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Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association 1738 Elton Road, Suite 200 Silver Spring, MD 20903 Phone (301) 445-5400 Fax (301) 445-5499 E-mail: communications@mncbia.org Website: www.mncbia.org 2010 Executive Committee Edward (Guy) R. Curley, III President

Frank Bossong, IV P.E., Associate Vice President

Jim Kettler Vice President/Calvert Co.

Steve Nardella Treasurer

Doug Meeker Vice President/Charles Co.

Dave Lunden Vice President, State Legislative/ Secretary

Robert J. Spalding Vice President/Montgomery Co.

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IN MARYLAND AND WASHINGTON, DC Representing Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland and Washington, DC

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Robert A. Jacobs Life Director

Marty Mitchell Vice President/ Prince George’s Co.

Thomas M. Farasy Immediate Past President

John B. Norris, III Vice President/St. Mary’s Co.

Stephen P. Elmendorf Legal Counsel

Brian (A.J.) Jackson Vice President/Washington, DC

Diane K. Swenson CAE, Executive Vice President

2010 Board of Directors Bill Bilo Hillary Colt Cahan Mike Conley Chuck Covell Tony Crane Timothy Dugan Ken Dunn Andrea Leahy-Fucheck Robert Harris Howard Katz Gary Kret David Little Charlene F. Parker-Thayer

Stephen Paul Nanci Porten Karen Radisch Marc Rose Andy Rosenthal Gary Rubino Ronald Rymer Ted Smart Ray Sobrino Clark Wagner Peggy White Bryan Whittington Carter Willson

MNCBIA Staff Executive Vice President - Diane K. Swenson, JD, CAE Communications Manager - Kelly H. Grudziecki Financial Services Manager - Linda Groft Director of Government Affairs - F. Hamer Campbell, Jr. Associate Director/Government Affairs Raquel Montenegro Associate Director/Regulatory Affairs Annette T. Rosenblum Membership Manager - Debi Turpin Member Services Manager - Samantha Ager Program Manager - Builders Development Guaranty Group Debi Turpin Program Manager - Home Builders Care Foundation Patricia B. Kane

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5 Fighting to Give Back Builders Continue Giving Despite Recession 9 Celebrity Chefs A Feast to be Reckoned With

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4 A Message from the President 10 The Legal Pad 11 The Engineer’s Angle 12 MNCBIA Membership News

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Members in the News

MNCBIA’s Most Wanted List

STARS Club

New Members

14 Events Calendar

Published for: Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association 1738 Elton Road, Suite 200 Silver Spring, Maryland 20903 301 445-5400 Fax: 301 445-5499 E-mail: building@mncbia.org Website: www.mncbia.org

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Published April 2010 MNC-S0210/9844

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Home Builders’ Contributions Bring Good Change

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here are some folks who, when they hear the word homebuilder, think of the bulldozer that just cleared the infill lot next to them that has been vacant for 10 years and that now they will have to put up with construction, noise and traffic. They may also see a public hearing sign appear on their street that will be under construction for the next few years while development infrastructure is erected in anticipation of the new homes being built. While some see these as signs of progress and orderly growth in the community, others see them as a nuisance.

Builders are, more often than not, seen as wearing the “black hat.” They are hardly ever given credit for the community work they do. Some builders have their favorite charities in which they participate year after year, while others see a new good cause and jump in to do their part. The feature story in this issue of BUILDING highlights just some of the great volunteer work our members do on a daily basis.

When I was a teenager, I remember typing the organizational documents for the United Way of St. Mary’s County, which was organized by my grandparents. About 10 years ago I remember riding along with my mom delivering Meals on Wheels while she was in her last few months of a long battle with emphysema.

I also remember, after making visits and participating with the St. Mary’s Hurricane relief efforts in D’Iberville, Mississippi, that I wanted to find something local that I could give back to year after year. I discovered the “Shop with a Cop” program in St. Mary’s County that works with the most needy kids in the county and makes sure that each of them receives items on their Christmas list.

This year I’ve witnessed a different kind of builder community involvement. Homebuilders have had to fight for their survival by grasping the new Stormwater Regulations by the horns and wrestling them to the ground. Builder and Associate members alike achieved an extremely important milestone by working with other stakeholder groups to craft some desperately needed “Grandfathering” language for pipeline projects and making sure that infill projects could succeed with the new regulations.

