"Mr. House, we want to express
our sincere appreciation for
your hard work and dedication
... in facilitating the
negotiated contract for Mizner
Lakes Condo-Hotel. This
$125 Million contract is
a Capstone project for us not
just here in South Florida but,
also for our Tower-OHL Group
situated in Spain. The timing of
this significant undertaking has
come at a critical point in our
growth and expansion. Your
contribution to our success has
earned you the distinction of
being recognized as one of
industry's foremost authorities
in the field. Rarely does a
professional understand the
linear progression of the entire
development picture from concept
to turn-key. Please, do not
hesitate to call on us for
anything ... in the future."
- Carlos
Ardavin
V. P. The
Tower Group,
Spain -
South Florida
"Art is an exceptionally bright
business development
professional who obtained
funding, preconstruction sales
and other tangibles to get our
$27M project back to life. Art
negotiated a GMP contract with a
Construction Management firm for
us and our project "Atlantia on
Jupiter's Riverwalk" is now a
reality for us. He is devoted
to getting a company to grow.
He worked tirelessly to make it
happen. Art is a high energy
professional, diligent and
sticks to a task until it's
done. I would definitely work
with Art again. "
- Sidney Adler, Member
WAVE Holdings, LLC FL
"We have had the
pleasure of working with Mr.
House… as an international
business development consultant
on several significant projects
related to my…diplomatic
relationships on the Island
Countries of Antiqua, St. Lucia
and St. Kitts. Mr. House
…devised in its entirety,
programs that involved
feasibility studies for
Renewable Energy Plants in
[Biomass],…Wind and Solar
sectors, Municipal Waste to
Energy Plants, Jatropha
Plantation and Bio-Diesel
production for export, Low Cost
– Social Housing utilizing
alternative building [forest]
products such as CLP and SIP
structures and Sustainable
Technology.
He developed implementation
plans for manufacturing facilities to
produce CLT timbers and SIP panels. Also, he
introduced the production of bricks and
blocks from existing resources damaged by
the earthquake in Haiti and the production
and assemblage of windows and doors to be
used in affordable social housing that could
be built by a citizen workforce.
Considering the regional
devastation occurring in Haiti in 2010 – Mr.
House continued his pro-bono
services far beyond Haiti and worked
diligently with us to present economic
opportunities for other island countries
most affected by economic fall out of the
earthquake. The programs and projects
devised and or developed with Mr. House’s
effort was estimated to be in excess of $1
billion USD. I remain forever appreciative
of Mr. House and his selfless assistance,
support and professional guidance – for
which he informed me that he was grateful to
have been able to contribute toward.”
- Kerry Babb, President/CEO
Paradise Technologies &
Solutions
"We retained Art House in early
2009 to write our business
development plan, together with
a feasibility study and market
analysis for our Fox Run
project, a 36-unit residential
development in Brunswick. Absent
this meticulously detailed work,
we would not have been able to
proceed. With the professional
documentation generated, from a
completely open and objective
viewpoint, we were armed with
the necessary tools to obtain
funding and to progress. Fox Run
was a small project of $8
million. Because of his work, we
were successful in obtaining a
commitment of funds to commence
work. Not only did Mr. House
make this project possible but,
he did it again for us on our
planned project The Refuge,
which was a 113 unit planned
unit development with a $13
million budget. We'll use the
services of Mr. House again -
and again."
- James Murray, President
J. M. Murray Co. GA
"If there ever was a man who
could fall out of bed and catch
a contract in his hand before
his feet hit the ground; it's
Art House. In a three year
period of engagement, between
2005 and 2008, Mr.
House personally, successfully
negotiated more than $200
million in GC contracts,
and additional CM at Risk
contract fees of more than $1.5
million. He has an instinctive
ability to get directly to the
equitable center of proposed
transactions – then typically
come home with an executed
contract – and in one particular
case – he came home with a check
as well. A lot of competitors
would go into interviews armed
with fancy presentations and
fanfare. Art would go in with
solutions and come out with the
contract.
When our productive capacity was
close to being outstripped of
cash Art obtained working
capital funds for us. We had a
potential client temporarily
incapable of moving forward on a
$40 million project in Parker,
Florida unless they could obtain
investment sources. Art arranged
an investment of $300,000 in
cash to cover their needs and to
fund their preconstruction
soft-costs. Art then
negotiated with an institutional
buyer for the presell-out of
more than 25% of the proposed
units for the developer. The
project went forward and we
received a $40 million contract
for construction."
-
T. M. Moore, President
Moore Construction, FL
"Art House sought funding for
several projects we had under
development, in the amount of $183
Million between 2007 and 2008.
