Builders News Dec. 2018

THE GREATER IOWA CITY AREA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION I iowacityhomes.com
Affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders & Home Builders Association of Iowa
Women Build Project Nears Completion,
Hits Financial Target Thanks to
Hammers and Hardhats Fundraiser
DECEMBER 2018
Check the Calendar of Events
at iowacityhomes.com
for more information.
Holiday Party
DEC. 6 6:00 – 8:00 P.M.
The University Club
1360 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City
Brogan Messer with Kitchens By Design puts up siding on
member-build day.
Women Build honoree Katie Lammers of Lammers Construction
Services with her certificate of recognition.
October was a busy time for the Greater Iowa City Area
HBA’s involvement with the Iowa Valley Habitat for
Humanity (IVHFH) Katie Lammers Women Build project.
Katie, owner of Lammers Construction Services and an
HBA member, is this year’s honoree due to her dedication to
the building industry -- including cultivating a supportive
environment for women in the field.
Jane Hagedorn (left) of Bea Day Plumbers bought a hand-held
bidet from IVHFH ReStore that was creatively auctioned off by
HBA Executive Officer Karyl Bohnsack.
MMS Consultants employees contribute their time to the build.
The house, located at 924 N. Governor Street in Iowa City,
is looking great, thanks in part to three Iowa City HBArelated
build days. The Women’s Council kicked off the
HBA build days Aug. 30. Oct. 12 was our member build day
rain date from the Sept. 7 cancellation, while on Oct. 25 our
Remodelers Council was on hand to help.
SEE WOMEN BUILD ON PAGE 6
Remodelers Council Meeting
DEC. 11 NOON – 1:00 P.M.
IC Area HBA Conference Room
Details & Solutions for
Livable Homes and Aging in
Place (CAPS III) Course
DEC. 13 8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Iowa City Area Association of Realtors
847 Quarry Road,
Suite #110, Coralville
Legislative Committee
Meeting
DEC. 18 7:30-8:30 A.M.
IC Area HBA Conference Room
Board of Directors Meeting
DEC. 20 NOON – 1:00 P.M.
IC Area HBA Conference Room
HBA Office Closed
for the Holidays
DEC. 24 – 25
First Deadline for Parade
of Homes Applications
DEC. 31
Second Deadline for Parade
of Homes Applications
JAN. 15
Third Deadline for Parade
of Homes Applications
JAN. 31
Kinzler Construction Services
Andy Seiler
9915 Atlantic Drive SW #100
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 366-3080
andy@insulation.net
insulation.net
NEW MEMBERS
Kruse Tree Trim & Construction Inc.
Gavin Kruse
1977 R Avenue
South Amana, IA 52334
(319) 430-7162
krusettc@yahoo.com
krusettc.com
Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors
Roxie Mitchell
1100 5th Street, #201
Coralville, IA 52241
(319) 351-7845
roxiemitchell@ruhlhomes.com
ruhlhomes.com
NEW AFFILIATE MEMBERS
Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors
Margaret Sanders
1100 5th Street Suite #201
Coralville, IA 52241
Phone: (319) 631-8405
mgarlett2424@gmail.com
margaretsanders.ruhlhomes.com

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Message from the President
Dear HBA Members,
I have recently been reading Braving It a book about a
father and daughter and their unforgettable journey into
the Alaskan wild. They prepared extensively mentally and
physically, preplanned
their adventures,
consulted with people
who had traveled there
previously, enlisted the
help of a local guide and
set off on the adventure
of a lifetime. They trusted
that the guide would
keep them safe as they
ventured into the wild.
The guide did everything
he could to share his
knowledge, keep the
father and daughter out of danger and made sure they had
a great trip. Their trip was scary, amazing, enjoyable and
something they will never forget.
This book made me think about how custom home
buyers are like the father and daughter in Braving It
and contractors are like the Alaskan guide. Buyers do
their research, prepare financially, consult with others
who have built in the past and set off with a guide to
build a new home. And, maybe contractors are like the
guide. Contractors have been trained in the trades, they
build every day, have expertise in the field and will do
everything possible to make sure buyers have a safe and
memorable build.
