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Recapping 2024 & Looking Ahead to 2025

Lori Holt Pfeiler, President & CEO

Building Industry Association of San Diego County

So long 2024, and Happy 2025! It sure feels like 2024 flew by. What was of note this year, what has inspired us to come back next year and tackle it all again.

Post-COVID Era: We are celebrating one another again.

Legislative: Offsite affordable, Blueprint San Diego, Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT), Permit Extensions are allowed in San Diego. Reach code will not be applied in Carlsbad.

VMT Study: We completed a study with local economist Gary London, paid for with a grant from NAHB, that finds the County could do a better job interpreting VMT policies.

Election Results: San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria won reelection. The County will continue to be a challenge. Three cities turned anti-housing in 2024: Encinitas, Oceanside and Poway. Chula Vista voted in a pro-housing Council, as did Vista, Escondido, El Cajon, and Santee.

Next Year: What is left to work on? So much! We have an opportunity to convey to our elected officials now is the time! Let’s ask the hard questions, including, Why does it take so long to entitle a project?

For us at BIA, it is an honor to work on behalf of our industry building the housing so many need and desire. Everyone wants a place they can call home, take care of their family, their pets, their toys, and just sit and say, “It is all ok. I have a home.”

We can’t wait to show you all what BIA San Diego has in store for 2025.

Welcome Our 2025 Chair,

Brendan Hayes, Vice President

at Fairfield

This year’s Installation of Brendan and the 2025 Board of Directors will take place on Saturday February 1^st. The vision, Connected Through Housing, represents how all regions of San Diego County are connected to support the need and growth of housing. The building industry does not just provide housing, it also provides jobs. Within the BIA alone our associate member companies represent over 10,000 jobs and our builder members, even more. The building sector is such a vital part of the San Diego economy and there is nothing more noble than creating homes for families.

Thank You to our 2024 Chair, Rita Mahoney!

Your commitment to all areas of the San Diego BIA was hugely felt. Your support of the councils, committees and most importantly, the members was unwavering. You put a lot of time and energy into making 2024 a great year and we all felt it.

We appreciate you so much!

Builder Member Testimonial

Scot Sandstrom, President

New Pointe Communities, Inc.

It is with my great honor to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the San Diego Building Industry Association on February 1^st, 2025, to join the ranks of other truly distinguished recipients of this award. As a former President of the San Diego BIA in 2005 and prior to that, a Membership Chair in 2003 and 2004, I can attest firsthand the vital importance the BIA serves our industry to fight for the fundamental right to own or rent a home built by our membership. Be it drywall or roofing installer, a civil engineer, an escrow officer, we are all home builders of the American Dream, and the BIA preserves that vitally important need in our society. In my 37 years of home building, it is ever more important to join the BIA’s fight to preserve this dream and I am honored to accept this Hall of Fame award from an industry that I cherish.

Get Involved!

Membership Committee Meeting

January 14th, 2025

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

BIA San Diego Office

9201 Spectrum Center Blvd., Suite 110

San Diego, CA 92123

Please reach out to Shannon Gaunt at shannon@biasandiego.org or Wendy Vazquez at wendy@biasandiego.org for more information.

Welcome 2025 Membership Committee!

Committee Leadership

Membership Chair - Nick Lee, Baldwin & Sons

Membership Co-Chair - Nichole Weinman, JAAM Electric & Low Voltage

Immediate Past Chair - Brendan Hayes, Fairfield

Committee Members

Matt Arbogast, U.S. Bank

Martin Apicella, Emmerson Construction

Yolanda Calvo, Hunsaker & Associates

Jade Celentano, Pacific Green Landscape, Inc.

Wraijean Crane, 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty

Mark Ellis, Petra Geosciences

Salam Hasenin, Star Flooring & Remodeling

Marc Kaplan, Acrisure

Pamela Knutson, California Sub Meters

Toni McMahon, Fuscoe Engineering

Kevin Pfefferkorn, Tri Pointe Homes

AnnMarie Quinn, GeoTek

Angie Ray, Premier Construction Management Group

Mandy Solis, Fairfield

Charlie Seelig, Kings III Emergency Services

John Shokohi, Stormwater Pros

Ryan Swenson, Simpson Strong-Tie

Nikiya Tumblin, HES Renewables

Steve Usselman, California Sub Meters

There's always room for more!

Welcome to Our Newest Members!

Associates

Independent Masonry Corporation

Kindred Living

Matthews Real Estate Investment Services

Pixly

Will & Fotsch Architects, Inc

Urban Pulse Real Estate

BIA Member Orientation

January 16, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

BIA San Diego Office

9201 Spectrum Center Blvd., Suite 110

San Diego, CA 92123

ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOMED, NEW AND OLD!

Check Out The "Class of 2024" Celebration!

BIA San Diego Member Discount

HBA Rebates and Member Discount Program

The tutorial Zooms are back on in January! More information to come soon

RSVP TO:

wendy@biasandiego.org

UPCOMING MEMBERSHIP EVENTS

2025 Event Sponsorships

BIA San Diego holds a variety of events each year for our Builder & Associate members. Our staple events include Meet the Builder, Golf Tournaments, and the Installation Dinner. Sponsorships are now available for all 2025 General Membership Events.

Please contact Elena Mineo at elena@biasandiego.org to secure any of our available sponsorships for 2025.

AVAILABLE SPONSORSHIPS

2025 Installation Dinner

February 1st

5:00 PM

Hyatt Aventine, La Jolla

3777 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego CA 92122

Greetings from the 2025 BIA Installation Dinner honoring our Chair Brendan Hayes of Fairfield and the 2025 BIA San Diego Board of Directors. Join us in America's Finest City as we welcome our incoming leadership and celebrate our passion for building homes and communities for everyone!

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