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June 2019
CWHBA GOLF CLASSIC WRAP-UP R.O.I.I. BIG MONEY VIDEO MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
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Pleasant Ridge Construction, New Custom Home. Photo: Yakima Branding
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A letter from our President
A MESSAGE FROM 2019 CWHBA BOARD PRESIDENT CLINT ADAMSON As we welcome the start of summer, builders all over our region are on the move and on the job. I’m proud to say that in May, the CWHBA was on the move and working to bring value to all its many members. The 2019 CWHBA Golf Tournament in Selah was as popular as ever with our members, even overbooked with teams. With super weather, and sponsored holes providing great marketing opportunities, our members who came out really enjoyed their time at the Selah Elks golf course. In June we look forward to a very busy month with ROII checks being delivered, and our member summer socials in Wenatchee, Ellensburg, and Yakima. These events are another opportunity to say thanks to our members with networking and refreshments for all. Look in this issue for the date and time if the summer social in your area. Finally, from June 20-21, we’ll host the State BIAW in Yakima as it holds its June Board meeting at the Yakima Convention Center. The full Board meeting will be on Friday morning, and we truly encourage all CWHBA members who are in the Yakima area and able to attend to do so. It’s a great way to stay connected with what they, and we, do for builders and those who work with them. As with any questions about your membership, for questions regarding the BIAW June board meeting in Yakima please contact our CWHBA staff team at 509.454.4006. Clint J. Adamson Pleasant Ridge Construction CWHBA President
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The Central Washington Home Builders Association supports all segments of the residential building industry by enhancing members’ ability to provide quality housing through advocacy, education and community involvement.
President Clint Adamson Pleasant Ridge Construction President Elect Matt Willard Town & Country Homes, LLC Past President Dereck Nelson DH Construction & Assoc., LLC Vice-President Kathy Wilson Allen First American Title Secretary/Treasurer Ryan Moore Conover Insurance Ron Pelson Traditional Designs, Inc. Ernesto Gonzalez Gonzalez & Sons Carpentry, LLC Jared Jones Copper Hills Construction, LLC Steve Senger CGB, CGP, Master CGP, CAPS SC Design Roger Walters Pro-Build Wenatchee Tim Loveless Tim Loveless Construction Jim Laidler Catalyss, LLC Darin Peters Perry Technical Institute
Executive Officer Robert Schroeter
Show hours OPEN TO PUBLIC Friday, March 13th Noon-7pm Saturday, March 14th 10am-7pm Sunday, March 15th 10am-4pm
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Exhibitor MOVE-IN Thursday, March 12th 8am-9pm Friday, March 13th 8am-11am
Exhibitor MOVE-OUT Sunday, March 15th 4pm-8pm Monday, March 16th 7am-Noon
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For event information CONTACT Chelsea Snodgrass, Public Relations Director
csnodgrass@cwhba.org ● 509.454.4006 We had so much fun at our 2019 Central Washington Home & Garden Show with you in March. Several of you have reached out looking to secure your spot for 2020. The dates and registration for you to review are now ready! You will have until August 31st to put down a 50% deposit on your 2019 booths for the 2020 year. After that, those booths will open up October 1st when we post our registration open for all to sign up. If you wanted to move booths, the folks that were in that booth in 2019 has first right of refusal. I will do my best to get you that information in time to get that secured by the August 31st deadline. A couple items to note for 2020: • Pricing: we have reduced our booths pricing for both members and non-members, including the additional booths. 10x10 can be a very tight space and we hope this entices you to purchase more to allow for more product and demonstration space to have a quality experience with the attendees. • Dates: we are later a week in March • Times: we have increased our hours for Friday and Saturday as we are looking create some “after hour” events for couples/adults to come through – more information to come! We also are looking forward to kicking off our planning for the 2020 event later on this summer/early fall. If you’d like to join that committee, please contact Chelsea Snodgrass: csnodgrass@cwhba.org to be updated with meeting times and locations.
Thank you for all of you who joined us for the 2019 CWHBA Golf Classic at the Elks Golf Course, presented by BBSI. We had a great day filled with fun and fellowship among CWHBA members. A special thank you to our event sponsors who had interactive and very entertaining activities on the course for our golfers to enjoy.
Members raised $1,200 in raffle ticket sales that was presented to Rod’s House, the charity chosen this year by the event committee. Shown in the photo is Presenting Sponsor BBSI, Chuck Colmenero and Santiago Alejo presenting the check to Executive Director of Rod’s House, Joshua Jackson.