The emergency regulations were voted on and approved on April 6, 2010.

Every Builder, every Associate, every MNCBIA contact joined the team to work on the Stormwater issue and made a difference in Annapolis this year. The next time you run into a fellow member, say “THANK YOU” for making a difference and making your Association work for you.

Sine Dine (the General Assembly has adjourned for an indefinite period) was April 12th, so we can all take a short breather and get back to the work of building homes, creating jobs and making donations to our favorite charities. Three cheers to all!

Edward R. Curley, III

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Is The Housing Industry Under Siege By Our State And Federal Elected Officials?

You Be The Judge!

Proposed Maryland Regulations E - Storm Water regulation implementation H - Storm Water redevelopment policy issues P - Erosion and Sediment Control draft regulation/technical standards P - Maryland NPDES re-opener modifications H - Controlled Hazardous Substance draft regulations H - State Highway Administration entranceway draft regulations H - New Home Third Party Warranty draft regulations P - Advanced energy efficiency construction requirements

Maryland Legislation H - (w/modifications) - Storm Water transition (SB 1082/HB 1125) NA - (w/modifications) - Storm Water user fees (SB 986/HB 999) U - Statewide advanced septic system requirement (HB 62) U - Visitability requirement for single-family homes (HB 757) U - Green Building Standards for residential construction (SB 479) U - Permit tolling extension and possible expansion (HB1344) E - Rehabilitation tax credit (HB 475) E - Smart Growth Task Force extension (SB 278) U - Smart Growth transportation initiative (HB 1377) E - Community Land Trusts (SB 780)

Federal Regulation E - EPA Effluent Limitation Guidelines (state implementation) P - EPA Baywide TMDL P - Federal Executive Order Initiative

Federal Legislation P - Cardin/Cummings Bay Clean up and Reauthorization Act

Legend E=Enacted U=Unfavorable NA=No Action

W=Withdrawn P= Pending

A=Amended H=Holding

Fighting To Give Back Builders Continue Giving Despite Recession

By Michael Fickes

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hile The Great Recession continues to wreak havoc with homebuilders, Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association (MNCBIA) members struggle to maintain their historic giving patterns.

But it is difficult. According to the Home Builders Care Foundation, Inc. (HBCF), the non-profit charitable affiliate of MNCBIA, the dreadful economy has depressed giving by nearly 70 percent compared to the years before the recession.

Many homebuilders, accustomed to giving 100 percent in in-kind services can do no more than lower prices.

At the same time, need has ballooned. In its 2008 Annual Report, the Metropolitan Council of Governments noted that foreclosures in the region had surged by a factor of six in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007.

Tough as it is, MNCBIA members continue to find ways to give back to the community. Bethesda-based Linowes and Blocher, LLP, contributed legal services to Aunt Hattie’s Place, a non-profit organization that provides homes for abused, abandoned, and neglected children in foster care.

Jim Bacot, vice president of operations with Brooks Run Builders, Inc., of Hollywood, MD, works with young people interested in careers in the building trades.

Chas Stuart, partner and senior vice president with Miller & Smith Homes, Inc. of Tyson’s Corner contributed a day’s work by its employees and subcontractors to a transitional housing program in Prince William County.

Jason Kilmore, Branch Manager with Laytonsville-based Ruppert Landscape, Inc. helps raise funds for HBCF. And with the help of MNCBIA members across the region, HBCF provided funding and in-kind contributions to nearly a dozen non-profit organizations during 2009.

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Pro Bono For Aunt Hattie’s Place Five years ago, lawyers from Linowes and Blocher, LLP helped Aunt Hattie’s Place, pro bono, with a zoning matter for a new foster home in Sandy Spring. “Since then, our work for Aunt Hattie’s has morphed into much more,” says Emily Vaias, a Linowes and Blocher attorney who has handled quite a bit of the work for the foster home.

Next, the lawyers looked into subdividing the property, which is owned by Dr. Hattie N. Washington, aka Aunt Hattie, who occupies the house on the lot. “As it turned out, we couldn’t subdivide into a separate lot,” Vaias continues. “It had to be done as an addition for it to fit the zoning mold.”

