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  QMA Design+Build Honored with 2011 Big50 Award

  Ventnor, New Jersey, May 13, 2011 – QMA Design+Build, LLC has been selected by REMODELING magazine to join the REMODELING Big50. The Big50 awards were presented at a gala dinner at the Remodeling Leadership Conference in Arlington, VA on May 13, 2011.

  Each year since 1986, the REMODELING Big50 inducts 50 owners of remodeling companies that have set exceptionally high standards for professionalism and integrity through exemplary business practices, craftsmanship, and impact in their community or the industry at large. Big50 remodelers run successful, often growing, companies of various sizes that have taken the lead in raising industry standards. QMA was selected for the category of Fine Design. The Big50 Award is well established as the remodeling industry's "Hall of Fame" with only about 2% of the nation's 62,000 remodeling firms having been honored in the history of the award.

  "We are very honored to receive this distinction," says Todd Miller, president of QMA Design+Build. "The award recognizes excellence and leadership, and we are privileged to be named to this select group of remodelers."

  The 2011 Big50 winners are featured in the May issue of REMODELING, a national trade publication read by more than 80,000 professional remodeling contractors.

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  QMA Wins 2006 Janus Award

  Ventnor, New Jersey, August 2006 – QMA Design+Build, LLC has been awarded the prestigious 2006 Janus Award. This award is only given to remodeling companies that have won both a Chrysalis and Master Design Award for the same project in the same year. QMA is honored to win such a prestigious award.

  The Janus Award, named after the Roman god of gates and transitions, is an award given by the Chrysalis Awards and Qualified Remodeler magazine. Only 14 Janus Awards were given out nationwide this year.

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  QMA Wins 2006 QR Master Design Award

  Ventnor, New Jersey, July 5, 2006 – QMA Design+Build, LLC has won the Gold award in Qualified Remodeler’s annual Master Design Awards contest in the category of Light Commercial. The winning project will be featured in the October issue of Qualified Remodeler.

  The QR Master Design Awards is a national award program that recognizes the best in remodeling, comparing entries from professional remodelers all over the country. Entries are judged based upon factors such as aesthetic appeal, construction techniques, handling of unusual situations, and attention to detail.

  The project also received the Chrysalis Award in May and the Northeast Region Contractor of the Year Award from NARI earlier this year.

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  Linwood QMA Home Featured in From House to Home Magazine

  Ventnor, New Jersey, June 2006 – A custom home designed and built by QMA Design+Build, LLC was the feature article in the June issue of From House to Home Magazine.

  The French Normandy-styled custom home was designed to reflect the homeowners’ interest in merging modern and traditional styles. The warm palette of yellow and gold compliments the custom made cherry wood found throughout the house. Modern electronics and appliances are deftly hidden in the cherry wood cabinetry to create a clean look with no clutter.

  In the article, the homeowners explain how they tried to make their home a personification of themselves and wanted the job done right the first time. After carefully researching their options, they chose QMA Design+Build for our ability to deliver quality, convenience, and style.

  From House to Home magazine, a Publication Services of America publication, is the largest newspaper-delivered, full color, glossy home magazine in the United States.

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  QMA Wins Chrysalis Award

  Ventnor, New Jersey, May 2006 – QMA Design+Build, LLC has won the 2006 Chrysalis Award for “Commercial Remodel” for New Jersey. This is the second major award for this project, which also received a Northeast Region Contractor of the Year Award from NARI earlier this year.

  The award-winning office was designed and built for both our staff and clients to enjoy. With high ceilings and large windows facing the ocean, the office was designed to create a bright and open workplace. We also incorporated many different styles and materials into the office to demonstrate our wide range of skills and abilities.

  The Chrysalis Awards are judged on overall design, creative use of space and materials, and the degree to which the project enhanced the original structure. Entries were judged by editors and writers from Better Homes & Gardens, Today’s Custom Home, Creative Homeowner, and The American Institute of Building Design.

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  QMA Design+Build Named NARI 2006 Regional Contractor of the Year

  Linwood, New Jersey, January 2006 – The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) has named QMA Design+Build LLC 2006 Regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) in the category of Commercial Interior. We are now eligible for the National CotY Awards, which are to be named later this year.

