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November 2014: Issue 10

Official Newsletter of The Madison Area Builders Association

RIGHT ANGLE

MADISON AREA BUILDERS ASSOCIATION

Feature StoryNew Members of the Board of Directors

Inside: What Happens in Vegas ....

Election Wrap-upBrad Boycks

Fall 2014 Snapshot

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Contents

4 What Happens in Vegas

5 Dream Home Showcase Floor Plan

6 Association Event Calendar and Government Activity Calendar

7 WBA 2014 Fall Election Wrap-up

8 Spike Appreciation Month

11 Feature: Welcome New Board

Members 15 NAHB Jobs Report

16 Dane County Permit Data

Association Leadership

OfficersPresident Justin Temple President-Elect Don Tierney First Vice President Angie KietaTreasurer Ken KurszewskiSecretary Dan BealImmediate Past President Abe Degnan

Directors Dan Duren Chuck Elliott Chris Hohlstein Harvey Kessel Monique Olson Robert Procter Greg Shaw Andy Voeltner

Executive DirectorAmber Schroeder

The Right Angle is the official newsletter of the Madison Area Builders Association. The Madison Area Builders Association is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to promoting a positive business environment by uniting, serving, and representing all aspects of the building industry.

The Right Angle is published 11 times per year. Notice of local, state, and national programs/events is a service to Association members. Such notices do not indicate Association endorsement or sponsorship unless specifically noted. The acceptance of advertising in The Right Angle does not indicate approval or endorsement of the advertiser or the advertiser’s product by Association. Madison Area Builders Association makes no warranties and assumes no responsibility or completeness of the information contained herein.

Staff Writers: Amber Schroeder; Andrew Disch; Jane AlgiersPhone: 608-288-1133 Fax: 608-288-1087 www.maba.org

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Be Sure to Attend the Annual Holiday Party & Installation Dinner

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The Madison Area Builders Association invites you to the Annual Holiday Party and Installation Dinner.

Join us at the Monona Terrace for the Association’s annual holiday gathering. A good time will be had by all! The Association awards will be given, and installation of new board members will take place.

December 2, 2014Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center

Community Terrace Room5:00-8:00 p.m.$35 per person

Visit the Member Sectionof maba.org to register

for this event.

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What Happens in Vegas ....EventSpotlightInternational Builders Show

See more. Learn more. Do more.

The NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) is the largest annual light construction show in the world. During IBS 2015, attendees have access to the exhibit floors of two of the biggest tradeshows for design and construction professionals.

Featuring the co-location of the NAHB International Builders’ Show and NKBA’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, Design & Construction Week™ will include three partner events–the International Window Coverings Expo, The International Surface Event and Las Vegas Market. This mega-event will bring together more than 125,000 building industry professionals from around the globe.

During Design & Construction Week, members of the working press will have exclusive access to daily press conferences, networking events and an impressive exhibit hall featuring vendors exhibiting the latest building products and services. Members of the press are also invited to preview the 2015 New American Home®(TNAH) at a special press-only reception on Monday, Jan. 19.

Expo Pass: $75; Full Registration: $350. Early bird pricing ends December 5th. The NAHB HBA hotel block closes on Monday, November 17th. To register, go to: buildersshow.com/Home.

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What Happens in Vegas .... 2015 Dream Home Showcase Floor Plan Released Dream Home Showcase - March 6-8, 2015Alliant Energy Center, MadisonFor information or to purchase booth space, go to http://maba.org/dream-home-showcase/

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Calendars

DECEMBER Holiday Party & Installation Dinner December 2 5:00 p.m. Monona Terrace Convention Center $35/person

President’s Reception (invite only) December 17 4:00-6:00 p.m. Madison Club (Invited guests: past presidents and first vice presidents, current board members, current committee chairs, and association sponsors.)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Better Buildings: Better Business Conference March 11-13, 2015 Kalahari, Wisonsin Dells

Conference Powered by WBA & Energy Center of Wisconsin. Call 608-210-7176 for more info.

