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O f f i c i a l M A G A Z I N E o f t h e H O M E B U IL D E R S A S S O CIATI O N O F G R E AT E R C O L U M B IA

January/February 2014

The exclusive magazine of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia

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2014 President

HBA Holiday Ball &

HBA Annual

John Covert

Member Awards

Meeting Recap

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The exclusive magazine of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia

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8 Departments

Features

5 Columbia Remodelers Council 6 Green Building Council of Greater Columbia 14 Sales and Marketing Council 16 Member News 18 Calendar of Events 19 November/December 2013 New Members

On the cover: 2013 Parade of Homes Preview Party held for members prior to opening to the public.

Published for Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia 625 Taylor Street Columbia, SC 29202 P: 803.256.6238 www.columbiabuilders.com

HBA EDITOR Bin Wilcenski

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DIRECTOR of PUBLISHING Krystie Dovenmuehler COPY EDITOR Carrie Bethel LAYOUT & DESIGN Jake Bartush SALES MANAGER Marc Lucia

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Big Thursday

HBA Annual Meeting

HBA Holiday Ball & Member Awards

2014 President John Covert

use this QR Code to see the surprise dance performed by the Covert family in lieu of John’s inauguration speech.

To submit editorial, contact Bin Wilcenski at bin@columbiabuilders.com or call 803.256.6238.

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CouncilNews

2014 Executive Committee

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embers of the Columbia Remodelers council voted on the 2014 slate of officers for the council’s Executive Committee during the HBA Annual Meeting in October. The term for the newly-elected committee began on January 1, 2014. The vote carried and the 2014 Executive Committee is as follows:

Chairman: Scott Heron, Creative Tile Vice Chairman: Pat Kirk, Kirk Contracting, LLC Treasurer: Ron Rust, Top Hat Sweepers Secretary: R. B. Gallup, Gallup & Gallup, Inc. Members-at-Large: Ken Baker, Carolina Traditional Homes, Inc. (‘15) Jim Evatt, Palmetto Construction & Renovations (‘15) Jennifer Cannon, Century Glass (‘14) Andrew Cole, Collins & Lacy, PC (‘14) Debi Kelly, Debra F. Kelly Artists (‘14)

2014 Meetings & Events

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he Columbia Remodelers council meets each month for a Quarterly Membership Meeting at Seawell’s or an After Hours at a member’s place of business. All are free for members to attend with RSVP. Quarterly Meeting attendance without RSVP is $25. Guests may attend Quarterly Meetings for $25 each. See the calendar below – all items are subject to change.

See www.columbiabuilders.com for updates.

Tuesday, Jan. 7 Executive Committee Meeting, 4:00 p.m., HBA Office

Monday, March 24

August 8 – 10

Remodelers After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Stone Interiors

Home Improvement Show

Tuesday, August 26 Tuesday, April 8 Executive Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., HBA Office

Remodelers Quarterly Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Seawell’s Topic: Renovating for Hazards, Lisa Jones, Carolina Flood Solutions, LLC

Tuesday, April 29 Remodelers Quarterly Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Seawell’s, Sponsorship Available

Tuesday, Sept. 9 Executive Committee Meeting, 4:00 p.m., HBA Office

Tuesday, May 6 Executive Committee Meeting, 4:00 p.m., HBA Office

Thursday, Sept. 23 Remodelers After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Carolina Wholesale Floors

Monday, May 12 Tuesday, Jan. 28

The Columbia Remodelers council is now on Facebook.

If you’re on the social networking website, please visit us at www.facebook. com/ColumbiaRemodelers and “Like” our page. We’ll update regularly with council news, upcoming events, pictures from recent events, industry news and more. It’s a great way to keep up with what’s going on.