  Entries were selected by a panel of impartial judges who are experts in the remodeling industry. Judging was based on problem solving, functionality, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation, degree of difficulty and entry presentation.

  This is the second year in a row that QMA has won a Regional CotY award.

• QMA to Move to New Offices in November

  Linwood, New Jersey, September 2005 - QMA is pleased to announce that in November we will be moving to our new office location. As we continue to grow and expand our services to our clients, we found our current home for the past 8 years no longer meets our needs. Our new location provides us with not only additional office space, but also plenty of natural light in our new design studio through 12’ high windows in our 14’ tall space. Also, our new beach block location is closer to the shore communities where most of our clients are located.

  Our new location will be:
  QMA Design+Build LLC
  5000 Boardwalk, Suite 2
  Ventnor, NJ 08406

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  QMA Cape May Home Featured in From House to Home Magazine

  Linwood, New Jersey, Fall 2005 – A vacation home designed and built by QMA Design+Build, LLC was featured in a recent issue of From House to Home magazine.

  The Cape May home was designed to reflect the charm of the Victorian community, to reflect the special way the homeowners wanted their home to feel inside and to capture a magnificent view of the marina. The home also incorporates modern features that will make it enjoyable and comfortable for years to come.

  The home was uniquely envisioned with a reverse living floor plan. All the main public spaces are found on the second floor, which opens out onto a large deck overlooking a natural pool with waterfall, a nature preserve and the Cape May Harbor. Guest rooms are found on the first floor, and the master suite encompasses the entire third floor. Connecting all these rooms is a curved staircase with a domed ceiling painted with a fresco. The home also has handicapped accessibility features, including a cherry paneled elevator.

  From House to Home magazine, a Publication Services of America publication, is the largest newspaper-delivered, full color, glossy home magazine in the United States.

• QMA Architects Design Homes for Atlantic City Bay

  Linwood, New Jersey, July 2005 – A new home community designed by QMA Architect and Planners, the architects for QMA Design+Build, LLC, was prominently displayed on the cover of Ivy League Homes Magazine this July. The cover photo is one of a group of homes created by QMA for the Osprey Estates neighborhood in Atlantic City. Inside the magazine, a two-page article with pictures provides details on each of the homes.

  This community contains three-model homes and was designed to bring the warmth and charm of a traditional seaside community back to Venice Park, a bayfront section of Atlantic City. The article offers interior and exterior details on the three-, four-, and five-room models. Each home contains spacious living areas inside and a large porch facing the water to take advantage of the sunset views over the beach and Atlantic City skyline.

  Ivy League Homes Magazine is published by Ivy League Mortgage. It is a monthly publication serving South Jersey and has been voted “Best of the Press” in 2003 and 2004.

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  QMA Design+Build, LLC Selected for Remodeling Magazine's Big 50 Award for 2005

  Linwood, New Jersey, May 1, 2005 — QMA Design+Build, LLC of Linwood, New Jersey has been chosen by Remodeling Magazine as one the nation's Big50 remodelers for 2005 for fine design. The Big50 is a remodeling business award which recognizes excellence, leadership and best practices.

  Each May, Remodeling Magazine selects 50 companies who have set the standard for professionalism and integrity in the industry from hundreds of nominees. Big50 remodelers are companies of various sizes, all of whom have taken the lead in raising the standards of the industry in some way.

• Ocean City QMA Home Featured in From House to Home Magazine

  Linwood, New Jersey, Spring/Summer 2005 -- A QMA Design+Build, LLC project located in Ocean City was featured in the Spring/Summer 2005 issue of From House to Home Magazine. Six photos were included in the three-page article about our client and their home. The house, originally a 1960s neo-colonial, was renovated by QMA in the summer of 2004.

  The home was transformed into an elegant summer residence with, what President Todd Miller calls, a “Southern colonial look.” QMA handled the entire project, from design to construction. The entire interior and exterior were re-created to reflect today’s special and aesthetic needs for a vacation home. The result was a modern home that reflected the lifestyle of the homeowners.

  From House to Home magazine, a Publication Services of America publication, is the largest newspaper-delivered, full color, glossy home magazine in the United States.