He was successful in finding
funds where none seemed to
exist. When we needed capital,
we turned to Art. As a result,
he was afforded the task of
negotiating with construction
professionals,
Architects/Engineers & CM Firms,
to place our work. All of which
he did with the utmost of
diligence and professionalism.
As a major developer in the
Southeastern Region of the US,
we can assure that our future
work will be going through Mr.
House as well."
- Frank Mileto, President
Centurion
Partners, FL
"Art's greatest
strengths are his energy,
creativity and optimism. He
also has a great deal of
humility and has a deep sense of
civic responsibility,
contributing in extensive ways
to uplift others in need. Arts'
greatest talents are in
overcoming obstacles. Art will
always do the right thing by
everybody… He does not
compromise on honesty, integrity
and accountability – and he
demands that of others."
-
Paul R. Kennedy,
Development
Attorney
"In my 25+ years in business,
few people ... have ever really
made a very good impression on
me. However, a number of years
ago I met Art House, who had a
vision for making a difference
in the property management,
construction, and related
affiliated industries, by
publishing a periodical called
Property Management &
Construction Review. He
expressed to me that his
intention was to print
pertinent, focused articles
whose content would be both
educating and (entertaining @
times). Well, talk is ... cheap
so I took the wait and see
approach. SURPRISE!
SURPRISE! Some
people actually attain what they
set out to accomplish. Not only
has Art accomplished what he set
out to do ... but, he is setting
new standards in connecting many
affiliated professionals through
all means of communications. We
at Integrity Services feel truly
blessed to be a part of what Art
and his energies have
accomplished for all of us."
- Kenneth
Mack, President Integrity
Services
Painting -
Waterproofing & Caulking,
Inc., F
"Art ... will work through any
obstacle, or figure a way to go
over it or around it. His great
strength is grounded in an
ability to manage multiple
projects in multiple stages and
get things done on time and
under/on budget. He is good at
delegating. He has good time
management skills, never once
late on commitments that he made
to clients or the people that
worked for him. Paper work,
budgets, cost analysis; on
target, on time. He sets high
goals, and wants others to meet
their goals as well. Art will
work harder than the next person
to get things done. He is a
strong leader who inspires
others."
-
Al Dougherty, Principle
Principle Design & Development,
FL
"As a result of our engagement
with Mr. House, we were
successful in finalizing and
implementing development plans
for our 521-Commerce Centre, a
major flex-space facility. The
feasibility study and market
analysis, along with
construction cost estimates and
constructability analysis were
instrumental in developing the
basis for the projects' overall
economic viability. We were
successful in obtaining the
commitment for funding shortly
after we finalized our work with
Mr. House. In this economic
climate of 2008, that is almost
unheard of. Without his
assistance in obtaining the $15
million needed, we would not
have been able to proceed."
-
James Katzoudas, Principle
Capital III Management, LLC, SC
"Mr. House ... impressed me as a
professional orientated toward
contributing a high degree of
proficiency, integrity,
cooperation, and attention to
detail in all of his
undertakings. I've known him to
manage all ... with great
diligence and strict adherence
to fiduciary accountability. You
will find him to possess a high
level of energy aimed at
providing a compelling level of
energetic, exacting, detailed
and competent service to his
constituents."
-
Scott Patten, President
GCS, Inc. Construction Managers-
NH
"Mr. House made a significant
difference when we embarked on a
transformational program. The
combination of his strong
analytical skills, in-depth
technical and business knowledge
and a collaborative working
style, was exactly what we
needed. The way Art supported
and challenged us was a key to
our success."
- Leonard
Klein - CEO
Morganti &
Strasser, Tampa, FL
"I have known Art House for
several years through the Gold
Coast Builders Association
network. Mr. House has an
extensive knowledge of
construction industry marketing
and business development from a
hands-on perspective. Art has a
unique ability to impart his
knowledge base to others,
whether they are clients or his
Graduate Students at Florida
International University. I
believe his credentials make him
an excellent choice as a
consultant or educator."
- Marsha
Myers
Executive
Director
Gold Coast
Builders Association, Boynton
Beach, FL
"Art's intuitively driven
approach to establishing for us,
an analytical business
development program combined
with his actual hands-on
business experiences, provided
perspective we needed to create
value for our clients and
ultimately our firm."
- Randy
Marshall Director of Development
Atlantic
Global Enterprises, LLC -
Atlanta, GA
"Mr. House proved extremely
productive in channeling our
business development initiatives
toward a more appropriate client
mix. His three-pronged approach
to our growth was not just plain
common sense but, hugely
profitable for us. In
restructuring our business model
from that of a General
Contractor to Construction
Management we streamlined our
operations, moved from a capital
intensive company reliant upon
competitive bidding for projects
that often earned the lowest
profit margins, to being paid a
fee for our expertise. By
restructuring our business
development approach from
bidding to negotiating – we
mitigated an adversarial client
base and delivered us into to a
collaborative working
relationship. That has made all
the difference. He saved our
company and provided us with a
road map to success."
