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FEATURES09 Land Use Policies

Fixing a Broken System

11 2009 Leadership Team

Takes Offi ce

Tom Farasy Installed

as 48th President

12 Meet MNCBIA’s New Board Members

14 2008 Community Service

Winners Honored

Making a Difference

in the Community

15 Winter Ball

Bow Ties and Bids Share the Evening

DEPARTMENTS07 A Message from the President of MNCBIA

16 The Legal Pad

17 The Engineer’s Angle

18 MNCBIA Membership News

Stars Club

New Members/Member Renewals

Members in the News

What Has MNCBIA Done for You Lately?

20 Calendar of Events

22 Advertiser.com

22 Index of Advertisers

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Executive Committee

Board of Directors

MNCBIA StaffExecutive Vice President - Diane K. Swenson, CAE

Communications Manager - Kelly H. Grudziecki

Financial Services Manager - Linda Groft

Director of Government Affairs - F. Hamer Campbell, Jr.

Associate Director/Legislative Affairs - Raquel Montenegro

Associate Director/Regulatory Affairs - Annette T. Rosenblum

Membership Coordinator - Debi Turpin

Member Services Coordinator - Samantha Ager

Program Manager - Builders Development Guaranty Group - Debi Turpin

Program Manager - Home Builders Care Foundation - Patricia B. Kane

Bill BiloHillary Colt Cahan

Mike ConleyTony Crane

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Robert HarrisHoward Katz

Gary KretDavid LundenStephen Paul

Nanci PortenSteve Proctor

Marc RoseAndy Rosenthal

Ray SobrinoStephen SpanoClark WagnerPeggy White

Bryan WhittingtonCarter Willson

THOMAS M. FARASYPresident

JAMES KETTLERVice President/

Calvert Co.

DOUG MEEKERVice President/

Charles Co.

FRANK BOSSONG, IV, P.E. Vice President/

Montgomery Co.

MARTY MITCHELLVice President/

Prince George’s Co.

EDWARD “GUY” CURLEY Vice President/St. Mary’s Co.

BRIAN “A.J.” JACKSONVice President/Washington DC

ROBERT A. JACOBSAssociate Vice President

BOB LARKINTreasurer

CHAS STUART JR.Secretary

WILLIAM M. SHIPPLife Director

RICHARD A. SULLIVAN JR.Immediate Past President

STEPHEN P. ELMENDORFLegal Counsel

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F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

Thomas M. Farasy

Happy New Year! I am writing this during

the fi rst business week of 2009. There is

optimism about the stock market, yet the

real estate industry is far from emerging from the

woods. Foreclosures continue to dominate our

neighborhoods. The jurisdictions in which we do

business seem to be operating in a vacuum. Based

on the continued new proposed regulations, con-

trols and social policy, it appears to be business as

usual for the policymakers.

The MNCBIA Board’s 2008 policy initiative that

directed all county liaison committees to persuade

counties, cities and other regulatory bodies to “toll”

permit and plan expirations, roll back impact fees

and other surcharges, and to take other measures

to relieve our regulatory burdens, has faced an

uphill battle. The MNCBIA leadership was able to

gain some formal recognition of revisions needed

for small business by the County Executive’s offi ce

in Montgomery County. Similar efforts have been

underway in Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s and

St. Mary’s counties. The effort for this initiative

will continue in 2009. There is no doubt that these

measures are not well understood by the stake-

holders. As our industry continues in its conundrum

and uncertainty is pervasive, we are experiencing

several impacts:

• Governmental revenue is down, creating defi -

cits and the adoption of additional measures in

order for the government to “balance” its re-

vised budgets;

• An extreme reluctance to grant anything that

walks or talks like a concession;

• An unwillingness to do anything, if the market

turns around in the next six months; and

• A continued lack of forward thinking to put gov-

ernmental policies in place in order to insure

successful programs and policies that balance

the needs of the total constituency.

It is apparent that any real estate recovery is not

expected for quite some time, so we must ask…

• When will county and city governments put

systems and structures in place such that when

the recovery does come, the building industry

It’s Time to Step Outside the Boxdoesn’t spend the following two years getting

their plans and permits re-approved?

• When will county and city governments rec-

ognize that a “rollback” or a revisiting of the

social policy add-ons will have to occur if we

are to have any new affordable and/or work-

force housing, or if any new project is to

move forward?

• When will county and city governments recog-

nize that in order to have green development

and increased affordable/workforce housing,

other requirements have to be adjusted? For

example heights, setbacks, road proffers, etc.

• When will county and city governments balance

their primary growth policies? If an infi ll project

uses existing transportation infrastructure and

raises the demand for transit infrastructure,

when will the surcharges, fees, etc. be modi-

fi ed/reduced/eliminated to encourage develop-

ments of this character?

• When will county and city governments imple-

ment policies to lengthen time for the bond im-

provement work?

• When will certainty be put into the development

plan process? We have been on a movement in

all jurisdictions that results in the plan process

taking years to be completed.

• When will the principles of grandfathering new

or revised regulations be held sacred? As risk

takers, we need certainty that at some point

in the plan process we are protected from any

rule changes.

One of the business practices that we all get to

enjoy in 2009 is the realization that what we did last

time probably won’t work this time. As an industry,

we must be creative, we must seek communica-

tion with divergent views, we must network with

each other – and we must think outside the box!

The BIA staff assists us every day in pursing these

lofty principles. As members, we are lucky to have

a team of dedicated professionals who provide the

platform for us to be part of the Association, learn

from experiences, network with dynamic and cre-

ative people and grow and advance.

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Housing in the Maryland national capital

region is broken. The housing industry is

broken. So are housing politics. As a result,

government’s land management policies have

veered away from managing land in ways that

prepare for the shape of things to come.

The shape of things to come is a steep popu-

lation growth curve. According to the U.S. Census

Bureau, more than one million new residents will

arrive in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan

area between now and 2030.