So if you are considering “braving it” and building a new
custom home, enlist a contractor (guide) and prepare for
the journey of a lifetime!
Sincerely, Adam Hahn
Watts Group - Director of Construction Services
2018 Greater Iowa City Area HBA President
2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Adam Hahn
Watts Group
PAST PRESIDENT
Andy Martin
Martin Construction
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
GT Karr
Sueppel’s Siding & Remodeling
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Bails
Urban Acres
Members Target Workforce Expansion with
Kirkwood Career Fair, Build My Future Planning
In recognition of October’s construction month, members of
The Greater Iowa City Area HBA’s Remodelers Council, Board
of Directors and Vocational Training Council spent their Oct. 9
lunch hour at Kirkwood Community College’s first annual ACE
Olympiad in Cedar Rapids talking to your future workforce.
Teachers and nearly 50 employers from seven counties visited
with 150 students about the skilled trades. National Association
of Home Builders (NAHB) representatives Greg Zick and Matt
Milroy signed up new NAHB Student Chapter members in the
Vocational Training Council booth.
“With such a variety of tradespeople
in attendance there was someone or
something to pique just about anyone’s
interest,” said Aaron McGlynn of
Cabinet Works. “The hands-on, written
and visual presentations gave students a real sense of what a
career in the construction field may look like.”
Before sharing with students, professionals spent the morning
planning the Build My Future event – a hands-on trades
career fair – to be held in April. Kirkwood’s Joe Greathouse
Aaron McGlynn of Cabinet Works (second from left) talks to a
student about woodworking.
said student feedback about the lunch-hour learning was
tremendous. “We know of around a dozen students who
found work from the career fair and countless others are in
conversations with employers to find a match,” he said. “We
look forward to expanding (the fair) again next fall.” •
HBA Members Talk Affordable Housing with City Official
Kirk Lehmann (left), City of Iowa City
community development planner, met with
several Greater Iowa City Area HBA members,
including Andy Martin of Martin Construction
(second from left); GT Karr of Sueppel’s Siding
& Remodeling (second from right) and Tim Ruth
with McCreedy-Ruth Construction Oct. 24 at
the Iowa City HBA office. The group discussed
identifying public and private practices that
may be barriers to fair housing choices and
developing solutions to address them. •
SECRETARY
Kelly Manning
Sobaski Abbey Carpet & Floor
TREASURER
Marty Tunning
RSM US LLP
DIRECTORS
Glenn Siders - Siders Development
Mike Pugh - Pugh Hagan Prahm, PLC
Art Floss - CBI Bank & Trust
Chad Keune - Advantage Custom Builders
Rory Triplett - Insurance Associates Iowa City
Todd Helle - Terry Lockridge & Dunn
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
HBAI PAST PRESIDENT
Tim Ruth - McCreedy-Ruth Construction
HBAI TREASURER
Melissa Schooley - Great Western Bank
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Aaron McGlynn - Cabinet Works
REMODELERS COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
Brad Storck - Bachmeier Carpet One
2018 COMMITTEE CONTACTS
PARADE OF HOMES
Dan Robertson - Overhead Door Company
of Cedar Rapids & Iowa City
Mitchell Manning – Sobaski Abbey
Carpet and Floor
IOWA CITY HOME SHOW
Katy Stutsman – McCreedy-Ruth Construction
Maggie Gehrls – PSC Distribution/Studio H2O
The Greater Iowa City Area
Home Builders Association
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Karyl Bohnsack
karyl@hbaofic.org
MARKETING AND
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
Michelle Moore
michelle@hbaofic.org
PO Box 3396, Iowa City, IA 52244
Phone: 319.351.5333 • Fax: 319.358.2443
Website: iowacityhomes.com

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Watts Group at Camp Courageous
On Sept. 28, the staff of Greater Iowa City Area HBA-member Watts Group spent the
afternoon volunteering at Camp Courageous in Monticello. Watts Group employees
helped with many tasks at the campus, including staging the cafeteria for Camp
Courageous’ annual pancake breakfast; construction of a primitive outhouse;
collecting and splitting firewood; mucking barn stalls; folding laundry; and general
grounds maintenance. We are proud of Watts Group for bettering our community!
