BIAW Announces 2017 Excellence in Remodeling Award …...BIAW Announces 2017 Excellence in Remodeling Award Winners The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) is proud

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BIAW Announces 2017 Excellence in Remodeling Award Winners

The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) is proud to announce its 2017 Excellence

in Remodeling (EIR) Award winners. The EIR awards program recognizes outstanding remodeling

projects throughout the state. Categories included residential exterior remodels, kitchen and bath

updates, additions, historic renovations, aging in place upgrades, and entire home transformations,

among others. In addition to the winners, seven honorable mentions were awarded. This year,

participants from home builders associations in Eastern and Western Washington submitted 49

entries in 20 categories.

A judging panel painstakingly reviewed each project before making their selections, making sure

they met a set list of high criteria. Some winners were recognized in multiple categories.

The awards were handed out during EIR’s annual reception on June 28 at BIAW’s Summer Board

meeting in Spokane. BIAW’s EIR awards are an annual opportunity for members to gain

professional recognition for their outstanding work for clients during the year. The awards are open

to all BIAW members who have completed a project that meets the requirements of an award

category. See below for a list of EIR categories and 2017 winners.

2017 Excellence in Remodeling Winners

Residential Exterior Under $25,000

York Enterprises, LLC

Duke York

Master Builders Association of Pierce County

Residential Exterior $25,000+

Irons Brothers Construction, Inc.

Melissa and Joseph Irons

Master Builders Association of King & Snohomish Counties

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Kitchen $30,000 – $60,000 Hyland Cabinetworks, Inc.

Billie Jo Hyland


Arrow Kitchen + Bath (Honorable Mention)

Nick Scheel

Spokane Home Builders Association

Kitchen $60,000-$125,000

Sweatman-Young, Inc.

Bill Sweatman


Arrow Kitchen + Bath (Honorable Mention)

Nick Scheel

Spokane Home Builders Association

Kitchen $125,000+

York Enterprises, LLC

Duke York


Bath Under $25,000

Sockeye Homes

Kristin and Tod Sakai


Bath $40,000 - $75,000

Phase II, Inc.

Rick Hjelm


Model Remodel (Honorable Mention)

Jason Legat


Bath $75,000+

Phase II, Inc.

Rick Hjelm


Addition Under $75,000

Sockeye Homes (Honorable Mention)



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Addition $150,000+

Model Remodel

Jason Legat


Entire House Under $150,000

Belmark, LLC

Michelle Torgerson


Entire House $150,000 - $300,000

Hines Homes

Andy Hines

North Peninsula Builders Association

Entire House $300,000 - $500,000

Hyland Cabinetworks, Inc.

Billie Jo Hyland


Sockeye Homes (Honorable Mention)



Entire House $500,000+

Sockeye Homes



Commercial $250,000+

Artisans Group

Tessa Smith and Randy Foster

Olympia Master Builders

Wren & Willow, Inc. (Honorable Mention)

Laureen Skrivan


Residential Specialty/Open

R4 Construction

Steven Rork


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Historic Renovation/Restoration

Phase II, Inc.

Rick Hjelm


York Enterprises, LLC (Honorable Mention)

Duke York


Basements

Sockeye Homes



Aging in Place/Universal Design

Sockeye Homes



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About BIAW: Known as the “champion of affordable housing,” the Building Industry Association of

Washington (BIAW) is the largest trade association in Washington State, representing nearly 8,000

member companies involved in the home building industry.

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EXTERIOR UNDER $25,000York Enterprises, Duke York

KITCHEN $30,000-$60,000Hyland Cabinetworks, Inc.. Billie Jo Hyland

KITCHEN $30,000-$60,000HONORABLE MENTIONArrow Kitchen + Bath, Nick Scheel

KITCHEN $60,000-$125,000Sweatman-Young, Inc., Bill Sweatman

KITCHEN OVER $125,000York Enterprises, Duke York

EVENT HONORS STATE’S TOP REMODELING PROJECTS ACROSS STATEEIR AWARDS

The Excellence in Remodeling (EIR) awards were held Wednesday, June 28 during the Summer Board meeting at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane. BIAW is proud to highlight this year’s 26 winners and Honorable Mentions and to fea-ture an award-winning project on the front cover of Building Insight.

The evening event was hosted by Remodelers Chair Tod Sakai along with a ballroom filled with fellow members, guests and well-wishers. In addition to earning the Entire House Over $500,000 (cover photo) category, Tod Sakai took home a total of 5 winner and honorable mention awards. President of Sockeye Homes in Kent, he and his wife Kristen build and remodel homes throughout the Puget Sound region.

BIAW’s EIR award reception is an annual event that recognizes the best of the best remodeling projects in the state. Congratulations to all the 2017 EIR winners!

Remodelers Chair and EIR Awards event emcee Tod Sakai proudly displays one of the five EIR awards he won. This year’s competition drew 49 projects in 20 categories from members across the state.

KITCHEN $60,000-$125,000HONORABLE MENTIONArrow Kitchen + Bath, Nick Scheel

BATH UNDER $25,000Sockeye Homes, Tod Sakai

BATH $40,000-$75,000Phase II, Inc., Rick Hjelm

BATH $40,000-$75,000HONORABLE MENTIONModel Remodel, Jason Legat

BEST OF THE BEST

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JULY ’17VOL. 27, ISSUE 7

BATH OVER $75,000Phase II, Inc., Rick Hjelm

ADDITION OVER $150,000Model Remodel, Jason Legat

ENTIRE HOUSE UNDER $150,000Belmark, LLC, Michelle Torgerson

ENTIRE HOUSE $150,000-$300,000Hines Homes, Andy Hines

COMMERCIAL OVER $250,000Artisans Group Tessa Smith & Randy Foster

RESIDENTIAL SPECIALTY/OPENR4 Construction, Steven Rork

HISTORIC RENO/ RESTORATIONPhase II, Inc., Rick Hjelm

ADDITION UNDER $75,000HONORABLE MENTIONSockeye Homes, Tod Sakai

ENTIRE HOUSE $300,000-$500,000Hyland Cabinetworks, Inc. Justin Souers

ENTIRE HOUSE $300,000-$500,000HONORABLE MENTIONSockeye Homes, Tod Sakai

COMMERCIAL OVER $250,000HONORABLE MENTIONWren & Willow, Inc., Laureen Skrivan

HISTORIC RENO/ RESTORATIONHONORABLE MENTIONYork Enterprises, Inc., Duke York

BASEMENTSSockeye Homes, Tod Sakai

AGING IN PLACE/UNIVERSAL DESIGNSockeye Homes, Tod Sakai

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EXTERIOR OVER $25,000Irons Brothers ConstructionJoseph and Melissa Irons

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