2010 HBAV Annual Report - Home Builders Association of Virginia

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2010 

Annual Report 

Home Builders Association of Virginia 

Contents 

A message from 4 

the president 

HBAV announces its 6 

2010 senior officers 

Reed Smith 11 

HBAV’s general counsel helps 

boost legislative success 

President Newsome conveys 12 

value of HBAV membership 

Legislative update 14 

HBAV successfully defends 

industry in 2009 and 2010 

General Assembly sessions 

Code issues 16 

HBAV leads opposition 

to Sprinkler Mandate 

Calendar of events 17 

Code issues 18 

HBAV urges practical and 

effective stormwater solution 

HBAV Build-PAC 20 

supports pro-business/ 

pro-housing candidates 

2010 HBAV Build-PAC 21 

Honor Roll 

Builder and associate 22 

of the year 

Three members recognized 

in 2009 for their outstanding 

contributions 

Local associations in Virginia 24 

are the backbone of HBAV 

Local associations across 26 

Virginia make a difference 

in their communities 

2010 Statewide Membership 30 

Campaign is a roaring success 

Membership 32 

benefit services 

‘It pays to be a member 

of HBAV’ 

HBAV Insurance and 35 

Benefits Group celebrates 

15th anniversary in 2009 

EarthCraft Virginia 36 

Green homes sensibly built 

for the environment 

EasyLiving Home, 38 

Virginia 

Bringing more accessible 

housing to Virginia 

The Stewart-Lee 40 

House 

The historic headquarters 

of the Home Builders 

Association of Virginia 

Products and services 42 

to ponder 

HBAV Educational 46 

Foundation 

Investing today in Virginia’s future 

Rightsizing your 47 

safety strategy 

Names in the News 48 

(On the cover and above) HBAV acquired The Stewart-Lee 

House, a three-story townhouse with an English basement 

that was the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee during the Civil 

War, in January 2001. (Photos by Amanda Voss.) (Above 

left) 2010 President Michael Newsome (right) recognizes 

Rand Sompayrac as the outgoing HBAV president during 

the installation luncheon. 

2010 Annual Report 

An official publication of the Home Builders Association of Virginia 

Published by HBAV 

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hbavmail@hbav.com • www.hbav.com 

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Graphic designer: Paige Takach • paigest@cox.net 

Advertising sales executive: Lisa Nixon 

P.O. Box 472 • Solomon, MD 20688-0472 

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Acceptance of advertising in the HBAV 2010 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. 

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A message from the president 

Our profession plays a vital role 

in our communities’ quality of life 

It is my honor to serve as your 54th 

president of the Home Builders Association 

of Virginia. You hold in your hands 

the inaugural edition of the HBAV Annual 

Report. This represents but one of the many 

initiatives resulting from our annual review of 

HBAV’s five-year Strategic Plan. We conducted 

a survey of our members, followed up by 

an intensive two-day process where we held 

round table and group discussions. No stone 

was unturned, no program or department 

was considered to be sacrosanct. It is also 

indicative of a philosophy best stated by 

Teddy Roosevelt: 

“Every man owes a part of his time and 

money to the business or industry in which 

he is engaged. No man has a moral right 

to withhold his support from an organization 

that is striving to improve conditions 

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If you take a casual glance at the names 

of those who preceded me, one thing will 

quickly stand out — These men and women 

have, collectively, given the breath of life to 

Teddy Roosevelt’s quote. But their sacrifice 

developing the overall planning and regulations 

that help to protect society and the 

environment. What we often refer to as the 

“thousand-foot view.” They should do no 

less. And in that perfect world we would 

work together to house our society in the 

“Every man owes a part of his time and money to the 

business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has a 

moral right to withhold his support from an organization 

that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere.” 

— Teddy Roosevelt 

and contribution only scratch the surface. 

Every time you, as a member of a local 

association, attends a committee meeting, 

makes a PAC contribution or responds 

in any number of ways when the call to 

serve is made, you have played a critical 

role in “improving the conditions within 

our sphere.” 

The details of what we do for a living 

would be staggering if listed in their entirety. 

What other business affords you the 

opportunity to be involved in every facet 

of manufacturing? Each of us is involved, 

in some form or fashion, in conceptualization, 

planning, product design, financing, 

production, sales and service. But the sum 

total of it all is that we are charged with 

the tremendous responsibility of housing 

our citizens. 

And, yes, we (hopefully) make a good 

living for the privilege. And well we should. 

For this burdensome task often places us 

at odds with those who should share in 

this responsibility but, often and unfortunately, 

see their role as placing redundant 

and unnecessary regulations and restraint 

in our path. 

That is not to say that we wish to be 

without checks and balances. To the contrary, 

it is the role of our elected officials 

and their departmental staff to assist in 

By Michael Newsome, 2010 president, HBAV 

best, safest, most affordable and pleasant 

homes and communities in the world. 

But wait … we actually do that! 

In spite of all the hurdles placed in our 

path, both necessary and unnecessary, we 

have a marvelous track record of success. 

Each of us has had the occasion to revisit 

a community, years after completion, that 

we had some role in creating and felt a 

sense of pride at the accomplishment. And 

no doubt wonderment as well that, given 

all the challenges, the concept by some visionary 

developer was made manifest into a 

thriving community that has such a positive 

effect on its residents. 

For, after all is said and done, what we 

do affects our fellow citizens in profound 

ways. Our profession plays a vital role in the 

lives and quality of life of the families that 

live in our communities, shop at our retail 

centers and work in our office buildings. If 

that thought makes you proud, lifts your 

spirit during difficult times and even revives 

that spring in your step, it should. 

And, next time you meet someone who 

has taken part in a builders association 

committee or served in some capacity of 

leadership, be sure to let them know you 

appreciate the role they have played in 

helping us all do that which brings us such 

pride. HBAV 


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HBAV announces its 2010 senior officers 

Michael D. Newsome 

The Home Builders Association of Virginia installed its 2010 officers in a 

ceremony Nov. 12, 2009, at the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront in Virginia 

Beach. Michael D. Newsome, of the Tidewater Builders Association, succeeds 

E. Rand Sompayrac, of the Fredericksburg Area Builders Association, 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: 

C. Richard Bogese Jr. 

Robert B. Mullins 

Robin S. Newhouse 

Henry L. Singleton 

President 

Michael D. Newsome 

Clark Whitehill Enterprises 

4224 Holland Road, Suite 104 

Virginia Beach, VA 23452 

Michael D. Newsome (Tidewater BA), executive 

vice president of Clark Whitehill Enterprises of Virginia 

Beach, has been involved with the Tidewater BA for 

the past 23 years. He has been a member of TBA’s 

board of directors since 1988, served as TBA president 

in 1995 and has headed a variety of committees. 

At the state level, Newsome has served four years 

as a legislative representative and chaired HBAV’s Legislative 

Committee in 2006 and 2007. He has served 

HBAV as a builder director, multifamily representative, 

regional vice president, second vice president and first 

vice president/treasurer. 

On the national level, Newsome has served as 

National Association of Home Builders alternate director 

and director. He achieved NAHB life director status in 

2001. 

Newsome and his wife, Bonnie, live in Virginia Beach. 

First vice president/treasurer 


Richard Bogese Builder Inc. 

206 D Temple Ave. 

Colonial Heights, VA 23834 

C. 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. 

He has served on the HBAV Executive Committee, 

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, Jo Ann, live in Chester. 

Second vice president 

Robert B. Mullins 

Quality Homes Inc. 

1885 Governor’s Pointe Drive, Suite B 

Suffolk, VA 23436 

Robert “Brian” Mullins (Peninsula H&BA), a licensed 

contractor since 1986, is a commercial and residential 

developer from Suffolk and the founder of Quality 

Homes Inc. He is a past president of the Peninsula 

Housing & Builders Association. 

He has served on the HBAV Executive Committee, 

board of directors, Legislative Committee and as regional 

vice president. Mullins is a member of 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. 

Associate vice president 

Robin S. Newhouse 

Dominion Virginia Power 

980 Warrenton Road 

Fredericksburg, VA 22406 

Robin Newhouse (Northern VA BIA) has been 

with Dominion Virginia Power as a trade relations specialist 

for about 25 years. She is active with several local 

home builders associations, as well as the state and 

national groups. Her involvement at the Fredericksburg 

Area Builders Association, Blue Ridge Home Builders 

Association, Home Building Association of Richmond 

and Northern Virginia Building Industry Association 

includes active participation in the Parade of Homes, 

Green Building and Associates committees. 

For the past 10 years, Newhouse has served on 

the board of directors as an associate director for 

(From left) Henry Singleton, Robin Newhouse, Brian Mullins 

and Richard Bogese accept their 2010 officers’ posts. 


three of the local associations. During that time, she 

also served as an HBAV associate director. In 2006, 

she was inducted into the HBAV Hall of Fame and 

was named Associate of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 

2004. She also earned the HBAV Presidential Award in 

2000 and 2009. 

Newhouse accepted an appointment as NAHB 

associate director representing HBAV. In 2009, she 

served as the NAHB associate vice president and 

received life director status. She is also a member 

of NAHB’s Society of Honored Associates and was 

awarded Associate of the Year in 2005. 

Newhouse and her husband, Nelson, live in Spotsylvania. 

Vice president/secretary 

Henry L. Singleton 

Fulton Bank 

735 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 170 

Newport News, VA 23606 

Henry Singleton (Peninsula H&BA) has been in 

banking for more than 30 years, with the past 20 

spent in the real estate finance area which deals with 

all facets of construction and development. His involvement 

at the Peninsula H&BA includes serving on its 

board of directors and Finance Committee. He’s been 

treasurer of the Executive Committee for five years. 

On the state level, he’s been actively involved with 

the HBAV Associates Committee for the past five years. 

Singleton and his wife, Jill, reside in Williamsburg. 

Immediate past president 

E. Rand Sompayrac 

Rand Land Inc. 

3706 Little River Drive 


Rand Sompayrac (Fredericksburg Area BA) is an 

active member and a two-term past president of the 

Fredericksburg Area BA. He has served on FABA’s 

board of directors since 1997. 

A distinguished member of his community, he has 

served as a member of the HBAV Executive Committee, 

board of directors and Legislative Committee, and 

has held the post of regional vice president. 

Sompayrac resides in Fredericksburg with his wife, Rose. 

HBAV’s regional vice presidents 

In addition to the senior officers, the following six 

people serve as regional vice presidents: 

Region I 

vice president 

Robert J. Flynn 

Fralin & Waldron Inc. 

P.O. Box 20069 

Roanoke, VA 24018 

Bob Flynn (Roanoke 

Regional HBA) represents 

Roanoke and New River 

Valley. 

Region II 


J. Chris Kirk 

Nucom Builders Inc. 

P.O. Box 345 

Forest, VA 24551 

Chris Kirk (HBA of 

Central VA) represents 

Central and Southern 

Virginia. 

Region III 


Lloyd M. Poe 

Lifestyle Builders & 

Developers Inc. 

4561 Lifestyle Lane 

Midlothian, VA 23112 

Lloyd Poe (HBA of 

Richmond) represents 

Richmond, Southside and 

Rappahannock. 

HBAV’s 2010 regional vice presidents — (from left) 

David Hepler, Louis V. Genuario, Lloyd Poe, Chris Kirk 

and Bob Flynn — are sworn into office. David Blalock 

Jr. was unable to attend. 

Region IV 


David Blalock Jr. 

FSK Property Management 

753-C Thimble Shoals Blvd. 

Newport News, VA 

23606 

David Blalock (Peninsula 

H&BA) represents 

Peninsula and Tidewater. 

Region V 


Louis V. Genuario 

The Genuario Cos. 

8400 Radford Ave., 

Suite 200 

Alexandria, VA 22309 

Louis Genuario (Northern 

VA BIA) represents 

Northern Virginia and 

Fredericksburg. 

Region VI 


David Hepler 

Hepler Construction 

Co. Inc. 

567 Glendobbin Road 

Winchester, VA 22603 

David Hepler (Top of VA 

BA) represents Augusta, 

Blue Ridge, Piedmont, 

Shenandoah Valley and 

Top of Virginia. 

NAHB state 

representative 

John D. Stokely Jr. 

(Northern VA BIA) 

Cavalier Land 

Development Corp. 

3187 Ariana Drive 

Oakton, VA 22124 

HBAV chairmen 

The following people are chairmen of HBAV’s 

committees, foundations and councils: 

Apartment & 

Business Properties 

Committee 


(Peninsula H&BA) 


753-C Thimble Shoals Blvd. 

Newport News, VA 

23606 

Associate Member 

Committee 

Robin Newhouse 



980 Warrenton Road 


Build-PAC 

Committee 

C. Richard Napier 

(HBA of Richmond) 

Napier Signature Homes 

3300 Riverglade Road 

Powhatan, VA 23139 

Building Committee 

Preston O. Stallings 

(Blue Ridge HBA) 

Preston O. Stallings Inc. 

P.O. Box 6249 

Charlottesville, VA 22906 

(See 2010 SENIOR 

OFFICERS on page 8) 

E. Rand Sompayrac 

Robert J. Flynn 

J. Chris Kirk 

Lloyd M. Poe 


Louis V. Genuario 


2010 Senior Officers (continued from page 7) 

David Hepler 

John D. Stokely Jr. 

C. Richard Napier 

Preston O. Stallings 

Bylaws Review 

Committee 

Brian Mullins 



1885 Governor’s Pointe 

Drive, Suite B 


Compensation 

Committee 

Michael Newsome 

(Tidewater BA) 


4224 Holland Road, 

Suite 104 


Executive Committee 




4224 Holland Road, 

Suite 104 


Educational 

Foundation 

Douglas R. Fahl 


Dewberry 

1503 Edwards Ferry Road, 

Suite 200 

Leesburg, VA 20176 

Executive Officers 

Council 

Channing Pfeiffer 


Tidewater Builders 

Association 

2117 Smith Ave. 

Chesapeake, VA 23320 

Industry patriarch Howard Weisberg (right) has the honors of installing his son, Michael 

Newsome, as HBAV’s 54th president. 

Finance Committee 

and Vice Presidents 

Committee 


(HBA of Southside VA) 

Richard Bogese Builder Inc. 

206 D Temple Ave. 

Colonial Heights, VA 

23834 

Historic Preservation 

and Restoration 

Foundation 

Benjamin H. Graham 


The Graham Cos. Ltd. 

P.O. Box 1788 

Middleburg, VA 20118 

Insurance Committee 

Robert Flynn 

(Roanoke Regional HBA) 

Fralin and Waldron Inc. 

P.O. Box 20069 


Legislative 

Committee 

William Garrett 

(HBA of Richmond) 

W.B. Garrett Inc. 

9041 Hermitage Road, 

Suite 100 

Richmond, VA 23228 

Local Presidents/ 

Regional Vice 

Presidents Committee 

Brian Mullins 



1885 Governor’s Pointe 

Drive, Suite B 


Nominations 

Committee 

Rand Sompayrac 

(Fredericksburg Area BA) 

Rand Land Inc. 

3706 Little River Drive 


Douglas R. Fahl 

HBAV staff 

Channing Pfeiffer 

William Garrett 

Michael L. Toalson 

Barrett Hardiman 

HBAV 

707 E. Franklin St. 


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Fax (804) 780-2482 

www.hbav.com 

hbavmail@hbav.com 

Michael L. Toalson 

Executive vice president 

Extension 306 


Vice president/Director 

of regulatory affairs 

Extension 308 

Kathy M. Harley 

Jim Bonnell 

Kathy M. Harley 

Director of administration 

and finance 

Extension 304 

Jim Bonnell 

Director of member 

benefit services 

Extension 305 

Barb Preddy 

Administrative assistant 

Extension 301 

Rhonda Allison 

Legislative assistant 

Extension 302 

Barb Preddy 

Rhonda Allison 


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Reed Smith: 

HBAV’s general counsel 

helps boost legislative success 

Reed Smith, which serves as the 

Home Builders Association of Virginia’s 

general counsel and contract 

lobbyists, represents many of the 

world’s leading companies in complex litigation, 

high-stakes transactions and crucial regulatory 

matters. The following two members work 

very closely with HBAV: 

William G. Thomas, 

general counsel 

Bill Thomas enjoys a successful law and 

lobbying practice that has spanned nearly 50 

years. His practice focuses 

on administrative practice 

before state agencies, 

legislative practice before 

the Virginia General Assembly, 

and land-use and 

William G. Thomas 

administrative practice 

before Northern Virginia 

jurisdictions and agencies. 

Thomas attended Williams College and 

the University of Richmond School of Law. 