Remodelers After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Creative Tile – West Columbia

Tuesday, Feb. 11 Executive Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., HBA Office

Tuesday, Feb. 25 Remodelers Quarterly Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Seawell’s, Sponsorship Available

Tuesday, March 4 Executive Committee Meeting, 4:00 p.m., HBA Office

CRA Entries Due, HBA Office, 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 7 Executive Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., HBA Office

Tuesday, May 20 Remodelers After Hours, 5:30 p.m., KB Kitchen

Thursday, Oct. 16 HBA Annual Membership Meeting/Election of Officers

Tuesday, June 10 Executive Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., HBA Office

Thursday, Oct. 28 Remodelers End-of-Year Drop-in, 5:30 p.m., Location TBD

Tuesday, June 24 Remodelers After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Location: Available

Thursday, Nov. 20 BIG THURSDAY Oyster Roast, 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 29 Remodelers After Hours, 5:30 p.m., Century Glass

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Over 441 Certified Homes in 2013

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he Certified High Performance (CHiP) Home Program had a tremendous first year with over 441 homes. The local certification program is based on the 2008 National Green Building Standard ™ and can be used by any HBA member or non-member to certify homes. Members who used the program in 2013 are Essex Homes, SE, GreenSense Homes, Hallmark Homes International/

To Promote Environmentally Responsible Design, Construction and Operation of Homes and Communities Through Education, Leadership and Networking.

Inspired Communities, Harbinger Homes/ McManus Properties, Paradime Construction, and Sovereign Homes (a Mungo Company).

Contact Bin Wilcenski if you are interested in building Certified High Performance Homes in 2014.

2014 Executive Committee

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embers of the HBA Green Building Council elected their 2014 Executive Committee at the Annual Meeting of the Membership in October. The new committee began their term in January 2014.

Chairman: Stan O’Brien, Paradime Construction, Inc. Vice Chairman: Julie Jones, Tuttle Construction

Secretary/Treasurer: Todd Wagstaff, Comfort Services, Inc. Advisory Positions: Wes McManus, Harbinger Homes (’15) Carlton Segars, Segars & Associates (’15) Joseph Gilmore, Gilmore Consulting Services, LLC (’14) Salim Khalil, SCE&G (’14) Clay Walsh, Civil Engineering Company (’14) Immediate Past Chairman: Mark Bostic, Square One Designs

2014 Green Building Council Meetings The Green Building Council of Greater Columbia now has a page on Facebook! If you’re part of the popular social networking site, visit www.facebook.com/ ColumbiaGreenBuilders and “Like” it.

We’ll update the page with green building industry news and information plus council meetings, events and news as it becomes available.

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he Executive Committee of the Green Building Council meets on the first Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m. at the HBA Office.

Exceptions in 2014 are January and June when we’ll meet on the 2nd Thursday at 3:00 p.m. and in July and August when we will not meet.

Membership Meetings will be held at Seawell’s starting at 5:30 p.m. and include an open bar and dinner. Members attend free with RSVP. Guests may attend for $25 each. Meetings are currently

scheduled for: January 23; March 20; May 15; June 26 and August 21.

Sponsorships are available for each of these meetings for $200 each.

After Hours or Field Trips are available in February, April, July and September. Contact Bin Wilcenski if you would like to host an After Hours at your location or have an idea for a green building council field trip.

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THURSDAY The Columbia Remodelers and Sales & Marketing Councils presented the annual BIG THURSDAY Oyster Roast on November 16 at The Coop near Williams-Brice Stadium. The event celebrates one of the country’s oldest football rivalries – Clemson v. South Carolina – with a huge oyster roast and open bars. The party was a little smaller this year than in previous years, but over 230 members and their guests came and had a great time.

Thanks to everyone who came and to our sponsors! This year’s party is set for Thursday, November 20, 2014.

Make sure to get tickets in advance as this event will sell out if you wait until the day of to get tickets.

Heisman Sponsors: Creative Tile; Russell & Jeffcoat MVP Sponsors: Certus Bank Mortgage; Columbia Shelving & Mirror; Harvey & Vallini, LLC; SCE&G Gas Sales

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he HBA Membership met for the Annual Meeting and SPIKE Night on Thursday, October 17 at the new Stone River restaurant in West Columbia. The evening began with cocktails in the restaurant’s picturesque spaces along the Congaree River and cityscape views. We then had dinner and started the meeting.