Please join us for a
be merry.
Holiday Social
Hosted in partnership by the Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS
and the Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association
Thursday, December 6th
6:00 - 8:00 PM
University Club, Iowa City
Cocktails and heavy hor d'oeuvers will be served
followed by a silent auction
RSVP to Karyl@HBAofIC.org or ICAAR (319)-338-6460
Women’s Council Social Targets Relaxation
Members of The Greater Iowa City Area HBA Women’s Council gathered at
illuminate’s new North Liberty showroom Oct. 23 to network and lighten up. Elisha
TePoel of illuminate (right), who is a Reiki expert, guided the 27 attendees in making
bath salts to take home and encouraged them to make time for themselves. Thank you
to illuminate for its hospitality!
HOLIDAY PARTY SPONSORS
BAR SPONSOR
MEET YOUR COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Maggie Gherls
Maggie Gherls has been active in The Greater
Iowa City Area HBA for three years and is the 2019
Home Show Committee co-chair. Maggie works
at PSC Distribution/Studio H2O, joining the team
in 2015 as a showroom consultant. Last year, she
stepped up to become the marketing, training and
event coordinator for the company. Maggie values
her HBA membership and noted she most likes
“meeting new people and learning more about all
aspects of the building industry.”
A native of Iowa Falls, Iowa, Maggie graduated
from Iowa State University in 2014 with an interior
design degree. She worked in Denver, Colo., as a
commercial floral designer before returning to Iowa.
Maggie now resides in North Liberty.
APPETIZER SPONSORS
Alexander Lumber
CBI Bank & Trust
Hawkeye Title Services, L.C.
Insurance Associates
REP Radon and Electric
ENTERTAINMENT
SPONSOR
MidWestOne Bank
PRINTING SPONSOR
PIP Printing
SOCIAL SPONSORS
AW Welt Ambrisco Insurance Inc
Bachmeier
Carpet One Floor & Home
Ferguson Bath,
Kitchen & Lighting Gallery
Greiner Buildings, Inc
Kitchens By Design
Knebel Windows, Inc
LattaHarris, LLP
Martin Construction
Pugh Hagan Prahm PLC
Residential Mortgage Network
Sobaski Abbey Carpet & Floor

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By Hillary Ojeda; Originally Published in the
Iowa City Press-Citizen, Oct. 11, 2018
Iowa builders, developers and urban
planners must act now to protect the
state’s residents from the potentially
devastating effects of climate change.
That was the message delivered — with
urgency — by scientists from three dozen
Iowa colleges and universities Thursday
in the annual Iowa Climate Statement.
“Buildings in Iowa must withstand a
hotter, more humid climate, with more
frequent and extreme rainstorms and dry
spells,” said Ulrike Passe, director of the
Center for Building Energy Research at
Iowa State University.
Iowa scientists: Build with
extreme weather events in mind
The 2018 Iowa Climate Statement
2018 is signed by 201 science faculty
and researchers. It calls for changes
in building and design to withstand
a hotter, more humid climate. Passe
explained that technology such as urban
forestry, permeable pavement, shade
trees and steeper roof slopes could
fortify buildings against more extreme
weather conditions. Passe and Jerry
Schnoor, co-director of the University
of Iowa Center for Global and Regional
Environmental Research, officially
released the report Thursday at a press
event in Cedar Rapids.
The release came days after the United
Nations called for “rapid, far-reaching
and unprecedented changes in all
aspects of society,” to limit global
warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It came
the same day Gov. Kim Reynolds issued
a disaster proclamation for 19 counties
after severe weather, including heavy
rains and flooding, hit the state.
Recalling how Cedar River floodwaters
were 10 feet-high outside the library
door in 2008, Dale Todd, a member
of the Cedar Rapids City Council and
real estate developer, said it’s obvious
the area is experiencing more extreme
weather events.
“They’re events that impact our city
budget,” said Todd. “It’s obvious
that we are probably going to have
to incorporate design changes in our
projects in anticipation of these events.”
