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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

Executive Committee THOMAS M. FARASY President JAMES KETTLER Vice President/ Calvert Co. DOUG MEEKER Vice President/ Charles Co. FRANK BOSSONG, IV, P.E. Vice President/ Montgomery Co. MARTY MITCHELL Vice President/ Prince George’s Co. EDWARD “GUY” CURLEY Vice President/ St. Mary’s Co.

BRIAN “A.J.” JACKSON Vice President/ Washington DC ROBERT A. JACOBS Associate Vice President BOB LARKIN Treasurer CHAS STUART JR. Secretary WILLIAM M. SHIPP Life Director RICHARD A. SULLIVAN JR. Immediate Past President STEPHEN P. ELMENDORF Legal Counsel DIANE K. SWENSON, CAE Executive Vice President

FEATURES 11 Diversity Drives Housing Generational Segments to Transform Market 14 Meet the MNCBIA 2009 Leadership Team

Board of Directors Bill Bilo Hillary Colt Cahan Mike Conley Tony Crane Timothy Dugan Andrea Leahy-Fucheck Robert Harris Howard Katz Gary Kret David Lunden Stephen Paul

Nanci Porten Steve Proctor Marc Rose Andy Rosenthal Ray Sobrino Stephen Spano Clark Wagner Peggy White Bryan Whittington Carter Willson

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18 MNCBIA Awards Recognizing the Best of BIA

24 “Back to Basics” BIA 2009 Membership Campaign

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

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A Message from the President of MNCBIA

A Message from the Executive Director of MNCBIA

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MNCBIA Membership News Stars Club New Members/Member Renewals Members in the News What Has MNCBIA Done for You Lately?

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Getting Back to Basics his article is being written on the heels of the continuing plunges in the Dow Jones, as well as a total uncertainty in our credit markets. In more uplifting news, I am excited about being named the 2009 President of the Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association. To me, the association represents a collection of the most creative business people who are challenged daily from so many directions. We also have a new Executive Officer, Diane Swenson. Please join me in welcoming Diane, and I encourage you to invite her to your committee and council meetings and tours to help her learn our challenges, issues and witness first hand the creativity that is part of the our work fabric. Our association is prepared to meet the many challenges that lie ahead in 2009. The good news is that the Executive Committee of your Board and the leadership positions of the many councils and committees from 2008 remain substantially the same for 2009. What this means for the membership as a whole is that the individuals serving in these important positions will hit the ground running in 2009 to champion our advocacy needs. Collectively, we cannot thank these individuals enough for the time and effort they devoted to the association last year and their commitment for 2009. Secondly, the fiscal stewardship of our association is paramount to the Board in 2009. To meet this challenge, we have assembled a great group of real estate professionals to return to the association’s basics with our membership roles. I am excited about this group! We have held many planning meetings in the last quarter of 2008 so that our membership goals and objectives are clearly defined. Your support of this group and its efforts is important to us. As we forge ahead into 2009, it is clear that our customers are focused on smaller homes, energy efficiency and affordability. When the gas prices soared in 2008, we all experienced a new focus on minimizing driving and changing our attitudes toward public transportation. These energy costs are now a concern for our customer and we have to be prepared to provide them with new homes and goods and services that offer these efficiencies. There is a new focus on communities being built inside the Beltway and high

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density and transit center development is an important planning and development strategy. As part of this focus, we must lower the barriers to pedestrian and bicycle pathways and trails and enhance our sustainability building techniques, materials and construction practices. The year 2009 will also see our planning designs continuing to elevate and demonstrate our care and concern in protecting our environment. Every municipal, city, county and state government is focused on building “green.” This should be the year that the NAHB, in cooperation with ANSI (American National Standards Institute), releases its Green Building Standard. We need to be conversant with this standard and apply its benefits to our community and home designs. The MNCBIA is one of your many resources for education and training for principles and practices of green sustainability. We must also train our focus on the area’s everchanging infrastructure. The condition of our roads is the result of many years of making short-term choices to defer maintenance. We are paying for this now in different ways. DPW&T has extensive resurfacing and milling requirements and off site road improvements, just to name a few. Montgomery County, in this era of a devastated real estate market, actually proposed a parking fee to source revenue for transportation projects – short-term resolutions with severe impacts on attracting business by increasing the costs of business operating expenses in the county. Someone was clearly missing the point that all taxpayers drive the roads. We need a public/private program that establishes a meaningful program of maintenance; new construction should not bear the sole burden in the fiscal responsibility for these programs, and we should promote the allocation of fiscal responsibilities to the users. Lastly, we need to promote programs that aid and assist our industry during this period of slow real estate activity. Our liaison committees will be developing these programs in concert with our local politicians. Your association is needed now more than ever and it is important that all of our 2009 goals focus on Advocacy, Education, Networking and maintaining the Fiscal integrity of the MNCBIA.

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Building Together want to take this opportunity to thank you for your warm welcome and kind words of encouragement, as I become your new Executive Officer. Having worked for associations for more than 20 years, I am very proud to have been chosen to lead such a fine organization. I consider it an honor and a privilege. Your close-knit group of members is most impressive. Elihu Root, a Nobel peace prizewinner, wrote “It is only through the power of association that those of any calling exercise due influence on their communities.” This certainly is true of your organization. You are truly building neighborhoods and have a right to associate and to work together to make a difference. These are difficult economic times. Many of you have mentioned to me that you wish I could be taking over when the association was facing a better economic picture. Please know that I am not worried about that. I have faced difficult financial times before. Hired as the first staffer for a start-up organization, the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) in 1986, I worked in the conference room of the American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC). We had a small budget and no reserves and relied on the help of member organizations such as the National Association of Home Builders to help write model tort reform legislation, put together a legislative package and travel the country building state tort reform coalitions. Our financial picture was so bleak in 1986, that we were unsure if our EVP would receive a December paycheck. We needed January’s dues to move forward. I worked my way through that by watching every penny as if it were my own and I am confident we will work our way through this also. Please know that while your staff is now smaller, the people who have the roles on your team are very committed. I am most impressed with the dedicated individuals who work each and every day to offer all the member services that you expect and deserve. Together we will continue to provide those services despite our smaller budget. We may all have to make some sacrifices, but I believe by just tightening our belts and managing every penny closely, we will work through this downturn. Another comment I must include in my first message to the members is the great feeling I have about your volunteer spirit. I have noticed a far greater volunteer involvement here than with my previous associations. From running the Fall Golf Outing to working out the details of the 2009 budget, I have seen members step up every day to offer the time and effort required to succeed. For that I am most grateful. In addition to the events, every member is taking MNCBIA’s membership retention effort to heart. Thank you for calling members to make sure that they remain a part of their association in difficult times as in good times. The calls you make to your peers truly make a difference. The Membership Committee has put together an excellent program for 2009 to insure that we get back to the basics of membership: advocacy, education and networking. Building together we will succeed. Please let me hear from you. You can reach me at dswenson@mncbia.org or by phone at 301-554-5401 and please introduce yourself to me at member meetings. Also, feel free to come by the office for a visit. I look forward to working with all of you! All the best,