Association Event Calendar

Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 6:30 p.m. City of Madison Common Council*

Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 7:00 p.m.Dane County Zoning & Land Regulation Public Hearing*

Monday, November 24, 2014, 5:30 p.m.City of Madison Plan Commission City-County Building, Room LL100210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Madison

Thursday, November 20, 2014, 7:00 p.m.Dane County Board of Supervisors*

Government Activity Calendar

Asterisk (*) indicates meeting takes place in City-County Building Room 201

Committee Meetings

Workforce: November 19, 3:30 p.m.Dream Home Showcase: December 1, 3:00 p.m.Public Relations: December 2, 3:30 p.m., Location TBDGovernment Affairs: December 3, 10:30 a.m. Membership: December 10, 3:00 p.m., Location TBD

Dates/times are subject to change. All meetings are held in the Ron Kneebone Conference Room at the Association office unless otherwise stated.

Attention MembersMadison Area Builders Association is searching for guest bloggers for maba.org. Posts can be on any topic related to the building industry - building, remodeling, designing, trends, financing, landscaping, etc.

If you’d like an opportunity to submit a post, or provide information for posts, please email Jane at jalgiers@maba.org, or call Jane at 608-288-1136. We welcome your input.

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52.3 to 46.6, 19 Like 2011, 1957, and 51.6 to 45.4 by Brad Boycks, WBA Vice President of Advocacy

An odd title for a column but hopefully below I can fill in the blanks and provide some additional

information on Election 2014. To say November 4, 2014 was a good night for Republicans in Wisconsin would be an understatement. Wisconsin’s governor and attorney general remain in GOP hands and the Republican majorities in the state assembly and senate are larger and more conservative than they were since the 2012 election.

Now on to the numbers. 52.3 to 46.6 is the final percentage received by Governor Walker and Mary Burke. The 5.7% win by Walker is higher than most people predicted it would be but is very close to the last Marquette Law School Poll that had Governor Walker up by 7%. Throughout the Fall, those that tracked the Marquette Law School Poll and those that had access to private polling often said that Mary Burke was “stuck at 46%” and never really moved that much up or down from that number. That seems to be the case as her final percentage on election night was 46.6%.

The Wisconsin State Senate will once again return with 19 Republican members, the same number that they had in January 2011. Between January 2011 and November 2014, we had two rounds of recalls and the 2012 general election where millions of dollars were spent to end up again at 19 seats for the GOP. One of the new members of the state senate is WBA member Roger Roth, who takes over for longtime State Senator Mike Ellis in the 19th State Senate. Roth’s election to the state senate means a return to a builder serving in the state senate which has not happened since Cathy Stepp served in the body from 2003-2007.

Speaker Robin Vos and the assembly republican caucus will come back on January 5, 2015 with 63 members, up from their pre-election number of 60 members. There have not been this many GOP members of the state assembly since 1957. The assembly republicans held a very competitive seat in southwestern Wisconsin and beat incumbents Amy Sue Vruwink of Milladore, Steve Smith of Rice Lake and Mandy Wright of Wausau.

Finally, Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel will succeed J.B. Van Hollen as Wisconsin’s new Attorney General after his win over Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ (51.6% to 45.4%). Schimel’s percentage was slightly lower than Walker’s but his percentage win margin was slightly higher (5.7% versus 5.2%). WBA endorsed Brad Schimel in July and got behind his election effort with several contributions from both the PAC and conduit.

The most significant thing Schimel’s win means is we will not have to worry about an attorney general who will be pushing for a return of the ‘public intervenor’ who would be actively looking for Wisconsin businesses to file lawsuits against.

What does all this mean for the Wisconsin Builders Association and our advocacy efforts next session?

This means for the third straight session we again go on offense and try to pass as many items in our just-approved 2015-2016 advocacy agenda as we can over the next 15 months of the legislative session. And that’s a good position to be in.

We will be working hard to meet the new members of the legislature once they are seated on January 5, 2015 and also reaching out to legislators to support public policy items to better the building industry. From property tax reductions, changes to contractor education in Wisconsin, working to reduce workers comp premiums, expanded consumer access to WHEDA remodeling loans, and promoting fairness in the civil justice system, we still have work to do in 2015-2016.

Any election cycle, win or lose, is a team effort. Without WBA members’ time and financial donations to candidates who support positive public policies, our voice will not be heard.