One of the most challenging aspects
of adapting to extreme weather
events, Todd said, was informing the
community.
“I think the biggest challenge is
education,” he said. “This is not a topic
that elected officials are talking about,
planning for and budgeting for.”
He said Cedar Rapids really needs
to start thinking about shade and the
positioning of air conditioning units as
the weather gets warmer.
As a developer, he said has to
incorporate more changes into the
design of his projects, considering
energy efficient parking structures and
preventing flood damage.
“We have experienced what we hope
other cities won’t, but obviously, things
are happening across the country that
are weather-related,” he said.
Iowa City had a similar wake-up call
after the 2008 flood. Ten years later, the
City Council adopted a Climate Action
Plan which includes energy efficient
buildings as one of its major goals.
“I think there’s improvement that
can be made,” said George Karr, the
Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders
Association representative on the city’s
Climate Action Committee.
Karr said he worked with community
members on creating recommendations
for the city’s action plan regarding
retrofitting existing buildings, designing
new buildings and renewable energy.
Now, he said, he’ll be meeting with
builders, landlords, renovators and nonprofits
over the next year to discuss how
to implement the recommendations laid
out in the plan.
Jay Iverson, executive officer of the
Home Builders Association of Iowa, said
home building technology over the past
couple decades has advanced in terms of
preparedness for extreme weather events.
“For the most part, our builders are
working on those issues,” he said. “I
think it’s already happening.”
Iverson noted that more builders are
doing things like planting shade trees
close to homes to help reduce air
conditioner loads and other energysaving
strategies. It’s important for
builders to lead on this issue, he said,
because consumers tend to focus more
on the livability inside of their homes
and don’t always pay attention to
extreme-weather design.
The United Nations and the Iowa
City Climate Action Plan, however,
acknowledge climate change more
adversely affects lower-income folk,
immigrants and refugees, among other
vulnerable populations. Installing some
of these home additions is not an option
for many local residents who struggle
with monthly rent payments.
The climate statement warns that by
mid-century, heat wave temperatures
in Iowa will increase by 7 degrees for
the average year. Additionally, scientists
estimate that the strongest rainfall
events of the year, across a region
stretching across one-third of the state,
are projected to double in intensity by
mid-century.
“These are really scary numbers which
will have negative consequences for
the elderly, the economy, for corn
and soybeans, as well as beef, hogs
and poultry even under sheltered
confinement,” said Schnoor, in the
release accompanying the report. “We
must start now to adapt our built
environment, including buildings
and flood mitigation systems, to this
changing climate.”
Strategies for home and business owners
for adapting or designing their buildings
are available, Passe said. These include
services such as the United State Green
Building Council. Although she didn’t
have an exact number for how many
buildings need to adapt, she said most
buildings in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
likely need adjustments.
They recommend, for example, that
dynamically shaded windows in
buildings-oriented south could maximize
solar gain in winter and minimize it in
summer, among other actions.
“Changing our built environment to
be more sustainable and resilient can
help reduce future climate change while
protecting us from the changes that
have already occurred. The time to act is
now,” he said. •

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Great Food, Fun and Prizes at the October
General Membership Meeting
The Greater Iowa City Area HBA held its October
“Kinnick Stadium” membership meeting Oct. 11.
A huge thank you to all our sponsors (see listing).
Kinnick is always a popular venue, and this year was
OCTOBER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Featuring Coach Terry Brands
Speaker Sponsor:
Social Sponsors:
All of the raffle proceeds will go to The Red Shamrock Foundation
Raffle Sponsor:
no exception with nearly 125 attending – including six
members of our Kirkwood Community College student
chapter. University of Iowa Associate Wrestling Coach
Terry Brands was our speaker – and entertainer. He
talked, often humorously, about the upcoming season
and what makes his program competitive.
Art Floss with CBI Bank & Trust presented Brands
with a Red Shamrock Foundation (RSF) bike jersey,
which the pediatric cancer survivorship organization
provided. The Johnson Team at Skogman Realty
sold prize raffle tickets and ran the 50/50 Raffle. Bill
Easton of William Easton Design donated the $308
his company won from the 50/50 Raffle to the RSF.