Thank you to all of our 2019 CWHBA Golf Classic Sponsors:
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Executive Officer’s Message Executive Officer’s Message
EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S MESSAGE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE Spring and warmOFFICER'S weather are very good signs for our
business, and the many supportive business throughout our region that count on good conditions for building and growing. We’ve been pleased that our members are seeing building not just start up, but grow and grow well.
In May, I was honored to visit and speak to several Rotary clubs throughout our three main regions about local and national trends in the housing market: Ellensburg, Sunnyside and Omak. In Ellensburg we had the chance to meet some wonderful community members at the Noon Rotary including their Past President Umpqua Bank’s Brian Brennan, who is also an active CWHBA member and event sponsor. We shared a PowerPoint presentation on Kittitas Housing market trends along with national trends, and had an excellent discussion with the group about the red-hot market for housing in Kittitas County. In Sunnyside I shared coffee with an energetic daybreak Rotary club and shared some interesting data about national, state, county and local trends for Sunnyside. The liveliest part of our conversation included a talk about the effects of over-regulation on planning and housing. Finally, late in May Omak’s Rotary club afforded a perfect opportunity to delve into the unique market and housing needs of Okanogan County. I spoke there with School Superintendent Erik Swanson about the compelling need for more housing – and more builders to build them. That allowed for a good discussion on workforce development and encouraging local young people to enter the trades. It was also fun to say hi to my daughter who came to Omak from Oroville where she is a High School teacher. We look forward to a lively June with more exciting opportunities to learn, network and connect at the CWHBA. Thank you for your support and don’t forgot to check out the CWHBA on Facebook, Instagram, our Home Builder and Punchlist, and our CWHBA webpage for upcoming events and opportunities to grow and support your business. Robert Schroeter CWHBA Executive Officer Robert Schroeter CWHBA Executive Officer 6
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS UPDATE FEDERAL HIGHLIGHTS Housing Prognosis Up Nationwide US Commerce Department reports that housing starts were up by 5.7% in April from March. Residential building permits rose 0.6% - the first monthly increase since December. Read more on this topic here: https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/homebuilding-in-the-u-s-rose-in-april.amp/ The Uptick Comes with Caution Signs National Homebuilder calls 4th Quarter 2018 “worst quarter we’ve had as an industry since the downturn.” “[W]e ended the year with a tremendous amount of inventory,” Sheryl Palmer, CEO of Arizona-based Taylor Morrison Homes. The article notes that demand for more affordable housing remains strong: “No one can figure out how to build more affordable without some type of change in either the regulatory structure or some form of additional subsidy,” said David Brickman, incoming CEO of Freddie Mac, speaking at the Capital Exchange conference. “It is just fundamental economics of building. It is very difficult between land costs, building costs, availability, regulations, it’s difficult to get entitled land where people want to live.” Read more on this topic here: https://www.cnbc. com/amp/2019/05/16/taylor-morrison-ceo-on-homebuilding-at-end-of-2018-it-was-thatbad.html HUD Secretary examines alternative housing at Innovative Building Conference in DC. Unique materials and uses are the focus at this 5 day conference, with the article looking at the growing use of shipping containers for storage and housing. Read more on this topic here: https://amp.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article231033848.html
STATE HIGHLIGHTS Legislature Creates Opportunities for “Tiny House” Communities. This new State law passed this session does several things (a) directs the State Building Council to adopt standards specific to tiny houses by year end; (b) expands the definition of factorybuilt housing to include tiny houses and tiny houses with wheels; and (c) allows for local regulations permitting tiny house communities. Read more about this topic here: http:// mrsc.org/Home/Stay-Informed/MRSC-Insight/May-2019/Legislature-Paves-the-Way-forTiny-Houses.aspx Communities Planning for New Affordable Housing Options. Representatives from both parties have shared their vision for the future of affordable urban housing in our State. The measure, HB 1797, that was passed this session by the legislature encourages cities and counties to adopt ordinances, development and zoning regulations that authorize creating accessory dwelling units within designed urban growth areas. They suggest that “[s]prinkling cottages, mother-in-law suites and basement apartments across existing neighborhoods will create additional housing throughout our cities without changing the look and feel of those communities, or dipping into the public purse.” Read more about this topic here: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/a-unified-vision-for-our-housingfuture-starts-with-backyard-cottages/?amp=1 NOTE: As a result of that bill’s passage, you will be noticing that many cities and counties will be looking at doing affordable housing studies – with the availability of state funding as the hook.