His Virginia lobbying career started before 

he graduated, when he successfully lobbied 

the General Assembly to dispatch a 

bill drafted to prohibit law students from 

taking the bar exam until after graduation 

from law school. 

Following law school, Thomas practiced 

real estate and land-use law in Northern 

Virginia and lobbied in Richmond. In 1973, 

he started his own firm, which merged in 

the mid-1980s with Til Hazel’s firm to found 

Hazel & Thomas PC. It grew to become 

one of Virginia’s preeminent mid-sized law 

firms before combining with Reed Smith in 

1999. Reed Smith now employs nearly 1,600 

lawyers in 22 offices located around the globe. 

Thomas served on the Reed Smith Executive 

Committee from 1999 until 2010. 

Thomas has represented one of the 

country’s leading infrastructure development 

firms on successful Virginia Public Private 

Transportation Act proposals involving $2 

billion in construction. He represents Virginia’s 

largest electric utility, helping it negotiate 

the deregulation and later reregulation of 

the electric energy industry in Virginia. He 

also has worked to protect Virginia’s home 

builders from attempts to impose adverse 

regulations and growth control for more 

than 10 years. 

At age 29, Thomas became the youngest 

chairman of the State Democratic Party in 

its history. He has remained politically and 

civically active, serving on numerous boards 

and commissions. 

Thomas is currently a life member of the 

American Law Institute, a charter member of 

the American College of Real Estate Lawyers 

and a member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial 

Conference. He has written extensively in 

the condominium field and lectured on the 

changing electric utility business. 

He has been married to Suzanne Thomas 

for 50 years. They currently live in King William 

County. The couple have three children 

and five grandchildren. 

Contact: wthomas@reedsmith.com or 

(804) 344-3440 

Edward A. Mullen, 

associate general counsel 

Edward Mullen started his legal career 

with Reed Smith in 2008. He focuses on 

administrative practice before state agen- 

cies, legislative practice before the Virginia 

General Assembly and commercial litigation 

practice. 

Mullen attended the University of Virginia 

for his bachelor and law 

degrees. Prior to law 

school, he spent two 

years working for thengubernatorial 

candidate 

Mark R. Warner and 

Edward A. Mullen 

nearly four years working 

in the governor’s administration 

as senior aide to the governor. 

Mullen is politically and civically engaged 

in Richmond, serving on the Virginia Scenic 

River Advisory Board and assisting nonprofit 

organizations citywide. He was a fellow 

with UVA’s Sorensen Institute for Political 

Leadership. 

He is married to Jennifer Mullen, a commercial 

real estate attorney with Williams 

Mullen. The couple live in Richmond with 

their son. 

Contact: emullen@reedsmith.com or 

(804) 344-3435 HBAV 

2010 Annual Sponsorship Program 

The Home Builders Association of Virginia wishes to express its 

appreciation to the following members for their generous 

support of the 2010 annual sponsorship program. 

PLATINUM 

2-10 Home Buyers Warranty 

Building Industry Insurance Association Inc. 


HBAV Benefits Group 

Virginia Housing Development Authority 

SILVER 

Clark Whitehill Enterprises Inc. 

PRO-Build 


BRONZE 


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Murphy H. Moore Insurance, A State Farm Agency 

Superior Equipment Sales 


President Newsome conveys value 

of HBAV membership 

By Heidi Ketler 

Michael Newsome is well aware of 

the changing American attitudes 

regarding housing. He understands 

the impact this shift can 

have on all aspects of the industry and the 

need to be vigilant on the legislative front. 

The industry must lead the debate or lose 

it, and that won’t happen without strong, 

active levels of support from throughout 

the industry. This, he knows. 

Recognizing the great opportunities for 

gains and risk for losses, the 2010 president 

of the Home Builders Association of Virginia 

will lend his leadership skills to fortifying 

the membership ranks. And he will have 

an extended one-and-a-half-year term — as 

a result of the switch from a calendar to 

a fiscal year — to do it. 

“Most local BA members measure 

the value of their membership in real 

terms — an ROI (return on investment), 

if you will — and that is understandable. 

That is why HBAV and local associations 

emphasize the many programs that reduce 

business expense and provide real savings 

on day-to-day operations,” says Newsome. 

Involved in the Hampton Roads home building 

industry for more than 25 years, he 

served as president of Tidewater Builders 

Association in 1995. 

Newsome points to the more than 

$20,000 in builder rebates paid to local 

members through the second and third 

quarters of 2009. The average rebate 

per builder participating in the program is 

$485.63. “As we continue to increase the 

awareness of the HBAV Builder Rebate 

Program and expand on the already large 

number of participating manufacturers, that 

number will pale in comparison,” says 

Newsome. 

HBAV’s exclusive member benefits include 

HBAV Benefits Group health insurance and 

employee benefits, such as group health, and 

dental and vision care. Another example 

is the Verizon wireless discount program 

that offers up to 22 percent off service 

to eligible contractors. 

Legislative vanguard 

Newsome firmly believes HBAV’s legislative 

advocacy should remain a focus, even 


On the day Michael Newsome was sworn in 

as 2010 HBAV president, a blustery Nor’easter 

blew through Virginia Beach. To ensure his 

safety, one of his colleagues helped to outfit 

him with a life vest, snorkel and mask. 

though its value may not always register 

for members in real terms. 

“For the average member, the association’s 

tremendous legislative prowess is 

more esoteric and does not have the same 

visceral impact as when we can offer a 

significant savings,” he says. 

He points to the association’s great 

success with regulatory issues, such as 

the Environmental Protection Agency and 

state stormwater regulations, residential 

sprinkler opposition, court fee reductions, 

proffer payment delays and vested rights 

efforts. “These are things that provide a 

tremendous relief to our members, many 

of whom are only vaguely aware of the 

threat posed to our very existence as an 

industry.” 

Long involved in legislative affairs, Newsome 

is proud of the HBAV tradition of 

leadership and the respect it begets. 

“HBAV is often touted for its influence 

in matters that affect the building industry, 

at-large — and in terms not often associated 

with a lobbying organization,” says 

Newsome, whose tenure with the HBAV 

Legislative Committee began in the early 

1980s, when J.B. Hall and Carl Bowmer 

were at the helm in Richmond. 

“HBAV has grown accustomed to 

receiving the highest effectiveness ratings 

in lobbying the state legislature. Just as 

importantly, we also are viewed as an 

organization of great integrity and that is 

something of which we all can be most 

proud,” says Newsome. 

“Mike Toalson and his hand-picked staff 

not only continue in that effort, but build 

on it every day.” 

Relating at the local level 

Newsome is a second-generation builder, 

who was greatly influenced by his father, 

Howard Weisberg, and others who were 

instrumental in advancing the home building 

industry in Hampton Roads. 

Now, Newsome is executive vice president 

of Clark Whitehill Enterprises, the Virginia 

Beach land development and property 

management company established in 1958 

by his father, and partners Nancy and Barry 

Clark. The trio recognized the essential 

nature of membership in an active, strong 

building industry association. 

Weisberg progressed through the committee 

system of Tidewater Builders Association 

and became president in 1969. He also 

played an active role at HBAV, and chaired 

the first committee that established HBAV’s 

role as the primary legislative advocate for 

the state home building industry. For his 

contributions, Weisberg was named HBAV

HBAV Past State Presidents 

Michael Newsome was joined by his wife, Bonnie (center), his parents, children and sonin-law 

during the installation activities in Virginia Beach in November 2009. 

Builder of the Year in 1971. 

“My father’s involvement and association with building-industry luminaries at 

an early stage in his personal and professional life were a formative source of 

inspiration for me,” says Newsome. 

He recalls going out to dinner with his parents and their very close friends, 

Fred and Jackie Napolitano. “I’ll never forget listening to them talk about the 

intertwined social and professional role that TBA and HBAV played in their lives. 

When I asked Fred for advice in the early stages of establishing my career, he 

pointed to TBA involvement as an integral element — on equal footing with, 

and just as essential as, everything that I do running a building operation.” 

Today, Clark Whitehill is involved in “virtually every facet of the building 

industry,” from development, apartment ownership and management, shopping 

center ownership, home building, apartment construction and retail construction. 

“We have grown to nearly 100 employees — who we refer to as our 

‘family’ because their contribution and devotion to our overall success is immeasurable.” 

Newsome also is quick to share the spotlight with his wife and business 

partner, Bonnie Newsome, along with partners Lee Ward, and Steve and Marcia 

Clark. “These vital individuals have, collectively, helped to make Clark Whitehill 

an industry icon.” 

Family first 

On a more personal level, Newsome has a “firm hierarchy” established for 

his priorities. 

“I recognized long ago that family takes precedence over everything else. 

Bonnie is not only my business partner but, more importantly, my life partner. 

We often hear people remark that they could not be business partners with 

a spouse. But Bonnie and I could not imagine otherwise. Our life is more full 

and enriched because of the interconnectedness of our lives as spouse, parent, 

grandparent and business partner.” 

The Newsomes are the proud parents of son Brandon and daughter Stevie, 

the mother of their two grandchildren, who happen to live in Richmond. 

A little-known talent that Newsome shares with his parents and siblings is 

an ability to play multiple musical instruments. “My musical skills can best be 

described as varied, mediocre and diminishing!” says Newsome. While always 

eager to tout the virtues of the home building industry, he’s not comfortable 

tooting his own horn. 

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

1956-1957 * Ernest E. Mayo HBA of Richmond 

1958 * John P. Yancey Newport News 

1959 * William E. Witt Virginia Beach 

1960 * Elbert H. Waldron Roanoke Regional HBA 

1961 Marshall Johnson HBA of Southside VA 

1962 Stanley Waranch Tidewater BA 

1963 * L. Clarke Jones Jr. HBA of Richmond 

1964 * Paul R. Bickford Hampton 

1965 Frank Radford Roanoke Regional HBA 

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

1967 Frederick J. Napolitano Sr. Tidewater BA 

1968 Thomas A. Cary Northern VA BIA 

1969 Donald J. Cleckley Peninsula H&BA 

1970 S. Daley Craig Blue Ridge HBA 

1971 Maury L. Strauss Roanoke Regional HBA 

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

1973 * Lee A. Gifford Tidewater BA 

1974 * Woodrow W. Sirois Peninsula H&BA 

1975 James M. Couch Jr. HBA of Central VA 

1976 Henry R. Steigleder Fredericksburg Area BA 

1977 Edward R. Carr Northern VA BIA 

1978 * Herman F. Blake Jr. HBA of Richmond 

1979 Neal A. Barnes HBA of Southside VA 

1980 Ted S. Schlossman Tidewater BA 

1981 Lamar M. Jolly Peninsula H&BA 

1982 I. Roland Specter HBA of Southside VA 

1983 Randolph R. Rinehart Blue Ridge HBA 

1984 Herbert L. Aman III Northern VA BIA 

1985 * David A. Howard Tidewater BA 

1986 Richard J. November HBA of Richmond 

1987 Jared S. Scripture Shenandoah County 

1988 * John B. Meredith Augusta HBA 

1989 Michael J. Bogese Jr. HBA of Southside VA 

1990 F. Gary Garczynski Northern VA BIA 

1991 Jules L. Elliott Fredericksburg Area BA 

1992 Douglas L. Talbot Tidewater BA 

1993 Lewis C. Jamison Roanoke Regional HBA 

1994 R. Bruce Cunningham New River Valley HBA 

1995 Vincent A. Napolitano Tidewater BA 

1996 L. Randolph Williams Northern VA BIA 

1997 Roy B. Amason HBA of Richmond 

1998 Robert J. Flynn Roanoke Regional HBA 

1999 Preston O. Stallings Blue Ridge HBA 

2000 Benjamin H. Graham Northern VA BIA 

2001 Mak Koebig Shenahdoah Valley BA 

2002 Ginger A. Slavic Blue Ridge HBA 

2003 Clement “Kim” Tingley HBA of Richmond 

2004 John D. Stokely Jr. Northern VA BIA 

2005 Jeffrey W. Ainslie Tidewater BA 

2006 Anthony M. Clatterbuck Piedmont VA BIA 

2007 C. Richard Napier HBA of Richmond 

2008 Henry H. Stephens Peninsula H&BA 

2009 E. Rand Sompayrac Fredericksburg Area BA 

* Deceased 


Legislative update 

HBAV successfully defends industry in 

2009 and 2010 General Assembly sessions 

The 2009 and 2010 sessions of the 

Virginia General Assembly were 

both successful for the Home Builders 

Association of Virginia, thanks 

to the leadership of Legislative Committee 

Chairman Bill Garrett and the dedication of 

HBAV staff. Recognizing that in this down 

economy our members needed some relief 

to bridge between the good times, Garrett 

led the HBAV Legislative Committee to 

propose four pieces of legislation in 2009 

that did just that. 

The legislature also saw the desperate 

need for some moderate relief that had the 

potential to have a very positive impact on 

balance sheets across the Commonwealth. 

The extension of approval periods for 

most plans required to be submitted to 

local governments during development and 

construction (House Bill 2077 by Delegate 

Glen Oder of Newport News) provided a 

five-year window for developers to place 

work on new developments on hold. 

Otherwise, developers were at risk of 

facing bankruptcy by continuing operations 

or losing local government permission on 

projects that were shut down because 

funding was not available. 

Developers and builders received a 

small reprieve from HB 2029 by Delegate 

Danny Marshall of Danville, which reduced 

the administrative charge on bonds from 

25 percent to 10 percent. 

HBAV also shepherded a measure through 

the General Assembly in 2009 that eliminated 

local government prohibitions on the use of 

alternative onsite sewage systems, creating 

value in previously valueless land. 

Finally, the 2009 session paved the way 

for more regulatory openness with a bill 

that delayed the implementation date of the 

stormwater regulations until July 1, 2010. 

Garrett continued his leadership of 

the HBAV Legislative Committee into 

the 2010 session of the Virginia General 

Assembly, where the focus again was on 

temporary relief for struggling builders. 

HBAV had one major piece of legislation 

aimed at lessening the blow of the down 

economy, a bill that adds to the definition 

of “significant governmental act,” one bill to 

protect the interests of multifamily rental 

members, and stormwater legislation that 

would be another step in demanding the 

use of good science to develop effective 

and reasonable regulations. 

Most hard-fought bills: 

HB 374 and SB 632 

delay proffer collection 

HBAV’s most important bills during the 

2010 meeting of the legislature and most 

hard-fought were HB 374, by Delegate 

John Cosgrove of Chesapeake, and its Senate 

counterpart, Senate Bill 632, by Sen. 

Mark Obenshain of Harrisonburg. These 

bills will delay collection or acceptance of 

a per-unit cash proffer by a locality until 

after the final inspection of a new home 

but prior to the issuance of a Certificate 

of Occupancy. 

Among the many impediments to the 

recovery of the new housing industry in 

many markets is the requirement that perunit 

cash proffers, in addition to thousands 

of dollars of water and sewer connection 

fees, and other fees must be paid before a 

building permit is issued. Upfront cash payments 

to local governments, in the current 

building and banking environment, stifle job 

production by the housing industry. 

HB 374 and SB 632 will cure this 

problem by moving the time of proffer 

collection to the end of the construction 

process, generally when a buyer has already 

signed a contract. This prevents the builder 

from having to borrow additional money to 

start construction and will save thousands 

in interest payments. 

HB 1250 broadens 

vested rights 

HBAV also sought to moderately broaden 

the vested rights act. HB 1250, by Delegate 

Bill Garrett 

Barry Knight of Virginia Beach, added written 

notice of a zoning administrator to the 

list of significant governmental acts which 

trigger vesting. 

Drafted in response to a Virginia Supreme 

Court decision, though not addressing the 

specifics of that case, the bill was designed 

to protect landowners who have received 

written confirmation from local government 

employees determining the use of their 

property under current zoning laws. 

Without this change, zoning administrators 

could not be held to any written zoning 

determination. This lack of certainty could 

have made securing financing even more 

difficult than it already is. Thanks to the 

diligent work of the HBAV lobbying team, 

House Bill 1250 passed the legislature nearly 

unanimously. 

HB 1220 and SB 395: 

Stormwater victory 

Another victory was won in the continuing 

stormwater struggle with legislation 

in 2010. 

Though the final legislation began as 

multiple bills from a variety of legislators 

from both the House of Delegates and 

the Senate, the final two bills ensure that 

Virginia’s stormwater regulation will be 

based on the most sound and current 

science available. These bills will protect 

the Chesapeake Bay without crippling the 

construction industry. 

