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SNHBA LAUNCHES BUILDING INDUSTRY CLASSES
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SNHBA EO Nat Hodgson welcomes the first class of students
signed up for the association's new NAHB education program.
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Eight students signed up for the association's inaugural class in the newly launched education program, a joint effort with the Lied Institute of Real Estate Studies at UNLV.
SNHBA and Lied are offering National Association of Home Builder classes in April, May and June at the SNHBA office. Longtime UNLV Construction Professor Neil Opfer, standing to the right, is teaching the three classes.
The first class, "
Building Technology: Structures and Exterior Finishes," was conducted on April 30. The next classes are "
Estimating for Builders and Remodelers" on May 21 (only two seats remain), and "
Business Management for Building Professionals" on June 11. The classes are part of NAHB's professional designations program. The cost is $149 per student. Seating is limited to 12 students per class.
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Professor Opfer, students review building codes.
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For more information about these classes and to register, contact Monica Caruso at
[email protected]
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To learn more about the NAHB Education Program,
click here.
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EXCEPTIONAL TURNOUT FOR 51S BASEBALL GAME
SNHBA members and guests purchased more than 500 tickets for the special SNHBA gathering at the Las Vegas 51s baseball game on April 28 at Cashman Field.
More than $1,500 of the ticket sales were donated to the SNHBA's HomeAid Southern Nevada chapter to benefit efforts on behalf of the homeless in our community. Last year, about 300 tickets were sold, with nearly $1,000 going to HomeAid.
A great time was had by all, despite the rain!
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BUILDERS, ASSOCIATES NETWORK AT 'TURN THE TABLES'
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Builder members staffed tables to meet with Associate members.
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More than 250 members turned out for the members-only "Turn the Tables" Night/Associate Member Appreciation Networking Mixer, sponsored by NV Energy, on April 25 at the Orleans Hotel.
The mixer brought together Builder and Associate members for a unique opportunity for one-on-one, face-to-face networking.
SNHBA salutes the 22 Builder member companies that participated: American West Homes, Beazer Homes, Blue Heron, CalAtlantic Homes, Century Communities, DR Horton, Dream Construction, KB Home, Lennar, Lewis Management Corp., Pardee Homes, Pinnacle Homes, Pulte Homes, Richmond American Homes, Shea Homes, Signature Homes, Storybook Homes, Summit Homes, Toll Brothers, Warmington Residential, William Lyon Homes and Woodside Homes.
Also, SNHBA thanks the representatives of the Southern Nevada chapter of the International Code Council and Southern Nevada Building Officials for staffing a Builder Officials table at the mixer.
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The HomeAid Southern Nevada team was front and
center at the 'Turn the Tables' Night mixer.
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Typically, 'Turn the Tables' Night is conducted in September. However, the board voted to move the event to April to give our HomeAid Southern Nevada chapter more time this year to raise its visibility among association members.
SNHBA salutes member NV Energy for its outstanding support as sponsor of 'Turn the Tables' Night for many years.
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NV Energy team at 'Turn the Tables' Night mixer.
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PROFESSIONAL WOMEN IN BUILDING UPDATE
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More than 80 members and guests attended the PWB's
'Wine Pull' fundraiser to benefit scholarships.
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The association's new chapter of NAHB's Professional Women in Building Council conducted its first major event - "Wine Pull: An Evening Uncorked for Scholarship," on April 21 at Monark Premium Appliance's showroom.
More than 80 members and guests attended the event where they purchased corks for $20 a piece, which were redeemed for bottles of wine valued at $15 to $100 a bottle.
SNHBA thanks Angela Ganschow and Ruth Walls of Monark Premium Appliance for their outstanding support for this event.
The chapter is planning a PWB-members-only Ice Cream Social on June 16 at the William Lyon Homes Design Center.
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SNHBA LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEBSITE
The association recently launched a redesigned website with a more modern look and feel. In addition, the website has valuable back-of-site features for association management functions, such as membership data management and renewals.
Members will need new usernames and passwords to log into the revamped website. Please contact Office Manager Holly Nostro at
[email protected] to set up a new username and password.
Hats off to Holly for doing an outstanding job on the redesign.
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CODE OFFICIALS HONOR CONNIE SUCKLING, BILL LAUB
The Southern Nevada chapter of the International Code Council recently honored longtime, award-winning members Connie Suckling of the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association and Bill Laub of Southwest Gas Corp. Both were presented with honorary membership in the chapter following their retirement from their respective duties. Connie and Bill said they plan to stay involved with chapter activities.
Pictured below, Clark County fire official, Steve DiGiovanni, who is the 2016 chapter president, presented the honorary membership certificates to Connie and Bill during the SNICC meeting in April.
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RAIN DIDN'T DAMPEN SPIRITS AT REAL ESTATE EXPO
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Real Estate Expo visitors line up to speak to the reps at
the Skye Canyon master-planned community booth.