Where will they fi nd housing? Not in my back

yard (NIMBY), say communities in and close to

Washington, DC. “Individual neighborhoods don’t

understand their role in the context of robust

regional growth,” says Uwe Brandes, vice presi-

dent of initiatives with the Washington, DC-based

Urban Land Institute (ULI). “And that is where

NIMBY comes from.”

And NIMBY-ism is pushing regional housing

and land use policies in a direction that won’t

sustain new development — especially in the

current economic environment.

Land Use Policies Plus Recession Are Breaking The Housing Industry

“In some areas of the national capital re-

gion, if someone were to give me land — free of

charge — I still couldn’t make a housing devel-

opment work,” says Roger M. Lebbin, president

of Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc., in Rockville, MD.

“Development costs, plus impact fees, will ex-

ceed the market value of the fi nished lot.”

And new policies continue to raise develop-

ers’ costs in the region. In Montgomery County,

for instance, affordable housing legislation is

under consideration. County offi cials involved in

the process say that builders will benefi t from

the extra density that affordable housing adds to

a project. Builders say no; they will have to sell

affordable lots below cost to a second builder to

handle the affordable units. In the end, the mar-

ket rate units will subsidize the affordable units.

In St. Mary’s County, offi cials enacted a sys-

tem of transferrable development rights (TDRs)

two years ago. The TDRs have boosted devel-

opment costs. More recently, the County insti-

tuted a new Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance

(APFO) that controls the number of building

lots available.

“Fees generated by the APFO have re-opened

two school districts that had been closed,” says

Guy Curley, president of Liberty Homebuilder, Inc.

in Great Mills.

Builders hope the re-opened schools will

meet the APFO school facilities test. That may

not happen. The Catholic Church has always

subsidized the private Catholic schools in the

area. Recently, the Church withdrew the subsidy.

“That could put up to 500 additional students into

the public schools,” Curley says. “That would put

us right back where we were before paying the

APFO fees.”

At the same time, continues Curley, the re-

cession and the tight credit markets have caused

lenders to refuse to include builders’ TDR costs or

even regular development costs in loans.

Further, loan to value ratios have risen. “They

used to lend 50 percent on raw land,” Curley

says. “Once you assemble the land, it could go

to 70 percent or even 75 percent. Today, it’s a lot

tougher. Some lenders won’t even look at a deal.

Some want a legally subdivided lot.”

While tight credit is a temporary problem,

Curley notes that some builders won’t make it

through the temporary period. “For them, it’s

permanent,” he says.

A host of additional land use policies add

more cost to land development: storm water

management, historic preservation, environmen-

tal requirements and others.

As the recession deepens, housing prices will

fall further, making the cumulative total of fees

and regulatory costs virtually impossible to bear.

While some builders complain bitterly about

the unfairness of the region’s land use policies,

most recognize that they benefi t communities.

What builders don’t understand is why commu-

nities don’t in turn recognize the benefi ts that

builders offer.

“Homebuilders create jobs,” says Gary

Rubino, division manager with the Laurel, MD-

based consulting, planning and engineering fi rm

of Greenhorne and O’Mara. “They provide the

structure for collecting impact fees that go to

public improvements including schools, roads

and parks. And they build housing that accom-

modates growing populations that bring in retail

and offi ce development.

“We can’t continue to heap more fees and

surcharges onto them. The homebuilding indus-

try can’t absorb it. We have to fi gure out a way to

share these burdens more equitably.”

More Regulatory Headaches To Come

In fact, homebuilders in the region may have

to absorb more. “A new era of environmen-

tal regulations is coming,” says Dusty Rood,


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Land UseSYSTEM

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a principal with Rodgers Consulting, Inc. in

Germantown, MD. “New regulations related to

environmental site design and water quality are

under development.”

Environmental site design aims to replicate

the natural hydrologic cycle, continues Rood.

It encourages stormwater run off close to the

source. It avoids stormwater treatment devices

like chambers that fi lter water and opts for non-

structural concepts like grass fi lter strips.

New water quality rules are also being dis-

cussed in connection with the Chesapeake Bay.

The rules would require developers to mitigate

water quality problems by buying credits and

implementing elaborate treatment systems.

“Another trend that started in California and

already moved to a couple of other states involves

the state in the entitlement process, which has

traditionally involved only cities and counties,”

adds ULI’s Brandes. “In California, there are sev-

eral examples of large master-planned communi-

ties undergoing state reviews to ensure that the

projects align with state transportation and road

construction plans.”

The rationale goes to state concerns about

air quality and greenhouse gas emission issues,

which states can manage better by controlling

where new roads are built. If a master-planned

community is going to require a state to build new

roads, a state may not go for it, particularly states

like Maryland with cities like Baltimore, which the

Environmental Protection Agency has designated

as a non-attainment area in terms of air quality.

New, as well as existing regulations, will make

the emerging redevelopment framework more

diffi cult for homebuilders. “Today, homebuilders

are implementing redevelopment projects in our

region,” says Rood. “These projects go in next

to existing communities, where many residents

don’t want change and make redevelopment that

much more diffi cult. They go to hearings and

express concerns that local governments make

developers address, extending the time and add-

ing to the cost of redevelopment.

“Developers need to have an upside, and all of

these things are chipping away at that upside.”

Don’t Forget About those Million People

“By 2030, this metropolitan region is going to

be a lot bigger than it is today,” Brandes says.

And this growth is coming in the shadow

of two major regional facts, continues ULI’s

Brandes. In cities like Washington, DC, and the

surrounding jurisdictions, population growth

is typically greater than local jurisdictions are

willing to concede.

On the other hand, the population is getting

older. More people are living alone. Traditional

families with a husband, wife and children make

up a much smaller percentage of the population

than ever before — the Census Bureau puts the

percentage in the mid 20s.

It’s easy to see that two things have to hap-

pen for the region to accommodate the coming

population spike.

First, local jurisdictions must become more

realistic about forecasting growth, while fi nding

ways to ensure access to healthy homebuilders

not overburdened with the sole responsibility for

community improvements.

Second, homebuilders will have to become

more realistic about the kind of housing peo-

ple will want in the future. “It just can’t be all

Greenfi eld development of single family homes,”

Brandes says. “Some of it will be. But some of it

will be compact mixed-use development around

transportation hubs.”

