to view - Home Builders Association of Virginia

Leading the charge to recovery 

2012 

Home Builders Association 

of Virginia 

Annual Report

Air Vents and Louvers Pose a Huge Risk 

To Your Projects in a Flood Zone 

©2012 Smart Vent Products, Inc. 

Typical Air Vents 

Air Vents will clog with debris 

during a flood event. According 

to ASCE 24-05 and the ICC 

Building Codes, all flood openings 

must allow a 3” diameter 

sphere to pass through the 

opening to account for debris. 

Structural Damage 

Structural Damage occurs when 

hydrostatic pressure builds up 

on a foundation wall during a 

fl ood event. The objective of 

a fl ood vent is to equalize this 

pressure. 

Eliminate Human Intervention 

Air Vents and louvers that 

can be closed manually are 

not compliant. A structurally 

sound foundation starts with 

a passive approach to fl ood 

venting. 

Visit smartvent.com to see THE SMART SOLUTION 

Become an Authorized Installer to Get Listed on our Locator. 

Email vainstaller@smartvent.com Today! 

Designed. Tested. Certifi ed. 

The Right Product for the Job. 

www.smartvent.com 

(877) 441-8368 ESR-2074

Your job is to make every building great. Our job is to help you do it. With quality 

materials and a knowledgeable staff you can count on for local expertise. From 

design ideas to custom millwork to sustainable building education, we’ll get 

you everything you need. Your work deserves nothing less. We are ProBuild. 

We believe in the building. If you do too, visit us at www.probuild.com. 

Components 

West Point 

Winchester 

Gypsum 

Chantilly 

Fredericksburg 

Petersburg 

Lumberyard and Gypsum 

Charlottesville 

Lumberyard and Millwork 

Chester 

Roanoke 

Tappahannock 

Williamsburg 

Verona 

Lumberyard, Gypsum and Millwork 

Chesapeake 

Lynchburg 

Winchester 

• Cabinets 

• Components Manufacturing 

• Doors 

• Engineered Wood 

• Gypsum 

• Hardware 

• Lumber 

• Millwork 

• Moulding 

• Siding & Trim 

• Windows 

HBaV annual RepoRt 2012 1

Build energy effi cient homes and receive cash rebates 

With WarmWise, Columbia Gas 

of Virginia’s energy effi ciency 

and conservation program, 

home builders can receive 

cash rebates of up to $300 for 

each qualifying energy effi cient 

equipment upgrade purchased 

and installed. 

• Furnaces 

• Tank Water Heaters 

• Tankless Water Heaters 

Limited time offer. Purchase and installation must be 

completed by December 31, 2012 in order to be eligible. 

2 HBaV annual RepoRt 2012 

To get started, follow these simple steps: 

Step 1: Ensure the home is in Columbia Gas of Virginia’s service 

territory. Visit WarmWiseVA.com and click on 

Residential Rebates to view a list of qualifying equipment. 

Step 2: Purchase and install qualifying equipment. 

Step 3: Complete and mail-in the appropriate applications and 

documentation, available at WarmWiseVA.com. 

For more information call Chris Griffi n, WarmWise program manager, at 804-768-6412.

2012 AnnuAL report 

home BuiLders AssoCiAtion of virginiA 

Contents 

HBAV leadership 4 

takes the helm 

Brian Mullins leads 8 

charge for renewed 

shelter industry vitality 

A messAge from 10 

the president 

Keeping the promise 

LegisLAtive updAte 12 

2012 Va. General Assembly 

supports recovering 

home building industry 

hBAv BuiLd-pAC 14 

Build-PAC helps elect 

friends of homeownership 

2011 hBAv BuiLd-pAC 14 

honor roLL 

reguLAtory updAte 16 

Controversial impacts of 

State regulations 

abated in 2011 

CALendAr of events 17 

HBAV, Peninsula developers 18 

challenge James City County 

cash proffer policy 

16 local associations 20 

across Virginia multiply 

strength through HBAV 

Local building associations 22 

anticipate better days ahead 

eAsyLiving home, 27 

virginiA 

A home for all reasons 

eArthCrAft virginiA 28 

Green and growing 

BuiLder And AssoCiAte 30 

of the yeAr 

Members honored for 

hard work and 

dedication to HBAV 

memBership 32 

Benefit serviCes 

HBAV members 

reap more than 

legislative representation 

Insurance partnership 35 

meets members’ needs 

hBAv eduCAtionAL 36 

foundAtion: 

Two Va. Tech students 

receive scholarships 

produCts for 37 

tomorrow 

Leading the charge 

(On the cover) Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue on Monument Avenue is the 

biggest, tallest and most commanding of the figures that grace Richmond’s 

landscape. The Home Builders Association of Virginia’s headquarters, 

The Stewart-Lee House, was home to Gen. Lee’s family toward the end 

of the Civil War. (Photo by Stacey Enesey Klemenc.) (Above) HBAV’s 

headquarters is located near the State Capitol and the James River. 

(Inset) Outgoing President C. Richard Bogese Jr. (right) wishes the best for 

incoming President Brian Mullins. 

2012 AnnuAl RepoRt 

An official publication of the Home Builders Association of Virginia 

published by hbAV 

707 E. Franklin St. • Richmond, VA 23219 • (804) 643-2797 

hbavmail@hbav.com • www.hbav.com 

Editor: Stacey Enesey Klemenc 

(757) 427-6355 • staceyklemenc@cox.net 

Graphic designer: Paige Takach • paigest@cox.net 

Advertising sales executive: Lisa Nixon 

23495 River Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653 

(804) 822-2395 • nixoncommmunications@yahoo.com 

Acceptance of advertising in the HBAV 2012 Annual Report and mention of specific 

products or services in editorial content does not imply endorsement of the product or 

service by the Home Builders Association of Virginia. No material may be reproduced 

for further publication without the express permission of HBAV. 

Affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders 


2013 LeAdership 

pResident 

Robert b. Mullins 

Quality homes inc. 

1885 Governor’s pointe 

drive, suite b 

suffolk, VA 23436 

Robert “Brian” Mullins (Peninsula 

H&BA) has been elected to serve 

as HBAV president. A licensed 

contractor since 1986, Mullins is a 

commercial and residential developer 

from Suffolk, and is founder and 

owner of Quality Homes Inc. He is 

a past president of PH&BA. 

He has served on the HBAV 

Executive Board, board of directors, 

Legislative Committee and as 

regional vice president. Mullins is a 

member of the Fire Services Board 

and the Board for Housing and 

Community Development, which 

prescribes the Uniform Statewide 

Building Code. He is an active 

supporter of NAHB and HBAV 

Build-PAC. 

Mullins and his wife, Teresa, live 

in Suffolk. 

FiRst ViCe pResident/ 

tReAsuReR 

louis Genuario Jr. 

The Genuario Cos. 

8400 Radford Ave., suite 200 

Alexandria, VA 22309 



HBaV 2013 leadership takes the helm 

The Home Builders Association of Virginia installed its 2013 officers in a ceremony June 26 at the Hilton 

Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotel. Robert B. Mullins, of the Peninsula Housing & Builders Association, succeeds 

C. Richard Bogese Jr., of the Home Builders Association of Southside Virginia, as president. Headquartered in 

Richmond, HBAV is a statewide trade association that represents the interests of the home building industry before 

state and federal lawmakers and regulators. Brief bios of the senior officers follow: 

Robert B. Mullins louis Genuario Jr. 

Louis V. Genuario Jr. (Northern 

VA BIA) has been elected to serve 

as HBAV first vice president/ 

treasurer. President and co-owner of 

Genuario Cos./Wakefield Homes, 

Genuario is a second-generation 

developer and home builder 

concentrating in custom and semiproduction 

homes in the Northern 

Virginia area. 

A member of Northern Virginia 

Building Industry Association 

since 1990, he was president of the 

local association in 2003. Over the 

years he has volunteered and held 

numerous positions within NVBIA 

and HBAV. He has served on 

HBAV’s Legislative Committee, was 

Area V vice president in 2007, 2008, 

2010 and 2011, and is an ardent 

supporter of HBAV Build-PAC. 

Genuario and his wife, Laura, 

live in Alexandria. 

seCond 

ViCe pResident 

John napolitano 

napolitano homes 

1492 s. independence blvd., 

suite 101 

Virginia beach, VA 23462 

John C. Napolitano (Tidewater 

BA) has been elected to serve as 

HBAV second vice president. Senior 

John napolitano John e. Scott III Roger W. langford 

vice president of Napolitano Homes 

in Virginia Beach, Napolitano is 

a past president of the Tidewater 

Builders Association and also served 

the local association in many other 

leadership positions since he first 

joined TBA in 1996. 

In 2011 and 2012, he served 

HBAV as chairman of the 

Legislative Committee, as a member 

of the Executive Board and as an 

HBAV Build-PAC trustee. 

Napolitano and his wife, Wendy, 

live in Virginia Beach. 

AssoCiAte 


John e. scott iii 

builders Firstsource 

13234 Airpark drive 

elkwood, VA 22718 

John E. Scott III (Blue Ridge 

HBA) has been elected to serve 

as HBAV associate vice president. 

Scott is a sales associate for Builders 

FirstSource and has been selling 

building materials in Charlottesville 

for more than 30 years. A longtime 

member of Blue Ridge 

Home Builders Association, he 

currently serves as its Membership 

Committee chair and is a member 

of the Executive Committee. He 

was honored as BRHBA 2007 

C. Richard Bogese Jr. 

Associate of the Year, and received 

the President’s Award for excellence 

in service in 2011. 

Scott and his wife, Anne, reside 

in Charlottesville. 

ViCe pResident/ 

seCRetARy 

Roger W. langford 

professional Warranty 

service Corp. 

3711 drakeshire Road 

Richmond, VA 23234 

Roger W. Langford (HBA of 

Richmond) has been elected to 

serve as HBAV vice president/ 

secretary. Langford is a regional 

sales director with Professional 

Warranty Corp. and has been an 

active associate member of the 

Home Building Association of 

Richmond since 2002. 

He was named HBAR’s 

Member of the Year in 2009 and 

inducted into the NAHB Society 

of Honored Associates in 2010. He 

was nominated by HBAV to be 

the NAHB Associate of the Year 

in 2011. 

Langford and his wife, Michelle, 

reside in Richmond.

Master of ceremonies Henry Singleton officiates the swearing in of the 2013 

regional vice presidents, (from left) J.M. Snell, Bill Halprin, Jeff Camden, Frank 

Vanecek and Craig Havenner. Chris Pfohl, Billy Talbott and Duncan Macfarlane 

were unable to attend. 

Chris pfohl 

iMMediAte 

pAst pResident 

C. Richard bogese Jr. 

Richard bogese builder inc. 

206 d temple Ave. 

Colonial heights, VA 23834 

Richard Bogese Jr. (HBA of 

Southside), president of Richard 

Bogese Builder Inc., has been in the 

construction business for more than 

40 years. He is an active member and 

a two-term president of the Home 

Builders Association of Southside 

Virginia. Southside named him Builder 

of the Year in 1998 and elected him to 

its Hall of Fame in 2007. 

Bogese has served on the HBAV 

Executive Board, board of directors, 

Legislative Committee and as a 

regional vice president. 

On the national level, Bogese 

has served on the NAHB executive 

board, and as national director and life 

director. He is an active supporter of 

NAHB and HBAV Build-PAC. 

Bogese and his wife, JoAnn, live 

in Chester. 

hBAv’s regional 

vice presidents 

In addition to the senior officers, 

the following eight people serve as 

regional vice presidents: 

J.M. Snell 

Billy G. talbott 

Duncan McFarlane 

ReGion i 


Chris pfohl 

Rome Mechanical Inc. 

310 Ferguson Drive 

Blacksburg, VA 24060 

Pfohl (New River Valley HBA) represents 

Roanoke and New River Valley. 

ReGion ii 


billy G. talbott 

Talbott & Walker LLC 

106 Jeanette Drive 

Danville, VA 24540 

Talbott (B&A of Southern VA) 

represents Central and Southern 

Virginia. 

ReGion iii 


J.M. snell 

Valley Renovators Inc. 

3909 Calvary Lane 

Penn Laird, VA 22846 

Snell (Shenandoah Valley BA) represents 

Augusta and Shenandoah Valley. 

ReGion iV 


duncan Macfarlane 

Macfarlane Homes Inc. 

868 Miller School Road 

Charlottesville, VA 22903 

Macfarlane (Blue Ridge HBA) 

represents Blue Ridge and Piedmont. 

Emcee Henry Singleton pins 2013 

President Brian Mullins during the 

installation ceremony in Virginia Beach. 

ReGion V 


W. Craig havenner 

The Christopher Cos. 

10461 White Granite Drive, Suite 103 

Oakton, VA 22124 

Havenner (Northern VA BIA) 

represents Northern Virginia and 

Top of Virginia. 

ReGion Vi 


Jeffrey s. Camden 

The Design Group Inc. 

1320 Bolton Estates Lane 

Midlothian, VA 23113 

Camden (HBA of Southside) 

represents Richmond and Southside. 

ReGion Vii 


Frank Vanecek 

Vanecek Construction LLC 

172 Swann Court 

Reedville, VA 22539 

Vanecek (HBA of Rappahannock) 

represents Fredericksburg and 

Rappahannock. 

ReGion Viii 


William halprin 

S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. 

P.O. Box 2491 

Norfolk, VA 23510 

Halprin (Tidewater BA) represents 

Peninsula and Tidewater. 

nAhb stAte 

RepResentAtiVe 

Michael newsome 

(tidewater bA) 

Clark Whitehill Enterprises 

4224 Holland Road, Suite 104 

Virginia Beach, VA 23452 

hBAv chairmen 

The following people chair 

HBAV’s committees, foundations 

and councils: 

ApARtMent & 

business pRopeRties 

CoMMittee 

david blalock Jr. 

(peninsula h&bA) 

FSK Property Management 

753-C Thimble Shoals Blvd. 

Newport News, VA 23606 

(See 2013 LEADERSHIP on page 6) 

W. Craig Havenner Jeffrey S. Camden Frank Vanecek William Halprin Michael D. newsome David Blalock Jr. 


2013 leadership (continued from page 5) 

AssoCiAte MeMbeR 

CoMMittee 

John scott 

(blue Ridge hbA) 

Builders FirstSource 

13234 Airpark Drive 

Elkwood, VA 22718 

build-pAC CoMMittee 

William Goode 

(hbA of Richmond) 

Colonial Homecrafters Ltd. 

2285 River Road 

Maidens, VA 23102 

buildinG CoMMittee 

preston o. stallings 

(blue Ridge hbA) 

Preston O. Stallings Inc. 

P. O. Box 6249 


bylAWs ReVieW 

CoMMittee 



Napolitano Homes 

1492 S. Independence Blvd., Suite 101 


Michael l. toalson Kathy M. Harley 

Barb preddy Rhonda allison 


Willie Goode preston Stallings 

hBAv stAff 

CoMpensAtion 

CoMMittee 

brian Mullins 


Quality Homes Inc. 

1885 Governor’s Pointe Drive, Suite B 

Suffolk, VA 23436 

eduCAtionAl 

FoundAtion 

douglas R. Fahl 

(northern VA biA) 

Dewberry 

1503 Edwards Ferry Road, Suite 200 

Leesburg, VA 20176 

eXeCutiVe boARd 

brian Mullins 



1885 Governor’s Pointe Drive, Suite B 

Suffolk, VA 23436 

eXeCutiVe oFFiCeRs 

CounCil 

Margaret hudnall 

(hbA of Rappahannock) 

Home Builders Association of 

Rappahannock 

P. O. Box 88 

Wicomico Church, VA 22579 

home builders Association 

of Virginia 

707 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23219 

(804) 643-2787 • Fax (804) 780-2482 

www.hbav.com • hbavmail@hbav.com 

Michael l. toalson 

Chief executive officer, extension 306 

Kathy M. harley 

Director of administration and finance, 

extension 304 

barb preddy 

Administrative assistant, extension 301 

Rhonda Allison 

Legislative assistant, extension 302 

Douglas R. Fahl Margaret Hudnall Robert Flynn 

FinAnCe CoMMittee 

louis Genuario 


The Genuario Cos. 

8400 Radford Ave., Suite 200 

Alexandria, VA 22309 

insuRAnCe CoMMittee 

Robert J. Flynn 

(Roanoke Regional hbA) 

Fralin and Waldron Inc. 

P.O. Box 20069 

Roanoke, VA 24018 

histoRiC 

pReseRVAtion 

And RestoRAtion 

FoundAtion 

John d. stokely Jr. 