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Despite rain and flood warnings, the association's first "
Real Estate Expo Las Vegas" brought together more than 3,500 building and real estate professionals, homebuyers and the general public April 8-9 at Cashman Center.
The association is still crunching the numbers and debriefing the sponsors and exhibitors, but we're very pleased with the Expo, and we're already discussing plans for the 2017 Real Estate Expo Las Vegas.
SNHBA salutes our Builder-member companies that displayed at the Expo: American West Homes, CalAtlantic Homes, Century Communities, DR Horton, KB Home, Pulte Homes, Richmond American, Shea Homes, StoryBook Homes, Toll Brothers, William Lyon Homes and Woodside Homes.
Also, the association thanks the outstanding Associate-member companies that supported the Expo with booths and sponsorships: Cox Communications, Elite Flooring Plus, Finance of America, First American Title Co., Freedom Mortgage, Las Vegas Builder Trade-In Program, Las Vegas Review-Journal, New American Funding, NV Energy, SalesTraq, Security National Mortgage, Southern Nevada Water Authority and Washington Federal.
In particular, we must single out for a special "thank you" our member, Mike Sweeney of Finance of America, who conceived the idea for the Expo and did a remarkable job putting it together and managing the event. Mike assembled a small, but outstanding team of professionals to coordinate the Expo. Also, our member, Claire DeJesus of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, deserves a "thank you" for being a guardian angel, watching over the event to ensure its success.
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SILVER NUGGET AWARDS HONOR BEST IN BUILDING
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The 2016 Silver Nugget Award for Home of the Year went to
Waters Edge at the Ridges by Sun West Custom Homes.
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SNHBA congratulates all the winners and finalists in the
2016 Silver Nugget Awards, which were presented at a gala dinner and awards' ceremony on March 19 at the Red Rock Resort. The awards' program is a joint effort of SNHBA and its member, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, to honor excellence in the local home building industry.
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Home of the Year Award went to Sun West Custom Homes for its Waters Edge custom home at the Ridges village in Summerlin. Sun West Custom Homes won Silver Nugget Awards in the categories of
Single Family - Luxury Detached Home - Over $1.3 million for Waters Edge;
Design and Architecture - Unique Living Space or Architectural Feature for Waters Edge; and
Master Bathroom - Home Sales Price Over $500,000 for its View Pointe home at MacDonald Highlands.
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Team William Lyon Homes - winner of six Silver Nugget
Awards, including Community of the Year.
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Community of the Year went to William Lyon Homes' Lago Vista at Lake Las Vegas. William Lyon took home six Silver Nugget Awards.
Pulte Group received the
Green Builder of the Year Award.
KB Home won the most awards - 8 - during the presentation.
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SNHBA EO Nat Hodgson, left, presented Past President Robert Lewis
with the association's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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The association presented the
Lifetime Achievement Award to longtime, respected builder/developer Robert Lewis.
Silver Nugget Awards went to the following individuals:
Danielle Bisterfeldt, Summerlin/The Howard Hughes Corp. -
Marketing Leader of the Year.
Kathleen Brant, Pardee Homes -
Customer Service Representative of the Year.
John McLaury, KB Home -
Sales Leader of the Year.
Jocelyn Newton, Pulte Group -
Sales Person of the Year - Homes $300,001 to $500,000.
Gena Reyes, KB Home -
Sales Person of the Year - Homes Under $300,000.
Brenda Skaggs, Woodside Homes of Nevada
- Sales Person of the Year - Homes Over $500,001.
Shaun Thompson, KB Home
- Construction Superintendent of the Year.
Click here for the full list of Silver Nugget Award winners.
SNHBA thanks the hard-working staff at the Review-Journal, and in particular, our board member
Claire DeJesus, and
Melissa McCabe, who are the force behind this program.
Thanks go to the judges:
Vince Barbato, principal of Family Development Homes of Arizona and California;
Donald Ruthroff, senior associate and senior architect at Dahlin Group Architecture Planning of Pleasanton, Calif., and
Rick Sellers, principal of Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects in Las Vegas.
The judges devoted many hours reviewing 216 entries, interviewing 31 finalists, touring model homes, and making some tough decisions as they narrowed the field to finalists, and then, the winners.
SNHBA thanks the Silver Nugget Awards Subcommittee members:
Ron Rulof, Team Power Marketing;
Bonnie Hernandez, American West Homes;
Kathy Hilty, Pardee Homes;
Jen Haack, KB Home;
Lara Jenkins, DR Horton;
Jason Demuth, Pulte Homes and
Annette Bubak, SolarCity for their valued assistance to review and revise the awards' categories; and the association's staff, especially Office Manager
Holly Nostro, who directed the logistics of the competition.