Some of it will be smaller than conventional

multi-family housing. Much of it will be differ-

ent, and homebuilders will have to change their

approach to building just like local communities

will have to change their approach to managing

land use.

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2009 LeadershipTeam Takes OfficeT

homas M. Farasy, president of Terra Verde Communities, LLC, was in-

stalled as the 48th President of the MNCBIA at the association general

membership dinner on January 29. Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony Brown

conducted Tom’s installation, as well as that of the 2009 Executive Committee

and Board of Directors.

Tom’s goals as he heads into what looks to be another challenging year

are advocacy, education, networking and maintaining the fi scal integrity of the

MNCBIA. The committees and councils, many of which are made up of long-

time members, hit the ground running in January to champion our advocacy

needs, strategize on how to grow our membership numbers, develop new and

exciting education programs, generate ideas for fun networking events and in-

sure the continued excellence of our association.

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Hillary Colt Cahan

Board of Directors

Co-Chair,

Celebrity Chefs

Committee

Hillary Colt Cahan

has been involved with

development, planning,

project management and

construction since 1988. She lived in Vermont

before moving to Maryland and worked for a large

wholesale grocery distributor, identifying and de-

veloping sites throughout New England. Hillary

has worked for Gould Property Company since

2001.

Konterra Town Center in Laurel, MD, has been

her primary focus for the past several years. Other

Gould projects include a new school building for

the Glenelg Country School, permits and entitle-

ments at the Savage Stone hard rock quarry in

Howard County, contract negotiations and de-

velopment work at the Villages at Wellington

and Wilshire Estates housing projects in Prince

George’s County, and development and entitle-

ment work at the Annapolis Junction Business

Park in Anne Arundel County.

Hillary has two teenagers and holds a Bachelor

of Science degree in Business Management from

Towson University and a Masters in Business

Administration from the University of Baltimore.

Howard B. Katz

Board of Directors

Co-Chair,

Education Committee

Prior to joining Michael

Harris Development, Inc.

as acquisitions and devel-

opment director, Howard

Katz held the position of

vice president, strate-

gic land acquisition for the DC Metro Division of

Centex Homes. With more than 25 years of ex-

perience in planning and development, he joined

Centex Homes in 1991 and during his 17- year ca-

reer was involved in all facets of the homebuilding

process, from initiating and negotiating new ac-

quisitions and managing the land entitlement and

development process to reviewing product sales

of direct competitors, as well as sales and con-

struction operational duties. Earlier in his career,

Howard worked in local government planning as a

planning consultant and for private developers.

He has served on numerous committees, in-

cluding MAME, Monument, PROs Awards and the

Volume Business Council. In addition he has par-

ticipated in NAHB Senior’s Housing Symposium,

lecturing on active adult infi ll.

A native of Maryland, Howard earned a B.A.

in Urban & Environmental Studies and Master

of Community Planning from the University

of Maryland.

David O’Bryan

President,

Builders’ Development

Guaranty Group

Board of Directors

David O’Bryan has

been involved in the

building industry since

1980 when he started

working for Charles

P. Johnson and Associates as a junior at the

University of Maryland in the civil engineering

program. He currently is the director of opera-

tions, senior vice president, for the CPJ Maryland

offi ces and is a registered professional engineer.

During his career, David has designed and man-

aged projects totaling more than 10,000 housing

units in the suburban Maryland area.

Throughout David’s 20 years as an

MNCBIA member, he has been the chair of

the Environmental Committee, the Associates

Council, and served as a member on numerous

other committees. He has served on MNCBIA’s

Executive Committee and is a life director. He

is also very appreciative of having received the

MNCBIA Associate Member of the Year award.

David is a native of Montgomery County,

MD, having grown up in Silver Spring and Olney.

He currently resides in Brookeville with his wife

Donna and their six-year-old son Brendan.

Gregory Stephen Proctor, Jr.

Board of Directors

Gregory Stephen Proctor,

Jr. (Steve) is founder, presi-

dent and CEO of G. S. Proctor

and Associates, Inc., a reg-

istered lobbying and con-

sulting fi rm located in Upper

Marlboro, MD. Since its

founding in 1995, Steve and his associates have

provided lobbying and consulting services at the

federal, state and local levels of government.

Monitoring legislation at all levels of government,

Steve shares his expertise with designated rep-

resentatives, civic associations, municipalities,

faith-based organizations, community activists,

private organizations and elected offi cials. He at-

tends public hearings, community meetings, and

the state legislature and is often called upon as

a community liaison and professional consultant

for real estate negotiations and agreements.

A 1986 graduate of George Washington

University, Steve earned his B.A. in Political

Science and went on to receive credentials from

the Realtors Institute. He and his wife Dianne

have raised four boys and reside in Prince

George’s County. In the community, Steve gives

back through his work with the church, public

schools, and coaching.

Marc Rose

Board of Directors

Co-Chair,

Membership Committee

Marc Rose joined

his father in the opera-

tion of Michael T. Rose

Companies (MTR) in

1992. Marc’s experience

stems from his apprenticeship with his father,

The year 2009 sees some new faces joining the ranks of MNCBIA leadership. May we present, in alphabetical order…


2009Meet MNCBIA’s New Board Members

New

Board

Mem

bers

who guided him through all aspects of the family

business from common labor, new home super-

intendent, head of customer service, new home

salesman, customer coordinator and his present

role today as president. He currently oversees

projects in Maryland and Delaware.

Prior to joining the company, Marc gradu-

ated from the University of North Carolina at

Wilmington, with a Bachelor’s degree in market-

ing. He has attended numerous seminars and

discussion groups on land development, environ-

mental protection, SMART development princi-

pals and is very active with the local associations

in the states in which MTR does business. Marc is

a member of the Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

Foundation Board of Trustees and the Washington

Area Custom Builders Council. He is also the 2009

co-chair of the MNCBIA Membership Committee.

Gary J. Rubino

President, Building Industry

Institute, Inc.