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November is Spike Appreciation Month

Adding new members is essential for every dynamic association — they bring fresh growth, stability, ideas and leadership. At the Madison Area Builders Association, we understand the value of attracting new members and

we honor those who do.

Our Association Spikes lead the way in providing member-to-member recruitment and retention. We appreciate our Spike members for the talent, hard work, perseverance and generosity that makes them such extraordinary recruiters and allows our association to grow and thrive.

Every November we want to give them special recognition during NAHB’s Spike Appreciation Month. Spike Appreciation Month calls our attention to the Spikes’ contributions and gives us a chance to express our thanks.

The Association’s Spikes are some of our most active and dedicated members. By helping us add new members, they help us build the power and influence on every level.

This is also the perfect time to consider whether you would like to become a Spike yourself. There are many benefits. Not only will you help grow the Madison Area Builders Association and strengthen your industry, but you will also be recognized for your contributions to the association and regarded as an accomplished and connected member.

This month, please say thank you to our Spikes:

“In this era of excessive regulations and inflated costs, the strength of our membership drives our influence. I think I can speak for every member when I say how proud we are to be more than 140,000 members strong. Thank you, Spikes, for what – and who – you bring to the association.”

Jerry Howard, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Home Builders

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Feature The Association Welcomes 2015 Board Members

Congratulations!

Jeff SimonJ. Simon Design Build, Inc.

Builder Members

Pat Stern works for Tri-North Builders as VP of Human Resources; a fifth generation Madisonian he received his degree from UW-Madison. He is also a member of the Common Council for Fitchburg serving on Finance, CEDA, Chair of Fitchrona EMS, and on Madison’s MPO and Beltline Planning Committees, as well as Board President of Kids Building Wisconsin. Patrick’s wife Anna also works in construction and was named Wisconsin Construction Executive of the year for 2014 by the Daily Reporter. They also have children aged 1 and 5.

My vision for MABA includes continuing to grow the successful programs that are already offered, and further growing into a strong and trusted municipal advocacy group for sensible policies and procedures for our industry. This will likely include working closely with other associations like AGC, ABC, Realtors, and others that we may not have worked with in the past. Lastly we will have to work harder with those

groups, schools and employment-focused associations and government agencies to make sure that we have the proper workforce to successfully complete our projects.

Pat SternTri-North Builders

My passion for home building began when I joined my father’s company, Don Simon Homes in Madison in 1989. Since then I have managed successful businesses, applied my expertise in operational efficiency to help turn around several multi-million dollar companies and trained executives on leadership and organizational revitalization. I came back to my roots as a homebuilder at the Community of Bishops Bay for a very simple reason: it is my passion. My experience as a builder began on the job site as a teenager slinging shingles and hammering nails, and has branched into areas of functional interior design, estimating, purchasing, project management and all aspects of homebuilding from custom plans to developing solid relationships with the best trade contractors in the area who share my commitment to quality homebuilding.

I grew up in the construction industry with my father, Wayne Acker, the owner of Acker Builders. I started out cleaning up job sites, filling nail holes and sitting in open houses in grade school handing out literature; then cleaning the finished homes, and helping in the office in high school, during college I worked in the office helping out as well. I graduated from UW-Madison with a Bachelors in Business Administration. After college I went to work for an accounting firm for a couple of years and then started with Acker Builders again full time. I have been with Acker Builders now for over 15 years. Building homes is my passion, I love every step, from designing the home plans, to the actual construction process, to having the home owners move in. As a board member I would like to see the admission process “tightened up.” I understand we need members to be a viable association, but there is also a balance that needs to be achieved so that being a member actually means something. In the past the rules to attain membership were more stringent and now the rules have become much more

relaxed. If anyone can be a member no matter their credentials, then where is the pride in belonging? I would also help encourage more builder participation in committees and at events.

Jenny AckerAcker Builders, Inc.

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The Association Welcomes 2015 Board Members

Associate MembersBill Evers has been with Andersen Windows since 1991 and an active member of the Madison Area Builders Association since 1998. In his membership tenure, Bill has been involved at the local, state and national level. He served is a charter member and served as Membership Chair of WBA’s Remodelers Council in 2007. Bill currently serves on the Madison Area Builders Association Dream Home Showcase Committee.