Another $82.50 raised from 50/50 Raffle sales also
went to the RSF, totaling $1,063 donated to the charity.
“The Red Shamrock Foundation was absolutely
thrilled to be chosen by The Johnson Team at
Skogman Realty, as the recipient of the fundraiser
held at the meeting,” said John Hall, realty
specialist for The Johnson Team and executive
director of the RSF. “Funds received will go
directly to our mission of raising awareness for
pediatric cancer survivorship, and programs that
aid childhood cancer survivors.”
The Johnson Team also provided and raffled a Yeti
cooler and an Apple watch. Lucky winners were
Kirkwood Community College’s Joe Greathouse, who
took home the cooler and Brad Storck of Bachmeier
Carpet One Floor and Home, who nabbed the watch.
Iowa Associate Wrestling Coach Terry Brands (left)
proudly accepts a Red Shamrock Foundation bike jersey
from CBI Bank & Trust’s Art Floss.
Joe Greathouse with Kirkwood (left) won an amazing Yeti cooler. John Hall, right,
is a member of The Johnson Team at Skogman Realty, which donated the cooler.
Coach Brands (left) with Kirkwood Community College’s Joe Greathouse (behind Brands) and
members of our Kirkwood student chapter.
Remodeling Confidence Remains Solid
The Remodeling Market Index (RMI)
remained stable with a reading of 58 in
the third quarter of 2018, according to the
National Association of Home Builders
(NAHB). The RMI has been at or above
50 since the second quarter of 2013, which
indicates that more remodelers report market
activity is higher than report it is lower.
The overall RMI is an average of two
indices: current markets conditions and
future market indicators. In the third quarter
of 2018, the current market conditions index
rose one point to 58. Among its components,
major additions and alterations rose one
point to 56; minor additions and alterations
decreased one point to 57; and the home
maintenance and repair component rose one
point to 60.
The future market indicators remained
unchanged from the previous quarter at 59.
Calls for bids rose two points to 57; amount
of work committed for the next three
months increased three points to 59; the
backlog of remodeling jobs fell four points
to 62; and appointments for proposals
decreased two points to 59.
Counterbalancing market forces are keeping
the RMI steady. A strong economy, coupled
with low unemployment and easing lumber
prices, are being offset by rising interest
rates and ongoing labor shortages.

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HabiChamp winner Gary Streit (center) of Shuttleworth and
Ingersoll with fellow competitors (left to right) Monica and
Jason Hayes of Skogman’s Realty and HBA Executive Officer
Karyl Bohnsack after the crowning.
WOMEN BUILD
FROM PAGE 1
An IVHFH Hammers and
Hardhats fundraiser Oct. 4 at
the Coralville Marriott garnered
$19,000 for the project, allowing the build’s financial goal
to be met. To date, more than $51,000 has been collected for
construction. Silent and live auctions featuring nearly 150
packages were popular at the event, but the real entertainment
was the IVHFH HabiChamp competition. HabiChamp is a
light-hearted affair during which local celebrities compete in
construction and Habitat ReStore related tasks while working
to earn audience votes. This year, our own Executive Officer
Karyl Bohnsack was on the roster against Shuttleworth
and Ingersoll’s Gary Streit; and HBA members Monica
and Jason Hayes of Skogman’s Realty. Participants put
aside their inhibitions to battle, competing in a nail-driving
contest; playing a unique game of Bag Toss with a toilet; and
convincing guests to buy intriguing items found at IVHFH
ReStore. At the end of the evening, Streit was crowned
HabiChamp and all had lots of laughs. Katie was presented a
special certificate.
“I am honored and overwhelmed with gratitude for all the
support received from the HBA and people and businesses
in Iowa City,” said Katie. “I have enjoyed the process
along the way and have been so lucky to make many new
friends through the amazing volunteer groups.”
The house will be dedicated during a ceremony Sunday,
Dec. 2. •
Monica Hayes
Named ICAAR
President
Greater Iowa City Area HBA member Monica
Hayes (right) was installed as the 2019 Iowa
City Area Association of Realtors (ICAAR)
president at the ICAAR Inaugural Banquet
Oct. 17 at Iowa City’s Rapid Creek Cidery.