The annual meeting is always a busy one as we have a speaker, hold elections for next year’s board of directors and council leadership and celebrate those members who bring in new members, a.k.a. SPIKES. And that’s just what we did at this meeting.

First, the SPIKES. Many members helped spread the word about HBA Membership this year and brought new members into the group. Those members were treated to a special

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dinner during the meeting. In honor of our member with the most SPIKE Club credits to his name, we named the annual SPIKE of the Year award after him. The award will henceforth be called the Frank D. Clark SPIKE of the Year Award. This award is given to the member who brings in the most new members that year, and the 2013 recipient is none other than HBA President David Clark, son of Frank D. Clark.

Speaking of new members, we had many of them at the meeting. Thanks to all of them for showing up and we look forward to seeing them at many more meetings and events in 2014!

James Graves represented the HBA of South Carolina’s Certified Master Builder Program at the meeting in order

al Meeting to present David Watkins, CAPS, Master CGP, GMB, of GreenSense Homes with his Certified Master Builder certificate. Congratulations to David Watkins on this achievement! He can now add CMB to his list of professional designations.

Our speaker for the evening was Colonel Michael E. Manning, commander of the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Joint National Guard Base. He gave a very interesting talk about what the SCANG does, where the 169 th Fighter Wing has been and how the base operates. We thank him for sharing his time with us.

Finally, we held elections for the HBA Board of Directors (see page 16), the Columbia Remodelers council (see page 5), and the HBA Green Building Council (see page 6). Please see the calendar of events on page 18 to see when our General Membership Meetings are planned for 2014. Members may attend at no charge with reservations in advance.

Meeting Sponsored By:

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2013 HBA

Holiday Ball

The HBA Holiday Ball was held on Friday, December 20th at the Downtown Columbia Marriott this year. The newly-renovated space was the perfect site for the redesigned annual event. Instead of a room full of round tables and chairs, plated dinner, and a long program, we made it more of a party with various food stations and a much shorter program. Thanks to everyone who attended and, of course, to our sponsors.

See our Facebook page or use this QR Code to see the surprise dance performed by the Covert family in lieu of John’s inauguration speech.

Holiday Ball Sponsors: PLATINUM SPONSORS Clark’s Termite & Pest Control

Essex Homes, SE

Great Southern Homes, LLC

Mungo Homes, Inc.

Russell & Jeffcoat Real Estate

DIAMOND SPONSORS ERA Wilder Realty Harvey & Vallini, LLC GOLD SPONSOR Covert Homes , LLC SILVER SPONSOR Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc. AWARD SPONSORS BB&T Essex Homes, SE STOCK Building Supply

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2013 HBA

Member Awards

The Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia (HBA) is pleased to announce the winners of their 2013 members awards. Each year, members of the association vote for Builder and Associate Members of the Year and the Board of Directors also awards a Corporate Member of the Year. while the past presidents of the HBA select the Gordon A. Harrison Award winner. Winners were announced at the association’s annual Holiday Ball in December.

The HBA Builder Member of the Year is Karl Haslinger, owner and CEO of Essex Homes with corporate headquarters in Lexington, S.C..

Founded in 1993, Essex Homes Southeast, Inc., built approximately 25 homes that year. Essex Homes will be welcoming over 500 families into the Essex family this year between the Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC markets Karl has been a member of the association since 1993 and the HBA Sales & Marketing Council since 1994. He has been an active member all those years by participating in many committees and events. Most notably in 2013, Karl worked with the association to build the first Home for the Arts in the 2013 Parade of Homes benefiting local artists and charitable endeavors supported by the HBA

Corporate Member of the Year The HBA Corporate Member of the Year is Clark’s Services. Clark’s Services was founded in 1963 by Frank Clark and is located in Irmo, SC. Frank served as president of the HBA in 1995 and was inducted in the S.C. Housing Hall of Fame in 2004. It is a family business that offers termite and pest control, home building, poured walls, landscaping and lawn care and more. David Clark, son of Frank Clark, served as HBA President in 2013 and will continue to serve on the Board of Directors this year. Members of the company participate in a variety of HBA events including the annual HBA Bass Classic, HBA Golf Tournament, BIG THURSDAY Oyster Roast, Ambassadors Club and many more.

