilders.com
Columbia Development 1845 St. Julian Place Columbia, SC 29206 Mr. Edward Mann Ph. (803) 782-5666 Fax (803) 782-0056 budmann@ columbiadevelopment.com
Eau Claire/Brantley Properties, Inc. 2731 Cypress Street Columbia, SC 29205 Mr. Brantley Jones Ph. (803) 771-9398 Fax (803) 771-0625 brantleydowlingjones@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Causby Law Firm
Colonial Printing, Inc. P.O. Box 503 Columbia, SC 29202 Mr. Earle Davis Ph. (803) 771-4134 Fax (803) 771-7297 edavis@colonialprintinginc.com
Exit Real Estate Solutions
DECEMBER 2009 BUILDER MEMBERS: Mooring Home Builders
228 Old Town Drive Lexington, SC 29072 Mr. Joseph Piccinini Ph. (803) 873-0533 jp@jphomesforsale.com
4605 Meadowood Road Columbia, SC 29206 Mr. Brandon Mooring Ph: (803) 348-6314 mooringb@yahoo.com
Repairworks
ASSOCIATE AND ASSOCIATE AFFILIATE MEMBERS:
619 Guildbrook Drive Lexington, SC 29072 Mr. Jeff Morris Ph. (803) 463-1782 Fax (803) 520-4492 morris9099@aol.com
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202 Mr. Stuart Lee Ph. (803) 744-1822 Fax (803) 343-7009 slee@rtt-law.com
Sonitrol Security, Inc. 3210 Fernandina Road Columbia, SC 29210 Mr. Tripp Hammack Ph. (803) 603-0321 Fax (803) 551-5514 trhammack@bellsouth.net
108 Oak Park Drive, Suite C Irmo, SC 29063 Mr. W. Thomas Causby Ph. (803) 781-0063 Fax (803) 781-7035 tom@causbylaw.com
Albert Porth’s Remodeling & Fire-Water 520 Wise Ferry Road Lexington, SC 29072 Mr. Albert Porth Ph. (803) 739-0022 Fax (803) 739-0027 albertporth@gmail.com
Always Green Grass Painting Co. 2032 Fairlawn Creek Cayce, SC 29033 Mr. John Banks Ph. (803) 665-7620 Fax (803) 794-6505 columbia@ alwaysgreengrasspainting.com
Coldwell Banker United REALTORS
New South Construction Supply
566 Spears Creek Church Road, Suite #102 Elgin, SC 29045 Ms. Ann Marr Ph. (803) 240-7006 Fax (803) 957-4486 annshomes@sc.rr.com
951 Harbor Rd. W. Columbia, SC 29169 Ms. Julie Ham Ph. (803) 319-0137 Fax (803) 791-8191 julie.ham@newsouthsupply.com
Duncan Heating & A/C, Inc.
287- A Dooley Road Lexington, SC 29073 Mr. Jeff Roder Ph. (803) 951-1690 Fax (803) 951-1693 jroder@techguide.net
119 Geln Jacobs Road Elgin, SC 29045 Mr. Dennis Skinner Ph. (803) 787-2125 Fax (803) 787-2157 slickschick531@aol.com
Tech Guide, Inc.