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The Emerging Housing Market By Michael Fickes

s the housing market slowly comes back from the dead, it will look and act differently. It will emerge as a segmented market with niches created by three generations: the Baby Boomers, who aren’t finished buying houses yet, the Generation Xers (or Baby Busters) who are getting ready to move up and the Generation Y Echo Boomers, who are just getting started. “These generational segments will create real estate sales over the next 10 to 15 years,” says Debbie Rosenstein, a principal with Fairfax, VAbased Fulton Research & Associates, a full-service market research firm specializing in new home markets. To understand how these market segments will come to be, we need to figure out how we got to where we are today.

Demographics and Housing With a population of 78.5 million, boomers rank as the biggest, wealthiest home buying market in human history — so far. What happened to

the housing market, according to demographers, is that Generation X, the Baby Busters right behind the Boomers, lacked the numbers to maintain the terrific momentum that the Boomers built up in the housing market over the last decade. “They (Generation X) are nine million fewer than the Boomers,” writes Kenneth W. Gronbach, an expert in demography and generational marketing and author of The Age Curve: How to Profit From the Coming Demographic Storm (American Management Association, 2008). “Nine million fewer! Eleven percent smaller! You can repeat this until you are blue in the face, and smart people won’t listen. Gen-Xers are not buying enough SUVs from Detroit and the housing market is tanking because Xers don’t have the critical mass to buy up the Boomer’s starter homes.” Gronbach speculates that the nine million missing Generation-Xers may translate into four million couples that didn’t buy four million first homes and won’t be buying four million second homes. That may be a light estimate. Every generation of homebuyers has single buyers too.

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Then there are those who divorce and end up with two houses. Maybe the real total is somewhere closer to five million fewer homes. Think what that means to the housing market. According to the National Association of Realtors, new and existing home sales peaked in 2005 at 1.4 million new and seven million existing, a total of 8.4 million. Suppose new and existing condo sales added

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another 1.6 million. That’s 10 million home sales at the peak of the market. Take five million sales out of the market over say, five to 10 years and the housing market will crash. Gronbach suggests that the crash was delayed by the subprime lending, with which lenders tried to prop the market up. If they did prop the market up for a while, they eventually made the crash worse.

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For now, builders are tying to make it through the hard times. Traditionally a high-end single-family homebuilder, Rockville-based Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc. has developed smaller, more affordable homes. “We’re selling a line of townhouses in La Plata, MD,” says the firm’s Executive Vice President Steve Paul. “That’s how we’ve responded to this market.” Paul believes builders have to make homes more affordable by cutting back on size and amenities. “I believe that people want quality construction and energy efficiency,” he says. “Gone are the extravagant two-story foyers and family rooms, although people still want quality kitchens and bathrooms.” As for customers, Paul hasn’t noticed any demographic changes at the younger end of the market. “We’re a second home builder,” he says. “We are seeing empty nesters looking for multigenerational housing to meet the needs of older parents or relatives. They want an extra bath and bedroom on the first floor to avoid steps.” While handling current problems, it is also important to look ahead. Alan Shapiro, president of Winchester Homes, Inc. in Bethesda, MD, has noticed that the housing market has begun to fragment into niches. “Smart builders will hone in on one or two of these segments,” he says. “We see our big opportunity in the 45 to 54 year old segment, including the early active adult market.” Customization is becoming more important in this niche, Shapiro continues. “We’ve had requests for add-on master bedrooms, for example,” he says. “In one case, two widows wanted to live together, and each wanted a comparable master bedroom. We’re seeing more and more of this.” Winchester recently unveiled a showcase home in Clarksburg that illustrates the principles of universal design. The goal is a house that appeals to young and older generations and accommodates people with mobility problems — a child in a wheelchair or an elderly parent with a walker. The walkway to the front door has no steps. There is a small master bedroom on the first floor and a full master bedroom and bath upstairs. The kitchen and bathroom vanities feature low counters that allow people to sit down — in regular chairs or wheelchairs. “This could be a big house for a lot of people,” Shapiro adds. “Some builders think that big houses are dead, but I don’t think so.” Evelyn Howard, president of Howard & Associates, a Bethesda, MD-based market research firm specializing in 50-plus housing,

agrees that universal design, done attractively, will attract people, but warns that it won’t make sales. “People will like universal design, but they will pay for quality: soundproofed walls, good structure, energy efficient appliances and energy efficient insulation,” she says. Shapiro sees lots of market niches in the market under 55. Howard sees plenty of diversity in the 50-plus market. Some empty nesters are seeing their 30-year-old kids move back in, she says. Then there are grandparents taking care of grandchildren while the parents go to work. Some want to live in 55-plus developments. “Builders have to accommodate all of these needs,” she says. “A large group of 55-plus wants to live downtown, within walking distance to food and retail. Others want to live in the suburbs near their children.” Government is creating new markets as well. Montgomery County is actively pressing for transit-oriented development — developments that combine housing, retail, entertainment and offices built adjacent to mass transit stations. “The Commission has decided that now is the time for these kinds of developments,” says Sharon Suarez, MPA, AICP, coordinator of housing policy and research for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in Silver Spring, MD. “So we have made a big policy change to promote transit oriented community development.” The more things change, the more they stay the same. “If you’re single, you will look at transit oriented developments, car or no car,” says Tom Farasy, president of Terra Verde Communities, LLC in Burtonsville, MD, and 2009 MNCBIA president. “But when you get married and have kids, you will focus on communities with quality school systems. School is just too important.” That won’t necessarily mean moving away from mass transit. “Despite the challenging housing market,” Farasy notes. “Houses are selling quickly in [places like] Takoma Park. That’s a good family community with good schools and good mass transit.” That may be the combination of the future: Closer to work, mass transit, walk to retail, grocery stores and entertainment.

