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Q&A

Mid-Atlantic Builder sat down with past members to hear a bit about our history and garner advice about the path for our future.

30 Builder’s Story

Building relationships that last a lifetime.

34 Extreme Makeover

A look at HBAM members featured on the hit television show.

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Looking Ahead

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2014 HBAM LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Russell Dickens President

Tom Baum President Elect

Steve Breeden

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First Vice President

Lisa Junker Associate Vice President

Steve Smith Secretary

A Fond Farewell “Whenever I think of the past, it brings back so many memories.” Steven Wright. Sorry.

I am a big fan of Wright’s wry sense of humor. This issue is our fond farewell of Mid-Atlantic Builder, of HBAM and my last message as President.

It has been quite a year! Our association has had tremendous accomplishments that have set us up for an opportunistic future. We have successfully merged with MNCBIA to form MBIA, creating a larger and stronger voice for our industry and more opportunities for our members. We have also merged our two foundations under the name of Home Builders Care Foundation. In addition we have moved into our new home at the Maryland Center for Housing None of these events would have been possible without a lot of help from an outstanding staff and key members. Susan Matlick did a fantastic job as the facilitator for the Steering Committee and Work Groups, which were composed as follows: ADVOCACY (Rich Thometz, Ken Dunn, Eliot Powell, Frank Hertsch) FINANCE (Tom Hudson, David Weiss, Lou Baker, Kimberly Palmisano) GOVERNANCE (Bob Spalding, Rob Jacobs, Bob Goodier, Rod Hart) LEGAL (Steve Elmendorf, Michael Faerber, Jack Orick, Scott Barhight) MEMBER SERVICES (Howard Katz, Frank Bossong, Peggy White, Dan Murtaugh) OPERATIONS (Hillary Colt, Steve Nardella, Steve Muchnik, Michael McCann, Steve Breeden, Robb Aumiller) PERSONNEL (Kristy Mitchell Sullivan, John Clarke, Lisa Junker, Steve Smith) The members of the Work Groups volunteered hours of their time and talent and have our thanks and gratitude. Their work not only enabled us to accomplish the details that were needed to make the merger happen, 4

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but by having people of leadership from both organizations actually sit down together to work on the same side of problems created a sense of trust and respect for each other. I heard comments from multiple Work Group members about how impressed they were with the folks from the “other side”. I think it gave us a chance to see there is no other side, but that we are on the same side of all the important issues – and want the same thing.

It went a long way in establishing a comfort level with each other.

I hope you enjoy the photos and stories of this issue that take you down memory lane.

Memories can remind us from where we came, and how we got to where we are, but let’s not let them get in the way of looking with optimism at the bright future ahead of us. With the combined staff intact and Susan Matlick staying on as our advisor, we are in great hands. The choice of Tom Baum as our incoming MBIA President for 2015 is excellent! But, in particular, I have had the pleasure of working with an outstanding leader who has managed to steer our association from the red to the black financially, balance the multiple dimensions of the merger and supervise the completion of the Maryland Center for Housing, all in her first year! We are truly fortunate to have Lori Graf as the CEO of MBIA and I am excited for the future of this association under her leadership.

Now I look forward to acquiring what my good friend and presidential-mentor Bob Goodier has told me is the favored association title, “Past President”!

Scott Armiger Immediate Past President

CHAPTER PRESIDENTS

Jim Krapf Anne Arundel County James Mathias Carroll County David Murphy Baltimore County Russ Robertson Baltimore City James Fraser Howard County Dan Whitehurst Upper Chesapeake

COUNCIL PRESIDENTS Sandy Marenberg

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Bruce Rosenblatt Sales and Marketing Council

Tim Ellis HBAM Remodelers

Thom Marston Maryland Residential Green Building Council

Tim Nichols Builder Mart Chair

MEMBERS AT LARGE Robb Aumiller Michael Baldwin Mark Bennett J. Michael Breen Patrick Costello Sean Davis Brenda Desjardins Morgan Gilligan Joe Gregory Frank Hertsch

Donald Lynch Jr. Cindy McAuliffe Michael McCann John Meade Jeff Ott Cindy Plackmeyer Jeffrey Powers Leslie Rosenthal Jeremy Rutter Joseph Smith William Zahler

ALTERNATE DIRECTORS Jeff Aleshire Lou Baker Marka Guindon Jay Hergenroeder Joe Hikel

Steve James Tim Morris Dan Murtaugh Tim Naughton Dennis O’Neil

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS Russell Dickens 2014 HBAM President

Jack Orrick Howard Perlow Robert Ward

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Past

PRESIDENTS The leadership that paved our way.