Cavalier Land Development Corp. 

3187 Ariana Drive 


leGislAtiVe 

CoMMittee 

Craig havenner 


The Christopher Cos. 

10461 White Granite Drive, Suite 103 


John D. Stokely Jr. 

loCAl pResidents/ 

ReGionAl 

ViCe pResidents 

CoMMittee 






MeMbeRship 

CoMMittee 






noMinAtions 

CoMMittee 

C. Richard bogese Jr. 

(hbA of southside) 

Richard Bogese Builder Inc. 

206 D Temple Ave. 

Colonial Heights, VA 23834 

(Below) 2013 HBAV executive officers 

(from left) Roger Lang ford, John Scott, 

John Napolitano and Lou Genuario 

congratulate each other amid the 

audience’s applause after the installation 

ceremony.

MILITARY VETERANS LIKE DOMINION LINEMAN DEVON MCFADDEN 

ARE REMOVING ONE PROUDLY WORN UNIFORM FOR ANOTHER. 

Supporting our military—when they’re abroad and when they come home—is an important part of who we are. That’s one of the reasons 

we’ve helped pilot the national Troops to Energy Jobs program, which links military veterans to jobs in the energy sector. We’re proud that 

our company’s commitment to service members and their families was recognized when we received the Secretary of Defense Employer 

Support Freedom Award—the highest honor given to companies employing military veterans. It’s also led to Dominion being named a 

“Top 100 Military Friendly Employer” three years in a row. But what we’re most proud of are the dedicated men and women who’ve served 

our country so bravely. We’re honored to stand behind them—and work beside them. 

dom.com 


The Home Builders Association of Virginia is engaged in a bold 

advance to reclaim industry vitality and attract a new generation 

of builders, under the leadership of 2012-2013 President Robert 

“Brian” Mullins of Quality Homes Inc. of Virginia. 

Mullins points to HBAV’s greatest strength, its legislative adeptness, which it 

ceaselessly exerts to achieve desired results. It is through legislation that HBAV 

members reap the most benefits, he says. 

“HBAV has fought long and hard, mostly through the work of the HBAV 

Legislative Committee and 

staff,” says Mullins, 2007 president 

of the Peninsula Housing 

& Builders Association and 

long-time member of Tidewater 

Builders Association, 

who has served on the HBAV 

Legislative Committee since 

the early 1990s. 

He notes the benefit of the 

Dillon’s Rule in Virginia, which 

gives the Commonwealth legislative 

authority over localities. 

“It makes it easier for builders 

to zero in on problems on the 

local front,” he says. This has 

been central to HBAV’s position 

on issues, such as its stance 

against payment of proffers to 

localities prior to issuance of 

the certificate of occupancy. 

(See story on p. 18.) 

Mullins also was instrumental 

in HBAV’s hard-won 

battle against a mandate for expensive fire sprinklers in new single-family homes. 

As a member of the Department of Housing and Community Development 

and the Virginia Fire Services Board, both gubernatorial appointments in 2004, 

he helped identify practical and cost-effective code changes designed to increase 

fire safety in the home. 

He approaches his legislative interactions from an apolitical perspective. “We 

are a cross-cut organization, representing democrats and republicans, as well as 

independents. It’s not my opinion so much as what the association as a whole wants.” 

Mullins also demonstrated his leadership skill as HBAV second vice president 

and Membership Committee chair from January 2010-June 2011. During this 

term, he led the recruitment of more than 700 new members, accounting for 


Brian Mullins leads charge for 

renewed shelter industry vitality 

By Heidi Ketler 

Brian and Teresa Mullins relax on the balcony before 

the 2013 installation of officers’ gala at the Hilton 

Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotel. 

nearly one-sixth of HBAV’s membership base in June 2011. As a result of that 

success, HBAV named Mullins the 2010/2011 Builder of the Year. 

renewing industry confidence 

While legislative action will remain at HBAV’s core, Mullins is determined 

to re-energize the Virginia home building industry and push for bank regulatory 

reform. 

“By taking a confident, offensive position, rather than a defensive one, we 

will energize a new generation 

of builders. The Virginia 

home building industry needs 

to reclaim its positive attitude 

to help attract new people to 

this profession,” he says. 

In the past, he notes, new 

home construction and sales 

had a mutually beneficial working 

relationship with banking. 

While the importance of the 

shelter and real estate industries 

to the economy hasn’t 

changed, the support of bank 

regulators has. 

Lending practices have 

become disproportionately 

austere, compared to other 

portfolios, says Mullins. “There 

has been a particular resistance 

from bank regulators to support 

land acquisition and development 

loans.” 

entrepreneurial spirit 

A Hampton Roads native who grew up in the Thoroughgood neighborhood 

of Virginia Beach, he says his parents, Bob and Pat Mullins, instilled a healthy 

work ethic in him. “I’ve worked most of my life, and I’ve always enjoyed it.” 

He created his first company, Wallpaper Design, in 1982. For more 

than 10 years, he installed wallpaper in commercial and residential buildings. 

He then sold the company and earned his Class B and Class A 

contractors’ licenses, under the mentorships of John and Elaine Thompson, 

the husband-and-wife owners of Jande Construction, and Glen Cameron, 

another respected builder. 

Mullins recalls the first home he built on spec in 1986 in Chesapeake’s

Brandermill. “At the time, new homes were selling for less than $100,000 and were an average of 

2,200 feet.” 

It was during those early years that he established a lifelong friendship with J. Randy Forbes. 

Then a young attorney, Forbes now represents Virginia’s Fourth District, which includes the city of 

Suffolk and Isle of Wight County, as congressman. 

Quality counts 

Like the Thompsons, Mullins and his wife, Teresa, dedicated their lives and livelihoods to Suffolk 

and Isle of Wight County. 

In 1986, the Mullinses founded the real estate development company Quality Homes Inc. In 

2003, they began developing their sixth subdivision, Governor’s Pointe. Today, the premier residential 

community offers destination shopping at Village Shoppes, a retail center modeled after Duke of 

Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg and dining at Vintage Tavern. 

“I love Duke of Gloucester Street. I spent many months drawing up the plans,” Mullins says of 

Governor’s Pointe, a design that reflects the region’s prominent Colonial influence. 

The Vintage Tavern (w w w.vintagetavernvirginia.com), 

which the Mullinses 

continue to operate, appeals to their 

culinary interests. Brian Mullins first 

pursued his restaurant interest in 1981, 

when he opened Diamond Jim Brady’s 

in Virginia Beach. Teresa Mullins, also a 

lifelong Hampton Roads resident, worked 

at local restaurants to put herself through 

Old Dominion University. 

Married for more than 27 years, the 

Brian Mullins’ parents, Bob and Pat Mullins, enjoy 

the installation festivities in Virginia Beach where 

their son was installed as president of HBAV. 

two also have a second restaurant, River 

Stone Chophouse (www.riverstonechophouse.com) 

in Suffolk’s Harbour View 

community. The first-class dining facility 

accommodates corporate and private 

functions, with a fully equipped, state- 

of-the-art board room and three separate banquet rooms. 

With a nod toward Frank Lloyd Wright, both establishments flaunt impressive arts and crafts 

features. They also showcase sustainable construction materials, such as rubberized roofs, concrete 

siding and cultured stone. 

Brian Mullins says he seeks out land tracts that few know about. Most of them have had to be 

rezoned. Backed by research and experience, he doesn’t let obstacles deter him. “If I can’t do it one way, 

then I’ll figure out another way to get the project started.” 

He cites wisdom taught to him by his father, “‘You’re too poor to buy cheap.’ I buy the best I can 

the first time around, and then I don’t have to pay as much in the long run.” 

personal pursuits 

Those who know Brian and Teresa Mullins are familiar with their long-time devotion to K-9 New 

Life, a national rescue organization, and their numerous adopted canine friends. Eleven headstones 

mark the final resting places of earlier rescues, most of who reached ripe-old ages of 14 and above, says 

Mullins. “Teresa and I are well trained,” he quips. 

Mutual passions include travel and wine collecting. Brian Mullins also enjoys cruising on his Harley 

Davidson and bow hunting. If not for the occasional NASCAR race, one gets the sense there is no 

idle time in his world. HBAV 

(Heidi Ketler is a free-lance writer living in Roanoke.) 

hBAv pAst stAte presidents 

2012 C. Richard Bogese Jr. HBA of Southside 

2010-11 Michael Newsome Tidewater BA 

2009 E. Rand Sompayrac Fredericksburg Area BA 

2008 Henry H. Stephens Peninsula H&BA 

2007 C. Richard Napier HBA of Richmond 

2006 Anthony M. Clatterbuck Piedmont VA BIA 

2005 Jeffrey W. Ainslie Tidewater BA 

2004 John D. Stokely Jr. Northern VA BIA 

2003 Clement “Kim” Tingley HBA of Richmond 

2002 Ginger A. Slavic Blue Ridge HBA 

2001 Mak Koebig Shenahdoah Valley BA 

2000 Benjamin H. Graham Northern VA BIA 

1999 Preston O. Stallings Blue Ridge HBA 

1998 Robert J. Flynn Roanoke Regional HBA 

1997 Roy B. Amason HBA of Richmond 

1996 L. Randolph Williams Northern VA BIA 

1995 Vincent A. Napolitano Tidewater BA 

1994 R. Bruce Cunningham New River Valley BA 

1993 Lewis C. Jamison Roanoke Regional HBA 

1992 Douglas L. Talbot Tidewater BA 

1991 Jules L. Elliott Fredericksburg Area BA 

1990 F. Gary Garczynski Northern VA BIA 

1989 Michael J. Bogese Jr. HBA of Southside VA 

1988 *John B. Meredith Augusta HBA 

1987 Jared S. Scripture Shenandoah County 

1986 Richard J. November HBA of Richmond 

1985 *David A. Howard Tidewater BA 

1984 Herbert L. Aman III Northern VA BIA 

1983 Randolph R. Rinehart Blue Ridge HBA 

1982 I. Roland Specter HBA of Southside VA 

1981 Lamar M. Jolly Peninsula H&BA 

1980 Ted S. Schlossman Tidewater BA 

1979 Neal A. Barnes HBA of Southside VA 

1978 *Herman F. Blake Jr. HBA of Richmond 

1977 Edward R. Carr Northern VA BIA 

1976 Henry R. Steigleder Fredericksburg Area BA 

1975 *James M. Couch Jr. HBA of Central VA 

1974 *Woodrow W. Sirois Peninsula H&BA 

1973 *Lee A. Gifford Tidewater BA 

1972 *Michael J. Bogese Sr. HBA of Southside VA 

1971 Maury L. Strauss Roanoke Regional HBA 

1970 S. Daley Craig Blue Ridge HBA 

1969 Donald J. Cleckley Peninsula H&BA 

1968 Thomas A. Cary Northern VA BIA 

1967 Frederick J. Napolitano Sr. Tidewater BA 

1966 *Glen T. Hastings Jr. HBA of Southside VA 

1965 Frank Radford Roanoke Regional HBA 

1964 *Paul R. Bickford Hampton 

1963 *L. Clarke Jones Jr. HBA of Richmond 

1962 Stanley Waranch Tidewater BA 

1961 Marshall Johnson HBA of Southside VA 

1960 *Elbert H. Waldron Roanoke Regional HBA 

1959 *William E. Witt Virginia Beach 

1958 *John P. Yancey Newport News 

1956-57 *Ernest E. Mayo HBA of Richmond 

* Deceased 


A messAge from the president 

Shortly after I was elected president-elect 

at the Home Builders Association 

of Virginia Spring Board meeting in 

March 2011, I suffered a heart attack 

and underwent triple bypass surgery. It was a lifechanging 

event. I was unsure whether to notify 

the HBAV leaders of my need to step aside as 

their 2012 president. I was uncertain if I had the 

stamina to lead HBAV for the upcoming year. 

Those reservations were strong during my twoweek 

stay in a rehabilitation center following my 

surgery. I could not believe the unexpected attention 

I received from my builder and associate colleagues 

and the HBAV staff. My room filled with many 

cards, notes, letters, flowers and fruit baskets from 

across the state. Next came all the personal visits 

from current, and former, state and local leaders. 

There were so many friends that truly cared about 

my well-being. 

After receiving the OK from my cardiologist, 

I went forth with my commitment to HBAV and 

very guardedly took on the obligations as your next 

president. I committed myself to a year of giving to 

HBAV. It has been my honor and pleasure to serve 

as your president. 

I struggled during my installation at The Greenbrier 

in June. No one really knew how hard it was 

for me, mentally and physically, to take command. 

With the confidence from my wife of 41 years, JoAnn, 

my wonderful family, many HBAV friends and the 

knowledgeable HBAV staff, I made it through the 

HBAV annual gathering of members and my formal 

installation as president. I will always be deeply grateful 

for their confidence during this time. 

At my installation ceremony, I promised to be a 

principle leader of HBAV and to be vigorous toward 

our annual legislative responsibilities as were my 

predecessors. That important pledge was completed, 

with tremendous success, by our HBAV Legislative 

Committee during the 2012 session of the Virginia 

10 10 HBAV HBaV annual AnnuAl RepoRt 2012 2011 


Keeping the promise 

By C. Richard Bogese Jr., 2012 president, HBAV 

Outgoing President Richard Bogese is all 

smiles as he holds one of his parting gifts, a 

football autographed by Joe Flacco, quarterback 

for the Baltimore Ravens. 

General Assembly. 

As a result of his outstanding leadership, John 

Napolitano, HBAV Legislative Committee chairman, 

and his dedicated committee empowered the passing 

of HBAV’s six-part agenda. And, importantly, every 

legislative bill that would have been damaging to our 

home building industry in Virginia was defeated. 

The energy John and his HBAV Legislative 

Committee and the HBAV lobbying team put 

toward that success in January, February and March 

2012 in the halls of the General Assembly building 

and State Capitol motivated me to make members 

aware of the benefits they receive by giving to 

HBAV-Build-PAC. I have never seen a team work 

together so well and at such a fast pace. 

I also pledged that my first priority would be 

to the members of HBAV. I made as many visits 

as I could to our 16 affiliated local associations 

across the state. It was so inspiring to meet so many 

HBAV members and witness their outstanding local 

accomplishments. As I promised at The Greenbrier, 

the needs from our local associations would be 

HBAV’s primary concern during my leadership at 

the state level. 

In April and May, three huge events kept me 

active. First, I got a front row seat and participated in 

the efforts of Second Vice President Louis Genuario 

to lead and organize the 2012 HBAV-coordinated 

Statewide Membership Campaign. Through Louis’ 

organizational meetings, and then his numerous 

conference calls with local leaders and staff, more 

local associations than ever before participated in the 

campaign and the results were fantastic! A total of 282 

new members were recruited during this campaign. 

Next came the great news that the HBA of 

Bristol, an unaffiliated local association in Southwest 

Virginia, was willing to explore affiliation with the 

HBA of Virginia and the HBA of Tennessee. The 

HBA of Bristol, which was organized in 1967, has 

builder and associate members located in Virginia 

and Tennessee in the border state area. Its affiliation 

with HBAV would make us a truly statewide 

organization, allowing us to expand through the 

counties of Smyth, Washington, Russell, Wise and 

Scott—all the way to Lee. 

The current territory of the New River Valley 

HBA of Blacksburg and Christiansburg ends with 

Wythe County. As of this writing, I am pleased to 

report the board of directors of the HBA of Bristol 

has applied to NAHB for affiliation, and I hope they 

will be joining our family soon. I have pledged to make 

their local one of my first stops once they become 

officially affiliated with the federation in September. 

I then participated in a decision by the HBAV 

leadership, the PHBA leadership and the NAHB 

leadership to join five members in the James City 

County/Williamsburg area to fund a lawsuit to 

defend a key legislative victory in 2010 to prohibit 

localities from accepting per-lot cash proffers until 

after final inspection and before the county issued 

the owner a certificate of occupancy. James City

County took the position that the legislation did 

not apply to per-lot cash proffers formed before the 

effective date of the 2010 Legislation or July 1, 2010. 

We all knew better because of the plain and 

clear language of the bill and its legislative history. 

The Virginia attorney general had issued an official 

AG opinion in September 2010 that the legislation 

did apply to per-lot cash proffers formed before 

July 1, 2010. 

In May, after a short hearing in the JCC/Williamsburg 

court room, the judge ruled that the 

legislation was retroactive, and later ordered JCC to 

pay the legal fees of HBAV and its litigation partners. 

