HouseRaising Founder Dies

HouseRaising Inc., a Charlotte, N.C.-based managed service provider to the custom homebuilding industry, has reported the death of its president and founder, Robert V. McLemore.Mr. McLemore died Nov. 23 at the age of 63, the company said. The cause of death was not disclosed. The company said Mr. McLemore founded HouseRaising in 1999 and invented a patent-pending custom homebuilding process that he developed into System C, a proprietary software system. Greg Wessling, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, said Mr. McLemore was "a remarkable human being, who built a strong company and a strong management team." HouseRaising can be found online at http://www.houseraising.com.