How To Get There From Here Believe it or not there is some good news. Kenneth Gronbach cites three powerful demographic trends that will eventually help to heal the housing market. Start with some math. Gronbach says that Generation-X has 69.5 million people aged about 24 to 45. Generation Y, according to Gronbach, includes people born between 1985 and 2010, and there will be 100 million of them. The ﬁrst born of the Y generation are now in their early 20s and living in apartments. Gronbach believes the Y-Generation will begin buying starter homes sooner than most. “Included in its number is a very large, very young, high-paid contingent of trained technicians and an enormous number of budding entrepreneurs,” he writes. Second, Gronbach notes that more women are buying homes. “Aspiring, independent women will be the newcomers to the housing market for the upscale homes.” Finally, Gronbach predicts that the management shortage created by the tiny Generation X will of necessity break down the social barriers and open the doors wider for immigrants, Latinos and African Americans. “Along with advancement comes more money and bigger salaries,” he writes. “This will easily put home ownership within reach. A new market? Big time!” In other words, Generation X won’t continue as a bust forever. And before long builders everywhere will be luxuriating in a demographic population wave of 100 million Echo Boomers. That’s 22 million larger than the Baby Boom Generation.

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Edward “Guy” Curley, Vice President/St. Mary’s Co. (Liberty Home Builder Inc.), Brian “A.J.” Jackson, Vice President/Washington DC (Eya, LLC), Robert A. Jacobs, Associate Vice President (Acacia FSB), Bob Larkin, Treasurer (SunCal Companies), Chas Stuart Jr., Secretary (Miller & Smith Homes), William M. Shipp, O’Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A., Life Director, Richard A. Sullivan Jr., Immediate Past President (Alliance Homes, Inc.), Stephen P. Elmendorf, Legal Counsel (Linowes & Blocher, LLP), Diane K. Swenson, CAE, Executive Vice President. Serving on the Board of Directors in 2009 are Bill Bilo, Dico, Inc., Hillary Colt Cahan, Konterra, Mike Conley, Winchester Homes, Tony Crane, Crane Homes Inc., Timothy Dugan, Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker PC, Andrea Leahy-Fucheck, Leahy & Desmet, Robert Harris, Holland & Knight LLP, Howard Katz, Michael Harris Homes, Gary Kret, Steuart-Kret Homes, David Lunden, Timberlake Homes Inc., Stephen Paul, Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc., Nanci Porten, The Porten Companies Inc., Steve Proctor, GS Proctor Associates, Inc., Marc Rose, Michael T. Rose Companies, Andy Rosenthal, Rosenthal Homes, Ray Sobrino, The Porten Companies, Stephen Spano, Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc., Clark Wagner, Bozzuto Homes, Peggy White, Axiom Engineering Design, LLC, Bryan Whittington, Whittington Designbuild and Carter Willson, Carter Inc.

2009 Executive Committee at a Glance PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT-CALVERT COUNTY

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Thomas M. Farasy is president of Terra Verde Communities, LLC, a regional multifamily developer/builder in the metropolitan DC area. Mr. Farasy is currently seeking development plan approvals on an eight-acre parcel located in College Park, MD as well as development consulting for a number of major multifamily developers. He is responsible for the overall operations of the company and development of new business. Mr. Farasy has served on the MNCBIA Board of Directors since 1999. He has served as the chairman of the Prince George’s County Liaison Committee and has served on the executive committee of MNCBIA since 2007. He has held the role of chairman of the Multifamily Council and Co-Chairman of the Multifamily Trends Conference. He serves on the board of Victory Housing and Mother Dear’s Community Center and was a member of the WMATA Joint Development Task Force in 2007. Mr. Farasy graduated from St. Louis University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

James Kettler (Jim) owns and operates Kettler Brothers Homes, LLC, located in Montgomery Village, MD. Kettler Brothers Homes is focused on land development and new home construction throughout the D.C. metropolitan area, and has built over 26,000 homes since 1952. Mr. Kettler has been an active member of MNCBIA for many years, serving on the board of directors and holding the role of president in 2005. In addition he has been involved on various BIA committees including the Executive Committee, the State Legislative Committee, the Sales and Marketing Council, the East Coast Builders Conference, and held the position of Chair of the DC Liaison Committee. He is also a board member of the Home Builders Care Foundation, the charitable arm of the MNCBIA. He is a registered architect and received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University.

Doug Meeker is a vice president with Elm Street Development where his responsibilities include management of Elm Street’s land development ventures in Charles County and identifying new development opportunities in the Southern Maryland region. He has been active in the MNCBIA for more than 15 years and currently serves on the board of directors and as chairman of the Charles County Liaison Committee. Doug also serves on the board of directors for the United Way of Charles County and is an active member of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce. He is a registered professional engineer and holds a Bachelors Degree in Structural and Construction Engineering from Penn State University.

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VICE PRESIDENT-ST. MARY’S COUNTY Edward R. Curley, III (Guy) is the president of Liberty Home Builder, a residential construction and development ﬁrm in Great Mills, MD. Mr. Curley is also president of Raleigh Apartment Management Company, and oversees the family apartment portfolio. Mr. Curley is a third generation entrepreneur from a family of venture capitalists. During the past 16 years, Mr. Curley has, in various entities, developed in excess of $80 million in residential projects. He is a member of MNCBIA’s Green Building Committee as well as a former member of the St. Mary’s County Development Review Forum, St. Mary’s County Economic Development Council, St. Mary’s County Citizen Task Force on School Construction, St. Mary’s County Workforce Housing Task Force and the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Curley was an active MNCBIA Board member prior to being elected vice president.

VICE PRESIDENT-WASHINGTON, DC VICE PRESIDENTPRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY Marty Mitchell is the vice chief executive ofﬁcer of Mitchell and Best Homebuilders LLC (M&B) and has been directly involved in the design and development of communities at M&B for more than 17 years. In addition to land development and land acquisition for Mitchell & Best, he handles initial Investor/Bank Relations. Mr. Mitchell is currently on the NAHB Board and serves on the NAHB Environmental Issues and Housing Finance committees. In 2003, he was the NAHB Environmental Issues Committee chairman, and represented NAHB on an EPA rulemaking committee to establish EPA’s guidelines for Phase I ESA’s. Mr. Mitchell has also served on several workgroups at NAHB such as Smart Growth and EPA Stormwater Management and has served on former Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan’s Forest Preservation Taskforce and the

Brian Allan Jackson, (A.J.) is a vice president of Land Acquisition and Development with EYA, LLC where he is responsible for several of EYA’s public-private partnerships. Mr. Jackson has a decade of experience working with publicsector organizations on real estate and public policy issues. Prior to joining EYA, he served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. General Services Administration, the single largest owner and operator of real estate assets in the United States, where he was a senior executive and member of the agency’s executive leadership team. In addition, he worked for Tishman-Speyer Properties in New York, NY, where he was involved in real estate ﬁnancing and due diligence matters. Mr. Jackson was an active member of the board of directors prior to being elected vice president for Washington, DC. He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute, and the African-American Real Estate Professionals Association. He has a

BA with Honors in economics from the University of Alabama and an MBA with Distinction from the Harvard Business School.