Board of Directors

Vice Chairman, Prince

George’s County

Liaison Committee

Gary Rubino is a reg-

istered landscape architect

and division manager for planning and land-

scape architecture at the Laurel headquar-

ters offi ce of Greenhorne & O’Mara (G&O).

He has worked for G&O for 24 years, assist-

ing clients though the development process,

from feasibility studies, to environmental

evaluations, master planning, rezoning re-

quests, conceptual designs, preliminary

plans of subdivision, detailed site design,

landscape design, tree conservation plan-

ning, engineering and permitting.

As a graduate of Penn State University in

Landscape Architecture, Gary has an aware-

ness of the aesthetic and environmental op-

portunities that are inherent with every site

and he strives to balance the client’s goals

with the requirements of the regulations and

political policies.

For years Gary has been an active vol-

unteer on MNCBIA committees and task

groups to advocate for the building industry

during reviews of items such as new mas-

ter plans, legislation, ordinances, manuals

and approval processes and procedures.

He will remain committed to this goal as

a board member and vice chairman of the

Prince George’s County Liaison Committee

in 2009.


Carter Willson

Board of Directors

Carter Willson is the

owner and president of

Carter, Inc., a Rockville-

based residential building

and development company.

He grew up in the Olney, MD

area and has been involved

in the homebuilding and development business

for more than 30 years. After working with his

father in the building industry for several years,

Carter established Carter, Inc., in 1980. For the

past 24 years, he has primarily been involved

doing “in-fi ll” projects, fi rst in the Silver Spring

area, and for the past 20 years in the Bethesda

and Potomac areas. Carter, Inc. has been in-

volved in the construction of numerous custom

and semi-custom homes and has also com-

pleted several land development projects in

Montgomery County. Carter himself has been

an active member of MNCBIA for several years

and currently serves on the Custom Builder

Council.

Carter graduated from Sherwood High School

in Sandy Spring MD, and Towson University. He,

his wife Stephanie, and their three children, cur-

rently reside in Brookeville, MD.

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Winners

Five outstanding building industry

members were honored. Awards were

presented in the following categories: The

Community Builder Award – presented

in recognition of a builder member who

helps raise awareness of the industry’s

spirit of giving; The Directors Award –

presented in recognition of leadership and

advocacy for the mission and purpose of

Home Builders Care; and the Tom Sawyer

Award – presented in recognition of sig-

nifi cant in-kind donations to HBCF’s shel-

ter-related projects.

The Foundation’s fi rst service award,

the Community Builder Award, was pre-

sented to three worthy recipients for their

efforts during the past year.

Newland Communities was the fi rst

to be honored. Since 2006, Newland

Communities has held Life is good®

Pumpkin Festivals in its’ communities from

coast-to-coast. Free to attend, the pump-

kin festivals give families a fun-fi lled day of

pumpkin carving, games, music, food and

more, all the while raising funds for charity.

For the past two years, locally, a large por-

tion of the proceeds from the Clarksburg

Town Center Festival benefi ted Home

Builders Care Foundation’s own HomeAid

Washington, DC, chapter and its ongoing

efforts to help families in need.

The second Community Builder Award

was presented to Mid-Atlantic Builders,

Inc. For years, Mid-Atlantic has been a

strong supporter of the Home Builders Care pro-

gram. Last spring, this home builder captained

an HBCF project for Hearts and Homes for Youth,

bringing together its business partners, employ-

ees and friends to improve a transitional home

for eight at-risk adolescent males in Hyattsville.

Approximately $25,000 of work was completed,

with the majority of the work being done by Mid-

Atlantic employees. Additionally in 2008, Mid-

Atlantic undertook a second corporate com-

munity service project for the Jewish Housing &

Community Development Corporation of Greater

Washington DC (Yachad) and helped renovate a

kitchen for a low-income homeowner.

TW Perry was honored with the third

Community Builder Award. The company has

long had a commitment to community and for

the past number of years has generously provid-

ed in-kind donations of materials to charitable

construction programs like the Home Builders

Care Foundation and Rebuilding Together. In

2008, an HBCF project for the Yellow Ribbon

Fund also benefi ted from TW Perry’s goodwill.

The project, to construct a new 10,000 sq. ft.

accessible courtyard on the grounds of the

Walter Reed Army Medical Center was chaired

by TW Perry’s own Ed Quinn, a Yellow Ribbon

Fund board member. Last May, after six-months

of construction, the Mologne House Courtyard

was dedicated and now serves as a welcome

retreat for wounded servicemen and women

and their families during their time of healing.

The Directors Award was presented to

Brett Egloff. In January 2008, Brett announced


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The Home Builders Care Foundation (HBCF), the 501 (c) (3) non-profi t community outreach

program affi liated with the Maryland National-Capital Building Industry Association (MNCBIA),

named the winners of the 2008 Community Service Awards at the association’s January din-

ner meeting. The award is presented annually to individuals or companies in the local home building

industry in recognition of signifi cant contributions to the community through unselfi sh efforts and

dedication in support of projects that help the poor and disadvantaged in our communities.

his Run for Shelter - his personal challenge to

help raise awareness and money for the Home

Builders Care Foundation. After months and

weeks of training and personally soliciting more

than 75 sponsors, Brett was ready to run the

Frederick Half Marathon. In May, he completed

his mission by crossing the fi nish line at a time

of 2 hours 20 minutes and 37 seconds in his

fi rst ever road race, raising nearly $11,000 for

Home Builders Care.

The Tom Sawyer Award was presented

to Annandale Millwork/Allied Systems of

Winchester Virginia for their contributions to

the construction of the Men’s Emergency Shelter

Addition in Rockville. When the originally bid

supplier of lumber and wall panels was unable

to perform on the shelter project, Annandale

Millwork stepped in with quality service, in

good time, and at a greatly reduced cost. Their

outstanding hands-on effort has helped Builder

Captain Winchester Homes complete the project

on time and under budget.

