BUILDING OUR COMMUNITIES

“Building our Communities”, BAWN’s monthly TV show

TV Show Schedule For 2007:

The Builders Association of Western Nevada (BAWN) went high-tech when it rolled out its own monthly TV show in March 2007. The show, titled “Building Our Communities”, is produced by the Association in conjunction with Nevada Video Productions.

It is available on most community access TV stations throughout northern Nevada and is also available via the internet on our website by clicking on the “Building Our Communities” link at www.bawn.org. The half-hour show will feature new material each month on community access stations throughout northern Nevada, including Channels 10 and 26 in Carson City and various channels in Douglas County, at South Lake Tahoe, in Fallon and on Channel 16 in Reno-Sparks. It also airs on Channel 18, News Carson City, each Saturday and Sunday evenings at 6 p.m.

The inaugural March show featured BAWN President Glen Martel and BAWN state government affairs chairman Aaron West-Guillen being interviewed. Additional topics have included building activity in Fernley, the Coalition for Smart Growth and the Sustained Growth Initiative (SGI) in Douglas County, and affordable housing.

BAWN has also featured Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, senior economist with NAHB, talking about the Douglas County economic study and similar studies for Lyon County and the City of Fernley; Rick DeMar, BAWN CEO, with an update on the 2007 Legislative Session results regarding construction issues; and talked about green building with builders, utility companies and other experts.

In September, BAWN took a look at economic re-development and mixed use in Carson City. The October show features Eisenberg again with a look at the economic impact of building in Lyon County, the City of Fernley and Douglas County; the November show will take a look at how and when to weatherize your home for winter; in December BAWN takes a look at the economic outlook for 2008; and BAWN's benefit providers will be spotlighted early in 2008 with additional building issues and construction news to be featured in the coming months.

For station listings with the day and times the show will air, contact your local community access television stations.

Here are this month’s segment links along with previous month’s links to those show segments. Each segment is approximately six minutes long:

October 2007

Show No. 8
Segment 1 (Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, Senior Economist with NAHB, on what data was collected and how it was analyzed for the three reports BAWN commissioned with him and the University of Nevada)
Segment 2 (Eisenberg on the economic impact of building in Douglas County)
Segment 3 (Eisenberg on the economic impact of building in Lyon County)
Segment 4 (Eissenberg on the economic impact of building in the City of Fernley and what the three studies have in common)

September 2007

Show No. 7
Segment 1 (Walt Sullivan, Carson City Planning Department, on permit process for re-development projects)
Segment 2 (Tammy Westergard, Carson City Business Development, on Carson City's downtown re-development plans)
Segment 3 (Robin Williamson, Carson City Supervisor, on the city's vision for growth and economic development)
Segment 4 (BAWN member Mark Lopiccolo of Lopiccolo Construction on re-development in the historic district and downtown)

August 2007

Show No. 6
Segment 1 (Sheena Beaver, BAWN Dir. of Government Affairs, on BAWN's plans for a regional green building program)
Segment 2 (Kevin Dick, University of Nevada's SBDC Environmental Business Programs)
Segment 3 (Chad Piekarz, Energy Consultant for Sierra Pacific Power, on their energy savings tips and rebate programs)
Segment 4 (BAWN builder members Mark Kaminsky, Carson Country Construction, and Ben Smith, BSA Development, on their "green" building practices)

July 2007

Show No. 5
Segment 1 (Elliot Eisenberg on Douglas County economic study)
Segment 2 (Elliot Eisenberg on Douglas County economic study)
Segment 3 (Rick DeMar on 2007 legislative session)
Segment 4 (Rick DeMar on 2007 legislative session)

June 2007

Show No. 4
Segment 1 (Tom Finch with CAHI on affordable housing)
Segment 2 (Tom Finch with CAHI on affordable housing)
Segment 3 (Dwight Millard of Millard Realty & Construction on affordable housing)
Segment 4 (Dwight Millard of Millard Realty & Construction on affordable housing)

May 2007

Show No. 3
Segment 1 (Coalition for Smart Growth's Lynn Hettrick)
Segment 2 (Coalition for Smarth Growth's Lynn Hettrick)
Segment 3 (Douglas County Manager Dan Holler)
Segment 4 (Coalition for Smart Growth's Lynn Hettrick)

April 2007

Show No. 2
Segment 1 (Fernley Mayor Todd Cutler discussing Fernley topics)
Segment 2 (Fernley Mayor Todd Cutler discusses his vision for Fernley)
Segment 3 (Fernley Builders Association President Mike Glancy discusses Fernley activities)
Segment 4 (Fernley Builders Association President Mike Glancy discusses current building project involvement)

March 2007

Show No. 1
Segment 1 (President Glen Martel giving overview of who BAWN is and what they do)
Segment 2 (Martel about BAWN's benefit programs, education and special events)
Segment 3 (State legislative comm. chair Aaron West-Guillen on government affairs)
Segment 4 (West-Guillen about key building issues in the 2007 legislative session)

For more information, contact Jamie Klund, BAWN Director of Marketing and Member Services, at (775) 882-4353.