Building Visions - HBA of Billings

National Association of Home Builders
Building Visions
HBA Leadership
2016, QUARTER: 1
President , Nick Ban
Ban Construction
INCLUDES 2015 HBA ANNUAL
REPORT
1st Vice President , Joe Bonini
Bonini Construction
2nd Vice President ,
Mark Jordan MDJ Contracting
Immediat e Past President ,
Beau Thompson
Thompson Homes
Treasurer, Wayne Nelson
Stockman Bank
BUILDER DIRECTORS:
Jack Daniel s Daniels Builders
Brad McCal l McCall Homes
Mac Lef f l er
Mac Leffler Construction
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS:
Jake Brosovich
2014-2015
Mart y Davis
2012-2015
Ty Lant is
2010-2015
Todd Sherman
2008-2015
Jef f Tabor
2010-2015
Krist y Berckmoes
Beyond the Box
Randy Most ad Carpet One
Jeremiah Rouane
Thank you for your leadership and all you continue to do in support of
the building industry and HBA Billings
Stockman Bank
Emil y St ewart
Ferguson Enterprises
MBIA DIRECTORS:
Nick Ban Ban Construction
RD Kirkness Rock Creek Lumber
Bet h Kl under Western Security
Bank
Greg McCal l McCall Homes
Sam Nel son Cougar Construction
Jan Rehberg Rehberg Ranch
NAHB DIRECTORS:
Ryan Hel geson Helgeson Homes
Ray Junkert
AR Junkert Construction
Alternate: Bob Gl asgow
Brad McCal l
McCall Homes
Krist y Berckmoes
Beyond the Box
Mac Lef f l er
Mac Leffler
Construction
Randy Most ad
Carpet One
Emil y St ewart
Ferguson
Enterprises
Knife River
Alternate: Greg McCal l
McCall Homes
STAFF:
Execut ive Of f icer,
Kimberly Welzenbach
Of f ice Manager, Valary Obert
NEWSLETTERISSUE4| 7
HBA
Announces
New
Event !
...AUNIQUEHOMETOUR
If you're a fan of the Parade of Homes' Twilight or
Builder Tours, you won't want to miss this event.
Chefs on Parade combines the VIP experience of
the motor coach tour, complete with
complimentary adult beverages, with a progressive
dinner themed event.
The evening tour will transport you to 5
spectacular homes where you have the
opportunity to visit with the builders, tour the
homes, and meet some of Billings top Chefs!
May 20t h
2016
Each home on the tour will feature one of Billings
elite Chefs who will have prepared a special menu
for you as part of the Progressive Dinner sampling.
Five courses from appetizers to dessert!
Tickets will be available soon. So plan to stimulate
your senses with the most visual and tasteful
experience of the year - Chefs on Parade!
Sponsorship Opportunities are Available Now!
Call the HBA 406-252-7533 or via email:
membership@hbabillings.net
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
From Our President
I want to thank the Home Builders Association of Billings for allowing me to
serve as president and being part of an organization with a long-standing
tradition of supporting and promoting business within the building industry. I
follow in the footsteps of some great HBA leaders and am very humbled to be
included as part of this group of outstanding individuals.
The HBA is the voice of our members as an advocate of legislature that will
benefit our industry. Our relationships in Montana government run deep and
we are a respected organization in Billings and throughout the state.
Nick Ban
Ban Construction Corp.
I want to assure you that the intention of the 2016 board will be to
continually strengthen the mission of the HBA. We will stay focused on
remaining a benefit to our members and an advocate for our industry.
I look forward to serving you in 2016 and invite each of you to participate
in the many upcoming HBA events, and most important, become involved!
EPA Makes Changes t o
Lead-Saf e
Re-cert if icat ion Process :
Remodelers who are certified by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to work on homes that may
contain lead paint under the Lead: Renovation, Repair
and Painting (RRP) rule now have the option to
complete refresher training online, according to an EPA
announcement.