Associate Member of the Year The HBA Associate Member of the Year is Scott Heron of Creative Tile. Scott has been a member of the HBA since 2000 and has served as Chairman of the Columbia Remodelers council for three consecutive years. He is a very active member of the association, serves on the Board of Directors, HBA Charitable Foundation Board of Trustees and countless other committees. He attends nearly every HBA meeting and event throughout the year and represents the association in an outstanding manner in the business community and devotes tireless service to the improvement of the association

Gordon A. Harrison Award The Gordon A. Harrison Award was named in honor of 1973 President and Builder Member of the Year Gordon Harrison. He passed away in 1974 and the award was first given in 1977. Recipients are Builder Members who project an image that adds to the stature of the association, exemplifies standards promoted by the association, improve the building industry, and who have unquestionable character and integrity. The 2013 Gordon A. Harrison Award winner is Richard N. Sendler of Sendler Construction. Prior to his death last year, Richard was involved in the HBA for many years, most actively in the role of government relations and political action. No elected official was spared the direct and forthright questioning that only Richard could deliver. If there was an issue that threatened to make building homes more difficult or costly, Richard Sendler could be counted on to take the home builder’s message to the elected officials to keep housing safe and affordable.

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CouncilNews

Letter from the Chairman

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ooking back over 2013, I have to say that I am truly inspired by the progress we have made and extremely excited about what the future holds.

I think you would all agree, it’s been a tough couple of years in our business; whether you are a builder, a mortgage broker, a vendor or a real estate agent, the economy has affected us all.

The Sales & Marketing Council of Columbia (SMC) encourages and maintains a high quality of sales and marketing expertise through educational programs, networking opportunities and recognition for its members.

understand the importance of every council that is a part of the HBA. As I begin to try to fill the shoes of the wonderful chairs of the past, let me say that I am encouraged and full of anticipation as to what the new year will bring. Challenges? Sure, we will always have them! Opportunities? You can count on it!

We’ve been fortunate in the SMC and the HBA to rally through those times with a strong core of membership and a strong leadership team.

If there is one thing I know, whether presented with a challenge or an opportunity, we are better as a group than individually! So let’s join together and make it a wonderfully successful 2014!

From my personal perspective, I’ve seen first hand in these more challenging times, the value of our membership. Our members are here to stay and

Cheers!

Lynwood Duke 2014 SMC Chairman

2014 SMC Officers & Committee Chairs Chairman: Lynwood Duke, Resource Realty Group Vice Chair: Ed McDonnell, McDonnell & Associates, PA Treasurer: Rob Haney, Essex Homes, SE Secretary: Zeke Riddle, First Reliance Bank Imm. Past Chairman: Susan Longshore, Essex Homes, SE Past Chairman:Jennifer Harding, Russell & Jeffcoat Real Estate Publicity/Marketing Chair: Brandon Jeffcoat, Clark’s Termite & Pest Control Vice-Chairman: Theresa Taylor, RESH Marketing Membership Chairman: Kim O’Quinn, Mungo Homes, Inc. Vice-Chairman:Sally Rymer Hoard, McGuinn Homes Program Chairman: Julia Burley, Lake Carolina Development, Inc.

Vice-Chairman: Craig Giles, Giles Independent Insurance Education Chairman: Beth Walker, Midland Mortgage Corp.

Vice-Chairman: Andy Aun, Aun & McKay, PA REGAL Chairman: Kristen Brumbaugh, Russell & Jeffcoat Real Estate Vice-Chairman: Michelle R. Coppock, SCE&G Ambassador Chairman: Craig Connelly, Essex Homes, SE Vice-Chairman: Matthew Sullivan, Harvey & Vallini, LLC Community Service Chairman: Tori Ewing, Lake Carolina Development, Inc. Vice-Chairman: Jeremy Gould, Essex Homes, SE SMC Elite Co-Chair: Marlene Sheard & Beth Walker SMC2 – Super Member Committee: Jessica Chase & Sheila Harvey

2014 Tour of Homes

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olumbia’s Largest Open House of New Homes and Communities for Sale May 3, 4, 10, 11, 17& 18

Too much inventory? Have a special home or new community that you would love to feature?

