Popular Showcase of the Region’s Homes Could Be Your Best Marketing Move
WRITTEN BY CRYSTAL WARD KENT
Autumn may still be many months away, but already builders, realtors, and contractors are getting ready for one of the year’s biggest marketing events: the annual New Hampshire Parade of Homes. On Columbus Day weekend, homes featured in the Parade are open for public viewing.
Excellence in Energy Efficiency: The Building New Hampshire 2011 Award Winners
Innovative. Efficient. Exciting. These words capture the essence of the 2011 Building New Hampshire Award Winners. From small bungalows to corporate headquarters encompassing thousands of square feet, these building projects are perfect examples of sustainable, high-performance spaces. On November 2, 2011, the builders/owners of these trend-setting structures were recognized by more than 100 of their peers in the building, energy, and green products industries at an awards breakfast at the Residence Inn/Portsmouth Harbor Events and Conference Center—which coincidentally happens to be the region’s first LEED-certified hotel and conference facility. The breakfast showcased the stories behind each of the winners’ projects, and summaries of these dynamic efforts are featured here.
The New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIANH—www.aianh.org/competition.asp) announced the winners of its Intern/Young Architect Design Competition at their recent 27th Annual Awards Banquet at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. This competition was created in 2003 to provide an opportunity for interns and young architects to strengthen their design skills, gain recognition, and assist a community with their design challenges. The competition is open to all New Hampshire architectural interns and architects within five years of registration.
Thinking outside the box of how we tackle construction challenges remains one of my favorite topics. I presented this concept a few years ago and will expand on it here. There are lots of areas to contemplate improvement in strategy.
New England winters are awesome, with lots of snow and super cold temperatures — especially in January. However, you might disagree, especially when you experience ice dams on your own roof or are called back to a home you built because the roof is leaking. We all saw a lot of this in 2009, which was the perfect storm for ice dams. You were likely one of a high percentage of home or building-owners with ice dam-related leakage. It was an ice-dam “perfect storm” in January. Construction theories and designs were certainly put to the test. We certainly observed some failures. We all need to learn from those mistakes as we contemplate how best to take care of our buildings.
The Home Builders & Remodelers Association of New Hampshire (HBRANH) recently held its annual meeting and installation of new officers and directors at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
Noted housing economist from the National Association of Homes Builders (NAHB), Elliott Eisenberg, PhD, formally inducted Roger Demanche, Jr., of In-Laws Construction, LLC, as the 2011 president of the state-wide trade association.
Right to left: Michelle Shields, Michelle Shields Design, Keith Newton, DFRichard, Jennifer McElreavy, Selectwood, Dave Caulkins, Alternative Solutions, Scott Purswell, Dovetailed Kitchens, Bruce Sullivan, Revolutionary Homes
Nashua, NH, October 16, 2010 – The Nashua Area Home Builders and Remodelers Association (NAHBRA) is well underway with the rebuild of the historic structure at the American Red-Cross building in Nashua, New Hampshire. The project began on Saturday, October 9th and will continue on Saturdays for the month of October. Members of NAHBRA are donating their time and resources.
“I was getting a little nervous with the weather they were talking about and I had received a phone call from Boise Cascade late Thursday afternoon telling me that the truss machine was broken and that we wouldn’t be getting the trusses until Monday. After explaining the scenario a call was made to manufacturing and needless to say we received the trusses late Friday afternoon (in the pouring rain),” says Mark Pederzini, Construction Consultant and Past President of NAHBRA.
Thinking outside the box of how we tackle construction challenges remains one of my favorite topics. I presented this concept a few years ago and will expand on it here. There are lots of areas to contemplate improvement in strategy.
