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Construction Loan Process Discussion
Join us Wednesday,
January 18th from
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Cost: $5per member
$10 per non-member
Contact Connie with any questions @
(802) 876-6200 cbrigham@vtbuilders.com
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December Renewals
Allied Building Contractors, LLC
American Indoor Air Quality Assessment Service
Bickford Construction Corp.
Champlain Building Specialties
Durocher Auto Sales, Inc.
EZ Container Service, Inc.
Hergenrother Construction, LLC
Limoge & Sons Garage Doors, Inc.
Millbrook Building & Remodeling, Inc.
Neal Speer Construction Company Inc.
Northern Basement Systems, LLC
Northfield Savings Bank ~ Ian Arnold
Religious Hospitallers - St. Joseph of VT, Inc.
Royal Design & Construction, Inc.
Snyder Homer ~ Robert Snyder
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Dear ,
This is the HBRA E-Builder January edition. Below you will find upcoming events, new member profiles, renewing members, and much more. Thank you for taking the time to find out what's new and happening at the HBRA. If you have any thoughts or items you would like to see in upcoming issues please contact Connie at cbrigham@vtbuilders.com.
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Annual Meeting
& Table Top Night
We will begin the evening with cocktails, networking and learning about members' goods & services at their table top displays. We will also be raffling off a ton of great prizes - come early, win big!!
We will then have dinner and the annual meeting of the HBRA where the new President and Board of Directors will be sworn into office.
Date: Thursday, January 19th Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Time: Cocktails & Table Top from 5:00 - 6:30 Dinner, Annual Mtg & Guest Speaker from 6:30 - 8:00 Cost: The cocktail hour is FREE Dinner is $28/pp Reserve a Table Top: $156 per table (includes 2 tickets to dinner). Click Here for the form. RSVP NowThanks to our Presenting Sponsor! These companies and more will be displaying their goods and services at the event + giving away great prizes! Carroll Concrete Champlain Building Specialties Chris Jeffrey Stained Glass Culligan Water Technologies Curtis Lumber Company Portland Glass Wallboard Supply Company Windows & Doors By Brownell |
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Welcome New Members
Diamantis Construction LLC
David Diamantis - Owner
175 Creamery Street
Plainfield, VT 05667
(802) 229-8646
FAX: (802) 454-8646
Residential Construction
East Shore Drywall
Matthew Zambarano
856 Hercules Drive, Suite 35
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 893-0010
www.eastshoredrywall.com
Drywall Contractor
Brown Electric Company, Inc.
Leon Brown - Owner
440 Shunpike Road
Williston, VT 05495
(802) 863-2060
FAX: (802) 660-4341
www.brownelectricvt.com
Electrical Contractor
Robert A Caneco, R.A.
Robert A. Caneco, R.A.
1500 Savage Point Road
North Hero, VT 05474
(802) 372-4306
FAX: (802) 372-4330
www.racarchitect.com
Architect
Sponsored by: Joe Doro
J. Hutchins, Inc.
Mike Lizzari - GM
88 Rogers Lane
Richmond, VT 05477
(802) 434-3500
FAX: (802) 434-3002
Excavation
Weyerhaeuser
Brian Wright - Sales
21 Blake Road
Fairfax, VT 05454
(802) 318-7129
FAX: (253) 928-1108
www.weyerhaeuser.com
Building Products Supplier
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_______________________________________________ | New Member Profile
Diamantis Construction LLC
Business Description: Remodeling & Building Contractor
"Full Service Remodeling & Building Services with over 25 years experience as a construction geek."
Diamantis Construction LLC
David Diamantis - Owner
175 Creamery Street, Plainfield, VT 05667
(802) 229-8646 / FAX: 454-8646
diacon@charter.net
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East Shore Drywall
Business Description: Interior Finishes Contractor Services offered: Drywall, steel framing, acoustical ceilings, insulation, foam insulation and painting. Been in business since 1990. Contact: Dave Desilets - Residential Manager
Richard LaMarche - Commercial Manager Jim Wells - Estimator Matt Zambarano - Insulation
"To provide the highest quality work
at a competitive price."
