May 9, 2023

SPONSORED BY:

From the Executive Officer -

Good morning members, business partners and friends. Those of you who are business partners, associates, friends of the HBA but are NOT members, we are really trying to boost our membership this year and grow the association. We can use you in the HBA, it is a great choice to make your business better so let's talk.

It looks like the weather will be in our favor this week for the Highway clean up so please come and assist if you can! Wednesday at 5 pm out on Shot Point Road, we have 2 sides of 3 miles to clean up! I will bring the beverages, vests, bags, and disposable gloves.

Members, please RSVP to the May 17 GMM. We should have guest speakers from our state association and will be giving out scholarship awards.

Everyone is invited, public included to our Business After Hours on May 23rd. This is through the GINCC and open to the public just for awareness of what the HBA does. Members are invited to have a table there for $50 to help offset a few costs. Members please RSVP to this as well. It would be great to have some volunteers to help with drink tickets and door prize tickets.

Let's talk some member benefits!

BUILDERS! ASSOCIATES!

Did you know we had FREE Contracts for you to use as a member? Sales contracts, warranties, checklists, specs. They are in Word Docs so you can edit them as needed to customize them. How do you get them? These contracts can cost you hundreds and hundreds of dollars.

Go to upbuilders.org and click on Members Only.
Enter the password (get it from me individually)
Click on Builder Resources

You can also find information on Opioids in the Workplace, Toolbox Talks and more.

The job board has not been updated lately, as we have not had any new resumes coming in but I am looking at doing another push for resumes. If you are still needing workers, please let me know!

Office hours - These are standard hours. Being the only one here, if there are meetings or I have appointments, the office will be closed.

Monday May 8 - 930 am to 430 am

Tuesday May 9 - 9 30 am to 330 pm

Board of Directors Meeting 4 pm

Wednesday May 10 - 930 am to 245 pm

Thursday May 11 - 930 am to 430 pm

Friday -May 12 - 930 am to 4 pm.

Have a great week!

Sarah Foster

Executive Officer

HBAUP

906-228-2312

ADVERTISE IN 2023 IN OUR BUILDERS EDGE NEWSLETTER and MONDAY MINUTE!

Starting in 2023, the Builders Edge newsletter will be quarterly. The Monday Minute comes out every Monday so we decided to move the newsletter to 4 times a year. Please see the new 2023 sponsoring prices.

Monday Minute: Weekly, every Monday.

$50 per month includes 1 ad each month.

or $25 per month with no ad.

Option to pay monthly, annual or bi-annual.

Reply to this email to sign up

Quarterly Newsletters - $100 each quarter and includes a full color ad of your choice. Reply to this email to sign up.

You can choose 1, 2, 3 or 4 quarters.

Continuing Education

HBAM Pro-Series

***MIOSHA Construction 10 Hour Equivalency Application - if you have taken the general 10 hour and would like the Construction 10 Hour equivalency, download the application here.

The fee is only $30.

EPA RRP lead safe training class -Scheduled on demand - Contact the HBA office

CONSTRUCTION FIRST AID AND CPR:

Scheduled now on demand. Let me know if you have workers that need the certification and we will get you set up.

Builders Risk Insurance resources -

https://nwcalliance.com/learning-center/

What is Builders Risk Insurance and Why do builders need it?

Also, free videos and resources.

Construction Insurance Risk Education

https://nwcalliance.com/up-hba/

Contact the HBA of the UP for the discount code.

Did you miss out on past sessions? Check out all of the recordings and pay on demand sessions here:

https://hbaofmichigan.com/#/education/hba-pro-series-recordings-and-materials

UPCOMING EVENTS

General Membership Meeting - May 17

DON'T FORGET TO CLIP YOUR MEIJER DISCOUNT COUPON!

https://hbaofmichigan.com/#/members/meijer-discount-program

RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP ONLINE!

You can now renew your HBA Membership dues online! Head to our website - www.upbuilders.org and click on the banner that says BECOME A MEMBER. Underneath the title it says CLICK HERE TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP. You can pay right online

NAHB BENEFITS

Do you know your NAHB Member Benefits? They are listed in the monthly newsletter you get. But in case you need a reminder - (and you do need an NAHB account to use these)

GM - Save $500-$1,000 per vehicle

Nissan - Save $2,000-$9,500 per vehicle

Avis and Budget Rental Car Discounts

Lowes Pro Discounts

Hotel Discounts

Sams Club discounts

Business Management discounts like OfficeDepot, Houzz, Dell, and more.

FAMILY FUN - going somewhere this summer? Theme parks? Concerts? Sporting events? Vegas? Check out all of the discounts you get at NAHB -

https://memberdeals.com/nahb/?login=1#close

Message from the President -

AND GO…...

