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July 7, 2015
News from Your Tallahassee Builders Association
July 7, 2015
 
TBA's Green Building Council meets this Thursday (July 9) at 11:30 am at the Myers Park Community Room (912 Myers Park Road) with an excellent luncheon program on Emergency Standby Power Generators presented byTAW® Power Systems and TBA member Power On, LCC and sponsored by the City of Tallahassee Natural Gas Utility. The event is free to GreenCouncil members and $10 for non-Council members. Everyone understands the need for backup power tokeep homes and businesses from coming to a stand-still in a power outage which is why TAW Power Systems distributes only KOHLER® Power Systems-tested and regulated generator sets and accessories. TAW's Cyndi Richards will explain the benefits in detail and John and Vicki Cuniff (see photo) of Power Onwill be on hand to offer their insights and expertise. Power On specializes in the sale of residential and small commercial standby generators and is a licensed and certified Kohler dealer.

 

TBA members have an opportunity to make a real impact on the lives of others in our community this Friday (July 10) when Prime Meridian Bank, United Partners for Human Services and TBA host a Blood Donation Drivefrom 7 am to Noon at the Prime Meridian branch at 1897 Capital Circle Drive NE. Appointments are recommendedand can be made by calling Caroline Arrant at 907-2385 or emailing her at . For more information about the drive - why it's vital that you help and how you need to prepare before you donate -  click here. 

 

 
TBA is pleased to announce that the husband-wife team of Tom and Susan Vieth of Vieth Construction will build our 2015 Showcase Homeand offer it for public viewing the second weekend in December. Like last year, TBA plans to partner withToys-for-Tots and use the Showcase Home - which will be built in the Centerville Conservationcommunity - as a drop-off spot for people to donate gifts for kids just in time for Christmas. TBA started the Showcase Home concept in 2014 when Premier Fine Homes built a beautiful custom home in Buckhead, which drew over 800 visitors and resulted in more than 500 gifts for Toys-for-Tots. In addition, TBA's Board of Directorspersonally donated 33 bicycles. It's fitting that Vieth Construction would build the signature home in this the company's 25th year in business.  The Vieths (in photo) have built a solid reputation and a long list of raving fans through their hands-on approach to custom-home construction. Tom has served for many years on the TBA Board of Directors as well as President in 2000-2001. In 1998, his peers at TBA elected him Builder of the Year, an honor he cherishes to this day. Not one to rest on his laurels, Tom was an active member of TBA's Parade of Homes™ Committee this year and has accepted the challenge to chair the association's signature event in 2016.

 

 

This week's TBA Member Profile features Prime Meridian Bank as the

institution that financed the association's 2014 Showcase Home, served as a Silver Sponsor of the Parade of Homes™, provides leadership to TBA's Board of Directors in the person of Relationship Manager/Vice President Philip Pomeroy, and hosts the association's monthly Board meeting/lunches. Prime Meridian's TBA involvement comes with the enthusiastic endorsement of top executives Sammie Dixon (President/CEO) and Chris Jensen (Executive Vice President/Senior Lender) and includes key players such as (left to right in photos) Pomeroy, mortgage department leader and former TBA Associate Member of the Year Laura Jo Hewitt, and mortgage loan officer April Brueckheimer Dean. They share an optimistic outlook about the Tallahassee real estate market. "For the last two and a half years the residential construction market has been steadily improving and overall, things are continuing to trend in the right direction," said Pomeroy.

      

 

TBA is proud of all its Financial Institution Members, including:AmerisBank and Mortgage, BB&T, Capital City Bank, Centennial Bank, Envision Credit Union, Florida Commerce Credit Union, Hancock Bank, On Q Financial Mortgage Simplified, Prime Meridian Bank, Sunshine Savings Bank, Suntrust Mortgage, Tallahassee State Bank/Synovus Mortgage, Thomas County Federal Bank, UFA Reverse, and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.

 

Nationally renowned residential energy-efficiency expert Steve Easley is coming to Tallahassee and TBA members can not only hear him free of charge but also earn two hours of continuing education credits at the same time.Easley will speak on the subject of "Building Energy Efficient Homes: Understanding the House as a System"on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 from 10 am to Noon at theHoliday Inn & Suites at 2725 Graves Road (I-10 and North Monroe).Lunch will be provided by the seminar sponsors: DuPont™ Tyvek andParksite. The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) is sponsoring thecontinuing education credits for builders and architects. The two-hour course for contractors (CILB) is #0608302-High Performance Housing (two general hours of CEUs) and for architects, the Course is FBAID #9878179-High Performance Housing (two HSW Level 1 CEUs). FGBC's Provider number is 004878. The seminar takes the place of TBA's monthly Green Building Council meeting which normally would have been held the second Thursday of the month. Click here to view the registration form and be sure to RSVP to Lynne Edwards at .

