Leadership

Leadership at the Local, State and National Levels

Our Credentials Prove We Are the Contractors to Trust

Owens Construction is proud to say we have been honored with many different national, state and local level certifications, awards and designations over the years.

NATIONAL

NAHB

National Association of Home Builders Member Since 1988

  • 3rd Vice Chairman of the Board, 2023
  • Winner of the Best in American Living Design Awards 2023
  • Vice-Chairman of the Board, Home Innovation Research Lab 2021-2022
  • Past NAHB National Area Chairman
  • Past Chairman, Home Builders Institute
  • One of the nation’s Big 50 Remodelers
  • NAHB Senior Life Director
  • Trustee & Past Chairman of the 6,000-member NAHB Remodelers Council
  • Past Chairman Certified Aging-in-Place (CAPS) Board of Governors
  • Winner of two National Senior Housing Awards
  • Remodeling Excellence (CADRE) Council of the Year Award
  • Charter member of the NAHB Remodeler 20 Club
  • Winner of the Homes for Life Award
  • Local association representative to the NAHB Board of Directors
  • Long-time member of the Joint Center for Housing Studies, Remodeling Futures Program
  • Co-Founder and President of Better Living Design Institute
  • Winner of the National Contractor of the Year Award 2023 (NARI CotY)

STATE

OHBA

Ohio Home Builders Association

  • Board of Trustees as a Life Director
  • State Remodelers Council Chair
  • Past member of the State of Ohio, Residential Code Advisory Committee, Board of Building Standards
  • Past President OHBA

LOCAL

CENTRAL OHIO BIA

Building Industry Association Member since 1988

  • Past Builder of the Year
  • Named Remodeler of the Year three times
  • Past President
  • Past Builder Vice President
  • Past Chair of the Local Remodelers Council
  • Service on the Board of Trustees

LOCAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Winner of the Regional Contractor of the Year Award 2023 (NARI CotY)
  • Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce past President
  • Member Powell Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Central Ohio National Association of the Remodeling Industry Chapter
  • Named as a Top 25 Remodeler in Columbus multiple years by Business First
  • Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce Past Small Businessperson of the Year
  • Worthington Annual Leadership for Lifetime Award
  • Central Ohio Better Business Bureau’s Business Integrity Award
  • Past President Partners for Community and Character
  • Multiple Design Awards for BIA and NARI Home Tours

EDUCATOR

  • Past Chairman of the CAPS Board of Governors
  • Past Chairman of the CGR Board of Governors
  • Chairman, “Universal Design” Professional Development Course /NAHB
  • CGR Project Management l and ll Courses and re-writes
  • Co-writer of CGR Design/Build Course
  • Widely contributed to articles in Dispatch, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, WTVN Interviews
  • Presented nationally at IBS, KBIS, PCBC, JLC, Remodeling Show
  • Presented internationally Universal Design in Higher Education, Dublin, Ireland

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR)
  • Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)
  • Certified Green Professional (CGP)

BUILDING UNITY

  • Make-A-Wish Foundation
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Playhouse Builds/Raffles for the BIA of Central Ohio
  • Volunteer Judge for Skills USA