However, EPA re-certifications obtained via an online
refresher course will be valid for only three years ?
versus five years for hands-on training courses ? and
can only be exercised every other re-certification cycle.
?As a longtime advocate for a simplified re-certification
process, NAHB Remodelers appreciates that EPA?s
changes provide some flexibility, but the limited and
convoluted parameters of the online training option are
unnecessarily complicated and could affect the number
of renovators who opt to become re-certified,? said
NAHB Remodelers Chair Tim Shigley, CGR, CAPS, CGP,
GMB, GMR, a remodeler from Wichita, Kan.
?Whether they choose to refresh their training online or
in person, with the March 31 re-certification deadline
looming for over 100,000 remodelers, and thousands
more later in 2016 and 2017, remodelers are left with
precious little time to meet their re-certification
obligations.?
Additionally, certified renovators who were
grandfathered in under a HUD or EPA lead-based paint
training course before the RRP rule was adopted must
attend a refresher course with a hands-on component.
The rule also made several streamlining and clarifying
changes to RRP provisions that apply to training
providers.
EPA?s changes only apply to those states where EPA
administers the program. The 14 states that administer
their own programs will have to take legislative or
regulatory action to adopt the online refresher course
option.
The White House Office of Management and Budget
released the final rule to EPA on Jan. 21. For online or
in-person refresher training, remodelers should contact
the HBA, or you canfind a course on EPA?s website.
More information on how to determine specific
deadlines can be found usingNAHB?swebsite, ?What
You Need to Know about EPA Lead-Safe
Re-certification.?
NAHBApplaudsPassageof HouseResolutionthat WouldOverturnWOTUSRule
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 13 approved a
Senate-passed Congressional Review Act resolution (S. J.
Res. 22) that would rescind the ill-advised ?waters of the
United States? (WOTUS) rule issued by the Environmental
Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The White House has threatened to veto the measure.
The rule went into effect on Aug. 28, 2015, but the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit enacted a
nationwide stay on Oct. 9.
Commending the House for approving the resolution,
NAHB Chairman Tom Woods issued an official statement
that said:
?By dramatically extending the areas in which home
builders are required to get permits, the rule will lead to
bureaucratic delays, increase project costs and mitigation
fees, and harm housing affordability. Two courts have
already ruled that there is a high likelihood that the rule is
illegal and have temporarily stopped its implementation.
These court decisions highlight the fact that there are
serious problems with the rule and that EPA and the Corps
should scrap it and go back to the drawing board.
?NAHB urges President Obama to allow this resolution to
take effect by signing it when it reaches his desk.?
For more information contact Courtney Briggs at
800-368-5242 x8459.
NewReport HighlightsCost Savingsof StreamlinedDevelopment Reviews
Land development review processes and regulations
aren?t glamorous. But their impacts on the cost of new
housing strike a chord with most developers and builders
across the country, and for good reason: When money is
lost as a result of project delays, that money won?t likely
be recovered.
Within the last decade, development approvals in many
parts of the country have gone from taking just a few
months to dragging on for two years or longer ?
sometimes much longer. And that time equals money.
NAHB recently released a report, ?Development Process
Efficiency: Cutting through the Red Tape,? highlighting
specific examples of developers, builders, land use
officials and other stakeholders working together to
improve the review and approval process and better
control housing costs to create a win-win for all parties.
Inefficiency doesn?t just squeeze the balance sheets of
developers and builders. It can also negatively impact
housing affordability, increase government offices?
administrative costs and stifle economic growth.
Washington state is one example from the report where
the state auditor?s office created the Local Government
Performance Center to improve the permitting process. In
2012, the center launched the Lean Academy to provide
training to government representatives involved in the
permitting process, teaching them how to identify
inefficiencies and implement streamlining initiatives.
Several Washington counties that participated in the Lean
Academy have reported substantial reductions in
permitting approval times. Clark, Kitsap and Whatcom
counties, for example, have all reduced their average
times to approve residential permits by more than twothirds.
