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NORTH SUBURBAN BUILDERS ASSOCIATION
NEW SEMINAR
SERIES for NSBA Members
Effective Estate Planning
and What You Should Know About Your Social Security Benefits
Thursday September 20, 2012----6
p.m.-----NSBA Office Babcock Boulevard
The North Suburban Builders
Association is pleased to announce the first in a series of
seminars, designed to help our membership in their personal
and professional lives. This seminar is scheduled for September
20, 2012 at 6 PM and will be held at the association’s
building on Babcock Blvd.
This event will be catered
and free of charge. Our hosts for the evening will be Clark
Smith and Ron Cepicof of Stifel Nicolaus and Joe Ferguson
of Transamerica. Mr. Cepicof will be discussing the need for
effective Estate planning and Mr. Ferguson will be discussing
what you will need to know about your Social Security benefits.
This evening is meant to
be strictly informative in nature and no individual financial
products will be marketed. Due to the size of our boardroom,
we will have to limit the attendance to 24, so reservations
will be taken on a first come first serve basis. We hope to
see you there.
Just
call the office 412-364-6100 by Tuesday 9/18/2012 and let
us know you will be there.
Chief Warrant Officer Michael Slebodnik Memorial
Phone Cards for Our Troops Drive
If you would like to contribute to this ongoing
project, make your tax deductible check payable to:
NSBCF
and send to: 3442 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh Pa 15237
EPA CERTIFIED LEAD
RENOVATION, REPAIR AND PAINTING TRAINING
During the past few
months, several inquiries have come into the office
from members who have new employees that need the training.
NSBA would like to host
this training, but we need to have at least 15 participants.
Cost will be based on the number of attendees. If your
company has need of this training, contact the NSBA
office soon.
Reminder: As of October
31, 2010, contractors who perform renovations in pre-1978
housing and facilities must have this training. For
more information, you can visit EPA.gov and follow the
links for Lead.
 Pennsylvania
One Call ProcedureDues-paying
members of North Suburban Builders Association
are entitled to the services of PA One Call
as part of their annual NSBA membership.
When you receive
your PA One Call invoice, forward it to NSBA
immediately--Do not pay the invoice!
NSBA will contact PA OneCall
to have your account credited for the amount due.
The current fee for PA
One Call is $100!
Save your hard-earned
dollars and let NSBA take care of this one for you.
Contact the
office if
you have any questions.
PA Statewide
IRC Code Books Now Available
Pennsylvania
will follow the 2009 IRC for Residential Construction
and the 2009 IBC for Commercial Construction.
Call
the office for prices--412-364-6100 or email
Pat at the NSBA office
Order your
copy today. Contact the office.
NSBA can
also obtain the IBC (Commercial Construction)
for a member rates.Call
the office for prices--412-364-6100 or email
Pat at the NSBA office
These
prices change frequently, so call the office
for an updated quote.
Follow
this link to Pennsylvania's Department
of Labor & Industry website
NOTICE of Pennsylvania
Contractor Registration Law
Pennsylvania
Home Improvement Contractor Registration Law is now
in effect.
(redirects
you to information and application on the
Pennsylvania Attorney General's website)
Information
on the new Pennsylvania Law
(including
new contract requirements)
Builder
Spec Sheets
Available
to members from the NSBA office.
Call
412-364-6100 or email the
office to request a copy.
SPRINKLER MANDATE UPDATE
4/13/2011
The Sprinkler Mandate
has been removed! The Pennsylvania House of Representatives
voted to concur with the Senate with a vote of 129 -
68! The bill will now go to the Governor for his signature.
In addition to removing the Sprinkler Mandate in all
new 1 and 2-family residential construction, HB377 also
requires the installation of a practical method of enacting
construction codes in Pennsylvania.
Thank you to everyone
for contacting Senators and Representatives--Don't forget
to thank them also!
The passage of HB377
is truly a victory for the Pennsylvania building industry
as well as Pennsylvania’s housing consumers and
demonstrates our strength when we band together on an
issue affecting our industry!
4/12/2011 --Update
The Pennsylvania
Senate voted 33 - 17 in favor of HB 377 to remove the
sprinkler mandate, with no ammendments. The Bill is
expected to be returned to the Pennsylvania House for
the final vote on April 13 or after the Easter Recess,
and then move on to the Governor for his signature.
4/1/2011--Update
The Pennsylvania State
Senate is expected to act on HB377 before the scheduled
Easter break.
NSBA members are encouraged
to contact their state senator and let them know that
you need them to act immediately to remove the sprinkler
mandate and install a practical method to adopting future
codes to prevent this from happening again in Pennsylvania.
If you can, explain the impacts this mandate has on
your business.
A very small group of
Senators wants to allow local governments and counties
the ability to decide, locally, if they want to keep
the sprinkler mandate in their communities. They are
calling this the Municipal Option. You should make sure
your Senator will not support the Municipal Option effort.
A similar attempt was defeated in the House by a vote
of 125-73.
3/10/2011
The House of Representatives
of the Pennsylvania General Assembley voted YES on HB
377 to remove the fire sprinkler mandate in one- and
two-family homes. The requirement that all new residential
construction be equipped with a fire supression system
was removed in a bi-partisan vote of 154-39.
This action only
removes the mandate in single family detached homes
and duplexes and is NOT law as yet. The requirement
to install sprinklers in new residential construction
of three units or more will remain in place. HB377 only
affects 1 and 2-family dwellings. Dwellings with 3 or
more units will still be required to have a sprinkler
system installed.
Next the Pennsylvania
Senate will consider HB377. Action in the Senate on
HB377 may take place in the next several months.
Thomas E. Scheller
Scholarship
Contact
the NSBA office for
Thomas E. Scheller Scholarship Application Packet and Information
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(Wednesday) Lunch with NSBA Members