Tuesday Toolbox June 23, 2020
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Strike Up The Band & Join The Parade!
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Two Parades in One!
Enter Your Home Today
BUILDERS & REMODELERS you have until July 24th to enter the Parade and showcase your home in the Live Parade and the Virtual Parade!
We are very excited to announce the addition of the Virtual Parade which includes a video of tour with the builder pointing out the unique features of their home. As a Parade builder, you will share promotional rights to the material with the HBAGTA to use in the marketing of your business.
But wait! There's more! Still photos and a 3D video detailing your home's aspects with a limited amount of matter tagging available to your suppliers and sub-contractors!
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ALL HBA MEMBERS, you have until July 29th to place your ad in the prestigious Parade of Homes Tour Guide - advertising opportunities in the Tour Guide are exclusive to HBA members. The POH Tour Guide is distributed to all Parade visitors and is also available online!
HBA member suppliers and sub-contractors that are featured in Parade homes now have the unique opportunity to be showcased online and in the tour guide! When you purchase an ad in the tour guide, you may also purchase a matter tag in the Parade home where your product or work was featured, linking Parade visitors to your website. This is a fabulous way to advertise your company!
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Join James Hardie as a Parade of Homes Sponsor!
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Exclusive
Platinum Sponsor
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Please contact Naj with any Parade related questions!
Together you will make this the best Parade of Homes ever! More than ever, our community will be looking forward to getting out and touring Parade homes, let's treat them to an amazing experience!
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The Tuesday Toolbox has an impressive above average industry open and click rate.
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Workforce Development
Your Chance to Partner in the Solution!
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To ensure the long-term viability of our industry and build the new homes and business structures that our community will need as it grows, the HBA has partnered with NMC and the Builders Exchange to launch Build Your Life. The mission of this new initiative is to increase the number of new employees entering the building trades, through a collaborative partnership with industry stakeholders and marketing careers to a broad audience.
On Thursday evening (6/25), we will hold two focus groups at the Park Place, to share our plans so far and get feedback from industry leaders – builders, contractors, suppliers and manufacturers. We invite you to join us. The first meeting will begin at 4:30 PM, the second at 7:00 PM. You should plan to attend one of the two meetings. Please reach out to Bob O’Hara at
robert@hbagta.com, to let us know you are coming.”
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Annual Awards Announced
Congratulations Winners!
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At last night's virtual General Membership Meeting our Annual Awards were presented to 5 well-deserving HBA members.
Associate of the Year/Jim Alpers Memorial Award winner,
Julie Bravender of Lake Michigan Credit Union; Outstanding Member Award winner,
Robin Whipple of Bay View Flooring; Humanitarian of the Year Award winner,
Tonya Wildfong of Team Elmer's; The Emerging Leader Award Winner,
Rene Hills of Real Estate One; and Builder of the Year Award winner,
Dean Adams of Bay Area Contracting. Congratulations everyone!
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HBA Golf Outing
August 25th @ Crystal Mountain
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Our HBAGTA Golf Tournament is still ON, and we want it to be a celebration of the strength of our industry and community. Join us at beautiful Crystal Mountain on August 25th. Choose your course, either golf the Betsie Valley course or the Mountain Ridge course! Course selection is first come first serve so register today!
REGISTRATION TIP - Use Internet Explorer to open, complete and submit or to save the golf form online. All others, print, scan & email the registration form to
najwa@hbagta.com or print & FAX to
231-943-1051. or print & mail to HBAGTA, 3040 Sunset Lane, Traverse City, MI 49684.
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6th Annual Scholarship Dinner
September 30, 2020
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The Annual HBAGTA Scholarship Dinner focuses on the skilled building trades as a career choice, while raising funds for scholarships to support students who are pursuing this path.
100% of the silent auction proceeds go to funding scholarships. This year will feature the auctioning of the Build Your Life initiative shed that will be touring our area this summer promoting careers in the building trades!
Seating is limited for this premier event so purchase your tickets today! Corporate tables, corporate half-tables and individual tickets are available.
Join our Foundation Sponsor,
Northern Building Supply
in supporting the Scholarship Dinner by becoming a
Toolbox Sponsor
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Your support is vital to our workforce development efforts to increase the number of valuable skilled trade workers in our area.
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Looking to Fill Job Openings?
Post For Free!
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Post on the HBAGTA Job Board by
emailing Deb
a description of the job title, job duties, full or part-time and who to contact. We will also post your job opening on our social media pages - all for
FREE
!
Northwestern Michigan College is also
reaching out to request a list of employers in the construction industry who would be willing to provide students a position with their company during the Fall 2020 semester. They could potentially begin as soon as possible to accrue experience over the summer.
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New WOTUS Rule
Now in Effect
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The “Navigable Waters Protection Rule” (NWPR), which is the Trump Administration’s new definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), became effective yesterday in every state except Colorado. Implementation begins after Judge Joseph Seeborg of the Northern District of California denied a request last Friday from 17 states,
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Top 5 Green Products & Systems
What Customers Are Asking For
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What types of high-performing green products and systems are customers requesting? The
2020 Green Single Family and Multifamily Homes SmartMarket Brief
surveyed and analyzed responses from builders and remodelers before the onset of COVID-19, but these results can still serve as a benchmark to help building professionals fine-tune their business models. NAHB anticipates that customers, who have spent months in their homes, have developed a heightened awareness of what efficient, comfortable and healthy means to them, and builders and remodelers need to be ready to meet these needs.
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HBAGTA Sets World Record!
Funds Start Scholarship Program
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One of the most amazing things accomplished by the HBAGTA in our 50-year history happened on July 13, 1984. A planning committee set out to build a whole house in a day and better a speed record set in 1981. A 500 person group from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida built a home in 7 hours and 35 minutes, and that was the goal to beat.
Start the clock! 180 volunteers began the project which was also a sanctioned event for the 1984 National Cherry Festival. A new product from the Gold Bond Corporation was used. It was called; Prest-On Gypsum Wallboard Fasteners that helped to speed up the drywall stage of the project.
In an amazing 6 hours and 48 minutes the 3 bedroom one bath home was finished and that included a completed yard and landscaping.
The completion time established a new “World Record,” that was authorized and published in the famous Guinness Book of World Records (1985 edition). After completion, the home was raffled off and netted $60,000. A $10,000 portion of those monies was used to start an annuity fund to be used for NMC student scholarships. To date, over 136 scholarships have been awarded, totaling $111,048 because of this event.
Today many of the people and companies that worked so hard in 1984 are not with us anymore. Their skilled and rapid work has gone down in the record books and kick-started another HBAGTA legacy.
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HBAGTA Classes Update
Deb Perkins, Education Coordinator
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Hello HBAGTA Members,
I just wanted to update you on what is happening with the classes being held at the HBAGTA office. As per our policy, no classes are scheduled from June-August. The education committee is working on a roster of classes for the 2020 fall / 2021 winter calendar and hope to be able to share it with you soon. Everything is hinging on the social distancing guidelines and when our instructors will be available. Check our
education webpage for any updates to our education calendar.
Best Regards,
Deb Perkins, HBAGTA Education Coordinator
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Online Learning
NAHB's New Portal
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In the NAHB’s new online learning portal, you will find access to on-demand courses, live online courses, webinars, replays and more. You can also track your online education via their online learning transcript.
Click Here
to be visit the NAHB online learning portal.
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