Over the last 12 months, HBAV has been the 

best therapy that I could have ever underwent. Your 

support gave me the strength to continue. Your 

energy helped me to perform. Your confidence gave 

me the courage not to give up. Depression wanted 

to set in but HBAV gave me a purpose to continue. 

And I want to thank you all for that. 

I hope you had the opportunity to hear J. Van 

Rose speak at the recent HBAV breakfast. He made 

me realize that by moving my focus away from me, 

and toward my commitments, I was promoting 

self-healing. Rose spoke on “Experience the Magic 

CUT COSTS WITH PINNACLE SUBFLOOR 

Value isn’t just about getting your money’s worth; it’s about getting more for less. 

Pinnacle Sub-Floor let’s you squeeze out that last bit of margin and still deliver a 

quality build. With a 50 Year Warranty and 100-day No Sand Guarantee, Pinnacle 

gives you premium performance at a very non-premium price. We’re taking a 

stand for smaller budgets. We’re taking a stand on Pinnacle. 

NORBORD.COM/PINNACLE 

HBAV President Richard Bogese (middle) meets with Congressman Randy Forbes (left) and Delegate Kirk Cox. 

of Service.” For me, service to HBAV has been a 

great experience. Today, I am stronger, and a better 

person, for being able to have given service to 

HBAV, its members and my friends! For that I will 

be forever grateful. 

I am so pleased that HBAV stayed strong and 

united during the past year and I thank Brian, Louis, 

Mike, Henry, John and my team on the HBAV 

Executive Board, HBAV board of directors and 

HBAV staff for meeting the difficult challenges. I 

want to thank all of them and the HBAV membership, 

my friends, for your thoughts, your guidance, 

your strategies and, most importantly, your loyal 

support during the past 12 months. 

Last year I quoted Henry Ford: “Coming together 

is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. 

Working together is success.” Thank you for a very 

successful year! HBAV 


LegisLAtive updAte 

This year, the Virginia General Assembly 

passed the Home Builders 

Association of Virginia’s complete 

2012 legislative agenda. The state 

legislature also defeated all anti-housing bills 

that would likely have limited housing growth 

or imposed new taxes or fees on the business. 

For the last two years, I have had the honor 

of serving as chairman of the HBAV Legislative 

Committee. I witnessed how HBAV members 

united early on each year to back an agenda that 

would help our business in Virginia recover from a 

historic downturn. The agenda focused on clarifying 

problematic or ambiguous state laws that were detrimental 

to the industry, as well as those that regulate 

home building and development at the local level. 

Throughout each year, HBAV dedicates more 

than a majority of its annual resources to protect 

and enhance the home building climate in Virginia 



2012 Virginia General assembly 

supports recovering home building industry 

By John Napolitano, chairman, Legislative Committee 

Throughout each year, 

HBAV dedicates more than a 

majority of its annual resources to 

protect and enhance the 

home building climate in 

Virginia by advocating pro-housing 

policies to state lawmakers 

and regulators. 

by advocating pro-housing policies to state lawmakers 

and regulators. The HBAV Legislative Committee 

began to develop its 2012 legislative agenda in June 

2011 and completed that process in early December. 

When the state legislature convened in January 

2012, the committee recommended that six 

bills be introduced to the state legislature. Each 

of the measures was recommended to the HBAV 

Legislative Committee by one or more of the 16 

HBAV-affiliated local associations. Between June and 

December, the committee discussed and debated 

the merits of each soon-to-be proposed bill. Finally, 

the committee unanimously settled on drafts to 

recommend to the 100 members of the House of 

Delegates and 40 state senators. 

From that point, the HBAV lobbying team 

composed of CEO Mike Toalson and veteran HBAV 

General Counsel William G. Thomas and Legislative 

Counsel Edward Mullen, both with the ReedSmith 

law firm, used their experience and understanding 

of the legislative process to recommend House and 

Senate patrons for HBAV’s package of bills. 

After two years as chairman of the HBAV 

Legislative Committee, I firmly believe HBAV’s 

deliberate approach to develop a statewide consensus 

on its annual legislative agenda and to focus on the 

agenda’s priorities are key to our continued success. 

Members of the state legislature will hesitate to 

support a bill if one part of an industry supports 

Gov. Robert McDonnell (middle) poses with HBAV President Richard Bogese (right of the governor), HBAV Legislative Committee Chairman John Napolitano (left), members of 

the HBAV leadership team and local HBA leaders from across Virginia.

it and another part opposes it or has “no position.” 

I congratulate and thank the members of my 

Legislative Committee for your many hours of hard 

work and your many trips to the HBAV office in 

downtown Richmond to achieve that total consensus 

on policy and priority. 

HBAV members also should be aware that the 

HBAV agenda is just one part of our Legislative 

Committee’s responsibilities during each legislative 

session. The committee also reviews every legislative 

bill introduced in each session to determine if it will 

help or hurt the home building industry. Once a 

consensus is reached, we advise our lobbying team 

to support, oppose, amend or monitor each identified 

bill. During the 2012 legislative session, the 

committee identified 93 such bills and resolutions. 

To help the state association continue its success 

before the Virginia General Assembly, I encourage 

every HBAV member to: 

• Get to know your area’s state legislators and 

educate them on how a healthy home building 

industry can positively impact other businesses 

in Virginia, 

• Support HBAV Build-PAC, which helps elect 

pro-business/pro-housing candidates to the state 

legislature and statewide office, and 

• Strengthen HBAV’s voice before elected officials 

in Virginia by urging every home builder, 

remodeler and supplier in your local area to join 

your local home building association. 

Following is a brief summary of the 2012 HBAV 

legislative agenda: 

house bill 166, by delegate John 

Cosgrove, narrows the instances in which a zoning 

administrator may modify certain previously 

issued written orders outside a 60-day time period 

by deleting the phrase “or other nondiscretionary” 

from the provision that currently excludes “clerical 

or other nondiscretionary errors” from the 60-day 

limitation. Effective July 1, 2012. 

hb 170, by delegate John Cosgrove, 

provides that in instances in which decisions of a 

zoning administrator are reviewed by the governing 

body, the governing body’s decision shall be appealable 

to the circuit court. Effective July 1, 2012. 

hb 326, by delegate Jimmie Massie, 

allows a landowner subject to proffered conditions 

to apply for amendments to such conditions after 

providing notice to the local governing body. This 

bill is identical to SB 36. Effective July 1, 2012. 

hb 571, by delegate danny Marshall, 

extends measures to address the housing crisis. The 

sunset date for several measures related to various 

land-use approvals, the timing of cash proffer payments 

and bonding requirements is extended from 

July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2017. The bill also expands 

the scope of such measures that will be subject to 

the extension to include those measures approved 

by Jan. 1, 2011. Effective July 1, 2012. 

hb 902, by delegate Randy Minchew, 

increases from seven years to 10 years from the date 

of recordation of the declaration the time limit in 

which a declarant/developer of a condominium must 

exercise his rights to expand, contract or convert a 

condominium. Effective July 1, 2012. 

hb 1253, by delegate barry Knight, 

prohibits any locality from accepting certain proffers 

purporting to contain a waiver of legal rights against 

the locality. The bill deems any such waiver in an 

enacted proffer void and severable and protects any 

rezoning from challenge on the basis of a profferor’s 

alleged violation of such a waiver provision. Effective 

April 18, 2012. HBAV 


hBAv BuiLd-pAC 



Build-paC helps elect friends of homeownership 

HBAV Build-PAC was formed more 

than 25 years ago to enable the 

housing industry to coordinate 

and make informed decisions on its 

support for candidates for the state legislature and 

statewide office. The 

HBAV-affiliated PAC 

supports candidates 

who fundamentally 

understand the value of 

affordable housing to 

family, neighborhood 

Rich napier, 

2011/12 chairman, 

HBaV Build-paC 

and community stability, 

personal wealth 

and the growth of the 

state’s economy. 

“What a great cause,” says HBAV Build-PAC 

GoVernors’ CluB 

Affordable Shelter PAC, Northern Virginia BIA 

S. Daley Craig, Craig Builders, Blue Ridge HBA 

Douglas R. Fahl, Dewberry, Northern Virginia BIA 

Benjamin Graham, The Graham Cos., Northern Virginia BIA 

Thomas Jordan, Carr Homes, Northern Virginia BIA 

Mak Koebig, Peak Construction, Piedmont Virginia BIA 

Rich Napier, Napier Signature Homes, HBA of Richmond 

Robin Newhouse and Paulette Frantz, Dominion Virginia Power, 

Fredericksburg ABA and Tidewater BA 

PAC of Tidewater BA, Tidewater BA 

John D. Stokely Jr., Personal, Northern Virginia BIA 

GeBerAl AssemBly CluB 

Jeff Ainslie and John Ainslie, Ainslie Group, Tidewater BA 

Brian Mullins, Quality Homes, Peninsula H&BA 

John Napolitano, Napolitano Homes, Tidewater BA 

CApiTAl CluB 

David Blalock, FSK Properties, Peninsula H&BA 

Richard Bogese, Richard Bogese Builder Inc., HBA of Southside 

Virginia 

Anthony Clatterbuck, Graystone Homes Inc., Piedmont Virginia BIA 

Louis Genuario, The Genuario Cos., Northern Virginia BIA 

Willie Goode and Eddie Goode, Colonial Homecrafters Ltd., 

HBA of Richmond 

W. Craig Havenner, The Christopher Cos., Northern Virginia BIA 

Michael Newsome, Clark Whitehill Enterprises, Tidewater BA 

2011/2012 Chairman Rich Napier, a custom home 

builder and past president of the Home Building 

Association of Richmond and the Home Builders Association 

of Virginia. “HBAV is working to help elect 

pro-business and pro-American Dream candidates.” 

The 2011/2012 HBAV Build-PAC chairman had all 

hands on deck for the state elections in 2011 when all 

140 seats in the state legislature were up for election. 

In that 2011 election season, the state reapportionment 

process eliminated House and Senate seats in 

some areas of the Commonwealth, and added several 

seats in the fast-growing Northern Virginia region. 

Reapportionment in the rural areas of Virginia where 

House and Senate seats were consolidated also brought 

about numerous retirements from the state legislature. 

As a result, 18 new members were elected to the 

Virginia House of Delegates. In the State Senate, six 

new members were elected. 

“That meant HBAV Build-PAC not only had the 

challenge of raising numerous resources for the several 

contested House and Senate seats in 2011, but we also 

had to get well acquainted with all the candidates. 

We needed to learn if 

they would support and 

defend the American 

Dream and property 

rights in Virginia or if 

they were anti-business,” 

says Napier. 

With that challenge 

in mind, and the challenge 

of a still struggling 

2012 hBAv BuiLd-pAC honor roLL 

AS OF JuLY 1, 2012 

Richard Olivieri and Fred Napolitano, Pembroke Enterprises, 

Tidewater BA 

Stephen Pettler, Harrison & Johnston PLC, Top of Virginia BA 

Henry Singleton, Personal, Peninsula H&BA 

Preston Stallings, Personal, Blue Ridge HBA 

Bill Thomas and Edward Mullen, Reed Smith, Northern Virginia BIA 

Kenneth O. Thompson, Ken Thompson & Associates, Northern 

Virginia BIA 

CenTury CluB 

Tommy Balzer, Balzer and Associates, HBA of Richmond 

Roy Beckner, Personal, Northern Virginia BIA 

Pamela Comstock, Gilbert C. Martin Co., HBA of Southside Virginia 

Richard Entsminger, Personal, Northern Virginia BIA 

Bill Garrett, W.B. Garrett Inc., HBA of Richmond 

Chip and Margaret Hudnall, Chip Hudnall Custom Building, HBA of 

Rappahannock 

Sarah Kellam, Homeplaces Ltd., HBA of Richmond 

Roger Langford, Personal, HBA of Richmond 

Steve Lawson, Personal, Tidewater BA 

Clark Massie, Tetra Corp., Northern Virginia BIA 

Jamie Oliver, Highlander Construction, New River Valley HBA 

John Olivieri, Associated Development Management Corp., 

Tidewater BA 

David and Ellen Owen, Personal, HBA of Richmond 

David Owen, Boone Homes Inc., HBA of Richmond 

Jim Petrine, ENIRTEP Inc., Roanoke Regional HBA 

J.M. Snell, Valley Renovators Inc., Shenandoah Valley BA 

Roland Specter, Specter Construction, HBA of Southside Virginia 

Clement Tingley, Tingley Construction Co., Blue Ridge HBA 

Willie Goode, 

2012/13 chairman, 

HBaV Build-paC 

home building environment, Chairman Napier called 

on every HBAV member to support PAC last year. 

pArTners CluB 

Eugene Baker, CE Baker Construction, Peninsula H&BA 

David and Sharon Bomgardner, Personal, Northern Virginia BIA 

Jeffrey Camden, The Design Group Inc., HBA of Southside Virginia 

Sam Cohen, Personal, Tidewater BA 

Rich Costello, AES Consulting Engineers, Peninsula H&BA 

Claudia Cotton, Personal, Tidewater BA 

Bob Flynn, Personal, Roanoke Regional HBA 

Dennis Graf, Personal, Tidewater BA 

Mark Granville-Smith, Personal, Northern Virginia BIA 

William Halprin, Personal, Tidewater BA 

Vincent Haynie, Ingram Bay Contracting Inc., HBA of Rappahannock 

Chris Kirk, Personal, HBA of Central Virginia 

Pete Kotarides, Kotarides Builders, Peninsula H&BA 

Duncan Macfarlane, Macfarlane Homes, Blue Ridge HBA 

Jill McGlaughlin, Personal 

David Milstead, Milstead Construction, Shenandoah Valley BA 

Terry Morcom, Morcom Building Inc., HBA of Central Virginia 

Richard November, Personal, HBA of Richmond 

Jamie Oliver, Personal, New River Valley HBA 

Ken Patterson, DKPCI Holdings Inc., Shenandoah Valley BA 

Lucky Peterson, Personal, Tidewater BA 

Chris Pfohl, Pfohl Inc., New River Valley HBA 

Bruce and Rebecca Reese, Personal, Fredericksburg Area BA 

Ron Saunders, Personal, HBA of Rappahannock 

John E. Scott III, Personal, Blue Ridge HBA 

Tommy Shields, Shields Construction Co., Augusta HBA 

Billy Talbott, Talbott & Walker LLC, B&A of Southern Virginia 

Wendell White, Bayside Building Corp., Tidewater BA 

Aaron Yoder, A M Yoder & Co., Shenandoah Valley BA

His goal was to provide HBAV Build-PAC with the 

resources to help elect and re-elect pro-business/prohousing 

candidates to the state legislature. 

“There were 15 open seats and there is always a 

surprise incumbent defeat in these big election years,” 

he says, adding HBAV Build-PAC needed to interview 

candidates and help elect those who understood the 

value of housing to Virginia’s economy. “We knew 

that a major change in the makeup of the state 

legislature could work to our advantage if we all did 

our homework and we all contributed to PAC. We 

also knew if we stayed on the sidelines and watched 

the elections and did not participate, our business 

climate was at risk.” 

Since 2009, the state legislature had passed numerous 

bills designed to help the home building industry 

recover from the historic housing downturn in Virginia 

and in the nation. 

The HBAV Build-PAC provides the opportunity 

for the business to help elect pro-housing/pro-business 

legislators and statewide leaders. Every year the Virginia 

General Assembly considers numerous issues that 

threaten the affordability of housing and, consequently, 

the vitality of the housing industry in Virginia. The 

state legislature also considers numerous measures 

introduced at HBAV’s request that are helpful to 

the housing industry. 

Likewise, the three statewide office holders govern 

many aspects of the state’s housing industry. More 

than 15 state boards, departments and commissions 

regulate the housing industry in Virginia. They range 

from the Board of Housing and Community Development, 

which promulgates the Uniform Statewide 

Building Code, to the Department of Conservation 

and Recreation that regulates stormwater management 

in Virginia. 

“Pro-business government leaders impact the 

state business climate,” says 2013 HBAV Build-PAC 

Chairman Willie Goode, a custom home builder 

and developer in the Richmond area. In addition to 

supporting them, “HBAV Build-PAC also supports 

the opponents of anti-housing members in the state 

legislature.” Goode, who served as vice chairman of 

HBAV Build-PAC in 2010 and 2011, took the reins 

of HBAV Build-PAC from Napier in March 2012. 

“Virginia PAC Chairman Napier did a tremendous 

job for the housing industry last year. He protected 

the business,” says Goode. “We now have the current 

business voting records for the 24 newcomers to the 

state legislature, and almost every single one of them 

is pro-business and pro-housing.” 

