The Tallahassee Builders Association congratulates Tom and Susan Vieth of Vieth Construction for being selected to build TBA's 2015 Showcase Home, which will be on display the weekend of December 12-13 at theCenterville Conservation community. Like last year's home, built by Premier Fine Homes in Buckhead, it will be a fund-raiser for TBA andToys for Tots, thanks to the generous donations of products, services, and toys by TBA members. You'll be hearing a lot more about this exciting project.

An All-Star lineup of the Tallahassee area's best builders is ready to showcase their skills in TBA's 2015 Parade of Homes set for the weekends of May 9-10 and 16-17. This year's Parade builders, in alphabetical order, are Adams Quality Homes, AD Homes, Ertl Homes, Foundation Homes, Kenley Design & Construction, Panhandle Building Services, Parrish Group, Persica Homes, Pitman's Custom Construction, Powerhouse Construction, Premier Fine Homes, Sneed Construction, and Vieth Construction. The homes range in price from Premier's$182,940 home in Summerlake to Ertl's $2 million showcase in Tuscan Hill. In all, 17 Tallahassee-area communities will be represented with Centerville Conservation having two entries, one by 2014 Best of Show winner Foundation Homes and one by Vieth Construction. Parade magazines, published by Homes & Land, will be available at Publix Stores on April 25, according to Parade of Homes Committee Chair Larry Wayne Strickland of Capital City Builders. Platinum Sponsors for the Parade are Capital City Bank, City of Tallahassee Natural Gas Utility, and Hancock Bank.

TBA is super-proud that one of its members - Kessler Construction - has teamed with Rogers Developments to create the first and only residential community in Leon County where all the newly-built homes will be certified to meet stringent Green Buildingstandards for energy-efficiency and sustainability. The official ground-breaking of the first model home in the Southern Oaks development was held last week. Mark Kessler andMike Rogers, principals of the co-developing companies, bring a combined 40-plus years of Green building experience to the project where the custom homes - which will range from $400,000 to $700,000 - will each be certified to standards set by the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC).

Participants in the ground-breaking for Tallahassee's first all-Green residential community at Southern Oaks are, left to right, Suzanne Cook of the Florida Green Building Coalition, Vicki O'Neil of the City of Tallahassee Natural Gas Utility, developer Mike Rogers, builder Mark Kessler, Leon County Commissioners John Dailey and Bryan Desloge, Wes Singletary of the Big Bend Habitat for Humanity, and Betsy Gray of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce.

It's not too early to begin planning to participate in TBA's 2015 Saltwater Fishing Tournament set for Saturday, June 13 at the C-Quarters Marina in Carrabelle. You can sign up to sponsor or enter a boat or kayak by using the form under TBA Events attallyba.com. ABC Supply is the Anchor Sponsor of the event and Pro-Build is a Grand Slam sponsor, according to tournament Co-Chairs Bill Kimberl of Kimberl Construction and Mike Roberts of Roberts Sand Company. Even if you don't plan to fish, do participate in the FREE Captain's Dinner at Calico Jack's on Thursday, June 11, from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, and the Anglers' Social (a low-country boil) on Friday, June 12 starting at 7 pm at the C-Quarters Restaurant in Carrabelle.

Members of the TBA Remodelers Council heard an excellent program last week on the opportunities available in serving those individuals and families who want to age in place in their existing homes. Occupational therapist Sharon Hennigan, CAPS (left in photo) with Janay Austin of AARP Florida, was the speaker and she'll be working with TBA in the future to create an event where people who are making decisions about aging-in-place will be linked to professional remodelers. The next Remodelers Council meeting is Wednesday, April 29, at 11:30 am, atOld Town Café and is sponsored by Frank Skubel and our friends at Kitchen Tune-Up.

TBA thanks Interior/Exterior Building Supply for hosting last week's Hard Hat Happy Hour at its Appleyard Drive showroom. Interior/Exterior offers a wide array of drywall products through nationally recognized suppliers such as Owens-Corning, National Gypsum, CertainTeed 

TBA member Prime Meridian Bank has added two mortgage professionals to its staff: mortgage loan officers April Brueckheimer Dean and Christie Powis.

TBA is pleased to welcome these new members:

Blueprint Shop, Susan Atwood, , , building permits, printing/direct mail, promotional products.

Earl Bacon Agency, Robert Nylen, , , insurance and risk management services.

Ertl Homes, Tom Ertl, , , custom home building and remodeling.

Full Press Apparel, Inc., Danny Shrine, , ;promotional products, advertising, custom apparel/uniforms/safety gear.

Huber Engineered Woods, Jason Coleman, ,, flooring, floor covering, wood, roofing supplies/materials.

Be sure to see the TBA calendar below for many educational and networking opportunities... and the Member Benefit of the Week.

Sincerely, 

Paul M. Thompson, CAE, MIRM

Executive Officer

Tallahassee Builders Association

P.O. Box 1212

Tallahassee, FL 32302

Email: paul.thompson@tallyba.com 

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Upcoming TBA Meetings:

• April 2, 2 pm, Governmental Affairs Committee, Capital City6 Bank (1301 Metropolitan Blvd.)
• April 7, 11:30 am, Parade of Homes Committee, Hancock Bank (2453 Mahan Drive)
• April 8, 10:30 am, Membership Committee, Prime Meridian Bank (Capital Circle)
• April 8, 11:30 am, Board of Directors Meeting, Prime Meridian Bank (Capital Circle)
• April 8, 12:30 pm, Sponsorship Committee, Prime Meridian Bank (Capital Circle)
• April 9, 11:30 am, Green Building Council, Myers Park Community Room
• April 20, 2 pm, Member & Consumer Education Committee, Capital City Bank (Metropolitan Blvd.)
• April 20, 3 pm, Builders Care Committee, Capital City Bank (1301 Metropolitan Blvd.)
• April 29, 11:30 am, Remodelers Council, Sponsored by Kitchen Tune-Up, Old Town Café (Timberlane Road)
• April 30, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Persica Homes Model Home (location to be announced)
• May 14, 6 pm to 9 pm, Parade of Homes Awards Dinner, Hotel Duval
• May 28, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Centennial Bank (1953 Thomasville Road)
• June 11, 5:30 pm, Free Networking Dinner for TBA Members, Calico Jacks (CJs)
• June 12, 7 pm, Anglers' Social (open to all TBA members), C-Quarters Restaurant, Carrabelle
• June 13, TBA Saltwater Fishing Tournament, C-Quarters Marina, Carrabelle
• June 25, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Independent Green Technologies (3954 West Pensacola Street)
• July 30, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Brian Barnard's Flooring America (2731 Capital Circle Northeast)
• August 27, 5:30 pm to 7 pm, Hard Hat Happy Hour, Sponsored by Mortgage Bankers Association of Tallahassee (location to be determined)
• 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 by Barkley Consulting Engineers (3494 Martin Hurst Road)

This week's featured MEMBER BENEFIT:

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