Efficiency First, LLC 502 Tyler Street Columbia, SC 29205 Mr. Matthew Ryan Ph. (803) 477-5729 efficiency1st@gmail.com
Tim Kehoe P.O. Box 2304 Lexington, SC 29071 Mr. Tim Kehoe Ph. (408) 504-8800 kehoe12@earthlink.net
Midland Mortgage Corporation 1500 Richland Street Columbia, SC 29211 Mr. Cory Lorick Ph. (803) 765-1680 clorick@ midlandmortgagecorp.com
Lapsed HBA Members The following people have lapsed from the membership of the HBA. If you do business with any of these folks please encourage them to rejoin with us as soon as possible. SHAUN O’NEAL, AMO PLUMBING, LLC DAVID WILLIAMS, APEX CONSTRUCTION, INC. KENT BARKER, BARKER METAL STRUCTURES, LLC GEORGE BOYD, BOYD CUSTOM HOMES, INC. CHARLIE MAUNEY, CAROLINA CUSTOM HOMES DANNY ADAMS, CARRIER/BRYANT CAROLINA’S JAMINE SANTIAGO, CLASSIC CATERING JONATHAN GRIFFIN, C-U-C SIGNS, INC. CLIFF CINAMON, DESIGN & REMODELING SOLUTIONS CHAD DICKERT, DICKERT CONSTRUCTION, INC. DON L. ROY, DON L. ROY & ASSOCIATES, LLC
D. MELTON, DUTCH FORK DEVELOPMENT GROUP II ADAM HUMPHREY, H & H WOOD WORKS CLAYTON HILL, HILL CUSTOM HOMES, LLC HANS SCHREUS, JOBREEF, LLC RODNEY JOYE, JOYE BUILDERS & MANAGEMENT, INC. HEATHER MCCARLEY, MCCARLEY CONSTRUCTION, INC. BRADFORD PANYE, MEYER DECORATIVE SURFACES TONY ADAMS, PRECISION LANDSCAPING CECIL PURVIS, C. W. PURVIS CABINETS-TRIMWORK & MANTELS BRIAN FOSTER, REAL ESTATE INFORMATION SERVICE, INC. KEN CARNES, RUSSELL & JEFFCOAT REALTORS, INC. MIKE GARRICK, RUSSELL & JEFFCOAT REALTORS, INC. TUNE KIMBLE, RUSSELL & JEFFCOAT REALTORS, INC. TOM FIELDS, SOUTH GROUP INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. JOHN MEDINA, SOUTHERN COMFORT KITCHEN & BATH JIM TOKUNAGA, TECSTONE KITCHEN & BATH, LLC, TRU-BILT HOMES, INC.
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Richland County Councilman Jim Manning with Tony Thompson, CGR, CGB, CAPS, CGP
Eddie Weaver with Richland County Councilman Norman Jackson.
ELECTED OFFICIALS
S T U MPED!
The Central Carolina REALTORS Association and the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia held their third annual Olde Fashioned Stump Meeting on Thursday, November 12 at The Medallion Center in Columbia. Members from both associations met with elected officials from many different jurisdictions and levels of government at the meeting.
The speaker for the meeting was Dr. Doug Woodward from USC’s Moore School of Business. He gave an in-depth look at the local and national housing market and told us what he believes the immediate and long-range future holds for our market. According to Dr. Woodward, the economy has reached the bottom of this downturn and indicators show that the market is turning up and that this trend should continue. His message to elected officials was to let housing improve without interference and the entire economy would improve with it due to direct and indirect effects.
Left to Right – Steven Mungo, CMB, Richard Sendler, Bill Boyte, Rep. Anton Gunn
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Barry Davis, CMB with Lexington Mayor Randy Halfacre.
Left to Right – John Butcher, Rep. Jimmy Bales and Mike Lowman, CGP
MemberNews
McKinney Joins Mungo Homes Mungo Homes is pleased to announce that Jim McKinney has joined the company as Director of Sales.
years at Ryland and Southampton, I had minimal employee turn-over and believe in helping others succeed in order for me to succeed.”
Formerly of Charlotte, North Carolina, Jim was most recently the owner of Southampton Homes and had also previously enjoyed a long tenure with Ryland Homes, starting his career in sales and advancing to Vice President of Sales and Marketing over the Carolinas Division.
With both a sales and construction background, Jim brings a unique perspective to the Director of Sales position with Mungo Homes since he has been involved in all aspects of the business and has succeeded at every level.
Jim is excited about getting back into sales management, stating “It is something I enjoy and am very good at. During my
Jim has an undergraduate degree and received his M.BA. from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte.
