NPBA October 2011 Newsletter

Mission StatementThe North Peninsula Building Association

represents builders and associates of the building industry. We advocate constant improvement of

building and business practices to provide quality construction in our community.

Vol. 4, Issue 10 www.npba.info 360-452-8160 PO Box 748 • 3430 E. Highway 101, Ste. #1, Port Angeles, WA 98362 October 2011

The year 2012 will mark the 15th anniversary of the NPBA Building, Remodeling

and Energy Expo! The Expo committee has been hard at work preparing

for this big event which will take place March 31-April 1, 2012, at Sequim High School.

To celebrate the 15th anniversary, the committee is of-fering an excellent incentive

to register your booth space early! For NPBA members, the price will be $400 for a single booth if you register prior to Nov. 23. You only need to make a 50-percent

deposit to sign up and pay the balance by Jan. 31, 2012, to take advantage of this special pricing.

If you are interested in expanding your Expo presence, the price will be just $300 for additional booth spaces. You must make your deposit though by Nov. 23 to take advantage of these 15th Anniversary Show Specials! Go to www.sequim expo.com to download a registration form and don’t delay or you’ll miss out on these great specials.

Plan now forExpo 2012

March 31-April 1, 2012Sequim High School

Celebrating 15 years!

If you plan to be an exhibitor or dem-onstrator at Expo 2012, now is the time to start planning.

Here are tips that will help your Expo 2012 experience be successful.

1. Booth format — What do you want to showcase in your booth? New prod-ucts, additional services or different ap-plications? What look do you want to achieve? Start an Expo file and put togeth-er thoughts and ideas that come up and review them over the next few months.

2. Photos — Photos add appeal to booths and showcase your work. Take photos now of before and after work done and organize them in a binder or blow them up for display so attendees can view the quality and detail of your craft.

3. Personnel — Staffing your booth is key to success. Decide who will be your first point of contact with the public and which days and hours they will work in the booth. If you would like to at-tend training for exhibitors, contact the NPBA office for details.

4. Budget — How much can you spend on Expo? Create a budget including such items as personnel, banners, handouts, photos, brochures, business cards, etc.

5. Vendor Participation — Talk with your vendors or suppliers to see if they would like to participate in your booth with products/personnel or financing your booth.

Speaking of planning, putting together the Expo is a full-scale production that takes a cast of many in order to be suc-cessful. If you are interested in being a part of this committee, contact FaLeana at [email protected].

Planning to be an exhibitor or demonstrator?

NPBA Expo will mark 15th anniversary

PresidentRick Gross, Estes Builders LLC

1st Vice PresidentGarret DelaBarreDelaBarre Construction

2nd Vice PresidentBill Feeley, Feeley Construction, Inc.

TreasurerTeri Ward, First Federal

SecretaryDonna KnifsendLawsuit Prevention & Management

Immediate Past PresidentTracy GudgelZenovic & Associates

State DirectorAnnie O’Rourke, Drafting Solutions

State DirectorScott Schwagler, J & J Construction

State DirectorGarret DelaBarreDelaBarre Construction

State DirectorMark Smith

Life DirectorBill RoberdsExcel Utility Construction Inc.

Builder DirectorJac Osborn, by Design Group, Inc.

Builder DirectorAlex AndersonAlex Anderson Concrete

Builder DirectorLarry HannaL.P. Hanna Construction

Builder DirectorBill Feeley, Feeley Construction, Inc.

Associate DirectorDan Donovan, Allform Welding, Inc

Associate DirectorRoger Wheeler, RJ Services

2012 NPBA Board of Directors Nominees:

Contact nominations chairman Roger Wheeler if you are interested in serving at 457-1420 or e-mail Executive

Officer FaLeana Wech at [email protected].

The NPBA Holiday Committee has been hard at work putting together a Rockin’ Holiday Bash for our member-ship! This year, we will get together at the Sittin’ Bull Tavern in Port Angeles for a look back at some Port Angeles history and have a great time. Save the date and plan to be there or you will miss out on the festivities; the party starts at 6 p.m.

