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2020 PRESIDENTS
BILD Bluewater Brantford Chatham-Kent Cornwall Greater Dufferin Durham Region Grey-Bruce Guelph & District Haldimand-Norfolk Haliburton County Hamilton-Halton Kingston Frontenac Lanark-Leeds London Niagara North Bay & District Greater Ottawa Peterborough & Kawarthas Quinte Sarnia-Lambton Simcoe County St. Thomas–Elgin Stratford & Area Sudbury & District Thunder Bay Waterloo Region Windsor Essex
Cheryl Shindruk (Chair) John Hickey Jennifer Stuart Jon Rumble Alex Markell Paul Janssen Johnathan Schickedanz Bryden Hamilton Tom McLaughlin Len Herrewynen Keith Thomas Robert Molinaro Kyle Nielissen Andy Cockburn Toby Stolee Tony Alfieri Robert Miller Roy Nandram Rick Coker John-Ross Parks Scott Henderson Peter Brewda Richard Cox Montana Wilson Karla Colasimone John Simperl Maria Kyveris Ryan Lane
EQ’s Net Zero TAP is Up and Running! EnerQuality recently announced its latest venture within its many residential green-building programs. Net Zero TAP (Technology Adoption Program) focuses on builders adopting one, two or three net-zero technologies in at least one discovery home to test a variety of technologies without having to commit to building a full net-zero house. Manufacturers collaborate with each builder to install and test each technology, quickly building capacity and increasing comfort. Special thanks to participating builders: Acorn Homes, Ballantry Homes, Cardel Homes, Corvinelli Homes, Coughlan Homes, Country Homes, Empire Communities, FarSight Homes, Glen Rouge Homes, Great Gulf Homes, Jeffery Homes, Lakeview Homes, Mattamy, Minto Group, Remington Group, Sean Snider Construction, Sorbara Group, Tamarack Homes, Tartan Homes, Times Group and Yorkwood Homes. And an additional thanks to participating manufacturers: AeroBarrier, AeroSeal, Amvic Systems, A.O. Smith, DNM Solar, Dorken, Eyedro, GREE, iGEN Technologies, JELD-WEN, Lifebreath, Mitsubishi, Owens Corning, Panasonic, Rheem, Rockwool, Switch Energy and MPower Energy Solutions. And save the date of April 14 for this year’s EnerQuality Awards at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel. The event will include the new HBA Award, recognizing outstanding green building leadership. For information, visit enerquality.ca. 12
ONTARIO HOME BUILDER WINTER 2020
Johns Claims Women in Industry Award Congratulations to Terri Johns, president of T. Johns Consulting (pictured right). Johns is the inaugural winner of the Women in Industry (WIN) Award, which recognizes women who set an example and demonstrate leadership on a professional and personal level. Terri received the honour at the Hamilton-Halton Home Builders’ Association’s second annual Women in Industry Luncheon held in Burlington. The award recognizes Johns’ mentorship to women in the home building sector as well as her contribution to her community. Under the leadership of the committee’s chair, Carla Agostino (pictured above left), and HHHBA CEO Suzanne Mammel, the group’s mission is to support and encourage women to grow and succeed in non-traditional roles. “We want to introduce the construction industry and the trades to younger generations,” says Agostino. “We find that there aren’t many women exposed to the possibility of a career in this industry.” The HHHBA founded the Women in Industry Committee in 2018 and it is the first group of its kind within any builders’ association in Canada.
Waterloo’s Industry Luncheon Draws a Crowd
From left to right: WRHBA Events & Membership Services Coordinator Chrissy Kumornik, Steve Paikin (host of TVO’s The Agenda), Angie Hill (host of The Angie Hill Show on 99.5 KFUN and MC of the luncheon) and WRHBA Executive Officer Marie Schroeder.
Over 450 people joined members of the Waterloo Region Home Builders’ Association (WRHBA) and TVO anchor and senior editor of The Agenda, Steve Paikin, who hosted the local’s 29th Industry Luncheon in November. The well-known journalist, author, documentary film producer and Canadian television personality regaled the audience with his views on current events and the state of the media and
communications in our world. WRHBA’s Industry Luncheon is the association’s most prestigious event and it is the largest annual industry networking luncheon in Waterloo Region, hosting on average over 500 attendees. The luncheon brings together community leaders and industry stakeholders from all sectors within the residential development and construction industry. ohba.ca
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