Congratulations, Monica!
Labor Shortages are
Raising Home Prices
During September, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) blog
NAHBNow recounted the record share of single-family builders reporting
shortages of labor and subcontractors based on a recent survey conducted by
the association.
According to survey respondents, the
most widespread effects of the labor
shortages were:
1. Causing builders to pay higher wages
and/or subcontractor bids (reported by
84 percent of builders)
2. Forcing them to raise home prices (83
percent)
3. Making it difficult to complete projects
on time (73 percent)
As NAHB Senior Economist Paul Emrath reported in an Eye on Housing blog
post, these have consistently ranked as the most commonly reported effects
of the labor and subcontractor shortages since NAHB began asking builders
about them in 2015.
However, all three concerns have become even more acute recently. The steepest
upward trend has been in the share of builders saying the labor/subcontractor
shortages are causing higher home prices. This figure jumped by 22 percent
between 2015 and 2018, and is nearly tied with higher wages/subcontractor bids
as the most widespread effect of the labor shortages.
The survey also revealed that labor and subcontractor costs have risen much
higher than the rate of inflation during the past year. From July 2017 to July 2018,
for example, overall inflation was up 2.9 percent, but labor costs increased by 5.2
percent and subcontractor costs jumped by 7.2 percent during the same period.
This is particularly significant, given that three-fourths of construction
costs typically represent the work performed by subcontractors. It is also
consistent with the NAHB survey results showing that the incidence of
shortages was higher for subcontractors than for labor directly employed
builders in 14 of 15 occupations. •

Sales Stall in
September
Contracts for new single-family home
sales declined in September, as eroding
affordability conditions reduced sales
volume. New single-family home sales
declined to a significantly lower 553,000
seasonally adjusted annual rate, a
5.5 percent drop from a downwardly
revised 585,000 annual rate recorded in
August. The sales data are produced by
HUD and the Census Bureau.
The weak September estimate was the
lowest annual rate since December 2016.
It marks a notable retreat from the recent,
modest growth trend that had been in
place due to solid economic conditions
and unmet demographic demand but
constrained by rising construction costs
due to labor access issues, building
material pricing and rising regulatory
costs. The drop in monthly sales volume
also pushed the months’ supply number
to an elevated 7.1, the highest since the
summer of 2011.
Despite the softer summer and early
fall numbers, total sales for the first
nine months of 2018 (485,000) are 3.5
percent higher than the comparable
total for 2017 (469,000). Nonetheless,
mirroring declining sales volume for
the resale market, higher interest rates,
storm disruption effects and spring and
summer hikes in lumber prices have
taken a toll on the nation’s building
markets, even as macroeconomic
conditions remain positive.
Inventory increased in September to
327,000 single-family homes for sale.
The month saw an uptick in homes notstarted
construction but otherwise listed
for sale, rising from 57,000 in August to
64,000 in September (compared to 47,000
in September of 2017). Additionally,
sales of homes not started construction
were lower on a year-over-year basis
(168,000 annual rate in September 2018
compared to 185,000 in September of
2017), suggesting the current soft patch
is demand-side focused rather than
supply-side constrained.
Median new home sales pricing
decreased during the last year as the
mix of supply has adjusted. Median new
home price was $320,000 in September,
compared to $331,500 a year ago.
Managing rising construction costs in
the months ahead will be a challenge
for housing affordability as input costs
increase, although recent declines in
lumber prices should help.
For the first nine months of 2018 (and
relative to the first nine months of 2017),
new home sales were up 9.7 percent in the
Midwest; 4.4 percent in the South; and 3.9
percent in the West; but down 16.5 percent
in the Northeast, - due to tax reformrelated
effects and affordability concerns. •
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Forty Under 40 HBA-Member Winners
Winner Heath Brewer with Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity said
one thing he wished he’d known earlier in his career was that
collaboration is the key to success.
Recipient Whitney Russell of Urban Acres Real Estate feels the biggest
issue facing the corridor is affordable housing.