To make room for the addition, Dr. Washington had to tear down a portion of her house, which she did.

After gaining regulatory approvals for the addition, Jack Orrick, another Linowes and Blocher attorney, reviewed the construction contracts, set up a ground lease for the property and prepared the loan documents.

“I just do zoning,” says Vaias. “So several people from our firm have worked on Aunt Hattie’s Place.”

After five years, construction is finishing up, and the facility is slated to open this spring or summer.

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Charles and St. Mary’s County students. TeamWorks mirrors the SkillsUSA competition and prepares the students to compete.

Bacot is also working to revive a program in which a local schoolteacher had created a trade foundation that raised money to buy property and the materials to build a house. Students construct the house during the school year.

“I want to resurrect this program at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center in St. Mary’s County,” Bacot says.

He’s already begun planning. The County Commissioners have agreed to take care of permitting. Bacot is pricing property and hopes to start building the first house in September. Experienced trade people will work on the house, a barrier-free universal design structure, with the students.

When finished, Bacot’s group will donate the house to the Marine’s Wounded Warrior program.

Service Day Miller & Smith Homes, Inc. typically holds a day long company get-together in the spring to foster a sense of community within the company. But in the spring of 2009 the flagging economy inspired company officials to replace the usual retreat activities with a company-wide service day. When the idea came up, Chas Stuart, a partner and senior vice president began searching for a suitable project, one that would engage the entire company.

“We provided a day of work for a transitional housing program in Prince William County, VA,” says Stuart. “It is called Victory Transitional Housing. It has housing space for a half dozen families on a 10 acre tract with a thrift shop and food bank.”

About 65 employees showed up along with some regular Miller & Smith subcontractors. They renovated the housing, repainted a barn and overhauled a thrift shop located on the property.

“It was a good team building experience,” Stuart says. “Everyone had a paint brush or a hammer, and everyone worked beside people they don’t usually interact with.”

Stuart adds that charitable activities are part of the firm’s view of its corporate citizenship responsibilities. “Our founding partner has set the tone for that through his charitable foundation — the Gordon V. and Helen C. Smith Foundation,” he says. “One of his latest projects is a school in Tanzania.”

Fundraising Pumpkins

Jim Bacot chairs the regional SkillsUSA program operating in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties. A trade education program, SkillsUSA helps to train students, drawn from county technical schools, interested in the construction trades.

Every year, the national program organizes a competition that pits students from all across the country against each other in construction competitions.

It starts with regional competitions. In Bacot’s region, students from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s technical training centers compete with each other. The winner goes to a state competition and that winner goes to the national competition.

Bacot’s region has posted a remarkable record. “In the last few years,” he says, “St. Mary’s county has produced four national winners.”

One of the reasons Bacot’s region has been successful is an MNCBIA sponsored program called TeamWorks, which organizes a local competition among Calvert,

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In 2005, the regional office of San Diego-based Newland Communities asked Ruppert Landscape, Inc. in Laytonsville to help manage a pumpkin festival, a charitable fundraiser that Newland and Boston-based Life is good® Kids Foundation planned to host at Newland’s Clarksburg, MD Community. Ruppert has participated in the festival each year since.

“I enjoy helping with the pumpkin festival,” says Jason Kilmore, Ruppert’s branch manager. “We set up the site, clean up during the day and get rid of the pumpkins at the end of the day.”

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The family-oriented festival puts pumpkin carving on display as an art, offers face painting, live music, raffles, games and plenty of food.

In 2009, Newland and Life Is Good® hosted festivals at three Newland communities in Maryland, Florida and Georgia. Since 2006, the annual festivals have raised nearly $1 million for charities across the country. In Maryland, the festival proceeds are split between two charities, one of which is HBCF. In 2008, HBCF received $10,000 from the festival.

HBCF 2009 Projects HBCF used the $10,000 contribution from the pumpkin festival to fill out a $40,000 contribution to the renovation of a vacant and foreclosed four-unit apartment building, the Lockney Apartments, in Takoma Park that now serves as permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless families.

MNCBIA member Sunrise Home Builders LLC also made a $40,000 in-kind contribution to the renovation project.