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT Robert A. Jacobs (Rob) is executive vice president and chief lending ofﬁcer for Acacia Federal Savings Bank, a subsidiary of Acacia Life Insurance Company, a member of The UNIFI Mutual Holding Companies, where he manages the Residential Construction and Commercial Real Estate Lending Divisions. Mr. Jacobs serves on MNCBIA’s Associates Council, Golf Committee and Real Estate Finance Committee and is on the Board of the Builder Development Guaranty Group (BDGG). Previously he served as chairman of the Real Estate Finance Committee. He also serves on the Board of the Foundation of Automotive and Construction Technology for Students (FACTS). Mr. Jacobs earned his degree from George Mason University in Business Administration. He continues to support George Mason as a lecturer in Real Estate Finance for the Business School.

TREASURER Bob Larkin is the president of the D.C. Metro Division of SunCal Companies, one of the largest privately owned developer of mixed-use and master-planned communities in the western United States. He has been involved in the local real-estate and development industry for more than 20 years. During his career with local and national homebuilders he has participated in the acquisition and development of more than 15,000 lots. Mr. Larkin has been an active MNCBIA member for more than 10 years and is in his eighth year of service on the Board of Directors. This marks his fourth year on the Executive Committee, currently serving as treasurer. During his tenure with the MNCBIA, Mr. Larkin has served as Vice President and chair of the DC Liaison Committee and also as chair or co-chair of the Membership, Volume Builders and PROs awards committees. Additionally, he currently serves as a voting member of the board of directors of the National Association of Homebuilders on behalf of the Association and is active on the Charles, Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties liaison committees. Mr. Larkin is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Business.

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2009 Executive Committee at a Glance

Frank Bossong, IV, PE, is senior vice president/partner and director of operations for Rodgers Consulting, Inc., a land development consulting ﬁrm serving the Washington metropolitan area. He is a registered professional engineer and land surveyor with more than 29 years of industry experience. Mr. Bossong has served on and chaired various committees including the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services Advisory Board, the Montgomery Road Code Committee, the Frederick County Land Use Council, the Maryland State SWM Advisory Committee, the Montgomery County and Frederick County Public Works committees, Board of Prospect Hall, and other technical committees. He has testiﬁed as an expert witness before legislative, administrative and judicial boards, and as an industry representative on land development design and environmental issues throughout Maryland. Mr. Bossong was the chair of MNCBIA’s Montgomery County Development Review Committee and MNCP&PC Ad-hoc Committee for 2006 and 2007, and Vice President of the Montgomery County Liaison Committee in 2008. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a BSCE and received his Professional Engineering license in 1984.

Governor’s Task Force for Green Building. He is currently on the MNCBIA Board and in 2000 served his third year as chair of the Greater Washington Builder Expo. Mr. Mitchell is a graduate of the University of Maryland where he also received his MBA.

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SECRETARY Chas Stuart, Jr. is a principal of the Miller and Smith Companies, focused on new home construction and land development in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan area. Mr. Stuart’s responsibilities include the company’s land, legal and risk management departments. A lawyer admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia, Mr. Stuart previously practiced real estate law with Linowes and Blocher and The Rouse Company. Mr. Stuart is also an adjunct professor at George Washington University’s law school. Mr. Stuart has also served as treasurer and as a director of MNCBIA, and has served on the Montgomery Liaison Committee and the State Legislative Committee, which he currently chairs. He also serves as a director and vice president of the Home Builders Care Foundation.

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LIFE DIRECTOR William M. Shipp (Bill) is a principal with the law ﬁrm of O’Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A. with a primary practice concentration in matters concerning land use, zoning, permits and transactional law. Bill is a lifelong resident of the Washington metropolitan area. He received both a Bachelor of Arts degree, with distinction, in Urban Affairs and a Juris Doctorate from The George Washington University. Mr. Shipp is a past Chairman of the Prince George’s County Liaison Committee and has been active in that Committee for many years. He also has served on the MNCBIA Legal Action Committee. Bill is a past chairman of the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Greater Washington Board of Trade’s Transportation and Land Use Committee. At the county level he served on the County Zoning Task Force reviewing growth policy in Prince George’s County. He is also was a member of the County Executive’s Building Permit Task Force and was also a member of the Prince George’s County Public Schools Management Oversight Committee.

LEGAL COUNSEL Stephen P. Elmendorf is a partner with the Land Use/Administrative Law Practice Group at the law ﬁrm of Linowes & Blocher LLP. His practice area is the land development approval process in Montgomery County, Rockville and Gaithersburg. Mr. Elmendorf represents local, regional and national clients before the Montgomery County Council, the County Board of Appeals, various County government agencies, the Maryland-National

Capital Park and Planning Commission and the City Councils, the Planning Commissions and the Boards of Appeals of Rockville and Gaithersburg on a wide range of complex development-related issues. Mr. Elmendorf is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors (and former vice president) of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and a former president of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce. In addition to serving on the MNCBIA Montgomery County Liaison Committee, he is Legal Counsel for MNCBIA and DGG/MC. Mr. Elmendorf received his undergraduate degree in government from Georgetown University and his law degree from The George Washington University Law School.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Diane K. Swenson, CAE, comes to MNCBIA with more than 15 years of association leadership experience. Most recently, Ms. Swenson worked with the association management company, SmithBucklin, Inc., as the president of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association. Prior to working with the association management company, she was the executive vice president/ COO of a stand-alone association, the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) where she was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the association, supervising the directors in charge of building and resource management, information technology, human resources, strategic planning, and ﬁnance. In addition, she had the supervisory responsibility for NAFCU’s membership, marketing and education divisions. Before joining NAFCU, Ms. Swenson worked for 13 years for the American Tort Reform Association. Beginning as legislative director of the start up organization, she was promoted to vice president and later to executive vice president/CFO. Ms. Swenson who is a member of the Minnesota Bar has a J.D. degree from Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN, and a B.A. degree from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD.

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2009 Executive Committee at a Glance

Richard A. Sullivan, Jr. (Rick) owns and operates Alliance Homes, Inc., a Bethesda-based residential building and development company serving the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. He is a native Washingtonian and a fourth generation real estate entrepreneur who has been involved in the homebuilding and development business for more than 20 years. Mr. Sullivan is a life director on the MNCBIA Board of Directors and has been an active member since 1994. He currently serves as chair of the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee. He served as vice president for Montgomery County in 2006-07, chaired or co-chaired the Montgomery County Liaison, Membership, PROS Awards, Celebrity Chefs and Winter Ball Committees and has served on the Nominating, Strategic Planning and Home Tour committees. He also served on the board of directors of the Homebuilders Care Foundation and Frederick County’s Land Use Council. Mr. Sullivan has won Builder Spike of the

Year, Retention Spike of the Year and the NAHB Membership Retention Leader for the State of Maryland and in 2008 he reached the 400 Spike level. Mr. Sullivan has served on Montgomery County’s Affordable Housing Task Force and the MNCPPC’s Forest Conservation Task Force. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a Bachelors of Finance degree.