The end products of months of negotiation 

were HB 1220, by Delegate Tim 

Hugo of Fairfax, and SB 395, by Sen. Frank 

Wagner of Virginia Beach. These two bills 

have a simple goal: to delay implementing 

the stormwater regulation until 280 days 

after the completion of the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s new nutrient pollution 

allocation for the Chesapeake Bay and to 

incorporate those new allocations into the 

technical requirements of the regulation. (See 

Stormwater story on pages 18-19.) 

HBAV led a cadre of lobbyists in a 


coalition to support these two bills. The 

coalition consisted of strange bedfellows, 

including the residential and commercial 

construction industries, Realtors, local 

governments, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, 

and even the agricultural and conservation 

communities. The legislation passed both 

houses unanimously, and is paving the way 

for work with the federal government. 

HB 407 assists owners 

of multifamily property 

Oder of Newport News also undertook 

a large bill aimed at providing assistance to 

multifamily property owners and managers. 

While the bill made a number of tweaks 

to the Virginia Landlord Tenant Act, it 

incorporated one issue of great importance 

to HBAV’s multifamily members. 

In instances where there is a final water 

and sewer bill left unpaid by a tenant 

moving out of a property, the water and 

sewer authority has the ability to place a 

lien on the subject property. This places 

landlords in a bind when tenants have 

moved on and left no means of collecting 

the payment for that final bill. 

Oder’s HB 407 included a provision 

which allows landlords to withhold a portion 

of a tenant’s security deposit until all 

utility bills have been paid. This will help 

prevent unnecessary encumbrances on 

rental property. 

Lobbying gets positive results 

No legislative session would be complete 

without a number of bills with negative 

consequences for the construction industry. 

As always, the HBAV lobbying team spent 

endless days at early and late subcommittee 

hearings protecting the construction industry 

from bills which could have created new, 

unnecessary burdens on the industry. 

Not surprisingly, there were fewer bills 

with negative consequences than in the past. 

But, with a legislature focused on filling a 

$4 billion shortfall and a new governor 

intent on job creation, HBAV was pleasantly 

surprised at how many bills with positive 

impacts were introduced. 

HBAV offered support where it was 

necessary to help others’ bills with benefit 

to the industry, and successfully stopped all 

legislation that would have been harmful. 

All the while, HBAV maintains its reputation 

at the General Assembly as a political 

powerhouse thanks to the strength of our 

members and the commitment of our 

staff. HBAV 

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Code issues 

HBAV leads opposition to Sprinkler Mandate 

State board to make final decision in July 2010 

Shocking the home building industry 

in September 2008, the International 

Code Council (ICC) included a 

Sprinkler Mandate in the International 

Residential Code (IRC). The Home 

Builders Association of Virginia is leading 

the opposition to the Sprinkler Mandate 

in Virginia. 

In recent years, the Board of Housing 

and Community Development (BHCD) 

has adopted the ICC Family of Codes as 

the basis for the Uniform State Building 

Older homes do not include the same fire safety provisions 

found in today’s new homes. The members of HBAV sincerely 

fear the additional and undeniable new cost of the Sprinkler 

Mandate will force Virginians to choose less safe, less costly 

older housing. 

Code (USBC). As all HBAV members 

know, the USBC governs the methodology 

of construction and material use for 

residential and commercial construction 

in Virginia. 

The BHCD, with the support of HBAV 

and other stakeholder groups, has adopted 

the ICC Family of Codes because of the 

scientific and balanced approach of the ICC 

code-making process. Marketing agendas of 

suppliers and policy agendas of stakeholder 

groups were discounted in favor of a fair 

and balanced code that was built on the 

ultimate safety, energy efficiency and affordability 

of the final product. 

That fairness and balance in the ICC 

code-making process was tossed aside in 

Minneapolis that September weekend at 

the ICC’s final action hearings. 

On that Saturday and Sunday of the 

final action hearings, there was a sudden 

— and controversial — arrival of 900 fire 

officials who were eligible to vote at the 

ICC’s final action hearings. That swelled 

the number of sprinkler proponents far 

beyond traditional attendance numbers, and 

the measure was approved by a vote of 

1,283 to 470 on Sunday morning. It has 

been widely reported many fire officials 

who attended the Minneapolis hearings 

had their travel expenses paid by sprinkler 

manufacturers. 

HBAV has fought the good fight against 

the Sprinkler Mandate since that day. Early 

on, the association notified every BHCD 

member on the unprecedented move by 

the fire officials and sprinkler industry in 

Minneapolis. Then, we began collecting 

published data on residential fire trends 

and began sharing that information with 

BHCD members. Every statistic collected 

about the issue notes new homes are 

safer than they have ever been, and the 

costs of the residential Sprinkler Mandate 

outweigh the benefits. 

Today’s building codes already include 

many provisions and technology innovations 

designed to provide safety from fire. 

They include fire blocking, draft stopping, 

emergency escape and rescue openings, 

outlet spacing and capacity, fire walls and 

fire separation, modern heating systems 

and energy-efficient housing and, most importantly, 

interconnected hardwired smoke 

detection systems. 

Older homes do not include this full 

list of current fire safety provisions. HBAV 

members sincerely fear the additional and 

undeniable new cost of the Sprinkler Mandate 

will force Virginians to choose less 

safe, less costly older housing. 

HBAV also shared with the board members 

the fact that according to a January 

2008 report by the National Fire Protection 

Association, the chances of surviving a 

reported home fire when working smoke 

alarms are present is 99.45 percent. All new 

homes constructed in Virginia are required 

by code to be equipped with hardwired 

smoke alarms with battery backup. The 

smoke alarms must be placed on every 

level of the new home and adjacent to 

every sleeping area. 

As a result, on 

July 27, 2009, following 

a public hearing 

attended by hundreds 

of home builders from 

local associations from 

throughout Virginia, the 

BHCD made a tentative 

decision to change the 

Rand Sompayrac 

residential Sprinkler Mandate to an option 

in the 2009-2010 code cycle. The final 

decision on the Sprinkler Mandate for all 

new single-family homes will be made in 

July 2010. 

At that hearing, 2009 HBAV President 

Rand Sompayrac reminded the board, “The 

Code of Virginia empowers the board to 

adopt the USBC and directs the board 

to protect the health, safety and welfare 

of residents of the Commonwealth at 

the least possible cost,” he said. “The 

Code of Virginia also directs the board 

to adopt regulations that are reasonable 

and appropriate.” 

Following that first decision on the 


Sprinkler Mandate by BHCD members, fire 

officials and the sprinkler industry submitted 

a second proposal for the board to 

consider. HBAV also vigorously opposes 

their second proposal. It would require 

all new one-, two- and 

three-story townhouses 

to be sprinkled. 

The BHCD held 

a public hearing on 

that proposal Jan. 26 

in Richmond. Once 

again, hundreds of home 

builders from the 16 


HBAV local affiliates filled the room and 

spoke against the Sprinkler Mandate. 

“HBAV rejected the proposal because 

fire officials presented no documented 

evidence whatsoever that occupants of new 

townhomes were at any greater risk in the 

event of a home fire than occupants of 

new detached housing,” said HBAV 2010 

President Michael Newsome. “Furthermore, 

townhomes are the least expensive new 

housing being constructed in many markets 

in Virginia. This is not the time to add 

an additional cost to the most affordable 

new housing being constructed in most 

areas of Virginia.” 

HBAV also rejected the proposal because 

it attempted to add incentives for developers 

and builders that would construct their 

new townhomes with sprinklers, which 

fire officials could not likely deliver. Most 

of the incentives are zoning matters, not 

fire safety matters. 

HBAV and its members continue to 

reject the Sprinkler Mandate because it 

is an added, significant and unnecessary 

expense to the cost of new housing. It 

adds tremendous new liability concerns to 

builders resulting from failed or damaged 

sprinkler systems in new homes. It also fails 

to recognize the benefits of the many other 

fire safety features of modern housing and 

will force many Virginians to purchase older, 

unsafe, less expensive housing rather than 

a safer, new home. Homeowner education 

is the key to greater fire safety in Virginia, 

not a new Sprinkler Mandate! 

HBAV welcomes any incentives that 

proponents of sprinklers want to suggest 

in conjunction with the voluntary installation 

of a home sprinkler system. 

The BHCD will make the final decision 

on the residential and townhouse Sprinkler 

Mandate on July 26, 2010. HBAV will be 

present at that board meeting and urges 

members to reject the mandate. HBAV 

Calendar of events 

June 2010 

All June events are in Cambridge, Md. 

HBAV Annual Convention 

Wednesday until Saturday, June 23-26 

Executive Committee meeting 

Wednesday, June 23 

Associates Committee meeting 

Thursday, June 24 

Build-PAC Committee, Legislative Committee, 

Membership Improvement Task Force and 

2nd Quarter Board of Directors meetings 

Friday, June 25 

September 2010 

All September events are in Lynchburg. 


Wednesday, Sept. 15 

Build-PAC Committee, Legislative 

Committee, Associates Committee, 


3rd Quarter Board of Directors meetings 

Thursday, Sept. 16 

October 2010 

Legislative Committee meeting 

Tuesday, Oct. 12 

Richmond 

HBAV Build-PAC Golf Tournament 

Thursday, Oct. 14 

TBD 

EO Council Retreat 

Thursday and Friday, Oct. 28-29 

Tidewater 

November 2010 

All November events are in Northern Virginia. 


Wednesday, Nov. 10 




4th Quarter Board of Directors meetings 

Thursday, Nov. 11 

January 2011 


Wednesday, Jan. 12 

Richmond 

Legislative conference calls 

Fridays, Jan. 21 and 28 


Wednesday, Jan. 26 

Richmond 

February 2011 

Legislative conference call 

Friday, Feb. 4 


Wednesday, Feb. 9 

Richmond 

Legislative conference calls 

Fridays, Feb. 18 and 25 

March 2011 

All March events are in Richmond. 


Wednesday, March 23 




1st Quarter Board of Directors meetings 

Thursday, March 24 

April 2011 

EO Council Retreat 

Thursday and Friday, April 28-29 

Richmond 

June 2011 

All June events are at The Homestead. 

HBAV Annual Convention 

Thursday until Sunday, June 23-26 


Thursday, June 23 



Membership Improvement Task Force meetings 

Friday, June 24 

2nd Quarter Board of Directors meeting 

Saturday, June 25 

Installation of officers 

Saturday, June 25 

The 2011 HBAV Annual Convention will take 

place at The Homestead in Hot Springs. 


Code issues 

HBAV urges practical and effective 

stormwater solution 

Over the course of the last two 

years, with your support and 

expertise, the Home Builders 

Association of Virginia has been 

able to successfully hold off regulations that 

would cost the construction industry tens 

of millions of extra dollars during the next 

several years. The stormwater management 

regulations, which you are undoubtedly familiar 

with, are still in discussion. But, thanks to 

an HBAV-led coalition’s efforts to improve 

those regulations, it appears the end product 

will be much more efficient and effective 

than previous versions. 

HBAV remains committed to help improve 

water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and 

all of the Commonwealth’s rivers, creeks, 

lakes and streams. Stormwater runoff from 

new development has been heavily regulated 

since the first stormwater quality regulations 

were adopted in 1988. 

On numerous occasions the construction 

industry has supported policies that would 

create new opportunities to improve the 

health of the Chesapeake Bay. Each time 

HBAV supported a policy aimed at water 

quality, we demanded that the steps taken 

were the best use of the resources available. 

HBAV’s vigilance has paid off several times 

over the last year. It will continue to ensure 

stormwater regulations are presented as a 

rule that makes the most sense for the 

industry and Virginia’s waterways. HBAV’s 

most recent victories occurred during the 

2010 session of the Virginia General Assembly. 

However, there were two years of 

work that led to the most recent victories 

and positioned HBAV to be a leader in 

presenting ideas that will help save the 

Chesapeake Bay. 

A transfer of authority 

The regulatory process for the Soil and 

Water Conservation Board (SWCB)-proposed 

stormwater regulations really began in 2005 

during the Warner administration after 

legislation passed by then-Delegate Preston 

Bryant called for the transfer of stormwater 


permitting authority to the Department of 

Conservation and Recreation (DCR) from 

the Department of Environmental Quality 

(DEQ). 

When Gov. Tim Kaine took office in 2006, 

the regulations began to metamorphose into 

a much larger undertaking. They began in a 

form that would only transfer stormwater 

management responsibilities or oversight 

from state government to local governments. 

HBAV supported that regulatory approach 

to stormwater management. 

However, later in the state regulatory 

process, the DCR regulations also took 

on the technical standards for stormwater 

runoff, though the SWCB hadn’t notified 

the public that any changes to water quality 

or quantity standards would be addressed 

in the regulation. 

HBAV worked with the attorney general 

to prove proper notice hadn’t been given to 

add technical criteria to the regulation and, 

therefore, the regulations would be open to 

legal challenge if passed. After two years 

of work on the regulation, the attorney 

general’s office advised SWCB to withdraw 

the regulation and start over with proper 

notice. The SWCB took that advice and 

ended the process in September 2007. 

However, in March 2008, the SWCB 

reissued a Notice of Intended Regulatory 

Action for the stormwater regulations, which 

included the new technical criteria. Meetings 

of a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) 

began in the early summer of 2008. 

Accuracy is more important 

than expediency 

The instructions given to TAC were that 

time was far more important than accuracy, 

and the regulations must be completed 

prior to Kaine leaving office. HBAV served 

on that TAC and openly criticized the 

administration for failing to allow adequate 

time and opportunity to address regulations 

that would create such sweeping changes 

in the industry. 

Throughout 2008 and 2009, HBAV took 

the steps necessary to demonstrate the 

proposed regulations were not based on 

sound science, provided little to no benefit 

to the Chesapeake Bay and, at best, were 

a thinly veiled assault on the development 

industry. 

At the center of 

the controversy was a 

new standard for water 

quality. The proposed 

regulation contained the 

requirement that all new 

development allow no 


more than .28 pounds of phosphorous per 

acre per year runoff in stormwater. 

HBAV argued the .28 standard not 

only would significantly increase the cost of 

development but also would provide very 

little benefit to the Chesapeake Bay. All of 

the technical input for the new regulation 

was derived from a document called the 

Tributary Strategies created by DEQ in 2004, 

which itself was built upon politically charged 

Chesapeake Bay allocations from 2000. 

As a result of the growing concern over 

the proposed regulation, the Virginia legislature 

passed in 2009 a bill that delayed the 

implementation of the stormwater regulations 

until July 1, 2010. This was done to ensure 

the General Assembly had another opportunity 

to review the new rules before they 

became effective. HBAV played a major role 

in negotiating that legislation and, ultimately, 

it served as the foundation for additional 

legislation in 2010. 

By March 2009, HBAV had been able 

to generate sufficient data to demonstrate 

the minimal benefit of the new regulations 

if enacted and the enormous additional cost 

associated with the new measures needed 

to comply with the regulations. HBAV, assisted 

by Chris Hornung at the Silver Cos. 

in Fredericksburg, even went as far as to 

craft an alternative proposal to the regulations. 

The HBAV proposal, as it came to 

be known, focused more resources on 

nutrient credit trading. The HBAV proposal 

was rejected summarily by proponents of 

the regulation. 

The summer of 2009 offered a grueling

exercise in public hearings and opportunities 

for written comments to be submitted. 

HBAV began building a strong and diverse 

business coalition to bombard the SWCB 

with comments on the proposed regulations. 

Some of HBAV’s comments were 

considered; many were rejected without 

any conversation. 

Time instead of accuracy again surfaced 

in a stakeholder meeting in September as 

the ultimate motivator, when one of the 

regulations’ proponents stated it was more 

important to get this done than to get it 

right. HBAV continued to push for more 

time and a more deliberate approach to 

achieving reasonable regulations. 

Procedural maneuver delays 

enactment of regulations 

In November, Virginia elected Bob Mc- 

Donnell to the office of governor. Pressure 

ensued to complete the regulatory process 

before Kaine left office in early January. The 

SWCB voted unanimously to adopt the still 

extremely controversial regulations on Dec. 9, 

2009. However, by this point a new wrinkle 

had creased an otherwise smoothly crafted 

political maneuver. 

A letter from the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) in late October stated that 

Virginia’s nutrient pollution allocation for the 

Chesapeake Bay would be increased, and as 

a result, Virginia was already very close to 

achieving its target allocation. Consequently, 

the SWCB was forced to change the .28 

standard to reflect this new data from 

EPA. This change opened the door for a 

procedural maneuver to delay the enactment 

of the regulations beyond the end of the 

Kaine administration. 

Even though the .28 standard was gone, 

much of the technical criteria of the regulation 

were still predicated on assumptions from an 

agreement made between the Chesapeake 

Bay states in 2000. HBAV and its business 

coalition believed Virginia would be better 

suited to wait until more information was 

available from EPA, as it began to undertake 

a new allocation process known as a Total 

Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). 

