BC Homes Magazine Honours 20 Most Influential People in Residential Construction at Award Luncheon

CHBA BC and BC Homes Magazine is pleased to honour British Columbia’s 20 Most Influential People in Residential Construction

The 20 Most Influential People in Residential Construction are:

Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia
Honourable Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development
Larry Beasley, Beasley and Associates, Planning Inc.
Patsy Bourassa, CHBA Central Interior
Norm Couttie, Adera Development Corporation
Casey Edge, CHBA Victoria
Maureen Enser, Urban Development Institute
Chris Erb, SupErb Construction Ltd.
Michael Geller, The Geller Group
Eric Gerrits, Homescape Building and Design
Philip Hochstein, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
Richard Kadulski, Richard Kadulski Architect
Cameron McNeill, MAC Marketing Solutions
Cameron Muir, BC Real Estate Association
David Podmore, Concert Properties
Shayne Ramsay, BC Housing
Peter Simpson, Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association
Joe Van Belleghem, Three Point Properties
Ray Windsor, National Home Warranty

Doug Wittal, DW Builders

2008 Georgie Awards®

Congratulations to all 2008 Georgie Awards® Winners. Please click here to see a complete list of winners.

To view the winners news release, please click here.

To see pictures from the 2008 Georgie Awards® gala on January 30, please click here and enter password: Georgie08

Congratulations to CHBA Central Interior and Thompson Rivers University, Winners of Second Wave of CMHC’s EQuilibrium™ Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative

The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) today announced the three winning builder and developer teams of the second phase of CMHC’s EQuilibrium™ Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative. These builder and developer teams were chosen to build eco-friendly homes as part of the second phase of this innovative national project leading to the construction of the next generation of sustainable homes in B.C. and Atlantic Canada.

“The Government of Canada is proud to work with these forward-looking builder and developer teams to extend the EQuilibrium™ initiative to British Columbia and Atlantic Canada,“ said Minister Finley. “As champions of sustainable housing, they are putting their expertise to work for the benefit of Canadians and providing a blueprint for the next generation of sustainable housing in Canada.”

CHBA BC would like to congratulate CHBA Central Interior and Thompson Rivers University for the Green Dream Home, one of the three winning projects.

From left to right: Don Renaud from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) BC Manager of Research and Information Transfer, Cathy McLeod MP Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Constituency, Doug Wittal CHBA CI President, Dale Parkes Instructor at the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) School of Advanced Technologies and Mathematics, Hank Bangma Instructor at the Thompson Rivers University Residential Foundations School of Trades and Technology

Congratulations M.J.

CHBA BC would like to congratulate M.J. Whitemarsh, CEO who received an honorary membership in ASTTBC for leadership in the residential construction industry. The award was presented to M.J. at ASTTBC's Awards & Recognition Celebration on October 25, 2008.

M.J. Whitemarsh (right) accepting an Honorary Membership in ASTTBC from President Darrin Heisler, AScT (left)

Built Green™BC Gets Boost

Through Government Grant

Housing Minister Rich Coleman announced a $150,000 grant for the Built Green™ BC program. The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC (CHBA BC) is pleased with the contribution, which will help promote energy efficiency and sustainability in the residential construction industry.

The funding is part of the Housing Endowment Fund established by the Province of B.C. in 2007 with a $250-million capital endowment to encourage new ideas and support innovative housing solutions not served through existing housing programs.

Checklist to a Greener Future Conference

CHBA BC and Built Green™BC would like to thank all sponsors, exhibitors and attendees of the Checklist to a Greener Future Conference.

For those who were unable to attend, or those would would like to view the conference sessions, please click here for a gallery of videos of the presentations. Special thanks to Herman Rebneris for the podcast videos.