2175 N. Cullen Ave Evansville, IN 47715 812-479-6026 … probably go to jail for 20+ years. The only thing I need ... SIBA does not guarantee acceptance by any member nor does it guarantee

JOHN ELPERSJohn Elpers Homes

See PRESidENt'S, page 29

NOVEMBER, 2008

The Official Publication of theSouthwestern Indiana Builders Association

2175 N. Cullen Ave Evansville, IN 47715 812-479-6026www.SIBAonline.org

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REMODELING & ENERGYEXPO

Fall came in hard this past week. Seems when you acclimate to the warmer weather, the chill of winter just goes right down to the bone. Makes going south for the winter sound that much better. Just hope I can still drive at 95 when I have saved up enough to retire. You know the market crashing, financial institutions failing, the announcement of layoffs by almost all the larger companies, has left very few Americans untouched. Fuel prices are on a teeter totter, I would hate to be selling airline tickets that were for 6 months down the road. No wonder these guys are having financial problems.

OK let’s go one step forward, the failure of the financial institutions which cost the American tax payers $ 700,000,000,000.00. That is a lot of zeroes. Enough so that our grandchildren will be paying down our debt. That is just wrong. No wonder America is in a financial mess, our leaders are teaching the taxpayers how to do their financing. Why is it that no one saw this coming? How many people now have to put off retirement because of it? If I were a gambling man, I would have to bet that this helped sustain our social security funds a while longer. Why is it that when the above funds are given to companies to help them through their financial problems, and when these funds were spent foolishly, why can’t these individuals be held liable for it? I don’t want to hear about this, make them give it back. I think our elected politicians’ job is to see that first this money is being spent for what it was meant for, and when it is not, make that overpaid CEO do heavy time. If I robbed a bank but did not use a gun I would probably go to jail for 20+ years. The only thing I need

"A generous man forgets what he gives and remembers what he receives."

- Old Proverb

JOIN US!!!

NOVEMBER 14 & 15

REMODELERS GIVE THANKS

Join the SIBA Remodelers at the Evansville Christain Life Center on Monday before Thanksgiving!

See details Page 6

AT THE CENTRE

NOVEMBER, 2008Page 2 ACTION NEWS

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2008 OFFiCERS

PresidentJohn Elpers, John Elpers Homes

Vice PresidentRick Oakley, Creative Interiors/Re-Bath

treasurerJim Thomas, Bank of Evansville

SecretaryJohn Graupner, Lowe's Home Centers

immediate Past PresidentJeff Happe, Happe & Sons Construction

Executive directorBill Pedtke

StAtE diRECtORSBill Badger, Sr.John ElpersJeff HappeBill Kattmann

2008 COMMittEE CHAiRSMEMBERSHiPMike Zehner, Zehner Development

SiBA REMOdELERSMike Freeman, MCF Construction

PARAdERick Oakley, Creative Interiors/Re-BathKevin O'Donohue, Lensing Building Specialties

GOLF OUtiNGSDanny Davis, Davis Homes

LEGAL AdViSORShannon Frank, McCray Lavallo Frank & Klingler

COdESRon Dauby, Dauby Construction, Inc.

POLitiCAL ACtiONCarl Shepherd, Shepherd Construction

SCHOLARSHiPBill Kattmann, Kattmann Construction, Inc.

QABSMike Zehner, Zehner Development

BOARd OF diRECtORSBUiLdERSShane ClementsChip DormeierGreg KuhlmanDennis MessingerTim Scheu Daniel TemmeMike Zehner

ACtiON NEWS is the Official Publication of the Southwestern Indiana Builders AssociationAdvertising Information available upon request.

ExECUtiVE OFFiCES

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Phone: 812-479-6026Fax: 812-479-6340

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Website: www.SiBAonline.org

ASSOCiAtESWade JenkinsTom McDanielSean MillerKevin O'DonohueTed Ubelhor

REMOdELERSMike FreemanNina Lance

SiBA StAFFExECUtiVE diRECtORBill Pedtke E-mail: [email protected]

ASSOCiAtiON SERViCES diRECtORShannon French Holt E-mail: [email protected]

AdMiNiStRAtiVE ASSiStANtRachel WilsonE-mail: [email protected]

Joe Schmidt Sandy Smith JonesMike Zehner

iBA LiFE diRECtORSAlan BosmaRon DaubyBob Hatfield*Steve HeidornLarry Koch

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* denotes Past State President

The information provided in this publication is for informational purposes only. Due to complexities of applicable building codes, construction applications, and facts specific

to each situation, individuals should consult with a qualified contractor regarding specific construction needs or concerns.