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C. Braddock Jones, Jr.

Joseph Meyerhoff

Robert A. Bready

Charles A. Mohr

Melvyn T. Pugatch

Henry J. Knott

Morton Macht

William B. Watkins

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Harvey M. Meyerhoff

George F. Strutt

J. Morton Macks

Melvin G. Bosley

Donald M. Jett

Richard Davidson

Samuel Trivas

C. Stuart Knudson

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Robert E. Voelkel

Arthur Janofsky

George Schnader, Jr.

Lowell R. Glazer

John Bower, Sr.

Stephen, H. Carl

Rachuba, Lawrence

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Herbert Moore, Jr.

Richard Azreal

Thomas Henderson, Jr.

Anthony Mierzwicki

Joesph L. Berk

Neil Meyerhoff

John Miano

M. L. Hertzberger

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John Colvin

Gary Gamber

L. Earl Armiger

George Shehan

Bruce Scherr

Gary R. Blucher

Clark Turner

Dwight Griffith

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John P. Martonick

John Bowers, Jr.

Howard Saslow

Martin Azola

Jay Weiss

T. Kevin Carney

Michael DeStefano

Ronald Schaftel

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Ed Gold

Don Sample

Linda Veach

Christopher Rachuba

Lou Baker

Michael Owings

Eliot Powell

Robert Goodier

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Rod Hart

Scott Armiger

Russ Dickens

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History

IN PHOTOS A look through the photo history of the Home Builders Association of Maryland Builder Mart

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With Bob Brown (BB) and John Martonick (JM).

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When did you serve?

BB: I was the CEO from 1968 to 1982 when I left to go to work with the National Association of Home Builders.

JM: I became active in HBAM on the ABOC Legislative Committee in 1984. I served as ABOC President in 1989. I served as HBAM President in 1996.

How is the industry different today, than it was for you?

BB: It has been 30 years since I was involved with the local industry so I have nothing to compare it to.

JM: During my time on the ladder for the Presidency of HBAM and during my term, there were, in my opinion, far less efforts by local governments to restrict permitting and building. Of course, Governor Glendenning had also introduced his statewide Smart Growth program as well. While it is true that certain jurisdictions had an anti-growth viewpoint, it was not yet pervasive. I do believe that many of the jurisdictions that initially took an anti-growth position have revised their views today but, presently, code enforcement and very detailed procedures add significantly to our costs.

In addition, the availability of land to develop and build upon was beginning to be a major concern in the mid-90’s and, of course, is more of an issue today.

What is the most significant change in home building?

BB: When I was there home building included houses and

apartments...the emphasis was on “home.” Builders did both.

JM: My forte is multi-family and commercial and residential building.

What is the biggest threat to our industry today?

BB: I’m not in touch with the local industry any more but I hear that that state involvement is a major issue. When I was there, even though 10 to 20 percent of legislation introduced into the general assembly affected the home building industry, most of the problems - with some exceptions - were local i.e. land use, construction regulations, public works, fees, etc.

JM: The wealth of friends and persons I had the opportunity to meet and exchange industry related and personal matters with.

Many of the people I served with and met through the Association remain friends today. Additionally, we were able, during my term, to chart a much needed re-direction and restructuring of HBAM which, in my view and those of my immediate predecessor, Dwight Griffith, was desperately needed. During my term, Dr. John Kortecamp began his tenure as HBAM Executive Officer and began planning and instituting changes which led to a much leaner, stronger and focused Association.

What do you hope for the future of HBAM as it merges into the Maryland Building Industry Association?

BB: I hope that the new association can maintain its touch with the individual member. An association is more than an advocacy group; it’s a social organization that impacts not just government but society as a whole, especially the individual member.

JM: Candidly, in my time, there was little more than lip service cooperation among the locals that comprised MBA. In fact, there was outright infighting between HBAM and SMBIA in particular.