HBAV generated the requisite number 

of letters to require an additional comment 

period for the regulations, which was enough 

to push the enactment date beyond the 

beginning of the McDonnell administration. 

The state legislature agreed with HBAV 

and its coalition partners, evidenced by the 

passage of two HBAV-supported pieces of 

legislation — House Bill 1220 (Hugo) and 

Senate Bill 395 (Wagner) — which delayed 

the implementation of the stormwater 

regulations to a date 280 days after the 

EPA’s TMDL for the Chesapeake Bay was 

completed. Finally, accuracy had won out 

over expediency. 

With unanimous passage of both pieces 

of legislation, EPA missed its promised 

delivery date for final data in February. In 

April 2010, new information emerged from 

environmental engineer Mike Rolband’s firm, 

Wetland Studies and Solutions, that public 

information being disseminated by EPA and 

many conservation groups was not only 

false, but EPA knew it was false and had 

not included that information in the most 

up-to-date version of the models calculating 

pollution input for the Chesapeake Bay. 

HBAV is still committed to create a 

regulatory regime that focuses resources in 

the most effective and efficient manner to 

provide a quick and effective method to 

restore the Chesapeake Bay’s health. HBAV 

still has a seat at the table and will continue 

to be the loudest voice demanding accurate 

and reasonable regulations. HBAV 


HBAV Build-PAC 

HBAV Build-PAC supports 

pro-business/pro-housing candidates 

Anthony Clatterbuck 

The Home Builders Association of 

Virginia 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 legislature and statewide 

offices. The HBAV-affiliated PAC supports 

candidates who understand the value of 

affordable housing to family, neighborhood 

and community stability, personal wealth and 

the growth of the state’s economy. 

Anthony Clatterbuck, who served as 

HBAV Build-PAC Chairman from March 

2008 until March 2010, called on every 

HBAV member to support Build-PAC in 

2009. It was an election year in Virginia, 

and all 100 seats in the House of Delegates 

and the three statewide offices 

— governor, lieutenant governor and attorney 

general — were up for election. 

“Supporting Build-PAC is very important. I 

cannot think of a better investment for my 

“Supporting Build-PAC is very important. I cannot 

think of a better investment for my company to make 

to protect its future.” 

company to make to protect its future,” 

says Clatterbuck, a leading supporter of 

HBAV Build-PAC. 

“I knew 2009 was a difficult year for the 

housing industry and I couldn’t contribute 

to HBAV Build-PAC at the same level I 

did when the housing market was much 

better, but I could contribute a little and 

I encouraged every member of HBAV to 

do the same, ” he adds. 

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. The state legislature also 

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considers numerous measures introduced 

at HBAV’s request that are helpful to the 

housing industry. 

Likewise, the three statewide officeholders 

govern many aspects of the 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. 

“Pro-business government leaders impact 

the state business climate,” says Clatterbuck. 

“We must help elect those who will keep 

Virginia growing and competitive with other 

states.” 

In recent years, major support for HBAV 

Build-PAC has come from the leadership team 

composed of HBAV’s board of directors, 

Executive Committee, 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. This allows us a strong 

offense and defense for the state’s housing 

industry,” Clatterbuck says. 

HBAV Build-PAC also receives contributions 

or support from state association 

member dues. HBAV voluntarily directs 

$12.50 per member of the state dues to 

HBAV Build-PAC. The PAC is nonpartisan, 

which means it is neither a Republican nor 

a Democratic entity. Its politics is housing, 

and PAC only supports candidates who 

are pro-business and pro-housing. HBAV 

Build-PAC also supports the opponents 

of anti-housing members of the state 

legislature. 

Clatterbuck, the 2006 president of 

HBAV, ended his two-year chairmanship 

of HBAV Build-PAC trustees in March of 

this year, with many tremendous accolades. 

His hard work and tireless dedication to 

PAC during these challenging times for the 

housing business were 

recognized by the HBAV 

leadership and many 

HBAV members. 

Build-PAC trustees 

elected Rich Napier as 

its 2010-2011 chairman 

in March in Richmond. 

Napier, who served as 

Rich Napier 

HBAV president in 2007, has been a longtime 

advocate for HBAV Build-PAC and its 

important purpose. HBAV 

2010 HBAV Build-PAC Honor Roll 

as of May 28, 2010 

Governor’s Club 

Edward Carr, CarrHomes Inc., Northern VA BIA 

Dailey Craig, Craig Builders, Blue Ridge HBA 

Douglas R. Fahl, Dewberry, Northern VA BIA 

Mak Koebig, Peak Construction Co. Inc., 

Shenandoah Valley BA/Piedmont BIA 

Robin Newhouse/Paulette Frantz, Dominion 

Virginia Power, Fredericksburg Area BA, 

Tidewater BA 

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

Tidewater BA 

General Assembly Club 

Jeff Ainslie/John Ainslie, Ainslie Group, 

Tidewater BA 

Clem Carlisle/Gary Fenchuk, East West 

Partners, HBA of Richmond 

B. Mark Fried, Fried Cos., Blue Ridge HBA 

Vernon McClure, Main Street Homes, HBA of 

Richmond 

Brian Mullins, Quality Homes Inc., Peninsula H&BA 

C. Richard Napier, Personal, HBA of Richmond 

Vincent Napolitano/John Napolitano, Napolitano 

Homes, Tidewater BA 

Henry H. Stephens, Personal, Peninsula H&BA 

Scott Sterling, IDI Group Cos., Northern VA BIA 

Capitol Club 

David Blalock, FSK Management, Peninsula 

H&BA 

C. Richard Bogese Jr., Personal, HBA of Southside 

VA 

David Bomgardner, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley, 

Emrich & Walsh, Northern VA BIA 

Anthony Clatterbuck, Graystone Homes Inc., 

Piedmont VA BIA 

Richard A. Coleman, Coleman Homes Inc., 

Fredericksburg Area BA 

Louis V. Genuario Jr., Genuario Cos., Northern 

VA BIA 

Willie Goode/Eddie Goode, Colonial Homecrafters 

Ltd., HBA of Richmond 

Frederick Napolitano/Richard Olivieri, Pembroke 

Enterprises Inc., Tidewater BA 

Michael Newsome, Clark Whitehill Co., 

Tidewater BA 

John Peterson, Terry Peterson Residential Cos., 

Tidewater BA 

Stephen Pettler, Harrison & Johnston PLC, Top 

of VA BA 

Todd Rogers/Mike Chenault, RCI Builders. HBA 

of Richmond 

Tom Schoedel, Atlantic Builders Ltd., 


Henry Singleton, Personal, Peninsula H&BA 

Rand Sompayrac, Personal, Fredericksburg Area 

BA 

Preston Stallings, Personal, Blue Ridge HBA 

William G. Thomas/Edward Mullen, Reed Smith 

LLP, Northern VA BIA 

Century Club 

Tommy Balzer, Balzer and Associates, HBA of 

Richmond 

Roy O. Beckner, S.W. Rodgers Co. Inc., 

Northern VA BIA 

Shawn Callahan, Metwood Building Solutions, 

Roanoke Regional HBA 

Pamela Comstock/Gilbert Martin, Gilbert C. 

Martin Co. Inc., HBA of Southside VA 

Kevin DeChristopher, Mid South Building Supply, 

Top of VA BA 

Bob Flynn, Personal, Roanoke Regional HBA 

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

David Hepler, Hepler Construction Co. Inc., 

Top of VA BA 

Clark Massie, Tetra Corp., Northern VA BIA 

James Petrine, Enirtep Inc., Roanoke Regional HBA 

J.M. Snell II, Valley Renovations Inc., Shenandoah 

Valley BA 

Roland Specter, Specter Construction, HBA of 

Southside VA 

Clement “Kim” Tingley, Tingley Construction 

Co. Inc., HBA of Richmond 

Partners Club 

Charlie Armstrong, Southern Development, Blue 

Ridge HBA 

C. Eugene Baker, C.E. Baker Construction Inc., 

Peninsula H&BA 

Brett Bennett, Personal, Roanoke Regional HBA 

David Bomgardner, Personal, Northern VA BIA 

Ron Boothe, Personal, Roanoke Regional HBA 

Claudia K. Cotton, Personal, Tidewater BA 

David Dunwody, Personal, Piedmont VA BIA 

Richard Entsminger, Personal, Northern VA BIA 

Mark Granville-Smith, Personal, Northern VA BIA 

William Halprin, Personal, Tidewater BA 

Pat Harris, Homesmith Construction, HBA of 

Richmond 

Jim Jackson, Superior Equipment Sales Inc., 

Tidewater BA 

Joe Jacobs, Personal, Northern VA BIA 

Ron Johnson, Personal, Piedmont VA BIA 

Chris Kirk, Personal, HBA of Central VA 

Pete Kotarides, Kotarides Developers LLC, 

Tidewater BA 

John C. Laughlin. J.C. Laughlin Builder Inc., HBA 

of Central VA 

Steve Lawson, The Lawson Cos., Tidewater BA 

Charles Miller, Miller Custom Homes, Tidewater BA 

Joe Miller, EJ Miller Construction Co., Roanoke 

Regional HBA 

David & Judy Milstead, Milstead Construction, 

Shenandoah Valley BA 

Kenneth Patterson, D.K. Patterson Construction, 


Lloyd Poe, Lifestyles Builders & Developers Inc., 

HBA of Richmond 

Channing Pfeiffer, Personal, Tidewater BA 

Bruce & Rebecca Reese, Personal, 


Chuck Rotgin, Great Eastern Management, Blue 

Ridge HBA 

Jose Valencia, Valencia Homes Inc., HBA of 

Rappahannock 

C. Warren Wakeland, Personal, HBA of Richmond 

Meredith Ward, Valley Engineering, Shenandoah 

Valley BA 

Mike West, R.D. Wade Builder Inc., Blue Ridge 

HBA 

Wendell A. White, Bayside Building Corp., 

Tidewater BA 

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. 


Builder and associate of the year 

Three members recognized in 2009 

for their outstanding contributions 

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” builder and associate members in the past year. 

Their names are permanently placed on plaques that hang in the 

HBAV boardroom of the Stewart-Lee House in Richmond. 

2009 Associate 

of the Year 

Kevin DeChristopher (Top of Virginia 

BA) with Mid South Building Supply in 

Winchester was selected as the 2009 

HBAV Associate of the Year. 

For many years, he has been a leader 

among the HBAV Associates Committee 

and for the past year he has served HBAV 

as associate vice president and chairman of 

that important standing committee. During 

these tough times for all, DeChristopher has 

kept positive, worked diligently on behalf 

of the association and encouraged others 

to do the same. That commitment has 

allowed HBAV to continue many important 

association traditions and events, and meet 

its budget expectations. 

(Above) Kevin DeChristopher (right) demonstrated leadership above and beyond what was expected. 

When he joined the HBAV leadership team, he had no idea business would slump but that did 

not in any way deter him from achieving his committee goals. He is pictured here with 2009 

HBAV president Rand Sompayrac. (Below) Steve Thomas (left), accepts his award from 2009 HBAV 

president Rand Sompayrac. Thomas was selected in large because of his work with the EasyLiving 

Home and Homes for our Troops programs. (At right) Long-time HBAV member Robin Newhouse is 

genuinely surprised when her name was announced as the recipient of the 2009 Presidential Award. 

2009 Builder 

of the Year 

Stephen N. Thomas (HBA of Richmond), 

president of Stephen Thomas Corp., was 

selected as the 2009 HBAV Builder of the 

Year. A custom home builder in the Richmond 

area, Thomas has been a member 

of the HBA of Richmond since 1979 and 

has served as its president. 

Thomas was honored with this award 

because he has been the leader and builder 

inspiration behind establishing the HBAVbacked 

EasyLiving Home program in 2008 

in Virginia. The program is designed to 

encourage builders to include cost-effective 

features in their new homes that enhance 

the accessibility and visitability of homes. 

Thomas has committed his company to 

build Easy Living homes and has encouraged 

others to follow his lead. 

HBAV truly believes this is the right 

program at the right time for the building 

industry. Housing statistics suggest there will 

be a strong demand for accessible housing 

in the near future. 

Thomas also accepted the challenge to be 

the contractor for a new home program in 

the Richmond area, “Homes for our Troops.” 

Through this program, a new home will be 

constructed for a wounded Iraq war veteran, 

who is now physically disabled. 

2009 Presidential Award 

From time to time, a president of HBAV 

has the opportunity to present a special 

Presidential Award to a member that has 

gone far beyond the highest expectations. In 

2009, President Rand Sompayrac presented 

that award to Robin Newhouse (Northern 

Virginia BIA) of Dominion Virginia Power. 

She not only helped lead the HBAV 

membership campaign that generated 400 

new members statewide, but she was the 

lynch pin that helped HBAV receive $15,000 

through an NAHB grant program to help 

rebuild membership. 

Newhouse is a member of the HBAV 

Hall of Fame, a three-time winner of the 

HBAV Associate of the Year award and 

now, for the second time, the recipient of 

the special Presidential Award. HBAV 


HBAV Builder of the Year 


1962 Paul R. Bickford Tidewater BA 

1963 James M. Couch Jr. HBA of Central VA 

1964 William F. Kayhoe HBA of Richmond 

1965 L. Clarke Jones Jr. HBA of Richmond 

1966 William F. Kayhoe HBA of Richmond 

1967 Roland Specter HBA of Southside VA 

1968 Glen T. Hastings HBA of Southside VA 

1969 Emil Keen Northern VA BIA 

1970 Daley Craig Blue Ridge HBA 

1971 Howard Weisberg Tidewater BA 

1972 Myron P. Erkiletian Northern VA BIA 

1973 Lee A. Gifford Tidewater BA 

1974 Woodrow W. Sirois Peninsula H&BA 

1975 Herman F. Blake Jr. HBA of Richmond 

1976 Henry R. Steigleder Fredericksburg Area BA 

1976 Michael Bogese Sr. HBA of Southside VA 

1977 Fred Napolitano Sr. Tidewater BA 

1978 Elbert Waldron Roanoke Regional HBA 

1979 Edward R. Carr Northern VA BIA 

1980 Neal Barnes HBA of Southside VA 

1981 H. Marshall Hamilton HBA of Central VA 

1983 Grover Holler Shenandoah County 

1984 Roland Specter HBA of Southside VA 

1985 Lyle Wermers Tidewater BA 


1987 Richard November HBA of Richmond 

1988 Herbert L. Aman III Northern VA BIA 

1989 Robert J. Leipertz HBA of Richmond 

1990 Michael P. Rashkind Tidewater BA 

1991 James Carver Fredericksburg Area BA 

1992 Richard Olivieri Tidewater BA 


1994 Frederic J. Betz Martinsville 

1995 Robert J. Flynn Jr. Roanoke Regional HBA 



1998 Roy B. Amason HBA of Richmond 



2001 Benjamin H. Graham Northern VA BIA 


2003 Kenneth O. Thompson Northern VA BIA 

2004 Mak Koebig Piedmont VA BIA & 



2006 John D. Stokely Jr. Northern VA BIA 

2007 Michael D. Newsome Tidewater BA 

2008 Anthony M. Clatterbuck Piedmont VA BIA 

2009 Stephen N. Thomas HBA of Richmond 

HBAV Associate of the Year 

1975 Noland Co. 

1976 J.B. Hall Jr. 

1977 Lowe’s 

1978 Moore’s Lumber & Building Supplies 

1979 Orlo C. Paciulli 

1980 H. Jack Jennings 

1981 Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. 

1982 H.R. Coates 

1983 Guy Hazelgrove 

1984 Harvey Sorum 

1985 Lowe’s 

1986 Sovran Bank and Sovran Mortgage Corp. 

1987 Thulman Eastern 

1988 Virginia Power 

1989 Crestar Mortgage Corp. 

1990 Douglas R. Fahl 

1991 VHDA 

1992 Edmund P. Wickham Jr. 

1993 Fidelity Federal Savings Bank 

1994 Virginia Power 

1995 Moore’s Lumber & Building Supplies 

1996 Kenneth Gray 

1997 Virginia Natural Gas Co. 

1998 Virginia Housing Development Authority 

1999 Charles A. Johnston 

2000 Michael S. Rolband 

2001 Robin S. Newhouse 

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 

2003 Donald W. Davis 

2004 Robin S. Newhouse 

2005 Deborah Tomlin 

Reico Kitchen & Bath 

2006 Dave Carson 

2007 Douglas R. Fahl 

2008 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty 

2009 Kevin DeChristopher 


Local associations 

Local associations are the backbone of HBAV 

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 was recognized as one of the top five “most effective” 

lobbying organizations in the state. With a full-time regulatory counsel, HBAV 

works with state legislators to educate them on the importance of the housing industry. 