SIBA does not guarantee acceptance by any member nor does it guarantee any products or services offered by MMIC or Logan Lavelle & Hunt. SIBA recommends that members perform their own due diligence and consult with appropriate advisors regarding all insurance products

and programs.

NAtiONAL diRECtORS Carl Shepherd (Life Director), Bill Badger, Sr.,

Jeff Happe and Bill Kattmann

Damien ScheesseleDavid Schroeder*Carl ShepherdTed Ubelhor

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thePedtke

Perspective

byBill Pedtke

The elections this November should be……. interesting. At the national level, the choices between candidates’ positions are stark, which many believe will split the country or change its direction on many various points. From social issues to economic philosophies, supporters of the winning candidate will undoubtedly sense vindication. However, the bigger picture might show a pendulum swinging side to side, but perhaps not as widely as people believe.

Not awfully long ago, the Republicans controlled the White House, House of Representatives and Senate. After a brief stint of this, voters had had enough. The pendulum did that swing-thing, and pending the outcome of this Tuesday’s election, the Democrats may be on the verge of controlling all three lawmaking components. Which tells me one thing is for certain – the pendulum is probably about to do its thing again.

Many writers have recently put ideas on the American voter. The general consensus is that the American voter is in the center. Some say Center-right, some say center-left. I might suggest somewhere in between, and that the American voters have more in common with each other than they allow themselves to believe.

I’m usually surprised by the separation of the support for diverging points of view. But utterly shocked by the number of people who would gladly change their support, if we can merely move the discussion to something else. In other words, just make a decision and be done with it. Sometimes, I believe this is the majority that both sides spend millions trying to lure to their side.

I often wonder what makes someone so adamant about supporting a candidate. After

listening to Howard Stern’s street interviews of voters, how can you not be?

Especially in an election like this year’s, it’s next to impossible to limit votes on the basis of a single issue only. But the fact remains that housing is one of the biggest issues in any camp. Of course, housing is critical to SIBA members. The impact of housing hits SIBA members first and most directly. It’s our livelihood, and source of income.

But housing is also important to everyone. Sure, locally it generates jobs and expands the tax base. The ripple-effects of a strong housing market is incredible. These dollars, maybe more than any other, practically turn themselves over within a community.

For the national market, housing is THE engine that can fire up the economy. Not too many years ago, housing was the only strong component of the economy. And it carried almost all others through their respective slumps.

The SIBA PAC, on behalf of the builders, subcontractors and suppliers, has been effective in building relationships with those who make decisions involving the building industry. Equally as important is that the SIBA PAC has made candidates more aware of the impact of housing on the local economy, and the staggering number of paid employees represented by the Association alone. Our hope is that the message on housing carries through into everyone’s elected term as issues arise. And there is never a small issue when it comes to the upfront cost of a new house.

I would like to thank all the candidates who attended SIBA’s Candidates Night. We had a good evening with a remarkable number of people running for office. I hope they all got the chance to meet and greet Builders and Associates.

Finally, I need to thank all those who ran for office. I’ve been close to more than one campaign, not as a candidate myself, but I can attest how engrossing a campaign is to your personal life. So thank you to everyone who has put their lives on hold long enough so that we can have a choice in the people who help make decision about policies and regulations. For the candidates, it’s a steady diet of chicken dinners and time away from home, in exchange for getting criticized in

public. Not such an easy thing. To give you an idea of how engrossing

a campaign is, we should thank their spouses and children too.

Good luck to all of the candidates. SIBA and its members stand ready to work with you.

NOVEMBER 5tH iS COMiNG!

HOW diStRiBUtiON

SUMMARYEligible Home builders who were

members and owners of the Home Owners Warranty Insurance Company (HOW) are set to receive a distribution of their capital contributions made to HOW before the company was placed in receivership by the state of Virginia. Notices of claims have been mailed to builders.

Former HOW builders need to know about the details of the potential claims they have to capital contributions and an ultimate surplus distribution. ARE YOU ELiGiBLE?

The Receiver has published detailed criteria for builders to be eligible. Essentially, though, you had to be a HOW builder when HOW was put into receivership in 1994, or had been a HOW builder for at least 5 consecutive years and left HOW shortly before HOW went into receivership. The details are set forth in the Order Approving Plans of Liquidation dated June 13, 2005.HOW dO i FiLE A CLAiM?

You must file a proof of claim with the Receiver. Those builders deemed eligible by the Receiver should have received a notice from the Receiver. The Receiver is working off lists of builders that date back to the last year of HOW’s operation (1994-1995).WHEN iS tHE PROOF OF CLAiM dUE? January 12, 2008.WHAt iF i didN’t GEt NOtiCE FROM tHE RECEiVER?

