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This Issue

• Energy Star Free

breakfast see page 6

• First Friday see page 7

• Associate Spotlight

Natural Air see page 11

• Fall Parade of Homes

Showcase Home see

page 11

• Ground breaking for

Hickman Commercial

Project see page 12

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Polk County Builders Association

DON'T LET THE POLKPARADE PASS YOU BY!!

Parade dates are:October 29th and 30th

andNovember 5th and 6th.

FALL GOLF TOURNAMENTFriday September 16th at Ridgewood Lakes in Davenport

Registration is at 11:00 am • Shotgun start at noon

Pool Decks • Patios • Driveways

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Calendar of EventsSEPTEMBER 2011

September 16 Golf Tournament Ridgewood Lakes/11:00 amSeptember 21 Radon Seminar PCBA/9:00 amSeptember 28 Using Energy Star to Market Your Home Breakfast PCBA/8:30 am

OCTOBER 2011October 6th Unlicensed Contracting Presentation PCBA/9:30 amOctober 19-22 FHBA Fall Conference Grand Hyatt TampaOctober 22 Dave Carter’s FHBA Presidential Installation Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay/6:00 pmOctober 28 Fall Parade Kick Off Party Magnolia Walk in Bartow/5:30 pmOctober 29 & 30 Parade of Homes First Weekend

NOVEMBER 2011November 4 First Friday – PCBA Home & Remodeling Expo Munn Park/5:30 pmNovember 5 & 6 Parade of Homes Second Weekend

DECEMBER 2011December 5 GMM – Holiday Party & Installation Banquet Peggy Brown Building/5:30 pm

PCBA Hosts FHBA Seminar On Radon on September 21The Polk County Builders Association will host one of seven Florida Home Builders Association-sponsored“Radon Construction Principles and Practices” seminars to be held around the state in September. TheFREE seminar for PCBA members will be held on September 21, 2011, from 9 am to 10 am, at the PCBAoffice. Florida contractors can earn one hour of continuing education credit through their participation (CILBProvider No. 0000916). The course covers the Department of Health Rules and the Florida Building Coderequirements for construction in radon-prone areas. It presents a basic understanding of radon and how itaffects the homeowner and contractor as well as what measures can be taken to prevent the intrusion.Based on available information the course is being presented in areas of the state where there is a poten-tial for radon problems. The course is taught by Jack O. Glenn, CBO, Director of Technical Services, Floridahome Builders Association.

If you plan to attend, RSVP to Stephanie Hutton at StephanieH@pcba.com.

The Government Affairs Committee meets the First Thursday of every month at noon here at the PCBA office. This meeting is open to the entire PCBA membership.Please join us for lunch and a discussion of the issues affecting your business. Contact the PCBA office to RSVP or be added to the emailed meeting notice.

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DON'T LET THE PARADEPASS YOU BY!!!

The Fall Parade of Homes is almost here!! Thedates are October 29 th and 30th and November5th and 6th. The Showcase home is being built byWebb Home Builders Group and new member,Greenovative. The home is a "green" home andfeatures hyper insulation.

ENTRY DEADLINE SEPT 19 - FOR INFO CALL 665-0844

Enter in the following catagories:

New Residential ConstructionNew Commercial Construction

Residential Remodeled ConstructionCommercial  Remodeled Construction

Design CentersLandscape

PoolsCommunities (This is mainly for lot sales)

PCBA Events

SAVE THE DATEOF MONDAY DECEMBER 5TH AT 5:30 PM

FOR THE  ANNUALINSTALLATION AND AWARDS BANQUET

Please mark your calendars for Monday December 5th at 5:30 pm for anelegant evening of dining and PCBA's annual award presentations.

The top floor of the Peggy Brown Building (behind the Lake Mirror Center),will be the location for this years dinner. Enjoy the Christmas decorations

and the lights of the city at night from the beautiful balcony of this building.

More info will be mailed to you as the date gets closer.

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POLK COUNTYBUILDERS ASSOCIATIONEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NAHB DIRECTORS

