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Week of June 16, 2003

Front Page

President's Message

* Too Many Communities Make Building Housing a Struggle

Housing Forum

* Lawsuits Are Taking Consumers for a Ride

Homeownership Month

* Teachers Can’t Afford to Live in Communities Where They Teach
* Virginia Developer Suggests Options for Affordable Workforce Housing
* 4.8 Million Working Families Have Critical Housing Needs

Housing Politics

* Legislation Needed to Spur Homeownership Opportunities

Codes and Standards

* ASHRAE Expected to Approve Badly Flawed Ventilation Standard
* New York Decides to Adopt IBC Over NFPA 5000

Environment

* Clean Water Act Regulation Stumbles Into a Ditch in Delaware

Construction Safety

* Safety Programs Essential for Home Builders

Seniors Housing

* AARP Survey Identifies Changes Needed to Facilitate Aging-in-Place
* Hot Counties for Active Adult Home Buyers Identified

Member Dividends

* '20 Club' Members Advise Builder to Eliminate Surprises, Front Load Selections Process

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Small Builders and Remodelers Can Be a Part of Something Big
* Remodelers Groom Design Students for Their Sales Team

Business Management

* Ease Your Warranty/Home Maintenance Hand-Off

Multifamily

* Conference Call to Examine Outlook for Multifamily Housing

Sales and Marketing

* Nexers Are Your Next Generation of Home Buyers

Labor

* HBI Students Help Cancer Victim Repair Home in Florida

Building Products

* Laundry Spaces Transformed Into Hubs of Family Activity

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Leaders in California Building Industry Recognized

NBN Back Issues

 

Leaders in California Building Industry Recognized

Seven new honorees are being inducted this week, on June 17th, into the California Building Industry Hall of Fame in recognition of their contributions to the long-term advancement of home building, construction, development, marketing, finance or related services within the state’s building industry.

The California Building Industry Foundation is presenting the awards at the start of PCBC The Premier Building Show in San Francisco.

The foundation was established in 1978 as the educational and research arm of the California Building Industry Association. Its new mission is to become the leading source of policy research in furtherance of home building in the state.


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Members of the Hall of Fame Class of 2003 are:

  • D. Gregg Brown — CAMASHCO, Inc., Riverside. He held leadership positions in key groups within the building industry; was NAHB’s National Representative of the Year; chaired NAHB’s Membership and Public Affairs Committees in 2001; and helped oversee the association’s annual float in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Brown was the vice president of CBIA when he passed away on March 13, 2002.
  • Wade Cable — William Lyon Homes, Inc., Newport Beach. He is president and chief operating officer of William Lyon Homes; helped foster the creation of HomeAid America; and is a trustee of the Olive Crest Homes for abused and neglected children. Cable is a member of the Executive Committee of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at the University of Southern California.
  • Dan Hancock — Retired from Shapell Industies of Northern California, Milpitas. He was president of Shapell Industries from 1985 to 2001 and is a past president of the BIA of Northern California, Southern Division. Hancock was appointed to the Little Hoover Commission in 1997 and reappointed in 2001 and was the chairman and founding director of the San Jose Sports Authority.
  • Richard Hunsaker, P.E. — Hunsaker & Associates, Irvine. He founded Hunsaker & Associates in 1976; has more than 35 years of experience in civil engineering and land planning; and has conducted one-day presentations on civil engineering services at the University of California, Irvine. Hunsaker is on the BIA of Orange County Board of Directors.
  • Michael D. Pattinson — Barratt American, Inc., Carlsbad. He is president of Barratt American, 2002 president of CBIA and a past president of the BIA of San Diego. For his efforts to reform construction defect abuses and excessive home builder fees, Pattinson is the only person ever to be recognized as the Builder of the Year by the San Diego, Riverside and Southern California Chapters of the BIA.
  • Donald E. Reed — Lucas & Mercier Development, Inc., El Dorado Hills. He is vice president, Sacramento Valley Division Manager of Lucas & Mercier Development, Inc. Reed has been an active member of the BIA of Superior California and served as its president in 1985.
  • Bruce C. Smith — Smith Quality Homes, Walnut Creek. He is the 2001 president of NAHB, a second-generation custom home builder and developer in Walnut Creek and president of Smith Quality Homes, a family-owned company with a 65-year history of quality projects and community involvement. Smith served as president of CBIA in 1994 and he received the William J. Watson Memorial Award for extraordinary efforts on behalf of the building industry in 1985.

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