There will be great food, entertain-

ment and the annual si-lent auction. Last year, thanks to the gener-osity of our members, the we raised more than $2,000 for the Community Support Fund. If you would like to donate an item, contact Silent Auction chairman Donna Knifsend of Lawsuit Preven-tion and Management, 670-7406, or the NPBA office at 452-8160.

Join the NPBA for a Big Holiday Bash and Silent Auction on Dec. 10

Vol. 4, Issue 10 October 2011

Improved lighting, lower energy costsBy Mattias JärvegrenClallam County PUD

What’s new in lighting? Times have changed since fluorescent lights

were first introduced and today’s fluorescents are of a much higher quality compared to just five years ago. High-Performance T8 (HP T8) lights with electronic ballasts have been avail-able for the past five years and they are supe-rior to old T12 lights in many ways, providing quieter, more efficient lighting. In fact, there are many differences between the systems, which have allowed HP T8 lamps to become the new industry standard.

Size matters While all fluorescent tubes, properly called

lamps, may look the same as T8’s from a dis-tance, a close inspection shows that T8 lamps are considerably thinner than the old-style T12 lamps. The designation reflects the diam-eter of the lamp in eighths of an inch. So, a T8 is one inch, while the T12 is one-and-a-half inches. The lamps also require different ballasts, the device inside the fixture that con-trols the lamps.

Cost comparison A typical two-lamp T12 fixture uses 82

watts, while a HP T8 system uses less than 50 watts. That’s a savings of around 40 percent while providing the same amount of light. In addition to better initial efficiency, T8 lamps stay brighter over their life, so you can get by with lower wattage systems.

To assist with the conversion, PUD No. 1 of Clallam County provides cash rebates for upgrading to more efficient lights. This means you can have better lighting installed today and the savings on your electric bill can pay back any additional costs of the install in about a year. After that, you’ll enjoy a new, better lighting system and reduced power bills.

Higher-quality lightingIn the past, older fluorescent lighting was

distracting because it sometimes had a notice-able “flicker” or “humming sound.” However, today’s electronic ballasts operate at a much higher frequency and operate noiselessly. This results in a quiet work environment with a steady light output.

Other great features HP T8 lamps have rare earth phosphors

providing excellent color quality. HP T8 lamps are available in four different colors. They range from 3,000k, which is equivalent to warm white light, to 5,000k, which simu-lates daylight. HP T8 lamps also last up to 30 percent longer, which means you won’t need to replace burned out lamps as often.

In addition, HP T8 systems produce less heat than T12 systems, which creates savings on the cost of cooling workspaces.

Making the switch Replacing your old T12 system with a HP

T8 system will produce better-quality light, while saving energy and lowering your elec-tric bill. Ultimately, quieter, high-efficiency lighting equals higher productivity and hap-pier customers.

Where do you start? The process to up-grade is simpler than ever, just call the PUD at 565-3249 and ask to speak with a util-ity services advisor. You also can visit us on the web at www.ClallamPUD.net under the “Conservation” tab.

Thanks!NPBA would like to thank

the following companies for their continued support:

C & F InsulationClallam County Habitat for Humanity

Clallam Title CompanyDrafting SolutionsHoch ConstructionIn Graphic Detail

Ked-Ter ConstructionKirsch Electric

Langston Professional ServicesPort Angeles Regional

Chamber of CommercePrecision Truss

Rinehart ConsultingShamp Electric

Sound ConstructionStrucSure Home Warranty

Vol. 4, Issue 10 October 2011

Join the NPBA for its annual candidate forum featuring the following candidates:

Sequim City Council: Pete Duncan, Position 1; John Miller, Position 2.

Port Angeles City Council: Drew Schwab, Position 1; Dan DiGuillio, Position 5; Don Perry, Position 6.

Clallam County Commissioner District 1, Jim McEntire

Todd Ortloff will be facilitating the discussion and we are soliciting questions from our membership. To submit a question, e-mail [email protected]. The event will begin at

6 p.m. at the Red Lion in Port Angeles and wrap up by 8:15 p.m.