-
Bryant Rodgers
Allied Construction, Inc. CT
“Art has a
deep-seated, sincere desire
to…discover the root of any
problem and seek remedy for it.
He's willing to go way beyond
what many professional
consultants are willing to do.
In the consulting business,
reputation is stock in trade,
and Art is most reliable. He is
also one of the most energetic
individuals I have ever met and
he…creates an energetic
environment all around
him. It's nice to come across
someone who gives you more than
you expect.”
-
Harold Brown
Gold Coast Real Estate, FL
"Mr. House negotiated in excess
of $225 Million in new
construction contracts for us as
a General Contractor and over
$1.5 Million in new CM at Risk
Fees in under an 18-month
period. When we needed funding
to enhance productive capacity;
Art raised the funds. When our
client needed investment funds
he arranged for unit sales,
bridge loans, venture capital
and long-term loans."
-
Michael P. Moore, President
Moore
Construction Management, Inc. FL
Having known Mr.
House for many years, and
realizing he was completing his
work in Haiti, developing a
Jatropha plantation project, I
asked him to study our Florida
Citrus disease problem where we
were experiencing an Asian
citrus psyllid infection
spreading across the state and
wiping out multi-billion-dollar
citrus crops. Art agreed to help
us and he offered his work on a
pro bono basis. He established a
state-wide citrus harvest
operation that put in use up to
70,000 acres of dying citrus
trees for a potential export
program for biomass. When the
biomass project could not
proceed as planned due to
agricultural constraints Mr.
House was successful in finding
a path for us to harvest and
process citrus for region
biomass use. He negotiated
contracts with Ineos Bio of Vero
Beach and the Gainesville
Renewable Energy Center for the
purchase of our citrus. Art
later devised a plan for us to
change our crop and he
introduced us to recognized tax
benefit programs and recommended
modifications to our operations.
He then helped raise funds for
us to do the work. His efforts
were a major benefit to all of
us in the citrus business in
Florida.
-
Andy Murphy, Owner
Citrus Plantation Owner State
wide
“We want
to acknowledge your valuable work and
support expended on our behalf in developing
our forward looking projects on Haiti after
the earthquake of 2010. As we worked with
and were affiliated with UNESCO and the
Clinton Global Alliance, we explored many
important initiatives and we could not have
done all that we have done in Léogâne and
the countryside without your professional
input – and of course your selfless
humanitarian donation of your time over the
past two plus years.
The
Léogâne social housing project and the
Agrarian Plantation in and of itself will
serve a local population in excess of
250,000 Haiti citizens. If you can implement
your Jatropha project and or help us to
engage the necessary resources to make our
‘Miscanthus Energy Grass’ project a reality
we will have changed the landscape on Haiti.
If there is ever a time and or a project
that calls for our help – please contact us
and we will do all in our power to assist
you. Good luck to you in everything you do.
By the way, take care of those horses we
donated to your son Mark, up there in Maine
– we are pleased to have found a home with
your family - on the farm in Maine - for
several of our Phillies.”
-
Dr. Robert S. Barr, President
Star Group International, LLC.
Middletown, PA
"If you are looking for a
consultant, educator, or any
other executive type person who,
"requires honesty, energy,
integrity, reliability,
dependability, intelligence,
construction experience,
financial acumen, and just plain
common sense, then look no
further than Art House. Art has
a unique ability not only to
understand the technical aspects
of a business but, also the
financial controls required to
meet a budget. He is also one of
the most energetic individuals I
have ever met and he, therefore,
creates an energetic environment
all around him. This is
contagious and it manifests
itself in visible increases in
productivity of both his
co-workers and subordinates."
-
H. S. Brown, President/CEO
Big Sky Enterprises, Inc. FL
“Thank you
for your proposal for the delivery and
installation of a city wide Solar Lighting
system for our Cité Soleil-Year 2011
project. This as you know, is my brother,
President Martelly’s priority project. We
hope that your associates and our team as
well are able to raise the necessary funds
to install these desperately needed lighting
systems in the most hard hit and hazardous
of locations. On behalf of the people of
Haiti I thank you for your continued
support.”
-
Dr. Farah Blain
Miami,
Florida & Haiti
“Dear Mr. House, we want to
thank you for visiting with us in Washington
DC and with our team on the ground in Haiti.