I am hopeful that this “merger” will eliminate the infighting and disagreements.

What is your advice for members new to the industry?

JM: New members will get nothing from the Association if they do not work hard to become active on the various committees on both a local and Association wide basis. Learn the issues, find an area of interest where you can develop some expertise and then lend your talent to the greater whole to protect our interests at all levels which are under increasing assault. My experience is that once you participate and Association leadership sees there is a certain dynamic present, an individual members talent will be noticed, they are selected to move up the ladder of leadership and, as a result, not only does the Association and our industry benefit but your personal growth, contacts and relationships do as well. n

JM: I will defer answering this to others more actively involved in the building side of the equation.

What is your fondest memory of your membership in HBAM?

BB: There was a great sense of community at that time within the county chapters as well as for those involved at the HBAM level.

For me, it was fun watching the members grow in their leadership capabilities. I watched members get involved on a committee at the chapter or council level, rise to chairmanship and then move to the HBAM level, in some cases to be president of HBAM. Helping members grow personally was important and rewarding for me. I viewed that as part of my job.

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At that time, the thought of doing “sediment control” was completely foreign to him. In those days, we would actually pave the channels of streams to make them more hydraulically efficient. My how times have changed, and the whole industry has gotten comfortable with being environmental stewards and, indeed, new industries have sprung up.

I believe the most lasting and important thing that I did during my tenure was founding the Land Development Council.

In the late 1980s, it became apparent that the issues associated with home building were not so much with building itself, but rather with the land development and approval process.

In order to collectively understand, educate and politically affect those issues, a number of members got together and formed the Land Development Council, which became the voice of the Home Builders Association on land use issues. I was the founding president and organized the very first Land Development Council Awards Night to recognize outstanding land development projects, firms and consultants.

Some Advice to New Members The history of the Home Builders Association to date has largely been related to the suburbanization of the Baltimore Metropolitan area as folks from the city moved out and the suburbs rapidly developed. But almost without noticing it, a great inversion has begun. Baltimore as well as other cities across the nation are gentrifying and redeveloping, largely driven by the residential choices of the baby boomers and the millennials.

The baby boomers are aging, downsizing and very much like the vitality of city life. The millennials are living at home longer, marrying later and having children later than prior generations and so the next few decades will see the rise of the cities and the decline of the suburbs—especially the innermost ones.

Prepare for and take advantage of this coming great transformation. ■

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kinawa was the last D-Day of the Pacific Campaign. It was the first of the Japanese home islands to be invaded by the Americans and was defended with furious intensity. Bob Meyerhoff, a young man from Baltimore, was an ensign in the Seabees and was the Beach Master. It was his job to get the landing ships in, unload them and get them away. Meanwhile, the kamikazes were frantically attacking the ships in a desperate attempt to stave off the invasion.

At one point, a ship came in with a huge crane on it that was so heavy it couldn’t be unloaded. If the kamikazes successfully attacked and sank it, it would have bottled up the harbor and the whole invasion fleet. Bob did not know what to do and so he ran inland and found an Army Corps of Engineers Major. Together they rounded up some cranes and other heavy equipment and somehow managed to unload the vessel and get it safely away, thereby helping to save the landing and many lives.

Bob became a very successful builder and apartment owner, but after the war when he returned to Baltimore he was a brick salesman. One day he made a sales call on a builder. When the builder came out to meet him, he was startled to recognize him as the very same army officer whom he had met on the beach on Okinawa. It was my father.

What are the chances of two young men from Baltimore, who did not know each other, meeting on the beach at Okinawa?

They became lifelong friends.

Some of My Recollections My father, LTC Herbert A. Thaler retired from the army in 1945 and became a home builder. Along with many others he participated in the great post-war construction boom of the Baltimore Metropolitan area. These included numerous real estate families, the Meyerhoffs; Keeltys; Machts and Knotts; among many others. My father was on the very first Home Builders Board in 1947, and in a very real sense, I was born into the Home Builders. My building company officially joined in 1975 and then in 1979 we joined as D.S. Thaler & Associates, Inc., an engineering company.