Coalition Homes, Inc., the real estate development and management subsidiary of the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless (MCCH), now manages the property. MCCH is a leading provider of permanent and transitional housing, emergency shelter and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness and a long-time collaborative partner of HBCF.

“Many of us have lost our jobs.

Many of us are struggling to stay afloat.Yet we still care about our communities and are still finding ways to give.” - Ted Smart At the ribbon cutting ceremony Ted Smart, president of Maryland Development Co., LLC and HBCF President, credited the sacrifices of MNCBIA members in supporting the project. “It’s no secret that this has been one of the worst business climates for home builders in recent memory,” he said. “Many of us have lost our jobs. Many of us are struggling to stay afloat. Yet we still care about our communities and are still finding ways to give.”

Smart also recognized the continuing need for projects that help the homeless. “We still have a long way to go,” he said. “Last year, according to the Council of Governments’ annual report, there were 168 homeless families counted in Montgomery County. This figure doesn’t count families “doubled-up” in housing or staying with relatives.”

During 2009, HBCF, in cooperation with nearly a dozen non-profit organizations helped house nearly 200 homeless individuals on any given night across the region.

In one of those projects, HomeAid DC LLC, a subsidiary of HBCF, contributed $50,000 to renovate The Dunbar Apartments, a vacant, abandoned 19-unit apartment building in N.W. Washington, DC. Today, the building provides 16 apartments for mentally ill and once chronically homeless women. HomeAid DC worked with Open Arms Housing on the project.

HBCF also helped with an expansion of the Men’s Emergency Shelter in Rockville, adding space for 35 to 40 new beds plus medical, office and meeting space. “In recognition of HBCF’s contributions in Montgomery County over the years, the Men’s Emergency Shelter was officially renamed the Home Builders Care Assessment Center,” says Patti Kane, manager of HBCF and HomeAid DC. Upon entering the new building, one resident looked around and declared: “I’ve stayed in other shelters, but the Home Builders Care Assessment Center is the Hilton of Shelters - it’s safe, clean, and state-of-the-art.”

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CELEBRITY CHEFS A Feast to be Reckoned With

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he ballroom at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD was transformed into a sprawling buffet as nearly 200 people ate and drank their way through MNCBIA’s annual Celebrity Chefs night in March.

Held during the NCAA basketball tournament, guests are not only treated to a culinary spread, but entertainment too, with live basketball all night on the big screen. BIA President, Guy Curley, decked out in an Irish top hat and carving his homemade Southern Maryland Stuffed ham (he’s happy to share his recipe) commented, “St. Patrick’s Day plus Celebrity Chefs divided by March Madness equals a happy pallet and a great networking opportunity!”

Celebrity Chefs was started more than 10 years ago as a networking event, a way to connect our Associate members with our Builder members in a fun, casual environment. And what better way to bring people together then with good food and drink.

Many of the same builder chefs have returned year after year, and we thank them all for their support over the years. They have made Celebrity Chefs what it is today, one of MNCBIA’s favorite and most well-attended events.

Our “Celebrity Builder Chefs” this year included Artery Development, Bozzuto Homes, Caruso Homes, Inc., Elm Street Development, Kettler Brothers Homes, LLC, K. Hovnanian Homes, Konterra, Liberty Home Builder Inc., Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc., Miller & Smith Homes, Mitchell &

Best Homebuilders, LLC, Pleasants Development, Inc. and Winchester Homes Inc. Not to be outdone, a number of our Associate members, in addition to their informative table top exhibits, took on the role of “chef” as well, including, Amberlea Photography, Beltway Title, Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd., Charles P. Johnson & Associates, christopher consultants, ltd., The Care of Trees, Geo-Technology Associates, Inc., Greenhorne & O’Mara, Inc., Hercules Fence of MD, LLC, Kitchen and Bath Creations, LLC, Loiderman Soltesz Associates, Inc., McMillan Metro, P.C., Metropolitan Fire Protection, Rodgers Consulting, Inc. and Washington Gas. Our special guests for the evening, and official MNCBIA partners, IWIF Workers Compensation Insurance and Payce Payroll Service, left the cooking to others but brought plenty of goodies to fill your brain rather than your stomach.

