Paul Etzler, CPA, CGMA, GACP, Principal

Paul has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) for 20 years, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) for 2 years. He has been certified in sustainable building practices through the Green Advantage program as a Certified Practitioner (GACP).

As a CPA, Paul specializes in business advisory, compliance and economic development/tax structuring opportunities to the real estate and construction industries.

Paul’s concentrations as a CPA and consultant include due diligence related to new property acquisitions and developments, as well as divestures; extensive consultation with HUD/FHA and not-for-profit clients; and MOU, LOI and P&S agreement review, lease negotiations, and forecasting, budgeting and projections for real estate ventures.

Paul became a principal and minority owner in Encore Building Materials on January 1, 2013. His concentrations with the Company include financial forecasting of deconstruction opportunities, educating contractors, architects and community officials on deconstruction, and keeping Joe in line.

Paul is a regular blog contributor to Properties Magazine and Crain’s Cleveland Business, and often presents on economic development opportunities in tax, grant and loan arenas.

Paul currently serves as Treasurer/Secretary to the Building Owners’ and Managers’ Association (BOMA) Akron chapter; on the Associates Council of BOMA Greater Cleveland; on the Board and Membership Committee of the Northeast Ohio United States Green Building Council (NEO USGBC); and on the Board of The ReUse People of America – Ohio (TRP). He is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Paul earned his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration in Accounting from John Carroll University (Cleveland, Ohio).

Joe Rettman, Chief Operating Officer

Joe Rettman oversees the operational and administration functions of Encore Building Material.  He is in direct contact to the contractors and owner(s).  Joe is responsible for the disbursement of architectural elements and construction materials that have been removed for resale, reuse and or repurposing to end users throughout the country.  Joe was also the president of Deconstruction Management Inc. prior to the merger with Encore Building Material.

Joe participated in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 Brownfield Sustainability Pilot Project for the City of Cleveland.  He is also a member of the NEOUSGBC, SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America) and the Cleveland Restoration Society. Joe proudly served our country in the US Navy.