The 2014 Tour of Homes will launch your business into the summer and fall selling seasons with a unique marketing opportunity like no other! Don’t miss out on this exciting venture as we partner with Free Times once again and this year we plan to bring you value and exposure like never before.

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2014 Rates Featured Home: $900 Featured Home in a Featured Community: $700 Featured Community: $2,500 Please contact Heather McDonald at 2566238 or heather@columbiabuilders.com for more information on listing your home or featured community and sponsorship information.

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Regal Awards

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ark your calendar for our very special 25th Annual REGAL Awards Gala to be held on Saturday, February 8, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. This being our Silver Anniversary, we plan to razzle and dazzle you with extraordinary cocktails, food, music, dancing and fun! REGAL Entries will be due on Monday, January 20 and REGAL Circle will be due on Monday, January 27. Tickets are available for purchase now. Please contact Heather McDonald with any questions and sponsor inquiries.

Congratulations to our 2013 SMC Elite SMC Elite members were recognized at the SMC Annual Meeting in December. Pictured from left to right: Edwin Gerace, Kristen Brumbaugh, Andy Brumbaugh, Vinny Capizzi , Jessica Chase, Lynwood Duke, Jennifer Harding, Susan Longshore, KimO’Quinn, Beth Walker and Marlene Sheard.

The Sales & Marketing Council of Columbia (SMC) encourages and maintains a high quality of sales and marketing expertise through educational programs, networking opportunities and recognition for its members.

SMC Annual Meeting

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he SMC held their annual meeting on December 5 at Embassy Suites. After recognition of our 2013 SMC Board of Directors, the election and installation of the 2014 SMC Board members were held. A recap of the council achievements for this past year was given by outgoing Chairman, Susan Longshore, and we heard several board reports on upcoming events. Our featured speaker, Clark Ellis, the principal and founding partner with Continuum Advisory Group, got attendees on their feet for a fun group action experiment. Over 130 members and guests helped to raise over $3,000 during Happy Dollar Time for our chosen charity, Families Helping Families. How unbelievably great to see our members supporting the local community this holiday season!!

Special Thanks to our Meeting Sponsors:

The Sales & Marketing Council is on Facebook!

If you’re part of the social networking site, please visit us at www.facebook.com/ columbiaSMCGC and “Like” our page.

We update regularly with council news, upcoming events and meetings, pictures and more! It’s a great way to keep up with what’s going on.

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Member News Covert Elected President of Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia

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ohn Covert of Covert Homes, LLC, was elected as the 2014 President of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia (HBAGC) at the Annual Meeting of the Membership held October 17, 2013, and will serve as President from January 1st through December 31st of this year.

John is a Columbia native who graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1990.

He then graduated from Piedmont Technical College in 1993 with a degree in Criminal Justice, and served as a South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper from 1994 to 2001. In 2001 he made the move from police work to homebuilding when he founded Covert Homes. He also serves as Director for the Blythewood Salkehatchie Summer Service SC United Methodist Conference, Treasurer of the Christian Assistance Bridge Board of Directors-Blythewood SC, and is a member of the Blythewood HS Band Booster Club. He and his family are members of Trinity UMC - Blythewood. John and his wife, Tami, have three children, Bailey, 17; Bryson, 15; and Meredith, 12.

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Associates as Associates Vice President; Eddie Yandle of Executive Construction as Treasurer; and Bart Bartlett of Bartlett and Davis Construction/Bartlett Law as Secretary.

