Green Building Council
Committee Description: assists builder members in achieving certifications for homes constructed pursuant to the NAHB Green Building Program; provides advice to the leadership and staff of NCHBA on issues related to green building; monitors the NAHB Green Building Program and makes recommendations to the leadership and staff on any issue arising in connection with this program deemed important to our membership; and makes recommendations as appropriate to the Legislative and Regulatory Committees as to specific issues of concern to the Council and any proposals to create or alter Association policy

Chair: Chad Ray
Old Heritage Builders
Zebulon, NC
(919) 269-4555

Vice Chair - Sam Zimmerman
NCHBA Staff Liaison - Robert Privott

NCHBA Green Building Listserv: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/nchbagreen/

Professional Women in Building Council
Committee Description: The NC Professional Women in Building is an organization dedicated to promoting, enhancing and supporting home building and the women in the home bulding industry. We were chartered in 1988, our members work in all aspects of the building industry: as builders, subcontractors, business owners, marketing experts, interior deisgners,sales representatives and mortgagebankers. We welcome any new members to join our organization.

Chair: Mary Ann Brafford
Floor Coverings International
6656 Gold Hill Rd.
Concord, NC 28025
(704) 782-8212

Executive Officers Council
Committee Description: Executive Officers Council is a round-table format of the latest information on issues relevant to North Carolina associations.  If an EO's association is having an issue, he or she can bring it up at this session and other EO's give their input.  This is valuable because many times another association has dealt with the same issue, and the EO can give great advice.  Why reinvent the wheel?  We also share events  that have been successful in the previous quarter.

Chair: Caroline Sutton
HBA of Asheville
Asheville, NC
(828) 299-7001

2009 4th Quarter Meeting Minutes

N.C. Sales and Marketing Councils
The Charlotte Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) of the Home Builders Association of Charlotte (HBAC) is a 500-strong member council made up of sales and marketing professionals in the home building industry.  The SMC enhances the sales and marketing capabilities and reputation of those who represent the HBAC and the housing industry. The SMC is dedicated to developing a higher level of professionalism in the home building industry through education and networking.

The Triad Sales & Marketing Council provides a forum for members to exchange ideas with local, regional and national experts in the new home sales and marketing field. The council also:
 * Sponsors educational programs – NAHB designation courses
 * Sponsors annual New Homes Expo
 * Conducts quarterly Council meetings
 * Affiliated with NAHB Sales & Marketing Council

The Triangle Sales and Marketing Council of North Carolina (TSMC) was formed on April 2, 1993, by the Home Builders Associations of Raleigh-Wake County and Durham & Orange Counties.  It is affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC).

Wilmington - Cape Fear Sales & Marketing Council
Goals and Benefits:
* Provide a line of communication between the builder and realtor community,
* Offer professional educational and training through the Institute of Residential Marketing (IRM) classes and other educational seminars,
* Provide an effective forum for the exchange of ideas,
* Recognize member achievement through monthly and year-end awards programs, and
* Raise the level of council members professionalism and integrity and promote it to the public.