We appreciate you providing your
professional predevelopment and feasibility
research work necessary for us to complete
our contemplated 102 three-bedroom facility
within our overall social housing program to
serve the needs of the displaced citizens on
Haiti since the earthquake of 2010. Your
unique approach and concept will greatly
benefit participants of this overall project
is that the workforce to be trained and
gainfully employed under this program will
actually build these homes and be the very
first persons to be offered means and
methods of owning their home. As we move
forward with the UN and with other agencies
such as UNESCO we will continue to engage
your services.”
-
Dr. David Goatly, Director
African American
Baptist Mission Collaboration
Washington, DC
“We are thankful for your work –
with us and with the African
American Baptist Mission
Collaboration, on our planned
housing project for Haiti. Your
proposal for the utilization of
Modularized CIP Panelized Homes
is of great interest to us and
we welcome your continued
research and development on this
potential for affordable housing
that not only can be constructed
quickly but has the unique
ability to use local materials
to manufacture the panels and
more importantly, the people
that would be trained for this
work will also be the
beneficiaries of a new skill,
gainful employment and a home as
well."
-
Kathi L. Reid
Lott Carey
Foreign Mission Convention
Washington, DC
"In order to proceed with our
development, we needed $3.4
million for construction costs
and an additional $1.1 in soft
costs. With no foreseeable
funding in sight, from
traditional sources, we asked
Art to see what he could do to
raise the funds required to move
forward. Three months later, we
broke ground and saved our
project - and literally our
life's savings. A casual
introduction to Art resulted in
the successful funding of our
project."
-
Trace Oliver, V. P. President
Stony Brook Villages, NY
"Art helped to reorganize our
marketing and business
development efforts to better
align our construction
management company with a
prospective client type, better
suited for our capital
constraints and productive
capacity."
- Robert
Greer, President
Greer-Peabody Construction
Management, Trenton NJ
“Art, I would like to personally
extend my thanks to you, for
your excellent presentation on
developing a Quality
Consulting Business.
Many of those who attended your
presentation expressed their
satisfaction with your program
and the amount of detailed
information presented. As
Chairman of the ASQC, I
certainly appreciate your time
and effort and dedication to
helping our members with their
career plans. Your emphasis on
preparation, planning, and
careful target marketing will
help many of our members …
throughout the County.”
- Gregory
McLaughlin
Chairman,
ASQC Section 1515
Greater
Palm Beach Chapter
American
Society for Quality Control
“To say that ‘Art House’ has
been helpful to my business
would be an understatement. His
knowledge of the legal and
technical side of
sub-contracting has gone a long
way toward giving me the
insights in the field where my
expertise is lacking. His
consulting with me in reading
and understanding complexities
of Florida Lien Laws has given
me confidence. We have
instituted new policies on how
to protect our financial
integrity by implementing common
sense directives. As a small
struggling company, having the
services of Mr. House has been a
much needed boost.”
- Mary
Margaret Heaton, Owner
A Concept
in Carpets
Pompano
Beach, Florida
“Art is a
tremendous source of information
and assistance as I’ve ‘grown’
my construction consulting
practice. His knowledge of and
background in the construction
industry are considerable.
Furthermore, his natural
inclination to approach every
conversation as a
consultant-educator results in
clear explanations, achievable
strategies, and significant
recommendations for improvement.
I have personally solicited his
advice on numerous occasions,
and have observed him offering
suggestions to others who have
turned to him for help. He is a
people person, has practical
experience, has a no-nonsense
bottom-line approach and knows
what he’s talking about: exactly
the type of professor I would
have liked to have had as a
student at the University of
Florida Building Construction
program. Art directed us toward
new ways to use our expertise.
He gave us more information in
90 minutes than any ten
consultants could provide in a
month. He's enthusiastic,
supportive and inspiring - and
that's catching.
He bestows credibility from an
industry perspective, as many
construction professionals are
skeptical of “academics” that
often tend to lack hands-on
expertise. His unique
combination of academic and
practitioner credentials serve
students, clients and
administration well.”
- Margaret
Runchey, President
CS3
Consulting Services
Palm Beach
Gardens, Florida
“I have known Art House for
several years and recommend him
for any faculty position. Art is
an active Adjunct Professor in
the Construction Management and
Engineering Department of
Florida International
University. Art brings to his
classroom the normal academic
theory tempered with 20+ years
of industrial experience. Art is
the kind of ‘no-nonsense’
individual who can deliver a
lesson and explain how it really
works in the outside world –
meaning that, just because it is
drawn – that does not mean it
can be built as drawn. Further,
I have had business dealings
with Art and have found him to
be refreshingly honest and
always professional. He never
let opinion or emotion get in
the way of facts. I placed two
of my students with Art as part
of their internship training.