In recent years, major support for HBAV Build- 

PAC has come from the leadership team composed 

of HBAV’s Board of Directors, Executive Board, 

Legislative Committee and Build-PAC trustees, as 

well as from the board of directors of many of the 

16 HBAV-affiliated local associations. “One-hundred 

percent participation is what we strive for from every 

member of the association,” says Goode. “This allows 

us a strong offense and defense for the state’s housing 

industry.” HBAV 

hBAv members may 

support hBAv Build-pAC 

by sending a business or 

personal contribution to: 

hBAv Build-pAC 

707 east franklin st. 

richmond, vA 23219 

Providing Strength and Stability for Builders in Today’s World. 

Take a Closer Look at What 

PWC Can Offer You… 

SOLUTIONS 

Providing Builders Sensible, Risk 

Management Solutions for Over 15 Years. 

PWC has a successful history of working with America’s independent 

builders to provide a professionally administered written warranty program 

that is fair to builder and buyer alike. Our philosophy is simple, offer the 

strongest insurance program with a business model that is conservative 

and lean to help you navigate through good times and bad. 

Our risk management solutions help you control your long term risks. 

Plus, these solutions provide you with a marketing edge by giving your 

customers added peace of mind over the investment they are making. 

Make the leap to security and confidence with a PWC program. 

• Backed by an “A+” Rated Insurance Company 

• $100,000 per policy year in legal defense for 

structural claims, if the need arises. 

No other warranty company addresses your needs as comprehensively as 

PWC. Allow us to review your current program and see if we can help. It’s 

a leap you’ll be glad you took. 

Contact 

Roger Langford, CRIS 

Regional Sales Director 

804-833-1663 

rogerlangford@pwsc.com 

4443 Brookfield Corporate Drive Suite 300 • Chantilly, VA 20151 

800.850.2799 • fax: 800.851.2799 • www.pwsc.com 

Scan this QR 

code with your 

smartphone to 

view our video. 

PWSC HBAV HalfPage Ad_2.indd 1 7/10/12 10:05 AM 


eguLAtory updAte 



Controversial impacts of State regulations 

abated in 2011 

In the 2011 edition of the HBAV Annual Report, it was reported 

that two state regulatory initiatives were occupying much of HBAV’s 

time and resources since the state legislature adjourned earlier in that 

year. Since then, both regulatory initiatives came to be more balanced 

late in 2011. 

virginia stormwater 

management regulation 

Revisions to the Commonwealth’s stormwater 

regulation, which will impact most every landdisturbing 

activity in Virginia, began in 2004 and 

accelerated during Gov. Tim Kaine’s administration. 

He attempted to push through changes in the 

stormwater regulation that were not based on sound 

science. They would have made road building, the 

construction of new homes and the construction of 

new commercial facilities much more expensive, if 

not prohibitive, in Virginia. Fortunately, HBAV and 

our business partners stayed strong in opposition 

of the proposed regulation during the final days of 

the Kaine Administration and blocked his edition 

of stormwater regulation in the state. 

Soon after Gov. Bob McDonnell was sworn into 

office in 2010, he suspended the Kaine initiative. 

Shortly after that, the state legislation directed, at 

the urging of HBAV, that the regulation be placed 

on hold until the Environmental Protection Agency 

established Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily 

Load (TMDL) limits for phosphorous, nitrogen and 

sediment in Virginia. 

Consequently, in fall 2011, the Virginia Department 

of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) adopted 

the Stormwater Management Regulation. Under 

McDonnell’s leadership, the final regulation had 

consensus approval among the business community 

and the environmental community. HBAV believes 

the 2011 revisions to the controversial regulation strike 

the appropriate balance between protecting water 

quality in Virginia while allowing roads, commercial 

and residential development to be constructed in 

an affordable manner. The regulations will become 

effective July 1, 2014. 

The Stormwater Management Regulation update 

is also designed to enable Virginia to better meet 

the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries’ TMDL as 

imposed by the EPA. Virginia’s failure to meet the 

EPA-imposed load limits for the two nutrients and 

sediment could have been severe. 

Part I of the regulation will allow DCR to 

efficiently manage the regulation, while providing 

flexibility to craft innovative solutions for difficult 

stormwater management challenges. 

Part II includes a fair and balanced “grandfathering” 

provision and new water quality design criteria 

for phosphorous limits that will result in better water 

quality in Virginia, based on past Virginia development 

patterns. Likewise, the new water quantity 

standards are balanced and will reduce stream erosion 

in the future. 

Part III of the Virginia Stormwater Management 

Regulation established the framework for localities, 

with limitations, to administer the state program in 

the future. Like the Virginia Erosion and Sediment 

Control Program administered at the local level, 

HBAV supports local administration of state pollution 

control programs. 

In the coming months, watch for DCR, local 

governments, industry engineering firms and environmental 

consultants who will be providing seminars, 

webinars and announcements concerning changes to 

the Virginia Stormwater Management Regulation. 

vdot secondary street 

acceptance requirements 

During the 2011 session of the state legislature, 

HBAV led an effort to direct the Virginia Depart- 

ment of Transportation (VDOT) to “review and 

make revisions,” or rollback, its Secondary Street 

Acceptance Regulation (SSAR) and its Traffic Impact 

Analysis Regulation, adopted the previous year under 

the Kaine Administration. HBAV had vigorously 

opposed revisions to both VDOT regulations when 

the Kaine Administration’s VDOT adopted them. 

Senate Bill 1462, by Sen. Phil Puckett, also directed 

VDOT to complete the revisions to the regulations 

no later than Jan. 1, 2012. 

As a result of the VDOT review, under the 

McDonnell Administration’s VDOT, significant 

rollbacks were made to both VDOT regulations. 

The changes were effective on Dec. 31, 2011. 

Primary changes between the 2009 SSAR and 

the 2011 editions of SSAR include: 

• Eliminates the Connectivity Index. 

• Eliminates “area types” which divided the state 

into three categories for connectivity index 

enforcement. 

• Reduces the medium lot size for required pedestrian 

accommodations . 

• Links external connection requirements to number 

of dwelling units and daily traffic volume. 

• Expedites waivers for connectivity exceptions 

and appeals from 45 days to 30 days. 

There are two primary changes to the Traffic 

Impact Analysis Regulation: 

• The trip generation threshold requiring a residential 

rezoning proposal be submitted to VDOT was 

increased from 100 peak hour trips to 2,500 daily 

trips. For all other land uses, the threshold was 

increased to 5,000 daily trips. 

• A rezoning applicant will be able to submit a 

traffic impact analysis study prepared according 

to locality requirements that are certified by 

VDOT as acceptable standards. 

HBAV greatly appreciates VDOT’s efforts to 

make the Secondary Street Acceptance Regulation 

and the Traffic Impact Analysis Regulation more 

balanced and more efficient for the regulated community. 

HBAV

sepTemBer 2012 

executive Board Meeting 

Wednesday, Sept. 19 

Richmond 

Build-paC Committee Meeting 

thursday, Sept. 20 

Richmond 

legislative Committee Meeting 


Richmond 

associates Committee Meeting 


Richmond 

Membership Improvement 

task Force Meeting 


Richmond 

Fall Board of Directors 


Richmond 

oCToBer 2012 

Rally for Homeownership 

thursday, oct. 11 

Richmond 

9th annual “paC” Golf Classic 

thursday, oct. 25 

Crozet 

JAnuAry 2013 


thursday, Jan. 10 

Richmond 

legislative Committee 

Conference Calls 

Friday, Jan. 18, 25 


Wednesday, Jan. 23 

Richmond 

FeBruAry 2013 



Friday, Feb. 1 

Wednesday, Feb. 6 

Friday, Feb. 15, 22 

mArCH 2013 



Friday, March 1, 8 


Wednesday, March 27 

Richmond 


thursday, March 28 

Richmond 



Richmond 

local leadership training 


Richmond 



Richmond 

Membership Improvement 

task Force Meeting 


Richmond 

Spring Board of Directors 


Richmond 

CALendAr of events 

April 2013 

eo Council Retreat 

thursday-Friday, april 25 & 26 

Richmond 

June 2013 

HBaV annual Meeting 

thursday - Sunday, 

June 20 - 23 

Gaylord national Resort and 

Convention Center 

national Harbor, MD 


thursday, June 20 



thursday, June 20 



Saturday, June 22 





Summer Board of Directors 



Installation of officers 



June 2013 

HBAV Annual meeting 

Thursday - sunday, 

June 20 - 23 

Gaylord national 

resort and 

Convention Center 

national Harbor, mD 

2012 Annual Sponsorship Program 

The Home Builders Association of Virginia wishes to express its appreciation to the following 

members for their generous support of the 2012 Annual Sponsorship Program. 

plATinum 

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty 

Building Industry Insurance association Inc. 

Dominion Virginia power 

HBaV Benefits Group 

premier Insurance agency 

Virginia Housing Development authority 

GolD 


silVer 

Clark Whitehill enterprises Inc. 

proBuild 

William H. Gordon associates Inc. 

BronZe 

Superior equipment Sales 

transamerica life Insurance 


CounseL’s Corner 

The Home Builders Association of 

Virginia, the Peninsula Housing & 

Builders Association, NAHB and 

certain member builders recently 

enjoyed a significant victory in an ongoing legal 

battle over a state law enacted in 2010 to provide 

temporary relief to the building industry. That 

law, for which HBAV was the leading advocate, 

provides a short-term benefit to the building 

industry by delaying certain cash proffer payments 

until a time when such payments might be more 

quickly recouped through sales. 

The law in question, codified as § 15.2-2303.1:1 

of the Code of Virginia, provides that, notwith- 



HBaV and peninsula developers challenge 

James City County cash proffer policy 

by Edward A. Mullen, Esq. 

standing the terms of any cash proffer agreement, 

cash payments owed on a per-unit/per-home basis 

may not be collected or accepted by a locality prior 

to the final inspection on the subject property or 

after the certificate of occupancy has been issued. 

Prior to July 1, 2010, when the statute took 

effect, localities were authorized to accept cash 

proffer payments at any time agreed to by the 

parties. This allowance resulted in many localities 

demanding cash proffer payments at a point so 

early in the development process (e.g., site plan 

approval or building permit approval) that it could 

take months or even years for builders to recoup 

their costs through sales, if at all. Acknowledging 

Preferred Propane Provider by 

Virginia Builders since 1960. 

“Call me. I’ll hammer out your job site’s 

propane details so you don’t have to.” 

Rick Hamlet 

804.783.9518 

Richard.Hamlet@amerigas.com 

www.AmeriGas.com 

the impact of the economic downturn on the building 

industry, the General Assembly elected to curb 

this local practice for a limited period of time (the 

statute is now set to expire July 1, 2017). 

Application was not uniform 

Unfortunately, application of the statute has not 

been uniform across the Commonwealth. Since its 

enactment, certain local governments have questioned 

whether the statute applies to cash payments owed 

pursuant to proffer agreements entered prior to the 

statute’s July 1, 2010, effective date. 

As a result, in July 2010, HBAV asked Delegate 

Chris Peace of Hanover to support the building industry 

by requesting an official opinion of the Virginia 

attorney general declaring that the statute applied 

to proffer agreements entered prior to its effective 

date. Peace gladly made the request and on Sept. 

13, 2010, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli opined 

that, so long as it is effective, the plain language of 

the statute and its legislative history make clear that 

the General Assembly intended the statute to be 

retroactive (i.e., applying to proffers formed prior 

to its effective date). 

Even after the attorney general’s opinion was 

issued, a very few localities, including James City 

County and Chesterfield County, still refused to 

apply the statute to per-lot cash proffers formed prior 

to July 1, 2010, without condition. As a result, the 

2011 General Assembly passed, and the governor 

signed, an act to extend the effective period of 

the statute from its original expiration (July 1, 

2014) until July 1, 2015. It also allows landowners 

forced to enforce their rights under the statute to 

collect reasonable attorney’s fees and costs from 

recalcitrant localities. 

Further, the 2012 General Assembly passed 

legislation to extend the statute’s sunset date until 

July 1, 2017, and to prohibit localities from penalizing 

landowners for asserting their rights under the

statute. The latter change took effect as emergency 

legislation on April 18, 2012, while the former took 

effect July 1, 2012. 

refusing to comply 

Undeterred by General Assembly action, certain 

localities, including James City County, have continued 

to refuse to apply the statute retroactively. 

Faced with increasing pressure from the Peninsula 

building community, on or about July 6, 2011, James 

City County filed a declaratory judgment action 

against HBAV members Windmill Meadows LLC, 

HH Hunt Corp. and GS Stonehouse Green Land 

Sub LLC, among others. 

In this action, the county asked the Williamsburg- 

James City County Circuit Court to confirm its 

position by declaring that the statute is to be applied 

exclusively prospectively (i.e., only to proffers 

formed on or after July 1, 2010). HBAV joined 

with these local developers to file a counterclaim 

against the county and to vigorously defend the 

retroactivity of the statute. 

On March 8, 2012, following a short hearing 

in the Williamsburg-James City County Circuit 

Court, Judge Robert W. Curran granted HBAV 

and the developers’ motion for summary judgment, 

ruling unequivocally that the HBAV-backed statute 

Affordable 

Proven and Reliable 

Passive, Non-Mechanical 

Treatment and Dispersal 

This case is a good demonstration 

that, from time to time, it’s 

important for members of the 

building industry to go to court 

to defend the rights granted by 

the General Assembly. 

applied to per-lot cash proffers formed prior to the 

July 1, 2010, effective date of the legislation. 

home builders win 

Following this substantive ruling, on April 

18, 2012, Curran ruled that, pursuant to § 15.2- 

2303.1:1(B), reasonable attorney’s fees and costs 

are available to HBAV and the developers in this 

matter. So unless the judge’s ruling is overturned, 

the attorney’s fees and costs that HBAV and its 

developer partners are seeking in this case will be 

paid by the taxpayers of James City County. 

This is a victory for the local housing industry 

as well as the three-part federation since the local 

litigation was supported by PHBA, HBAV and the 

National Association of Home Builders. 

If the county files a petition for appeal, HBAV 

and the developers will defend against the petition 

and, if the Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, 

will defend the lower court ruling. If this course 

is followed, the taxpayers of James City County 

could face an even higher legal bill for the county 

government’s refusal to simply follow the law as 

it is written. 

This case is a good demonstration that, from 

time to time, it’s important for members of the 

building industry to go to court to defend the 

rights granted by the General Assembly. Over the 

years, HBAV has enjoyed great success promoting 

the interests of the building industry in the General 

Assembly. Most of the time, localities follow the laws 

promoted by HBAV and enacted by the General 

Assembly. However, when they do not, it is up to 

individual builder members to assert their rights 

and be willing to follow up in court. 

Edward A. Mullen, Esq., an attorney with Reed 

Smith LLP in Richmond, serves as deputy general counsel 

to HBAV. He and Reed Smith partners Miles Dumville 

and Travis Sabalewski represent the building industry in 

the James City County matter. HBAV 


LoCAL AssoCiAtions 

The Home Builders Association of Virginia connects you to the power of the state’s building 

industry. In recent surveys of state legislators by Virginia Business magazine, HBAV is 

continuously recognized as one of the top five “most effective” lobbying organizations in 

the state. Backed by about 3,500 members, HBAV works with state legislators to educate 

them on the importance of the housing industry. The well-respected association has the experience, 

strength and knowledge to defeat excessive regulations and defend affordable housing initiatives. 

Joining HBAV is a convenient three-in-one membership package: 

1. Join a local home builders association. 

2. All local home builders associations in Virginia are chartered with HBAV, which is headquartered in 

Richmond. For more information, please call (804) 643-2797 or email hbavmail@hbav.com. 

3. HBAV is chartered with the Washington, D.C.-based National Association of Home Builders, which 

has more than 140,000 member companies across the country. Each year, NAHB’s builder members 

construct about 80 percent of the new homes built in the United States, both single-family and multifamily. 

For more information, please call (800) 368-5242 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. (EST) Monday 

through Friday, or go to www.nahb.org and fill out the online contact form. 

Here is a list of HBAV’s 16 local associations, along with their contact information: 

Augusta home builders Association 

P.O. Box 36, Waynesboro, VA 22980 

Territory covered: Augusta and Rockbridge 

counties, and cities of Lexington, Staunton 

and Waynesboro 

Carol Caporelli, executive officer 

ahbaexoff@hotmail.com 

(540) 942-4644 

www.augustahomebuilders.net 

blue Ridge home builders Association 

2330 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 100, 


Territory covered: Albemarle, Fluvanna, 

Greene, Madison and Nelson counties, and city 

of Charlottesville 

Jim Kuznar, executive vice president 

brhba@brhba.org or jimk@brhba.org 

(434) 973-8652 

www.brhba.org 

home builders Association of 

southwest Virginia and 

bristol, tenn. 