I look forward to continuing to grow the membership and financial status of the association.

I have been surrounded by construction since I can remember. My father and grandfather owned a painting business and I had uncles and cousins who were homebuilders. I tagged along with my father many days in the summer and started working for my uncle when I was 16. From them I learned the importance of our industry and the hard work that goes in to it.

I was very fortunate to be placed at Hottmann Construction by a temporary staffing agency while going to UW Madison in 1999. I graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 2001 and started working in the field full time. I had an opportunity to purchase the business, along with Brad Williamson, from Jim Hottmann in 2009.

As most of you can attest to, 2009 was not the greatest of times to get in to the construction industry. However, I quickly learned about the benefit of being involved in MABA. During membership meetings I had a chance to talk to builders and associates about ways they were navigating their businesses through these challenging times. I was not in this alone, the support and experienc e of other members helped me succeed. I am proud to be a member and Bronze Sponsor of the Association.

Ken KurszewskiHottmann Construction, Inc.

Bill EversAndersen Windows

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the construction industry added 12,000 jobs in October. Employment in the construction industry has increased every month in 2014. The unemployment rate fell

to 6.4 percent in October, marking the tenth consecutive month that it has decreased. September’s job gains in the construction industry have been updated to 19,000 jobs added, an increase of 3,000 jobs over the preliminary number of 16,000 reported last month.

The construction industry has added 231,000 jobs over the last 12 months with 219,000 of those jobs being added in 2014. Construction employment was at 6,095,000 jobs in October.

For comparison’s sake, we also took a look at the employment numbers in the construction industry supplied by ADP, the payroll and Human Capital Management firm.

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Municipality ReportSingle Family and Duplex Permits Issued

Municipality2014Total

2013Total

2013Starts

2013Avg. Value

2014Starts

2014Avg. Value

2013Avg. Sq Ft

2014Avg. Sq Ft

Albion (T) $140,000 1 $140,000 1,400

Bellevue (T) $137,000 1 $137,000 1,233

Blue Mounds (T) $880,000 2 $440,000 3,755

Bristol (T) $1,121,000 $1,537,000 3 5 $373,667 $307,400 3,400 2,760

Burke (T) $330,000 1 $330,000 2,900

Christiana (T) $208,000 $202,000 1 1 $208,000 $202,000 1,697 2,440

Cottage Grove $280,000 $210,000 1 1 $280,000 $210,000 2,080 2,074

Cross Plains (T) $1,237,000 2 $618,500 4,925

Dane $220,000 1 $220,000 1,780

Dane (T) $150,000 1 $150,000 2,188

De Forest $430,000 1 $430,000 4,391

Deerfield (T) $256,000 $300,000 1 1 $256,000 $300,000 2,528 2,800

DeForest $546,000 2 $273,000 2,887

Dunn (T) $400,000 $352,000 1 1 $400,000 $352,000 3,500 3,300

Fitchburg $2,268,000 $2,324,000 3 6 $756,000 $387,333 3,868 3,201

Madison $6,436,000 $2,997,000 18 13 $357,556 $230,538 2,205 2,242

Mc Farland $600,000 2 $300,000 2,610

McFarland $820,000 3 $273,333 2,487

Middleton $1,004,000 $1,326,000 3 5 $334,667 $265,200 3,089 2,650

Middleton (T) $2,285,000 $2,042,000 4 5 $571,250 $408,400 4,425 3,776

Monona $1,233,000 3 $411,000 3,135

Mount Horeb $165,000 1 $165,000 2,400

Oregon $1,152,000 $575,000 3 1 $384,000 $575,000 2,796 6,289

Oregon (T) $440,000 $485,000 1 1 $440,000 $485,000 3,800 4,400

Pleasant Springs (T) $1,150,000 $848,000 2 3 $575,000 $282,667 4,800 2,817

Primrose (T) $580,000 1 $580,000 5,300

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2013Total

2013Starts

2013Avg. Value

2014Starts

2014Avg. Value

2013Avg. Sq Ft

2014Avg. Sq Ft

YEAR SUM COUNT AVG VALUEYear to Year October Comparison

AVG SQ FT

165,71515826,182,9991999 2,179186,47214627,225,0002000 2,240181,98822440,765,5002001 2,198191,45826250,162,0002002 2,202215,70624753,279,4002003 2,483206,32619339,821,0002004 2,278231,06618041,592,0002005 2,407243,10811126,985,0002006 2,406241,06211226,998,9992007 2,342263,3845213,696,0002008 2,536232,3544811,153,0002009 2,396279,3754011,175,0002010 2,731303,9723610,943,0002011 2,724304,4326720,397,0002012 2,775292,01910430,370,0002013 2,829345,65310435,948,0002014 2,781

