600+ Members Strong! But who was No. 600?

 

Barbara Hurst the owner of Total Design Source!  With 15 years of experience, Total Design Source has created a great one-stop shop for the builder wanting to save time and money. For their Homebuyers, it is a one-stop shop to select all of their colors, finishes and options.  For the Builder, it is not only a resource and showroom to send your customers, but also a vendor/supplier/installer for many those categories selected.  Total Design Source supplies cabinets, flooring (wood, carpet, tile, marble), bathroom tile,  closets and window coverings, and will coordinate the add-ons accompanying those installs.




Snapshot from Membership BBOTR.
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Shout out to Membership Committee

Thank you to our committee who helped plan the drive, kept us motivated and steered us toward success!

 

 

Heather Jaxheimer-Mills Membership Chair
Andrea Johnson	JC Gatlin
Claudette Kelsey	Marie Polo
Leah Turner	Mario Polo
Gayla Lees	Susan Geyer
Bill Lee	Shannon Boylan
Ryan Shears	Felix Menendez
Frank Scimica	Shawn Eckley
Mike Finley	Bill Croce

Round of Applause to Our May Recruiters
Hats off to our members who recruited new TBBA members by donating their time and sharing the value of TBBA Membership.

Recruiter	No. Recruited		Recruiter	No. Recruited
Ryan Shears	31		Bill Croce	1
Joseph Fontana	12		Everett Morrow	1
Peter Winter	10		Felix Menendez	1
Bob Gibbons	5		JC Gatlin	1
Brian Seeger	5		Joseph Gibbons	1
Kristie Huddleston	5		Judy James	1
Andrea Johnson	3		Kathie McDaniel	1
Joe Nuccio	3		Kathy Curatolo	1
Michael Lawrence	3		Laura Kennedy	1
Frank Scimeca	2		Lester Gonzalez	1
Guy Ross	2		Marshall Gray	1
Jason Starling	2		Michelle Campbell	1
Ali Hasbini	1		Robert Lang	1
Anthony Crudup	1		Ron Donalson	1
			Sergio Terzado	1
			Steve McAuliffe	1

 

 