A streamlining initiative implemented by the Montgomery
County (Maryland) executive in 2012 produced notable
reductions in review times. Since that time, record plat
processing declined from 20-30 weeks to 8-12 weeks. Site
plan reviews that used to take more than a year must now
be completed within 120 days. And the time frame for
building permit approvals dropped from 12 weeks to 30
days.
The County's analysis found that shortening the time from
concept to occupancy by one year could save the
developer as much as 20 percent of the project cost.
Thank you to our 2015 Sponsors & Donors
Action Electric
Island at Rock Creek, LLC
Alpha Graphics
Kenco Security & Technology
American Tit l e & Escrow
Kit chen Innovat ions
Arrowhead Marketing
Knife River
Artcraft Printers
Betty Lawrence
Ashley Furniture Homestore
McCall Homes
Avitus Group
Jeff McGough
Nick Ban
MDJ Contracting
Berkshire Hathaway
Mont ana Dakot a Ut il it ies
Beyond the Box
Randy Mostad
Billings Gazette Communications
Northwestern Energy
Bil l ings Insul at ion Service
Oakland Built Homes, Inc.
Bobcat of Big Sky
Valary Obert
Cabinet Works
Opportunity Bank
Carpet One
Shelley Ostermiller
Chicago Tit l e
Clark Marten Photography
Pierce Fl ooring & Cabinet Design
Cent er
Comfort Heating & Air Conditioning
Probuild
Cooper Creative Advertising &
Design
Remax Of Bil l ings, Carey Chapman
Cowles Montana Media
Rocky Mountain Bank
Dan Fleury Construction
Jeremiah Rouane
Quinn Donovan
Brooke Schmidt
Econo Print
Smart Home Systems
Myles Egan
Square One Sol ut ions
Eminet h Cust om Homes, Inc.
Stewart Title of Billings
Ferguson Ent erprises
St ockman Bank
First Int erst at e Bank
Territ orial Landworks
First Mont ana Tit l e
Thomae Lumber Sal es
Granite Realty - Liz Francis
Thompson Homes
GRIP
Urapeein Porta Pots
HBA Board of Directors
Kimberly Welzenbach
Home Improvement Warehouse
Zentz Lumber
HUB International
Tina Hunt
Republic Services
Bold font indicates a title sponsorship of one
or more HBA events in 2015
CALENDAROFEVENTS
FeaturedUpcoming2016HBAEvents
MARCH
March 15t h Mount ain Suppl y
April 19t h
Territ orial Landworks
May 17t h
Eggart Engineering & Const ruct ion
10th
A&H Tool Demo at
Beyond the Box
15th
Member Social at
Mountain Supply
23rd
Member Rise &
Shine
Hilton Garden Inn
APRIL
19th
Member Social at
Territorial
Landworks
29th
Spring Cl ay Shoot
BILLINGS ROD & GUN CLUB
SPORTING CLAY
SHOOT
Spring Tournament:
April 29t h
Fall Tournament:
Oct ober 7t h
MAY
20th
Chef s on Parade
17th
Member Social at
Eggart Engineering
& Construction
JUNE
Feat uring 5 Buil ders & 5 Bil l ings Top Chef s
10th
May 20, 2016
Gol f Tournament
Lake Hil l s
JULY
19th
AUGUST
Beverage Cart Sponsors
16th
LAKE HILLS GOLF COURSE
Member
Appreciat ion
ZooMont ana
June 10, 2016
Member Social at
One Source
Lighting
SEPTEMBER
Hole-in-One Sponsor
16th
Twil ight Tour
17/ 18 Parade of Homes
24/ 25 Parade of Homes
22-23 MBIA St at e Board
Meeting in Billings
23rd
POH Buil der Tour
OCTOBER
ZooMont ana
July 19, 2016
5:30 pm
7th
Open to HBA members,
18th
member employees and
their families.