In addition to these community service

awards, a special honorary award of apprecia-

tion was presented to Ron Keefer of Winchester

Homes in recognition of his day-to-day com-

mitment and leadership on the $600,000 Men’s

Emergency Shelter Addition project.

The cooperation, dedication and spirit of our

2008 Community Service Award Winners are

excellent examples of why the Home Builders

Care program succeeds in enhancing the lives

of poor and homeless individuals and families in

our communities.

2008

Honored

Community Service


Bow Ties and Bids at BIA’s

Winter BallT

he annual winter gala is one of MNCBIA’s

mostly highly anticipated events. It’s the

fi nal event of the year where members

come together to share stories of the past and

pass on good wishes for the year to come. And the

fi rst snowfall (okay, it was a dusting) of the winter

season certainly didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits.

Close to 140 guests were treated to cocktails

and roving appetizers, followed by a four-course

gourmet meal in a room decked out in holiday red

and white. The regular cover band was replaced

this year by a Deejay who was spinning tunes

from the 70s and 80s, as well as some special

requests (Frank Sinatra anyone?).

An important part of BIA’s winter gala is Home

Builders Care Foundation’s silent auction, from

which all proceeds go to support HCBF’s ongo-

ing shelter-related community service projects.

More than 25 items were up for bid this year,

ranging from electronics and sports memorabilia

to jewelry and a weeklong stay in an oceanfront

condo. Thanks to the generosity (and competitive

spirit) of MNCBIA members, the auction brought

in nearly $5,000 for Home Builders Care.

A highlight of the evening was the presenta-

tion of the Joseph C. Rodgers Sr. Award for out-

standing associate member of MNCBIA and the

Milton E. Kettler Award for lifetime achievement.

This year’s recipients were Bill Bilo of DICO Inc.

,taking home the Rodgers Award, and Peter G.

Byrnes, winning the Kettler Award.


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Design Guidelines: The Next Frontier of Land Use RegulationBy Derick Berlage, Venable, LLP

The Legal Pad

Lot coverage, setbacks, building heights and parking have long

been regulated by local zoning ordinances. More and more,

design guidelines are being

added as an additional regulatory

layer, giving planning officials de-

tailed control over site and build-

ing design. Initially, this higher

scrutiny was reserved for historic

districts and large mixed-use

projects in urban areas. But the

trend toward design guidelines is

accelerating rapidly and will soon be applied to many types of proj-

ects. Developers and builders need to be prepared to navigate this

new labyrinth.

The trend is clear. When Prince George’s County adopted the

Capitol Heights Transit District Development Plan, it included 46 pages

of development standards and guidelines – the longest single sec-

tion in the plan. The new White Flint, Germantown, and Glenn Dale-

Lanham-Seabrook master plans are likely to have design guidelines as

well. Prince George’s Planning Chairman Samuel Parker, Montgomery

Chairman Royce Hanson, and senior offi cials in other Maryland juris-

dictions are all touting the

benefi ts of design controls.

Hopefully, design guide-

lines will foster attractive

communities. But they will

also raise the cost of develop-

ment and increase approval

times. In the current market,

they may make the difference

between a project that pencils out and one that doesn’t. Among other

things, design guidelines may require:

• Mandatory design variety in doorways, windows and facades;

• No stucco, split-faced block, concrete, or faux wood grain on build-

ing facades;

• Utility boxes and meters may not be visible from the street;

• Permeable pavement in driveways and walkways;

• All parking must be in the rear;

• The use of alleys;

• Building entrances that face the street;

• Sustainable, green-building features;

• Maximum southern exposure for outdoor amenities;

• Minimum heights, minimum lot coverages and zero setbacks from

the sidewalk; to create urban character.

Sometimes the guidelines will be set out in the master plan, and

sometimes planning commissions will be given the power to impose

guidelines on their own, without legislative review.

How should developers and builders cope with the growing popu-

larity of design guidelines? First, look carefully at the master plan

and the zoning that applies to your site. Forewarned is forearmed.

Then find out whether there is a move afoot to add design guidelines

to the master plan or the zone, and figure out whether your project

can realistically be filed in time to proceed under the old rules. Even

then, be aware that when future design guidelines are contemplated

for an area, planning staff may find a back door way to apply those

guidelines now.

Design guidelines, by their very nature, are more subjective than tra-

ditional rules on lot coverage, setbacks and building heights. Therefore

it helps to be familiar with the design principles of the staff planner

who will review your project, and consult carefully with staff early in

the process. Hiring the right consultant is also important. Land plan-

ners and civil engineers who enjoy a reputation for having “the right

design stuff” may fi nd a warmer reception than consultants who are

considered less imaginative. Using an architect may also make a big

difference, if the project can afford one.

Like it or not, design guidelines are here to stay.

Derick Berlage practices land use and zoning law with Venable, LLP.

Hopefully, design guidelines will foster attractive

communities. But they will also raise the cost of

development and increase approval times.

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The Engineer’s Angle

Environmental Site Design: A New Way of ThinkingBy Rand Postell, P.E., Senior Technical Director, Greenhorne & O’Mara, Inc.

Maryland’s Stormwater Management (SWM) Act of 2007 (Act) re-

quires establishing a comprehensive process for stormwater man-

agement, implementing Environmental Site Design (ESD) to the max-

imum extent practicable and ensuring that structural practices (conventional

SWM methods) are used only when absolutely necessary.

What does ESD mean to the development community?

ESD will require a new way of thinking when it comes to site planning and

design. This new way of thinking starts with planners and includes engineers,

developers, review agencies, contractors, and homeowners. Prior to the Act,

the general approach to stormwater management was: How to effi ciently

and safely convey the water from and through a development until it can be

treated (quality and quantity control) and discharged into a stream or storm

drain. This is the conventional “end of pipe” treatment that has resulted in

simply collecting, treating, and conveying stormwater.