If you did not receive a notice of proof of claim, then either the Receiver does not believe you are eligible, or the Receiver mailed the notice to your former address. The Receiver is using a mailing address from 1995. Builders who don’t get notice,

See HOW, page 29


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Secretary/Treasurer: Keith Scheessele

ROStERREMOdELERSBosma Construction, Inc.Comfort HomesCore Contractors, Inc.Creative Interiors/Re-BathD&M Construction, Inc.Dunn Building & Consulting, LLCFest Construction, Inc.Happe & Sons ConstructionHead's Construction, Inc.Heidorn Construction, Inc.Homes by John Peninger, Inc.Koch Construction, Inc.MCF ConstructionNurrenbern ConstructionPopham Construction Co.Sandy Smith Builder, Inc.Scheessele & Sons ConstructionShepherd Construction, Inc.Ken Stevens ConstructionDaniel E. Temme Architect P.C.Tri-State Restoration ContractorsZehner Development Corp.

ASSOCiAtE MEMBERSAllen's Pest InspectionsAllied Building Products Corp.All-Weather Products, Inc.American WholesalersAMP ElectricArvin Sign ServicesBenthall Bros IncCarpet Discount CenterChampion WindowsCrawford Door & DockEvansville WinnelsonFifth Third BankGabe Mehringer PlumbingMichael Gourley & Sons Concrete Graber Insealators, Inc.ICI Paints, Inc.Indiana Wholesalers Inc.K-I Lumber & Building MaterialsKight Lumber Co., Inc.King's Great Buys PlusKitchen InteriorsKitchen Traditions, LLCLance Cabinet ShopLensing Building SpecialtiesLouisville Tile Distrs. Inc.Mark Dill Plumbing Co.Martin Brothers & Co., Inc. Old National BankOverhead Door Co. of EvansvillePella Windows & DoorsPPG / Porter PaintsScholz Drywall & Interiors, Inc.Sherwin WilliamsSun Windows, Inc.Swat Pest & Lawn ManagementBob Tenbarge Home ImprovementWindows of Evansville

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REMODELERS

SiBA REMOdELERS GiVE tHANkS

Members of the SIBA Remodelers will gather on Monday, November 24th at the Evansville Christian Life Center (ECLC) for the eleventh consecutive year of turkey prepping!

ECLC has been reserving the Monday before Thanksgiving strictly for SIBA Remodeler members and their families s ince 1999 due to the overwhelming number of volunteers representing the SIBA Remodelers family! Never before had one group of volunteers gotten so much of the preparations for the thousands of dinners delivered to the needy

on Thanksgiving Day done in one evening. From that day forward, Monday has been Remodelers day. But don’t worry! ALL SIBA

members and their guests are welcomed to come join in the

fun and giving! ECLC asks us not to bring children under age nine.

The fun begins at 6:00 p.m. o n M o n d a y, N o v e m b e r 2 4 t h.

Call the SIBA office for more information!If you’ve never participated in this

night of giving, come try it just once! SIBA Remoelders promise you will

want to come back year after year!

JOiN US!!!


HEidORN HONOREd FOR 200tH SPikE

SIBA Builder Steve Heidorn, CGR CGB CAPS (left) is

congratulated at the October membership meeting by

Membership Chairman Mike Zehner for earning his 200th

Spike Credit. A longtime builder/remodeler member,

Heidorn served as SIBA President in 1994 and IBA

State President in 2002.


MEMBERSHiP MOMENtS

byShannon French Holt

SiBA OFFERS COdE SEMiNARLast Call for CEU’s?

Need credit hours to renew your license? SIBA has them!

SIBA is offering a code seminar on Wednesday, December 17 from 3:00 – 6:00 pm. The class will cover the Indiana Residential Code, with Indiana Amendments. Attendees can learn the most updated code changes, as well as any new interpretations that will facilitate code enforcement.

The instructor for the class is Ben Miller, Evansville-Vanderburgh Building Inspector. Miller has taught classes in different areas of the State of Indiana.

The seminar is pending approval by the Construction & Roofing Licensing Board, which meets in November. Once approved, this could be the last chance for licensed contractors to earn continued education credits for the 2009 license renewals. Each licensed contractor is required to attend 3 hours of Continued Education, and submit a certificate at the time of renewing their respective licenses.

To register, use the form on page 18 and fax to SIBA or call 479-6026.