15th
Fal l Cl ay Shoot
POH Awards Night
and GMM
NOVEMBER
Member Social
DECEMBER
13th
Christ mas Gal a
CPR/FIRSTAIDCERTIFICATIONMARCH10
March is CPR/ First Aid Certification month at all GRIP Safety classes! Due to the rural nature of Montana construction
projects are often a great distance from a clinic, hospital, or physician, that is reasonably accessible in terms of time and
distance to the worksite. OSHA mandates that if the worksite is not within a ?reasonable? response time (3-4 Minutes) for
the treatment of injured employees, a person who has a valid certificate in CPR training from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the
American Red Cross, or equivalent training that can be verified by documentary evidence must be at the worksite to render
CPR or basic first aid.
The primary requirement addressed by these standards is that an employer must ensure prompt first aid treatment for
injured employees, either by providing for the availability of a trained provider at the worksite, or by ensuring that
emergency treatment services are within reasonable proximity of the worksite. The basic purpose of these standards is to
assure that adequate care is available in the critical minutes between the occurrence of an injury and the availability of
physician or hospital care for the injured employee.
d
One option these standards provide employers is to ensure that a member of the workforce has been trained in first aid.
This option is, for most employers, a feasible and low-cost way to protect employees, as well as putting the employer
clearly in compliance with the standards. OSHA recommends, but does not require, that every workplace include one or
more employees who are trained and certified in first aid, including CPR.
The other option for employers is to rely upon the reasonable proximity of an infirmary, clinic or hospital. OSHA has
consistently taken the view that the reasonable availability of a trained emergency service provider, such as fire
department, paramedics or EMS responders, would be equivalent to the "infirmary, clinic, or hospital" specified by the literal
wording of the standards. Emergency medical services can be provided either on-site or by evacuating the employee to an
off-site facility in cases where that can be done safely.
However, the requirements that emergency medical services must be "reasonably accessible" or "in near proximity to the
workplace" are stated only in general terms. An employer who contemplates relying on assistance from outside emergency
responders as an alternative to providing a first-aid-trained employee must take a number of factors into account. The
employer must take appropriate steps prior to any accident (such as making arrangements with the service provider) to
ascertain that emergency medical assistance will be promptly available when an injury occurs. While the standards do not
prescribe a number of minutes, OSHA has long interpreted the term "near proximity" to mean that emergency care must be
available within no more than 3-4 minutes from the workplace, an interpretation that has been upheld by the Occupational
Safety and Health Review Commission and by federal courts.
Medical literature establishes that, for serious injuries such as those involving stopped breathing, cardiac arrest, or
uncontrolled bleeding, first aid treatment must be provided within the first few minutes to avoid permanent medical
impairment or death. Accordingly, in workplaces where serious accidents such as those involving falls, suffocation,
electrocution, or amputation are possible, emergency medical services must be available within 3-4 minutes, if there is no
employee on the site who is trained to render first aid. OSHA exercises discretion in enforcing the first aid requirements in
particular cases. OSHA recognizes that a somewhat longer response time of up to 15 minutes may be reasonable in
workplaces, such as offices, where the possibility of such serious work-related injuries is more remote.
The first aid training standards at 29 CFR 1910.151 and 1926.50(c) generally apply throughout the industries that they
cover. Other standards which apply to certain specific hazards or industries make employee first aid training mandatory, and
reliance on outside emergency responders is not an allowable alternative. For example, see 29 CFR 1910. 266(i)(7)
(mandatory first aid training for logging employees), and 29 CFR 1910.269(b) (requiring persons trained in first aid at work
locations in the electric power industry).
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The bloodborne pathogens standard at 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2) requires employers to provide training to any
employees who have occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials, such as employees
assigned medical or first aid duties by their employers. The standard at 29 CFR 1910.1030(b) defines "occupational
exposure" as "reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other
potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee's duties." If an employee is
trained in first aid and identified by the employer as responsible for rendering medical assistance as part of his/ her
job duties, that employee is covered by the bloodborne pathogens standard.
You may find these standards on OSHA's website, http:/ / www.osha.gov by following the link to "standards" and
searching for "first aid," "blood borne pathogens," "logging," etc.