104 New Members from May Membership Drive!

Company	New Member	Member Type
84 Lumber	Mark Ingersoll	Associate
A-1 Southern Plumbing	Roger J. Kielty	Associate
A-1 Superior, Inc.	Richard Walters	Associate
Adams Enterprises	Todd Adams	Associate
Alliance Pavers, LLC	Jeffery Lane	Associate
Alpha EMC	Tyler Gidden	Associate
Alpine Plumbing Inc.	Kyle MacCullough	Associate
American Countertop, Inc.	Jim Duval	Associate
American Countertop, Inc.	Sherry Crawford	Affiliate
American Custom Guttering	Mike Rogers	Associate
Associates Insurance Agency	Michael Wayne Rogers	Associate
Ayala's Painting, LLC	Daniel Ayala	Associate
Barner Lighting	David Barner	Associate
Bonded Builders Warranty Group	Ken Ward	Associate
C. Sterling Quality Roofing, Inc.	James Sterling	Associate
Cemex	David J. Leonard	Associate
Central Florida Testing Laboratories	George C. Sinn, Jr.	Associate
Chacon Painting	Luis Chacon	Associate
Classic Glass	Bob Cayavac	Associate
Contracting Solutions Group, Inc.	Lester Gonzalez	Associate
Creative Concrete & Excavating, Inc.	Joe Verilla	Associate
Creative Mailbox & Sign Designs	Keith McGinnis	Associate
Cura Sod Corporation	David Cura	Associate
D J Gocal Inc.	David Gocal	Associate
DEGA Advertising	Louis DeGasperis	Associate
Digital Map Products	Lynda McNally	Associate
Dririte of Hillsborough County	Donna Campbell	Associate
Dynamark Security & Sound	Chris Deluca	Affiliate
Dynamark Security & Sound	Jeff Robinson	Affiliate
Elite Plumbing Designs	Brent Stull	Associate
Envirotec Air Inc	Karl Handley-White	Associate
Etree Builder Services	Kathie McDaniel	Associate
Ferguson	Nathan Parker	Associate
George F. Young, Inc	Alfonso Belluccia	Associate
Global Protection Products Enterprises	David Clarke	Associate
Greenwave Construction	Merrill Stanley	Builder
Guardian Home Technologies	Lejla Mehicic	Associate
Heritage Propane	Lee Prince	Associate
Holiday Painting Services, LLC	Barbara Lueth	Associate
Holiday Pools of West Florida Inc.	Taylor McLeod	Associate
HomeBanc	Greg Walker	Associate
Image Painting of Florida, Inc.	Leonard Solt	Associate
Innnerflow Lawn Sprinklers	Larry Santangelo	Associate
International Granite and Stone	Michael Williams	Associate
JMA Aluminum Inc.	Jim McAlees	Associate
K & R Plumbing	Rhonda Touchton	Associate
MAB; stucco	Mike Burgess	Associate
McConnie Fence Co.	Andreas McConnie	Builder
Niagara Spinklers	Peter Politis	Associate
Onsite Safety, Inc.	Nathan Cunningham	Associate
Peacock's Professional Cleaning, LLC	Shannon Peacock	Associate
Platinum Bank	Bill Williams	Associate
Rizzetta and Company, Inc.	Pete Williams	Associate
Robert Lang Custom Homes, Inc.	Robert Lang	Associate
Ryan Homes	Ben Wilson	Affiliate
Ryland Homes	Andrea Gizell	Affiliate
Ryland Homes	Bob Sipple	Affiliate
Ryland Homes	Connie Holt	Affiliate
Ryland Homes	Jane Carlton	Affiliate
Ryland Homes	John Woodman	Affiliate
Ryland Homes	Kevin Huff	Affiliate
Ryland Homes	Kim Nedeau	Affiliate
Ryland Homes	Lauren Bucci	Affiliate
Schmitt, Inc.	Daniel K. Schmitt	Associate
SkyeTec	Ryan McCracken	Associate
SolarCity	Ben Millar	Associate
Southeast Stucco, Inc.	Edward Eady	Associate
Standard Pacific Homes	Barbara Hunt	Affiliate
Standard Pacific Homes	Brooke Sword	Affiliate
Standard Pacific Homes	Gary Keating	Affiliate
Standard Pacific Homes	Julie Hart	Affiliate
Standard Pacific Homes	Karen Larsen	Affiliate
Standard Pacific Homes	Liz Hoch	Affiliate
Standard Pacific Homes	Russ Lavender	Affiliate
Standard Pacific Homes	Ryan Dougherty	Affiliate
Standard Pacific Homes	Sandra Mosley	Affiliate
Standard Pacific Homes	Steve Appel	Affiliate
Sun-Rock Inc.	Chris Nordstrom	Associate
Suntrust Mortgage	Tony Umholtz	Associate
T Foster, INC	Todd D. Foster	Associate
Taylor Morrison	Bob Thorne	Affiliate
Taylor Morrison	Brad W. Mesner	Affiliate
Taylor Morrison	Justin Laurie	Affiliate
Taylor Morrison	Matthew McGirr	Affiliate
Taylor Morrison	Mike Mansfield	Affiliate
The Builders Choice Cleaning	Cathy Heatwole	Associate
The Kearney Companies	Amanda Bowers	Affiliate
The Kearney Companies	Billy Agner	Affiliate
The Kearney Companies	Bing Kearney	Dual Builder
The Kearney Companies	Brandon Dandrow	Affiliate
The Kearney Companies	Chase Kearney	Affiliate
The Kearney Companies	Travis Jenkins	Affiliate
Timberlake Cabinetry	Mindy Pearson	Affiliate
Total Design Source	Barbara Hurst	Associate
Tropical Pools	Ronnie Larson	Associate
Universal Land Title	Michelle Lawson	Affiliate
Valiente Tile	Ralph Valiente	Associate
Walter Resource Associates	Clint Cuffle	Affiliate
Walter Resource Associates	Joe Cimino	Affiliate
Walter Resource Associates	Mark D. Farrell	Associate
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage	Beverly Matter	Affiliate
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage	Tari Rojas	Affiliate
Whirlpool	George Howard, IIII	Associate
Zwrap of Florida	Natalie Zuniga	Associate

What’s going on with your permit?

If you are building in Hillsborough or Pasco County right now, you know that TBBA is working hard to ensure your projects are not being delayed. In Hillsborough, you can expect to get a single family building permit in less than 10 days.  A “new policy” enacted by Hillsborough County last month eliminates your ability to call for time specific inspections – we know how that affects you and are we are working with Hillsborough to address the problem and remove this policy. Our goal is to help ensure the level of service is maintained, not reduced.

In Pasco, rollovers of inspections are of top concern and permits are trickling out at a pace of 30 days. We understand that overtime has been authorized and hope this helps the flow of permits and inspections as we expect activity to continue to rise throughout the year.

Please know that the staff in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties are working hard to help you get through the process quickly and efficiently. Do your part, help all of us by ensuring your permit applications are complete when submitted and your work is ready to be inspected. Having trouble or have questions? Email Jennifer Doerfel at jennifer@tbba.net. 

TBBA Leaders Advocate in Tallahassee

TBBA GA visiting TAllahassee on Industry Issues

Each year around this time, the Florida Homes Builders Association (FHBA) calls its members to Tallahassee to talk about issues affecting us with legislators as they decide what becomes law. Somewhere in the bustle of committee meetings and language revisions, legislators around the Tampa Bay region took time to meet with us last month. We enjoyed having meaningful conversations with Senators Brandes, Latvala and Lee on topics like building codes, growth management and funding for the Future Builders of America (FBA). During the trip, we also had the opportunity to sit down with NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and discuss a myriad of issues they are actively working on including GSE Reform, Immigration and consumer access to credit. We were also treated by Rep. Rayburn and Rep. Grant to a private, guided tour of the Senate Chamber!

It was a great couple of days. If you didn’t have a chance to come with us, hope you can make the trip next year.

