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Table of Contents IN EVERY ISSUE Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Message from the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Association Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Thank You Building Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Permit Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 INDUSTRY IMAGE Professional Women in Building Conference | Event Recap . . . . . . 39 2017 Remodeled Homes Tour | Event Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Built Green Conference | Event Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 HOUSING ADVOCACY Hammer Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Hello Mayor, May We HALA at You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 2017 Housing Summit | Event Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 MBAKS Unveils 10-Point Plan for Housing Attainability . . . . . . . . . 52 MBA VISION The Master Builders Association is the number one trusted and respected source for housing. 14 COVER STORY 2017 Northwest Idea House COVER PHOTO COURTESY HD ESTATES WORDS FROM THE CHAIR To Lead Is to Serve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The MBA Supports Qualifi ed Remodelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Time to Unwrap New Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Thanks(for)giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 MEMBERSHIP VALUE Quarterly Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Educate Us So We Can Educate You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 New Member Benefi t! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Welcome Our Newest Members of Team MBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 3 Common HR Compliance Issues for Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2017 Executive O™ cers Retreat | Event Recap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Health Care Corner | Open Enrollment Season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 2017 in Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Love What You Do, Do What You Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 The Return of the Spike(s) of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Termination and Employee Handbooks in Washington State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 August Rush | Event Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 New Member Profi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Welcome to Our New Members!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 45 34 The Man in the Green Hat 28 Primary Contacts Program The Rise of Belling-Wood 22 54 New Website Preview NEW MEMBER BENEFIT SEE PAGE 19! $ $ 3 WINTER 2017 master builder