OTTAWA, March 16, 2010 -- Victor Fiume of Oshawa, Ontario, an industry leader in green building practices, is the 2010 President of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA).
Mr. Fiume, who has served four terms on the CHBA Board of Directors, two of them on the Executive, was elected president at the Annual Meeting of Members of the CHBA held in conjunction with the Association’s 67th National Conference in Victoria, B.C.
Mr. Fiume has three decades of experience in the housing industry as a new home builder, developer and property manager. He is the General Manager of Durham Custom Homes which specializes in the construction of both production and custom built single-family homes and town houses.
His company was among the first new home builders in Ontario to adopt ENERGY STAR and GreenHouse Certified Construction as a standard. He was President of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) in 2005-06, chair of the OHBA land development committee from 2002 to 2005 and President of the Durham Region Home Builders’ Association in 2001-02. A photograph of Mr. Fiume is available HERE, while a copy of his Inaugural Address is available HERE.
At the Annual Meeting of Members, Vince Laberge, owner of Wendy Lynn Custom Homes Inc., Edmonton, was elected First Vice-President. Mr. Laberge is a past president of CHBA – Alberta and chair of the CHBA Urban Council.
John Friswell of CCI Renovations, North Vancouver, B.C., and Ron Olson of Boychuk Construction Corp., Saskatoon, were elected Second Vice-Presidents. The CHBA Treasurer is Jane Morgan of Nuport Holdings Ltd., St. John’s, NL and the Secretary is Joe Valela of Valemont Homes Inc., Toronto.
Gary Friend, who completed his term as CHBA President at the Victoria Conference, is Past President. Three Presidential Appointees to the Executive Board are Don Darling of MMH Prestige Homes Inc., Sussex, NB; Mike Cochren of Cochren Homes Limited, Oakville, ON; and Deep Shergill of Prominent Homes, Calgary, AB. Michael Moldenhauer of Moldenhauer Developments, Mississauga, ON is also a member of the Executive as chair of the CHBA Urban Council. John Kenward of Ottawa is the Chief Operating Officer of the Association.
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) is the national voice of the residential construction industry, representing more than 8,000 member firms across the country. Membership comprises new home builders, renovators, developers, trade contractors, building material manufacturers and suppliers, lenders and other professionals in the housing sector.
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