AWARDS

Peter G. Byrnes Receives Kettler Award Peter G. Byrnes was selected as the 2008 recipient of MNCBIA’s Milton E. Kettler Award. Peter received the award in recognition of his many contributions to the association, from his time as a board member beginning in the 90s, to his three-year term as treasurer, through to his presidency in 2003 and beyond. As MNCBIA president, Peter encouraged the BIA leadership to focus on the importance of construction management programs. It was Peter who initiated the Quality Task Force, which was charged with developing a set of goals and standards to improve construction quality (trade contractors) and customer service (builder to consumer). With Peter’s guidance the task force expanded to become a Greater Washington program in partnership with the Northern Virginia BIA. It was also during his presidency, and subsequently through his work on the Building Industry Institute, that Peter brought the focus and emphasis of the association members and leaders on greater outreach to the Latino community as related to the construction labor force. In addition to his work with MNCBIA, and serving as the president of Winchester Homes, Peter found time to serve on the board of trustees of the Greater Washington Initiative of the Board of Trade, and was a member of the 1995 Class of Leadership Washington. Peter retired from Winchester Homes in 2004 but has continued his commitment to the community and the building industry through his volunteer efforts with Casa de Maryland in the Washington region and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore construction management program, as well as community service projects on the Eastern Shore region where he lives. He is currently the pro bono Project Manager for Casa de Maryland overseeing the renovations of the McCormick-Goodhart Mansion in Langley Park, MD, as it is transformed into a Multicultural Center. He also presently serves as the treasurer and as a Director of the Chesapeake Bay Trust. The award was presented by Roy F. Kilby, 2007 recipient of the Kettler award, on December 6 at a gala event at the Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, MD.

Bob Larkin Honored with President’s Award Bob Larkin, the president of the D.C. Metro Division of SunCal Companies, was selected by 2008 MNCBIA President Rick Sullivan, Jr. as the recipient of his President’s Award. This award is presented to a member whose work throughout the past year was significant in helping the president achieve one or more of the goals set forth at the beginning of the year. Bob is being recognized for his outstanding service this past year as MNCBIA treasurer. In anticipation of significant fiscal constraints that would impact the association as a result of the housing recession and overall economic decline, Bob developed a rigorous cash flow monitoring program that enabled staff and leadership to keep tight control on expenditures and institute cost-cutting measures in a timely fashion that enabled the Association to operate effectively and efficiently throughout the year. Bob’s dedicated commitment to his role as treasurer helped MNCBIA achieve its major goal coming into 2008…ensuring the long-term viability of the association. The award was presented at the annual President’s Luncheon on December 18 at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD.

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Bill Bilo Honored with Rodgers Award Bill Bilo, a principal with DICO Inc., was selected as the 2008 recipient of the MNCBIA’s Joseph C. Rodgers Sr. “Associate Member of the Year” Award. The award is presented annually in recognition of extraordinary and outstanding services by an associate member of the association. Bill was the unanimous choice of the Selection Committee for this prestigious award. His dedication to the association throughout the past 20-plus years of membership was highlighted in recent years with his enthusiastic leadership work on behalf of major events, including Celebrity Chefs and the Greater Washington Builders Expo. He is also strongly committed to membership recruitment and retention and is a devoted member of the board of directors. In his day-to-day operations, Bill sets an example in the trade contractor segment of the industry with his company’s award-winning commitment to onsite safety. The award presentation was made by 2007 Rodgers Award recipient Stephen Spano on December 6 at a gala event at the Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, MD.

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AWARDS 2008 Member of the Year Award

Steve Orens accepts on behalf of R.A.M. Investing, Ltd.

The association honored seven of its members with the 2008 “Builder of the Year,” “Developer of the Year,” “Subcontractor/Supplier of the Year” and “Associate of the Year” at the annual Member of the Year Awards on October 23 at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel. The developer and builder awards are chosen by the associate and subcontractor members and the associate and subcontractor awards are chosen by the builder members. Points are awarded in recognition of quality control, professionalism in dealing with trades and services, job scheduling, on-site engineering, project planning, workmanship, service, marketing and management effectiveness.

Winchester Homes Inc.

The winners were… Small Volume Builder of the Year R.A.M. Investing, Ltd. Medium Volume Builder of the Year Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc. Large Volume Builder of the Year Miller & Smith Homes Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc.

Elm Street Development High Production Builder of the Year Winchester Homes Inc. Developer of the Year Elm Street Development Subcontractor/Supplier of the Year Builders First Source

Miller & Smith Homes

Associate of the Year Macris, Hendricks & Glascock, PA

Builders First Source

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The Legal Pad

New EPA Chesapeake Bay Plan Threatens to Halt Development in the Bay Watershed by John A. Sheehan, Hunton & Williams

ecause decades of cooperative efforts to restore the Chesapeake What is Next? Bay have not achieved their stated goals, next year the United States The two largest and most identifiable new targets for EPA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will do what it is required by States to focus on are the development community and agriculture. law to do – propose a regulation intended to substantially restrict run-off States have already begun developing new regulations, policies and perand water discharges that impact the Chesapeake Bay. While until now the mitting approaches to control nutrient run-off and discharges from new building and development communities have been relatively unaffected by development. States are putting in place new approaches to developthe Bay cleanup efforts, that is about to change. All permits in the watershed ment and forcing communities to establish new plans to set limits on the will soon be analyzed based on their impacts to water quality. Many develamount of capacity available for new discharges. opment projects will now be closely scrutinized to determine if they will Since new development plays a part in increasing nutrient run-off have a negative effect on water quality. At a minimum, some projects that in and discharges both from the wastewater treatment process as well as the past have been approved will now be denied. The worst case scenario, the increased stormwater from developed land, federal and state regulaadvocated by some, is that EPA’s new tors are now focusing on substantially regulation will require a moratorium Many development projects will now be closely controlling development to control on all new development and redevelnutrient increases from both sources scrutinized to determine if they will have a opment in the watershed. through TMDL pollution budgets. New policies are already requiring that all negative effect on water quality. new sewer discharges be offset and The Legal Landscape increased stormwater discharges that may be related to the new develThe federal Clean Water Act establishes a process to clean up our opment must also be offset. In short, the days of connecting to an existnation’s waters. States are required to determine which waters are iming discharge system or applying for a new permit and not accounting for paired by pollutants, and once a water is listed as impaired, states are then the impact of the new discharge are over. Developers and communities required to submit a cleanup plan for the water known as a TMDL – a Total soon will have the affirmative duty to develop a plan to offset all new Maximum Daily Load of pollutants that the water can receive and still meet discharges and possibly have to prove that the waterbody receiving the water quality standards. EPA is about to prepare a TMDL for the entire additional discharge will meet the set state water quality standards. Bay watershed. To help guide builders and developers in the six states through EPA’s complex regulatory process, a group is being formed to represent the The Bay Restoration Efforts to Date interest of builders, developers and allied industries. The group, the Bay The Chesapeake Bay restoration plan initially showed great promAlliance for Responsible Growth and the Environment (BARGE), will parise. An unprecedented level of cooperation between the six states in ticipate in the regulatory process and give a collective voice to the develthe Chesapeake Bay watershed, the District of Columbia, and EPA reopment community. sulted in the historic Chesapeake 2000 Agreement. The pact called for a voluntary process backed by a solid and detailed scientific approach that gave great hope that the Bay could be restored by the year John A. Sheehan is an attorney practicing environmental law with the 2010, the goal established in the agreement. Despite great effort and national law firm of Hunton & Williams and was previously a senior good intentions, however, all connected to the process have now reattorney with the United States Department of Justice Environment luctantly acknowledged that the 2010 goal will not be met. The atand Natural Resources Division. Questions about this issue and tempted voluntary approaches will give way to mandatory state and BARGE may be directed to him by e-mail (jsheehan@hunton.com) or federal regulations. by phone (804-787-8150 or 301-980-5032 cell).