Both gave him the highest
ratings in their exit
evaluations. They did not study
theory – they actually wrote
business plans for one of the
oldest construction companies in
the US (Art’s client). Art is
always willing to help students
in their professional
development outside of the
classroom. He managed to get two
of his students to publish
magazine articles in their field
of expertise related to the
Internet. It is this type of
commitment to others that makes
Art an asset to any
institution.”
- Michael
Petroski,
Assistant
Professor
Lynn
University, Boca Raton, Florida
“Art House is a polished
professional with a high degree
of personal standards for
performance and quality. His
strong analytical and
interpersonal skills enable him
to be one of the most talented
decision-makers and creative
problem solvers I have had the
pleasure of working with. He has
a strong sense of situation and
is able to lead others as
necessary. His prior business
experience is and has been a
significant asset. Art is
motivated to succeed and is
willing to pay the price in hard
work to attain that success. I
found him to be of high moral
fiber and believe he would be a
valuable asset to any
institution, organization or
governmental body. He has the
disposition and character
commensurate with and expected
of a professional.”
- Dr.
Peter T. Di Paolo
NOVA Southeastern University
And
President of Integrated
Consultants International
Plantation, Florida
"Dear Art: On behalf of our
Board, I want to thank you for
your professional assistance and
expert guidance in connection
with our recently completed
concrete restoration project at
Quay South. Your professional
advice, oversight, and follow-up
provided our Board with a high
degree of confidence in our
successful completion. In
particular, we want to
acknowledge your consistently
prompt responses and specialized
advice and assistance that led
to the conclusion of a great
project. We look forward to
working with you again in the
future."
- William
L. Donehower, Jr. Ardavin
President,
Board of Directors,
Old Port
Cove Condo Assoc. N. Palm Beach,
FL
"The work performed by Art House
was very substantial. We are
very pleased with what he
provided us. He spent
considerable time on developing
and installing various financial
software programs, and creating
project specific Excel
spreadsheets and other tools to
help manage our production
procedures, manpower performance
and cash flow. We found Mr.
House to be professional and
very helpful. We recommend him
most highly to anyone in the
construction trades."
-
Troy Greenberg, President
Greenberg's Custom Cabinets, IL
"We especially want to
acknowledge the professional
performance of Mr. House, whose
energetic interest and
performance was in our opinion,
instrumental in securing the
timely completion of this $
8.2 million project."
- Anthony Leketa, PE Army Corp.
of Engineers
Dept. of the Army District Area
Office, NY
"The progress made from the date
of my last visit to Keene has
been very good. This is a direct
result of Project Manager, Art
House being on site and riding
herd over the contractor and
subcontractors. Cooperation
appears to be good with all
trades."
- Tim Bell, Project Manager
Engineering Management
Consultants, Inc. NH
"Arthur brought a great deal of
energy to this firm and was a
motivational force in the field.
I would say his most outstanding
characteristic is his ability to
assess situations rapidly and to
perform in a highly professional
manner with straightforwardness
of character and honesty. Art
was instrumental in two major
projects. He managed and closed
out a very important project in
Keene, NH – The Army Reserve
Center and he was the lead
negotiator for a first time ever
execution of a CM @Risk contract
for the construction of the
Keene High School project. I
rate him as superior in any
endeavor he would undertake. "
-
David R. Boles
Director
of Marketing & Development
Baybutt Construction Corp., NH
“A remarkable outcome came out
of a casual impromptu
discussion, with a total
stranger, in a diner, over a cup
of coffee. While openly talking
about growing pains in my Ford
Dealership, I mentioned to an
acquaintance that I needed a new
building but simply could not
find a place to build a new
structure and even if I did, I
did not have the funds readily
available and I also had a
building that I grew out of that
would need to be sold.
Next to me was a man, who later
I became acquainted with. He
took out a pencil and grabbed a
napkin and began taking notes
and sketching a Georgia mansion
type building that he heard me
tell of to my breakfast guest.
He asked me to lay out all of
the ‘wish list’ items I thought
necessary to build my dream
building. He sketched a new auto
dealership building that while
it looked like a dream then – is
now my greatly expanded
dealership.
Mr. House not only assisted in
the entire design/build effort
to make this project successful
but he also helped to arrange
funding, he negotiated with
North Branch Builders to be the
Design/Build firm, he arranged
for assistance in selling our
old building and moving major
equipment from the old structure
to our new site. He found a
piece of land that was an island
– we filled the site and built
on it.
If a man by the name of Art
House walks up to you with a
pencil and a napkin and draws a
building for you – you should
start planning to move into it.”