(application pending) 

Territory covered: Cities of Bristol, Va., 

and Bristol, Tenn.; and the counties of Lee, 

Russell, Scott, Smythe, Washington 

and Wise 



16 local associations across Virginia 

multiply strength through HBaV 

home builders Association of Central 

Virginia 

20334 Timberlake Road, Suite 3, 

Lynchburg, VA 24502 

Territory covered: Amherst, Appomattox, 

Bedford and Campbell counties, and cities 

of Altavista, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, 

Lynchburg and Rustburg 

Jenny Stadheim, executive vice president 

jenny@hbacv.org 

(434) 385-6018 

www.hbacv.org 

Fredericksburg Area builders Association 

3006 Lafayette Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA 22408 

Territory covered:Caroline, King George, 

Orange, Spotsylvania and Stafford counties 

and city of Fredericksburg 

Bea Phelps, executive vice president 

bphelps@fabava.com 

(540) 898-2730 

www.fabava.com 

AppLiCAtion 

pending 

new River Valley home builders 

Association 

P.O. Box 2010, Christiansburg, VA 24068 

Territory covered: Carroll, Giles, 

Montgomery, Pulaski and Wythe counties; 

cities of Radford and Galax; and the towns of 

Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Dublin 

Kelly Graham, administrator 

kelly@nrvhba.com 

(540) 443-0090 

www.nrvhba.com 

northern Virginia building industry 


3901 Centerview Drive, Suite E, 

Chantilly, VA 20151 

Territory covered:Arlington, Fairfax, 

Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William 

counties, and cities of Alexandria, Arlington, 

Ashburn, Chantilly, Fairfax, Falls Church, 

Great Falls, Lorton, McLean, Reston, Sterling, 

Triangle, Vienna, Warrenton and Woodbridge 

Jon Lindgren, executive vice president 

jlindgren@nvbia.com 

(703) 817-0154 

www.nvbia.com 

peninsula housing & builders 


760 McGuire Place, Newport News, VA 23601 

Territory covered: Gloucester, Isle of Wight, 

James City, Mathews and York counties, and 

cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson 

and Williamsburg 

Karen Robison, director of special events 

and membership 

krobison@peninsulahousing.org 

(757) 595-1600 

www.peninsulahousing.org 

SMYTHE

piedmont Virginia building industry 


P.O. Box 897, Culpeper, VA 22701 

Territory covered: Culpeper County 

Chris Pearson, board president 

chris.pearson@yhbcpa.com 

(540) 825-6050 

www.pvbia.org 

home builders Association of 

Rappahannock 

P.O. Box 88, Wicomico Church, VA 22579 

Territory covered: Essex, King & Queen, 

Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond 

and Westmoreland counties, and cities of 

Kilmarnock, Kinsale, Tappahannock, Warsaw 

and Wicomico Church 

Margaret Hudnall, executive officer 

chcb@nnwifi.com 

(804) 580-2415 

www.riverbuilders.com 

home building Association of Richmond 

400 North Ridge Road, Richmond, VA 23229 

Territory covered: Buckingham, Charles 

City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, 

Hanover, Henrico, King William, Louisa, New 

Kent and Powhatan counties, and the city of 

Richmond 

Craig Toalson, executive vice president 

ctoalson@hbar.org 

(804) 282-0400 

www.hbar.org 

Roanoke Regional home builders 

Association inc. 

1626 Apperson Drive, Salem, VA 24153 

Territory covered: Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, 

Franklin and Roanoke counties; cities of Salem 

and Roanoke 

Melody S. Williams, executive vice president 

mwilliams@rrhba.com 

(540) 389-7135 

www.rrhba.com 

shenandoah Valley builders Association 

P.O. Box 1286, Harrisonburg, VA 22803 

Territory covered: Rockingham County, city 

of Harrisonburg and towns of New Market, 

Mt. Jackson, Edinburg and Woodstock (South) 

Michelle Wilson-Johnson, executive officer 

info@valleybuilders.org 

(540) 860-1281 

www.valleybuilders.org 

builders & Associates of southern Virginia 

P.O. Box 10178, Danville, VA 24543 

Territory covered:Henry and Pittsylvania 

counties, and the cities of Danville and 

Martinsville 

Carolyn Stephens, executive vice president 

hbanewsonline@yahoo.com 

(434) 791-3244 

CLARKE 

RICHMOND 

home builders Association of southside 

Virginia inc. 

10300 Corporate Road, Petersburg, VA 23805 

Territory covered:Amelia, Brunswick, 

Charlotte, Southern Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, 

Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, 

Nottoway, Prince Edward, Prince George, Surry 

and Sussex counties, and cities of Chester, 

Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg 

Linda Anderson, administrative assistant 

hba@hbaofsouthside.com 

(804) 732-2742 

www.hbaofsouthside.com 

tidewater builders Association 

2117 Smith Ave., Chesapeake, VA 23320 

Territory covered:Accomack, Northampton 

and Southampton counties, and cities of 

Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, 

Suffolk and Virginia Beach 

Channing A. Pfeiffer, chief executive 

officer 

info@tbaonline.org 

(757) 420-2434 

www.tbaonline.org 

top of Virginia building Association 

P.O. Box 3566, Winchester, VA 22604 

Territory covered: Clarke, Frederick and 

Warren counties, and city of Winchester 

Nancy Tilson Sinback, administrator 

tvba@verizon.net 

(540) 665-0365 

www.buildingva.com 

LANCASTER 

YORK 


hBAv’s LoCAL AffiLiAtes 

Business begins to look up for HBAV’s 16 local affiliates in 2011-2012 as 

membership numbers rise and home shows do surprisingly better than expected. 

Websites have been redesigned, parades are being held and events are being 

revamped into bigger and better things. 



local building associations stay the course, 

anticipate better days ahead 

Augusta hBA 

2011/2012 has been a year with modest but 

steady growth in membership. AHBA recently 

changed its meeting place to The Club at Ironwood 

in Staunton to be more centrally located and accessible 

for members. Cost to attend meetings, 

which consist of a one-hour social followed by 

dinner and industry-specific programs, are $15/ 

head with reservations and $20 for walk-ins. They 

are held the third Tuesday of each month except 

for July, August (family picnic), November and 

December (Christmas dinner and annual meeting). 

For the third consecutive year, AHBA participated 

in the Celebration of Holiday Lights 

at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton with a playhouse 

display. At the show’s end, the association donated 

the playhouse to the Boys & Girls Club 

of Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County. 

Children now enjoy it in an apartment complex 

in Waynesboro. 

In May, AHBA sponsored a training class 

given by the Augusta County Building Inspections 

Department on the new braced wall requirements 

and how to properly prepare and submit plans for 

permit application. 

Blue ridge hBA 

Since its inception 39 years ago, BRHBA 

experienced its most successful Home & Garden 

Festival in 2012. In 

the upcoming Parade of 

Homes, a new remodelers’ 

category will be in the mix. 

This past June, BRHBA 

launched a new website. 

The biggest news to come from BRHBA is 

the association launched a market-wide brand 

campaign in 2012 that included a new logo and 

its first formalized statements: 

• Mission statement: To serve as the advocate and 

resource for the area home building industry 

• Vision statement: To be the voice of the home 

building industry facilitating sustainable growth 

within our community 

• Core values: Integrity, leadership, education 

and innovation 

Association tag line: “Building our Community” 

hBA of Central virginia 

Last winter, Matt Yeatman of Central Virginia 

Construction was installed as president for the 

third time. HBAV President Richard Bogese 

The King of Wings Contest generates revenue for FABA’s 

foundation, a 501(c)3 organization that provides home repair 

for the elderly and less fortunate. 

did the honors. HBACV also presented a few 

informational/educational seminars and hosted 

the three-day Central Virginia Home & Garden 

Expo with a three-quarters full house of exhibitors. 

In the spring, the association held its fifth annual 

Dirty Boots BBQ for members’ family, friends 

and employees and its second annual Duck Race. 

The Parade of Homes was held in September 2011 

and then again in spring 2012. The fifth and sixth 

annual events both featured 13 homes and three 

new developments. HBACV plans to continue to 

make the parade a spring event, moving the date 

from the fall. A spring golf tournament was held to 

coincide with the Parade of Homes Awards dinner. 

Throughout the year, the association continues to 

have great success with Hammer Time, a social 

sponsored and held by member companies. 

fredericksburg Area BA 

FABA has been very fortunate to weather 

the economic conditions without having to dip 

into its reserves. It continues to offer networking 

opportunities such as golf outings, general mem-

ership meetings and builder referral luncheons, 

and has redesigned its website. 

The Legislative Committee continues to 

strengthen its relationship with local officials and 

staff. Members have been frequently called upon 

to lend assistance or provide input on various 

ordinances and plans. 

Seminars held covered topics such as OSHA 

fall protection, contract law and maximizing your 

marketing efforts with social media. In May, the 

annual FredFest—also known as the King of 

Wings Contest—was held. 

After a three-year break, FABA hosted a Parade 

of Homes that featured 22 entries. 

new river valley hBA 

NRVHBA had a successful and prosperous 

2011. Its charitable committee was active in several 

community projects. Through its Pulaski Relief 

Volunteer Day, members donated money and 

helped rebuild structures that were damaged by 

the Pulaski tornado. The association also partnered 

with the Montgomery County Humane Society 

and raised more than $1,400 for the society 

through a creative and competitive cat and dog 

house raffle. Local builders built nine cat and dog 

houses for the cause. 

The Governmental Affairs Committee was 

very active in local elections. Members invited 

local and state candidates to speak at the association’s 

Fall Mixer. During this election cycle, 

six of the association-supported candidates were 

elected to office. 

NRVHBA held many successful membership 

events including three mixers, two golf outings, two 

builders’ breakfasts, an annual picnic, holiday dinner 

and gala. It also hosted its annual Home Expo. 

northern virginia BiA 

Reporting a pretty good year so far, NVBIA 

had a successful annual Parade of Homes in April. 

Traffic through the models was sharply up from 

recent years, and builders were very happy with 

the turnout. 

2012 President Mike Gorman’s mission was 

for the association to hold “remarkable” social 

and networking events where members find 

(From left) Rappahannock’s Ron Saunders, Susan Jones, Vincent Haynie, Michael Harvey, Margaret Hudnall 

and Jose Valencia are joined by HBAV 2012 President Richard Bogese to celebrate with a Chinese flair 

HBAR’s 2012 installation. 

hBA of rappahannock 

Rappahannock got off to a great start with the installation of the 2012 officers: President 

Vincent Haynie, Vice President Michael Harvey, Associate Director Ron Saunders and Builder 

Director Susan Jones. HBAV President Richard Bogese honored 2011 President Jose Valencia 

and installed the 2012 officers. 

Rappahannock has met its membership goal of 15 new members. It held its annual meeting 

at the home of Chip and Margaret Hudnall. 

solid value while attending them. The Meet the 

Builder event in March was a sellout crowd for 

builders and associates alike. In April, the Crawfish 

Boil also was extremely successful. In August, 

NVBIA co-hosted a Crabfeast with its charity 

organization, HomeAid. They plan to hold the 

new event annually. 

The mission of retaining current members and 

finding new ones has been an ongoing effort. The 

Membership Committee has made it a priority to 

call each member at least once per quarter to see 

how their business is doing and what NVBIA can 

do to better improve its services. 

This year’s membership drive netted 58 new 

members. Currently the association is working 

hard to maintain a core membership base at 

around 500 members and continue to grow the 

association from there. 

peninsula h&BA 

In 2011, PHBA managed to keep the doors 

open and its head above water through different 

events that brought the association closer together 

and delivered value to its members. 

In January, PHBA partnered with Virginia 

Peninsula Association of Realtors, Peninsula 

Chamber of Commerce and the Retail Alliance to 

host the most successful ever Economic Forecast 

meeting, “Advancing Together.” The annual event 

attracted more than 600 attendees, six times more 

than usual. 

The Peninsula Apartment Council offered seminars 

on fair housing and landlord/tenant relations 

and a hurricane preparation class. The Peninsula 

Remodelers Council held a lead renovator course. 

The Williamsburg chapter held quarterly meetings 

(See LOCAL AFFILIATES on page 24) 


local affiliates (continued from page 23) 

and the Green Building Council’s monthly meetings 

gained momentum. 

New events introduced in 2011 were Remodel 

Mania, a community service project for people 

in need; Rock Fish Tournament, Home for the 

Holidays Tour/Auction and Business After Hours. 

Annual events included golf tournaments, Seafood 

Fest, SummerFest, awards banquet, the Home 

and Garden Expo, the Parade of Homes and the 

PRC Garage Sale. 

During the statewide membership drive, PHBA 

brought in 42 new members, the second highest 

total statewide for new members. 


piedmont virginia BiA 

Beginning in December 2011, PVBIA became 

a fully volunteer organization. This has allowed 

PVBIA to focus more on member meetings and 

less on fundraising events. Though these events 

had a social aspect, they required a tremendous 

amount of volunteer support, which became a 

burden to the too few involved with the planning. 

PVBIA will continue to hold its annual crab 

feast in September and a Christmas party in 

December. The association plans to offer some 

educational events in the coming year, and to 

continue to support its members’ needs and industry. 

U.S. Marines stand guard over Roanoke Regional HBA’s Toys for Tots contributions for 2011. 

roanoke regional hBA 

For 2011, RRHBA President Neal Frank-Rempel’s theme was “Building A Vision.” Believing 

it’s paramount to have a vision and a strategic plan in order to provide continuity and forward 

movement, Frank-Rempel encouraged members to seize the opportunity to look at one’s own 

vision for life, business and the association. 

A series of strategic thinking sessions was held by the RRHBA leadership, and objectives 

such as increasing the number of face-to-face networking events and industry-related educational 

classes were met. Three cornerstone events were successfully held—the SPRING Home Show, 

a golf outing and the FALL Home Show—and several civic projects were accomplished. 

The emphasis on retention of members continued, and 28 firms were recognized for at least 

20 years of membership. RRHBA’s top recognition awards went to Brett Bennett of Roanoke 

Gas Co. as Member of the Year – Associate, and Brad Graham of Graham Construction as 

Member of the Year – Builder. 

hBA of richmond 

2011 and the first half of 2012 proved to be 

a year of “firsts” for HBAR. In fall 2011, it held 

its 60th annual Parade of Homes that included 

52 new home entries and, for the first time ever, 

two remodeler entries. Also for the first time, 

HBAR awarded three High Performance Home 

Awards to parade entries. 

In 2012, HBAR elected Sarah Kellam as 

its first female president in its 66-year history. 

Kellam is a second-generation builder in the 

Richmond area. 

HBAR kicked off 2012 with its annual legislative 

breakfast. There, members of the Virginia 

General Assembly were briefed with the 2012 

HBAV legislative agenda and were asked to 

please “Don’t hurt our business.” 

HBAR continued its efforts to educate the 

members by holding the Local Forecast Seminar 

that featured a presentation by NAHB Chief 

Economist Dr. David Crowe. It also held a building 

codes seminar where local building officials 

educated HBAR builders on the 2009-VUSBC 

and processes within their jurisdiction. 

B&A of southern virginia 

BASV forged ahead in 2011 with monthly 

meetings and a networking event held in June. In 

September 2011, BASV held its annual Scholarship 

Golf Tournament to raise money for scholarships 

for local high school seniors. The association 

awarded scholarships in 2011 and 2012. 

In January 2012, HBAV President Richard 

Bogese was the featured speaker at the monthly 

meeting. In February, Region II Vice President 

Chris Kirk led a swearing in ceremony for the 

2012-2013 BASV officers and directors. 

hBA of southside virginia 

HBASV held its annual installation of 

officers in January. The association continues 

to hold monthly membership meetings on the 

first Monday evening of each month. The 

cold weather meetings are held at member 

businesses and the warm weather meetings 

are held at the association’s pavilion adjacent 

to its office. 

In March, HBASV held its annual Taste

SVBA President Jill McGlaughlin and home show chairman, Zack Snell, present a check of the 

proceeds from the show to Massanutten Technical Center. 

shenandoah valley BA 

2012 has proven to be a busy year for SVBA. In March, it held the 32nd annual SVBA 

Home & Garden Show, where the designated charity, Massanutten Technical Center, reaped 

more than $13,000 in auction and ticket sales proceeds from the event. 