Pl ease cont act us at (406)442-4479 t o RSVP so we can have adequat e t ext books and cert if icat ion mat erial s.
Cl asses are schedul ed f rom 7:30am t o 10:30am.
Hamil t on ? Tuesday, March 1st, Bitterroot River Inn,139 Bitterroot Plaza Drive
Missoul a ? Wednesday, March 2nd, Best Western Grant Creek Inn, 5280 Grant Creek Road
Kal ispel l ? Thursday, March 3rd, Hampton Inn, 1140 Highway 2 West
Great Fal l s ? Tuesday, March 8th, Hampton Inn 2301 14th St. S.W.
Bozeman? Wednesday, March 9th, C?mon Inn, 6139 East Valley Center Road
Bil l ings ? Thursday, March 10th, Holiday Inn Express, 3431 Ember Lane (Take Zoo Exit)
Hel ena ? Wednesday, March 16th, Holiday Inn Express, 3170 North Sanders Street
Financial Report
2015
2014
HBA TOTAL REVENUE
$389,864
$209,930
HBA TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
$296,044
$241,708
$93,823
($31,778)
HBA Net Revenue
HBA Parade of Homes accounted for approximately 43% of the 2015 gross revenue:
2015
2014
Parade of Homes Revenue
$168,377
$146,910
Parade of Homes Expenses
$73,575
$77,795
$94,801
$69,115
POH Net Revenue
SPIKEClubStandings
SUPER SPIKES (250-500)
Stan Helgeson , Helgeson Homes
Ron Hill , Specialized Construction
Jeff Junkert , Jeff Junkert Construction
Mark Allen, Kenmark Construction Corp.
Jeff Engel , Jeff Engel Construction
505.00
361.00
327.00
305.00
258.00
ROYAL SPIKES (150-249.5)
Mark Johnson , MJ Construction
Dan Lowe, Dan Lowe Construction
171.00
153.00
RED SPIKES (100-149.5)
Allan Brilz, Rimrock Drywall, Inc.
Randy Mostad, Carpet One
Myles EgaN, Berkshire Hathaway
Jim Kisling, KW Signature Homes, Inc.
Wayne Nelson, Stockman Bank
Ray MehrerR, RM Design Builders, Inc.
138.00
128.50
127.00
107.50
107.00
103.00
GREEN SPIKES (50-99.5)
Quinn Donovan, First Montana Title
Dan Fleury, Dan Fleury Construction Co.
Beth Klunder, Western Security Bank
Ted Lovec, American Title & Escrow
Jim McCall, McCall Homes
Greg Schmidt, Image Builders
Jack Sprague, Sprague Roofing, LLC
Pam Strietmatter, Stockman Bank
Shawn Wickhorst, KW Signature Homes, Inc.
96.00
69.00
80.00
88.00
55.50
63.50
78.50
59.50
63.50
LIFE SPIKES (25-49.5)
Pete Bitney, EBC Trusses
Todd Brown, Brown Builders
Jerry Capp, Capp Construction
Mark Dawson, Century 21
Kelly Donovan, First Montana Title
Bob Glasgow, Knife River
RD Kirkness, Rock Creek Lumber
Ty Lantis, Image Builders
Rod Lorenz, L&L Construction
Greg McCall, McCall Homes
Joe Martin, Zentz Lumber Co.
35.00
32.50
27.50
26.50
31.00
42.00
29.00
33.00
26.50
39.00
34.00
Sam Nelson, Cougar Construction
Sam Picard, Picard Development, Inc.