-
Ken
Carpenter, President
Ken
Carpenter Ford – Hillsboro, NH
"Art House has provided us with
exemplary consulting service. He
has demonstrated his expert
knowledge in the construction
industry, and especially here in
New Hampshire, where it was
revealed that New Hampshire is
his home state. He is
intuitively connected to many of
those we do business with
already. We have found Art to
be a consultant who possesses a
comprehensive background and
wealth of experience in the
construction industry - from
Executive Management, Marketing
& Business Development, Finance
and Estimating. We recommend him
most highly to any construction
industry firm - especially here
in New Hampshire."
-
Paul Baillargeon, President
Contract Openings, Inc., NH
"Art negotiated a Professional
Services contract for our
Architectural/Engineering firm,
pursuant to his consultation
responsibilities with a School
Board. Art was instrumental in
negotiating equitable fees for
our services, and the actual
cost of construction with the
General Contractor. Art's
consulting involvement resulted
in a fast-tracked project, which
finished four months ahead of
schedule and significantly under
budget. Art is sincere,
dedicated and driven by a sense
of fairness and an appreciation
of the complexities of our
difficult industry."
-
Kirk Wilkenson AIA
Wilkenson & Associates, PA, NH
"Mr. House has assisted me, in
many significant ways, on
several major concrete
restoration projects in Florida
and abroad. He was specifically
responsible for site inspections
and pre-project planning which
is required in the pre-bid
documentation phase and the
subsequent prequalification and
selection process of contractor
analysis and contract
execution. Art is extremely
competent and very professional,
and highly articulate. He has
always impressed me with his
willingness to give more of
himself, than one would expect,
not only to his clients but, to
mine as well. If there was ever
a man to assist you or to
consult with you, in the
construction and development
industry, Mr. House would be
that person."
-
E. Al. Reppert, PE
Fl Cert. No 29993 FL
"Art's most outstanding
characteristics are honesty,
straightforwardness of
character, and a sincere
dedication to help others to
attain their goals. I have had
the pleasure of knowing and
working with Mr. House in both
an academic and business
environment. I rate him as
top-shelf in both."
-
Ron Tourgee, Ph.D.
Keene State College, N.H.
"With over 50 locations in South
Florida alone, Art's
professionalism and quality
workmanship has been a much
needed relief for our company.
We have been able to rely on Art
and his endless list of
prequalified contractors and
subcontractors for extremely
difficult, and often deadline
oriented projects, many of which
were multi-faceted and very
detailed. Art has always come
through for us, been wonderfully
detailed, honest, fairly priced,
and quick to respond to our most
urgent needs. He has provided us
with detailed estimates, which
he has always lived up to, as
well as providing us with a
working budget to assist our
company in providing the best
services and most reasonable
prices to our clients. I would
recommend Art House to you for
any and all construction,
consulting, budgeting, and
contracting needs, in all phases
of your important projects."
-
Peter Mickler, Area Manager
Central Parking Systems Miami,
FL
"Cranmore
Ridge Condominium PUD, took Art
only 30 days to negotiate ... $
4.1 million ... the biggest
contract NBB had in 31 years."
-
Doing Business in Concord
New Hampshire Business Review,
NH
"I have known Mr. House
professionally for several years
and have worked for him as an
Electrical Contractor. In all
cases, I have found him honest,
forthright and above all,
professional. I have worked in
the building trades for more
than fifteen years, and find Mr.
House as easy and candid to work
with as anyone I have ever dealt
with."
- Victor Reno, PE
KLR Engineering- NH
“If Art says he'll find you work
- you better start looking for
manpower.”
-
Tom Wilcox
Wilcox Electric - NH
"Art is a true marketer and
business development
professional. He finds not only
new markets but new ways of
penetrating old markets. He gets
people back to work."
-
Steve Casey - Construction
Consulting
West Palm Beach, Florida
"Art introduced me to a complete
business opportunity. He had the
numbers worked out and the
possibilities outlined. He
helped me with the startup, and
he's still helping me. A casual
meeting turned into a good
business opportunity for me."
-
William Bier, President
Parking Solutions, FL
"We reorganized our existing
business model, Purchasing
Policies, and Debt Structure, as
recommended by Art House. We
saved, by cost containment
initiatives alone, $168,000 per
year, which went directly to the
bottom-line. Art installed
several significant Financial
Reporting Systems for better
interpretation of our financial
condition in a timely fashion.
We increased profitability
through economies of scale,
elimination of duplicate tasks,
and by implementing new
financial tools for managerial
decision-making. Art worked
diligently to create a business
and financing plan for us to
approach lending institutions
for necessary long-term funding
requirements. By investing the
loan proceeds, and implementing
several cost-reduction
recommendations, modifying our
labor rate structure, we
increased our Gross Profit
margin by 52%.