The Education Committee is presenting Builder Smarts, SVBA’s monthly education 

sessions for builders and associates on topics beneficial to both. In May, the first NAHB 

licensed courses in Business Management for Building Professionals, CAPS I & II (Certified 

Aging in Place Specialist), were offered and drew attendees from Maryland and Ohio. 

The Green Building Committee continues to move forward with the third annual 

Green Expo Nov. 10 at Eastern Mennonite University (www.harrisonburggreenexpo.com). 

The committee also holds a monthly networking event called “Green Drinks,” where 

participants discuss their ideas regarding sustainability. 

A Parade of Homes is scheduled for Oct. 20 - 21. 

of Home Cooking School, which attracts folks from the local and surrounding areas. The 

annual Crab Feast, which always draws quite a crowd, is slated for September. Spring and 

fall golf tournaments were held. Building officials from Chesterfield County presented a 

codes seminar. 

tidewater BA 

TBA got on board the “Made in America” movement, showcasing a Homearama builder who 

constructed a home from American-made components, and the designers who staged it with 

American-made products. 

About 150 members attended a forum featuring Jake Lewendal, son of the Bozeman, Mont., 

builder who first started the movement, when he was featured on ABC World News. Members also 

signed a pledge to use more American-made products in their new home construction. 

In May, the Chesapeake builder, T.E. Jones, appeared on ABC World News in a report about 

the ripple effect in the home building industry. 

TBA kicked off 2012 with a motivational speech by Virginia Tech head football coach Frank 

Beamer at the annual membership meeting. The Mid-Atlantic Home & Garden Show, “A Symphony 

of Spring,” brought more than 20,000 guests. 

Replacing a golf fundraiser last fall, TBA hosted its first PAC Oyster Roast, which attracted 

(See LOCAL AFFILIATES on page 26) 

home BuiLders AssoCiAtion 

of virginiA 

hALL of fAme induCtees 

2006 Robert J. Flynn Roanoke Regional HBA 

2006 Mak Koebig Piedmont VA BIA & 

Shenandoah Valley BA 

2006 Robin S. Newhouse Fredericksburg Area BA 

2004 Douglas R. Fahl Northern VA 

2004 ** Gilbert C. Martin HBA of Southside VA 

2002 Vincent A. Napolitano Tidewater BA 

2002 Randolph R. Rinehart Blue Ridge HBA 

2002 L. Randolph Williams Northern VA 

2000 ** James L. Carver Fredericksburg Area BA 

2000 Preston O. Stallings Blue Ridge HBA 

2000 * Wilbert K. Tester Roanoke Regional HBA 

1998 F. Gary Garczynski Northern VA 

1998 **Jesse B. Hall Jr. HBA of Richmond 

1998 I. Roland Specter HBA of Southside VA 

1996 Jules L. Elliott Fredericksburg Area BA 

1996 Robert Leipertz HBA of Richmond 

1994 ** Michael J. Bogese Sr. HBA of Southside VA 

1994 Richard J. November HBA of Richmond 

1994 Stephen G. Yeonas Sr. Northern VA 

1992 Neal A. Barnes HBA of Southside VA 

1992 * Paul A. Bickford Sr. Peninsula H&BA 

1992 ** Lee A. Gifford Tidewater BA 

1992 ** Glen T. Hastings HBA of Southside VA 

1992 ** L. Clarke Jones Jr. HBA of Richmond 

1992 * Emil M. Keen Northern VA 

1992 * Ernest E. Mayo Sr. HBA of Richmond 

1992 Frederick J. Napolitano Sr. Tidewater BA 

1992 ** Elbert H. Waldron Roanoke Regional HBA 

1992 Stanley Waranch Tidewater BA 

* Posthumously inducted 

** Deceased 


local affiliates (continued from page 25) 

local, state and national representatives, and more 

than 200 members. 

TBA’s Building Trades Academy received grant 

funds from local cities to help train and place 86 

students during 2011. 

The 2011 Fall Homearama, which attracted 

nearly 80,000 visitors, featured a Charity House 

to benefit the TBA Scholarship Foundation. 

At TBA’s annual membership meeting last January, 

Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer signs a 

helmet for Tommy Brinn as TBA President Sam 

Cohen (center) watches. 

26 HBaV annual RepoRt RepoRt 2012 

top of virginia BA 

In December 2011, TVBA celebrated its 25th 

anniversary by inviting all of its past presidents to a 

holiday gala, which many of them attended. Dave 

Holliday, the association’s founding president, was 

the featured speaker. 

The annual Parade of Homes was successfully 

held in October 2011 and featured entries in 

three categories: Homes, Outdoor Living and 

Showrooms. In 2012, HBAV President Brian 

Mullins will be on hand to judge the President’s 

Award Winner. 

TVBA realized a 23 percent increase during 

the state’s April/May membership drive and 

continues to add members. 

This summer, TVBA participated in the nationwide 

2012 NAHB/Habitat for Humanity Builders 

Blitz. Beginning June 4, members built a house 

in five days to help someone in the community 

achieve their dream of home ownership. HBAV 

Thanks to the generosity of the Top of Virginia BA’s 

members who donated time, talent and materials, 

this home was built in five days as part of the 2012 

NAHB/Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz. 

stewart-Lee house boosts government relations program 

The Stewart-Lee House, which has served as the Home Builders Association of Virginia’s headquarters since 2002, 

has proven itself to be a great asset to the state association. HBAV’s Legislative Committee meets here throughout 

the year and the Executive Board regularly convenes at the restored mansion for meetings, too. The circa 1844 

house also is used for informal and formal receptions, including gatherings hosted for Gov. Bob McDonnell.

eAsyLiving home, virginiA 

The Home Builders Association 

of Virginia has continued to support 

EasyLiving Home, a voluntary 

certification program designed to 

encourage builders to include design features in 

new homes which provide homeowners with ease 

of movement and convenience during any stage 

in life. A home with EasyLiving Home features 

not only promotes a homeowner’s ability to age 

in place but also supports the active lifestyle attractive 

to today’s home buyers. 

EasyLiving Homes are accessible and convenient 

for people of all generations and lifestyles. Homeowners 

can comfortably entertain friends, relatives 

and neighbors, confident that their home provides 

easy access for individuals with mobility support 

needs—such as a cane, walker or wheelchair. New 

parents navigating a baby carriage into the house, 

the weekend athlete on crutches due to a sprained 

ankle or the baby boomer using a wheelchair while 

recovering from hip surgery will all appreciate 

the convenience and safety of wider doorways, a 

Convenient pull-out shelves can be a feature of a kitchen 

in an EasyLiving Home. (Photo courtesy of Stephen 

Thomas Homes.) 


a home for all reasons 

zero-step entry and ample space in the hallways 

and bathrooms. 

The demographics are compelling. With approximately 

70 million baby boomers in the United 

States and an estimated 49.7 million people nationally 

having some type of mobility challenge, along with 

wounded war veterans returning home every day, 

designing homes with easy access, easy living and 

easy use will expand your market. Homeowners 

are partial to features that offer easy movement 

throughout their homes, regardless of age, size 

or physical ability. Builders can benefit from the 

marketing potential of having EasyLiving Home 

certification attached to their products. 

The Virginia Livable Home Tax Credit also can 

provide a financial incentive. This program is designed 

to improve accessibility and universal visitability in 

Virginia’s residential units by providing state tax credits 

for the purchase of new units or the retrofitting of 

existing housing. Tax credits are available for up to 

$5,000 for the purchase/construction of a new accessible 

residence and up to 50 percent for the cost 

of retrofitting existing units, not to exceed $5,000. 

The EasyLiving Home program is also endorsed 

by the Virginia Housing Development Authority, 

AARP Virginia and the Virginia Board for People 

with Disabilities. 

EasyLiving Home certification guarantees that 

the home has been built to exacting specifications 

and meets the necessary criteria to qualify the home 

as EasyLiving. For a home to become certified, 

contractors must be registered as an EasyLiving 

Home builder and obtain a third-party inspection. 

To learn more about the HBAV-backed Easy 

Living Home program and how to become an 

EasyLiving Home builder, please visit www.elhomes. 

org or contact Rhonda Allison at rallison@hbav.com 

or (804) 643-2797. HBAV 

EasyLiving Homes incorporate 

Universal Design elements, 

such as step-free entrances, that 

make housing cost effective and 

convenient for both owners and 

visitors. (Photo courtesy 

of Martin P. Schwind 

Contractor Inc.) 

An easyliving Home 

includes these three 

important design features: 

• A step-free entrance with a 

threshold of not more than onehalf 

inch from a driveway, sidewalk 

or firm route into the main 

floor of the home. 

• A minimum of 32 inches of clear 

passage space for every interior 

passage door on the main floor, 

including bathrooms, and the exterior 

door to the step-free entrance. 

• The main floor of an EasyLiving 

Home must include at least one 

bedroom, a kitchen, an entertainment 

area and one full bathroom 

with sufficient maneuvering space 

all on the main floor. 


eArthCrAft virginiA 

Sustainable housing across the Commonwealth is 

Green and growing 

Having certified 827 single-family homes and 25 multifamily projects—providing sustainable 

housing for 3,337 Virginia families—it’s no surprise that EarthCraft Virginia had 

its largest impact to date in 2011. Builder and developer partners across the state have 

recently noted an uptick in construction and clients and home buyers are demanding 

their homes be EarthCraft certified. With the launch of a new consumer-focused website, finding an 

EarthCraft builder is now easier than ever. 

According to a Cone Communications survey, 80 percent of Americans believe in the importance of 

third-party certification programs. Since consumers are increasingly concerned about benefits delivered with 

the EarthCraft House program, the staff and field personnel strive to provide the builder with a straightforward, 

affordable approach to green building. 

Statewide, EarthCraft technical advisers have been assigned projects so they can guide builders through 

the program. This onsite technical assistance is critical to help builders meet program requirements and 

improve subcontractor performance. It also provides third-party confirmation that can only be verified 

through energy-analysis modeling and diagnostic testing of every home. With the 2012 code mandates 

scheduled for adoption, the EarthCraft House program ensures current builders will be well prepared and 

will lead by example. 

These cutting-edge builders were recognized at EarthCraft Virginia’s third annual Sustainable Leadership 

Awards held in March. The event, which included a “Top 10 Most Energy Efficient House” countdown, showcased 

outstanding builders and projects while providing an opportunity for builders to learn from one another. 

For more information about EarthCraft Virginia, visit www.earthcraftvirginia.org or call (804) 225-9843. 

(K.C. McGurren is executive director of EarthCraft Virginia.) HBAV 



by K.C. McGurren 

the 2011 award 

recipients are: 

• single-Family Builder: 

a M Yoder & Co. in Harrisonburg 

• single-Family project: 

Shelter alternatives for a 

renovated house in Blacksburg 

• single-Family Developer: 

eagle Construction of Virginia llC 

• multifamily new Construction: 

Virginia Supportive Housing 

for South Bay apartments in 

portsmouth 

• multifamily renovation: 

landmark Development for 

Martinsville lofts in Martinsville 

• Habitat for Humanity Affiliate: 

Richmond Metro Habitat for 

Humanity 

• Architect/Architecture Firm: 

CJMW architecture 

• HBA of the year: Blue Ridge 

Home Builders association 

(3rd year in a row!) 

• most energy-efficient project 

of the year: Bain-Waring 

Builders’ home built in Midlothian 

• Technical Adviser of the year: 

Steve tetreault, the Drying Co. 

• multifamily Developer: people 

Inc. of Virginia 

• Visionary Award: Karl Bren 

(At left) Eagle Construction of Virginia LLC 

wins the Single-Family Developer Award for 

its work at West Broad Village in Glen Allen. 

This is the third consecutive year Eagle has 

won this honor.

Insurance that fits your life 

AutomobiLe 

Life 

CommerCial lines 

Chris Hobbs 

chobbs@yourpremierins.com 

Brandy Nickel 

bnickel@yourpremierins.com 

Home 

RetiRement 

fAmiLy 

HeALtH 

tRAveL 

business 

boAt 

RecReAtion 

Premier insurance agency 

13321-I Midlothian Turnpike 

Midlothian, VA 23113 

804.794.8000 

Personal lines 

Roberta Keener-Parsons 

rkeener@yourpremierins.com 

emPloyee Benefits & 

finanCial Planning 

Melissa Murchison 

mmurchison@yourpremierins.com 


BuiLder And AssoCiAte of the yeAr 

Most-contributing members honored 

for hard work and dedication to HBaV 

2011/12 Builder of the year 

C. Richard Napier (Richmond) with Napier Signature Homes in Powhatan 

was selected as the 2011/12 HBAV Builder of the Year. 

A member of the Home Building Association of Richmond, he has 

served as president of his local and the state association and continues to 

be a very active member of both. 

Napier formerly chaired the HBAV Legislative Committee and came 

to understand quickly that the key to much of HBAV’s legislative success is 

the result of grassroots politics and political action. He has been a member 

of the HBAV Build-PAC Capitol Club for the past 10 years. 

In 2011 and 2012, he tirelessly served as the chairman of HBAV Build-PAC, 

leading it to outstanding collection heights in this difficult housing climate. 

2011/12 Associate of the year 

Richard A. Costello with AES Consulting Engineers in Williamsburg 

was selected as the 2011/12 HBAV Associate of the Year. 

A well-respected civil engineer who is a very active member of the 

Peninsula Housing & Builders Association, he is an HBAV Build-PAC 

trustee and an important member of the HBAV Legislative Committee. 

In late 2011, Costello led an effort of PHBA and HBAV to have James 

City County implement the HBAV legislation that delayed the payment 

of per-lot cash proffers until the certificate of occupancy stage of home 

construction. The county claimed the legislation was not retroactive to 

cash proffers formed before July 1, 2010. 

When the county refused to adhere to the legislation and sought a local 

circuit court declaration to only make the legislation prospective, Costello 

led the efforts of PHBA and the local developers to defend the legislation. 

Without his leadership on this issue, it is likely the county’s efforts would 

have gone completely unchallenged in the circuit court, and builders across 

all of Virginia could have lost the significant benefits of that 2010 legislative 

victory for HBAV and its builder and developer members. 

But the victory doesn’t stop there. Following a brief hearing on the 

issue in Williamsburg, the judge ruled in favor of the builders. He ordered 

the county to pay all association members’ legal fees, as well as those of 

PHBA and HBAV. HBAV 



Two of the Home Builders Association of Virginia’s most coveted titles—the Associate of the Year and the 

Builder of the Year—are presented annually to the association’s “most valuable and most contributing” members 

in the past year. Their names are engraved on plaques that hang in the HBAV boardroom of the 

Stewart-Lee House in Richmond. The 2011/12 winners are: 

(Above) Heralded for his work as chairman of the HBAV Legislative Committee, Rich 

Napier (left) was honored as 2011/12 Builder of the Year. He’s seen here with 2012 

President Richard Bogese. (Below) Richard A. Costello (left) with AES Consulting Engineers 

in Williamsburg accepts his 2011/12 HBAV Associate of the Year award from 2012 

President Richard Bogese. Costello is credited for his efforts to defend legislation that delayed 

the payment of per-lot cash proffers.