In addition, the membership elected two Associate Directors and four Builder Directors to the board, each for two-year terms. The Associate Directors are Amanda Colgate of Godshall & Colgate, CPA, LLC, and Jimmy Derrick of Coldwell Banker United REALTORS. The new Builder Directors are Thom Chumney of The Mungo Company, R.B. Gallup of Gallup & Gallup, Inc., Joe Jur of Vesta Builders, and Frank Mitchell of Orion Construction Co., Inc. Chairpersons of HBA councils also have a seat on the HBA Board of Directors. Included here are Brad Harper of Edge City Homes serving as Chairman of the Land Development Council; Lynwood Duke, Resource Realty Group serving as Chairperson of the Sales and Marketing Council of Greater Columbia; Scott Heron of Creative Tile as Chairman of the HBA of Greater Columbia Remodelers; and, Stan O’Brien of Paradime Construction, Inc. as Chairman of the Green Building Council of Greater Columbia.

Covert was installed as President of the Home Builders Association at the Annual HBA Holiday Ball on December 20, 2013. All new board members began their terms in January 2014. Learn more about the HBAGC at www.columbiabuilders.com.

Serving as officers of the HBAGC are David Tuttle of Lake Carolina Development, Inc. as Vice President; Ed McDonnell of McDonnell &

HBAGC Officers

David Tuttle

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Ed McDonnell

Eddie Yandle

Bart Bartlett

Member News Essex Homes, Inc. Announces the Columbia Division President Larry Wisdom

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n December 2013, Essex Homes, Inc. announced the addition of Laurence P. Wisdom, as President of the Columbia Division. Mr. Wisdom is relocating from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he has served as President of Keystone Homes, Inc., since January 2007.

Prior to Keystone, Mr. Wisdom served as the Key Strategic and Operations leader for Neumann Homes. During his time with Neumann, the company doubled in size, and expanded to four states.

Mr. Wisdom joined Keystone as the first non-owner President Larry Wisdom in its history and managed to stabilize and expand their growth during the economic recession. Keystone built over 2000 homes during this time period and was recognized as a Top 100 Builder. Keystone is ranked as the #1 homebuilder and has been the regional marketplace leader for seven years in a row (2007-2013) by the CP Business Journal.

Mr. Wisdom has worked in the homebuilding industry since attending Aurora University and Marmion Military Academy. From Field Laborer to Customer Care Manager to Construction Superintendent, Larry has experienced homebuilding in the trenches. He has also worked as a New Homes Salesman and Sales Manager. His work history has allowed him to experience all aspects of the building process from behind the scenes to the front lines. He looks forward to becoming a part of Greater Columbia and promoting its growth and success through Essex Homes.

Throughout his career in the homebuilding industry, Mr. Wisdom has contributed to and improved gross margin and net profitability, reduction in hard cost, design options simplification, increased sales and closings, improved customer satisfaction, successful land acquisitions and improved production cycles.

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CALENDAR 2014 See these meetings and events at www.columbiabuilders.com AND login to register on-line!

February

February 4-6

Marina, Chapin HBA Rally on the Lake, 10:00 a.m., Lake Murray

NAHB International Builders Show, Las Vegas, NV

May Saturday, February 8 2013 REGAL Awards Gala, 6:30 p.m., Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center

Tuesday, February 11 Box Lunch with a Builder – Hurricane Builders, 11:30 a.m., HBA Building

February 19 Project Management course, 9:00 a.m., Mungo Homes Training Center

March

Tuesday, March 4 Box Lunch with a Builder – Fortress Builders, 11:30 a.m., HBA Building

Thursday, March 13 Carolina Classic Home & Garden Show Preview Party, 6:00 p.m., SC State Fairgrounds (Ticket Required)

March 14 – 16 Clyde Nettles Roofing presents the Carolina Classic Home & Garden Show, SC State Fairgrounds Booths are on-sale now for this show. We’re in all five buildings of the fairgrounds plus outside spaces and we’ll see around 14,000 people in 3 days. More information at our website or give us a call.