Art has proven to be highly
articulate and knowledgeable
about matters that helped us to
implement meaningful change in
our business operations, which
increased the value of our
business.
We look forward to having Art
back to continue to work with us
to achieve our goals."
-
Rob Heintzman, General Manager
JR.'s Specialist Shop, Inc., KY
In writing a letter of
recommendation to Law School for
Mr. House, the following
pertains: “I have known Mr.
House since 1990 in the capacity
of an attorney/client
relationship … representing his
interest in protracted civil
litigation. His ability to
quickly grasp the intricacies of
partnership law, to include a
rather complicated
principal/agency type
relationship was apparent. Art
was directly involved in all
aspects of this litigation, to
include briefing of depositions,
preparing memorandum, and
preparing expert witness. The
instant action was a significant
case involving a real estate
development and construction
project, a banking relationship
- and a complex
partnership. This resulted in a
two week jury trial which was
settled in Art's favor.
I
want to emphasize several
thoughts about Mr. House. First,
he is a very bright individual.
He quickly grasps the subtlety
of complex situations, and
devises resolutions. Second, is
his ability to work very hard. I
could always count on Art
producing the information I
needed. Third, is the veracity
Mr. House had consistently
exhibited. Often times in
representing a client, choices
are made that allow an attorney
to judge the character of his or
her client. The choices Mr.
House made impressed me. He had
many opportunities to take full
advantage of a fellow partner,
which would have led to Mr.
House’s financial benefit, but
which Mr. House refused to do
because of his personal morals.
As for his business development
capacity, Arts greatest strength
is getting the job done. He has
good follow through and is a
'hell of an organizer' and in
business development, a 'top
notch closer'. He is goal
oriented and will work as many
hours as it takes to get
something done. He is strong in
knowing what is right from
wrong. One thing, Art does not
tolerate lazy people. He
believes that, if you say you
are going to do something, he
expects nothing less than you
getting it done. Art is a very
intelligent person and catches
on quickly. I would take on a
case with Art at any time. The
man has a great deal of
integrity.
Art’s energy is overwhelming,
and he has the ability to work …
sixty or seventy hours per week.
The more he works, the happier
he seems to be. This trait,
whether it be healthy, is one
which successful people –
attorneys - seem to be inflicted
with.”
-
John Robert Wilson, Esquire
Goff and Wilson, PA - NH
"Art House was engaged by AGNE
from November 1990 to February
1992. His responsibilities
included construction services,
capital budgeting and building
projects, and support to our 280
retail stores in five states.
During his time here he
completed many projects and
still cut expenses. Art's
organization ... has made things
much easier for AGNE ... as he
was instrumental to reducing
costs of operating. I have found
Art to be organized and
articulate. He is a highly
motivated person."
- John
Franz Director of Operations
Associated Grocers of New
England, NH
“Art told me he could find me $1
million in new site-work in one
year. Well, $ 960,000 in three
months was all I could handle.”
-
Mike Parrott
MWP Construction, NH
“I first became familiar with
Mr. House when he worked toward
his MBA at New Hampshire
College. Mr. House and I were
Adjuncts at
Franklin Pierce University in
Rindge, New Hampshire. We became
associated in outside ventures
related to education,
construction, humanitarian
assistance abroad and in
politics of the time. I was the
Campaign Chair for Alexander
Haig Jr. during his run for
presidency in 1988. Mr. House
was a proponent of GWH Bush.
Looking back, Mr. House worked
with both parties as George Bush
won the presidency and Mr.
House, not only met Mr. Haig
during his run but also was
successful in building an
addition to his home in Florida
years later.
As a direct result of Mr.
House’s acute business
development awareness and
humanitarian interests he was
instrumental in my having the
opportunity and eventual success
in being the first US based
company to provide assistance to
Kuwait after the US liberated
the country. Mr. House
introduced me to the Al Hammadi
Group as one of its
representatives was, at the time
of the initial military action,
stranded in New Hampshire.
Subsequently, with the help of
Mr. House and Mr. Haig, my
company provided metal building
systems, medical supplies and
food stuffs to Kuwait to assist
in rebuilding the burning
structures and to tend to
feeding and treating medically
the citizens of Kuwait.
Art House is an extremely
talented individual with a deep
sense of commitment to helping
others and to doing good work in
his chosen fields of interest. I
would welcome any opportunity to
work with Mr. House in the
future and would recommend him
very highly to anyone interested
in getting a tough job done.”
- Tom
McGrevey, Pres.
TPM Consulting, NH
"Meeting Art was the best thing
that happened to my company in a
long time. Art helped me find
work immediately."