2012 C. Richard napier HBa of Richmond 

2010-11 Robert B. Mullins peninsula H&Ba 

2009 Stephen n. thomas HBa of Richmond 

2008 anthony M. Clatterbuck piedmont Va BIa 

2007 Michael D. newsome tidewater Ba 

2006 John D. Stokely Jr. northern Va BIa 

2005 Robert J. Flynn Roanoke Regional HBa 

2004 Mak Koebig piedmont Va BIa & 

Shenandoah Valley Ba 

2003 Kenneth o. thompson northern Va BIa 

2002 preston o. Stallings Blue Ridge HBa 

2001 Benjamin H. Graham northern Va BIa 

2000 F. Gary Garczynski northern Va BIa 

1999 Jules l. elliott Fredericksburg area Ba 

1998 Roy B. amason HBa of Richmond 

1997 l. Randolph Williams northern Va BIa 

1996 Vincent a. napolitano tidewater Ba 

1995 Robert J. Flynn Jr. Roanoke Regional HBa 

1994 Frederic J. Betz Martinsville 

1993 Jules l. elliott Fredericksburg area Ba 

1992 Richard olivieri tidewater Ba 

1991 James Carver Fredericksburg area Ba 

1990 Michael p. Rashkind tidewater Ba 

1989 Robert J. leipertz HBa of Richmond 

1988 Herbert l. aman III northern Va BIa 

1987 Richard november HBa of Richmond 

2012 Richard a. Costello 

2010-11 Michael S. Rolband and Wetlands Studies and Solutions 

2009 Kevin DeChristopher 

2008 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty 

2007 Douglas R. Fahl 

2006 Dave Carson 

2005 Deborah tomlin Reico Kitchen & Bath 

2004 Robin S. newhouse 

2003 Donald W. Davis 

2002 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, BB&t, Complete Interior package, 

Costen Floors, Dewberry & Davis, Dominion Virginia power, 

Duron paint & Wallcovering, Kt enteprises, evans Carpet Corp., 

First Market Bank, G.e. appliance, Hirschler Fleischer, 

Humphrey electric, James River Heating & air Conditioning, 

James River Grounds Management, lea Contract Drapery, 

Mid South Building Supply, Shaw Industries, Sign Design, 

Squint precision painting and trane 

2001 Robin S. newhouse 

2000 Michael S. Rolband 

1999 Charles a. Johnston 

1998 Virginia Housing Development authority 

1997 Virginia natural Gas Co. 

hBAv BuiLder of the yeAr 

1986 F. Gary Garczynski northern Va BIa 

1985 lyle Wermers tidewater Ba 

1984 Roland Specter HBa of Southside Va 

1983 Grover Holler Shenandoah County 

1981 H. Marshall Hamilton HBa of Central Va 

1980 neal Barnes HBa of Southside Va 

1979 edward R. Carr northern Va BIa 

1978 elbert Waldron Roanoke Regional HBa 

1977 Fred napolitano Sr. tidewater Ba 

1976 Michael Bogese Sr. HBa of Southside Va 

1976 Henry R. Steigleder Fredericksburg area Ba 

1975 Herman F. Blake Jr. HBa of Richmond 

1974 Woodrow W. Sirois peninsula H&Ba 

1973 lee a. Gifford tidewater Ba 

1972 Myron p. erkiletian northern Va BIa 

1971 Howard Weisberg tidewater Ba 

1970 Daley Craig Blue Ridge HBa 

1969 emil Keen northern Va BIa 

1968 Glen t. Hastings HBa of Southside Va 

1967 Roland Specter HBa of Southside Va 

1966 William F. Kayhoe HBa of Richmond 

1965 l. Clarke Jones Jr. HBa of Richmond 

1964 William F. Kayhoe HBa of Richmond 

1963 James M. Couch Jr. HBa of Central Va 

1962 paul R. Bickford tidewater Ba 

1961 Stanley Waranch tidewater Ba 

hBAv AssoCiAte of the yeAr 

1996 Kenneth Gray 

1995 Moore’s lumber & Building Supplies 

1994 Virginia power 

1993 Fidelity Federal Savings Bank 

1992 edmund p. Wickham Jr. 

1991 VHDa 

1990 Douglas R. Fahl 

1989 Crestar Mortgage Corp. 

1988 Virginia power 

1987 thulman eastern 

1986 Sovran Bank and Sovran Mortgage Corp. 

1985 lowe’s 

1984 Harvey Sorum 

1983 Guy Hazelgrove 

1982 H.R. Coates 

1981 Commonwealth land title Insurance Co. 

1980 H. Jack Jennings 

1979 orlo C. paciulli 

1978 Moore’s lumber & Building Supplies 

1977 lowe’s 

1976 J.B. Hall Jr. 

1975 noland Co. 


memBer Benefit serviCes 

At the top of its list, the Home Builders 

Association of Virginia has a mission 

to be an effective voice in the halls 

of the State Capitol in Richmond 

on behalf of about 3,500 members throughout 

Virginia. The wellrespectedorganization 

of home builders 

and associated firms 

understands full well 

the workings of the 

Dillon Rule, which 

lou Genuario, chairman, 

Membership Committee 



HBaV members reap more 

than legislative representation 

limits the powers of 

local governments to 

those powers expressly 

authorized by the state legislature. 

That means Virginia, as a Dillon Rule state, 

can’t impose new fees or taxes on the home building 

industry—or impose overly burdensome new 

provisions in their local land-use ordinances—unless 

the state legislature approves them and the governor 

signs them into law. 

Consequently, HBAV reviews the more than 

3,000 bills and resolutions considered each year by 

the Virginia General Assembly. The association identifies 

which ones could positively or adversely impact 

housing, then directly lobbies state legislators for their 

passage or defeat. On average, HBAV supports or 

opposes about 150 legislative bills and resolutions. 

In two recent surveys of state legislators by Virginia 

Business magazine, HBAV has been identified as one 

of the top five most-effective lobbying organizations 

in the state. 

Its lobbying team works year-round with state 

lawmakers and regulating agencies to protect and 

promote the home building industry in the Commonwealth. 

During the General Assembly session, HBAV 

issues a bi-weekly legislative bulletin to its members. 

The Virginia eVoice provides updates on important issues 

to the building industry. HBAV also publishes 

an annual report, which provides a year in review 

“Dedicated to protecting and enhancing the housing climate to ensure 

the vitality of the building industry so as to benefit its members and the 

citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia” 

highlighting its accomplishments, achievements and 

leadership in the Commonwealth. 

Access influential people 

Builders and associates alike consistently cite 

HBAV networking opportunities as the most valuable 

member benefit. 

HBAV has committees, foundations and councils 

to allow members from across the state to regularly 

meet to discuss local and/or state issues. The HBAV 

board of directors and all of the association’s standing 

committees meet three times a year to support 

a proactive housing agenda. HBAV also sponsors a 

several-day annual convention that allows builder and 

associate members to attend informative morning 

business sessions and enjoy afternoon and evening 

leisure activities. 

valuable discounts 

Through an agreement with the National Home 

Builders Association, members can get discounts 

from companies like Lowe’s, HP, Dell, Office Depot, 

General Motors, Wyndham Hotels, Solveras, Omaha 

Steaks, FTD, FedEx, Endless Vacation Rentals and 

several rental car companies. For more information, 

visit www.NAHB.org/MA. 

hBAv Builder rebate program 

The HBAV Builder Rebate Program helps increase 

a contractor’s bottom line just for informing HBAV 

of building products used. Participants can count 

on receiving checks every quarter and don’t have 

to change the way they currently buy. Last year, the 

average rebate was about $954. 

To register, go to hbarebates.com/registration. 

html. For more information, call (866) 849-8400 

or email info@hbarebates.com. 

verizon wireless 

Qualifying HBAV contractor members can 

receive significant discounts on their Verizon wireless 

services through a partnership with Verizon Wireless 

and the Home Builders Purchasing Program. 

Contractors can get up to 22 percent discount 

on corporate accounts, 18 percent for employees, 

free activation for corporate accounts, and $20 unlimited 

data plans for Blackberry and PDA devices. 

Members should contact their local Verizon wireless 

representative, as some restrictions may apply. 

Verizon customers also can save 25 percent on 

services from EarthCam, a company that provides 

professional webcam technology and managed services. 

Contractors can stay connected to their job 

sites and reduce time spent reporting through realtime 

footage and data. To speak with an EarthCam 

Product Specialist call (800) 327-8422 or visit www. 

earthcam.net/npp to view a demonstration. 

health insurance, employee 

benefits and workers’ comp 

The HBAV Insurance Agency has partnered 

with the Premier Insurance Agency in Midlothian 

to market competitively priced and high-quality 

insurance coverage for its members. Premier specializes 

in consulting with member companies on 

employee benefits and other related employer risks. 

Together with HBAV, it aims to provide customized, 

comprehensive solutions to member companies and 

their employees across the Commonwealth. 

Special workers’ compensation and general 

liability programs are offered through HBAV’s 

endorsed partner, the Building Industry Insurance 

Association Inc. 

With access to the strongest insurance carriers 

in Virginia —including Anthem Blue Cross Blue

Shield, Optima Health, Southern Health, Aetna and 

United Healthcare—Premier can assist companies 

of any size, as well as individuals, with a companysponsored 

health plan. Association members can 

take advantage of one of HBAV’s many strategic 

partnerships with companies such as Anthem or 

have Premier shop-out group benefits. 

Members can go to www.HBAV.com and compare 

health plans or apply for coverage. 

free added insurance benefits 

HBAV has had a long-standing relationship with 

Anthem’s Value Added Association Benefit. In this 

program, HBAV members with Anthem health 

insurance can add an enhanced package of benefits, 

at no additional cost. To qualify, groups must have 

between two and 99 employees. 

Long-term care insurance 

Long-term care is for people who can no longer 

manage basic daily activities on their own such as 

eating, dressing or bathing. Long-term care insurance 

can help ensure this care doesn’t become a family 

burden or a financial misfortune. 

Long-term care insurance helps people: 

• Protect their retirement assets. 

• Preserve independence and choose where they’d 

like to receive care. 

• Cover the cost of long-term care expenses. 

• Reduce the physical and emotional burden that 

caregiving can have on family members. 

Through a partnership with John Hancock Life 

Insurance Co., HBAV offers long-term care insurance 

coverage on a voluntary discounted premium basis. 

dental and vision benefits 

Through Dominion Dental Services, HBAV 

members can access group and individual dental plans 

throughout Virginia. These plans offer competitively 

priced PPO, DHMO and discount options that have 

strong benefits. The PPO option allows members to 

access benefits at any licensed dentist in Virginia. 

Vision benefits are offered through the EyeMed 

Vision Care network with more than 47,000 provider 

listings including LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Sears 

and Target Optical. 

For more information on insurance programs, 

contact Chris Hobbs, president of the Premier 

Insurance Agency, at (804) 794-8000 or chobbs@ 

yourpremierins.com. For more information on HBAV’s 

benefit programs, contact Kathy Harley at (804) 643- 

2797 or KHarley@hbav.com. HBAV 

JOHN AND JEFF AINSLIE OF AINSLIE GROUP 

“We saved $83,000.” 

Ainslie Group saves money with 

BIIA’s Workers’ Comp coverage. 

“We went back and reviewed our W/C insurance from 2006 to 2010. 

We found that had we written our insurance with the same carrier as our 

Commercial insurance, it could have cost almost $83,000 more than we 

paid with BIIA!” says Jeff Ainslie, founding president of BIIA Insurance 

and principal of Ainslie Group 

“Companies with a larger payroll will save more, smaller companies may 

save less, but most will save the cost of their membership dues many 

times over.” Ainslie says BIIA increased its commissions to insurance 

agents, and expanded to include most business classes, not just builders. 

“BIIA’s rates are competitive and the service is excellent. If you can save 

that much money, there is no reason not to move your workers’ comp 

business to BIIA,” said John Ainslie, President of Construction. 

We know the business. Think of us first for: 

3 General Liability 3 Competitive Rates 

3 Workers’ Comp 3 Superior Coverage 

3 Commercial Auto 3 Excellent Customer Service 

ENDORSED BY HBAV 

sAVe THe DATes! 

HBAV Convention 2013 

June 20-23 • Gaylord National 

plan now to join friends and colleagues for HBAV’s 2013 convention at the 

colossal Gaylord national resort in the newly developed national Harbor, 

a dynamic waterfront community near Washington, D.C. Don’t miss your 

chance to experience this one-of-a-kind facility at what promises to be a 

first-class convention for Virginia’s home builders and associates. 

www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-national/ 

LOWER 

THAN BEFORE! 

(757)305-9010 I WWW.BIIAINSURANCE.COM I CALL YOUR AGENT FOR A QUOTE 


WATERFURNACE UNITS QUALIFY FOR A 30% FEDERAL TAX CREDIT 

In today’s economic climate, the investments you make are more important than ever. And with skyrocketing 

prices of natural gas, propane and fuel oil, many investors have found that a WaterFurnace geothermal comfort 

system is a smart choice. WaterFurnace geothermal systems tap into the clean, renewable energy found in 

your own backyard to provide savings of up to 70% on heating, cooling and hot water. For more information 

and an analysis of savings potential, contact your local WaterFurnace dealer. It’s money in the bank. 

Christansburg 

Energy Management 

Services, Inc. 

(540) 381-3626 


YOUR LOCAL WATERFURNACE DEALERS 


Total Comfort, LLC 

(540) 373-9780 

Gladys 

Scott Horseman Heating 

& Air Conditioning, Inc. 

(434) 283-5501 

Midlothian 

Delta Temp 

(804) 739-5854 

Virginia Beach 

Kellam Mechanical, Inc. 

(757) 430-0358 

waterfurnace.com 

(800) GEO-SAVE 

©2012 WaterFurnace is a registered trademark of WaterFurnace International, Inc. 

Warrenton 

Green Hill Mechanical, LLC 

(540) 428-0021

HBaV Benefits Group/premier Insurance partnership: 

a one-stop shop that meets members’ needs 

Whatever type of insurance you need, Premier Insurance 

Agency Ltd. can help you get it. From workers’ comp, 

general liability and builder’s risk to auto, home and 

health insurance for your business or personal needs, 

Premier strives to provide its clients with the comprehensive coverage they 

need along with the top-notch customer service they deserve. 

“We’ve been working with home builders and trade contractors since the 

agency’s inception in 1995,” says Chris Hobbs, CIC, company president. “Construction 

is our specialty and the Home 

Builders Association of Virginia is our 

No. 1 client. More than 90 percent of 

our customers are in the construction 

business.” 

The HBAV Benefits Group teamed 

up with Premier in 2010 and ever since 

then it’s been a win-win partnership for 

both the association and the agency. 

A percentage of every premium dollar 

a member spends on insurance 

through Premier goes back to HBAV 

to reinvest in its member services and 

to enhance its ability to represent the 

home building industry before state 

lawmakers and state regulators. 

“Through this partnership, we are 

in a unique position to offer HBAV 

members access to exclusive comprehensive 

coverage at a very competitive 

price,” Hobbs says. 

For starters, HBAV members can 

meet with an insurance counselor for 

a free consultation on their entire 

insurance portfolio, a service that can 

cost several hundred dollars. 

“You could be paying for insurance 

you don’t need or not have the 

coverage you think you have,” says 

Melissa Murchison, manager of life, health and financial services. If everything 

is in order, she promises, no one will pressure you just to make a sale. “We’re 

here to give you sound business advice. We’re not biased or influenced by any 

outside force,” she says. 

“Our goal is to look at each individual policy to get a holistic view of what 

Premier Insurance Agency’s Brandy Nickel, vice president, and Chris Hobbs, president, 

note that more than 90 percent of their customers are in the construction business, 

making HBAV their No. 1 priority. 

the whole portfolio looks like. Then we can determine how Premier and HBAV 

can provide comprehensive insurance and benefits at the most competitive 

prices,” Murchison says. 

In addition to competitive pricing rates, Premier also offers association members 

who have Anthem health insurance value-added benefits to their policies at 

no additional cost. These perks include group term life insurance and accidental 

death and dismemberment coverage, dependent coverage, travel assistance insurance 

and access to various support services. 

Representing more than 15 companies, 

Premier has access to all of the 

top carriers in the nation. Murchison 

says her clients like the fact that they 

can pick up the phone and talk to 

her about anything that relates to 

employee benefits and coverage rather 

than having to call different people for 

different policies. 

By handling the entire insurance 

portfolio, she says, it helps Premier get 

a more complete picture of its clients 

and their needs. “We get to know them 

on a much more personal level,” she 

says. “And we really enjoy that client 

relationship. It’s very important to us.” 

Customer service is high on Premier’s 

list, agrees Brandy Nickel, vice 

president. “In fact, there’s a 24-hour 

emergency line,” she says. “You can 

reach one of us anytime day or night 

if you need assistance.” 

Nickel notes that Premier is a 

member of both the Richmond and 

Southside local associations and she 

serves on both local boards. Currently, 

she also chairs Richmond’s Associate 

Council. 

By doing business with Premier, 

she says, “You could pay your membership dues with the money you save by 

getting the right amount of insurance through us.” 

“An association’s strength and stability depends on members doing business 

with fellow members,” says Hobbs. “As an association member, we strive to do 

business with other members whenever possible.” HBAV 


hBAv eduCAtionAL foundAtion 

Since its founding, the Home Builders 

Association of Virginia has been fortunate 

that its leadership had the vision and generosity 

to make investments which would 

help the building and development industry and 

its association grow 

stronger. Among 

these investments 

were the creation of 

the HBAV-Build- 

PAC , the purchase 

and renovation of the 

Doug Fahl, chairman, 

HBaV educational 

Foundation 


Stewart-Lee House, 

and the establishment 

and funding of the 

HBAV Educational Foundation. 