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“ The history of the Home Builders Association to date has largely been related to the suburbanization of the Baltimore Metropolitan area as folks from the city moved out and the suburbs rapidly developed. But almost without noticing it, a great inversion has begun.”

The early HBAM days were the go-go days of the rapid suburbanization of Baltimore. The building industry was all men in those days (with the exception of Toni Mandel). They got together to share information, form political alliances and, for camaraderie. Many of these relationships have lasted lifetimes.

I have been on the Home Builders board several times.

I think what has changed most since the earliest days is the focus on environmental issues.

I believe I was in graduate school in the early 70s when I received this call from my father: “Son,” he said.

“Yes, Dad,” I answered.

“Son, we are out of business.”

“Out of business, what do you mean, Dad.” “Yes, son, we are completely out of business. We have to do this thing called ‘sediment control.’”

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Extreme

MAKEOVER HBAM members have been featured twice on the television show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

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Our Future;

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n September 6th, the Home Builders Association of Maryland was officially disolved when the National Association of Home Builders approved the merger between the HBAM and the Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association to form the Maryland Building Industry Association. The 95 years of our history is not lost. The merger results in not only in a stronger and more influential advocate for building and development, but also in a huge opportunity for all members to expand and increase networking and business in a territory that stretches from the Eastern Shore to Harford County in the north to St. Mary’s in the south.

“This is an important event,” said Russ Dickens, former president of HBAM and now, co-president of MBIA. “We are bringing together two organizations to make our industry stronger.” Combined, this new larger association will represent 85 percent of Maryland including Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Harford, Montgomery, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s as well as Baltimore City, the Eastern Shore and Washington, DC. As an affiliate of the National Association of Home Builders and the Maryland State Builders Association, MBIA becomes one of the state’s largest and strongest trade organizations.

Clark Wagner, former president of MNCBIA who now shares the co-president role with Dickens added, “Our industry is adapting to the needs of our members who we are here to serve.” This merger will bring together the employees of both organizations for a combined staff of 16 and the total membership will top 1,200. This diverse membership includes builders, remodelers and developers along with professionals and trades people who work with and support the building industry.

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Lori Graf, the new MBIA Chief Executive Officer said, “We are starting off fresh with MBIA.” “This new organization will give us one voice in Annapolis when we represent our industry and our association members.” She added that members will see an increase in services and benefits due to the combining of events and staff.

“We are lucky to have such camaraderie and teamwork among our members,” said Wagner. “This new association will benefit our current industry professionals and future generations,” he added.

Dickens noted, “This is just the beginning of what we expect to be a bright future for our industry and our members.”

The MBIA recently celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters, the Maryland Center for Housing, in the business district of Maple Lawn in Fulton, Maryland. The building is the culmination of years of work and the donation of land, labor, materials and money from association members. The building is owned by the Home Builders Care Foundation, the non-profit foundation of the association and office space is being leased back to MBIA. The rent income paid to the Foundation will provide a stable, long-term funding source to endow the Foundation and support its charitable, education and research activities. n

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Looking Ahead

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s the Home Builders Association of Maryland and the Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association merge into the Maryland Building Industry Association, so too will the Foundations.

Following, we hope to answer some questions you may have regarding the new Foundation and our future charitable endeavors.

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Who are the two foundations of the home building industry? What do they do?

What will happen to the two foundations, HBCF and BIF, as a result of the merged associations?

The Home Builders Care Foundation, established in 1984 as the Operation Tom Sawyer Foundation (OTS), is the charitable affiliate of MNCBIA. Its mission is to complete shelter-related construction projects by utilizing the building industry’s specialized skills and by collaborating with existing community service and care providers, such as other non-profit agencies and governmental agencies serving the homeless and other at-risk families and individuals.

Since its inception, HBCF has made in-kind contributions of more than $15,000,000 worth of materials and labor to projects assisting the homeless and others at risk throughout suburban Maryland and the District of Columbia. HBCF has partnered with over 70 local non-profits in providing housing facilities with more than 1,100 beds/units of shelter for our most vulnerable citizens. Notable projects include the Home Builders Care Assessment Center (Men’s Emergency Shelter) in Rockville, the Tri-County Youth Services Center in Waldorf, renovations with the ARC of Prince George’s County, Angels Watch Shelter, Dorothy Day Place, and Sinai House, and energy retrofits with Sasha Bruce Youthwork and Community Connections in the District.

