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Emerging Issues
The Builder's Resources Page on the HBA website is accessible by members only, and contains vital updates for Builders and their industry. Click to find out more about the following topics and more...
Updates from Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council - Provided by Randy Noel
*NEW FEATURE: This publication will provide brief re-caps of our monthly HBA-GNO board meetings, in order for our membership to be better informed on critical housing industry issues. June 2011 Board of Directors Minutes |
July 2011 Calendar of Events
All Events at HBA Office Unless Otherwise Noted
Link to Major Upcoming Events
4) Independence Day, Office Closed
(All July 6th Meetings Canceled...Associates, Membership, MFC Mem Committee, Remodelers Council)
13) MFC Ed @ 9:30am
13) Education Committee @ 10:30 am
13) Executive Committee @ 11:30 am
14) MFC Exec Committee @ 12:00pm
14) Councils Bowling Night @ 6:30pm
Mid City Lanes Rock n Bowl, 3016 S. Carrollton
19) General Membership Meeting @ 11:30
Smilie's, 5725 Jefferson Hwy Harahan, LA
19) Board of Directors 4:00 pm
21) Crescent City Green 12:00 pm
27-29) LHBA Board Meetings, Sandestin, FL
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Committee & Council Updates
Remodelers Council Roy Olsen, 2011 Chair
Next Meeting: Wednesday, August 6th @ HBA Office
We just held our 2nd Lead: RRP Roundtable Discussion on Wednesday, June 29th - special thanks to Dean Liljeberg of Champion Home Improvement, LLC for sharing his experience with the EPA with the group. For those not yet certified, the HBA will be holding another training session on July 27th.
We will not be holding our regularly scheduled July meeting, but look forward to taking on all the other councils at BOWLING NIGHT!
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Crescent City Green Council Floyd Simeon, 2011 Chair
Next Meeting: Thursday, August 18th @ 12:00pm, HBA Office
The Crescent City Green Council hosted a well attended meeting last month at which Pierre Moses of HBA member company Make It Right gave a detailed presentation on the use of solar power in residential construction. The discussion was excellent, and we look forward to hosting more technical classes on the application of this technology as a component of several upcoming classes on green construction. There will be no CCG meeting this month due to Council Bowling Night - stay tuned for August!
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Multifamily Council Tammy Schindler, 2011 Chair
Next Meeting: MFC Board of Directors
Thursday, July 14th @ 12:oopm, HBA Office
We had our Margaritaville Summer Social at the Ferguson Showroom - it was a great time with great food by Carretta's Mexican Restaurant and the Margaritas were flowing thanks to Mobile Margarita's. We had excellent participation and great prizes were given - a night at the W Hotel, Zephyrs Baseball Tickets, and Appliances, too!
We are gearing up for a great month in July for Multifamily Education with a class on July 7th for all leasing agents that will get you up to speed Social Media and marketing strategies. Later in the month on July 25, we will have a legal class on Landlord/Tenant Relations. If you would like to register for either of these classes please visit us online on the Education Page. More to come in August with the CLP Designation, and Fair Housing Class. The Fair Housing classes are designed for Management, Leasing, and Maintenance, too!