The starting gun is going off, road restrictions should be coming off and the weather is with us. Now is the start of crazy time for all of us. Remember the Association is here to help. Prints, Jobs, Employees, Legislation are part of what is available to you as a member. As members of the Association, we have all taken it upon ourselves to differentiate from the riff raff. We are licensed, insured, professionals, we take pride in what we do. Make sure the homeowners know it is more than just price, yes they could probably get the job done hiring, someone who works on the side, a neighbor, bother-in-law, or the guy in a truck. Perhaps it may save them some money, but we all know that usually is not the case. How many of us have heard “I’ll general it myself and save some money” To that I ask if they do thier own, accounting, investing, mechanic work. Do they know the order that should be followed. How about the building and energy codes. Are they going to take responsibility if someone gets hurt on the job? Remind them of these things and ask how much they really think they will save. Have a great week.

James Goriesky, HBAUP President

Griffin Construction

SPRING ADOPT A HIGHWAY CLEAN UP

MAY 10 - Shot Point Road off M-28

5:00 PM

Vests, Bags, gloves, beverages all provided.

We can use all the help we can get!

PLEASE RSVP!!

PLEASE RSVP!

Members, this is a chance to talk about member benefits! To have your own table and support the HBA! Contact me for more information!

The General Membership meeting above is for members only and potential members. The Business After Hours below is for members to come and support the HBA but for the public to come and see what the HBA is and what we are all about.

PLEASE RSVP TO BOTH!

Thank you to Rob at Superior Life Services for being one of the First Drink Sponsors! If you would like to sponsor this event, please contact me at the HBA office.

2023 GOLF OUTING REGISTRATION IS OPEN

July 29th, Red Fox Run Golf Course

Sponsorship Opportunities available - see registration form above for remaining sponsorships!

Hole Sponsor and Fun Hole Sponsors still needed.

First Drink Sponsor needed and more!

CODE CORNER

Kitchen Exhaust Final

Make up air requirements for residential kitchen exhaust hoods are often overlooked. Exhaust hood

systems capable of exhausting in excess of 400 cfm shall be mechanically or naturally provided with

makeup air at a rate approximately equal to the exhaust air rate. Such make up air systems shall be

equipped with not less than one damper. Each damper shall be a gravity damper or an electrically

operated damper that automatically opens when the exhaust system operates. Dampers shall be

accessible for inspection, service, repair and replacement without removing permanent construction or any other ducts not connected to the damper being inspected, serviced, repaired or replaced. See Section M1503 of the Michigan Residential Code for specific information.

Paul Knox

Building Official/Codes Manager

Marquette County

Resource Management/Development Department

234 W. Baraga Ave.

Marquette, MI 49855

906-225-8185

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

Yooper Cans LLC

Jam Service - Welcome Back

Peninsula Solar

NMI Outdoors

Roe Custom Carpentry & Construction Inc

Superior Life Services

John Swanberg Concrete & Masonry

RENEWED MEMBERS CONTINUED -

Wandel's Watercare

Green For Life

Lowes

Harborview Builders

Virtual Visions

Marc Herring - Affiliate member with Rainy Creek Construction

Oberstar

Karki Drywall

Pauls Plumbing & Appliance

23 Custom Builds

Beauchamp Plumbing and Heating

Coldwater Builders

Northland Lawn, Sport and Equipment

VAST

UP Concrete Co

RE/MAX 1st Realty - Tracy Henriksen and Fran Sevengy, Kellie Hillier-Genschaw

FOX Motors

Carey Sodergren

RENEWED MEMBERS!

Wolverine Power Systems

Getzs

RC Mechanical

Steve Carr Construction

Terry Huffman - RE/MAX 1st Realty

Katie Mechling - Rainy Creek Construction

Dickinson Homes

Marquette Buick GMC

Jim Grundstrom - FOX Marquette Chevrolet

Northland Basement Systems

Rudy Goupille & Sons

Diamond House International

Skandia Truss

Greenstone Landscape & Design

Laura Felker - Tom Hall Contracting

Bald Eagle HD

Bera Windows and Doors

Jim Grundstrom - FOX Marquette Chevrolet

Marquette Fence

MediaBrew Communications

Wilbur Construction

Superior Polymer

Wolverine Siding & Custom Trim

Jalonen Construction LLC

A-1 Drywall

K2 Insulation

Hiawatha Log Homes

Keweenaw Saunas

Tom Anderson - Affiliate membership with Window Outfitters of the UP

HBA Member Benefits Updated!

See the value for your membership HERE.

NEW Membership benefits include:

ABC Self Insured Workman's Comp fund with a history of a 40-45% return rate! For more information on this plan, download the forms HERE. For the application to see if you are eligible, click HERE. They have returned over $14,000,000 to its members JUST in 2022. We do have some local board members who are builders who can talk to you more about it if needed.

Group Health Insurance with a PEO - Contact me for more information.

Dental and Vision Insurance with 3 or more employees - See Rates HERE. Contact me to sign up.

New insurance benefits from a new HBA Member - Federated Insurance - 1 Hour free safety training, a complementary business assessment/evaluation for OSHA and common safety practices, a two hour complementary legal estate planning or business succession consultation - $500-$1,000 value, a complementary Business Valuation – estimated value of $5,000 to $10,000