Washington, DC – Brett Snyder has been elected Chairman of the Board for the Washington Building Congress.

Representing over 1,050 members, the Washington Building Congress (WBC) is the largest commercial building industry association in the greater Washington and Mid-Atlantic regions. Members include leading commercial developers, building owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, attorneys, government officials, service providers and allied organizations.

Mr. Snyder is a Principal/Senior Vice President with GreenBench Companies.

Other FY’2020 WBC officers elected were:

Chairman-Elect: W. Emerson Teer – DPR Construction
1st Vice Chairman: Chuck Claar – R.W. Murray
2nd Vice Chairman: Bob Freas – Exponent
3rd Vice Chairman: Greg Koger – Holland & Knight
Treasurer:  Mike Holland – Boston Properties
Secretary:  Christine Heffernan – HESS Construction + Engineering Services
and Immediate Past Chairman Michael Baruccheri – AECOM Tishman

FY'2020 WBC directors include:

Karen Cotton – HITT Contracting
Ken Ellis – RK&K
Sean Frazier – Datum Contracting East
Greg LaRosa – Dynalectric Company
Tara McCarthy – Gael Force Consulting
Kelly McGuire – Ruppert Landscape
Melissa Nelson – Carrier
Dave Singleton – Singleton Electric Company
Rob Wenger – WCS Construction

TO:  Washington Building Congress Members

From:  Dan Buckley, Nominating Committee Chairman

The WBC Nominating Committee is seeking the recommendation of qualified members who would like to make a contribution to the overall goals and objectives of our organization.  Nominees have typically served several years in WBC volunteer roles as committee members, vice-chairs and chairs. The new Board of Directors term commences on October 1, 2019.

Please submit your nominations on this forms by Friday, August 23, 2019.  The election of FY’20 WBC officers and directors will take place on Thursday, September 26, at the WBC Fall Kickoff Bull & Oyster Roast at Columbia Country Club. 

CHAIRMAN-ELECT … 1 Year Term …One Position

VICE-CHAIRMAN … 1 Year Term … Three Positions

TREASURER … 1 Year Term … One Position

SECRETARY … 1 Year Term … One Position

DIRECTOR 2019-2020 … 1 Year Term … One Position

DIRECTOR 2019-2022 … 1 Year Term … Three Positions

There is no limit to the number of nominations a WBC member can submit. Self-nominations are permitted.

Please use one of the links below to submit your nomination:

Online Form

Download the WBC Officer & Director Nomination PDF Form

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Washington, DC – On May 30, 2019,  Washington Building Congress hosted the Joint Utility Seminar at the PEPCO Conference Room in Washington, DC.  Panelists from DC Water, Pepco, Verizon and Washington Gas discussed the basics of what is required to get through from filings to service installations and your to get your project service connections on schedule.

Speakers Included:

Mark Babbitt, P.E.
Manager
DC Water
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Nabil Benwahoud
Manager – New Business
PEPCO
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Alexandra Phillips
Sales Engineer
Washington Gas
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Steve Shylanski & Kirk Moir
Verizon Access Engineering
Verizon
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Washington, DC – On Friday, May 31, Christine A. Merdon, Acting Architect of the Capitol/Chief Operating Officer addressed the WBC Board of Governors during their breakfast meeting at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, MD.

As the Acting Architect of the Capitol/Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Merdon is responsible for facilities maintenance and operation of the historic U.S. Capitol Building, the care and improvement of more than 570 acres of grounds and the operation and maintenance of 18.4 million square feet of buildings including: the House and Senate Congressional Office Buildings, the Capitol Visitor Center, the Library of Congress Buildings, the U.S. Supreme Court Building, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and other facilities. She is responsible for the care of all works of art in the Capitol under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library and is responsible for the maintenance and restoration of murals, outdoor sculpture and other architectural elements throughout the Capitol complex. Ms. Merdon also serves as Acting Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden and the National Garden.

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Washington, DC – Washington Building Congress members and colleagues proudly participated in the annual Rebuilding Together National Workday on Saturday, April 27 in Burke, VA.  Special thanks go to House Captain Gael Perichon (LSM), House Co-Captain Andrew Tomlinson (G&M Services), Safety Coordinator Micheline Diakite (Boston Properties), Trash Coordinator Bridget McCarthy (BMAC Consulting Group) and Board Liaison Rob Wenger (WCS Construction)

Our team accomplished a great deal at the property and this was a very rewarding project. Work on the house included chimney repairs, installation of grab bars, replace front entrance stairs, replace driveway and extensive bamboo cleanup/landscaping, and more!

We also would like to thank Boston Properties for providing coffee/donuts and plenty of pizzas for the entire group lunch.