Successful implementation of ESD requires planning and engineering

that reduces impervious area, preserves existing drainage patterns and fea-

tures, and provides small-scale water quality and quantity Best Management

Practices (BMPs) close to the point where the rain falls. Sites must be evalu-

ated in greater detail to determine at a micro scale the existing natural direc-

tion of fl ow and existing points of concentration. ESD will require that planners

be more aware of site drainage early in the planning process and that they

closely coordinate with design engineers to ensure that each site’s specifi c

requirements are addressed. Planners will need to lay out developments dif-

ferently to provide suffi cient area to address ESD requirements throughout

the development in a pattern closely resembling natural runoff.

Techniques that could be applied to address ESD are permeable pave-

ments, disconnected impervious areas, non-concentrated sheet fl ow to

conservation and open space areas, landscape infi ltration, dry wells, rain

gardens, and micro-bioretention swales. Most of these techniques have ex-

isted for some time but are often only applied to a limited portion of a site.

Successful execution of ESD requires a full understanding of how stormwater

is transported on the undeveloped site and designing a developed site utilizing

the above techniques to mimic the natural condition as closely as possible.

For the intent of the Act to be realized, review agencies will need to be

open-minded with respect to new and innovative layouts and techniques and

evaluate each on its own merits. Developers may need to adjust their expec-

tations for lot yield, lot size, and house/lot confi guration and accept new and

possibly less cost effective designs. Contractors will need to adjust current

construction techniques in order to construct new BMP types and to reduce

compaction on sites. Current construction practices generally result in highly

compacted surfaces within lot areas. ESD practices will require minimizing lot

disturbance and should result in providing well draining soils within the lots.

ESD Will Require Stakeholder Cooperation

Homeowners will need to be educated to the intent and environmental

value of the proposed ESD techniques that are applied to their lots. Changing

from an “end of pipe” (public facility), maintained by the County and HOA to an

“at the source” (private) treatment approach will shift the burden on individual

homeowners to ensure proper function and maintenance of the BMPs in their

yard. Local government will need to develop tracking procedures for inspec-

tion and maintenance of these private BMPs.

Previous changes to state and local Stormwater Management regulations

placed most of the burden on the design engineer to implement the necessary

changes. This usually resulted in a modifi cation to the “end of pipe” SWM

facilities, but had minimal impact on the other stakeholders. Implementing

ESD will require input and understanding from all stakeholders, with a shared

goal of meeting the community’s development needs, while minimizing the

impacts of that development on the receiving waters.

Rand Postell, P.E., is a Senior Technical Director at Greenhorne & O’Mara, Inc.,

(G&O). He performs stormwater management and fl oodplain studies, and

designs wetland mitigation sites, stormwater management facilities, infi ltra-

tion devices, hydraulic structures, energy dissipation structures, storm drains,

open channels, and erosion and sediment control for residential subdivisions

and industrial/commercial developments. Mr. Postell serves on local advisory

committees for Stormwater Management policies and standards.

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MNCBIA Membership

The Bartley Corporation is now a Concrete

Foundation Association (CFA) Certifi ed

Contractor, the only one in the Baltimore,

Washington Metropolitan area. To become a

CFA Certifi ed Contractor, concrete construc-

tion companies must pass a comprehensive

exam and formally apply for the certifi cation

through the CFA. An independent certifi cation

review board verifi es the company meets the

required elements. Additionally, an annual audit

is also performed to renew the CFA Certifi ed

Contractor designation.

Bowman Consulting announced that

Bob Long has joined the executive team of its

corporate offi ce. As a Business Development

Executive, Long will promote the fi rm’s busi-

ness lines, which include geothermal de-

sign/build services. Prior to joining Bowman

he worked at Fraser Forbes as Director of

Commercial Land Sales throughout Virginia and

Maryland. Mr. Long is an active member of the

Urban Land Institute, International Council of

Shopping Centers, Maryland-National Capital

Building Industry Association, and the National

Association of Industrial and Offi ce Properties.

G. E. Fielder & Associates, Chtd. (GEF)

was named one of the 2008 Top 100 Minority

Business Enterprise (MBE) fi rms for MD, VA and

DC. Each year, the Top 100 MBE Award recog-

nizes enterprising women and minority entre-

preneurs that fuel the region’s economy through

their innovation by making signifi cant contribu-

tions to their clients, professions, industries

and communities.

GEF also announced that Valorie LaCour

joined the distinguished list of The Leadership

in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

Accredited Professionals. Under the U.S.

Green Building Council guidelines, the LEED

Accredited Professional have a demonstrated

understanding of the use and implementation

of environmentally friendly, sustainable re-

sources and practices for the engineering and

construction industry.

In addition, GEF welcomed Judy Hanks-

Henn, as artist and graphic illustrator. She is

a registered landscape architect in Maryland,

specializing in urban design. Andie Murtha

also joined the fi rm as site designer.

Leahy & DeSmet, LLC welcomed Steven

C. DeSmet as a member of the fi rm. Mr. DeSmet

is a registered patent attorney and focuses his

practice on intellectual property prosecution

and licensing, Internet law, entertainment law

and business law. He has experience both in

private practice and with the federal govern-

ment as well as a Masters of Law Degree in

Intellectual Property. The fi rm, formally know

as Leahy & Griffi n, has a new web address as

well, www.leahylegal.com.

Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc.

(LSA) announced that the fi rm’s Downtown

Silver Spring redevelopment project was hon-

ored by the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) with a National Award for Smart

Growth Achievement. The EPA created the

honors to recognize outstanding approaches

to development that benefi t the economy, the

community, public health, and the environ-

ment. Award winners were selected based on

their successful use of smart growth to improve

existing communities or to build new communi-

ties that expand economic development oppor-

tunities, enhance quality of life, and preserve

the natural environment. The Downtown Silver

Spring redevelopment project was one of four

projects to receive a 2008 National Award for

Smart Growth. The project was honored in the

“Overall Excellence” category.

Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc. promoted

Robert J. Miller to the position of vice presi-

dent of purchasing and product development.

Miller joined the company in 2001 as estimat-

ing manager and most recently served as di-

rector of purchasing and product development.

