Iowa Remodeler, Don Novak, to Lead National Remodelors Council - 1/24/2005 - Real Estate Education Training Schools Conferences

Iowa Remodeler, Don Novak, to Lead National Remodelors™ Council

As chairman of the council, Novak said he will strive to keep members at the forefront of industry developments and increase consumer awareness of the remodeling industry.

“The remodeling industry continues evolving and expanding, and NAHB Remodelors™ Council members lead the industry in education and upholding the highest business standards,” Novak said. “My focus will be to educate consumers about the value of hiring professional remodelers who can turn their houses into homes for a lifetime.”

Novak, who has earned more professional designations than most NAHB members, has been in the construction industry more than 45 years and has been an active advocate of the industry at the local, state and national levels.

He has been a member of the Greater Cedar Rapids Area Homebuilders Association since 1965 and has served as its president an unprecedented three times. He also was the founding chairman of the Cedar Rapids Remodelors™ Council in 1996 and two years later served as the council’s chairman a second time.

In addition, Novak has served as the Iowa City Remodelors™ Council chairman and was a member of the board of directors of the Home Builders Association of Iowa. He also sat on the Cedar Rapids Building Code Board of Appeal and served as the board’s chairman for a year.

Nationally, Novak has been a Remodelors™ Council trustee, is one of the founding members of the Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist designation and currently sits on several Remodelors™ Council committees — Education & Business Development, Public Affairs and Membership & Council Development

In 2002, Novak was named the Remodelors™ Council Remodelor™ of the Year.