Of course lots of work goes into planning this event and many thanks are owed to these members of the Celebrity Chefs Committee, Co-chairs, Diana Wolfe, 1st Mariner Bank and Hillary Colt Cahan, Konterra, Ashley Jolliffe, 1st Mariner Bank, Charlene Parker-Thayer, christopher consultants, ltd., and Rex Reed, Amberlea Photography.

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The Legal Pad Legislature Declines to Extend Plan Validity Periods

By Erica A. Leatham, Ballard Spahr, LLP

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n 2006 and 2007, homebuilders scrambled to entitle land for residential development only to see the bottom fall out of the market shortly thereafter. In the aftermath, many builders were left with land that could neither be sold nor developed. In some cases, new owners inherited the land and a nearly expired entitlement. In addition to all the financial pressures associated with the land-holding in a recession, property owners and builders were pressured to try and extend or preserve those development approvals; only a handful of jurisdictions statewide had a process to handle extensions in these situations.

With the 2006 era extensions approaching the end of their validity periods in 2008, property owners were forced to decide whether to allow the approvals to lapse or to spend the time and money necessary to extend the entitlements, if the jurisdiction had a process for doing so. In 2009, the State stepped in, and recognizing the extraordinary pressures on the real estate industry, legislatively extended all permits statewide. Later, several local jurisdictions adopted legislation complementing the State and extended or tolling their specific land use permits.

In the State of Maryland, the State holds all zoning authority and delegates that power to the local jurisdictions by statute (Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties are the exceptions, operating directly under a state agency, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission).

Therefore, the State has the power to pass land use legislation affecting all of the land use permits in the State: on May 7, 2009 Governor O’Malley signed a law which tolled validity periods for a two-year period ending June 30, 2010.

Essentially, the law states that any approval for a Special Exception, variance, conditional use, subdivision, site plan, development plan, planned unit development, sketch plan and similar is held in abeyance between January 1, 2008 and June 30, 2010. For example, if an approval was granted on January 1, 2006 and would otherwise expire on December 31, 2008, application of the law (Article 24, Sections 23-101 and 23-102) rendered an extension request in 2009 unnecessary. The validity period was tolled from January 2008 to June 2010; therefore, the approval would expire June 30, 2011, the additional year left under the original extension is tacked

It is important to consult with the local planning agency and consultants familiar with the various laws to determine what is required by jurisdiction to exercise the extension. on the end of the tolling period. Importantly, this legislation also applies to approvals granted by local jurisdictions going forward: a two-year approval granted June 30, 2009 would be valid through June 30, 2011.

The 2010 House of Delegates passed companion legislation to extend the tolling period through December 31, 2012 (the date proposed in the original 2009 legislation), but the matter was delayed in the Senate and was not taken to a vote before the 2010 session ended.

Many of the local jurisdictions have not taken any action in response to the State law and many developers have submitted extension requests over the past several years, despite the State tolling period. In some cases, this was done at the request of the local jurisdiction, in other cases, because the state law was unknown to those submitting and processing extension requests.

However, some jurisdictions have responded with their own legislation.

Montgomery County adopted its own legislation in 2009 extending both the validity period of Preliminary Plans and Adequate Public Facilities by two years.

Although the extensions and tolling periods are beneficial to property owners, developers and builders, given the confusion between the various laws and jurisdictions, the extent of an approval’s validity period should not be taken for granted. It is important to consult with the local planning agency and consultants familiar with the various laws to determine what is required by jurisdiction to exercise the extension. For example, there may be fees required, registration or other additional steps. All in all, the state, the counties and the municipalities have made legislative efforts to protect existing approvals from the real estate market and are hoping extensions beyond 2012 are unnecessary.

Erica A. Leatham of Ballard Spahr, LLP, concentrates in the areas of zoning and land use and real estate taxation appeals. She is a LEED AP and represents clients in zoning and land use matters before various administrative boards and commissions.

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The Engineer’s Angle Ten Ways to Help Clean up the Chesapeake Bay

By Charlene F. Parker-Thayer, christopher consultants, ltd.

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ith all the talk these days about stormwater runoff, we shouldn’t forget that the Chesapeake Bay is still not in good health. There are many actions we can take as a building industry that are not costly to implement—unlike the new stormwater controls—but can help tremendously in cleaning up the Bay. Here are 10 ways we can collectively and individually save time, money, improve property values, all while helping the Chesapeake Bay: 1. Rain

Barrels. Rain barrels reduce run-off, provide an alternative water source for outdoor plants, and are inexpensive devices. There are many new designs in rain barrels on the market that make them aesthetically pleasing, too.