Winchester Homes announced the ground

breaking of their new Poplar Run community

in Montgomery County, MD. Situated on the

site of the old Indian Spring County Club on

Layhill Road in Silver Spring, Poplar Run is a

new home community positioned on 308 total

acres of land, encompassing 773 single-family

homes and townhomes built in three phases

of development. The new community will offer

miles of interconnecting hard surface and natu-

ral surface trails, three swimming pools and a

full-service 9,000 square foot clubhouse. More

than 50 percent of the community will be open

green space.

Winchester was also recognized by The

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

in the 2008 NAHB Safety Award For Excellence

(SAFE). Winchester was a fi rst place winner in

two categories, Single Family Builder Safety

Program of the Year (100 - 500 Home Starts

Per Year) as well as Innovative Safety Program/

Idea of the Year. The goal of the SAFE awards

program is to recognize the achievements of

home builders and trade contractors who have

developed and implemented high quality con-

struction safety programs, as well as honoring

other individuals and organizations who have

made successful efforts to advance safety in

the home building industry.

Members in the News

GOLDBallard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLPBB&TDGG-MCLinowes & Blocher, LLPPEPCOPleasants DevelopmentRodgers Consulting

SILVERAcacia Federal Savings BankGeorgetown Insurance Service, Inc.Greenhorne & O’Mara Inc.K. Hovnanian HomesLoiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc.McMillan Metro P.C.Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

BRONZEBank of AmericaElm Street DevelopmentGutschick Little & Weber, P.A.Holland & KnightLerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.O’Malley Miles Nylen & GilmoreProvident BankReznick Group P.C.Sandy Spring BankWinchester Homes

FRIENDBeers + CutlerBozzuto GroupBowman ConsultingBurgess & Niple, Inc.

Charles P. Johnson & Associateschristopher consultants ltd.The Columbia BankCraftmark HomesDewberryBen Dyer Associates, Inc.Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLPGE AppliancesIDI-MD, Inc.Kim EngineeringMacris, Hendricks & Glascock, P.A.Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc.Military VeteransMiller and Smith HomesPorten HomesShulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.Slenker Communities Terra Verde Communities LLCUrban AtlanticWard & KleinWashington Gas

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BUILDERSFoulger-PrattBuilding Multi-familyBryant FoulgerPh: 240-499-9600Fax: [email protected]: Tom Farasy

ASSOCIATESAshley Corporation Conveyance SystemsElevator ContractorsAnn HergenrederPh: 804-355-7102Fax: [email protected]: Marc Rose

E & E CarpentersCarpentryEver OritzPh: 703-932-9883Fax: [email protected]: Roger Lebbin

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MNCBIA Membership

What Has MNCBIA Done Lately?• The Montgomery County Liaison Committee sent a proposal for Energy Star for

Homes alternatives to Bob Hoyt, MC DEP Director, and requested a meeting to

discuss.

• After a meeting with Montgomery County Liaison Chair and Committee mem-

bers, County Executive Ike Leggett presented an 11-point stimulus package to

the Council, recommending deferral of fees and impact taxes for 12 months from

their due date, increase expiration periods to 18 months, extend APF validity

periods from fi ve to seven years, and up to an 18-month delay on new legislative

and regulatory requirements.

• The Prince George’s Liaison Committee, through its chairman and TDR Work

Group, was able to get the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) bill, CB-80-

2008, tabled at the November Council public hearing.

• The Prince George’s Stormwater Management Subcommittee provided com-

ments on the state’s Stormwater Management Act of 2007, asking for changes

to the proposed regulations that will help with grandfathering and redevelopment

issues.

• MNCBIA provided comments on the Montgomery County Sustainability Working

Group’s proposed recommendations for the County’s Climate Action Plan.

• The Environmental Committee Chair is participating in the State of Maryland’s

“No Tree Loss Task Force.”

• The Green Building Committee initiated an educational examination of the fi nal

draft of the NAHB National Green Building Standard that will cover at least one

chapter at each monthly meeting.

• Due to push back on fee increases by building industry members of the WSSC

Liaison Committee, the WSSC is delaying consideration of a new fee structure

for hydraulic reviews for six months.

• The Ambassador’s Club held a New Member Orientation to welcome and en-

courage new BIA members to become actively involved in the association.

• MNCBIA hosted Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony Brown as the guest speaker at

the January general membership dinner meeting and Installation.

• MNCBIA generated positive media coverage in the Washington Post’s

“Montgomery Extra” section of the generosity of the home building industry

through the annual Food Drive and in the Washington Business Journal of the

annual Toy Drive.

New Members (as of December 31, 2008)

Members Renewals (as of December 31, 2008)

84 Lumber, Upper Marlboro, Allegiance Surety Associates,

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Beltway Steel Supply Co, Boman Kemp, Builders’ Design

& Leasing Inc, Carrollton Enterprises Ltd, Case Capitol Corp

dba Signature Kitchens, Additions & Baths, Chrisler Homes,

LLC, Crescendo Builders, LLC, District Properties.Com,

LLC, Duffi e, Inc., Elm Street Development, Fraser Forbes

Company, LLC, G. E. Fielder & Associates, Cht’d, Greenhorne

& O’Mara Inc, Hariton Mancuso Jones, PC, Heffner Architects

PC, HLS Architects, PC., Int Trans Sols (ITS), J & J Builders

General Contractors LLC, Jendell Construction Inc., Kentlands

Company, Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Inc., M & R Floors

Inc, M J Wells & Associates, LLC, Macris Hendricks & Glascock,

PA, Meyers, Rodbell & Rosenbaum, P.A., Mid-Atlantic Builders,

Inc., Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Mitchell & Best Homebuilders