With 4,000-plus members, HBAV has the strength and know-how 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 

e-mail hbavmail@hbav.com. 

3. HBAV is chartered with the National Association of Home Builders located in 

Washington, D.C. NAHB, a federation of more than 800 state and local associations, 

currently has more than 175,000 member companies. For more information, 

please call (800) 368-5242, ext. 0, 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 

Tammy R. Hoyt, executive officer 

exoff@hotmail.com 

(540) 942-4644 

www.augustahomebuilders.net 

Blue Ridge Home Builders 


2330 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 100 

Charlottesville, VA 22901 

Territory covered: Albemarle, Fluvanna, 

Greene, Madison and Nelson counties, 

and city of Charlottesville 

Jay Willer, executive vice president, 

brhba@brhba.org 

(434) 973-8652 

www.brhba.org 

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 

jennybacv@mac.com 

(434) 385-6018 

www.hbacv.org 

Fredericksburg Area Builders 


3006 Lafayette Blvd. 


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 

New River Valley Home Builders 


P.O. Box 2010, Christiansburg, VA 24068 

Territory covered: Carroll, Giles, Montgomery 

and Pulaski counties, and cities of 

Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Dublin, Galax 

and Radford 

Jennifer Cooper, executive assistant 

info@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, Annandale, 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 


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 membership 

krobison@peninsulahousing.org 

(757) 595-1600 

www.peninsulahousing.org 

Piedmont Virginia Building Industry 


P.O. Box 897, Culpeper, VA 22701 

Territory covered: Culpeper County 

Shannon Gearing, executive officer 

gearing4@aol.com 

(540) 825-7558 

www.pvbia.org 



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@crosslink.net 

(804) 580-2415 

www.riverbuilders.com 

Home Building Association of 

Richmond 

400 North Ridge Road 


Territory covered: Buckingham, Charles City, 

Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, 

Hanover, Henrico, King William, Louisa, 

New Kent and Powhatan counties, and 

the city of Richmond 

David D. Reel, executive vice president 

hbar@hbar.org 

(804) 282-0400 

www.hbar.org 

Roanoke Regional Home Builders 


1626 Apperson Drive, Salem, VA 24153 

Territory covered: Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, 

Franklin and Roanoke counties; cities of 

Salem and Roanoke; and town of Vinton 

Melody S. Williams, executive 

vice president, 

mwilliams@rrhba.com 

(540) 389-7135 

www.rrhba.com 

Shenandoah Valley Builders 


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) 434-8005 

www.valleybuilders.org 

Builders & Associates of Southern 

Virginia 

P.O. Box 10178, Danville, VA 24543 

Territory covered: Halifax, Henry, Patrick 

and Pittsylvania counties, and the cities of 

Danville and Martinsville 

Carolyn Stephens, executive vice president 

hbanewsonline@yahoo.com 

(434) 791-3244 


Southside Virginia 

10300 Corporate Road 

Petersburg, VA 23805 

Territory covered: Amelia, Brunswick, 

Southern Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, 

Greensville, 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 

1182 Martinsburg Pike 


Territory covered: Clarke, Frederick and 

Warren counties, and city of Winchester 

Lori Fountain, president 

tvba@verizon.net 

(540) 665-0365 

www.buildingva.com 


HBAV’s local affiliates 

Local associations across Virginia 

make a difference in their communities 

2009 won’t be remembered as one of the best years in recent 

times, but HBAV’s 16 local affiliates all managed to provide 

essential support to the builders, developers and associates in their 

areas with a variety of programs and offerings. 

In the Statewide Membership Campaign’s Category II, Augusta HBA won for the highest 

percentage increase by recruiting 35 new members, boosting its numbers by 21 percent. 

Augusta HBA 

AHBA reports a busy year in 2009 

with a family picnic in August, an annual 

golf tournament in September and Staunton 

Parks and Recreation’s annual holiday lights 

show at Gypsy Hill Park in December. 

Blue Ridge HBA 

After more than 30 years of hosting 

the annual Home Show at The Cage at 

UVA, BRHBA moved the event to the 

John Paul Jones Arena to allow for more 

vendors, easier public access and separate 

rooms for educational seminars. 

BRHBA’s Green Building Committee 

conducted its third annual EarthCraft House 

tour, featuring six EarthCraft-certified homes 

throughout five counties. The tour focuses 

on educating the public about the values 

of EarthCraft. 

The August members breakfast meeting 

featured Congressman Tom Periello, 

D-Ivy. 

ShelterPAC, BRHBA’s political action 

committee, played a key role in supporting 

the campaigns of two successful contenders 

for the Albemarle County Board of 

Supervisors, changing the basic makeup of 


the board from an anti-growth tendency to 

one considerably more pro-business. 

HBA of Central Virginia 

HBACV reports two very successful 

Home Expos, with the 2010 show featuring 

82 booths, four more than in 2009. 

Door admissions are donated to various 

charities. 

HBACV awarded four scholarships to 

members’ children, with funds generated 

from an annual golf tournament. 

The 2009 Parade of Homes consisted 

of 17 homes in three developments in the 

Lynchburg area. Plans are under way for 

the 2010 parade. 

In June, members and families gathered 

for the third annual Dirty Boots BBQ. 

HBACV will celebrate its 50th anniversary 

in 2010 at its annual Christmas party. 


FABA has been working hard to ensure 

a positive business climate for the industry. 

Many new regulations and ordinances 

have been proposed that could have been 

extremely costly and detrimental to housing. 

FABA was successful in working with 

county staff to modify lateral cleanout 

design regulations and continues to work 

on ground water management issues. 

Currently, FABA is working with Spotsylvania 

on the proposed building fee 

increases. At the board meeting in May, 

supervisors voted unanimously to table the 

proposed fees for 60 days and directed 

the county staff to seek input from the 

building community. 

FABA held 10 Lead Paint Certification 

courses, with two more on the calendar. 

An inaugural King of Wings Festival was 

held in May at the Fredericksburg Fairgrounds. 

Twelve local restaurants competed 

for the honor of having the best wings in 

the Burg. There also was a car show, local 

entertainment, the U.S. Air Force Simulator, 

carnival games and crafters/exhibitors. 

More than 80 people attended FABA’s 

second Green Summit Conference, held 

on St. Patrick’s Day 2010, to learn more 

about green building opportunities. 

New River Valley HBA 

Attendance was up 43 percent for 

the 2010 Home Expo, due in part to an 

increased emphasis on advertising. 

In January 2010, NRVHBA helped send 

two students from Virginia Tech’s building 

construction department to the International 

Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. In exchange, the 

students gathered information and reported 

their findings to the membership. 

The association also added a second 

$1,000 scholarship to support local high 

school seniors who will pursue building 

trades post-graduation. 

NRVHBA began a local incentive program, 

called Member 2 Member, in which 

members offer special prices or services 

exclusively to other members. 

This year, NRVHBA updated its website, 

sent out regular ‘This Week in Your HBA’ 

e-mails and established a phone tree to 

inform members of important events. 

To keep members interested the association 

mixed up its events. Instead of poorly 

attended dinner meetings each month, it’s 

holding builder breakfasts and educational 

(See LOCAL AFFILIATES on page 28)

Offer big business health coverage – 

without being a big business. 

Just because you’re a small business doesn’t mean you can’t provide 

big business health care coverage. As an Association member, you qualify for 

value-added benefits through Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its affiliated 

HMO companies. There’s a variety of health plans to choose from, and each includes 

enhanced features designed just for association members. For more information, 

simply contact your association, broker or Anthem sales representative. 

 

In Virginia: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. (serving Virginia excluding the city of Fairfax, the town of Vienna and the area east of State Route 123.). Anthem Blue Cross and 

Blue Shield and its affiliated HMOs, HealthKeepers, Inc., Peninsula Health Care, Inc. and Priority Health Care, Inc. are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. ® ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem 

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Local Affiliates (continued from page 26) 

Virginia Building and Code Officials Association 

Region II Chair Cathy Cook (left) and New 

River Valley HBA President Chris Pfohl (right) 

accept the 2010 ICC Raising the Profile Award 

for the “Better Building. Safer Homes.” campaign 

from Council Board President Ron Lynn. The 

public campaign highlighted the importance of 

building codes and building safety. 

events, some with Virginia Tech. It also 

held larger but less frequent socials. 

The NRVHBA Build-PAC hosted willing 

candidates at a forum to provide an 

opportunity for members to engage with 

them face-to-face. 

A partnership with the Virginia Building 

Code Officials Association increased access 

to the town building official. She worked 

directly with members and typical barriers 

were lowered. This partnership also 

resulted in the associations jointly receiving 

the International Code Council’s 2010 

Raising the Profile Award for outstanding 

commitment to building safety. 

Northern Virginia BIA 

NVBIA held many successful events during 

2009, with the biggest event the new 

Great American Living Awards (GALA), a 

collaboration of the MAME and Monument 

Awards. Sponsored by NVBIA and the 

Maryland-National Capital Building Association, 

GALA celebrates excellence in new 

home architecture, interior design, and sales 

and marketing throughout Maryland, Virginia 

and Washington, D.C. 

In 2009, more than 50 builders entered 

the annual Parade of Homes with almost 

70 entries of new and remodeled homes. 

The event raised more than $12,000 for 

HomeAid. 

NVBIA’s other successful 2009 events 

included Meet the Builder, the Real Estate 

Outlook Conference, an oyster roast and 

the “On the Road with Dan & Debbie” 

program. 



PHBA will host its 2010 Parade of Homes 

from Oct. 23 through Nov. 7 at Buckroe 

in Hampton. All parade homes will either 

be EarthCraft or NAHB green-certified — 

some will be both. The custom homes will 

average 2,400 square feet and most will 

have either a full or partial bayfront view. 

The parade, which will be Phase I of this 

development, is set to feature seven singlefamily 

homes and four mansion-style homes. 

This mid-priced beachfront community will 

follow the city of Hampton’s architectural 

guidelines and play an important role in its 

revitalization program of the area. 

PHBA held its annual golf tournament in 

May at Williamsburg National Golf Club. 

PHBA’s annual SummerFest celebration, 

which usually draws more than 1,000 attendees, 

will take place July 14 at Williams 

Field at the Mariners’ Museum. Members 

provide great food, beverages and fun for 

fellow members and guests. This year’s event 

will feature the always-popular nail-driving 

contest and live entertainment. 

Piedmont Virginia BIA 

PVBIA’s 2009 philosophy was to promote 

its members, keep up morale, and offer all 

it could to its members and community. 

Great speakers from Dr. Stephen Fuller’s 

housing forecast to Del. Ed Scott and Sen. 

Ed Houck kept members abreast with the 

workings in Richmond. Member Anthony 

Clatterbuck also represented PVBIA at 

HBAV with his dedication to the HBAV 

Legislative Committee and Build-PAC. 

Fun times included the Do Business 

with a Member BBQ, a crab feast, and 

golf and bowling tournaments. 

Community outreach programs included 

a school supply drive, food drive, coat drive 

and holiday meals. 

2010 looks to be a prosperous year 

for PVBIA with an exciting speaker lineup 

for general membership meetings, a fall 

Showcase of Homes, several outreach 

events and a mini product show with the 

local chamber of commerce. 

HBA of Rappahannock 

In 2009, Rappahannock got its new 

website Riverbuilders.org up and running. 

In May 2010, HBAR had its annual 

meeting. It also co-hosted a Green Summit 

with Rappahannock Community College at 

the White Stone Event Center. 


Lloyd Poe of LifeStyle Builders & Developers 

Inc. and Rich Napier of Napier 

Signature Homes were elected into the 

HBAR Hall of Fame. 

HBAR’s ongoing From Good to Great 

initiative was recognized and highlighted in 

Perspectives on Association Management, a 

weekly e-mail newsletter sent to NAHB 

members. 

Motivational speaker Nicki Joy served 

as the special guest speaker at the annual 

Pacesetters Breakfast hosted by HBAR’s 

Sales and Marketing Council. 

HBAR partnered with Comcast, the 

Richmond Association of Realtors and the 

Richmond Mortgage Bankers Association to 

produce and launch a commercial focusing 

on “Now is the Time to Buy.” 

Roanoke Regional HBA 

A “Member Minute” was implemented 

during RRHBA’s monthly meetings where a 

member’s name was randomly drawn. The 

winners present brief commercials on their 

companies during a meeting. 

2009 was the first year direct sales 

were allowed at both Spring and Fall 

Home Shows. 

RRHBA’s 14th annual Fall Home Show 

featured BARKitecture, a fun competition where 

members of the association and Roanoke Valley 

SPCA build stylistic homes for pets. 

The 39th annual Spring Home Show 

in March 2010 tied 2007’s record of 202 

exhibitors. The 14th annual Fall Home Show 

in September 2009 included BARKitecture, a 

fun architectural competition where RRHBA 

and Roanoke Valley SPCA members build 

stylistic and functional homes for pets. 

Thirteen homes were sold during a silent 

action, raising $3,775. 

Two area high school seniors and a 

Virginia Tech Building Construction Program

student received $500 scholarships. 

In March 2009, RRHBA launched its 

new website, www.rrhba.com. 

The third annual Parade of Homes was 

held in October 2009. 

During RRHBA’s annual meeting in 

November, 28 firms were recognized for 

reaching the milestone of at least 20 years 

of membership. 

RRHBA’s annual Toys for Tots campaign 

in December collected 605 toys for area 

children. Gifts also were purchased for 10 

Angel Tree children. 


SVBA held its 30th annual Home & 

Garden Show in April 2010 at the JMU 

Convocation Center. During the show, its 

Green Building Committee and member 

businesses teamed up with Central Valley 

Habitat for Humanity to build a home for a 

local family. SVBA and Massanutten Technical 

Center also sponsored a live and silent 

auction at the show. The combined money 

raised during the auctions and half of the 

tickets sales totaled more than $20,000. 

At a special dinner in May, SVBA awarded 

20 $125 scholarships to MTC students 

studying the building trades. 

Fine Earth and SVBA donated $13,000 

worth of trees and perennials for the A 

Dream Come True Park in Harrisonburg 

during their third annual Arbor Day celebration. 

The park includes a handicappedaccessible 

playground. 

B&A of Southern Virginia 

The year 2009 was a challenging one for 

BASV. It continued to meet monthly and 

offer timely programs for members. 

BASV held very successful Home Expos 

in March 2009 and 2010, with about 

1,500 people visiting the two-day event 

in 2010. 

In 2009, BASV awarded scholarships to five 

deserving area high school seniors. In 2010, 

it awarded three $1,000 scholarships. 

HBA of Southside Virginia 

2009 was a busy year for HBASV. 

Monthly membership meetings were held, 

with the summer meetings outside at the 

pavilion. 

In March 2009 and again in 2010, about 

500 people attended the annual Taste of 

Home Cooking School fundraisers. The 

Spring Fashion Show was held. 

SVBA celebrated its 30th annual Home & Garden Show in April 2010 at the JMU Convocation 

Center with indoor and outdoor displays. 

In May ’09, the Designer Showcase/Parade 

of Homes took place, which included 

seminars for the public on such topics as 

landscaping, energy-saving appliances and 

interior design. In June, HBASV sponsored 

an outdoor trade show. 

In September ’09, members enjoyed the 

annual Crab Feast, with another planned 

for September 2010. 

HBASV hosted a codes seminar in 

October ’09. 

A tablet-top meeting featuring member 

company displays was held in November 

’09, with plans for another in November 

2010. 

As a new twist for 2010, HBASV held 

its first quarter membership meetings at 

member showrooms, and all have been 

well attended. 

Tidewater BA 

The economy may be sluggish, but 

the activity at TBA has been anything 

but slow. 

TBA is planning two Homearamas in 

2010. Its first-ever springtime event was in 

East West Communities’ Founders Pointe 

development in Isle of Wight County, 

featuring eight homes ranging from the 

$500,000s to $689,000. The second event 

will be in the fall in the Norfolk bayfront 

neighborhood of East Beach. 

In 2009, Homearama builders adjusted to 

market conditions and showcased 12 homes 

priced less than $500,000 at Culpepper 

Landing in Chesapeake. Only one of the 

showcase homes remains unsold. 

Despite a snowstorm, February’s Mid- 

Atlantic Home & Flower Show drew a 

good crowd. 

In April, TBA’s Green Building Council 

sponsored NAHB green certification training, 

which brought 23 professionals to complete 

the coursework needed for the Certified 

Green Professional designation. 

The Registered in Apartment Management 

course graduated 60 students last 

year and 47 in 2010. 