2. F ertilizers. Most fertilizers are still effective using half of the recommended dosages. Also, utilizing the proper time of application will maximize plant uptake and reduce nutrient rich run-off. Fertilizers that do not contain phosphorous are available and easily accessible on the market. Also, consider restricting or limiting your HOAs from using fertilizers.

3. Reduce the area of lawn. Not only does a lawn require fertilizers, it also requires regular maintenance, requiring motorized machinery that adds pollutants in the air. By providing more flower beds that are mulched rather than grass, more water is retained on a site and the amount of lawn maintenance is reduced.

4. Plant a tree. Some of the pollutants in the Bay come from airborne sources. Trees are nature’s air filters. They also provide shade to homes, which helps reduce energy cooling costs. Did you know that The Arbor Day Foundation gives 10 trees for a $10 membership?

Visit www.arborday.org.

5. Company policies and operations. Does your company recycle?

Use recycled paper? Does your company provide incentives for employees to carpool? Do you know the size of your company’s carbon footprint? Can you reduce electricity consumption? Where do you buy your coffee? Simple modifications to your daily company operations can help the bottom line and the Bay.

In most cities, more than 60 percent of the trash found in storm sewers is recycled materials.

7. Erosion and sediment controls. Are your sites repaired E&S controls soon after storms? Do you keep your sediment basins clear for maximum retention? MNCBIA will be creating new training methods in the near future to enhance compliance in the coming years.

8. N AHB green certified homes. Having green homes will ultimately help the Bay. Some zoning codes dictate that many homes built today meet a silver certified green home rating. With a little paperwork for certification, you can market that you are helping the Bay and provide a great mechanism for future sales.

9. C ommunity involvement and education. Does your company and/ or community associations participate in river clean ups, and other environmental educational programs? Many non-profit organizations are willing to provide free programs and seminars. Also, many grants are available to communities that want to help the Bay. 10. Welcome to your new home baskets. Instead of sending flowers that die and get discarded, think about giving a reusable grocery bag filled with green household products and compact fluorescent light bulbs.

While these suggestions may be elementary, sometimes the little things we change about our day-to-day operations can provide the biggest benefits to the environment. As the building industry moves forward, it will remain ready to do its’ fair share to clean up our waterways and the Bay. MNCBIA will continue to find solutions for the Bay program and stormwater management. Take action, save time and money, and help the Bay. It’s easy!

Charlene F. Parker-Thayer is an Environmental Manager for christopher consultants, ltd, and currently serves on the MNCBIA Board of Directors. She may be reached at 443-542-5523 or email charlenethayerparker@ccl-eng.com.

6. Trash control on construction sites. Trash can be difficult to contain, especially if the weather gets windy. As a result, trash ends up clogging storm sewers or getting caught in streams running through conservation areas. In most cities, more than 60 percent of the trash found in storm sewers is recycled materials. Encourage your work crew to daily maintain a trash free site and recycle.

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MNCBIA Membership Members in the News Bowman Consulting has acquired The Vision Group (TVG), a civil engineering and construction management company with offices in Chesapeake, VA and Edenton, NC. With this acquisition, Bowman strengthens its presence in the Tidewater region of Virginia and expands into North Carolina. TVG, established in 2004, has a range of experience that includes commercial site plans, residential and commercial subdivisions, industrial site plans, roadways, and utility design. In addition, Bowman announced that Craig Brown, L.S. has joined the company as a Senior Project Manager in its Fredericksburg office.

Mr. Brown has over 35 years of practical surveying experience, and is a licensed land surveyor in Virginia and North Carolina.

Charles P. Johnson & Associates announced that Wayne Hill, PE has joined the company as the Engineering Division Manager. Mr. Hill brings more than 25 years of engineering, operational, and business experience. He is a seasoned senior project manager with many years of diversified experience in property investment, development, and asset management.