LLC, Monroe Development Corp, New Home Directory, Newport

Partners, PEG, Peter G. Byrnes, Riggs, Counselman, Michaels

& Downes, Inc., Rodgers Consulting Inc., SK&I Architectural

Design Group, LLC, Stonemark Tile, Swift Flooring Contractors,

The Bartley Corporation, Torti Gallas And Partners, Vanguard

Management Associates, Inc., Windsor Construction Group

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MARCH

2State Government & Legislative Affairs Committee meeting

3Custom & Small Builders Council meeting

4Commercial Builders Council meeting

Development Review Process Subcommittee [DRPS] meeting

Green Building Committee

Environmental Committee

Calvert County Liaison Committee

5DC Liaison Committee

6Prince George’s Liaison Committee

7Day at the Races - Home Builders Care Fundraising Event


10Real Estate Finance Committee meeting

Codes & Standards Committee meeting

12WSSC Liaison Committee meeting

Executive Committee meeting

13PROS Awards Committee meeting


18St. Mary’s Liaison Committee meeting

Montgomery Liaison Committee meeting

Charles County Liaison Committee meeting

19Home Builders Care Foundation board meeting

Celebrity Chefs Meets March Madness

22NAHB Legislative Conference


State Government & Legislative Affairs Committee meeting


25Montgomery County Liaison Breakfast

NAHB Legislative Conference

Dry Utilities Committee meeting

P&P Ad Hoc Committee meeting

PG Liaison Development Process Subcommittee meeting

26Board of Directors meeting

30Prince George’s County Liaison Breakfast

State Government & Legislative Affairs Committee meeting

31Record Plat Committee meeting

APRIL

1Commercial Builders Council meeting

Development Review Process Subcommittee [DRPS] meeting

Green Building Committee meeting

Environmental Committee meeting

250+ Design Trends Seminar

DC Liaison Committee meeting

3Prince George’s Liaison Committee meeting


7Custom & Small Builders Council meeting

9WSSC Liaison Committee meeting

10PROS Awards Committee meeting


14Codes & Standards Committee meeting

15St. Mary’s Liaison Committee meeting

Montgomery Liaison Committee meeting

Charles County Liaison Committee meeting

16Home Builders Care Foundation board meeting

Executive Committee meeting

21Real Estate Finance Committee meeting

22Dry Utilities Committee meeting

23Board of Directors meeting

28Record Plat Committee meeting

29P&P Ad Hoc Committee meeting

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Great food and fun, all to honor the area’s best builders. We’ll kick

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Directions to Smokey Glen Farm: From I-495, take I-270 N. toward Frederick. Follow signs to exit 6B-Rte. 28 W. Go west on Rte. 28 for approx.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009; 3:30 PM-8:30 PM Smokey Glen Farm

Honoring:Best Production Manager

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Best Purchasing Manager/AgentBest Customer Service Representative/Office

Best Customer Service Manager/FieldBest Field Technician/Customer Service & Field

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For the people who build the homes

PARTY WITH THE PROS at the Annual Pros Awards Ceremony.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

Appliance Distributors Unlimited www.adu.com ........................ inside back coverBallard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP www.ballardspahr.com ................................... 20BL Companies www.blcompanies.com .....................................22Bowman Consulting Group, LTD www.bowmanconsulting.com ............................10The Brick Industry Association www.bia.org ........................................................4Case Capitol Corp www.Casecapitolcorp.net ........... inside back coverGE Appliances www.ge.com ............................outside back coverInjured Worker’s Insurance Fund www.iwif.com ............................ inside front coverLinowes and Blocher LLP www.linowes-law.com ......................................19Long Fence Company Inc www.longfence.com ..........................................16Model Home Interiors www.modelhomeinteriors.net ............................17Pepco Services Inc. www.pepco-services.com ...................................8Professional Warranty Service Corp. www.pwsc.com .................................................11ProSource Wholesale Floorcoverings www.prosourcefl oors.com .................................22Provident Bank www.provbank.com .............................................6Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A. www.shulmanrogers.com ..................................20Vintage Security www.vintagesecurity.com ....................................3

APPLIANCES

Appliance Distributors

Unlimited ..................................inside back cover

GE Appliances ...........................outside back cover

ARCHITECTS

BL Companies ................................................... 22

ATTORNEYS

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP .............. 20

Linowes and Blocher LLP .................................. 19

Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A. ..... 20

BRICK MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS

The Brick Industry Association ............................. 4

FENCING

Long Fence Company Inc. .................................. 16

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Provident Bank .................................................... 6

FLOOR COVERING

ProSource Wholesale Floorcoverings .................. 22

INSURANCE

Injured Worker’s Insurance

Fund .........................................inside front cover

INTERIOR DESIGNERS

Model Home Interiors ........................................ 17

SECURITY SYSTEMS

Vintage Security .................................................. 3

SURVEYORS

Bowman Consulting Group, LTD ......................... 10

UTILITIES

Pepco Services Inc. ............................................. 8

VACUUMS

Case Capitol Corp ........................inside back cover

WARRANTY SERVICES

Professional Warranty Service Corp. ................... 11

ProSource of Baltimore

9601 Pulaski Park Dr. Suite 410-412

Baltimore, MD 21220410-574-3333

ProSource of Columbia-Jessup

8220 Stayton Dr.Suite D

Jessup, MD 20794301-490-9420

ProSource of Rockville

701 B Dover Road Burgundy Park

Rockville, MD 20850301-251-1915

ProSource of Owings Mills1 Easter Court

Suite H-LOwings Mills, MD 21117

410-998-3550

At ProSource, our trade professionals-only Showroom displays the largest selection of virtually every type of brand name flooring – over 25,000 flooring choices organized by style, color and price point so it’s easy to make your selections. Our Members also enjoy the absolute lowest prices anywhere and a unique pricing system that keeps the actual price you pay and your profit margins confidential. So when it’s time to buy floorcovering, whether elegant or economical, take advantage of low everyday prices on brand name flooring at ProSource. We won’t tell. Visit your ProSource Showroom soon.

Buy the world’s most beautiful floorcovering

at wholesale prices.Your Source for Floors™

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Vacuum Elevators: New and Unique

The elevator comes in a 2, 3 &

4 stop confi guration, with either

inline or walk-through doors.

Sleek modernistic design with a

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maintenance, with no lubrication

required or any additional works

after assembled.

The Pneumatic vacuum elevator is

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runs merely by the forces of gravity.

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Casecapitolcorp.net

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(202)359-3286

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Selection18 Major Brands

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For your local Sales Representative call the GE Regional office at 410.737.7065.

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