Year to Date ComparisonYEAR SUM COUNT AVG VALUE AVG SQ FT

156,0491606250,615,6991999 2,017172,0561645283,033,4002000 2,201175,8361991350,091,2002001 2,155191,9602111405,228,8882002 2,282202,1122146433,733,9072003 2,328223,9982156482,940,2802004 2,452236,4742007474,604,7282005 2,374245,9321233303,234,6002006 2,443248,7831005250,027,4992007 2,431270,201604163,201,5002008 2,578252,847499126,171,0002009 2,533264,358538142,225,0002010 2,570267,342529141,424,0002011 2,616266,449666177,455,1122012 2,589274,464941258,271,0002013 2,590298,613890265,766,0002014 2,628

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2013Total

2013Starts

2013Avg. Value

2014Starts

2014Avg. Value

2013Avg. Sq Ft

2014Avg. Sq Ft

Roxbury (T) $250,000 $750,000 1 2 $250,000 $375,000 2,200 3,890

Springdale (T) $442,000 2 $221,000 2,175

Springfield (T) $850,000 1 $850,000 4,687

Stoughton $160,000 1 $160,000 1,890

Sun Prairie $1,761,000 $2,290,000 8 9 $220,125 $254,444 2,292 2,472

Sun Prairie (T) $175,000 $300,000 1 1 $175,000 $300,000 1,550 2,900

Verona $4,546,000 $2,986,000 15 13 $303,067 $229,692 2,583 2,491

Verona (T) $950,000 3 $316,667 3,050

Vienna (T) $650,000 $300,000 2 1 $325,000 $300,000 3,064 2,112

Waunakee $3,428,000 $1,000,000 9 4 $380,889 $250,000 3,211 3,348

Windsor (T) $5,190,000 $2,624,000 17 12 $305,294 $218,667 2,796 2,362

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608.849.3018302 Moravian Valley Rd. • Waunakee, WI 53597

Wayne AckerSteve AndersonStephanie BrassingtonMark BrehmerTom BunburyAmy ClarkTim CornettAbe DegnanJohn DeiningerHart DeNobleLaura DvorakChuck ElliottCrystal EngelkeShawn EnochDon EspositoTommy FarrellCari FussJason GeigerJames GrahamJeff HaenTony HeinrichsGreg JonesHarvey KesselJanie Krohmer

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2014 Silent Auction Mayors Club Donors

A very special thanks to the following Mayors Club Members!

Mayors Club members support our Auction by making personal cash donations of at least $150 or donate items valued of at least $250.

Thank you to the following list of Mayors Club members who went above and beyond to ensure strong funding for our government affairs program.

The political action program’s Silent Auction relies on the generous donations of members like you!

Mayors Club Donors Make

Auction a Success

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Win-Win: WaterFurnace International and Madison College

In another display of members generosity in the community, Scott Niesen and WaterFurnace International, Inc. donated a cutting edge geothermal heating and cooling unit to Madison College. This unit will allow students to

gain hands on experience with modern HVAC Geothermal heat transfer equipment. Madison College relies on community donations to ensure that the equipment used in the classroom is keeping up with current technology. By donating cutting edge items such as this produces a “win-win” - WaterFurance is giving back to the community in which they do business and students graduating from Madison College are equipped with the real-world skills that employers are seeking.

Scott Niesen (WaterFurnace International, Inc.)Joe Skidmore (Dave Jones Inc.)Ed Anderson (Madison College)

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Hellenbrand Glass, LLC211 Moravian Valley Rd.Waunakee, WI 53597

608-849-8675HellenbrandGlass.com

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Madison, WI 53719608-271-8002

www.WindowCenter.com

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