UPCOMING EVENTS
Review the information and links below or Click Here to view the entire NIBCA Calendar online.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
NIBCA April General Membership Meeting 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Best Western CDA
Holi Weaver from the U .S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development will be discussing The Local Economic Impact of Homebuilding.

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Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
NIBCA Joint Government Issues Meeting

12:00 - 1:00 pm, NIBCA Office
Special Guest Speaker, Kootenai County Commissioner, Marc Eberlein
RSVP  
 

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
May General Membership Meeting

5:00 - 7:00 pm, Best Western CDA
Tracy MacMaster, Regional Field Rep for NAHB will be detailing valuable benefits of your joint membership in the National Association of Home Builders

RSVP 

  

Thursday, June 18th, 2015
NIBCA & Kitchen & Bath Family Backyard BBQ

4:00 - 7:00 pm, NIBCA Office
Mark your calendars now so you won't miss this.
More information to come.

Thursday, April 16th, 2015
Improving the Permitting Process

12:00 - 1:30 pm, NIBCA Office
Presented by Bob Ankersmit, Kootenai County Community Development

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Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
Habitat for Humanity  Women's Build Day
8:00 am - 3:00 pm beginning at Lowe's on Appleway, CDA Idaho
Join the NIBCA Professional Women in Building (PWB) as they help more families out of substandard living conditions into safe and affordable housing.  Click here  for info or contact Nicki Sawicki, PWB Chair to register

Thursday, May 21st, 2015
NIBCA NIB-PAC Golf Tournament
12:00 - 4:00 pm, Ponderosa
Springs Golf Course
Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
Click here to register 

Friday, September 11th, 2015
NIBCA Golf Tournament at

Avondale Golf Course
8:00 am Shotgun Start
Sponsorship Opportunities are available.

Click here for the Save the Date flyer.

The Board of Directors and I are hoping that 2015 is the year of Membership Growth and Retention at the North Idaho Building Contractors Association.  We are asking all members, Builder and Associate, to increase involvement in NIBCA.  Join a Committee; participate in a networking event; attend a seminar; choose to do business with members. The more you are involved the more informed you will become. Your involvement not only helps the NIBCA grow, but also helps you grow professionally.

 

We have plenty of opportunities available for member interaction and industry involvement. Many of them are listed in the Upcoming Events section below.  We will help you stay on top of governmental affairs, network to meet potential business partners, volunteer for community service events, and take advantage of important seminars. These are just a few of the ways that NIBCA strives to prove beneficial and valuable to your business.  Please take a moment this April to reach out to those you know in our industry that are not a part of our membership and invite them to join.

 

I look forward to an exciting year working with you all.

 

Sincerely,

Shelly Donovan

NIBCA Executive Officer
Register Now for the 2015 NIBCA Parade of Homes!
NIBCA is proud to announce the dates for our 2015 Parade of homes: August 15, 16, 21, 22, & 23. 
Providing inspiration for potential home buyers, it is the premier new construction open house event in Kootenai County! We are proud to present the highest quality builders offering you a wide variety of housing options with many exciting innovations and designs!
Home Builders: Click here to download the Builders Registration Packet.  Click here to download the current Sponsorship Opportunities available.
Boost Your Benefits, Win Big Prizes, Participate in the NIBCA Membership Drive in MAY
The NIBCA is nothing without members.  2015 is the Year of Membership and We Want You to participate in our May Membership Drive.  The goal for our association is to secure 25 new members in May which will give us a chance to win up to $2,500 in the National Association of Homebuilders challenge.  Click here for more information.

 

Not only are we involved in the national contest for the money and prizes but we have prizes for you here locally as well!

For the new member who joins during the May membership drive: 

  • Ribbon Cutting that will be displayed on the NIBCA Facebook and displayed at the General Membership Meetings!
  • Free Tabletop to tell us about your business at a GMM meeting!
  • Entered into a "new member" gun raffle at our annual Gone Wild!
  • All of the benefits associates with being a member of the NIBCA; IBCA; and NAHB!

 For the recruiter:

  •  2 Spike points instead of 1!  You only need 6 become a Spike..3 members.  The Spike Club and a guest will be hosted at a cocktail party on November 13 at the HLCC...be at that party!
  • Entered into the "new member recruiter" gun raffle at our annual Gone Wild!
  • If joining one of our competitive membership drive teams (call us to sign up!) and your team wins: Spin the wheel at the next GMM for great prizes like a free entrance fee to golf tourney; Gone Wild tickets, etc!
     
Need more information and ideas on how to help recruit in a fun and effective way? Contact the NIBCA Membership Chairs: Jeremy Voeller of Monogram Homes & Kelly Enders of North Idaho Masonry & Hardscape Center, Inc.  Also, feel free to contact Angela Erickson of Columbia Bank who is the Membership Committee Chair Idaho Building Contractors Association.
Get involved!  Join a Committee or Council
You can make a difference at the NIBCA! Join a committee today and gain different perspectives, network with your peers, meet interesting and fun people, serve your community, brainstorm and discuss important ideas, and much more.
Click here to download a document detailing the committees and councils available.  Contact the Chair of the committee or Shelly Donovan the NIBCA Office for more information and to begin participating.
Where Is Larry Jeffres?

Larry Jeffres has been hired by the Idaho Division of Building Safety (DBS) as their Region 1 Manager.  Idaho is divided into three regions with Region 1 including the 10 northern most counties of Idaho stretching south from Idaho County to the Canadian border.  Although most people in North Idaho who are familiar with DBS think of electrical, plumbing, HVAC and building inspections, the services provided by DBS are much larger in scope than just inspections.  Permitting, licensing and education represent a large segment of services provided by DBS. 

 Additionally, elevator inspection, industrial and logging safety issues, school facility safety inspections as well as public works contracting all reside under the DBS umbrella as areas of responsibility.  Larry's primary focus is to allow the trained professionals under him to perform their duties well and manage the relationships with outside agencies such as municipalities, counties and other state regulatory bodies.  Jeffres will also pay close attention to the valued relationships, both existing and to be developed, of the volunteer trade and professional associations in North Idaho.

If you would like to contact Larry you can call him on the following phone numbers or email him at Larry.Jeffres@dbs.idaho.gov, Office (208) 332-4014, Cell (208) 277-6526.