The Lessard Group, a metropolitan Washington DC-based architecture, interior design and planning firm, promoted Julie Baskerville, AIA, to the

position of Director of Automotive Projects. Ms. Baskerville has 21 years of experience in the architectural industry. Her experience in automotive design has produced a broad range of project ranging from new construction to renovations to the planning of auto parks.

NG&O Engineering, Inc., a small business Civil Engineering design firm in Leonardtown, MD, announced that Douglas G. Ostazeski has received certification by the State of Maryland as a Professional Engineer (P.E.). Mr. Ostazeski is a graduate of the University of Maryland and has worked as a project engineer with NG&O Engineering since his graduation.

Robert L. (Bob) Simmons, a metropolitan Washington DC-based builder and developer, was named chairman of the National Association of Homebuilders Land Development Committee. He is a Senior Life Director as well as past Moderator of the National Vice Presidents with NAHB and is Past President of the Maryland State Builders Association and the Metropolitan Washington Builders Council. Mr. Simmons has built and developed numerous residential and mixed-use developments in the Washington Metropolitan area.

MNCBIA’s Most Wanted List Listed here are firms whose membership in MNCBIA has lapsed in recent months. WE WANT THEM BACK! Please encourage these companies to reinstate their membership.

Bluewing Environmental Solutions & Technologies, LLC Capitol Development Design Inc. DAVIES Graphic Services Inc. Mason Dixon Funding Oreg Sitework Services, LLC PEG Site Maintenance Companies Tamara Corporation TerpSys Torti Gallas and Partners Tyson & Hallmark Title, Inc. Venable, LLP Vision Design Build, LLC

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New Members (as of April 1, 2010) ASSOCIATES

Beltway Surveys Engineering William Clark 5627 Allentown Rd. Suite 105 Suitland, MD 20746 Ph: 301-899-3440 beltwaysurveys@yahoo.com Sponsor: Leo Bruso

Closeline Settlements Real Estate Settlements Tanya Themistokleous 1300 Piccard Dr. Suite 105 Rockville, MD 20850 Ph: 301-795-2880 tthemis@closeline.com Sponsor: Marty Mitchell

Bryant Group, Inc. Heating Systems, A/C Jeff Kohan 7891-B Beechcraft Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Ph: 301-670-2700 jeff.kohan@bryantgroupinc.com Sponsor: Marc Rose

Hall Mechanical & Associates, Inc. Residential & Commercial Plumbing Joseph Hall 707 Belair Ave. Front Royal, VA 22630 Ph: 540-635-2000 Sponsor: Marty Mitchell

Bull Run Quarries Quarried Building Materials Dailson Lourenco 3466 Bull Run Mountain Rd. The Plains, VA 20198 Ph: 703-753-2222 dailson@bullrunquaries.com Sponsor: Marc Rose Carpet ‘N Things, Inc. Floor Coverings Alex Araghi 13380 Mid Atlantic Blvd.

Laurel, MD 20708 Ph: 301-206-2200 alex@carpetnthings.com Sponsor: Marc Rose

Hawkins Electric Electrical Contractors Tom Malin 12126 Conway Rd. Beltsville, MD 20705 Ph: 301-927-0900 tom@hawkinselectric.com Sponsor: Andy Rosenthal ICS Cleaning Services, Ltd. Commercial Cleaning Services Baris Sagir 5411 McGrath Blvd. #308 N. Bethesda, MD 20852 Ph: 301-881-3447 bsager@i-c-service.com Sponsor: Bill Bilo

InSight Marketing Marketing Specialists David Wilcox 4085 Carrick Ct. Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Ph: 301-305-1961 david@insightmarketingservices.com Sponsor: Stephen Paul

Superior Home Services, Inc. Remodeling Contractor Daniel Steinkoler 1728 Wisconsin Ave., NW Washington, DC 20007 Ph: 202-363-7304 Daniel@superiorhomeserviceinc.com Sponsor: Guy Curley

MetLife Home Loans Builder Services Tracy Burke 6903 Rockledge Dr. Suite 520 Bethesda, MD 20817 Ph: 301-493-8094 tburke@metlife.com Sponsor: Michael Faerber

Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. Engineers, Consultants Michael Rolband 5300 Wellington Branch Dr. Suite 100 Gainesville, VA 20155 Ph: 703-679-5600 mrolband@wetlandstudies.com Sponsor: Guy Curley

