July 23, 2012

CALENDAR
Tuesday, July 24, Golf Committee Meeting, 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 25, Builder Breakfast, 6:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 26 – GAC meeting with Gateway Pacific Terminal update
Wednesday, Aug. 1, Home Show Committee Meeting, 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 2, First-Aid Class still has openings
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LANDMARK WINS 2012 Excellence in Remodeling (EIR) Award

The Excellence in Remodeling awards program recognizes outstanding remodeling projects throughout the state. BIAWC member Landmark Enterprises, Inc. – Marinus VandeKamp / Kelly Longwell / Christopher Grannis – won the Commercial $100,000-$250,000 award, presented at BIAW’s summer board meetings on June 27 in Pasco.  Congratulations!!

Some of the categories include outdoor living, historic renovations and—new this year—the "man cave.” A blind judging panel reviewed each project before making their selections, making sure they met a set list of high criteria. Awards were handed out by Remodelers Chair Monty Smith during the Remodelers Council’s annual reception.

BIAW’s EIR awards are an annual opportunity for members to gain professional recognition and credibility. The awards are open to all BIAW members who have completed a project that meets the requirements of an award category. Click here to see the list of categories and 2012 EIR winners. Keep these categories in mind throughout the coming year and submit your work for next year’s EIR awards. Great work and congratulations to all our winners!
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BUILDER BREAKFAST JULY 25th
If you haven’t gotten in your RSVP yet, now is the time!  We’re waking up at the crack o dawn to serve up a hearty breakfast to builders & associates alike on Wednesday.  Unstructured networking — just bring your appetite, your business cards and $5 bucks and we’ll provide the opportunity for a bit of grin & grip time before heading off to the work site.  Wednesday, July 25 – 6:30 AM at 1650 Baker Creek Place, BIAWC.  Please RSVP to sharonk@biawc.com.
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AUDREY BORDERS IS IN THE NEWS
BIAWC’s Audrey Borders was among several BIAW leaders were invited to a Republican Governor's Association meeting on July 11th with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Here, First Vice President Borders is pictured with Jindal. Other BIAW leaders at the meeting included Secretary Bob Kagy, Treasurer Bob Johnson, President Kevin Patrick, Governor Jindal, and Washington Affordable Housing Council Chair Hugh Hall.
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LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNER !
2012 Mackenzie Cowell Memorial Scholarship winners include Jasmine Moffatt of Bellingham, who has just completed her junior year at Western Washington University. Jasmine maintained a 3.50 GPA while pursuing a double major in Management and Marketing and working half time in the Financial Aid Department. Jasmine’s dream is to provide business analysis services for construction companies to better understand their economic situation and propose options, solutions and pathways to success.

Special thanks for the hard work and countless hours spent reviewing and evaluating the applications by the Scholarship Review Committee, which included BIAWC’s own David Verret.
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GAC SPEAKERS
The Government Affairs Committee opted to have all judicial candidates in to speak before primary ballots were mailed on Friday (July 20), and held a special meeting last Tuesday to hear from them. 

Gateway Pacific Terminal will be making an update presentation on their project this week, at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday July 26.  Guests and interested parties are welcome to attend. These are brown bag lunch sessions (bring your own) at Baker Creek Place.
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FERNDALE EXTENDS IMPACT FEE DEFERRAL
The city of Ferndale has voted to extend its residential impact & connection fee deferral program into 2015 – and wants builders to know about it!  The city is offering two flyers, on the deferral program and on calculating fees and how to handle the situation if you think they’re too high.  Click on those links to see them, or stay tuned to see the city’s new webpage building services section as soon as it’s complete. 
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ROII CLAIMS MANAGEMENT:  FREE class to help you with the system.  
August 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Please sign up now with the state BIAW – call 1-800-228-4229 and ask for Amanda Fields or send her an e-mail: amandaf@biaw.com.
BIAW is offering the popular "HELP US HELP YOU” basic claims management workshop from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, August 8, at Baker Creek Place.
The workshop is FREE to all BIAWC members who are enrolled in ROII.
Bring a brown bag lunch if you’d like – lunch is not included in this class.
This workshop was designed for business owners and their staff who handle L&I claims and includes:
• A presentation on the importance of partnering with the physician treating the injured worker in returning the employee back to full duty quickly.
• Information on how BIAW’s Quick Check program works and the value of doing background checks before hiring a new employee.
• R.O.I.I. Staff provided simple steps in the ‘20minute/$20 investment segment that can be used to prevent a future claim.  
• And of course, the ABC’s of claims management. 
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FIRST AID / CPR CLASS
Thursday Aug. 2, 1 to 4:30 p.m.
If your crew needs to update their cards, this is your chance. Taught by Safety First of Lynden, at Baker Creek Place. The cost is $55 for members (at cost) and $65 for non-BIAWC members.  The minimum number of participants is 7, the maximum is 12 – and we have 4 signed up already. Please enroll online through our shopping cart, (on the BIAWC.com home page, click the $ button on the lower left, then choose Education).  These classes do not include lunch.
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MAD fore PLAID SPONSORSHIPS
We have two more hole sponsors for BIAWC's Aug. 24 charity golf tournament -- Larry Steele & Assoc., Inc.  and Art of Photography.  M.C. Smith Construction will sponsor the Longest Drive. Hudson Remodeling will sponsor the Straightest Drive.

A few sponsorships remain, as well as a few foursomes.  Don’t miss out on this opportunity to play, network and contribute to the skill set of your industry through support of the Construction Careers Academy and the BIAWC Scholarship Fund.  Thanks to these sponsors who previously signed up to commit their support: 

Western Refinery Services - title sponsor
Larry Steele & Associates, Hole Sponsor
Hudson Remodeling, Hole Sponsor
Peoples Bank, Hole Sponsor
Pacific Surveying & Engineering, Hole Sponsor
Snapper Shuler Kenner Insurance, Hole Sponsor
Kulshan Brewery & Associated Project Consultants, Hole Sponsor
ProBuild, Hole Sponsor
Metcalf Hodges, Hole Sponsor
Servpro of Bellingham, Hole Sponsor
Bellingham Millwork, Hole Sponsor
Mt Baker Roofing, Hole Sponsor
Liberty Northwest, Hole Sponsor
S&S Concrete, Hole Sponsor
Dirtworks, Hole Sponsor
Parker Paint, Hole Sponsor
Kelly's O'Deli, Breakfast Sponsor
Puget Sound Energy, Lunch Sponsor
Print & Copy Factory, Program Sponsor
The Art of Photography, Photography Sponsor
and to Moss Adams LLP for the scholarship donation

Information on Mad fore Plaid, this year’s charity golf tournament on Aug. 24, is available at www.biawc.com/golf or by calling Sharon Kingston at 671.4247.
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URBAN SPRAWL ONLY 3% of US LAND
BIAW reports:  The US has a total land area 2.3 billion acres. In '07, the major land uses were forestland at 671 million acres (30%), grassland pasture and rangeland at 614 million acres (27%), cropland at 408 million acres (18%), parks and wildlife areas at 313 million acres (14%), misc uses (tundra and swamps) at 197 million acres (9%), and urban land at 61 million acres or just 3%.  
Elliot F. Eisenberg, Ph.D
Economist, National Association of Home Builders
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