The Building Industries Foundation, founded in 1999 as the Builders Haven Foundation, is the charitable arm of HBAM. It was formed to promote shelter related activities for those less fortunate throughout the Baltimore region. The Foundation focuses on ‘sticks and bricks’ projects that provide shelter or shelter improvements for needy families in Baltimore City and its surrounding region. Recent projects supported by the Foundation include: The ARC of Baltimore, the Night of Peace Shelter, the Carroll County Hospice, the Grassroots Homeless Shelter in Howard County, St. Casmir and the Lighthouse Industries and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Since 2010, the BIF has been successfully leading the campaign for the Maryland Center for Housing at Maple Lawn, the new building headquarters.

The two foundations have both operated as separate 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organizations for MNCBIA and HBAM for many years. As self-governing entities, both foundations have their own independent Boards of Directors and budgets that are separate from the associations. As part of the association merger discussions, the foundation boards were asked to consider a merger. In July, at a joint meeting attended by both Boards, the two foundations agreed to merge under the name of the Home Builders Care Foundation with Patti Kane continuing as the Foundation Director. It was agreed that Home Builders Care Foundation had the greater name recognition by virtue of its longer history and recognition with the Maryland Nonprofits Standards of Excellence program.

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Why merge the two foundations?

Having two separate foundations under one association would be confusing to industry members, community groups and public officials. Having one foundation with a vision to facilitate and promote the goodwill and generosity of the entire building industry offers the opportunity for more efficiency and effectiveness. We can share resources and best practices, maximize outreach and PR efforts, and make a bigger impact by undertaking shelter-related projects throughout most of the state of Maryland. An updated mission statement will be put in place by the board of the new merged foundation. Initially, the current board members of both foundations will combine and serve as the new Board of Directors.

The current Presidents of HBCF and BIF will serve through 2014 as Co-Presidents.

What is the benefit?

Having one charitable affiliate will not only avoid confusion in fundraising and outreach; but also foster a stronger foundation.

HBCF will own the building, the Maryland Center for Housing. As the building owner, the future rent stream from the association(s) to the foundation will help fund shelter projects and help support community service to a much larger area. As the lease agreements with the association(s) near final draft form, it is anticipated that the association(s) will also not have the burden of rent until January 2016, as both rent payments and the building carrying costs are to be covered through a generous gift.

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Will fundraising for the building continue?

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Absolutely! The opportunity to give as an inaugural donor to the Maryland Center for Housing will continue through 2015. The building gives the homebuilding and remodeling industry an important physical presence in Maryland that will be a gathering place for current industry professionals and future generations and will provide an exciting opportunity for donors to establish a legacy for themselves and their companies. It is our goal that

by January 2016, the new foundation will own the building free and clear without any fi nancial obligations. As a line of credit was needed during construction, we will continue to aggressively seek donations in order to help pay down the debt (roughly $290K) to make this happen during our first year.

How can I get involved?

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There are more ways than ever to get involved with HBCF. With an expanded service area we will need assistance with the identification of project opportunities and partners, including outreach to builders, trade partners and community leaders. Invest in our mission by fi nding a way to get involved that is best for you and your business.

• Donate to the Maryland Center for Housing.

• Contribute resources to help expand the efforts of the new foundation.

• Join us at a future fundraising event.

• Help identify new opportunities for charitable service and projects in your area.

• Volunteer to serve as a builder captain or trade partner on a project.

• Serve on a committee or apply to become a member of our board of directors. ■

Contact Liza Bowles, HBCF President at lbowles@newportpartnersllc.com Bob Ward, BIF Co-President at bob@bobward.com Mark Bennett, BIF Co-President at mbennett@greenebaum-rose.com Patti Kane, Director, HBCF at pkane@hbcf.org

Donate to the Maryland Center for Housing

CONGRATULATIONS TO HBAM ON THEIR ANNIVERSARY!

There is still time for you to be a part of this historic project by becoming a donor and to receive special benefits and recognition.

Contributions range from purchasing a 12”x12” paver to sponsoring a conference room with office naming rights. Email Lori Graf at lori@homebuilders.org to learn more.

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