FALL tOUR dELiVERS tRAFFiC, BUYERS

Home builders who entered a home in the Fall Tour are happily reporting buyers seem to be returning to new homes. In its third year, the new program that puts homes on public display is designed to draw potential buyers to subdivisions and newly built homes.

During the 2-weekend event, most builders agreed the Fall Tour generated more traffic at their homes than a typical Open House event. Traffic was up!

One builder reported on Saturday, he had a minimum of one couple viewing their home during all hours of the Fall Tour. On Sunday, he had at least 2 couples visiting during all hours.

Another SIBA builder said he had suspended his regular advertising during the Fall Tour to gauge the traffic. He reported a slow start on the first day, but credited the Tour for a steady stream of later visitors, some with strong interest in purchasing.

A portion of the visitors at the Fall Tour were looking for entertainment purposes. But a majority of the visitors were described by builders as buyers. One builder may have said it best, “My visitors are going to buy something. It might not be from me, but they’re going to buy something.”

The Fall Tour already included Saturdays, but has grown into a two-weekend event. Fortunately, the weather on both weekends was outstanding. Although this sometimes creates competition for outdoors events, it worked well for people who were actually shopping for a new home to buy.

Surveys are being emailed to Fall Tour builders, the comments received will be put to good use by the Fall Tour committee. Comments will become improvements.

SIBA also thanks the Evansville Area Association of Realtors for being the major sponsor for the Fall Tour. The EAAR logo was placed on the map, as well as links to EAAR’s website.

Overall, it’s important for SIBA builders to compare Fall Tour traffic to that of a typical Open House. In this light, the return is proving the entry to be a smart investment for home builders. Sometimes the Fall Tour is unfairly compared to the Parade of Homes, but there’s only one Parade of Homes and it’s in June!

JOiN SiBAR At tHE ECLC

MONdAYNOV 246:00PM

RESCUE PLAN SHORES UP HOPES

FOR HOUSiNG tURNAROUNd

With the strong backing of the nation’s home builders, the U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 3 by a vote of 263 to 171 approved an economic rescue plan aimed at stabilizing and restoring confidence in worldwide financial and credit markets.

Out of concern that turmoil in the financial markets was severely curtailing the flow of credit for housing and other business sectors and that the global economy was teetering on the brink of catastrophe, the leadership of NAHB on Sept. 24 called on Congress to pass the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 “as soon as possible.”

In conjunction with the call to action, which was unanimously adopted at a special session during NAHB’s fall board of directors meeting in San Diego, all 235,000 members of the association were urged to immediately contact their congressional delegations and ask them to pass the plan without delay. The board formally voted in support of the legislative effort at its official meeting on Sept. 26.

Last week’s House action came two days after the Senate approved the measure by a margin of 74 to 25. The bill was then quickly signed into law by President Bush.

“This legislation was absolutely essential to prevent a collapse in our financial system that would have inflicted devastating damage to our nation’s economy,” said NAHB Chairman Sandy Dunn. “Hopefully, this will set the stage for rebuilding confidence, restoring the availability of credit for businesses and consumers, and reversing the downward spiral in home prices and rising foreclosures that are root causes of today’s financial turmoil,” she said.

“We will continue to work with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to take whatever other steps are necessary to put housing and the economy back on track,” Dunn added.

The legislation will allow the U.S. Treasury to purchase troubled mortgage assets that have been weighing heavily on the balance sheets of financial institutions, a process that will help recapitalize them and

See RESCUE, page 21



WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

2008 MEMBERSHiP tOtALSAs of: 12/31/07 9/30/08 Builders 138 121Associates 368 266Total 506 387 Y-T-D Net Growth: -23.5% Annualized Retention: 68.5%

Total jobs represented: 18,227!

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diRECtORYUPdAtES

The following are corrections, changes and updates to the 2008 Membership Directory and Reference Handbook. (Changes below are underlined for your convenience.)

It's Time to Renew...

These members are up for renewal in November. If you see them, offer a

friendly reminder to renew!

LAST CHANCE...

As of 10/29/08, these members have not renewed their Membership Dues and will be CANCELLED at the end of this month.

Please check the list closely. If you do business with any of them, offer a friendly reminder of the benefits of being a SIBA member and encourage them to renew.