-
Bill Shields, President
Classic
Paint & Waterproofing, FL
"Art provides good network
contacts and several leads for
jobs came from them. He ... gets
things done."
-
Ken Grant, President
Grant Builders, FL
"While Art was in charge of
plant and facilities operations
for Associated Grocers of New
England, he called me with an
emergency. Apparently a site
work company was exploring for a
leak from an underground fuel
tank at their truck depot in
Manchester, NH. The company
began digging with an excavator
in an area specifically
designated by Art not to be
disturbed due to a lack of
clearly defined ‘as built’
drawings that showed the
potential existence of an 8”
diameter water main. The
contractor dug, hit the high
pressure water line and the
empty fuel tanks blew out of the
ground about 10’ in the air.
Water was shut down for all
businesses in the area. By the
time I got to the site the TV
News choppers were there and the
project was a catastrophe. Art
signed a contract on the spot –
we had the project finished in
less than two days – new fuel
tanks, rerouted water line and
completed reconstruction of the
degraded area due to the water’s
force. All was up and running in
two days. The real task was
accessing ‘Super Fund’ monies
not only to pay us but to
reimburse AGNE as well. Mr.
House accessed those funds for
AGNE…If you need a guy who can
assess a problem in an instant
and put corrective action in
place in the blink of an eye –
get the work done and get you
paid – Then Art is your guy.”
-
Darrell Dodge, President
Dodge Construction, NH
"Art impresses me as a person
who is willing to invest his
time and energy where ever he is
needed. I have found him to be
honest and frank in any
connection I have had with
him."
-
Don Primrose, President
Primrose Glass & Aluminum, NH
"Art is great at 'business
matchmaking' - he puts people,
businesses, opportunities,
sources and resources together."
-
Allison Pruitt, Pres.
Association Management, FL
"Thanks Art - I needed your help
- and you were there. The world
needs more like you."
-
Dan Buckless
Tory Pines Golf Resort, NH
"Art is extremely knowledgeable
in the construction business. He
provides concise and timely
advice."
- Steve Gastright, President
Poly-Ti-Kote, Inc. FL
"Art's professionalism,
knowledge, experience and good
nature made him an asset to our
company and a pleasure to work
with. We have enacted his
recommendations and look forward
to great results. When we need
consulting services again, rest
assured we will be calling Art
House again."
- Andrew
Bassi, President
Mineral Masters Corporation, IL
"Art completed the first phase
of a project with us - and we
are more than pleased. I was
especially impressed with how
fast and efficiently Art grasped
our corporate culture - he was
efficient, quick and extremely
knowledgeable. I would like to
share a comment made by my
Finance Officer - "This was the
best money we ever spent."
- Jodie
Bernire, President
ISE - Magtech, TX
“Mr. House, we wish to express
our appreciation for your
assistance in developing a
proposal for us to establish a
Emergency based - Temporary
Floating Hotel on Haiti to house
the many professionals engaged
in our overwhelming
reconstruction programs after
the earthquake. The floating
structure will be utilized
primarily to house engineers,
architects and professionals
involved in our programs for
building social housing, medical
clinics and to install solar
lighting systems for Port au
Prince, the demolition of fallen
structures, training of Haiti
citizens in all trades of
construction. We have issued
you under separate cover an
authorization for you to proceed
without delay to assist
Monsieur Willy Duchêne in
initiations of the wok
contemplated.
-
Salomon
Gaudy
Head of
Logistics and Security
General
Inspectorate of Finance (IGF)
“I worked with Mr. House while
he was providing pro-bono
humanitarian assistance and
consulting services to the
Haitian Parliament subsequent to
the 2010 Earthquake. Mr. House
was in Haiti at the behest of
the Ministers of Economic
Development and Finance for the
purpose of developing a
reconstruction and
rehabilitation program to
rebuild Haiti infrastructures
and social housing programs.
The scope of our work together
centered on establishing a
reforestation program of
Jatropha for a multitude of
purposes. First, the planting of
a Jatropha crop would vegetate
the landscape to reverse the
devastation caused by a 98%
depletion of all vegetation for
cooking, heating and other
needs. Absent vegetation the
country could not retain
rainfall without landslides and
devastating erosion.
Mr. House wrote an entire
business and financing plan to
plant Jatropha across the
country, to establish family
managed plantations, to harvest
the Jatropha into a biodiesel
product to establish an export
commodity, create jobs in
farming and in production and to
reforest the landscape with a
plant that is uneatable,
nonflammable and at the same
time extremely useful to provide
heating, export and production
capacities.
"It is my great pleasure to have
met Art House and have had the
opportunity to work with and
learn from him.”
-
Ronald D.
Harvey Chairman/CEO
MarketPlex
International, LLC, Dunn Loring,
VA