FHBA DIRECTORS

FHBA LIFE DIRECTORS

PCBA STAFF

President

President Elect

1st Vice President

2nd Vice President

Secretary/Treasurer

Immediate Past President

Roger AthertonCounter Effects by Roger

Sean HarperHarper Homes

Brian WalshHighland Homes

Rebie AllenBB&T Bank

Randy HymanBB&T Bank

Bill BranhamBranham Construction

Keith CombeeCombee Insulation

William CookCook Construction

Duane McQuillenDuane McQuillen Construction

Nan WebsterIntegrity First Title

Rebie AllenBB&T Bank

Randy HymanBB&T Bank

Phillip Olivera, Life DirectorOlivera Construction

Glenn FolsomFolsom Construction

Rob NunezFlorida Home Designs

Greg SanobaThe Sanoba Law Firm

Tim Davis

Mike Hickman

Donnie Tyler / Life Director

Carlton Hodges, Life Director

Dave Carter

Robert Harper

Tim Davis

Carlton Hodges, Life Director

Roger Atherton

A.J. Maqueira

Dave Carter

Bill Branham

Brian Bierwagen

Dave Carter

Robert Harper

Donnie Tyler

Mike Hickman

Gary Clements

Don Paris

Marc Boney

Stephanie Hutton

Pat Edleman

Michelle Stefani

Executive Director

Membership & Special Events

Foundation Director

It’s hard to believethat 2011 is almost to an end. We haveexperienced some significant improvements duringrecent months, which is strong proof that the economy is finallybeginning to trend in a more positive direction. Membership hasactually grown by over 30 new members and we welcome them tothe PCBA family. Congratulations to those involved in the “Five toSurvive” membership drive. It was a HUGE success! Your diligentefforts were very well received. A special thanks to Southern Homesand Highland Homes for bringing in the most new members throughtheir efforts!

I would like to thank all of our committees and staff for their extra effort during thisyear. We are all doing more with less in our personal businesses and the PCBA isno exception. Stephanie, Pat and Michelle have done a wonderful job with handlingthe various aspects of the operation in addition to completing all of the additionaltasks thrown their way. Our committees have remained dedicated to their goals andshown very promising results.

The Fall Golf Tournament is wrapping up to be a “sold out” event. What a great timeto get away for an afternoon, share insights on business and take out a few frustra-tions on that little ball (or gain a few because of it). This event provides an opportu-nity to reconnect with other members, which unfortunately, is something that we’vemissed out on with some of the reductions that we’ve had to make.

“Thank You” to our builder members for continuing to realize the value in enteringtheir homes into the parades. The consumer traffic generated from the Spring eventwill be surpassed with the cooler weather of the fall. This year’s Fall Parade will kickoff on Friday 10/28/11 and will run through 11/06/11.

Also coming up in October, be sure to show your support for Dave Carter as hebecomes the FHBA President for the 2012 year. This is an extremely important posi-tion and benefits each and every one of us. Let’s show Dave how much we appre-ciate his willingness to serve by attending the installation events. The PCBA is coor-dinating a Charter Bus for the trip. Anyone interested in participating in the event(and return the same evening), should contact Pat Edleman for details.

On November 4th, be sure to participate in the “First Friday” event in downtownLakeland. I can speak from personal experience that this is a wonderful way to gen-erate business for your company. It requires very little to set up a booth with pic-tures, literature and various samples of the services that your company offers. Weobtained several jobs as a direct result of the 2010 event and look forward to doingit again.

It has been a wild and crazy ride this year. Although, I am happy to finally see thingsturn into a slightly more positive direction, it will be with a hint of regret that I passon the gavel to Sean Harper, the 2012 President for the PCBA. I appreciate theopportunity to have served and will continue to be an advocate of the PCBA and allthat it stands for.

Until next time, Roger.

Roger AthertonCounter Effects

by Roger

Phone: 863.665.0844 • Fax: 863.667.99562232 Heritage Drive

Lakeland, Florida 33801

Feel free to contact me at:President@PCBA.com

with any questions or concernsregarding the PCBA.

President's Message

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PCBA EventsSIGN UP TOPLAY NOW!

GOLF TOURNAMENT SEPTEMBER 16THAT RIDGEWOOD LAKES GOLF COURSE

Come join us on Friday September 16th for ourAnnual Fall Golf Tournament at Ridgewood LakesGolf course in Davenport. Registration opens at

11:00 am with a shotgun start at noon.

FREE Beer, FREE Lunch on the course, Water and SoftDrinks. Cash Purse to the winners. Mulligans and a

Hole-in-One Contest. Awards reception and raffle drawingsat the end of the tournament.

Come out for an afternoon of fun and great raffle prizes!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FALL PARADE OF HOMES KICK OFF PARTY

DATE: October 28th, 2011 

LOCATION:Magnolia Walk on E. F. Griffin Road in Bartow, Florida

1816 Charleston Lane

TIME: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

DIRECTIONS: 98 South to Bartow. Turn right by the Dairy Queen (Lyle Parkway),go to the end of Lyle and make a right. Look for Magnolia Walk on the right. Turn

in. The house sits on the corner on the left hand side of the road.

You will receive a post card on this as the date gets closer.

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MembersHICKMAN HOLDS GROUND BREAKING

ON NEW MEDICAL BUILDING OFF 98 SOUTHFriday August 26 PCBA member, Mike Hickman, of Hickman Homes, held the official groundbreaking for a new inter-nal medicine facility at 3655 Innovation Drive in South Lakeland. This location is behind the old Barry Motorsportsbuilding on Hwy 98 South.