A-1 Seibert CleanersADT Security Systems

Banterra BankClark Installation Co Inc

Dan Buck Homes IncDon Dubord Homes Inc

Fehrenbacher Cabinets IncFehrenbacher Development Inc

Fischer Contracting IncHolweger Develop & Const Inc

Jedi Renovations IncKight Lumber Co Inc

Michael Gourley & Sons ConcreteNurrenbern Construction

Progressive Custom Homes IncSpa City USA

Sunburst Stained GlassTri State Satellite & Home Theater

Verville Homes LLC

Cutting Edge GraniteScott Smith4007 E. EichelEvansville, IN 47715Phone: 812-476-6074Fax: 812-477-9811E-mail: [email protected]: Sponsor: S. Briscoe

Don Lee RealtyRiecken Construction

Altstadt PlumbingGraber Cabinets

Ryans Ace Hardware

doty’s Home BuildingAddress: 2722 Wingfield Dr. Evansville, IN 47725

Pg. 27Complete design ServiceEmail: [email protected]

Pg. 73MAB PaintsEmail: [email protected]

Pg. 110Prudential Prime LocationsAddt’l Rep: Jeremiah MomineeEmail: [email protected]

Pg. 121Mark dill PlumbingEmail: [email protected]

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PERRY CULBERSONCELL: 270-316-6206


Blue Spikes must recruit two spikes per year until they reach Life Spike status (25 Spikes) in

order to remain in the NAHB Spike Club.

Jennifer Mitchell 24Windows of EvansvilleMark Hansen 23K-I Lumber and Building MaterialsBruce Miller 21Barrington DevelopmentShane Clements 20Eagle Const & DevelopmentJon Newcomb 18FC Tucker Emge RealtorsSteve Fest 17Fest Construction, Inc.John Elpers 12John Elpers HomesJohn Graupner 12Lowe's Home Centers Chris Scholz 11Scholz Drywall & Interiors, Inc.Bill Rushing 9K-I Lumber and Bldg MaterialsMike Freeman 8MCF ConstructionSean Miller 8Benthall Bros.Cathy McGillem 7Kight Home CenterAngela Mulherin 7Evansville Courier & PressReenie Brown 7Carpet Discount CenterBill kattmann 7Kattmann ConstructionJudy tichenor 7Light Concepts Judy dauby 6Dauby ConstructionAnn-Marie dougan 6VECTRENkenny Elpers 6Elpers Development, Inc.

ROYAL SPikES(150-249)

REd SPikES(100-149)

GREEN SPikES(50-99)

LiFE SPikES(25-49)

BLUE SPikES(6-24)

SiBA Sp ke Club Members

tommy thompson 329Thompson Homes, Inc.Bob Hatfield 279Custom Homes by Bob HatfieldMike talbert 263Homes by the Talbert Group

C. Frank Scholz 142Scholz Drywall & Interiors, Inc.Brad Sterchi 134 Sterchi Homes CorporationJeff Hatfield 129Core ContractorsGlenn Nurrenbern 121Nurrenbern Constructiondamien Scheessele 117Scheessele & Sons ConstructionLarry koch, CGB 110Koch Construction, Inc.

SUPER SPikES(250-499)

Carl Shepherd 248Shepherd Construction, Inc.Ron dauby 221Dauby ConstructionScott Jagoe 205Jagoe Homes, Inc.Steve Heidorn, CGR CGB CAPS 200Heidorn Construction, Inc.Alan Bosma, CGB CGR 175Bosma Construction, Inc.Ron McGillem 164 R.A. McGillem Custom Homesdan Buck 163Dan Buck HomesJoe Mattingly, Jr. 161Joe Mattingly Builders, Inc.trent Hunt 156Logan Lavelle Hunt Ins. AgencySandy Smith Jones 154Sandy Smith Builder, Inc.

(as of 9/30/08)

Bill Badger, Sr. 107Badger Construction, Inc.

Brad killebrew 93Killebrew Brick, Inc.Al Bauer, Jr. 87Bauer Homesdanny davis 76 Davis Homesdarrell Spears 68 Spears & Norman Homesdick Zirkle 68 Benthall Brothers, Inc.Jeff Happe 63Happe & Sons ConstructionBill Jagoe 55Jagoe Homes, Inc.Rick Oakley, CGR CAPS 55Creative Interiors/ReBathJim Arvin 54Arvin Sign ServicesJim Muth 53Complete Lumber, Inc.Walt VanZilen 50 Selective Homes by Chad & Dad

Jill Hayden 49J.H. Hatfield HomesMike Zehner, CGB GMB 47Zehner Development CorporationHerb Schumacher 46Schumacher Custom HomesMike Frank 44Insulpro, Inc.Bert Warner 36Windows of EvansvilleChris Combs 34Combs Landscape & Nursery

Robbie Sears 32VECTRENRick Schapker 30Pella Windows & Doorsted Ubelhor 30Fifth Third BankBrent Holweger 28Holweger Development & Constructiondennis Messinger 27Messinger Construction, Inc.


