Norton Wheeler to Lead HBRA as President and Chairman

On Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, Norton Wheeler III was sworn in as President and Chairman of the Board of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut. The HBRA of CT is the highly respected trade organization representing the state’s home building industry, and an affiliate of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
 
Nort Wheeler is a 30-year homebuilding industry veteran with education credentials that demonstrate his passion for the profession. Mr. Wheeler is a Certified Graduate Builder (CGB), Certified Green Professional (CGP), Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS), and he is the 1st Connecticut builder to achieve the Graduate Master Builder (GMB) designation, the ultimate symbol of a knowledgeable and experienced building professional. Beyond education, Nort Wheeler has received top industry recognition as Builder of the Year, a record five times.
 
Since founding Mystic River Building Company in 2003, Wheeler has been ahead of the curve in value engineered construction and knowledge of cutting edge building materials, and his company has been recognized with state awards for their custom homes, renovations and residential communities.
 
Mr. Wheeler is a past president of the Builders Association of Eastern CT and has served on the Board of Directors of the national, state and local Home Builders & Remodelers Associations.
 
As incoming President of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Connecticut, Nort Wheeler built a 2014 Connecticut Showcase Home to demonstrate how a green, healthy home consumes less energy, while creating a safe, well-ventilated, and contaminant-free living environment. The 3,443 sf four bedroom NAHB Green Home is located on a beautiful one acre hilltop lot at The Reserve at Farm View, a storybook community of nineteen single family lots off Plain Hill Road in Norwich. It combines innovative construction, energy and water saving technologies and superior indoor air quality to deliver lasting comfort and healthy living!
 

 
Wheeler had this comment on his new leadership role, “Being Chairman of the Board and President of the HBRA of CT is a great honor. We are finally coming out of the Great Recession of 2006-2014. The American economy is growing again and consumer confidence is up. However, our success as builders relies on our ability to deliver Value.”
 
Mr. Wheeler went on to say, “Throughout the state, skilled members of the HBRA are building high performance homes with features that today’s young singles, couples, families and empty nesters yearn for and will enjoy for years to come. Our homes have been recognized nationally by the Department of Energy and NAHB for their energy-efficiency and the healthy, comfortable living environments they provide. I would put the quality of Connecticut new construction up against that of any state in this country.”