SNHBA salutes our valued sponsors who contributed significantly to the success of the awards' program.
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Emcees Caitlin Shea of HomeAid
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Platinum Sponsor
Southwest Gas Corp.
Silver Sponsors
Cooper Roofing & Solar
Hirschi Masonry
The Howard Hughes Corp.
Jade Sponsors
American West Homes
Bravo Underground
GCW Engineers/Surveyors
imortgage
Pulte Group
Opal Sponsors
All Western Mortgage
NV Energy
Richmond American Homes
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Program Sponsor: Finance of America Mortgage
Invitation Sponsor: CEMEX
Centerpiece Sponsor: USI Silver State
Award Sponsor: Faiss Foley Warren
Affiliate Sponsors: First American Title, ThermaTru Doors
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HOMEAID SOUTHERN NEVADA UPDATE
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Catholic Charities' Deacon Tom presents plaque of appreciation to HomeAid EO Caitlin Shea and 2016 President Darren Wilson of Sierra Air Conditioning at the men's emergency shelter renovation dedication ceremony.
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES DEDICATION
HomeAid Southern Nevada celebrated the completion of renovation work at the Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada's men's emergency shelter wing with a ded
ication ceremony. Project partners contributed more than $21,300 in time, labor and materials to create a
clean, dignified environment for the 500-plus homeless men who find overnight emergency shelter at
the facility. An additional 80 beds were added. Pardee Homes was the build captain, supervising the renovation project. Other contributors included: Builders Design Group, Copper Creek Construction, IES Residential, IMC, Lunis Construction, T&R Construction and Triple H Construction.
 TASTING EVENT BENEFITING HOMEAID
Please join us at the Green at Town Square for the Tour de Fork, part of the "Taste of Town Square" event, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, May 14. The tasting festival will feature a variety of cuisines from 12 different restaurants at Town Square, as well as craft brews from the LVBar in Whole Foods Market, and milxology demonstrations and sampling by Lee's Discount Liquor. Twenty-five percent of the proceeds benefit HomeAid Southern Nevada. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
 51s BASEBALL GAME BENEFITING HOMEAID
Thank you to everyone who came out in the rain to attend the
SNHBA Night at the 51s baseball game. More than $1,500 of the 500+ ticket sales were donated to HomeAid Southern Nevada. Last year, about 300 tickets were sold, with nearly $1,000 going to HomeAid.
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Sales and Marketing Committee members Mike Sweeney, left, and Brian Frabbiele present $500 check to HomeAid EO Caitlin Shea at recent SMC meeting. They raised the money on a spin-the-wheel contest at the Realtor
Train N Tour booth at the recent Real Estate Expo at Cashman Center.
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HomeAid Southern Nevada Mission Statement: Building new lives for Southern Nevada's homeless men, women and children through housing and community outreach.
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SNHBA, NSA PARTNER ON SAFETY PROGRAM
 SNHBA and industry partner, the Nevada Subcontractors Association, conducted its first joint Safety Committee meeting in March to discuss important issues about safety on the job. More than 30 SNHBA and NSA members attended the meeting at the SNHBA office.
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LEADERSHIP MEETS WITH FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
 SNHBA leaders met in March with three Congressional representatives as part of the National Association of Home Builders' "
Bring Housing Home" campaign.
Meetings were conducted with U.S. Reps. Crescent Hardy, R-NV; Joe Heck, R-NV and Dina Titus, D-NV.
SNHBA thanks the representatives for their time and attention to discuss issues of mutual importance and concern.
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MEMBER NEWS
 Richmond American Homes has promoted
Nicole Bloom to division president of the Nevada Division. She has been managing the division's day-to-day operations for the past six months. Under her leadership, the division ranks as one of the top performing home builders in Nevada. She joined the company in 1999 as a sales associate. In 2007, after several promotions, she became vice president of sales. In 2014, she was promoted to senior VP. In September, 2015, she was promoted to general manager for Nevada.
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Olympia Companies hosted a grand opening at metropolitan Las Vegas' newest master-planned community,
Skye Canyon near Mount Charleston. The 1,700-acre community offers entry-level, move-up and luxury neighborhoods from four builders: Century Communities, Pardee Homes, Pulte Homes and Woodside Homes.
 Vegas Inc. recently named Nevada Senator
Patricia Farley a "Woman to Watch in 2016." She is president of
Southwest Specialties, a concrete and paving contractor. "The values and work ethic demanded by the construction industry helped make this award possible. Much of my success is owned to lessons learned on the job," Sen.Farley said.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
 SNHBA has welcomed the following new members to the association. Please welcome them when you meet them at an upcoming event. Details about new members are posted in the members-only Members Zone at
www.snhba.com. Contact Holly Nostro at
[email protected] for username and password to access the site.
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Courtney Sanner - ABC Supply Co.