OCTOBER MEETING

Meeting co-sponsor Paula Mayfield,IMI Concrete - Irving Matericals, Inc.

Meeting co-sponsor Hershel Graber,Graber Insealators

Meeting co-sponsor Rochelle Fichter,Illuminating Expressions

2008 Fall Tour ChairmanShane Clements,Eagle Construction

2008 Remodelers Chairman Mike Freeman,MCF Construction

Guest Speaker Rick Wajda,IBA Chief Executive Officer

Half Pot winner Keith ScheesseleScheessele & Sons Constructionpictured with President Elpers (r)

New members Theresa & Jim Martin, Interstate Stone Supply

with monthly Ambassador Damien Scheessele (c).


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CANDIDATES NIGHTOctober 14th Membership Meeting at Holiday Inn

SIBA Builder Chuck Murphy with Bill Jeffers, Vanderburgh County Surveyor and Steve Melcher, candidate for

Vanderburgh Commissioner.

State Rep. Dennis Avery (left) with Jimmy Rhoades, Sun Windows.

Ken Cox, Candidate for Vanderburgh

Treasurer

Vanderburgh Commissioner Jeff Korb talks with SIBA’s Carl Shepherd (center) and Bill Pedtke. Marsha Abell,

Vanderburgh Council

<<<<<Don Williams,

Mike Goebel, Vanderburgh Council>>>>

Jennifer Collins Gober, candidate for Warrick Clerk

Kelly Mitchell , candidate for Warrick Council>>>>

Warrick Commissioner (standing) with guest Patty Davis and Nova Conner, candidate for Warrick Council.


CANDIDATES NIGHTOctober 14th Membership Meeting at Holiday Inn

SIBA Remodeler Mike Freeman welcomes Don Lee, candidate for

Warrick Commissioner Lloyd Winnecke, candidate for Vanderburgh Commissioner, with Vaneta Becker, State Senator

for Dist #50, and Rick Wajda, IBA CEO.

Tammy Barnett, candidate for Vanderburgh Council

Joe Brown, candidate for

Warrick Council

Ray McIntyre, Warrick Council

Tiger Williams, candidate for Warrick Council

SIBA’s Roger Meuth welcomes Ed Bassemier, Vanderburgh Council

<<<<Wajda visits with Suzanne Crouch, State Representative Dist 78

Tim Mosbey, candidate for Warrick Commissioner>>>>


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The bill also contains other NAHB priorities, including a one-year “patch” of the Alternative Minimum Tax and extension of several business tax breaks, including the 45L credit for new, energy-efficient homes that is due to expire at year-end.

The measure also contains a provision to temporarily increase federal deposit insurance on bank and credit union accounts to $250,000, up from $100,000.

NAHB Chief Economis t David Seiders told the board that there is more than a 50% chance that the economy will lapse into a recession.

Seiders predicted that the long decline in new home sales is in the process of reaching a bottom that will be followed by growth in 2009 that should put new residential construction on a slow, upward path.

The ultimate objective now, he said, is to stabilize home prices and the foreclosure rate. “There is a lot to be fixed here,” he said, “but it is not a doomsday scenario.”

Seiders noted that with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now recognized as being fully

backed by the U.S. government and the FHA market growing rapidly there are “large, strong, reliable sources of home mortgage credit” available to help restore the housing market, and regulators will hopefully roll back some of the mortgage underwriting standards that have cut off many prospective home buyers from the credit they need.

“Once we turn the corner” on the housing downturn, he said, “the longer-term outlook is terrific.”

Also on hand to provide some words of encouragement to the NAHB board was Irish ambassador John Bruton, Ireland’s former prime minister and the current head of the European Union delegation to the U.S.

“Credit is about belief, and what the U.S. needs is an injection of confidence,” Bruton said. He predicted that the U.S. will experience “a certain amount of pain or deferred pleasure” to solve its current financial problems.

In its drive to publicize its position on the economic rescue plan and the urgent need for congressional action, NAHB was widely represented in the news media.

In the first two days following the endorsement of the call to action in San Diego, NAHB Executive Vice President and CEO Jerry Howard was interviewed by Reuters, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money and Finance &

Commerce Magazine.In addition, NAHB arranged for ABC

Nightly News to interview a builder member in Kansas City to discuss his local housing market as well as the need for Congress to enact the rescue plan.

In the days approaching the decisive House vote, NAHB, along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Realtors®, the National Federation of Independent Business and other business groups ran a full-page ad in the Oct. 1 issue of The Washington Post encouraging citizens to call their lawmakers and ask them to pass the rescue plan. The same ad ran in the Oct. 2 editions of USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Orlando Sentinel, Roll Call, Politico and The Hill.