Agenda:6-6:30 p.m. Social Half-Hour

6:30-6:50 p.m. General Membership Meeting; installation of NPBA Future Builders Charitable Organization Board of Directors and nominations from the floor will be taken

for NPBA Board of Directors 6:50-7:15 p.m. Dinner is served: Caesar salad, lasagna, garlic bread and dessert.

Cost is $16.7:15-8 p.m. Candidate Forum

8-8:15 p.m. Door prize drawings and wrap up

Please RSVP via the e-mail sent out for this event, e-mailing [email protected] or by downloading the RSVP form off the NPBA website at NPBA.info.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Plan to attend the Oct.27General Membership Meeting

Calendar of events:Oct. 26 EPA Certified Lead Renovator Training, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Lincoln Center

Oct. 27 NPBA General Membership Meeting and Candidate Forum, 6 p.m. Red Lion, Port Angeles

Oct. 28 Public Hearings regarding L & I Rate Increases, 10 a.m. at L&I Headquarters in Tumwater

Nov. 9-11 BIAW State Board of Directors meetings, Yakima

Dec. 10 NPBA Holiday Bash & Silent Auction at the Sittin’ Bull For more information about these events, visit npba.info and click on the calendar on the homepage.

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Vol. 4, Issue 10 October 2011

The Department of Labor & Industries has proposed raising 2012 industrial in-surance (L&I) rates by an average of 2.5 percent. Despite actuarial analysis that in-dicates a zero-percent rate increase would be necessary to maintain the solvency of the state fund, L&I Director Judy Schurke has decided that a 2.5 percent increase, al-though unnecessary, is needed to rebuild L&I’s contingency reserve fund.

The average rate increase of 2.5 percent does not apply to construction classifica-tions as most of them will experience an average of 6-percent rate increases. L&I’s researchers also are projecting that con-struction industry jobs will grow at only one-half the rate of total employment.

During the 2011 Legislative session at

the urging of the business community, workers comp reform was passed which negated the need for increased rates for 2012. Clearly now is not the time to burden small businesses with additional costs. According to L&I’s own statistics, new L&I claims from the construction industry are down 16.4 percent versus 2007-2009. If you are interested in at-tending a public hearing to let L&I know that now is not the time for rate increases, e-mail [email protected] for carpooling options to the Oct. 28 public hearings at L&I headquarters in Tumwater starting at 10 a.m.

For more information about the rate increases, visit: www.lni.wa.gov/News/2011/110920proposedrates.asp.

Department of L&I proposes rate increases on average +6 percent for construction related classifications

Are you in compliance?If you do work on pre-1978 homes, then make sure

that you are a Certified Lead Renovator and that your firm is certified or you could face big fines.

To help industry professionals comply with the rule, the North Peninsula Building Association has become an approved training partner of the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and teaches the Lead Renovator and Dust Sampling Technician classes under NCHH’s EPA accreditation.

The class will be taught by instructor Annie O’Rourke and will be 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednes-day, Oct. 26, at the Lincoln Center.

Cost for members is $150 and $250 for nonmembers. If you would like to register for this class, e-mail [email protected] or call the NPBA

office at 452-8160.

President: Rick Gross, Estes Builders, LLCImmediate Past President: Tracy Gudgel,

Zenovic and Associates Secretary: Donna Knifsend, Lawsuit

Prevention & Management Life Director: Bill Roberds, Excel Utility

ConstructionTreasurer: Teri Ward, First Federal1st Vice President: Garrett DelaBarre,

DelaBarre Construction2nd Vice President: Bill Feeley, Feeley

ConstructionBuilder Directors: Alex Anderson, Alex

Anderson Concrete; Bill Feeley, Feeley Construction; Larry Hanna, L.P. Hanna Construction; Jac Osborn, by Design Group

Associate Directors: Roger Wheeler, RJ Services; Dan Donovan, Allform Welding; Jim Strong

State Directors: Mark Smith; Kevin Russell, Clawson Construction; Garrett DelaBarre, DelaBarre Construction; Scott Schwagler, J&J Construction of PA; Rick Gross, Estes Builders, LLC

Executive Officer: FaLeana WechFuture Builders Construction

Superintendent: Troy Belbin

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