The building will be the new home of Romero Medical Plaza, and Dr. Carlos Romero. Dr Romero is an InternalMedicine Specialist.

David C. Carter, Consulting Engineers, another PCBA member, is the engineer for the construction project.

Completion off the new building is scheduled for the Spring of 2012. Thank you to the Board of County Commissionersfor approving the impact fee moratorium which allowed this project to move forward. Total savings $180,950.00

Left to right:Janie and Paul Trimble, Paul is with Hickman Homes, DennisHollingsworth of Mulling Insurance, Roger Atherton of CounterEffects by Roger, Stephanie Hutton, Executive Officer PolkCounty Builders Association, Nan Webster of Integrity FirstTitle, Mrs Carlos Romero, Dr. Carlos Romero, in back of Dr. andMrs Romero, Jeff Gaither, of Jeff Gaither Architecture, MikeHickman, of Hickman Homes, Donnie Tyler, builder and FranMcCrystal of David C. Carter Consulting Engineers.

Sending Warm ThoughtsAnd Best Wishes

Please remember those among our membership that are dealing with health issues.Please drop them a note or a card of encouragement and include them on your prayer list.

Rob NunezFlorida Home Designs

444 West Pipkin Road #ALakeland, Florida 33813

Ann HagenBonded Builders

103 Red Sky CourtLake Mary, Florida 32746

Augie FragalaPowell Fragala & Associates

P. O. Box 551Lake Wales, Florida 33859

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Scott Ranck of Central Florida Gas/Florida Public Utilities will be presenting thenew ENERGY STAR V. 3 program for the Polk County Builders Association.There will also be some strategies presented to help you achieve the newFlorida Energy Code scheduled to take effect March 1, 2012. This presentationwill be highly informative and has been presented at this year’s SEBC and alsoto 150 architects at the state AIA Conference in Naples, FL. This will be a greatopportunity for you to have any of your energy related questions to beanswered. Scott has agreed to give away a free HERS Rating from a set ofprints as a door prize to one lucky builder.

Contact the PCBA office or Pat Spalding pspalding@fpuc.comfor more information.

ENERGY STAR V. 3Breakfast Presentation Coming to The PCBA

September 28th at 8:30 amFREE!

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Associate Spotlight

My name is Jessica Gutowski and I am the Marketing & Communications person at Natural Air Energy Saving Systems. We area relatively new company started in 2008, we are a Class A, State Certified heating, cooling & refrigeration company. We are agrowing company and currently moved into 15,000 square foot building on Havendale Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33881. We offera variety of quality work and competitive pricing.

We are Polk County’s Bryant Factory Authorized Dealer, we also have the ability to offer all makes and models. With over 100years combined experience we have the knowledge and problem solving skills to tackle any challenge. With 95% customer sat-isfaction, you can trust us to do the job right and on time.

We are very active in our community, including American Business Woman’s Association, Winter Haven, Lakeland & Lake WalesChamber of Commerce, Emerge Lakeland, Campfire USA, American Cancer Society, and various booster clubs.

We are so excited to be apart of Polk County Builders Association, I have volunteered in the PCBA golf event a couple yearsago (Had a blast and met a ton of friendly people. Thanks Pat!) And last year our Natural Air Energy Team, Derek Davis & friends,took first place in the Scavenger Hunt. Michelle Stefani has already recruited me to help with the Foundation Board. I am trulylooking forward to all the opportunities the PCBA has to offer.

PCBA FALL SHOWCASE HOME IS GOING GREEN!The 2011 Fall Parade of Homes Showcase home will be located at Magnolia Walk in Bartow, Florida.

Greenovative Homes in association with Webb Homebuilders Group are "going green" with this Fall's showcase home. This unique home willgenerate an average monthly electric bill of $50!

A smart system 20 SEER AC unit, ( a typical AC unit is 13 SEER ), will know which rooms need cooling and provide cool air. This smart sys-tem, along with state of the art construction methods and hyper insulation with retrofit panels, will work together to accomplish the goal ofbuilding an energy efficient and affordable home.

The going green theme will not stop with the construction of the home and the electric bill. The landscape package will also be green friend-ly, featuring plants that will grow high enough to provide shade.

The home, when finished, will feature over 2,000 square feet, and have a selling price of about $250,000. This model is located at 1816Charleston Lane in Magnolia Walk in Bartow.

Jessica Gutowski

Be sure to like us on www.facebook.com/naturalairenergy and follow us on www.twitter.com/naturalairenerg.For more information about Natural Air Energy Saving Systems,

please check out our website at www.NaturalAirEnergy.com or give us a call at 863-679-COOL (2665).