As leaders in Washington continued to deliberate over the bill, NAHB members e-mailed and phoned their congressional delegations at www.capitolconnect.com/builderlink and the NAHB toll-free legislative hotline, respectively, citing the need for the rescue plan and urging Congress to “act this week to bring stability to the financial markets.”

For more information on the legislation, e-mail Greg Brown at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8421.

RESCUE, continued from page 8


FALL CLASSiC SWiNGS FOR AFFORdABLE HOUSiNGEven as housing is suffering its most

challenging times, SIBA members came out in October to give a boost to the SIBA BUILD PAC. Plenty of teams and sponsors helped make the 9th annual Fall Classic a successful fundraiser for the SIBA BUILD PAC.

Golfers and sponsors alike are fully aware of the importance of affordable housing in our community. Many companies are directly involved with the housing market. And even more are affected indirectly. A single no-growth law could crush a housing market by driving costs skyward.

The SIBA BUILD PAC helps relay the importance of affordable housing to lawmakers. The Trustees meet and discuss the various local and statewide issues. They provide information and solutions for extending infrastructure and growing the community in ways that are desirable by the community and its people. It’s important to identify which candidates would appreciate growth and development, and which ones don’t.

Fundraisers, like the Fall Classic, help the SIBA BUILD PAC provide assistance to candidates who would make wise decisions for housing and the community.

Thanks to everyone who played and sponsored the Fall Classic. And thanks to the volunteers who helped raise money for the

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RENOVAtORS tAkE NOtE, CHANGES iN LEAd RULE AFFECt YOUBy Gretchen White, iBA Government Affairs director

This spring, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new rule for renovators and maintenance professionals that work in housing, child-care facilities and schools built prior to 1978 regarding lead-based paint hazards. The rule, titled "Renovation, Repair and Painting Program," requires that contractors and maintenance professionals be certified; that employees be trained; and follow protective work practice standards. The rule does not impact minor interior jobs that disturb six square feet or less of lead-based paint in a room or minor exterior jobs that disturb twenty square feet or less of lead-based paint (window replacement work is excluded). The EPA rule prohibits certain work practices and applies to renovation, repair or painting activities and becomes fully effective April 2010.

Homeowner Education RequirementsThe rule starts at addressing pre-

renovation education by requiring each contractor to distribute EPA's lead pamphlet titled Renovate Right (replacing current pamphlet Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home) to the owner and occupants before renovation begins beginning December 2008. Renovators will be required to obtain confirmation that the owner, adult representative, or occupants (if applicable) received the lead pamphlet and must be retained on record for three years.

Renovator training and Firm Requirements

The rule states that in order to become a certified renovator an individual must

successfully complete an eight hour initial renovator training course offered by an accredited training provider. The course completion certificate serves as proof of certification. If a renovator has successfully completed an accredited lead abatement worker or supervisor course, EPA, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), or EPA/HUD model renovation training course, a refresher course lasting four hours will be needed to receive certification. The rule requires that renovators must be re-certified every five years by completing a refresher training course provided by an accredited training provider. Training programs can submit curriculum and request for accreditation from EPA beginning April 2009. Training will begin October 2009 with renovators certified by April 2010.

Firms who receive compensation for renovation activities must apply/submit to EPA a completed application and submit a fee beginning October 2009. EPA will approve, deny, declare incomplete, etc within 90 days. EPA may request additional information from applicants which must be provided to EPA within 30 days. A firm certified must be re-certified every five years by completing a required form and pay a fee amount.

Under the rule, firms must be certified and renovators must be trained unless the firm obtained a signed statement from the owner that the renovation will occur in the owners residence; no child under 6 resides

there; no woman who is pregnant resides there; the housing is not a child-occupied facility; and the owner acknowledges that the renovation firm will not be required to use the work practices contained in the rule.

Work Practice Requirements There are a number of new practice

requirements contained in the rule, several of which include: prohibition of using open-flame burning and use of power tools without HEPA exhaust control; work-area containment to prevent dust and debris from leaving the work area; and clean up followed by a verification procedure to minimize exposure to lead-based paint hazards. The rule requires the renovator to wipe the work area with a wet disposable cloth and utilize a cleaning verification card to see if the area passes this inspection. If the area does not pass inspection, the renovator must re-clean areas with another disposable cloth and if it fails again, wait until the area has dried completely or one hour and wipe the area with a dry disposable cleaning cloth.

