JONATHAN SUKONIK

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COMPANY HISTORY

• Jon Sukonik is a partner in The Sukonik Building Companies, LTD. 
• The Sukonik Family started in the new home building business in 1957 when Harold Sukonik joined the Casper family to start Sukonik & Casper. 
• Jon’s career began in 1979 with summer labor work as a teenager.  Working with all of the trades and crafting his knowledge and skills of the residential construction industry thru hands on experience. 
• Since forming The Sukonik Building Companies with his brother Neil in 1989, they have carefully crafted nearly 1000 homes primarily in western Montgomery County.

EDUCATION

• Jon graduated from The University of Arizona’s Eller School of Management with a BS in Real Estate in 1985. 
• A member of the first class of NAHB’s Certified Green Builder designation in 2008. 

• HBA Bucks / Montgomery Counties
• Board of Director 1992 - 2014
• President (2013)
• Life Director status (2015)
• 2-time PILLAR Award Winner (2006, 2015)
• Pennsylvania Builders Association (PBA)
• Board of Director 2012 - present
• Chair of the UCC Committee 2015 - present
• Chair of Construction Liability Committee 2013 - present
• Governmental Affairs Committee member 2012 - present
• Regional Vice President for South East PA 2015 – 2017
• PBA Secretary 2018
• 2016 Hammers and Gavels Award
• 2016 Builder of the Year

• Pennsylvania Housing Research Center (PHRC)
• Industry Advisory Council 2014 - present
• Steering Committee for Land Development and Housing Conference 2015 - present
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
• Board Member 2013 - present
• Construction Liability Committee 2015 - present
• Building Codes & Standards Subcommittee 2015 - present
• Construction Codes and Standards Committee.  2016 - present
• Stucco Working Group – a Task Force started in 2016 by NAHB as a multi-directional approach to moisture infiltration solutions past to future including Building Science/Codes & Standards, Education/Training and Legal/Insurance groups
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Residential Contractor Seat for New Construction on PA Uniform Construction Code - Review Advisory Council; Appointed by Governor Wolf 2017
• International Code Council (ICC)
• Code Development Committee – 2021 Code Cycle for Residential Building
• Engineered Wood Association (APA)
• Worked with the APA on the design of a modified Advanced Framing Technique he uses in constructing homes with HERS ratings of approximately 50.
• Featured in APA video on Advanced Framing