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The PBCA Builder Liaison Meeting continues to be a voice forour local builders to address issues and stay informed about the

current construction environment. Our next meeting will be on October 6thand we have invited representatives from Polk County Code Enforcementto attend and help address issues pertaining to unlicensed constructionactivity. I believe this meeting will be helpful for us to establish a protocolto follow if unlicensed activity is discovered, to include: who to contact,what role the Building Department plays, and how to protect currentlicensed contractors. We also continue to have a positive turnout from ourBuilding Officials throughout Polk County whom continues to provide uscurrent activity numbers and updates. If you have any concerns that youwould like to discuss please let us know. We look forward to seeing youon October 6th@ 9:30.

David AdamsHighland Homes, Builders Liaison Chairman

PCBA’s Dave Carter Poised To Be FHBA’s 64th PresidentPolk County BA Past President David C. “Dave” Carter, a Winter Haven professional engineer, will be installedas the 64th President of the Florida Home Builders Association during FHBA’s upcoming Annual FallConference.

Details of the conference are available at www.fhba.com and PCBA is making special arrangements for par-ticipation in Dave’s installation on Saturday evening, October 22, 2011, starting with a 6 pm reception, at the

Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Tampa.

If you would like to attend Dave’s installation, e-mail Stephanie Hutton at stephanieh@pcba.com. Rep. John Wood (R-WinterHaven) will install Carter as the Florida home building industry’s No. 1 leader.

Owner of David C. Carter Consulting Engineers, LLC in Winter Have, Carter has been involved in the building industry forover 25 years and as an FHBA President, follows in the footsteps of Robert Harper and Mike Hickman, recent state presi-dents from Polk County.

And he’s up for the challenge. “I am deeply appreciative of the confidence the directors of FHBA have shown in me… and I’mexcited and ready to serve our association and our industry,” said Carter. 

He has been a Life Director of PCBA since 2000, served as President in 1999, was named the Builder of the Year in 2000and 2004, and received numerous awards for his service to the association and industry.

With FHBA, Carter has served members as a point person on important statewide issues, including Chair of the Impact FeeTask Force, Industry Issues Committee, Governmental Affairs Committee, and Septic Tank Task Force. He has won FHBA’sprestigious Eagle Award and was the FHBA Associate Member of the Year in 2004.

Carter has climbed the FHBA ladder of leadership from Secretary to Treasurer to First Vice President and played a lead rolein stabilizing the state association’s finances during a turbulent time for the Florida home building industry. He also serves asFHBA’s National Director on the Board of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), where he is a member of aselect committee working with EPA on stormwater regulations.

Carter holds a degree in civil engineering from Penn State University. He and wife Karen have two sons: Sean and Blaine.

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G i z z a rd sBy The Pound!

One of the many highlights of the Harley Road Trip that  8 of our mem-bers enjoyed on  a beautiful Saturday in June, was breakfast at arestaurant in Ft Meade. The menu board outside the restaurant adver-tises " gizzards by the pound!"  

The Harley DavidsonMotorcycle Trip wasone of the auction

items at our Silent Auction and Wine Tasting on June 7th.  The trip wasprovided by George Lindsey, of Highland Homes, Ford Heacock, ofHeacock Insurance, Dave Carter, of  David C. Carter ConsultingEngineers and Mike Delbovo of Saddlecreek Corp.

The highest biddersfor the ride were 4 ofour lovely lady mem-bers. Barbie Taylor, ofLakeland Electric, Rebie Allen of BB&T Bank, Pat Spalding of FloridaPublic Utilities and Nan Webster of Integrity First Title.

The ride took place on the morning of  Saturday June 18th and left fromthe Highland Homes parking lot at 8:00am sharp.  The weather wasgreat. The ladies hadbeen advised in anemail, about properattire, especially shoes!

Sun screen, a scarf and a Harley souvenir glass were provide for eachlady.

Everyone had a wonderful time, even Rebie Allen of BB&T, who was abit worried about all those "turns and curves" on the way to Ft Meade.

By the time the groupstarted on the returntrip, Rebie had settledin and relaxed andenjoyed the ride home!

George Lindsey said that one of his sons once said that the good thingabout riding a motorcycle in Central Florida, is that you get to smellorange blossoms, dead opposums, and pretty girls. After this trip, wecan add that sometimes you get to eat at a local restaurant that spe-cializes in gizzards, and you don't get to see that everyday!

Left to right:Barbie Taylor, Lakeland Electric, Mike Delbovo, Saddlecreek,Nan Webster, Integrity First Title, George Lindsey, Highland Homes,and Dave Carter, David C. Carter Consulting Engineer

Left to right:Nan Webster and George Lindsey.

Left to right:Pat Spalding, Florida Public Utilities, Mike Delbovo, George Lindsey,Nan Webster, Rebie Allen, BB&T Bank, Ford Heacock, HeacockInsurance.

Left to right:Nan Webster, George Lindsey, Rebie Allen, Ford Heacock

Left to right:Dave Carter, Barbie Taylor

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