We hope to see everyone again next year for the WBC Rebuilding Together Workday.

VOLUNTEERS:

Rachel Antonio – Bryan Billings – John Browning – Chuck Claar – Susan Craig – Janet D’Anna – Micheline Diakite – Dexter Haynes – Francis Homer – Joe Joyce – Steve Kenton – Paul King – David Kinsley – Ariana North – Holly Payne – Gael Perichon – Evan Pohlmann – Larisa Ramich – Rita Reis – Nicholas Schmitt – David Smith – Scott Stewart – Jonathon Tackett – Andrew Tomlinson – Joe Uchno – Rob Wenger – Lauren Biales Wise – Steve Wood – Grace Zammitti – Prospect Waterproofing Company Crew and Ruppert Landscape Crew.

Additional Thanks:  Emerald Ironworks – G&M Services – Galen Photography – Grunley Construction – McCoy Associates – Prospect Waterproofing – Rock Spring Contracting – Ruppert Landscape.

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Rebuilding Together is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods by providing extensive rehabilitation and modification services to those in need at no cost to those served.

www.rebuildingtogether-aff.org

The WBC Craftsmanship Awards Committee has just finished with the 63^rdAnnual WBC Craftsmanship Awards Program on March 29, 2019  Congratulations to all winners!   Awards Banquet and Project Images are available online.

This year, WBC received a remarkable 272 nominations in 10 trade categories from sitework to finishes. With the outstanding support of 166 volunteer judges, 38 teams of evaluators went out in early January to evaluate all of the nominated work. The evaluations were compiled, results tallied, and 81 winning entries were identified based upon the judges score.

Following the selection of the award winners, a separate panel of Star Award judges representing different perspectives and disciplines within our industry was selected to independently evaluate the Star Award nominees. Eight outstanding entries were recommended for this distinction for demonstrating the highest level of quality and exceeding the awards criteria to achieve a level defined as “Exceptional.”  From these, the Star Award winners for Excellence in the Face of Adversity, Technical Excellence and Visual Excellence were selected.

This year, the Star Award for Excellence in the Face of Adversity was presented to Juan Hernandez, Douglas Joya, Ricardo Moscoso, Blake Pappas, Michael Pappas, Tranquilino Villega with Telligent Masonry, LLC for their work on the Signature at Reston Town Center project.

The Star Award for Technical Excellence was awarded to the team of Gilmer A. Guevara Aleman, William E. Orellana, Jose Alfredo Ornelas, Thomas F.J. Palovich with R. Bratti Associates for their outstanding Masonry work at the Capital One Block B project. 

Roberto Castro, Gino Contreras, Jordan Eustaquio, Juan Flores, Roberto Jaramillo, David Orazco with Anning-Johnson Company were honored with the Visual Excellence Star Award for their Drywall work at the Nestle Headquarters. 

Also, continuing a tradition started eight years ago, three individuals where inducted in the Craftsman Hall of Fame: John Bryant, Bill Rhodes and Mike Wondoloski. Selection of the Hall of Fame inductees is based on the number of awards an individual has received, the individual’s time in the building industry, and other special factors that may be relevant.

This is truly an exceptional program providing our industry the unique opportunity to personally recognize the contributions of the craftsmen in our region. Thank you for your ongoing support and participation. Best regards,

Karen Cotton
Craftsmanship Chairman
HITT Contracting

Washington, DC – On March 6, 2019,  Washington Building Congress hosted a Regional Economic Development Forum panel at the Hilton Crystal City in Arlington, VA. Panelists from Alexandria Economic Development, Arlington Economic Development, Montgomery County Economic Development and Prince George’s County Economic Development discussed current and emerging projects within their jurisdictions.

Speakers Included:

David Petr
President & CEO
Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
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Stephanie Landrum
President & CEO
Alexandria Economic Development Partnership
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David Iannucci
President & CEO
Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation
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Victor Hoskins
Director
Arlington Economic Development
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Washington, DC – WBC hosted the Mechanics' Liens in the DMV morning seminar on February 22, 2018 at the office.   The seminar covered tips and strategies to maximize potential benefit of mechanic's liens, both for GCs and subs / suppliers.

It was presented by Olesya Sidorkina, Associate and Christopher Sweeney, Senior Counsel,  both from Peckar & Abramson, PC.

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Washington, DC – It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2019 WBC Craftsmanship award winners!

On March 29, we will be recognizing the craftmen who have shown their work to be truly outstanding among the 272 nominations received for this honored award.

Please visit the WINNERS page for a complete list.

Karen Cotton
2019 WBC Craftsmanship Awards Chairman

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