The Educational Foundation, established in 

1989 with significant investments by such visionary 

leaders as James L. Carver, provides HBAV with 

an endowment, the income from which is used to 


two Va. tech students receive scholarships 

NORBORD.COM/TALLWALL 

fund scholarships. The foundation is guided by a 

board of trustees. In recent years, the trustees have 

focused on providing scholarships to two or more 

undergraduate students in the Myers-Lawson School 

of Construction at Virginia Tech. 

Each year one of the scholarships is awarded in 

Carver’s name to recognize his contributions to the 

foundation. Carver passed away in 2009. 

In 2012, the trustees selected Iman Elrayah of 

Annandale and Mosiah Lloyd of Washington, D.C., 

to receive the awards. Both are building construction 

majors. 

Elrayah, who received the HBAV James L. Carver 

Memorial Scholarship this year, was mainly drawn to 

the construction industry through volunteering for 

Habit for Humanity. She says she loves the process 

of taking a building from drawing to completion. 

Because of her work with Habitat, she’s especially 

interested in building affordable housing. She’s also 

interested in green and sustainable building practices. 

GO VERTICAL WITH TALLWALL WALL SHEATHING 

We need to build smarter homes. Stronger homes. Better homes. By using 

TallWall 4×9 and 4×10 panels and installing them vertically, you’ll do just that. 

A 38% increase in wall strength. A 60% reduction in wall air-leakage. Signifi cant 

reductions in labor, material and waste. Who knew OSB could do so much? 

Build energy effi ciency into every house – with TallWall Wall Sheathing. 

The first one to go to 

college from his family, Lloyd 

says he wants to follow in his 

grandfather’s footsteps and 

pursue a career in construction. 

He plans to intern with 

the same company while in elrayah 

school so he can learn as much as he can about 

the business. His overall goal is to own an international 

company working in 

all sectors. 

The HBAV Educational 

Foundation’s mission is to 

enhance industry professionalism 

and to invest in the 

future leaders of the home lloyd 

building industry in Virginia. For more information 

or to make a contribution, contact Kathy Harley, 

HBAV’s director of administration and finance, at 

(804) 643-2797. HBAV

delivering what the buyer wants 

How can you accommodate home buyers who 

want gas when natural gas lines aren’t available? Do 

what more and more builders all across Virginia are 

doing—recommend propane gas from AmeriGas. 

Safe, convenient and reliable, propane is like natural 

gas but it’s delivered in a truck rather than through 

a pipeline. By recommending propane when natural 

gas is not available, you’ll help your customers get 

what they really want—gas appliances—which can 

translate into future referrals for you and better 

resale value for them. 

Propane, a clean-burning energy source approved 

as an alternative fuel by the Clean Air Act of 1990, 

also has another plus for patriotic-minded clients. 

While oil comes primarily from overseas, the vast 

majority of propane gas is manufactured right here 

in the United States. 

For more information, call AmeriGas at (804) 

783-9500 or visit www.amerigas.com. 

onsite septic system uses 

natural process on wastewater 

Presby Environmental’s Advanced Enviro-Septic 

(AES) is an effective, passive and nonmechanical 

onsite wastewater treatment and dispersal system 

for residential, commercial and community use. It’s 

NSF Class I certified as well as BNQ certified for 

secondary and advanced secondary treatment. 

Proven to remove up to 99 percent of wastewater 

contaminants, AES quickly and naturally establishes 

multiple bacterial treatment environments throughout 

the system that break down and digest wastewater 

contaminants that leave the septic tank. This natural 

process allows the system to discharge highly purified 

wastewater, preventing soil clogging and groundwater 

contamination. 

AES can obtain these high levels of treatment 

without the use of electricity or replacement media. 

With more than 150,000 systems installed around 

the world, AES is a proven and reliable technology. 

To purchase AES, please contact VAMAC at 

VAMAC.com. For more information, please visit 

www.PresbyEnvironmental.com or call (800) 473-5298. 

Bigfoot adds new 10-inch tube 

Ground water, wet soil or moisture won’t impede 

the installation of Bigfoot’s newest plastic tube, 

the BFT10. Measuring 10 inches by 4 feet, it can 

be used by itself or with Bigfoot Systems BF24 or 

BF28 footing forms. 

A dependable way to build footings, Bigfoot 

tubes are simple to install. When using with Bigfoot 

BF24 or BF28 remove the small and medium rings 

from the footing form. Attach BFT10 to the Bigfoot 

using 4-inch screws. (Screw indents are located on 

BFT10’s flange.) Place the system into the excavation 

and follow the installation instructions printed on 

the tube for “Below Ground Applications.” Remove 

safety top handle from BFT10 and pour 2.18 cubic 

feet of concrete into the form. 

The BFT10 meets or exceeds all local and national 

building codes when used with a Bigfoot Systems 

footing form. 

For more information, call (800) 934-0393 or 

visit www.bigfootsystems.com. 

Advanced Enviro-Septic, one of the most affordable 

treatment and dispersal systems available, is now approved 

in Virginia for Treatment Level-2. 

produCts for tomorrow 

Smart Vent Products Inc. has a new website designed 

to better assist different trade professionals find the flood 

vents that best suit their project. 

smart vent debuts new website 

Smart Vent Products Inc., a leading manufacturer 

of automatic flood mitigation products, 

recently launched a new website designed with the 

customer in mind. 

The site offers streamlined navigation to individual 

resource pages, tailored to different trade professionals 

and homeowners. A comprehensive product catalog 

offers detailed views and descriptions of different 

foundation flood vent models, options and accessories. 

An updated locator allows visitors to quickly 

and easily find authorized dealers, installers, surveyors 

and insurance agents by simply entering a zip code. 

Industry professionals can now easily download 

various certifications and codes required to be compliant, 

and watch installation and demo videos for 

each model. Additionally, Smart Vent has developed 

in-depth CAD files for its custom frames. 

“Our goal was to have all professionals involved 

get the information and resources they need in one 

place. We made product and code education the driving 

source of many of the pages,” says Brian 

Shaw, business development manager. 

For more information, contact 

a certified floodplain manager 

at (877) 441-8368 or visit 

www.smartvent.com. 

(See PRODUCTS on page 38) 


products for tomorrow (continued from page 37) 

for builders only 

As insurance and construction become more 

complex, Builders Mutual Insurance Co. takes pride 

in keeping it simple. Builders Mutual has insured 

builders and only builders since its inception in 1984. 

It’s not just the company’s specialty—it’s all they do. 

Builders Mutual provides a complete set of 

coverages designed to meet customers’ commer- 

THE STRUCTURAL WARRANTY DEFINED, A GRAPHICAL STORY. 

DOWNLOAD THIS INFOGRAPHIC, VISIT WARRANTY.2-10.COM/WARRANTYDEFINED 


BUILT IN CONFIDENCE 

BUILT IN PROTECTION 

NEW HOME STRUCTURAL WARRANTY COMPANY 

HUD approved 

24 hour enrollment verification 

YOUR LOCAL TEAM: 

RUTH BENJAMINSON 

Risk Management Specialist 

757.572.7095 | rbenjaminson@2-10.com 

cial insurance needs, from a one-shot builders’ 

risk policy and workers’ compensation to general 

liability and everything in between. BMIC offers 

flexible pay plans designed to make the relationship 

as easy as possible. By keeping it simple, the 

company has grown to insure more than 14,000 

residential builders, commercial contractors and 

trade contractors of all sizes. 

Over 30 years experience 

$250 million in claims paid 

KEITH PERKINS 

Risk Management Specialist 

301.978.6388 | kperkins@2-10.com 

2-10.com | 877.777.1344 | LONG LIVE HAPPY HOMES SM 

Builders Mutual provides benefits like its monthly 

self-reporting pay plan for workers’ compensation 

accounts and easy-to-use online resources, including 

valuable information on the audit process, claims 

handling, risk management and educational opportunities. 

For more information, call (800) 809-4859 

or visit www.buildersmutual.com. 

get cash rebates for 

energy-efficient equipment 

Columbia Gas of Virginia’s energy efficiency and 

conservation program, WarmWise, provides home 

builders cash rebates of up to $300 or more for the 

purchase and installation of qualifying energy-saving 

natural gas equipment. Cash rebates are available for 

new qualifying furnaces and water heaters (tank and 

tankless) in single-family and multifamily homes, 

condominiums and apartments. 

There is no limit to the number of WarmWise 

rebates you can receive for qualifying upgrades. For 

example, if two qualifying furnaces and a water 

heater are installed in one home, you can receive 

three rebates. Not only can these upgrades save you 

money, they also can save your customers money 

on their monthly energy bills, which can be a great 

marketing tool. 

For more information about WarmWise rebates 

and to see what qualifies, visit WarmWiseVA.com or 

contact Chris Griffin, WarmWise program manager, 

at cgriffin@nisource.com or (804) 768-6412. 

At last, there’s everlast 

Home builders looking for an alternative to 

fiber cement now have a cladding option that offers 

superior performance in an appealing, long-lasting, 

low-maintenance panel: Everlast polymeric cladding. 

A patent-pending formula that combines a resilient 

polymer base with an inorganic rock material 

gives Everlast excellent wind and impact resistance. 

Because there are no natural wood fibers, it won’t 

absorb or retain moisture that can lead to warping 

and swelling. And, when cut, there’s no harmful 

silica dust created which is common in fiber-cement 

siding products. 

The cladding is available in 4 1/2-inch and 6 

7/8-inch single-clapboard profiles, with a low-gloss 

natural-wood grain finish. Home builders can choose 

from a collection of deep, rich colors with various

Everlast is a new cladding that combines a resilient 

polymer with an inorganic rock material to form a 

durable siding with excellent wind and impact resistance. 

Unlike fiber-cement siding products, it doesn’t emit silica 

dust when it’s cut. 

matching and contrasting composite or PVC trim 

board accessory options. 

Because it’s finished with ColorHold, a UVstable 

acrylic polymer with excellent fade-resistant 

properties, Everlast carries a Limited Lifetime Fade 

Protection Warranty in addition to its Lifetime 

Performance Warranty. 

For more information, visit www.everlastcladding. 

com or contact your nearest Norandex Building 

Products Distribution branch. 

new waterfurnace heat pump 

redefines energy efficiency 

The groundbreaking 7 Series geothermal product 

line is now available exclusively to WaterFurnace 

dealers. 

Considered by some to be the most advanced 

heating and cooling system on the planet, the new 

700A11 signifies groundbreaking innovations on 

multiple fronts. The variable-capacity geothermal 

system surpasses both 41 EER and 5.3 COP. It’s 

vastly more efficient than ordinary heating and cooling 

systems and 30 percent more efficient than any 

other two-stage geothermal heat pump. 

The 700A11’s variable capacity technology works 

in concert with a variable-speed loop pump and 

blower motor to provide a high level of comfort. 

The unit also provides a wide capacity range—from 

as low as 20 percent to as high as 130 percent—to 

keep homeowners comfortable in a wide scope of 

conditions. 

In addition to its high efficiency, the 700A11 

makes contractors’ work easier. A dedicated frontfacing 

communication port provides a high degree 

of setup/service without ever needing to open the 

unit, while plain English status updates on the 

thermostat make the 7 Series easy to diagnose. It 

also has a bidirectional electronic expansion valve 

for precise refrigerant control. 

Proudly Supporting HBAV and the Housing Industry 

for Over Half a Century 

Our long standing land development expertise 

enables us to infuse past experience 

and lessons learned into every project 

A national firm with a local presence 

Prince William • Loudoun • Virginia Beach 

Fairfax • Richmond • Danville 

www.dewberry.com 

For more information, call (800) GEO-SAVE 

or visit www.waterfurnace.com. 

Builder warranties that deliver 

Professional Warranty Service Corp. offers a 10year 

insured builder warranty program for builders 

who care about details. It’s for builders who know 

(See PRODUCTS on page 40) 


products for tomorrow (continued from page 39) 

when they invest in a product, they’ll eventually have 

to use it — and they want to know it will deliver 

what it promised. 

In home building, you need to justify every 

expense in terms of the benefits it provides. That’s 

easy to do when it comes to the windows, appliances 

and other tangible products. You’ve spent 

your professional life learning to distinguish levels 

of quality in these materials and balancing the cost 

We'll help you hatch something beautiful. 

Visit one of these locations: 

AshlAnd, VA 23005 

(804) 550-3711 • (800) 544-7701 

FAx (804) 550-5137 

FishersVille, VA 22939 

(540) 337-9300 • (800) 914-8959 

FAx (540) 337-9306 

hAmpton, VA 23666 

(757) 825-2454 • (800) 927-4477 

FAx (757) 825-2475 

norFolk, VA 23502 

(757) 857-5377 • (800) 868-5377 

FAx (757) 855-4201 

richmond, VA 23237 

(804) 714-0974 • (800) 818-3853 

FAx (804) 714-1397 

roAnoke, VA 24012 

(540) 362-9200 • (800) 346-2230 

FAx (540) 362-2529 

Winchester, VA 22603 

(540) 662-2244 • (800) 327-2142 

FAx (540) 667-8779 


N O R A N D E X 

with corresponding benefits. 

That evaluation process becomes a little trickier 

when it comes to intangibles, such as insurance. 

Shopping for insurance can be a major hassle, although 

necessary because of your liability. Plus, the 

only time you benefit is when you have a problem. 

When everything goes smoothly, insurance is just 

an expense you wish you didn’t have to deal with. 

Unfortunately, things are never perfect. You 

Once you’ve finished the home’s shell, we have the 

exterior products that will turn it into a thing of 

beauty…siding, roofing, windows, doors and more. 

When you choose to build with Norandex, you not 

only get top quality products but a level of service 

and support that’s unmatched in the industry. 

Beautiful things happen when you partner 

with Norandex. 

www.norandex.com 

need to protect yourself from the unavoidable risks 

of home building and should invest in an insurance 

product that’s beneficial and not just an expense. 

For more information, visit www.pwsc.com or 

call (804)-833-1663. 

Vertically installed TallWall panels from Norbord 

eliminate horizontal joints, significantly reducing wall 

air leakage. 

gaps be gone 

With energy efficiency on the minds of so many, 

what can you do about horizontal gaps in wall 

sheathing? Spacing structural panels is an installation 

requirement but the resulting gaps allow for 

air infiltration, even when factoring in house wrap 

with taped seams because house wrap is designed 

to breathe. 

The easiest and most efficient way to tackle this 

problem is to eliminate the horizontal joints altogether 

with TallWall OSB from Norbord. 

The majority of today’s new homes are built 

with 9- or 10-foot ceilings, resulting in an increase 

in horizontal joints when standard wall sheathing is 

used. The gaps created are too often considered a 

necessary evil and left as is, or caulked at additional 

cost to meet standards and make the structure more 

airtight. But all those small gaps can add up to more 

than 4 square feet of open space through which air 

enters the home—and the homeowners’ money exits. 

TallWall is available in 9- and 10-foot lengths so 

vertical seams sit directly over studs. Problem solved. 

Best of all, TallWall is easy to install and requires 

no special training. 

For more information, visit www.norbord.com/ 

tallwall or call Craig Doehner at (919) 554-8803. 

HBAV

Since 1984, Builders Mutual has been dedicated to helping 

builders ease the burden of choosing and managing insurance. 

We offer straightforward tools like risk management and 

Builders University to help protect your bottom line. If you’re in 

construction, the insurance choice is simple. 

WE TAKE 

THE LOAD 

OFF. IT , S 

THAT 

SIMPLE. 

Visit us at buildersmutual.com. And connect with us on Facebook.

Home Builders Association of Virginia 

707 E. Franklin St. 


PUT OUR 

EXPERIENCE 

TO WORK 

FEATURING PRODUCTS FROM 

Visit the Bath & Kitchen Idea 

Centers by Noland and an expert 

showroom consultant will work 

with you or your client to select 

quality plumbing fixtures to help 

make a dream bathroom or kitchen 

a reality. 

Stop by and we’ll show you 

products from renowned 

manufacturers you know and trust. 

Visit one of our five Virginia 

showroom locations: 

Charlottesville 

434-293-5161 

307 Ridge St. 


Chesapeake 

757-424-5616 

663 Woodlake Dr 

Chesapeake, VA 23320 


540-373-5914 

1325 Alum Springs Rd 

Fredericksburg, VA 22401 

Richmond 

804-254-8100 

2101 Staples Mill Road 


Verona 

540-248-4840 

273 Lee Highway 

Verona, VA 24482 

For more information, please visit: 

www.BathAndKitchenIdeaCenter.com 

Nobody Knows Baths & Kitchens Better. TM

to view - Home Builders Association of Virginia

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?