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LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS Kittitas County: The County Planning Commission passed on to the County Commissioners the revised Comprehensive Plan without recommendation either way. The Board of County Commissioners will be holding their initial public hearing on June 3 to consider adoption. The CWHBA submitted comments and attended open meetings held during the process. Although we appreciated that staff adopted several of our suggested changes, we remain concerned about several anti-growth aspects remaining in the revised draft. See CWHBA Comments: https://records.co.kittitas.wa.us/WebLink/DocView. aspx?dbid=0&&id=4537494&cr=1 Yakima: The CWHBA has been invited by the City to appear before a council committee on June 21 to discuss ways to encourage development of more affordable housing within the City. We have continued to meet and work with City staff and the City Planning Commission on ways to incentivize more single and multi-family development to increase the availability of housing stock in the city. Robert Schroeter | Executive Officer Central Washington Home Builders Association rschroeter@cwhba.org | 509.454.4006
Join us for appetizers, drinks, and member merriment • 2301 W AHTANUM RD YAKIMA • JUNE 27 • 5-7PM
Member after hours Please RSVP 509.454.4006
CLICK TO WATCH CWHBA’s BIG MONEY COMES BACK VIDEO!!!
Join us
June 12 – Wenatchee 11am-1pm Hosted at Columbia River Interiors
213 North Mission Street Checks will be distributed at each location!
Wenatchee, WA 98801
June 13 – Ellensburg 11am-1pm Hosted at University Auto Center 1817 North State Route 97
Supporting Event Sponsors:
Ellensburg, WA 98936
June 14 – Yakima 11am-1pm
Presenting Sponsor:
Hosted at MB Interior Designs 11 South 7th Avenue Yakima, WA 98902
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Membership Renewing Members May AUTO SPA – CENTRAL WASHINGTON BOB JOLLEY CONSTRUCTION ROY CONSTRUCTION
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CWHBA YAKIMA OFFICE 3301 W. NOB HILL BLVD. YAKIMA, WA 98902 ejameson@cwhba.org (509) 454-4006 FAX: (509) 454-4008
Membership Welcome New Members May FISHER CONSTRUCTION, LLC DEREK FISHER 161 WINQUEST LANE SELAH, WA 98942 509-424-6072 djfischerconstruction@gmail.com BURKE PLUMBING LANCE & JOLENE BURKE PO BOX 220 SELAH, WA 98942 509-697-6574 Burkeplumbingyakima.com YAKIMA BRANDING DUSTIN BERG 6 S. 2ND STREET, STE 912 YAKIMA, WA 98901 509-901-9735 yakimabranding.com
CWHBA YAKIMA OFFICE 3301 W. NOB HILL BLVD. YAKIMA, WA 98902 ejameson@cwhba.org (509) 454-4006 FAX: (509) 454-4008
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Member Spotlight “Life is what you make it. Don’t let anyone tell you anything different. If you can believe it, it can happen. I am living proof of that.” These are the first words that Mike Whalen says to me after we’ve buckled our seatbelts and headed out of Wenatchee towards Ingalls Creek to see the log home restoration his crew just completed. For over 20 years, MM Wood Restoration & Protection has been returning log cabins and timber homes to their full glory through the process of wood restoration that Whalen has developed. A chance encounter in Coeur d’Alene brought Mike to his destiny. Another entrepreneur had a log home on lake Hayden and was looking for someone to restore it. He offered to send Whalen to training in Colorado to learn the craft if he would return and refinish his home. Whalen accepted the offer and the rest is history. He did such a thorough job that word spread and his business took off, and his first customer ended up becoming his business mentor through the last twenty years. MM Wood Restoration & Protection leads the pack in log home restoration in Washington state. Whalen now employs four crews of four restoration specialists and deploys his teams throughout the northwest to restore, refurbish and refinish log cabins and timber homes. In addition to refinishing, MM Wood Restoration & Protection also has a construction side of the business. Their complete service line includes log home restoration and staining, chinking and caulking; log repair and replacement; wood siding restoration and staining; deck and fence restoration and staining, and masonry services like repair and sealing. A few years into the log home restoration business, Whalen decided to 14
develop and retail his own line of coatings. “I’m interested in lots of things. If I find something I don’t understand, I go deeper,” he says. With the heart of a true researcher, he utilized his experience of what worked well and didn’t work to create the best product he possibly could. Lovitt’s Coatings is the result. Named after the famed Wenatchee gold mine, the Natural Gold product line hints at the glow that waits in store for a log home once it is finished. The Emerald Gold product line is environmentally friendly, with VOCs of only 80, making it acceptable to use in even the strictest regions of the country. Platinum Gold is their product for interior applications. Using the Lovitt’s Coatings product line, homeowners can take advantage of these products to restore wood decks and timber structures on their own. Whalen’s enthusiasm and energetic disposition make it clear that he loves what he does. Whalen’s life and business testify to his philosophy that every person can create the life they want to live. For him that includes a life where he can enjoy the recreational offerings of the Wenatchee valley, be available to his family, and employ hard-working, trustworthy craftsmen who value the quality of the work as much as he does. To find out more, visit www.woodspecialist.com or www.lovittscoatings.com If you would like to have your company featured in the Home Builder please contact Membership Director, Emily Jameson. Ejameson@cwhba.org 15