 

Welcome These New TBA Members and Support Them 

  • Dender Remodeling and Construction, Ryan Dender, , ryan@denderremodeling.com, residential builder and remodeler (Sponsor: Mark Worley) 
  • Brown's Kitchen Center/The Appliance Solution, Brentley Dumas,  , bentleydumas@yahoo.com, appliances sales, service and accessories (Sponsor: Mark Worley) 
  • Brown's Kitchen Center/The Appliance Solution, Stephen Shoaf,  , wshoaf@theappliancesolution.com, appliance sales, service and accessories (Sponsor: Mark Trudeau) 
  • Cain & Bultman, Burton Williams, (904) 356-4812, bwilliams@cain-bultman.com, flooring distributor, flooring, floor covering and wood (Sponsor: Warren Weeks) 
  • Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet, Barbie Jordan and Rusty Connell, , Automobile/Truck Sales and Service (Sponsor: Karen Koelemij) 
  • Federated Insurance, Chris McPhail, (763) 898-6787,cancphail@fedins.com, insurance services (Sponsor: Mark Trudeau) 
  • Hendrickson Insurance, Maria Hendrickson, (850) 878-5600,[email protected], insurance agents (Sponsor: Tom Vieth) 
  • L&L Business Associates, LLC, Steve  and Dallas Strickland, , dallas@landlbizassc.com, cabinets, flooring, lumber, millwork, and remodeling (Sponsor: Mark Worley) 
  • L&L Construction Services, Jeff Strickland, (229) 378-4243,jeff@landlconstserv.com, residential builder, remodeling, restoration (Sponsor: Mark Worley) 
  • Messer Caparello, PA, Ashley Holt, ,aholt@lawfla.com, attorneys, legal services, title insurance (Sponsor: Deborah McClellan) 
  • Multistone Enterprises/dba Talquin Fabricators, Gene Setliff,, gsetliff@multistonesav.com, stone fabricators (Sponsor: Susan Grabowski) 
  • Streamline Roofing & Construction, Ralph Davis, ,info@streamlineroofing.com, roofing contractors and sheet metal fabrication (Sponsor: Karen Koelemij) 
  • Superior Redi-Mix, David Wells, ,[email protected], concrete products (Sponsor: Mark Trudeau) 
  • Tallahassee Floor Finishing, Thomas Zingale, (850) 656-5500,tallyfloorfinish@aol.com, installation and refinishing (Sponsor: Mark Worley) 
  • Tallahassee Roofing, Inc., Barney Taylor, Jr., (850) 562-8366,gene@tallahasseeroofinginc.com, roofing, roof maintenance, and sheet metal (Sponsor: Karen Koelemij) 

Affiliate Members:

Be sure to see the TBA calendar below for many educational and networking opportunities.

 

 

Upcoming TBA Meetings:

  • July 8, 11:30 am to 2 pm, TBA Board of Directors Strategic Planning Session, Prime Meridian Bank (1897 Capital Circle NE)
  • July 9, 11:30 am, Green Building Council, sponsored by TAW Power Generators and Power On, LLC, Myers Park Community Room (912 Myers Park Road)
  • July 10, 7 am - Noon,  TBA-Sponsored Blood Donation Drive, Prime Meridian Bank (1897 Capital Circle NE)
  • July 16-18, Southeast Building Conference, Orlando (www.sebcshow.com)
  • July 19 (please note that TBA will not hold a general membership meeting in July)
  • July 20, 2 pm - 3 pm, Member & Consumer Education Committee (MCEC), Capital City Bank (1301 Metropolitan Blvd)
  • July 20, 3 pm, Builders Care Committee, Capital City Bank (1301 Metropolitan Blvd)
  • July 29, 11;30 am, Remodelers Council (program and location to be announced)
  • July 30, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Brian Barnard's Flooring America (2731 Capital Circle Northeast)
  • August 11, 10 am to Noon (Free Program serving as August Green Building Council meeting), Building Energy Efficient Homes with Steve Easley, Holiday Inn and Suites (2725 Graves Road at I-10 and Thomasville Road) (lunch will be provided)
  • August 20, 11:30 am, General Membership Meeting, Speakers: Florida Home Builders Association President Jerry Linder andFHBA CEO/Chief Lobbyist Rusty Payton, Holiday Inn & Suites (2725 Graves Road). Attendance requires pre-registration by Noon on August 19th. 
  • August 27, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored byCapital City Bank (3528 Thomasville Road)
  • September 17, 11:30 am, General Membership Meeting, speaker: Leon County Administrator Vince Long, Holiday Inn & Suite (2725 Graves Road) Attendance requires pre-registration by Noon onSeptember 16.
  • September 24, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Sunshine Savings Bank (1400 East Park Avenue)
  • October 29, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored byBarkley Consulting Engineers (3494 Martin Hurst Road)

 

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