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Associates Council
Mike LeCorgne, 2011 Chair
Next Meeting: Wednesday, August 3rd @ 8:30am, HBA Office
THANK YOU to everyone who made it down to Venice this year for the Wess Wyman Memorial Fishing Rodeo. The weather cooperated, and the fishing was fantastic! Now we're getting ready for the Kick-A$$ Cook Off, which is just around the corner on August 27th! Click Here for the Cook Off Flier! Proceeds from the events this year are going to benefit Camp Challenge, a camp for children with cancer and other blood disorders.Our goal is to raise enough money to send 3 children to camp, and each child costs $800. |
Legislative Committee Anthony Licciardi, 2011 Chair
The Legislative Committee is pleased to announce that we have reached the end of another legislative session in Louisiana. Our local and LHBA staff worked hard to prevent legislation that could have potentially harmful effects on our industry and to promote beneficial legislation, and had great success. We will now be focusing on the upcoming state and local elections - stay tuned for details as we approach the busy fall season! |
Membership Committee Helmut Mundt, 2011 Chair
Next Committee Meeting: Wednesday, June 1st @ 9:30am, HBA Office
Next General Membership Meeting July 19th, 11:30-12:30 Smilie's Restaurant, 5725 Jefferson Highway
The Membership committee would like to announce to all members that the General Membership Meetings will now be held on the last Tuesday of every month beginning July 26. All meetings will be held at Smilie's Restaurant in Harahan. We are trying to make this meeting more consistent and affordable so that we can see more members every month stay connected. At this month's meeting, David Loeb, Attorney at Law, will speak about legal issues related to the Lead: RRP Rule and OSHA. Please register with Kathy at your earliest convenience!! We hope to see you all there!! |
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Associate Spotlight Wayne Anderson NOLA Insulation
(504) 915-0404 [email protected] www.nolainsulation.com
Wayne Anderson , owner of NOLA INSULATION LLC and a native of New Orleans. Graduate of the University of New Orleans with over 30 years experience in home construction and building materials and over 15 years experience in providing and installing insulation and energy efficient products to our customers. NOLA INSULATION is a full service insulation contractor specializing in Polyurethane Spray Foam. We install both open and closed cell foam for walls, attics and especially under floors of raised homes. We can install spray in cellulose for walls and attics, fiberglass batts and blown fiberglass for attics. Radiant barrier is also a product that saves our customers MONEY. Our products help both new and existing homes become more energy efficient and allows our clients to be more comfortable in their homes.Our goal at NOLA Insulation is to keep money in our customers pockets. As a local contractor we are committed to contributing to a "greener" community by helping homeowners lower their energy costs and become more energy efficient. " AT NOLA INSULATION WE ARHELPING NEW ORLEANS GO GREEN BY KEEPING MORE GREEN IN YOUR POCKET"
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2011 Officers
President Patrick Leonard
Vice President Fernando Arriola
Treasurer Scott Morse
Secretary Brian Mills
Immediate Past President James Licciardi
2011 Board of Directors Steve Albert John Arms Brent Couture Ric Darling Shane Finley David Gaspard Joe Guidry Phil Hoffman Max Johnson
Jo Ann Kostik Pierre Lanaux Bruce Layburn Michael LeCorgne Anthony Licciardi Dennis Maggio Randy Noel Roy Olsen Tammy Schindler Floyd Simeon Lynda Nugent-Smith Zachary Tyson Wes Wyman Peter Young
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HBAGNO offers our members the opportunity to list homes for sale for FREE on the Consumers Page of the HBA website. Click Here to list your new homes. |
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We'd Hate to See You Go! The following members were up for renewal June 30, 2011 It's not too late - Call the HBA today to renew your membership! Big Dawg Home Improvement, Citywide Development Service, Complete Flooring, David Brown Builder, Downtown Development Group, Dupuy's Renovations, Elite Air Systems, LLC, Floor Masters, HRI Management Corp, James Blair, LaPlace Concrete, Inc., Latter & Blum Inc. Realtors, Muller Painting, LLC, New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, Nuschler & Orleans Plumbing, Rebecca Livaudais Graphic Designer, Schild Construction, LLC, Searay Construction, LLC, Tim Clark Construction, LLC, Walker & Dunlop, Wire Wright Electric
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS UPCOMING HBA EVENTS |
Kick-A$$ Cook Off August 27, 2011
Unlimited Samples, Live Music & Live Auction! Download Registration Form Here |
Thursday, July 14th, 6:30-9pm Rock 'n Bowl, 3016 S. Carrollton, New Orleans $28 per person - Includes Unlimited Draft Beer & Wine, Hors d'Oeuvres, Shoe Rental & 2.5 Hours of Bowling! RSVP to the HBA Office @ 504.837.2700 |
Please contact Lauren at the HBA office with any pertinent industry-related issues and/or professional achievements you'd like to share with your association members.
Feature Articles in upcoming issues of sticks & bricks or HBA's printed publication, the homebuilder quarterly(HQ), are FREE opportunities for HBA members to market themselves to 1,000+ industry professionals.
Click Here for Details and Submitter Deadlines
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