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  QMA Design+Build Named Regional NARI 2005 Contractor of the Year

  Linwood, New Jersey, March 9, 2005 — The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named QMA Design+Build, LLC, in Linwood, New Jersey, 2005 Regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) in the Whole House Remodeling under $250,000 category of its annual awards competition.

  QMA Design+Build provides architecture, design + build, custom homes and remodeling services for year-round and vacation homes in southern New Jersey with a focus on the areas at or near the shore. QMA’s president, Todd Miller, AIA said of the award, “We recently joined NARI, and this year is the first time we entered a project into NARI’s CotY competition. It is gratifying to have won a Contractor of the Year award our first time entering the competition.”

• QMA Home Lead Photo of Article in LifeStyle Magazine

  Linwood, New Jersey, Spring 2005 – A QMA Design+Build, LLC project in Cape May was an article cover photo in the Spring 2005 issue of LifeStyle Magazine. The custom home, a Queen Anne Victorian designed and built by QMA, spreads across two pages. This unique home has also been featured in several other home and living publications.

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  LifeStyle Magazine Features QMA Project

  Linwood, New Jersey, April/May 2004 – QMA Design+Build, LLC was featured in LifeStyle Magazine for our design and construction of a water-oriented home in Ocean City. While large, the home was designed to be low maintenance, with a cozy feel. It was designed, not only as the owners’ retirement home, but also as a gathering place for their family.

  The homeowners specified two criteria for their shore home. “The kitchen and dining room have to be open. Not one big room, but open to the effect that it can fit about twenty-five people for dinner. The other, a sweeping stairway with lots of banisters to hang Christmas stockings.” The home was also designed with an elaborate bar for entertaining, five bedrooms, and four and a half baths.

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  Modern Victorian Vacation Home

  Linwood, New Jersey, April/May 2003 – Recently featured in LifeStyle Magazine, the 21st Century Victorian designed and built by QMA Design+Build, LLC blends the warmth and charm of the Cape May community with the convenience and comfort of 21st century living. This vacation home was crafted to reflect the city’s heritage, while also taking into account the needs of our client’s own lifestyle.

  The outside of the house is painted in a traditional Victorian yellow and blue palette, and is surrounded by landscaped paths, secluded seating areas, a garden and natural pool with a waterfall. Inside, the home features a reverse living floor plan where the main living areas, such as the dining and great rooms, are placed on the second floor to maximize the view of the marina.

  The home also features a whole house sound system, computerized weather station, low maintenance siding, and other modern features that allow the vacation home to be easy to operate and maintain.

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  QMA Profile in Builder/Architect Magazine

  Linwood, New Jersey, April 2003 – Builder/Architect Magazine recently featured an article about QMA Design+Build, LLC and our close attention to our clients’ needs. QMA puts listening to our clients as the highest priority in the company. The article explains that QMA’s dedication to our clients has paid back, with a 75% referral rate. A rate this high reflects our quality work and ability to achieve client satisfaction.

  Founder Todd Miller believes that the reason QMA stands out is because we don’t just try to meet our client’s expectations—we try to exceed them. We do so by listening carefully to what each client wants, providing them with highly detailed design drawings, and guiding them through the product selection process. By combining this with our skill and experience with custom homes, QMA has made countless clients very happy.

  Builder/Architect magazine is a business-to-business magazine, reaching professionals in the residential building industry.

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  Only Pleasant Surprises – Builder/Architect Magazine

  Linwood, New Jersey, January 2001 – QMA Design+Build, LLC was recently recognized by Builder/Architect magazine for our comprehensive designs and attentive client relations. Homes designed by QMA are budgeted for each client’s needs and built with only pleasant surprises. As founder Todd Miller explained, “We want to remove the uncertainty from the home remodeling experience.” Clients working with Todd and his team can feel reassured that the home they see on paper will be the home they receive in real-life.

  QMA begins the design process, not with pen and paper, but with an open ear. The first step in creating a home is to spend time with the homeowners. By learning our clients’ tastes, lifestyles, and needs, our design team is capable of creating a home that accurately reflects the family that will live in it. Todd believes that “Our buildings are more about our customers—instead of us.” That is why each home designed by QMA is unique.

  Builder/Architect magazine is a business-to-business magazine, reaching professionals in the residential building industry.