The Tidewater Multifamily Housing 

Council offers a Lead Paint Certification 

program, with 11 classes scheduled in 

2009 and 2010. Fair housing seminars are 

offered twice each year, in addition to an 

annual update of the Virginia Landlord and 

Tenant Act, and a marketing, management 

and maintenance program. 

The TBA Scholarship Foundation awarded 

annual scholarships totaling $85,000. The 

TBA Building Trades Academy, a 501C-3 

charity, continued to provide training and 

jobs to at-risk young people and adults. A 

new program was developed specifically for 

the multifamily housing community, which 

has been placing program graduates in 

facility maintenance positions, even during 

the recent recession. 

Top of Virginia BA 

TVBA is weathering the tough economic 

conditions and continues to provide opportunities 

for training, networking, marketing, 

community impact and presence, while having 

a little fun in the process. It had several 

successful events this past year, including the 

golf classic, Parade of Homes/Showrooms 

and casino night. 

TVBA now offers the community training 

for the EPA Lead Abatement Certification. 

Its early-morning breakfast meetings have 

been well attended. And its Legislative 

Committee continues to lead the charge 

to protect the interests of local developers 

and builders. HBAV 


Membership campaign 

Local leaders take charge 

2010 Statewide Membership Campaign 

is a roaring success 

All signs are pointing to 2010 as the “Comeback Year” 

for the housing industry in Virginia. Proof of the comeback 

may be found in the leadership and enthusiasm of 

the 2010 Statewide Membership Campaign coordinated 

by the Home Builders Association of Virginia, supported by the 

National Association of Home Builders and executed by affiliated 

local associations. 

The campaign took many months to plan and execute. Planning 

began in the dark days of 2009, a year in which fewer new 

homes were built in Virginia since 1959, the year they began keeping 

housing start statistics. Yet, the leadership of HBAV and 12 of 

the HBAV-affiliated local associations knew the time had come, or 

would come soon, to begin rebuilding the membership base of the 

NAHB federation in Virginia. Statewide, membership had fallen from 

6,400 members to just above 4,000 businesses. 

Ladies and gentlemen, 

start your engines 

The HBAV-coordinated statewide drive was held May 19 and 

20 when home builders and companies that provide products 

and services to the housing industry in Virginia 

recognized the value and importance of supporting 

their local, state and national home builders 

associations. 

In November 2009 in Virginia Beach, HBAV’s 

second vice president, Robert B. Mullins of 

Brian Mullins 

Quality Homes Inc. in Suffolk, garnered the 

support of HBAV’s Executive Committee for 

the statewide campaign. He had learned that NAHB would help 

make The Oliver Group available to Virginia, if the leadership of 

HBAV and its local association’s leaders would accept a membership 

gain challenge in 2010. 

Based on the group’s track record, HBAV was up for the task. 

In 2007, The Oliver Group helped HBAV acquire more than 900 

new members throughout Virginia. 

The Oliver Group, a nationally recognized marketing firm, has 

aided more than 350 local and state home building associations in 

recruiting more than 30,000 members 

with its two-day intensive DIRECTDrive 

process. Recognizing the recruitment 

of new members and retention of 

existing members were the key to a 

strong federation, the HBAV Executive Committee and local association 

leaders were united in their support of this membership 

initiative. 

The campaign was launched in January 2010 with strong participation 

from all of the HBAV-affiliated local associations. Details of the 

membership drive were outlined and the many benefits of membership 

were reinforced. The No. 1 membership benefit was outlined 

as the opportunity for access to the most powerful, successful and 

influential business leaders in a community and region. 

Race to the Chase 

In March, at the first quarter meeting of the HBAV Membership 

Improvement Task Force, the theme “Race to the Chase” was determined 

to guarantee competition and excitement. Many Virginians 

are NASCAR fans and a Sprint Cup driver was selected by each 

local association to lead its campaign. Later each local association 

selected its owners, crew chiefs and pit crews to participate in the 

local campaigns. It also was announced at that important meeting 

that HBAV would add significant incentives to the campaign. 

On April 7 and 8, more than 100 leaders from the participating 

local associations met in Richmond for training sessions conducted by 

Rob and Kate Oliver with The Oliver Group. The three participating 

categories were: Category I – HBA of Central Virginia, HBA of 

Rappahannock and Top of Virginia BA; Category II – Augusta HBA, 

Fredericksburg Area BA, Peninsula H&BA and HBA of Southside; 

and Category III – Northern VA BIA, HBA of Richmond, Roanoke 

Regional HBA and Tidewater BA. 

Participants learned marketing strategies and sales techniques 

applicable to association membership growth, as well as their own 

businesses — namely how to recruit new members or clients, 

how to keep the members/clients you have, and best practices for 

getting the most out of your current members/clients. 

The training session concluded with an outline of the necessary 

steps or an action plan to produce a two-day DIRECTDrive 

Campaign. The major component of each local campaign and the 

statewide campaign was competition between local teams and 

competition between local associations. 

During the next six weeks, 

the Olivers and their team 

stayed in contact with each 

participating local association 

with their Six-Step Process 


(At left) TBA’s “Women in Charge” team (from left) April Litton, Lana 

O’Meara and Chris Schwab do their best to rally new members. (At right) 

Neal Frank-Rempel, Roanoke Regional HBA vice president and membership 

chair, enjoys the prestige of being the first person in Roanoke to recruit a 

new member Wednesday morning.

The Peninsula Housing & Builders Association had the 

largest turnout at the DIRECTDrive training session 

with 11 members and one staff person attending. 

Seen here (from left), Membership Chair Wade 

Garnett accepts the top prize for participation, a 

flat-screen television, from Brian Mullins (Peninsula 

H&BA), HBAV second vice president, and HBAV 

EVP Mike Toalson. 

National Membership Day is a ‘super’ success 

On May 25, in honor of the 2010 National Membership Day, the National 

Association of Home Builders’ Washington, D.C, headquarters was transformed 

into a superhero hotspot, complete with red phones, apathy-deflecting 

wristbands and superheroes of all shapes and sizes. Dozens of volunteers 

helped carry out the theme of the campaign: “Membership Defenders Unite.” 

When the quest was completed, Virginia ranked No. 3 in the nation for the most 

recruited new members. North Carolina came in first and Tennessee finished second. 

On the local front, the Home Building Association of Richmond ranked No. 8 

and Peninsula Housing and Builders Association ranked No. 10 for recruiting the most 

members nationwide. 

At the end of the day 4,379 new members and council members joined the 

federation. HBAV 

to Membership or Sales Success. Each local 

association kicked off its membership 

campaign and ended it with a party. 

And the winners are … 

Denny Hamlin (HBA of Richmond) raced 

to the finish line to grab the checkered flag 

with 61 new members. Finishing second 

with 60 new members is Tony Stewart 

(Peninsula H&BA). 

Congratulations to the top-performing 

associations that took the Checkered Flag 

honors in their size category. 

Category I – 

Highest Percentage Increase and 

Most New Members – 

Top of Virginia BA 

Category II – 

Highest Percentage Increase – 

Augusta HBA 



Category III – 

Highest Percentage Increase and 



HBAV’s leadership would like to thank 

everyone who participated in the 2010 

DIRECTDrive Campaign which helped boost 

membership tallies by more than 325. 

Membership is essential to the success 

of our association. It creates resources for 

important opportunities and challenges. It 

also creates enthusiasm at local, state and 

national gatherings and events. Each new 

member strengthens our association’s collective 

voice in front of the local, state and 

national policy makers and regulators. 

Congratulations to all for your “Take 

Charge” attitude! HBAV 


Member benefit services 

‘It pays to be 

a member of HBAV’ 

Jim Bonnell 

It is vitally important for the home 

building industry in Virginia to have an 

effective voice in the halls of the State 

Capitol in Richmond. As a “Dillon Rule” 

state, Virginia limits the powers of local 

governments to those powers expressly 

authorized by the state legislature. 

Consequently, local governments cannot 

impose new fees or taxes on the home 

building industry or impose overly burdensome 

new provisions in their local land-use 

ordinances unless they have been approved 

by the state legislature and signed into law 

by the governor. 

Access to influential people 

Membership provides access to the people 

with whom you want to do business. Many 

builder and associate members consistently 

cite HBAV networking opportunities as the 

most valuable member benefit. 

HBAV has numerous committees, ranging 

from the state Legislative Committee 

to the Local Presidents Committee and 

the Membership Committee that allow 

members from across the state to meet 

on a timely basis to discuss issues of local 

and/or state concern. 

In addition, the HBAV board of direcforming 

HBAV of the products you use 

when you complete a home or remodeling 

project, you will put money in your pocket. 

Participants can count on receiving checks 

every quarter. 

Besides the money, here’s the best 

part of the program — it takes very little 

effort from you and doesn’t change the 

way you conduct business. You do not 

have to change the way you currently 

buy. HBAV does the paperwork, collects 

the money and mails you the quarterly 

checks. Last year, the average rebate was 

more than $636. 

For more information on the current insurance or benefit 

programs offered by HBAV, contact Jim Bonnell, LUTCF, 

director of member benefit services, at (800) 734-6344 

or jbonnell@hbav.com. 

Powerful representation 

at the State Capitol 

Each year the Virginia General Assembly 

considers more than 3,000 bills and resolutions. 

HBAV reviews every bill introduced 

annually to the state legislature, identifies 

those that could impact the state’s housing 

climate (positively or negatively), and 

directly lobbies state legislators for their 

passage or defeat. 

Each year HBAV supports or opposes 

approximately 150 individual legislative bills 

and resolutions. (See pages 14-15 for a 

detailed legislative summary from the 2009 

and 2010 General Assembly sessions.) 

State legislators consistently rank HBAV 

as one of the most effective professional 

organizations in Virginia. This important 

promotion and protection of the home 

building industry would not be possible 

without the support of our 4,000-plus 

member companies throughout the state. 

Our lobbying team works year-round with 

state lawmakers and a multitude of state 

regulating agencies to protect and promote 

the home building industry here in the 

Commonwealth. 


tors and all of the association’s standing 

committees meet on a quarterly basis to 

compare notes and develop 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 

Members have access to discounts from 

companies like Dell, Office Depot, Hertz, 

General Motors ($500 off purchase of 

any vehicle in the GM family), Wyndham 

Hotels (10 percent off), Williams-Scottsman, 

Solveras, Omaha Steaks, FTD and FedEx. 

For more information, visit www.NAHB. 

org/MA. 

HBAV Builder 

Rebate 

Program 

This program is 

aimed at increasing 

your bottom line. For 

minimal effort of in- 

Verizon Wireless 

Through a partnership with Verizon 

Wireless and the Home Builders Purchasing 

Program, qualifying HBAV contractor 

members can receive significant discounts on 

their wireless services through Verizon. 

Some highlights include 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. Some restrictions 

may apply. Members are encouraged to contact 

their local Verizon wireless representative. 

Employee benefits consulting 

and workers’ comp programs 

Wholly owned by HBAV, the HBAV 

Insurance Agency exists to provide valuable 

member benefits to all member 

companies and their employees across the 

Commonwealth. 

The HBAV Insurance Group — whose 

mission is to provide 

customized, comprehensive 

solutions for 

members — is an independent 

insurance 

brokerage specializing 

in employee benefits

consulting. It has partner agencies and 

companies that specialize in workers’ compensation 

and general liability coverage for 

contractors and related business. 

Whether association members take advantage 

of one of HBAV’s many strategic 

partnerships with companies like Anthem 

Blue Cross Blue Shield, John Hancock Life, 

Dominion Dental or the Building Industry 

Insurance Association, or have it shop-out 

group benefits to multiple carriers, HBAV 

is here for you. The HBAV Insurance 

Agency has access to the strongest insurance 

carriers in Virginia and it is prepared 

to help large or small groups, as well as 

individuals. 

HBAV Benefits Group can help you make 

sense of your health insurance coverage. 

We work with multiple carriers to provide 

individual health insurance at competitive 

rates for our members. Members can even 

go online to www.HBAV.com and compare 

individual/family health plans. They can even 

apply for new health coverage online. 

Group health insurance 

A small-group health plan can be 

started with as few as two employees. 

The benefit consultants at HBAV can help 

you get a company-sponsored health plan 

started within a very short period of time. 

Carriers include Anthem Blue Cross Blue 

Shield, Optima Health, Southern Health, 

Aetna and United Healthcare. 

Free added insurance benefits 

HBAV has had a long-standing relationship 

with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s 

Value Added Association Benefit. In this 

program, any HBAV member with Anthem 

health insurance can add an enhanced package 

of benefits, at no additional cost. The 

only requirement is that your group has 

between two and 99 employees. 

Since 1997, more than 1,000 HBAV 

member companies throughout the Commonwealth 

have taken advantage of this 

great, free benefit. 

Long-term care insurance 

Long-term care is the type of care people 

need when they can no longer manage 

basic daily activities on their own such as 

eating, dressing or bathing. Long-term care 

insurance can help ensure a long-term care 

event doesn’t become a family burden or 

a financial misfortune. 

When you incorporate long-term care 

insurance into your overall financial plan you 

and your family will be able to help: 

• Protect your retirement assets for 

their intended purpose. 

• Preserve your independence and ability 

to choose where you’d like to 

receive care. 

• Cover the cost of long-term care 

expenses if they arise. 

• Reduce the physical and emotional 

burden that care giving 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 the help of Dominion Dental 

Services, HBAV members can access group 

and individual dental plans throughout Virginia. 

These plans offer competitively priced 

PPO, DHMO and discount plan 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 Lens- 

Crafters, Pearle Vision, Sears and Target 

Optical. HBAV 


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Tidewater, Metro Richmond, 

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HBAV Insurance and Benefits Group 

celebrates 15th anniversary in 2009 

Since the Home Builders Association of Virginia’s Insurance 

Agency was formed in 1994 to provide group health 

insurance benefits to HBAV members across the state, 

a significant number of new products and services has 

been added to the agency’s menu of offerings. These include a 

full-service brokerage for group and individual health insurance, 

workers’ compensation and general liability offerings through the 

Building Industry Insurance Association Inc., association-sponsored 

dental and vision plans, and sponsored group discounts on longterm 

care insurance. 

HBAV’s commitment to find solutions for its members that 

save money, provide comprehensive benefits to their employees 

and give them the important confidence that the association will 

be there to meet their needs has guided the growth and development 

of HBAV’s insurance operations. 

Hundreds of member companies take advantage of HBAV’s 

benefit programs and services, and the HBAV Insurance Team 

wants to thank all of its clients for their business and loyalty. 

Here are a few comments from members: 

HBAV Hall of Fame Inductees 

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 BIA 

1992 * Ernest E. Mayo Sr. HBA of Richmond 

1992 Frederick J. Napolitano Sr. Tidewater BA 

1992 ** Elbert H. Waldron Roanoke Regional HBA 


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

1994 Richard J. November HBA of Richmond 

1994 Stephen G. Yeonas Sr. Northern VA BIA 


1996 Robert Leipertz HBA of Richmond 


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

1998 I. Roland Specter HBA of Southside VA 

2000 ** James L. Carver Fredericksburg Area BA 


2000 * Wilbert K. Tester Roanoke Regional HBA 


2002 Randolph R. Rinehart Blue Ridge HBA 


2004 Douglas R. Fahl Northern VA BIA 

2004 Gilbert C. Martin HBA of Southside VA 

2006 Mak Koebig Piedmont VA BIA & 



2006 Robin S. Newhouse Fredericksburg Area BA 

* Posthumously inducted 

** Deceased 

“Working with Jim Bonnell with HBAV 

Insurance Agency for our insurance needs has 

been great for us. Jim is a real gentleman and 

a professional in every sense of the word. 

When called upon for our insurance questions, 

he provides the answers in a very prompt and 

courteous manner. The service he provides 

Hoy Beverley 

and the savings are priceless.” 

— Hoy and Tish Beverley, Hoy N. Beverley Inc., Chesterfield 

“My company has been using the HBAV 

Insurance Agency for our medical coverage 

for several years. Jim Bonnell is extremely 

knowledgeable about the industry, easy to 

work with and attentive to our needs. I highly 

recommend him and the service he provides 

to any member of HBAV. He will be an asset 

Bill Garrett 

for your company and you will be contributing 

to the strength of our state association, which benefits all of us 

in the long run.” 

— Bill Garrett, W.B. Garrett Inc., Richmond 

“Thank you and your staff for all of your 

help with my health insurance needs. As we 

discussed, I was with a major public builder. 