The NAHB promotes members recruiting new members through something called the Spike Club. Once you are a part of the Spike Club, you are eligible to attend exclusive events and receive recognition through the NAHB, BIAW and our local association. Becoming a Spike is easy! Start with talking to folks you know whose businesses could benefit from being a part of the CWHBA. Share with them what you benefit the most from –the advocacy, education, networking events, access to the BIAW Health Trust, or the ROII program. When they sign up, you will get the credit! This month, anyone who refers a new member gets triple spike credits! Members who have at least six Spike credits and at least one new recruitment credit in 2019 earn two complimentary tickets to the International Builders’ Show Closing Spike Concert in Las Vegas in January 2020! The 2019 IBS Spike Concert featured the Goo Goo Dolls, and you can be sure there will be another great act lined up for 2020. This year, at our state BIAW conference, all Spike Club members are invited to an exclusive after-hours party which will be held in Yakima on June 20th. To qualify for an invitation, a member must have achieved Spike status and must recruit at least one new member between May 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019, or have earned at least 100+ spike credits as of April 30, 2019. Qualifying Spikes will receive an invitation that includes the Spike member and one guest, as well as drink and raffle tickets! The theme for this year’s party is “A Night At The Movies,” and CWHBA would like to acknowledge our local association member Conover Insurance for being a sponsor of this great event! If this sounds like fun to you, and you’re not yet a Spike Club Member, you are also invited to attend! The cost for all other association members is only $40 per person. RSVP to Karen Hall at BIAW (karenh@biaw.com) before June 1, 2019 for the early bird rate, after June 1 the cost goes up to $55 per person.
Congratulations to the CWHBA members who have qualified for the Spike Club Party on June 20th! Clint Adamson Ace Bollinger Eric Clark Cooke Clark Kelly Coons Jeff Gilmore Jeff Hansell Keegan Harris Jeff Johnston 16
Dennis Kelly Jerry Martens Kevin Patrick Ron Pelson Jim Rowland Roger Walters Matt Willard Kathy Wilson Allen Justin Wolff
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Attention Members! Please review your directory listings. As we prepare to publish our Fall Member Guide, please take a moment to review your listings to ensure that we are accurately marketing and promoting your company. Click on the Find A Professional tab to visit our online Member Directory. For a step-by-step guide to reviewing your listings, click HERE. Please submit requests for changes to Emily Jameson (ejameson@cwhba.org) by June 30.
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The Listings will appear to the right under Related Categories. These are the categories your company will be listed under in our Directory. If you need to change your listings, please contact Emily Jameson by June 30th. ejameson@cwhba.org
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CWHBA is excited to host a Confined Space Competent Person Training on Monday, June 10th, 2019 from 2:00 p.m.-5:00p.m. at the CWHBA Wenatchee Office located at 25 N Wenatchee Ave Suite 207-B. This Confined Space Competent Person course provides information for any person who may be called upon to execute any task that requires entering a confined space. The course covers OSHA Regulations, review of permit entry program, emergency procedures, and demonstration of special equipment. In addition, the course will cover atmospheric hazards, monitoring and ventilation techniques, physical hazards, and self-contained breathing apparatus donning operations. Lastly, special hazards of rescue entry situations and resource techniques will be addressed. This training is required before an assignment to work in confined spaces, when there is a change in assigned duties or confined space hazard for which specific training has not been covered. A written sample confined space plan for your company is also included. To register and for more information please contact Ashley Ferreira at (509) 454-4006 or email aferreira@cwhba.org
EDUCATION
CWHBA EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES CWHBA and BIAW are not the only two outlets that our members can look to for Education opportunities. NAHB offers dozens of educational courses and seminars especially tailored for your needs as a building professional. These programs focus on practical training for newcomers and veterans alike, with lots of ideas and strategies you can use every day to improve your business and advance your career. Courses range from Universal Design/Build, Train the Trainer, Building Safety Programs and much more. For more information on course overviews, visit https://www.nahb.org/ learn/course-overviews.aspx
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