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The Engineer’s Angle

Preparing Your Home Portfolio for Green Initiatives By Matthew Cooper, PEG ow is the time! With homebuilding at historical low production rates and with governmental and industry initiatives becoming mandates, now is the time to go through your house plans, scopes of work and sales programs to effectively incorporate “green” requirements into your portfolio, while also streamlining costs of production and procurement. Whether you are looking to incorporate national programs such as Energy Star, the NAHB National Green Building Program, the USGBC LEED for Homes or local green building programs and initiatives; this is the time to review, revise and revamp your designs, details and scopes of work to meet these programs. This article should give you a brief glimpse into one of the principal areas that needs to be considered. Many other aspects are also critical to successful adherence to the requirements of these sorts of programs, but those will have to wait for another time.

Mechanical Performance The mechanical systems are one of the most critical elements for long term performance of a house that is intended to not only meet the requirements of energy efﬁciency and climate change based programs, but also provide for the comfort of the structures occupants. Design proﬁciency, proper equipment selection and top quality installation each play an equal role in meeting these challenges.

Design Effective design of the HVAC system must start from the beginning. The proper use of design criteria has to be the basis upon which all else is built. This would include: • ACCA Manual J or equivalent used with as few “default” settings as possible. The proper input of real design data is critical to an appropriate sizing output. From there, the program recommendations must be followed. • As much of the HVAC system as possible should be within the thermal envelope of the structure. • As much of the conditioned space as possible should have both supply and return paths established and have provisions to be balanced. • Exhaust cannot be considered a “plug in” aspect of design and must be included in calculations, just as outdoor ventilation air is. • Terminal devices such as registers and diffusers must be properly selected for system resistance as well as appropriate performance for their application.

Equipment Selection Manufacturers of HVAC equipment are in the same down market as you are. Use this opportunity to meet and negotiate with them to get the

most efficient equipment you can for the same or close to the same as what you are getting now. Consider the following elements: • HVAC with advanced refrigerant options (non CFC or HCFC) • HVAC with 14 seer rating or better • HVAC with a minimum of a MERV 8 filter rating incorporated into its performance data • Energy Star rating • Programmable thermostatic control • HVAC with dehumidification capability • Exhaust fans with integral humidity control or occupancy sensor • Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) or Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV)

Installation Properly designed, sized and selected systems will do nothing to meet the performance requirements of green building programs, much less meet the thermal management needs of your homeowners. • System components must be installed to meet code, manufacturer design and green building requirements. • All elements intended to be within the thermal envelope are properly located. • As few components as possible are located in exterior walls. • ACCA, SMACNA and ASHRAE requirements are followed. • Devices and equipment are what was specified in the design and equipment selection phases. • Duct leakage is from one to four CFM per 100 square feet at 25 pascals of pressure. • Ductwork and equipment is installed in a manner in which it can be effectively serviced. As mentioned earlier there are many elements of construction that must also be considered such as air sealing, insulation, site considerations, paints and adhesive selection, flooring products, appliances, plumbing systems, windows and doors. There is also no time like the present to become familiar with them, meet with your trade partners and professional consultants, and make the changes necessary while you have the time to do so intelligently and carefully. Matthew Cooper is the President of PEG, an engineering and environmental consulting ﬁrm in Calvert County, MD, that provides support to commercial and residential builders. Mr. Cooper is a mechanical engineer and has received accreditation from many trade organizations such as the NAHB, USGBC, NEBB and IAQA.

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MNCBIA Membership Members in the News Jonathan Kipnis announced the opening of his office for the practice of law under the name Jonathan I. Kipnis, LLC. The office is located at 9841 Broken Land Parkway, Columbia, MD 21046. Jon’s email is jkipnis@kipnislaw.net and his phone and fax numbers are 410-290-5448 and 410-630-1124, respectively. Mr. Kipnis continues to represent builders and developers in their real estate transactional matters. Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc., (LSA) announced that Lesley A. Rogers, CPSM, has joined the firm’s corporate headquarters office in Rockville, MD, as senior associate and corporate director of business development. Ms. Rogers brings more than 14 years of marketing experience to her position. Prior to joining LSA, Rogers was director of marketing for a Washington, DC, area engineering firm. LSA also announced that the firm was chosen among the Gazette of Politics & Business Exceptional 53. Area companies were selected for their organizational growth, innovation and community services. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) named David Crowe chief economist. He previously served as the senior staff vice president for Regulatory and Housing Policy. He replaces David Seiders, who announced his retirement after serving as NAHB’s chief economist for more than 20 years. Crowe, who has held several senior level positions in economics, housing policy and housing finance since he joined