When I left to start my own firm, I continued 

with COBRA for the next 12 months just 

thinking that this was my most prudent course 

of action. When I spoke to you, I realized that 

Frank B. Cava 

by purchasing my insurance through HBAV’s 

Benefits Group I would have the same co-pays and deductibles 

but would personally save upwards of $150 on monthly premiums. 

Thank you very much for your very high level of service and 

for your help in fulfilling my quality health insurance needs in an 

extremely affordable manner.” 

— Frank B. Cava, Cava Construction, Charlottesville 

“We appreciate Jim Bonnell with HBAV 

for introducing us to Chris Hobbs with Premier 

Insurance Agency for our property and 

casualty coverage. Chris was able to save us 

a substantial amount of money, along with 

providing us recommendations and suggestions 

for tailoring our needs. We are looking forward 

Anthony Clatterbuck 

to working with Premier as well as HBAV for 

our business endeavors.” 

— Anthony Clatterbuck, Graystone Homes Inc., Culpeper 

“Through our membership and the help of HBAV’s Insurance 

Agency we were able to save enough on vacant home insurance 

for one model home to pay for our membership for the next 

couple of years.” 

— Tim Cleary, managing director, Charles Ross Homes, Williamsburg 


EarthCraft Virginia 

With everything green these 

days, it’s important to recognize 

green construction is 

the most readily accessible 

means of reducing energy consumption. 

According to the Department of Energy’s 

Energy Information Administration, buildings 

use 48 percent of our national energy 

and consume 76 percent of the electricity 

produced in the United States. 

To address this issue numerous green 

building programs have been created, but 

careful consideration of cost, standards, 

EarthCraft Virginia 

reaps myriad awards 

EarthCraft Virginia has been recognized 

and is extremely proud of 

the many awards it and its builders 

have received since inception of the 

program. 

April 2010 and 2009 

Energy Star Leadership in Housing 

Award 

March 2010 

Energy Star Excellence Award for 

Affordable Housing 

November 2009, James River 

Green Building Council 

Leadership Award for Non-Profit 

Category 

April 2009 

Governor’s Environmental Excellence 

Award 

November 2009, Governor’s 

Housing Conference 

- Best Housing Development: Hurt 

Park Phase II 

- Mixed-Use or Mixed-Income 

Housing Development: The Station 

at Potomac Yard 

- Best Affordable Housing Energy 

Conservation Effort: Virginia Habitat 

for Humanity 

November 2008 

Governor’s Housing Award for Best 

Affordable Housing Energy Conservation 

Effort 


Green homes sensibly built 

for the environment 

By Chuk Bowles and K.C. McGurren 

testing and verification procedures should 

be evaluated before choosing a program 

for your project. 

The EarthCraft House program was 

star ted in 1999 by Southface Energy 

Institute, the Southeast’s most-recognized 

building science and environmental outreach 

organization. For 32 years, Southface has 

worked to teach homeowners, home builders, 

and commercial design and construction 

professionals ways to save energy and water 

and preserve our environment. 

Among the many initiatives of the 

EarthCraft House program is one of its 

brightest achievements. By working with 

builders in partnership with the Greater 

Atlanta Home Builders Association, the 

EarthCraft House green building program 

was created to raise the bar in residential 

home construction. 

Developed specifically for the mixed 

and hot humid climate experienced in 

the Southeast, the program serves as a 

blueprint for healthy, comfortable homes 

that reduce energy bills and protect the 

environment. Well-respected as a technically 

sound, voluntary green building program, 

EarthCraft House allows home builders 

to integrate quality growth management 

and environmental stewardship in their 

business practices. 

More than 10,000 EarthCraft homes 

have been certified since the program’s 

inception in 1999. This success inspired 

the development of renovation, multifamily 

and community program guidelines as well. 

Affordable low-income housing developers 

have come on board, recognizing great 

benefits in providing habitats that are affordable 

to buy, durable and inexpensive 

to operate. 

Recent initiatives for this environmentally 

responsible housing are being supported by 

The Home Depot Foundation, the Enterprise 

Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Dominion 

Virginia Power and the Virginia Housing and 

Development Authority, among others. 

Houses in the program must satisfy 

stringent criteria for energy performance and 

conservation measures, as well as achieve 

resource-efficient design standards. Every 

Chuk Bowles (left), technical director of 

EarthCraft Virginia, and Karl Bren, CEO of 

GreenVisions Consulting, attend the 2009 awards 

presentation. Bren was instrumental in helping to 

bring the EarthCraft program to Virginia. 

single home is commissioned, field-verified 

and undergoes diagnostic testing procedures 

to certify it as an EarthCraft house. Every 

home must achieve a minimum 15 percent 

energy saving over a conventional code-built 

home. Beyond energy efficiency, these homes 

enhance indoor air quality, reduce water 

usage and are more environmentally friendly 

than their code-built counterpart. 

EarthCraft House is the only Green 

Building Program to receive the National 

Association of Home Builders Green Building 

Program of the Year Award twice, in 

2004 and 2007. 

EarthCraft comes to Virginia 

At the request of builders across the 

state in 2005, the Home Builders Association 

of Virginia piloted the EarthCraft 

House program with the Blue Ridge Home 

Builders Association. 

Due to the overwhelming success of the 

pilot, in 2006, with help from the Virginia 

Community Development Corp., HBAV 

formed a partnership with the Southface 

Energy Institute to officially launch EarthCraft 

Virginia, a nonprofit organization charged 

with the mission of promoting the growth 

of green sustainable construction to building 

professionals statewide and to further

establish EarthCraft as the premiere green 

building program of the Southeast. 

EarthCraft House Virginia has grown 

from one employee in the fall of 2006, 

sharing office space with VCDC, to its current 

3,000-square-foot office in Richmond 

staffed with 10 full-time employees. The 

administrative staff is supported by three 

regional technical managers and 24 technical 

advisers who work with more than 

200 certified builder members constructing 

EarthCraft projects statewide. 

Virginia’s EarthCraft team has trained 

more than 3,000 builders, architects and 

construction professionals at regularly offered 

educational sessions. Through March 2010, 

EarthCraft Virginia certified more than 550 

EarthCraft homes and more than 2,500 

multifamily units, both new construction 

and renovation. Currently, EarthCraft Virginia 

has more than 200 single-family residences 

under construction awaiting certification and 

more than 70 multifamily projects either 

under way or in some stage of design 

or planning. 

Virginia’s Habitat for Humanity program 

has committed all of its statewide projects 

to achieve 100 percent EarthCraft 

certification by 2012. In 2009, 60 percent 

of all Habitat projects achieved EarthCraft 

certification. 

Program enjoys 

overwhelming success 

The overwhelming success of the program 

is due to the high quality and standards 

that EarthCraft Virginia requires on all of 

its projects. 

Each building undergoes a series of site 

verification and diagnostic pressure tests by 

a third-party EarthCraft technical adviser 

who acts as another set of eyes for the 

builder/developer. These advisers provide field 

support to EarthCraft builders to ensure 

quality trade work to advance their building 

team to green building standards. They 

conduct final diagnostic testing on every 

home, which must meet the required air 

exchange of the building and minimal duct 

leakage and pressurization/depressurization 

standards. The building must meet these 

standards to be EarthCraft certified. 

Builders across the state are engaging 

EarthCraft Virginia to enable them to 

distinguish their new homes in a competitive 

marketplace. These builders note the 

increased value placed on reduced energy 

usage, resource conservation and durability 

issues concerning prospective buyers. 

Prospective homeowners have begun to 

recognize EarthCraft houses as sustainable 

homes that are a cut above the norm 

with assured comfort, lower utility bills 

and better indoor air quality. 

EarthCraft House Virginia continues to 

set the standard in providing education, flexibility 

and quality assurance for a fraction of 

the cost of other green building programs. 

For more information about EarthCraft 

Virginia, visit www.earthcraftvirginia.org or 

call (804) 225-9843. 

(K.C. McGurren is executive director and 

Chuk Bowles is technical director for EarthCraft 

House Virginia.) HBAV 

In January 2010, Hohmann Builders 

completed the first single-family home in 

Isle of Wight County to earn EarthCraft 

certification. The two-story Frank Betz 

Associates designed home, named the 

Abberly, is part of the Founders Pointe 

community in Carrollton. (Photo courtesy 

of Hohmann Builders.) 

2009 EarthCraft Virginia 

Builder Award Winners 

• Single-family Builder of the Year 

Barry Meade Homes 

• Single-family Developer of the Year 

Eagle Construction of Virginia LLC 

• Single-family Project of the Year 

522 Taylor St., Lexington – Hall 

Design Collaborative 

• Single-family Affordable Builder of 

the Year, Better Housing Coalition 

• Single-family Project of the Year 

961 Maltby Ave., Norfolk – Associated 

Contracting 

• Multifamily New Construction 

Project of the Year, Sweetbriar 

Apartments – People Inc. 

• Multifamily Renovation Project of 

the Year, Harrison Heights – Harrisonburg 

Redevelopment & Housing 

Authority 

• Multifamily Developer of the Year 

Community Housing Partners 

• Most Energy-Efficient Home of the 

Year, Luke Construction 

• Best Habitat for Humanity Affiliate 

of the Year, Greater Charlottesville 

Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for 

Humanity of Washington, D.C. 

• “Greenie the Builder” Award 

Miller Custom Homes 

• Home Builders Association Affiliate 

of the Year, Blue Ridge HBA 

• Technical Adviser of the Year 

Chris Conway 


EasyLiving Home, Virginia 

Bringing more 

accessible housing to Virginia 

Providing the opportunity for people to remain in their 

homes and allowing anyone to visit are what the EasyLiving 

Home program is all about. The Home Builders Association 

of Virginia believes no one should be forced to leave 

their home because of a physical disability. 

To achieve this goal, HBAV has partnered with the Virginia 

Housing Development Authority, AARP Virginia, the Virginia 

Board for People with Disabilities, NewWell Fund and Stephen 

Thomas Homes to propel Virginia’s EasyLiving Home program 

into mainstream building. 

“This is the right program at the right time. As our population 

ages, we need to increase the housing stock in the Commonwealth 

that will allow Virginians to age in place and easily visit family and 

friends,” said Henry Stephens, 2008 president of HBAV, when the 

program was launched. 

EasyLiving Home is a voluntary 

certification program designed to 

encourage builders of single-family 

homes, duplexes and triplexes to 

implement Universal Design features 

that make a home cost effective, 

attractive and convenient for both 

owners and visitors. 

An EasyLiving Home must meet 

these three important design features. 

• A step-free entrance with a 

threshold of not more than one-half 

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 at least one full 

bathroom with designated maneuvering space. 

Once a contractor registers as an EasyLiving Home builder, 

constructs a new home with those three features and obtains a 

timely third-party inspection, the new home can then be certified 

as an EasyLiving Home. The program is currently under way in 

regions throughout the Commonwealth, where qualified third-party 

inspectors have been trained. 

An EasyLiving Home is “a home for all reasons.” The stepfree 

entrance makes it easy to bring in a baby carriage, move 

in heavy furniture and allow barrier-free access for people with 

mobility impairments. Wider doors make life easier for movers 

A step-free entrance into a home’s main floor with a 

threshold of not more than a half inch from a driveway, 

sidewalk or paved area is one of the requirements of an Easy 

Living home. (Photo courtesy of Stephen Thomas Homes.) 

as they carry in furniture, for parents struggling with toddlers or 

groceries, for the large football player who needs extra room 

to comfortably move through the house, and for those using a 

walker or wheelchair. 

There was nothing like the EasyLiving Home program in Virginia 

when Bill Fuller, president of the Accessible Housing Technology 

Solutions Inc. board of directors, moved from Winchester to 

Richmond in 2003. 

“EasyLiving Homes is more than a building technology or a 

few elements that are designed better. EasyLiving Homes is a 

life style,” he says. 

“You’ve heard that 60 is the new 30? Well, those 60-somethings 

don’t want to live in the homes designed by their grandfathers. 

Active people today, who are moving into their 60s, are moving 

into homes that reflect their active, 

engaged life style,” Fuller continues. 

“Steps are out. Open design is in. 

Twenty-four inch doors were never 

a good idea but today they are a 

real drag on home sales. EasyLiving 

is a way to create a home your 

customers will be proud to own 

and excited to share with their 

friends,” he says. 

If you’re not including elements 

of EasyLiving design into your products 

you’re locking out more than 

30 million potential customers — 

customers with the resources to 

buy homes. 

“I believe our biggest challenge 

today is getting the word out about 

this program. We need for people to 

know that this type of housing does 

exist and can be built to suit their 

individual needs,” says Steve Thomas, 

CAPS, CGP, president of Stephen 

Thomas Homes in Richmond who 

has been part of the EasyLiving program since its inception. 

“Even if building a new home isn’t feasible, modifications to 

existing homes can be made to accommodate special needs,” he 

says. “There are certified contractors who have received a ‘CAPS’ 

(Certified Aging in Place Specialist) designation from NAHB who 

are qualified to make these modifications. There seems to be 

a lot of press coverage for ‘green building’ but very little about 

‘EasyLiving.’ If you can’t get inside a home because it’s inaccessible, 

it doesn’t matter how ‘green’ it is,” says Thomas. 

To learn more about the HBAV-backed EasyLiving Home program 

and how to become an EasyLiving Home builder, contact 

Rhonda Allison at rallison@hbav.com or (804) 643-2797. HBAV 


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The Stewart-Lee House 

The historic headquarters of the 


The Home Builders Association of Virginia has many tools 

to support its very effective government relations program 

including its headquarters, The Stewart-Lee House at 707 

E. Franklin St., a state and federal listed landmark built in 

1844 by the Stewart family of Brook Hill in Henrico County. 

Located just one-and-a-half blocks from the State Capitol in 

downtown Richmond, the historically significant home for HBAV 

is now widely used by statewide leaders and state legislators to 

host events for members of the Virginia House and Senate, as 

well as by the community for 

special events. 

HBAV purchased the house 

in January 2001, when it was in 

a dilapidated condition. Committed 

to return it to the historic 

fabric of the capital city, HBAV 

began the renovation process in 

June 2001 with cash and material 

contributions from members 

across the Commonwealth. 

Work was completed and staff 

moved its offices onto the second 

and third floor of the restored 

mansion in September 2002. The 

first floor is furnished with period 

furniture and decorated to reflect 

19th century construction. Great 

pride was taken by HBAV leadership 

when the association paid off 

the mortgage in early 2008. 

Today, HBAV’s Legislative Committee 

meets there throughout the 

year and the Executive Committee 

gathers there for its quarterly 

meetings. This purchase and restoration 

has positioned HBAV as 

a premier trade association to 

its many constituencies and has 

created a valuable long-term asset 

for today’s membership as well 

as for future members. 

The history behind the home 

The house on Franklin Street was built to be used by the 

prominent Stewart family on visits to Richmond. 

In 1861 during the Civil War, John Stewart offered the house 

to Gen. Robert E. Lee, who used it as bachelors’ quarters for 

a party of young Confederate officers, including Lee’s son, Gen. 

Custis Lee. 

The house remained as a BOQ until January 1864 when 


HBAV began to renovate The Stewart-Lee House in June 2001. The 

$800,000 renovation project included much-needed repairs to the 

exterior and interior of the building. (Photo by Amanda Voss.) 

Lee’s wife, Mary Anna Custis Lee, great-granddaughter of George 

Washington, moved in. With the onset of the war a few years 

earlier, she had to leave the family-owned Arlington House — 

also known as the Custis-Lee Mansion — in Northern Virginia, 

where she had spent most of her life. She had lived with 

friends in Richmond and rented a house before settling in on 

Franklin Street. 

Toward the end of the Civil War when much of Richmond 

was burned to the ground and most of its prominent citizens 

fled, Mary Anna Lee and her 

daughters refused to leave even 

though they were offered an 

escort by a Union officer. The 

house next door caught fire, 

but still they remained. Finally, 

a Union guard kept watch to 

protect the house and ensure 

their safety. 

After the Confederate army 

surrendered at the Battle of Appomattox 

in April 1865, Gen. Lee 

joined his family at the house on 

Franklin Street. Visitors — friends, 

relatives, Richmonders and returning 

soldiers and officers of both 

armies — flocked to see the 

respected and revered general. 

The famous 

photograph 

The legendary photographer, 

Matthew Brady, sought to capture 

Gen. Lee at this historic time. 

After much persuasion, the warweary 

general allowed Brady an 

hour to photograph him. 

Two photographs are often 

reproduced: one with Lee seated 

on the back porch with Rooney 

Lee standing to his right and Col. 

Walter Taylor to his left. The other 

shows the general standing alone 

in front of a back door on the lower back porch — a picture 

widely considered a masterpiece in the history of photography. 