Greater Iowa City Area HBA members are awesome and active in their communities! Congratulations to the members below for being
named to the Corridor Business Journal’s 2018 Forty Under 40 list. Recipients were honored at a dinner Oct. 18 at the DoubleTree by
Hilton in Cedar Rapids. There were 114 people nominated and the final 40 were chosen by a committee of previous honorees.
Adam Moore
Editor & Chief
Content Officer
Corridor
Business Journal
Heath Brewer
Executive Director
Iowa Valley Habitat
for Humanity
Amy Hospodarsky
Community Relations
Manager
MidWestOne Bank
Zachary Hall
Superintendent
of Parks
City of Iowa City
Whitney Russell
Realtor
Urban Acres
Real Estate
Reach the Fastest-Growing Segment of the Remodeling Industry
Certified Aging-in-
Place Specialists
(CAPS)
The CAPS designation provides
you with marketing techniques,
design solutions and other
expertise specific to the agingin-place
market to give you the
advantage in remodeling and
building homes for older adults.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
LUNCH & SNACK PROVIDED
This course builds on the CAPS I and
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Participants will engage in hands-on
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Cancellations Policy -
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COURSE & REGISTRATION
BY PHONE 319-351-5333
BY EMAIL Karyl@HBAofIC.org or
Michelle@HBAofIC.org
BY MAIL PO Box 3396
Iowa City, IA 52244
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Details and Solutions for Livable Homes and Aging in Place
Dec. 13, 2018 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Instructor: Tom Stephani
$345 TO ATTEND - $245 FOR GREATER IOWA CITY AREA HBA MEMBERS
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FEES & PAYMENT
SCAN REGISTRATION FORM AND EMAIL TO:
Karyl@HBAofIC.org or
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COURSE LOCATION
Iowa City Area Association
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Education Center
847 Quarry Road, Ste #110
Coralville, IA
CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO:
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Iowa City, IA 52244

8 ICAHBA Builders News | December 2018
Home Show Booths Still Available
The Greater Iowa City Area HBA Home Show is right around the corner, Feb. 8-10,
2019 at the Coralville Marriott Convention Center. Our Home Show committee met
Oct. 24. Pictured are Collins Community Credit Union’s (left to right) Devin Madsen,
Taylor Yezek and Cherie Tilson discussing ideas for marketing the show. Applications
are rolling in, but there still are booths available. Don’t miss out! Send in your forms
soon! Contact the HBA office with questions.
BUILDERS
Holiday Season Home Safety Checklist
The holiday season is a special time for family gatherings and festive celebrations,
but it’s also an important time for home owners to keep some basic safety
precautions top of mind. Below are some things to remember.
Visit nahb.org/forconsumers for more information.
Home Security
• Install a security
system or at least
make sure you have
a good lock.
• Ask a friend or
neighbor to watch
your home if you’re
gone.
• If ordering online,
make sure someone
will be home to receive
packages or ask a
neighbor to help.
Christmas Trees
• Place Christmas trees
a safe distance from
any heat source.
• Make sure decorations do not block home doors or hallways.
• Keep a fire extinguisher nearby.
Lights and Other Decorations
• Inspect all holiday light wiring and throw away defective, worn or frayed
electrical wiring.
• Use no more than three light sets on one extension cord and don’t run electrical
cords under rugs. Turn off lights when you leave the house.
• Place candles and other open flames away from decorations and never leave a
burning candle unattended.
REMODELERS
CORALVILLE MARRIOTT HOTEL
& CONFERENCE CENTER
FRIDAY, FEB. 8 • 5 PM-8 PM
SATURDAY, FEB. 9 • 10 AM-5 PM
SUNDAY, FEB. 10 • 10 AM-4 PM
• “LOVE IOWA” DISPLAY
• PROMOTIONS, DISCOUNTS AND GIVEAWAYS
• HOURLY DRAWINGS ON SUNDAY • FREE PARKING
$7/person - kids 14 and under free
$2 off coupons available at ichomeshow.com
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LANDSCAPING
KITCHENS
BATHS
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF EXHIBITORS VISIT:
ICHOMESHOW.COM
FIND YOUR PRO AT THE HOME SHOW
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