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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUILDERS MAY/JUNE 2018 12 Home Trends How Changing Lifestyles are Altering Housing Needs 20 HOMEPAC Texas Primary Election Results FEATURES 12 Home Trends 09 18 28 How Changing Lifestyles are President's Legal Opinion Featured Project Altering Housing Needs Commentary Natural Disasters and Real Ocean Gallery USA Estate and Construction Contracts 31 20 10 HBA Executive HOMEPAC Executive Officer Profile Texas Primary Election Results! Director's Message 22 Marcy Alamia Speaking Out with Four Price, 34 State Representative Lonestar Newsmakers 2018 TAB Title Sponsors Published for DIRECTOR of PUBLISHING To submit editorial or request Published by Texas Association of Builders Krystie Dovenmuehler information contact Debbie Davis E&M Consulting, Inc. 313 East 12th Street, Suite #210 at [email protected] 1107 Hazeltine Boulevard, Austin, TX 78701 DESIGN MANAGER or 512.476.6346 Suite #350 p. 512.476.6346 Jeremy Davis Chaska, MN 55318 f. 512.476.6427 LAYOUT & DESIGN For information p. 800.572.0011 www.TexasBuilders.org Henry Maxwell regarding advertising f. 952.448.9928 please contact Marc Lucia www.EMConsultingInc.com TAB EDITOR SALES MANAGER at 800.572.0011or Debbie Davis Marc Lucia [email protected] Please note: Editorial and contents of this magazine reflect the records of the Texas Association of Builders (TAB). TAB has done its best to provide useful and accurate information, but please take into account that some information does change. E&M Consulting, Inc., publishers and TAB take no responsibility for the accuracy of the information printed, inadvertent omissions, printing errors, nor do they endorse products and services. We take no responsibility regarding representations or warranties concerning the content of advertisements of products/services for a particular use, including all information, graphics, copyrighted materials, and assertions included in the advertisements. The reader is advised to independently check all information before basing decisions on such information. TexasBuilders.org 7 President’s Commentary to three major items that they want to see their committee accomplish this year. It 2018 TAB Senior Officers was a healthy discussion, and some of the President goals that came out of that meeting include Justin MacDonald, MacDonald Companies exploring possible mentoring programs for Kerrville, Texas new TAB members and directors, updating First Vice President TAB's Model Safety Plan and Stormwater Robert Wood, Custom Homes by Robert Wood Certification Program, continuing to address Lubbock, Texas the statewide labor shortage by promoting Vice President/Secretary new educational programs, and continuing Randy Bowling, Tropicana Homes El Paso, Texas to grow TAB's non-dues revenue sources. I Treasurer think we managed to put together a great Brett Martin, Tilson Home Corp. framework for action this year, and I'm Houston, Texas excited to see these ideas become reality. Immediate Past President Rick McGuire, McGuire Builders, Inc. Justin MacDonald 2018 Sunbelt Builders Show™: Lubbock, Texas The 2018 Sunbelt Builders Show™ will return to the Hilton Anatole in Dallas y the time you read this, we'll be wrapping for the second straight year. This resort up our training sessions and nearing the provides the perfect blend of business In an effort to expedite the matching of kickoff to the 2018 membership drive and vacation atmospheres. The Show is builders, developers and remodelers to with The Oliver Group. This is something an annual statewide industry event open skilled tradespeople and suppliers, TAB BI'm passionate about! to residential construction professionals. I collaborated with its partner, MultiView, Our primary focus for 2018 remains increasing encourage all new and current members to launch a Builders2Trades (B2T) website. our recruiting and retention of members in our to support the Show and also participate This platform allows members to search for local home builders associations. For the past few in TAB's Summer meetings held in craftspeople by trade who are working in, weeks, we’ve been going around the state training conjunction with the event. or are willing to relocate to, the builder's our local associations in The Oliver Group methods. area in Texas. The site also connects This year's Show and meetings will be It was crucial that local staff and leaders attend one suppliers to Texas builders and is updated chock-full of top-notch speakers and of these training sessions to ensure that they will daily as new entries are submitted. education sessions for us to participate be effective in their recruiting efforts this month. in. Outside of advocacy and membership, This website is significant as it provides We have 20 of our 27 local associations signed Sunbelt is one of the most vital pieces of one central location for TAB members to