HBAV staff reports that visitors from all around the world ask 

if they can take pictures on the back porch, with themselves and 

their friends striking a Lee pose in front of that famous door. 

In June 1865, the Lee family packed their belongings and 

headed for Lexington, where they permanently settled to live 

out the rest of their lives.

Home life after the Civil War 

In 1893, the Stewart family donated the 

house to the Virginia Historical Society. In 

the 1920s, the society replaced its carriage 

house with a three-story annex to serve as 

a book depository. When the society moved, 

it transferred the house to the Museum of 

the Confederacy, which used the home as 

exhibit space for nearly 20 years. 

In 1980, the Historic Richmond Foundation 

became the new owner. It leased the 

rear annex and basement to the Traveller’s 

Restaurant Corp., which spent more than $1 

million renovating the space for a restaurant. 

Several architectural firms leased the first, 

second and third floors. The restaurant 

closed in 1993 and the foundation moved 

its offices into the rear annex. 

In 2000, the foundation moved to new 

offices elsewhere in Richmond and began 

to seek a permanent steward for The 

Stewart-Lee House, as it was now known. 

Enter the Home Builders Association of 

Virginia, which was searching for a historically 

significant building near the State Capitol 

for its office needs and to reinforce its 

commitment to historic preservation and 

inner-city revitalization. 

And the rest of the story, as they say, 

is history. HBAV 

Amanda Voss 

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Velux America has introduced new 

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price. 

Tim Johnson, Sun Tunnel 

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says that all Sun Tunnel 

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qualifications but the new 

products offer even better 

performance. “The 

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changes in the exterior 

dome to reduce the solar 

New models of the Sun 

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homeowners as well as dealers.” 

The new skylights are available from Solar 

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Nitterhouse presents 

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visit www.nitterhouse.com. 

Norbord expands 

Solarbord production 

Norbord Inc. is now producing Solarbord 

at its Cordele, Ga., oriented strand board 

mill to meet the rising demand for radiant 

barrier products in the Southeast. 

Manufactured using 

fiber harvested 

from responsibly 

managed forests, 

Solarbord is an 

ideal structural roof 

sheathing combining 

strength and serviceability 

with an energysaving 

radiant barrier. 

Norbord’s Solarbord, 

now regionally 

available, is engineered 

to offer builders a roof 

sheathing product that 

supports their green 

building initiatives 

without compromising 

performance, strength 

or cost. 


Backed by a 25-year 

limited warranty, it 

reflects up to 97 

percent of the sun’s 

radiant energy, lowering 

attic temperatures 

and reducing energy 

consumption. 

Solarbord contains 

no added urea formaldehyde 

resins and 

is now available to serve the market with 

regionally available product. 

For more information, call (416) 365-0705 

or visit www.norbord.com. 

Andersen’s estimating 

tool wows builders, 

remodelers 

Contractors looking for an 

added advantage in today’s 

competitive market are using 

Intelligent Estimate, a free software 

tool from Andersen Windows that 

delivers fast, detailed and accurate “whole 

project” construction estimates for trade 

professionals. 

Covering all building products — not just 

windows and doors — Intelligent Estimate 

helps contractors create project estimates, 

proposals, requests for bid, purchase and 

work orders, labor reports, material lists 

and other project documents. It also features 

several service tools to help builders 

and remodelers better manage jobs and 

increase productivity. 

The software is preloaded with construction 

item lists and cost information, and is 

updated regularly so contractors have the 

most current information available. Navigation 

follows the order of a construction 

job and all user data is stored online for 

increased data security and universal access 

from any computer. 

Intelligent Estimate is available at 

andersenwindows.com/estimate. 

New flooring combines 

best of two worlds 

Eco-Hybrid by Gentry Hardwood Floors 

combines the natural beauty and durability 

of solid hardwoods with the versatility and 

distinctive dimensional stability of today’s 

engineered flooring. 

The flooring is available in a wide range 

of wood species and colors in three styles 

— smooth wire-brushed and hand-scraped 

— in four widths and lengths up to 7 feet. 

The product’s base is made from other 

sawmills’ leftovers. 

With its ceramic oxide finish and two-ply 

construction, Eco-Hybrid carries a lifetime 

structural warranty and a 30-year finish 

warranty. It can be installed over most 

anything, including concrete slabs and radiant 

heated subfloors. It can be floated, 

nailed or glued. 

Costen Floors in Richmond carries this 

versatile product. For more information, 

visit www.costenfloors.com or call 

(804) 864-2564. HBAV 

Eco-Hybrid is a solid 

hybrid flooring that 

combines a thick 

hardwood wear layer 

with the stability of an 

engineered hardwood floor. 

It can be resanded and 

refinished multiple times. 

Dry stacked and affordable 

Quality Stone Veneer introduces Preset 

Ledgestone, an affordable authentic-looking 

stone product made of square and rectangle 

clusters of dry-stack pieces. Easier and faster 

to install than regular dry stack, this new 

design offers a thin, linear shape with a 

weathered face. Preset Ledgestone applies 

very well to any application and creates 

dimension and depth, whether it is interior or 

exterior, residential or commercial. For more 

information, call (800) 795-3229 or visit 

www.qualitystoneveneer.com. 

Big Foot now part of 

deck design software 

Bigfoot Systems is now included in Simpson 

Strong-Tie DeckTools deck design software. A 

full-color, three-dimensional image, viewable from 

all angles, will generate visions of outdoor areas 

before the first board is even cut. Developed 

by a computer graphics industry leader, 

DeckTools software now allows professional 

builders to design decks in a photorealistic 

environment incorporating Bigfoot Systems footing 

forms. For details, call (800) 934-0393 or visit 

www.bigfootsystems.com.

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HBAV Educational Foundation 

The HBAV James L. Carver Memorial Scholarship honors the longtime 

leader of the Fredericksburg Area Builders Association for his 

influence in creating the HBAV Educational Foundation. Carver 

passed away Aug. 4, 2009. 

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The Home Builders Association of 

Virginia Educational Foundation 

continued its investment this 

year in the future of Virginia’s 

building industry by awarding a substantial 

scholarship to a student enrolled in the 

building construction program at Virginia 

Tech. This significant scholarship marks the 

fourth consecutive year the foundation’s 

board of trustees has 

unanimously agreed to 

provide financial support 

to a student at the 

Myers-Lawson School 

of Construction. 

The 2010 recipient 

of the HBAV James 

L. Carver Memorial 

David K. Glenn 

Scholarship is David K. Glenn of Virginia 

Beach, a senior at Virginia Tech majoring 

in building construction and minoring in 

real estate. He expects to graduate in 

May 2011 and pursue a career in the 

residential construction industry. One day, 

he says, he hopes to own a full-service 

land development company. 

Glenn currently serves as a member of 

the abusive conduct hearing board in the 

Office of Judicial Affairs, is an Executive 

Committee member of Virginia Tech’s 

G.E.R.M.A.N. Club and is a member of 

the student chapter of the Construction 

Management Association of America. He 


“It is the hope 

of our leadership 

that the 

young students 

supported by 

the HBAV Educational 

Foun- 

Doug Fahl 

dation continue to grow and 

excel in their studies.” 

– Doug Fahl, chairman, 

HBAV Educational Foundation 

also plays various intramural sports. 

The HBAV James L. Carver Memorial 

Scholarship was established in 2009 

to honor the many contributions and 

significant influence James L. Carver had 

in the creation of the HBAV Educational 

Foundation. Carver was a long-time leader 

at the Fredericksburg Area Builders Association. 

His leadership and dedication at 

his local, state and national associations 

were exceptional and his profound impact 

on the industry will be felt far into the 

future. The Educational Foundation’s board 

of trustees unanimously approved the naming 

of the annual scholarship to honor one 

of Virginia’s great housing leaders. 

Glenn will receive $2,000 toward his 

fall 2010 semester tuition. Upon successful 

completion of this first semester, 

he will be eligible for another $2,000 

in spring 2011. 

“The HBAV Educational Foundation 

board of trustees wants to sincerely 

congratulate this young leader on his impressive 

track record up to this point in 

his collegiate career,” says Chairman and 

HBAV Hall of Fame member Doug Fahl 

with Dewberry in Northern Virginia. 

“It is the hope of our leadership that 

the young students supported by the 

HBAV Educational Foundation continue 

to grow and excel in their studies,” he 

continues, “and that these scholarships 

help them as they develop into the future 

leaders of the home building industry 

here in Virginia.” 

The mission of the HBAV Educational 

Foundation is to enhance industry professionalism 

and to invest in the future 

leaders of the home building industry in 

Virginia. For additional information about 

the foundation or to make a contribution, 

please contact Jim Bonnell, HBAV’s 

director of member benefits services, at 

(804) 643-2797. HBAV 

Rightsizing your safety strategy 

Economic pressures can force people 

to make incredibly difficult decisions 

about their businesses. They may 

find themselves approaching trusted 

employees — friends — with the terrible 

news that they can no longer afford to 

employ them. 

It takes courage to make these tough 

choices. People make them in the hopes 

they have positioned their businesses to 

thrive again in the future. With layoffs and 

pressures over the bottom line, risk management 

hardly seems worth prioritizing. So, 

when an economy challenges contractors to 

keep their companies afloat, do they let their 

safety strategies sink instead of swim? 

Why safety slips 

When larger companies risk financial ruin 

if they don’t downsize, it often jeopardizes 

the position of safety director. In the interim, 

an HR director or even a CPA may assume 

a portion of the safety director’s duties. 

Without the experience of a seasoned 

safety director, perhaps a safety manual 

simply gets filed in a drawer, and the rest 

falls by the wayside. 

On the other hand, most smaller companies 

don’t have a dedicated safety position. 

Instead, risk management would have 

been the responsibility of owners and/ 

or supervisors. When they’re preoccupied 

trying to find jobs to bid before the next 

bill arrives, being proactive about jobsite 

safety and general risk management likely 

takes a back seat. 

In both cases, neglecting risk management 

could mean missing big savings, when 

a company needs it most. 

Making every dollar count 

At a time when every dollar counts, 

wouldn’t it be helpful if some sound risk 

management could help shift money back 

into a company’s bank account? If a company 

keeps its commitment to risk management, 

even as economic conditions change, companies 

can be sure to capture every dollar. 

Then, they’ll certainly see the (dollar) value 

of risk management. 

For example, regardless of the economy, 

someone must maintain responsibility for 

renewing a company’s insurance. Together 

with the insurance agent, a review of a 

company’s policies has the potential to save 

a lot of money. By asking questions like 

these, a company may uncover ways to 

save, when it matters most. 

Is the company spending money to insure 

equipment it no longer even owns? 

If the duties of employees have changed, 

have their insurance classifications changed, 

which may result in lower rates? 

Do the payrolls (used to estimate premium) 

reflect the recent decline in the amount 

of work, or is the company overpaying by 

basing premium on times when business 

was better? 

Clearly, the decision-maker has the power 

to save the company money, but so do its 

employees. By upholding solid safety practices, 

they can help a company avoid unnecessary 

expenses resulting from workplace injuries. 

How? Besides being costly to morale, these 

injuries cost a company in terms of productivity 

and, potentially, claims that may even 

drive up insurance rates. 

Preparing for the upturn 

Companies may not have been prepared 

for the downturn, but they’ll certainly want 

to be ready for the upturn. By taking time 

now to lay the groundwork, with business 

slower than usual, they won’t be behind the 

eight ball when business picks up again. 

For instance, a company could use the 

time to do a thorough check of tools and 

equipment, making any necessary repairs or 

replacements. That spares any later loss in 

productivity which might delay future jobs, 

and it safeguards the employees who will 

use them. 

If work picks up too rapidly after a long 

lull, a company might sacrifice its hiring and 

screening processes — and subsequently 

quality and safety — just to get people on 

the job quickly. So, developing a plan for 

screening, hiring and training, all part of the 

larger risk management strategy, becomes 

essential. A solid strategy anticipates both the 

time and cost involved so that companies 

don’t experience any unnecessary setbacks 

getting qualified people back on the job 

and working safely. 

In any economic condition, focusing on 

workers’ safety keeps productivity up and 

costs down. In tough times, though, the payoff 

of a safety program and risk management 

strategy may not only provide savings to the 

company, it may even save the company. 

(Article is courtesy of Builders Mutual 

Insurance Co. For more free risk- management 

resources, visit www.buildersmutual.com/ 

RM.) HBAV 


Names in the News 

Ken Cohen, president of Cohen 

Homes LLC, won a Gold 2009 Best in 

American Living Award for the best detail 

in a custom home category. The winning 

home, The Van Gogh, also was featured 

in TBA’s 2008 Homearama. The BALA 

Awards are sponsored by Professional 

Builder magazine and the NAHB Design 

Committee. 

Terry Cos. Eight LLC won a 2009 

Gold BALA in the Best Community of 151 

homes and over category for Sajo Farm in 

Virginia Beach. The company, which is a joint 

venture between Terry Peterson Residential 

Cos. and Napolitano Homes, designed, 

developed and built the community. 

Charlottesville-based Carpet Plus, 

owned by Duane Cassis and Cindy Ad ams, 

was honored by the World Floor Covering 

Association with the 2010 Gold Standard 

Retailer Award. The award is given out 

annually to one retailer in the country 

for consistently creating outstanding retail 

experiences for its customers. 

Highlander Construction & Development 

in Blacksburg received the 

New River Valley HBA’s Design Excellence 

Award for its original design of two energyefficient 

EarthCraft-certified homes built as 

HBAV names its top performing 

Spike and retainer winners for 2009 

Each year, the Home Builders Association of Virginia recognizes its topperforming 

Spikes and retainers of the year. The Spikes award is for recruiting 

new members and the retainer award is for helping to keep current 

companies members. 

Based on the membership totals per local association taken from the Dec. 31, 

2009, membership summary report from NAHB, the divisions for the 2009 Spike 

and Retainer Awards are as follows: 

Division I (500+ members) – Northern VA BIA and Tidewater BA 

Division II (300 to 499 members) – Peninsula H&BA, HBA of Richmond, Roanoke 

Regional HBA and Shenandoah Valley BA 

Division III (100 to 299 members) – Augusta HBA, Blue Ridge HBA, HBA of 

Central VA, Fredericksburg Area BA, New River Valley HBA and HBA of 

Southside VA 

Division IV (Up to 99 members) – Piedmont VA BIA, HBA of Rappahannock, 

B&A of Southern Virginia and Top of Virginia BA 

The winners for 2009 are: 

Division I – Spike: Charles Miller (Tidewater BA) 42 credits 

Retainer: Charles Miller (Tidewater BA) 71 credits 

Division II – Spike: Shawn Callahan (Roanoke Regional HBA) 62.5 credits 

Retainer: Jim Cox (Roanoke Regional HBA) 47.5 credits 

Division III – Spike: Christopher Brement (Augusta HBA) 13 credits 

Retainer: Gary Parker (Fredericksburg Area BA) 61.5 credits 

Division IV – Spike: Walter Cheatle Jr. (Piedmont VA BIA) 10 credits 

Retainer: John Hendrickson (HBA of Rappahannock) 15 credits 

part of a new infill subdivision call Piedmont 

Place. James Oliver is president. 

Blue Ridge Home Improvement 

Inc. in Blacksburg 

was chosen the April 

2010 Remodeler of the 

Month by the National 

Association of Home 

Builders Remodelers. 

Timothy A. Lawrence 

is president. 

The Van Gogh, 

a home built 

by Cohen 

Homes LLC 

for Tidewater 

BA’s 2008 

Homearama 

in Asheville 

Park in Virginia 

Beach, won a 

2009 BALA 

Award for the 

best detail in a 

custom home. 

Tim Lawrence 

Under the direction of president Eric 

Sasser, Sasser Construction has been 

named 2010 Custom Builder Member of 

the Year by the Southern Living Custom 

Builder Program. 

Helen Dragas, president and CEO of 

The Dragas Cos., was named First Citizen 

of Virginia Beach for 2009 by the Virginia 

Beach Jaycees. The award is presented to 

a person who exemplifies success, leadership, 

voluntary service, philanthropic spirit 

or service to humanity. 

The Titan America LCC Roanoke 

Cement Co. plant in Troutville was recognized 

for its resourceful approach to improving 

plant safety with a 2010 Portland Cement 

Association Safety Innovation Award. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency and Department of Energy have 

named Andersen Corp. as 2010 Energy 

Star Partner of the Year for the Product 

Manufacturer – Windows category for 

its family of brands, including Andersen 

Windows, Renewal by Andersen, Eagle 

Window & Door and Silver Line Building 

Products. Andersen receives the designation 

for its outstanding contribution to reducing 

greenhouse gas emissions. HBAV 


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