The rule stipulates documents must be retained for three years after the renovation takes place. Documents required to be kept include: reports certifying that lead-based paint is not present; records relating to the distribution of the Renovate Right pamphlet; the waiver signed and dated if applicable; and a document that displays compliance with the rule (sample documents are available on the EPA Web site.)

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SiBA ELECtiONS for 2009 At SIBA’s November 11 membership

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The SIBA Officers for 2009 have been elected directly by the board. Now up for election are the Builder and Associate and Remodeler representatives to the board. Positions on the SIBA board have always been 2-year terms, staggered such that only about half of the directors are elected each year. Therefore some of the directors will be completing the second year of the term during 2008, and are not up for election.

The following is the nominated slate of directors for respective memberships:

BUiLdER REPS tO tHE BOARd:BRIAN STEVENS, Brian Stevens HomesCHIP DORMEIER, Jagoe HomesDAN TEMME, Dan Temme ArchitectJEFF HAPPE, Happe & Sons Construction (1 year only, completing Clements’s term)Builder Reps not up for election are:

Mike Zehner, Zehner Development; Dennis Messinger, Messinger Construction, Tim Scheu, LeoSons, Inc.

ASSOCiAtE REPS tO tHE BOARd:TED UBELHOR, Fifth Third Bank JOHN SCHNEIDER, AMP ElectricAssociate Reps not up for election are:

Tom McDaniel, Killebrew Brick; Kevin O’Donohue, Lensing Building Specialties, and Wade Jenkins, Old National Bank.SiBA REMOdELER REPS tO tHE BOARd:

RYANHELTSLEY, Crawford DoorRemodeler Rep not up for election: Nine

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For the board election, no quorum is required. Also, proxies are not permitted. Only those in attendance will be permitted to cast a vote. Votes are to be cast, one per company-membership.

to Nominate OthersAny three (3) SIBA members may nominate candidates for director positions by filing a written document with the Executive Director of the Association, not later than ten (10) calendar days before the Annual Membership Meeting, setting forth the names and positions of such candidates being nominated. Only the candidates listed above and nominated by this method shall stand for election.

AdministrationEPA will be responsible for administering

and enforcing requirements in the rule unless a state submits an application to administer and enforce the rule. In addition to allowing states to administer the rule, it also allows states to make the program more stringent than the federal requirements.

The Indiana State Department of Health has been administering the lead program per a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management with intent to seek legislation during the upcoming legislative session to permanently transfer the program. Preliminary signals from the State Department of Health indicate an interest to submit an application for running the program with possible changes to make the program more stringent but details have not been disclosed.

I encourage all renovators to visit www.epa.gov/lead or IBA's Web site at www.buildindiana.org for the complete rule language as well as other important documents such as the Renovate Right pamphlet. IBA will monitor any proposed changes to the rule from the State Department of Health and provide updates. Please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or (800) 377-6334 with any questions or comments.

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Mark your calendars for these SIBA meetings and events. Members should feel free to call the SIBA office for details on any of the meetings listed on these calendars, or for dates of future events.

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Here is another one for you. Before you take any money out of my wages, ask me if I want to pay for it first, or take a vote first. America should get down to the basics and take care of America until we are firmly on our own two feet. Run this country on the morals and rules set for us in the constitution, by the very men and women that gave their lives to found it. If you don’t like it get the hell out.

A lot of people I talk to believe what I said above but they remain quiet about it. We can no longer do nothing. Get out and vote, and let our elected officials know how you feel. If you don’t, sit in the corner and keep your mouth shut, for you had your chance. You know all the gloom and doom above sounds bad but unless you are a quitter this market correction will make us all stronger.

Just thank God for what is going right in your life. I want to share with you a true story of one of my employees. Like most of us, when he and his new bride of a little better than a year, started out, they did not have all the money they needed, and did not think of the unthinkable. One day his wife Misty noticed a red spot that appeared to be growing, and eventually had it checked out. A brown recluse left them fighting an endless infection. After it appeared to have gone away, it reappeared with a vengeance. Once again in the hospital fighting a staph infection and scaring the hell out of everyone. Well it appeared to be beaten again, and back to work she went. Feeling bad she went home, ended up calling 911, passed out, and ended up in the hospital. Donald, her husband, got a phone call while working to get home, an ambulance was at his house. When he got there she was already at the hospital. Once he got to the hospital they were already trying to revive her. He never got to tell her good bye. She was 26. Now just maybe we should count our blessings, and if you would, say a prayer for the both of them.

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* W4500 / 14,500 GVWR* Diesel Engine / Auto Trans* 16 Ft Flatbed w/Hoist