NAHB in 1989, holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Kentucky. SK&I Architectural Design Group received two awards at the Builder’s Choice Awards Gala. The first award was for The Warehouses at Union Row and the second was for Post Carlyle. Union Row received the Grand Award for the Lofts category while Post Carlyle received an Award of Merit for the Rental Apartments category. ULI Washington honored Thomas S. Bozzuto with its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Bozzuto is the chief executive officer of The Bozzuto Group. ULI Washington established the Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize a leader from the Washington real estate community whose life exemplifies the mission of ULI and who, in addition to a lifetime of commitment to real estate, has given back to the community through demonstrated civic, charitable and philanthropic endeavors. Having demonstrated a lifetime commitment to the highest standards of responsible development, Tom Bozzuto’s leadership has led to the enhancement of the total environment in the Washington, DC region. Visions Marketing has joined the Target Marketing Group of Baltimore, MD. Steven Paul will remain as president of Visions Marketing in addition to becoming vice president of sales and marketing for the Target Marketing Group. Adam Kaplan of Visions Marketing will become national sales manager. The new Washington office of Target Marketing will still operate under the

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Visions Marketing name so clients will experience few changes. Target Marketing is a 22-year-old company and is consistently recognized as one of the nation’s largest promotional products and corporate apparel distributors. Winchester Homes introduced its new Universal Design Home Series in Clarksburg Village this past fall. Winchester’s ShowHome embraces the principals of universal design by featuring a no-step entry and no stairs needed to access the homes main rooms including the kitchen, bathroom and at least one bedroom. Wide doorways are flush to the floor allowing strollers and wheelchairs alike to pass through with ease and wide hallways allow better flow from room to room. Winchester Homes is proud to participate in the “Design for Life Montgomery” program. The program provides voluntary certification for Visit-Ability and Live-Ability in single family attached and detached homes developed by Montgomery County, and the Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association. ECS Mid-Atlantic (ECS) announced the addition of Jose N. Gomez as the branch manager of the Virginia Beach, VA, office. Mr. Gomez received his Master of Science in Civil Engineering, with a concentration in Geotechnical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology in 1983 and gained extensive and varied project experience while living in Bogota, Colombia. He plans to continue “setting the standard for service,” with his new position at ECS.

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MNCBIA Membership What has BIA Done Lately? • The Charles County Liaison Committee was instrumental in getting the County Commissioners to dissolve the Site Design & Architectural Review Board’s rights and responsibilities in reviewing such plans and turn them over to the Planning staff. • The Prince George’s County Liaison Committee has been working with the Planning Commission’s Environmental Staff on their proposed stream buffer expansion and Woodland Conservation Manual revisions that began more than two years ago. Comments for various changes have been made to the Environmental staff. • The Green Building Committee sponsored a tour of a house built to Energy Star and the NAHB Green Home Building Guidelines, and a hardhat tour of a commercial building designed to be LEED Gold certiﬁed. • The Codes & Standards Committee worked on amendments to propose to the State of Maryland as it adopts the 2009 International Building and Residential Codes. • The Environmental Committee submitted comments on the Maryland Department of the Environment’s plan to reissue the General Discharge Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity. • The Environmental Committee provided comments on the Maryland Department of the Environment’s draft revised stormwater regulations. • The WSSC Liaison Committee members assisted WSSC in ﬁnalizing new CAD standards.

• MNCBIA provided members with timely, expert information and knowledge on the multifamily housing market at the Multifamily Trends Conference. • MNCBIA held the elegant Winter Gala & Silent Auction, benefi ting the Home Builders Care Foundation, at the Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase. • The Home Builders Care Foundation registered MNCBIA as a Builder Partner of the 2007 Help the Homeless Walkathon. The partnership raised more than $20,000 for Home Builders Care community service projects. • The Home Builders Care Foundation hosted a Holiday Toy Drive benefiting homeless youth in programs with the National Center for Children and Families and held the Thanksgiving Food Drive benefi ting Manna Food Center. • The Home Builders Care Foundation was recognized by the National Housing Endowment for Excellence in Community Service. • MNCBIA gained attention through The Washington Post for recipients of the 2008 Member of the Year awards. • Per an agreement with the consumer publication, Chesapeake Home magazine, MNCBIA had a feature story on the 2008 Custom Builder Award winners published in CH’s November/December issue and on its Website.

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Flooring America Floor Covering Rob Menefee 4390 Crain Hwy. P.O. Box 55 White Plains, MD 20695 Ph: 301-843-2598 Fax: 301-843-2628 RobMenefee@aol.com GS Proctor Associates, Inc. Lobbying & Consulting Steve Proctor 14408 Old Mill Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Ph: 301-952-8885 Fax: 301-952-0290 gsproctor@aol.com Sponsor: Bill Shipp ISW Components, LLC Trusses-Roof Dave Robinson 5516 23rd Street N. Arlington,VA 22205 Ph: 301-704-3938 Fax: 703-879-5813 gdhrob@verizon.net

O’Brian & Gere Engineers Craig Benson 8401 Corporate Dr. Landover, MD 20785 Ph: 301-731-1137 benson@obg.com Sponsor: Steve Spano S & K Siding, Roofing and Windows Roofing Contractors Scott Hanel 5399 Enterprise St. Eldersburg, MD 21784 Ph: 410-795-4400 Fax: 410-795-8796 scott@skroofing.com Sponsor: Roger Lebbin Signature Multimedia, LLC Home Automation Products Alan McRae 4338 Valley View Road Middletown, MD 21769 Ph: 301-371-7676 Fax: 301-371-5199 mcrae.alan@gmail.com

Jonathan I. Kipnis, LLC Jonathan Kipnis 9841 Broken Land Pkwy. Ste. 206 Columbia, MD 21046 Ph: 410-290-5448 Fax: 410-630-1124 jkipnis@kipnislaw.net

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MNCBIA Membership Member Renewals (as of November 1, 2008) Acer Group, LLC, American Bank, Arent Fox, LLP, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, Berman Ventures, Beveridge & Diamond PC, Brookﬁeld Homes, Capital Carpets Inc, Century Stair Co., Coan & Lyons, Construction Applicators of MD, Duron Paints & Wallcoverings, Edison Electric Institute, Fireside Hearth & Home, Furey Doolan & Abell LLP, Gables Residential, GBI Corporation, Glass Block Of America, Inc., Greencastle Homes, LLC, Hailey Development, L.C., HLS Architects, PC., Hyman Bernstein Inc, James Muscatello Inc, Jendell Construction

Inc., Kentlands Company, Kim Engineering, Inc., M & R Floors Inc, Macris Hendricks & Glascock, PA, McCormick Paint Works Co., Merrill Lynch, MidAtlantic Builders, Inc., Murphy & Maguire, LLC, Newport Partners, Oakridge Housing Corp, Perrine Planning & Zoning, Inc., Pinnacle Construction LLC, Riggs, Counselman, Michaels & Downes, Inc., Rocky Gorge Homes, LLC, Segmental Wall Specialists Inc., Swift Flooring Contractors, The Bartley Corporation, The L&L Company, Timberlake Homes, Inc., V McCarthy Carpentry Inc, Vintage Security LLC, Weatherseal Construction

“Back to Basics” Building the BIA – 2009 Membership Campaign

NCBIA is getting “Back to Basics” in 2009 as it strives to recruit, retain and reinstate members. Membership Co-Chairs Michael Faerber of McMillan an Metro, Metro PC and Marc Rose of Michael T. Rose Companies unveiled the 2009 Membership Campaign at the Leadership Orientation in November. Using the Building Blocks of Membership, Advocacy, Education and Networking, current MNCBIA members are encouraged to recruit new members, encourage renewals and encourage lapsed members to reinstate. During the year the MNCBIA will build a “house” with blocks added for every new member, renewal or reinstatement. The goal is to complete the house by the end of the year. Recognition will be given to those MNCBIA members responsible for the new members, or who encourage a renewal or reinstatement.

