THE SEE-THRU HOUSE™ “WHO IS IN CONTROL OF THE BUILDING PROCESS” will be a round table discussion on the main stage of the Atlanta Home Show on September 26, 2008. Produced by the SEE -THRU HOUSE™ This discussion group will be presented on the Main Stage of the Atlanta Home Show on Friday September 26th at 4:00 P.M., at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The panel topic for this presentation is Who is in Control of the Building Process?: nWho Controls the housing Industry Anyway and who’s rules do we follow? Meet the Housing Industry decision makers during our Roundtable discussion presented by Stan A. Garnet, Director of Education for We Teach House™. The following leaders will be part of our panel. Gary W. Englebert 
Gary Englebert is one of 31 Master Code Professionals in the State of Georgia and is the Chief Building Inspector for DeKalb County. Gary has 8 years as a government inspector and 25 years experience in residential and commercial construction. He is a Former licensee for a commercial and residential contractor and home inspector in North Carolina. Gary has performed over 1500 private home inspections in Metro Atlanta. He is the President of Metro Atlanta Inspectors Association (MAIA). He is a Board Member of Building Officials Association of Georgia and a Board Member of ICC Region 8. Gary holds the following ICC Certifications: Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner, Building Inspector, Building Plans Examiner, Certified Building Code Official, Certified Building Official, Certified Electrical Code Official, Certified Housing Code Official, Certified Mechanical Code Official, Certified Plumbing Code Official, Coastal & Floodplain Construction Inspector, Combination Inspector, Combination Plans Examiner, Commercial Combination Inspector, Commercial Electrical Inspector, Commercial Energy Inspector, Electrical Inspector, Electrical Plans Examiner, Master Code Professional, Mechanical Inspector, Mechanical Plans Examiner, Permit Technician, Plumbing Inspector, Plumbing Plans Examiner, Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector, Residential Building Inspector, Residential Combination Inspector, Residential Electrical Inspector, Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner, Residential Mechanical Inspector, Residential Plumbing Inspector, Zoning Inspector. Frank Cooper 
Frank Cooper has been a Professional Home Inspector and Building Consultant since 1992 and has performed over 8,000 home inspections and commercial building reviews in the metro Atlanta region. Mr. Cooper has over 500 hours of continuing education credits, specific to the home inspection industry, such as Building Code certification, Commercial Building Inspections, Pre-Drywall Inspections, Radon Testing, and Mold Sampling, among many others. Mr. Cooper is currently serving as President of ASHI Georgia, the local chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors and is an American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Certified Inspector. Frank is Code Certified – ICC, a Professional Member of the Georgia Association of Home Inspectors (GAHI), ASHI GA and the International Code Congress. He is a member of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and a member of the Southern Building Code Congress. He is also a New Construction Specialist. Will Colley 
Will Colley, CEO, started his real estate career in Atlanta in 1991. He has a diverse real estate background ranging from broker to appraiser to commercial real estate lender to developer. He has worked with companies such as Buckhead Brokers, Wachovia, and In-Town Development. He started Buckhead Real Estate Group (now ERA Buckhead Realty) in 1995. Since then, ERA Buckhead Realty has grown to a full-service real estate brokerage and one of the top 25 brokerages in Georgia. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of ERA Buckhead Realty. Will graduated from the University of Georgia in 1990 with a Bachelors of Business Administration. He received a Masters of Science in Real Estate from Georgia State in 1996. Will married Rae Carlton in 1992 and they have four children: Jackson, Grace, Carlton, and Isabelle. STEPHEN E. KING As Vice President of the Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association (President designee 2009) Stephen will be able to address questions relating to the building industry. Stephen King is the President, Windwood Homes, Inc. He is a Certified Professional Builders and is licensed by the State of Georgia. His company has won at least one award at the HBA Professionalism awards every year for the past 8 years. He is also the Manager, of Ivey Chase LLC., Manager, Treemont LLC. and the Director of Embassy National Bank. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. Daniel J. Weidmann 
Daniel J. Weidmann, CR, CAPS, is the President/COO of Weidmann & Associates, Inc. and the current President of the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Daniel has a BS, in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, from Purdue University, 1982 and graduated from JD, University of Florida College of Law, 1991. Daniel is a Certified Remodeler, National Association of the remodeling Industry, 2003, a Certified Aging in Place Specialist, National Association of Home Builders, 2007. He is a member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), National Association of Home Builders and the Better Business Bureau. BOBBY SMITH Bobby Smith is the current President of the Georgia Chapter of the North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA). NADRA’s mission is to provide a unified source for the professional development, promotion, growth, and sustenance of the Deck and Railing building industry in North America so that members can exceed the expectations of their customers. NADRA has educational programs such as Deck Safety Month and Check Your Deck. Bobby is also Partner/COO at Decksouth Inc. Decksouth Inc. is a premier custom deck and screen porch builder in the Atlanta market. Memberships include NARI, BBB, Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and Charter Member of NADRA. Bobby has his BA from the University of Georgia.
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