TBBA Advocacy Program: Industry Issues

Housing costs would likely be significantly higher if there weren’t an association in place to engage the regulatory agencies at the state and local levels. In our last two issues, we discussed the importance of Governmental Affairs and Political Action Committees (PAC). In this issue of The Building Barometer, we look at the third prong of the advocacy program, the Industry Issues Fund, and how the association works to communicate our perspective to the members as well as the general public.

The Industry Issues Fund helps ensure we are able to address issues of concern and proactively engage the community for the betterment of the industry. The Association’s purpose is to identify the issues and the opportunities where we can tell our story. Examples of this include: working with an entity to do a study on growth and how it impacts the industry, forming a campaign to bring public awareness to the industry, getting involved in transportation issues, a comprehensive plan or a constitutional amendment. The Industry Issues Fund was created to provide a financial mechanism to address activities that impact the building industry such as legislative, constitutional and policy changes. It was created in response to special interest groups that have raised money to fund efforts to both make regulations more costly and to stop growth.

Voluntary contributions by TBBA members to the Industry Issues Fund help to underwrite the cost of legal challenges to regulatory issues, impact fees, building moratoria, as well as data research to counter activist propaganda, and public relations campaigns to tell our side of the story. Rather than any kind of assessment, dues increase, or a percent of value of business, the TBBA Board of Directors knew that members would prefer a fair-share, voluntary approach to funding the effort. Although the issues directly affect builders and developers, all subcontractors, suppliers and service companies are affected and encouraged to participate. Contributions are made on a voluntary basis in the amount of $100.00 or more.

Myers Barnes & Mike Lyon bring "Maximum Download" to Tampa

Maximum Download:  New Home Sales

The TBBA Sales & Marketing Council presents Myers Barnes & Mike Lyon in Maximum Download. You are invited to take part in the New Home Sales Seminar that will propel you to prosperity by giving you the tools to increase new home sales.

The event is from 9 AM to Noon at Keiser University on Waters Avenue. A complimentary management event will immediately follow the event. Everyone will be there and you'll want to be there too.

Join us by registering on the TBBA calendar. $45 for TBBA/ SMC Members, $55 for Prospective TBBA/ SMC Members. Boundless opportunity. 

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2013 Parade of Homes Banquet

If you missed the 43^rd Annual Spring Parade of Homes banquet, you missed a wonderful event and a lot of good fellowship. The banquet was held at Emerald Greens Golf and Country Club on April 10^th, with over 220 people in attendance. The food and the atmosphere were excellent. It was good to see many people coming out to celebrate the accomplishments and conquered obstacles from the past several years.

This year’s Parade featured 115 model homes by 33 home builders and included more than 75 Bay Area communities in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Hernando Counties. Entries for this year’s new-home showcase increased by 30 percent from last year and helped to make this year’s Parade the biggest one in several years. Visitors to the homes increased by 38 percent this year as well.

Judges considered site plan, design and materials, curb appeal, outdoor living spaces, attention to details and workmanship before deciding on the award winners. The new Best in Class Awards honor builder models in five judging categories. Best Curb Appeal, Best Floor Plan, Best Kitchen, Best Master Suite, and Best Architectural Detailing. Additionally, the model home with the most points in those five categories earned the Parade of Homes’ top honor, the Grand Diamond Award, and was awarded to Homes By WestBay’s Capri at Forest Glen.

A big congratulations to all of the winners, and a thank you to everyone who helped make the event such a success. We look forward to next year’s Parade and wish everyone much success until then.

To view a winner's list, click below.

    

Lauren's Corner: Membership Updates & Website

Members of the TBBA,

3rd Largest HBA in Florida - Good news has been abundant lately and I have more to share! According to the February month end report, TBBA is now the 3^rd largest Home Builder Association in the state of Florida. We’re pleased to welcome new members and welcome back some members too.

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Pinnacle Builder Award Program - In efforts to rebuild the association’s membership, the Membership Committee has announced the Pinnacle Builder Award Program that will honor and recognize Builder Members that do business with Associate Members. The Pinnacle Builder Award Program has been historically effective at other HBA’s across Florida by adding value to the associate membership and increasing membership for the association. 

New TBBA Website - We have launched the TBBA’s new website this month and have received wonderful feedback about the design and ease of navigation. Did you know that the Sales and Marketing Council and the Remodelers Council have added value to their membership by providing an online Membership Directory that is updated by the minute? Please jump on the website and take a look around! www.tbba.net

2013 Membership Directory - The 2013 Membership Directory is off to the press! They will be available at the Parade of Homes Banquet on April 10^th. Thank you to all the members who sponsored the Membership Directory by advertising your business and services. You can also visit our online Membership Directory. 

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Membership Drive - BIG NEWS! The Spring Membership Drive will earn you TRIPLE SPIKE CREDITS this year! Don’t get left out of the game. Please play in the TBBA/SMC/RMC Membership Drive by joining a team to attend the  “MLB Draft Party” at Ryland Homes on April 24^th. 

Thank you,

Lauren Morgan