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JANUARY

International Builders Show

6 Custom & Small Builders Council meeting

23 International Builders Show

7 Development Review Process Subcommittee (DRPS) Green Building Committee meeting Calvert County Liaison Committee meeting Environmental Committee meeting

8 WSSC Liaison Committee meeting Prince George’s County Liaison Committee meeting

Record Plat Committee meeting

28 Dry Utilities Committee meeting Prince George’s Development Process Subcommittee P&P Ad Hoc Committee meeting MNCBIA Board of Directors meeting General Membership Dinner meeting

Real Estate Finance Committee meeting Codes & Standards Committee meeting

DGG-MC Board of Directors meeting DGG-MC Screening Committee meeting

FEBRUARY

Commercial Builders Council meeting

3 Custom & Small Builders Council meeting

15 50+ Industry Roundtable: State of the Industry in the Region Home Builders Care Foundation Board meeting MNCBIA Executive Committee Meeting

20 International Builders Show

Commercial Builders Council meeting

Codes & Standards Committee meeting

WSSC Liaison Committee meeting Executive Committee meeting

18 St. Mary’s County Liaison Committee meeting Montgomery County Liaison Committee meeting Charles County Liaison Committee meeting MWBC Dinner meeting

19 Home Builders Care Foundation Board meeting MNCBIA Board of Directors meeting

24 Record Plat Committee meeting

25 Dry Utilities Committee meeting P&P Ad Hoc Committee meeting

4 Development Review Process Subcommittee (DRPS) Green Building Committee meeting Calvert County Liaison Committee meeting Environmental Committee meeting

General Membership Oyster Roast

27 DGG-MC Board of Directors meeting DGG-MC Board meeting

21 International Builders Show St. Mary’s County Liaison Committee meeting Montgomery County Liaison Committee meeting Charles County Liaison Committee meeting

Prince George’s County Liaison Committee meeting

Celebrating 30 years serving the Maryland - National Capital community Civil Engineering Land Planning Land Surveying Environmental Assessments Landscape Architecture

Everyone at Macris, Hendricks and Glascock, P.A. would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association for presenting us with the 2008 Associate of the Year award in recognition of our commitment to superior service.

Macris, Hendricks and Glascock, P.A. 9220 Wightman Road, Suite 120, Montgomery Village, Maryland 20886 Phone: 301.670.0840 Fax: 301.948.0693 http://www.mhgpa.com

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ADVERTISER.COM Appliance Distributors Unlimited ................................................................ www.adu.com .......................................................................................... Inside Back Cover BL Companies ........................................................................................ www.blcompanies.com ........................................................................................................... 12 Bowman Consulting Group, LTD .......................................................www.bowmanconsulting.com ...................................................................................................... 26 The Brick Industry Association .....................................................................www.bia.org ..................................................................................................................... 4 Caldeira Quality..........................................................................................www.FTQ360.com .............................................................................................................. 10 Case Capitol Corp..................................................................................www.Casecapitolcorp.net ................................................................................. Inside Back Cover The Columbia Bank .............................................................................www.thecolumbiabank.com ......................................................................................................... 8 GE Appliances ................................................................................................ www.ge.com ........................................................................................ Outside Back Cover Injured Worker’s Insurance Fund .................................................................www.iwif.com ..........................................................................................Inside Front Cover Linowes and Blocher LLP ....................................................................... www.linowes-law.com ........................................................................................................... 13 Long Fence Company Inc. ........................................................................www.longfence.com ............................................................................................................... 8 Macris Hendricks & Glascock, PA .............................................................www.mhgpa.com ............................................................................................................... 25 Professional Warranty Service Corp. ......................................................... www.pwsc.com................................................................................................................. 10 ProSource Wholesale Floorcoverings ................................................ www.prosourceﬂoors.com ........................................................................................................ 10 Provident Bank .......................................................................................... www.provbank.com ............................................................................................................... 6 Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A. ...................................www.shulmanrogers.com ........................................................................................................... 8 Vintage Security................................................................................... www.vintagesecurity.com ........................................................................................................... 3

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APPLIANCE SALES GE Appliances ........... Outside Back Cover APPLIANCES Appliance Distributors Unlimited .................. Inside Back Cover ARCHITECTS BL Companies ......................................12 ATTORNEYS Linowes and Blocher LLP......................13 Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A. .............................8 BRICK MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS The Brick Industry Association................4 ENGINEERING Macris Hendricks & Glascock, PA .........25 FENCING Long Fence Company Inc........................8 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS The Columbia Bank.................................8 Provident Bank .......................................6 FLOOR COVERING ProSource Wholesale Floorcoverings ....10 INSURANCE Injured Worker’s Insurance Fund.........Inside Front Cover SECURITY SYSTEMS Vintage Security .....................................3 SOFTWARE Caldeira Quality ....................................10

civil engineering I landscape architecture I planning

SURVEYORS Bowman Consulting Group, LTD........... 26

surveying I environmental I geothermal

Annapolis 410.224.7590 Rockville 301.519.8999 www.bowmanconsulting.com

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VACUUMS Case Capitol Corp ......... Inside Back Cover WARRANTY SERVICES Professional Warranty Service Corp. .....10

Tomorrow’s Appliances Today ...since 1982

Knowledge Over 25 years

Experience Factory Trained

Selection 18 Major Brands

Inspiration Beautiful Showrooms

Washington Sales Division Takoma Park, MD 301 -608-2600 Virginia Sales Division Chantilly, VA 703 -263-2300 Baltimore Sales Division Linthicum, MD 410-789-8000 York Sales Division York, PA 717 -845-6500

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Vacuum Elevators: New and Unique

The elevator comes in a 2, 3 & 4 stop conﬁguration, with either inline or walk-through doors. Sleek modernistic design with a panoramic 360 degree view, low maintenance, with no lubrication required or any additional works after assembled. The Pneumatic vacuum elevator is the ﬁrst residential elevator that runs merely by the forces of gravity.

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