2023 Speakers
Mark LaLiberte |
Mark LaLiberte, a leading expert in building science, advocates a simple formula for green building: Workmanship, craftsmanship and attention to detail. America has ample laws, codes and regulations governing home building. But good building practices don’t require laws. Builders must be creative and innovative but also analytical and responsible – environmentally socially and fiscally. They also must continuously develop their expertise regarding building materials, resources and processes.
Some of LaLiberte’s strategies for green building:
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Ted C. Jones Ph.D.Chief Economist with Stewart Title Guaranty |
Ted C. Jones, Chief Economist with Stewart Title Guaranty, brings his years of expertise in applied real estate research to the Building Summit & Expo.
Jones will close it out by providing his unique and humorous look into the future. He annually gives more than 150 presentations on real estate and the economic outlook each year, sprinkling his own brand of humor in to the mix of numbers and economic forecasts. Before assuming his role as Chief Economist – Senior Vice President for Stewart Title Guaranty, Jones serve as the first director of publicly traded Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC) for 17 years. He earned a Ph.D. in finance with a minor in statistics and a master’s degree in land economics and real estate from Texas A&M University. Prior to joining Stewart he served as chief economist at Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center, the nation’s largest publicly funded real estate research group. |
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Erik Cofield | Erik Cofield, CGA, is an Executive Business Coach for Custom Builders and Remodelers with the Association of Professional Builders. He has a unique set of experiences in his 25+ years in the industry. He was the COO of Houston’s most award-winning (at the time) design-build company; on the Board of the Remodelers Council; managed The Greater Houston Builders Association education program; worked for software companies and consulted with builders on how to evaluate, buy and implement software. He is a senior-level business strategist, educator, public speaker, and author. He has provided guidance for many types and sizes of companies in the construction vertical: home builders of all sizes and types; remodelers; and software companies. He was a columnist for HBAs with “Ask the Techspert” and has taught many NAHB courses. | |
Justin DiLauroBRAYN Consulting LLC | Justin DiLauro is a Partner and the Chief Quality Officer at BRAYN Consulting LLC, which is an independent consulting firm providing various specialty tax credit and incentive services, including those for Federal 45L and R&D Tax Credits. For the last fifteen years and as a degreed-engineer and licensed attorney, Justin has been most predominantly focused on working with businesses in the greater building industry, including home building and residential real estate development, claim their Federal 45L and R&D Tax Credits, and defend such claims as needed before the Internal Revenue Service and various state taxing authorities. | |
Ernie WeatherfordTerritory Manager, Trus Joist by Weyerhaeuser | With a degree in Construction Science from the University of Oklahoma, Ernie has been in the engineered wood business for 27 years. His time is spent in designing, inventory control and educating builders, architects, engineers and inspectors of the do's and don'ts of engineered wood. Ernie also spent 12 years in the Army Corps of Engineers as an officer commanding a combat heavy platoon and at the design level traveled the country designing roads and buildings for other units. | |
Mike Hancock |
Graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1986
Licensed Structural Engineer Licensed Mechanical engineer Presenter at the Concrete Foundation Association Summer meetings on concrete housing construction, Common construction issues facing foundation contractors, Alternative reinforcing Presenter at the World of Concrete, on concrete housing construction, Las Vegas Convention Center Senior Design Engineer and Project manager for Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant Senior engineer for Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Owner of Basement Contractors, Edmond Oklahoma 25 year Owner of Hancock Building and design Edmond OK 25 years Projects include: Radiological waste Storage facility Wolf Creek Nuclear power plant Re-design and Re-construction of the Refueling machine Re-design and Re-construction of the spent fuel bridge crane Redesign and Build a new intake structure for Kaw lake hydroelectric plant intake structure Design and build foundation for a cotton Gin moved from South Carolina to Carnegie OK Build a 25' tall cast in place Data storage center in Oklahoma City Design and Build various residential houses in Kansas and Oklahoma Design and build over 3000 Basements in Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana. National foundation contractor of the year 2011 CFA National concrete project of the year 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018 Performs Forensic investigation on construction defects Mike is hands-on in the construction field. You will often see mike running the excavation equipment, tying steel, setting forms, shoveling dirt or pounding nails |
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Sean RiegerLead attorney at Rieger Law Group | Sean Paul Rieger is a licensed attorney, architect, and real estate broker and serves as lead attorney at Rieger Law Group, PLLC. Rieger graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in architecture and then went on to pursue a law degree after five years of practicing architecture. Rieger began his practice as a sole practitioner for several years before expanding his law firm and hiring on other attorneys. He has been representing Oklahoma market since 200. Rieger’s main areas of practice are related to real estate, zoning, land use, development, construction, business, property, landlord-tenant, business entities, contracts, wills, trusts, and related litigation. | |
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