MHProNews has learned that the National Building Systems Councils (BSC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) bestowed 23 achievement awards to leading manufacturers and builders in the systems-built industry with the 2012 Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Home Design. The BSC awards were renamed to honor Jerry Rouleau, a marketing authority and longtime advocate of building systems. Rouleau lost his battle with cancer earlier this year. “Jerry lent his sharp marketing mind to the systems-built industry for more than 25 years,” said 2011 BSC Chairman Harry Junk, a leading figure in the concrete building materials industry. “It’s only fitting that we honor his contributions, and his memory, to the BSC’s marketing and home design competition.”  The awards recognized those excelling in building with systems—concrete, log, modular and panelized homes—in the categories of home design and marketing materials.

EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING

Presentation of Home Plans Winner: Lindal Cedar Homes
Presentation of Home Plans, Log Homes Council, Winner: Honest Abe Log Homes
Builder/Dealer Marketing Materials Winner: Rocky Mountain Log Homes
Honorable Mention: Barden Building Systems
Website Winner: Expedition Log Homes
Honorable Mention: Stratford Homes
Print Ad Winner: Rocky Mountain Log Homes
Honorable Mention: Honest Abe Log Homes

EXCELLENCE IN HOME DESIGN

Modular

Under 2,000 square feet Honorable Mention: Builder Tony Hirst and HandCrafted Homes
2,001-3,000 square feet Honorable Mention: Simplex Homes
3,001-4,000 square feet Winner: HandCrafted Homes and Builder Tony Hirst
Honorable Mention: Sterling Homes and Preferred Building Systems
Over 4,001 square feet Honorable Mention: HandCrafted Homes
Multifamily Winner: Signature Building Systems
Green Building Winner: Simplex Homes
Honorable Mention: Builder Tony Hirst and HandCrafted Homes

Panel
Over 4,001 square feet Honorable Mention: Insulspan & Riverbend Timber Framing
Green Building Winner: Insulspan & Riverbend Timber Framing

Log

Under 2,000 square feet Winner: Honest Abe Log Homes
Honorable Mention: Expedition Log Homes
3,001-4,000 square feet Winner: Honest Abe Log Homes
Honorable Mention: PrecisionCraft Log & Timber Homes
More than 4,001 square feet Winner: Rocky Mountain Log Homes
Honorable Mention: PrecisionCraft Log & Timber Homes

(Editor’s Note: MHMSM.com ran this article by Scott Stroud honoring Jerry’s memory.)

(Photo credit: NAHB-BSC)