Old-fashioned hard work and a personal touch are two qualities Philip A. Calinda Jr., embodies in both his work as a remodeler and as an active member of the Community Builders Association New Jersey, the local National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) affiliate.

Calinda’s firm, Millenium Custom Homes, LCC, located in Livingston, N.J., is a full-service remodeling company that has been doing a lot of aging-in-place remodeling recently. Calinda completed the certification process for NAHB’s CAPS (Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist) and has become passionate about the topic.

Like many a remodeler before him, Calinda was exposed to the construction business from an early age, picking up nails in exchange for a couple of dollars while his father, an excavator, operated heavy equipment at jobsites.
In high school, rather than sell his first car, he worked afternoons and weekends for a contractor as part of a school-sponsored work program.

The company’s owners were impressed by his work ethic and gave him more training and responsibility. Today, he’s a partner in the firm and runs its custom home and remodeling division.