Monument Bank Financial Institution Loren Geisler 7401 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20814 Ph: 301-841-9510 lgeisler@monumentbank.com Sponsor: Michael Faerber

Whitman Requardt and Associates Engineering, Consulting Andrew Der 801 S. Caroline St. Baltimore, MD 21231 Ph: 410-235-3450 ader@wrallp.com Sponsor: Tom Farasy

Raley, Watts & O’Neill Insurance Insurance & Employee Benefits Rick Tepel 22934 Three Notch Rd. Califormia, MD 20619 Ph: 301-863-6625 rtepel@rwoinsurance.com Sponsor: Guy Curley

STARS Club (as of April 1, 2010) GOLD

Acacia Federal Savings Bank BB&T Bank DGG-MC Hanley Wood Market Intelligence Linowes & Blocher, LLP PEPCO Pleasants Development, Inc.

SILVER

Georgetown Insurance Service, Inc. Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc. McMillan Metro, P.C. Miles & Stockbridge P.C. Rodgers Consulting Inc.

BRONZE

Ballard Spahr LLP Bank of America Elm Street Development Gutschick Little & Weber, P.A. Holland & Knight, LLP Learch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.

Liberty Home Builder, Inc. Reznick Group P.C. Sandy Spring Bank Winchester Homes Inc.

FRIEND

1st Mariner Bank Baker Tilly Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd. Bozzuto Group Burgess & Niple, Inc. Charles P. Johnson & Associates christopher consultants, ltd.

Columbia Bank Craftmark Homes Dewberry DICO Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLP GE Appliances Geo-Technology Associates Inc. Greenhorne & O’Mara Inc.

IDI-MD, Inc. K. Hovnanian Homes Kim Engineering M &T Bank Macris, Hendricks & Glascock, P.A. Michael Harris Development Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc. Miller & Smith Homes Mitchell & Best Homebuilders LLC Shulman Rogers Steuart-Kret Homes, Inc. Terra Verde Communities LLC Ward & Klein Washington Gas

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Events Calendar MAY 2010

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3

DC Liaison Committee meeting

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Custom & Small Builders Council The PROS Awards

NAHB’s Construction Forecast Conference Webinar

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PROS Awards Judging

4 PROS Awards Judging Custom & Small Builders Council

19 5 Development Review Process Subcommittee [DRPS] Environmental Committee meeting

7 Prince George’s County Liaison Committee meeting 2nd Annual Tennis Tournament

11 Codes & Standards Committee meeting

Montgomery County Liaison Committee meeting St. Mary’s County Liaison Committee meeting Charles County Liaison Committee meeting

20 MNCBIA Board of Directors meeting MNCBIA Membership Dinner & Custom Builder Awards Night

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Commercial Builders Council Green Building Committee meeting

4 Prince George’s County Liaison Committee meeting

8 Marketing & Communications Strategies for Aging and Accessibility (CAPS I) Codes & Standards Committee meeting

Record Plat Committee meeting

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Development Review Process Subcommittee [DRPS] Environmental Committee meeting

P&P Ad Hoc Committee meeting

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Design/Build Solutions for Aging and Accessibility (CAPS II) Green Building Committee meeting Commercial Builders Council

10 MNCBIA Executive Committee meeting Business Management for Building Professionals Home Builders Care Foundation Board meeting WSSC Liaison Committee meeting

11 DC Liaison Committee meeting

15 Real Estate Finance Committee meeting

16 Montgomery County Liaison Committee meeting St. Mary’s County Liaison Committee meeting Charles County Liaison Committee meeting

24 MNCBIA Board of Directors meeting MNCBIA’s Southern Maryland Shrimp Feast

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Home Builders Care Foundation Board meeting WSSC Liaison Committee meeting MNCBIA Executive Committee meeting

Record Plat Committee meeting

30 P&P Ad Hoc Committee meeting Dates subject to change.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

Appliance Distributors Unlimited, Inc...................................... Back Cover

Macris, Hendricks & Glascock, P.A........................................... Page 10

Benning & Associates, Inc....................................................... Page 11

Shulman Rogers.................................................................... Page 12

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.......................................................... Page 8

Vintage Security...................................................................... Page 2

General Electric..................................................................... Page 15

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