Brian Reay, Montana Window & Door
Jeremiah Rouane, Stockman Bank
25.50
43.00
36.50
33.50
BLUE SPIKES (6-24.5)
Nick Ban, Ban Construction
17.00
Jake Brosovich, Yellowstone Basin Construction 8.00
Dennis Buscher, Buscher Construction
17.00
Jack Daniels, Daniels Builders
6.50
Marty Davis, MD Drywall
9.50
Todd Hanna, Stockman Bank
6.00
Ryan Helgeson, Helgeson Homes
7.00
Brendon Hill, Specialized Construction
7.50
Tina Hunt, American Title & Escrow
10.50
Landy Leep, Oakland Built Homes
12.00
Mac Leffler, Mac Leffler Construction
8.50
Steve Lehenbauer, River Ridge Landscape Co. 10.50
Deb Malvey, Yellowstone Bank
7.50
Lauri Patterson, One Source Lighting
12.50
Jan Rehberg, Rehberg Ranch Marketing
16.00
Jim Reno, Yellowstone County
10.00
Charles Sallade, Red Lodge Furniture Studio
6.00
Jennifer Smith, American Title & Escrow
18.50
Rick Stordahl, Wells Built Homes
Alan Vogt, Stockman Bank
David Weller, Titan Machinery
Dan Wells, Wells Built Homes
Curt White, White Heating & Air Conditioning
Rod Wilson, Wilson & Wilson Development
Chris Yochum, Cabinet Works
6.50
6.00
6.50
15.00
9.00
14.50
7.00
NewMembers
WELCOME
November / December, 2015
Builder
Affiliate
CDW Const ruct ion,
Chad Wagenhals
Tasha St raight , First Interstate Bank
Brey Indust ries, Jerry Brey
My Handyman Service &
Const ruct ion, Inc., Rich Naylor
Jonat han Jochim, McCall Homes
Kel l y Smit h, McCall Homes
Shane Lovering, McCall Homes
Cassie Johnson, One Source Lighting
Associate
Magic Cit y Real Est at e,
Reatha Montoya
Mil l er El ect ric Service,
Dave Miller
ERA Real Est at e, Brian Huskey
Merenz Insurance Agency,
Jeanette Merenz
Rocky Mount ain Hard Rock
Fl ooring, Jessica Angel
Al l Kinds of Bl inds & Window
Fil m, Bobby Gray
Fabricat ors Unl imit ed,
Nick Thompson
Labor is Top Chal l enge f or Buil ders
Topping the list of problems builders faced in 2015 and expect to face in 2016 is the Cost/Availability of Labor,
an issue for 76% of builders who expect it to increase in 2016 and which has increased in importance the past
three years. In 2013, 53% of builders rated labor as a significant problem, followed by 61% in 2014 and 71%
in 2015. An expected skilled labor shortage can constrain an improving housing market.
The monthly NAHB/ Wells Fargo Housing Market Index often includes a set of ?special? questions on a topic of
current interest to the housing industry. In January 2016, the special questions asked builders about the
problems they faced in 2015 and expect to face in 2016.
The second most significant problem was Cost/Availability of Developed Lots for 59% of builders for 2016. In
2013, the Cost/Availability of Lots was rated significant by 46% of builders who responded to the survey. That
share increased to 55% in 2014 and again to 58% for 2015. Both the availability of labor and lots highlight the
expected constraints of a recovering housing market.
Federal Environmental Regulations and Policies is expected to remain a significant problem for 51% of builders
in 2016. In 2013, the federal environmental regulations and policies was rated a significant problem by 46% of
builders, increasing to 53% in 2014 and then 55% in 2015.
Building Material Prices continue to be a problem for builders. In 2013, 68% of builders rated building material
prices as a significant problem, but that share decreased to 58% in 2014 and further declined to 42% in 2015.
However, 56% of builders responding to the latest survey expect it to be a problem in 2016.
At 55% each, the Concern about the Employment/Economic situation and Impact/Hook-up/Inspection or other
Fees are other significant problems expected by a majority of builders in 2016. The Concern about the
Employment/Economic situation was a significant problem in 2013 for 60% of reporting builders, the issue
dropped in significance to 51% in 2014, and again dropped to 47% in 2015. On the other hand,
theImpact/Hook-up/Inspection or other Fees was a problem faced by 46% of builders in 2013, 52% in 2014
and 53% in 2015.
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