Mission Statement The North Peninsula Building Association represents builders and associates of the building industry. We advocate constant improvement of building and business practices to provide quality construction in our community.
Vol. 5, Issue 2
www.npba.info
360-452-8160
PO Box 748 • 3430 E. Highway 101, Ste. #1, Port Angeles, WA 98362
February 2012
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Expo 2012 is just around the corner!
The NPBA Building, Remodeling and Energy Expo is coming right up on March 31-April 1 at the Sequim High School campus. If you haven’t registered yet, there is still space available — don’t miss your opportunity to showcase what you do to thousands of qualified leads who attend the show! If you would like more information about the show, contact the NPBA office at 452-8160 or e-mail expo@ npba.info. Sponsored by: PUD, Angeles Millwork, First Federal, Hartnagels & Sequim Gazette
The community joins in to help plant the rain gardens at Linn Acres, the Future Builders Low-Impact Development.
NPBA suspends construction of Future Builder Project At a special meeting of the North Peninsula Building Association, its board of directors voted to suspend activities of the Future Builders program citing a decline in donations, difficult market conditions and lack of student interest as factors for the decision. The program has been a collaboration between the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, Peninsula College and the North Peninsula Building Association. Each year, since its inception in 2000, students have enrolled in the Future Builders class and with the supervision of a construction superintendent hired by the NPBA and a teacher provided by the school district, the class would work from start to finish on a home during the September through June school year. After completion, the home would be sold and a portion of the proceeds would go to fund grants and scholarships to local students and vocational programs. The Future Builders Charitable Organization has been able to fund more than $180,000 in grants and scholarships during the past 12 years. In late 2011, the Future Builders program was under way with its 12th project house which was being built in Linn
Acres, an 18-lot low-impact subdivision developed by the NPBA in 2007. House No. 12 was permitted with approved plans and progress included the completion of foundation and grading stage. NPBA President Rick Gross observed that, “For the first time in 12 years, we started the house and didn’t have a high school class available to continue construction, so it’s time for us to take a look at the program and assess how we can encourage students to enroll in the class. We also need to evaluate our processes in order to run the program more efficiently.” The 2012 Future Builders Project house was to be used as an instructional site by the Peninsula College green construction and carpentry classes and would have featured green building techniques such as advanced framing and other energy efficient options. The current project, with plans, permits, foundation and grading completed, will be placed on the market for sale by the end of the month. The NPBA would like to thank all of the community for its support of the Future Builders Program for the past 12 years and looks forward to its continuation in the future.
House #9
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