Wednesday, March 19 Builders Day at the Capitol, 11:00 a.m., SC Statehouse

May 3-4, 10-11, 17-18 Tour of Homes – Columbia’s Largest Open House of New Homes

October

Thursday, October 2 Parade of Homes Preview Party, 6:00 p.m., Gateway Village at LongCreek Plantation (Ticket Required)

October 4 – 19 Tuesday, May 6 Box Lunch with a Builder-Essex Homes, SE, 11:30 a.m., HBA Building

Parade of Homes, Gateway Village at LongCreek Plantation

Tuesday, October 7 Box Lunch with a Builder, 11:30 a.m., HBA Building

Thursday, May 22 HBA Golf Classic, Fort Jackson Golf Club

Thursday, October 16 Annual Meeting of the Membership, 5:30 p.m., Seawell’s

June

June 3-5 HBAGC Washington Bus Trip We rent a bus, line up hotel rooms and head to our nation’s capital for the NAHB Legislative Conference. You’ll visit our elected officials and tell them what you want done for the betterment of the home building industry. It’s a whirlwind trip you’ll never forget.

Thursday, June 19 HBA/SMC Joint Meeting of the Membership, 5:30 p.m., Seawell’s

July

Thursday, July 10 Builder Speed Dating Associate Members set up a table top display and send their two best salespeople to meet with Builder Members and their purchasing agents. Everyone gets six minutes alone with each builder, because if you can’t sell it or set an appointment in six minutes, you can’t sell it.

Thursday, October 23 Chili for Charity

November

Tuesday, November 4 Box Lunch with a Builder, 11:30 a.m., HBA Building

Thursday, November 20 Big Thursday Oyster Roast, 6:00 p.m., The Coop

December

Friday, December 12 HBAGC Annual Holiday Ball

Tuesday, March 25 HBASC Bird Supper Reception & Dinner, 6:00 p.m., Seawell’s

April

Monday, April 7 HBA Charitable Foundation Scholarship Program entry deadline

Thursday, July Nite Golf, Charwood Country Club

August

August 8 – 10 Tuesday, April 8 Box Lunch with a Builder – Mungo Homes, 11:30 a.m., HBA Building

Home Improvement Show

Friday, August 15

General Membership Meeting Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 10 General Membership Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Seawell’s

Thursday, August 28 HBA Clay Shoot, 2:00 p.m., Hermitage Farms, Camden

Friday, April 25 M.C. Smith Bass Classic, 7:00 a.m., Lighthouse

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Kershaw County Steak Out, 5:30 p.m., Hermitage Farms, Camden

We have a busy calendar full of meetings, events, classes and shows again this year. Please mark your calendars accordingly, and keep an eye on www. columbiabuilders.com for the full calendar and changes to what you see here.

This IS NOT the full calendar and IT WILL change.

Register on-line or contact us if you’d like to get involved in any of these events!

new members November/December 2013 Associate/Associate Affiliate 4D Engineering Charles Deep Coldwell Banker United, REALTORS Thomas Shumpert Columbia Music Festival Association John Whitehead Creative Kitchens & Baths, Inc. Cecilia McLendon ERA Wilder Realty Barbara A. Krebs Essex Homes Southeast Lowell Harcourt Essex Homes, SE Richard Couture Fast Signs Jenny Shuler Green Saver, LLC William O. Cantey Lexington Technology Center Michele Cooper Masters Men Remodeling Chris McCutchan Midland Mortgage Corporation Danny Buckner

New Start Homes Brantley Pope

Categorical Advertisers

Orbiting Entertainment LLC Josh Smith

BUILDING MATERIALS The Building Center, Inc................................................................. 2 DRYWALL L&B Drywall................................................................................... 19 FRAMING Norbord......................................................................................... 13 INSURANCE Sadler & Company......................................................................... 3 Propane Propane Education & Research Council....................................10

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Kenneth Kaufman Pacific MDF Products of South Carolina Joel Adamson Redfish Property Group, LLC Ronald B. Oskey Regions Bank Brian Blackley Remodeling Services Unlimited Allyson Way Hank Stewart Title Guaranty Company Diana Lewis

Index of Advertisers

Tommy Campbell H & A/C, LLC Clyde T. Campbell

L&B Drywall................................................................................... 19 Norbord......................................................................................... 13 Propane Education & Research Council....................................10 Sadler & Company......................................................................... 3 The Building Center, Inc................................................................. 2 A special thank you to all the members who participated in the January/February 2014 HBA of Greater Columbia Blueprint Magazine. We encourage the public to patronize these members’ businesses.

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