East Shore Drywall
Matthew Zambarano - Insulation
856 Hercules Drive, Suite 35, Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 893-0010 / FAX: 893-0770
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Franklin County Mixer!
Please join us on Wednesday, January 25th
for our regional membership mixer.
We'll meet at Harley D's Restaurant in St. Albans
from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm.
Cost: $10 pp
Thanks to our sponsor!  Click here to RSVP.
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2012 Update & Member to Member Discount Program
We would like you to please view your company record and business activities to help us update our database and website www.vtbuilders.com.
Please view the contact information and business activities for your record on the HBRA website - log-in is on the main page along the right hand side. If you've never logged on, your username is your first initial + last name (i.e. cbrigham) and your password is fusion.
You can change your information once you've logged in the 1st time. You can also respond to this email and request your username + password.
Once you've logged in, you can see your company listing and what business activities you're listed under. Please choose 5 business activities from the list that you would like your company listed under (you will also be able to see what business activities you are currently listed under).
Additional categories are $10 each per year. If you do not currently have business activities listed with your record and you do not respond, we will assume that you do not wish to be listed under any business activities at this time.
2012 Member to Member Discount Program
Also if you're interested in advertising your company while offering a discount to fellow members please sign-up for our 2012 Member-To-Member Discount Program. If you would like to offer a discount to HBRA members, please fill out the discount form and email, mail or fax it back ASAP.
For questions, please call Connie Brigham at 876-6200 x11, or respond to this email.
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_______________________________________________ | Issue Alert - South Burlington City Council to Propose Interim Zoning - Again
This evening (Monday, December 19) South Burlington City Council is set to consider a resolution to establish an Interim Zoning By-law with a Public Hearing on the issue to be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2012.
This will be the second attempt to establish such a directive on new construction, and could have crippling impacts on the housing market for years to come.
We recognize that this is a busy time of the year for most people, but we strongly encourage people if they can to attend and speak out.
The meeting will be held at 7:30 PM in the City Hall Conference Room.
The agenda for the meeting can be found here.
The HBRA will continue to follow this issue and as the information is made public we will forward it on.
If you have any questions or if you are someone who will be directly impacted by this resolution, please contact Amanda Ibey, Government Affairs Director at aibey@vtbuilders.com or at 876-6200 ext. 12.
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Council Meetings
Green Council
Thursday, January 19th @ Time TBA
Topic: TBA
Remodelers' Council |
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_______________________________________________ | December Mixers - Recap
Thank you very much to Casella Waste for being our presenting sponsor of our December Holiday Party at Catamount Country Club in Williston. We had a great crowd with lots of networking being done, prizes awarded and holiday cheer for all.
To see pictures of this event - click here.
Thank you very much to Carroll Concrete for being our presenting sponsor at the Central Vermont Holiday Party at the Canadian Club. Thanks also to Durocher Auto Sales for sponsoring the cocktail hour. This was the second Holiday Party for the Central Vermont Council and it was a thorough success!
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_______________________________________________ | Volunteer Skilled Trades People Needed:
Volunteer skilled trades people such as carpenters, plumbers, electricians, willing to put in some pro bono time this winter helping with reconstruction projects in flood-damaged homes. Contact Construction Manager Dave Kerr, 456-0076 or dave.rebuildwaterbury@gmail.com.
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Initial point of contact: Bruce Genereaux, 603 553 7977 - "Irene Rebuild Coordinator - White and Ottauquechee River Basins" - office in White River Junction. This office will try to provide materials and will coordinate with homeowner. Association members are asked to provide expertise, tools and possibly surplus materials from other jobs?
E. Granville - Rt 12A - minor insulation on exterior wall of a single family home. Materials - PT plywood, ice and water shield, batt insulation, 2x6 PT. Scope - 1 day for two pro carpenters.
North Stockbridge - Rt 100 - Reynolds Home - 3,000 sq. foot, vintage (1875?) home - completely gutted by volunteers after storm - 9 feet of water inside. Needs plumbing, electrical, some structural, insulation and finish work. Would be a multi-contractor, multi month project. I envision staging increments of the work, bringing in professionals for short time periods so they are not away from paying work for more than a few days.