up to participate in our Statewide Membership our industry. It's extremely important for search for skilled workers and suppliers in Drive on May 23 – 24. But signing up is only the our association that you be engaged at or around Texas. first step! It then comes down to execution. We the Show and participate in association It's also beneficial to tradespeople, giving have to get our existing members to help us in meetings in order to better our industry. them the ability to upload their information our membership drive in order to get the most We need you to be present, walking the in one central database for TAB builder, out of it. Thanks to everyone who has already Show floor and engaging with new and developer and remodeler members to committed to help! longstanding associates on the Show floor. view. This platform will become one of the Our goal is to add 2,000 members, and with the Mark your calendar to attend this year's trade most valued member benefits provided by help of our local HBA leaders, we can do even show and TAB's meetings on August 7-10. our state association. better than that. The new Builders2Trades (B2T) website: I'll wrap up by saying I'm looking forward In addition to the membership drive, I would like It's no secret that there is, and has been, to continued growth in our association to update you on a few other topics. a workforce shortage in the construction though membership engagement industry for over a decade now. Especially and industry workforce development Outcome of the Executive Committee Retreat: in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Texas has opportunities. Also, don't forget to register TAB's Executive Committee recently held a been suffering from lack of experienced for the Show and book your Anatole Hotel planning retreat to outline our goals. Each construction trades professionals. room for August! committee chair was tasked with laying out two TexasBuilders.org 9 Executive Director’s Message Lots to Look Forward to This Summer at TAB and learn from each other as well as from are always impressed with the number TAB’s senior officers – all of whom have of TAB members who come to Austin to served in positions of leadership at the participate in Rally Day and engage in the local level and who remain active in their legislative process, and this is an excellent local associations. event in which to get those new members we’ll recruit in May involved in the state In addition to the TAB committee association. If you have never attended a meetings, a fun-filled evening benefiting TAB Rally Day, I encourage you to join us HOMEPAC was held at Topgolf. Because next year. of the popularity of this venue, this is the third time that TAB has held a successful Our next event will be TAB’s summer fundraiser at Topgolf, and I am sure that we committee and board meetings and the will hold other events there in the future! 18th annual Sunbelt Builders Show™. The M. Scott Norman, Jr. Thank you to everyone who participated – meetings (August 7–10) and Show (August all proceeds benefit HOMEPAC, our political 8–9) will be held again at the Hilton action committee. It’s an election year, and Anatole Dallas. Visit SunbeltBuildersShow. It has been a very busy first it is extremely important that the Texas com to register for the Show, the TAB quarter of the year for the Texas Association of Builders has the resources committee meetings, and to make your Association of Builders, and it needs to support candidates who are hotel reservations. This year’s special events friendly to the residential construction will include the HOMEPAC FUNdango the rest of the year’s calendar and land development industry. and fourth annual statewide washers is filled with events that are championship, and the Builders’ Bash important to the residential The month of April was devoted to hosted by the Young Professionals Council. construction, remodeling and training members of the 20 local home The Bash is open to everyone, and Texas land development industry. builders associations that are participating legend Ray Wylie Hubbard will provide the in the statewide membership drive entertainment. Also of note, the Star Awards that will be held May 23 – 24. Dozens of will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a TAB’s winter board meetings were held members attended the training classes reception and the awards presentation. You March 21 – 23 in Austin. For the last several that were held across the state, and I want can purchase tickets to these events on the years, we have held our committee and to thank you for taking the time from Sunbelt website. board meetings over two days, but the your businesses to learn The Oliver Group association and the business that needs to model of membership recruitment and Your government relations team continues be conducted is growing, and it became retention.
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