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David Logsdon - Actus
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Jim Urello and
Rich Urello - BM Windows
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Robert Ray - Fidelity National Title Group
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Ricky Arsenault - Global Building Systems Nevada
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Justin Basso - Hub Pro's
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Alan Carducci and
Wendy McHenry - JMAC Plumbing & Air
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Paul Sterling - Moen
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Cameron Starner - Nevada Association Services
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Craig Ratajczyk - Quickflash Weatherproofing Products
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Michael Almeido - Team AMC/American Media
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John McDermott - Top Industrial-Rainbuster
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Jonathan Cutler - UNICON
- Vincent Pisciuneri - US Landscape
- Rebecca Oscarson - Valley Electric Association
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OTHER NEWS
Clark County has delayed its requirement that all gas pipe be listed per its interpretation of the plumbing code. The May 2 deadline was extended to July 5. For more information on this issue, contact
[email protected].
The
city of Henderson has hired longtime code official
Greg Blackburn as the assistant city manager. Previously, he was the chief building official for the city of North Las Vegas.
The
city of Henderson is considering performing a single Public Facilities Need Assessment for all undeveloped parcels in West Henderson (south of St. Rose Parkway, between Interstate 15 and the Henderson Airport). Builders would be required to enter into a development agreement and pay a proportionate amount of the total calculated need. For information on this issue, contact
[email protected].
Also,
the city of Henderson earned high marks from a national nonprofit organization for the city's efforts to make the community more sustainable and resilient. Henderson was certified in the STAR Community Rating System, which recognizes municipalities for excellence in sustainability.
Click here to read the full story.
The
city of Las Vegas recently launched a new website with the intent to make it easier for customers to find information. However, if you have links saved to your Favorites, those links must be updated with the new website address.
Click here to access the new site.
SNHBA' industry partner, the
Nevada Subcontractors Association, recently moved to a new office in the Riley Building, 4175 S. Riley St., Suite 204, 89149. The NSA is now in the same building with SNHBA, which enhances the relationship between the two associations.
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IN MEMORIAM
 SNHBA extends condolences to the family of retired member,
John McCaffrey, a longtime leading engineer in our community, who passed away in March at age 81. John was a civil engineer who worked for several prominent firms such as VTN and G.C. Wallace. He was a lead engineer on the Summerlin master-planned community and many other large-scale projects.
Click here to read the obituary in the Review-Journal.
SNHBA extends condolences to the family of retired member,
Dean Welsh, a lifelong resident of Las Vegas who was a leader among real estate and marketing professionals. He passed away peacefully in February at age 70.
Click here to read the obituary in the Review-Journal.
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EDUCATION AND EVENTS
The
National Association of Home Builders has a large selection of educational offerings for members. The On Demand program includes courses such as "
Customer Service," the "
Basics of Building" and the "
Certified New Home Sales Professional" classes offered for the CSP designation. Webinars include "
How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection," "
OSHA Fall Protection," and "
What Employers Need to Know to Comply with the Health Care Reform Law."
Click here for more information about NAHB education.
The
Nevada Subcontractors Association is hosting a free
Construction Industry Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
May 13 at the Gold Coast Hotel. Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison will be a special guest speaker. NSA is partnering with Carpets N More, Colvin Construction, Goodwill Southern Nevada, Help of Southern Nevada, Hope for Prisoners, SelectBuild-BMC and Sierra Air Conditioning to present the job fair. The employer table fee is $50.
For more information, contact Rebecca Keenan at [email protected] no later than Wednesday. Click here for the registration for employers and attendees.
The
Nevada Association of Real Estate Brokers is hosting a special event, a co-ed "
Hoop Fest" basketball tournament from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
May 18 at the Tarkanian Basketball Academy to raise funds for HopeLink of Southern Nevada. SNHBA members sponsoring the event include New American Funding, Ticor Title Co., and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. SNHBA will have a booth at the event to promote its Realtor Train N Tour program and the benefits of selling new homes.
Click here for the informational flyer.
SNHBA and the
Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies at UNLV are offering the NAHB classes, "
Estimating for Builders and Remodelers" on Saturday,
May 21 and "
Business Management for Building Professionals" on Saturday,
June 11. Both classes are $149 per student, which includes refreshments, lunch and a text book. Classes are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the SNHBA office.
Click here for the registration forms.
The new Nevada chapter of
ACE Mentoring Program is hosting a special event, "Placing the Odds in Their Favor," from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
May 24 at the Northwest Career and Technical Academy, 8200 W. Tropical Pkwy.
RSVP by May 18.
Click here for the informational flyer.
The Nevada chapter of
Associated Builders and Contractors is hosting its
6th Annual Meet the General Contractor Expo from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
May 26 at the Orleans Hotel.
Click here for additional information about the event.
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