Thirty Homes Certified in Local Green Building Program The Green Building Council of Greater Columbia is pleased to announce that a total of 30 homes have been certified in the Build Green Greater Columbia (BGGC) program. Through this local program, the Green Building Council of Greater Columbia provides objective, third-party assessment, verification and certification services to help builders receive market recognition for building environmentally-responsible homes, and to help consumers find green-built houses in our market. “The Green Building Council of Greater Columbia is just over two years old and our members are already producing homes to this higher standard of construction,” remarked council Chairman Mike Lowman. “These companies, along with the other members of the council, have really embraced the program and we look forward to certifying more homes in the near future.” The most recent certified homes came from three companies. Thirteen homes
were built by Inspired Communities in the Hampton Forest neighborhood located off of Garners Ferry Rd. in Columbia. Paradime Construction Inc. completed their second home in the BGGC program. It is located in Lexington, SC on the shores of Lake Murray. This home is also Energy Star® certified. And Carolina Log Center built a log home in Winnsboro, SC that is rated Gold in the local program and in the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Green program. It is also an Energy Star® certified home.
Gold. Homes that are certified in the program are listed on the Council website at www.columbiagreenbuilde rs.com and are marked with the Build Green Greater Columbia logo on the main electrical panel box door. Learn more about green residential construction, the Build Green Greater Columbia program and see a list of members of the Green Building Council of Greater Columbia, please visit the Council’s website at www.columbiagreen builders.com or call (803) 256-6238.
The Build Green Greater Columbia program is administered by the Green Building Council of Greater Columbia, which is a council of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia and is affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Green building program. Homes in the program are third-party verified to ensure that they meet the criteria as outlined. There are three levels of certification in the Build Green Greater Columbia program: Bronze, Silver and DECEMBER 2009 BLUEPRINT 17
DECEMBER-MARCH
UPCOMING EVENTS * *
THURSDAY, DEC. 10
Ambassadors Club Meeting, Noon, HBA Office
TUESDAY, DEC. 15
Green Building Council After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Real Value Please RSVP to 803-699-1120 by Friday, December 11
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THURSDAY, DEC. 17
Kershaw County Chapter Christmas Party, 6:00 p.m., Camden Country Club
MONDAY, JAN. 4
HBA Board of Directors Meeting, 4:00 p.m., HBA Office
THURSDAY, JAN. 7
Ambassador’s Club Meeting, Noon, HBA Office
THURSDAY, JAN. 14
HBA General Membership Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Seawell’s
MONDAY, JAN. 18
REGAL Awards Early Bird Entry Deadline
JAN. 19 – 22
International Builders’ Show, Las Vegas
MONDAY, JAN. 18
REGAL Awards Final Entry Deadline
TUESDAY, JAN. 26
Remodelers After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Stier Supply
THURSDAY, JAN. 28
Green Building Council Quarterly Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Seawell’s
MONDAY, FEB. 8
Columbia Remodelers Awards (CRA) Entries Due, HBA Office
THURSDAY, FEB. 11
HBA General Membership Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Seawell’s
SATURDAY, FEB. 20
REGAL Awards Gala, Columbia Marriott
MAR. 12 - 14
Carolina Classic Home & Garden Show, SC State Fairgrounds
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 24
HBASC Bird Supper, 6:30 p.m., Columbia Marriott
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2010 Home & Garden Show Exhibit Space is on sale NOW Please contact us at (803) 256-6238 or visit www.ColumbiaBuilders.com to reserve space Get more information on all of the meetings and events above and more at www.ColumbiaBuilders.com or call (803) 256-6238
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Join us for our 2010 Home Shows: Carolina Classic Home & Garden Show March 12 – 14 SC State Fairgrounds More information at www.columbiabuilders.com
REDO/REMIX Home Improvement Show September 24 – 26 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
P. O. Box 725 Columbia, SC 29202 Phone (803) 256-6238 Fax (803) 779-0635 www.columbiabuilders.com