Rochester - 4707 Rt. 100 - Sandy Wall home. Finish work on 1,500 sq. foot modular. Was completely gutted after flood. Local volunteer professional contractors have been putting it back together. Needs insulation, sheet rock and interior trim. Possible flooring work.
Central Stockbridge - Rt 100 - Hallie Mendell - Install kitchen cabinets and minor finish work. Was completely gutted after flood. Local volunteer professional contractors have been putting it back together. Possible flooring work too.
Gaysville (between Bethel and Stockbridge) - River Road - Don Fielder. Immediate need for electrician. A new home was built adjacent to damaged one. New home is 24x32 cabin/with loft. Open living space. Likely two/three days by professional electrician. Also could use carpenters to assist with interior building/window finishing and access stairs.
West Hartford Village - multiple major rebuilds - carpenters, electricians and plumbers needed.
For more information, please contact:
Bruce Genereaux
Irene Rebuild Coordinator
COVER Home Repair/UV Strong Long Term Recovery Committee
802-526-1191 o
603-553-7977 c
Bruce@CoverHomeRepair.org
www.CoverHomeRepair.org
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Thank you to the following members who have helped to recruit new members since
January 2011:
Joe Doro, ProTect Painters
Rick Fournier, Interior Creations, Inc.
Patty Geraghty, Portland Glass
Byron Gokey, Wallboard Supply Company, Inc.
Mark Groleau, Groleau Construction Co., Inc.
John Hoehl, Main Street Property Services
Scott Hutchins, Hutch Brothers Concrete Corp.
Chris LeBlanc, Champlain Building Specialties
Pat Malaney, Upon This Rock
Tom Moore, Tom Moore Builder, Inc.
John Olson, Beacon Wealth Management
Jodi Ovens, Craig Hervey Housewright Construction
George Richard, Safeguard Bus Systems of VT/NH
David Ritzer, David Ritzer & Associates, Inc.
Bob Schwartz, Great Northern Construction, Inc.
Annie Small, Safeguard Bus Systems of VT/NH
Ward Smyth, Turtle Creek Builders Ltd.
Jeff Teplitz, EverBank
Robert Tourangeau, Durocher Auto Sales
Dave Turner, Electronic Connection
Sandra Vitzthum, Architect
Carolyn Weaver, Geri Reilly Real Estate
Thank you for helping us stay strong in 2011!
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On "Undercover Boss"!
Dear Friends of Portland Glass:
I am very excited to announce that The Dwyer Group, parent company for Portland Glass and several other service brands, will be featured on CBS's hit reality series "Undercover Boss," on Sunday, January 22, at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (7p.m. Central Time). Dina Dwyer-Owens, our CEO and chairwoman, accepted the opportunity to go undercover in an episode for season 3 of this Emmy-nominated series for an unprecedented opportunity to see our systems and our people up close at a grassroots level. Now I invite you to share this news with your family, friends, peers, colleagues and professional networks. Tune in and follow Dina's journey as she gains a first-hand look at the outstanding jobs that our service professionals do each and every day across our brands throughout the country and around the world.
America will meet Faith Brown, the undercover persona with a name Dina personally chose to pay tribute to her faith as a source of strength. She accepted the chance of a lifetime to see how The Dwyer Group Code of Values is taking hold across our franchise family as we celebrate more than three decades of business success and a focus on putting customers first. Dina worked in 118-degree heat with some dedicated men and women dressed as Faith in a uniform that included a wig, long fingernails, colored contact lenses and steel-toed boots! While I wish the episode could have included all of our brands, CBS had full editorial control and had to limit the show to a few brands to fit the broadcast.
I am looking forward to the show as The Dwyer Group Code of Values takes center stage and invites us all to look harder at ourselves, our businesses, our customers and the opportunities we have each and every day to make a difference. I hope you will watch as well.
Sincerely,
Steve Butler
Vice President and General Manager of Portland Glass
Follow on Twitter and share the news with your friends:
@DinaDwyerOwens
@DwyerGroup
@undercover_cbs
@PortlandGlass
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Thank you for reading our
January E-Builder!
Regards,
HBRA Staff
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Home Builders & Remodelers Association
136 James Brown Drive
Williston, Vermont 05495
Phone: (802) 876-6200
Fax: (802) 876-6204
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