EDUCATION CORNER – NAHB UNIVERSITY OF HOUSING DESIGNATION COURSES
PREP - PROFESSIONAL REMODELER EXPERIENCE
PROFILE: STARTING POINT FOR THE CGR Required to obtain NAHB’s Certified Graduate Remodeler designation. This is a self-paced skills assessment. Advance registration required.
Tuesday, August 17 * 1P-5P Registration closes on August 9 at 11 a.m.
BAR - BUILDER ASSESSMENT REVIEW: STARTING POINT FOR THE CGB
Required to obtain NAHB’s Certified Graduate Remodeler designation. This is a self-paced skills assessment. Advance registration required.
Tuesday, August 17 * 1P-5P Registration closes on August 9 at 11 a.m.
ESTIMATING FOR BUILDERS AND REMODELERS Credit: CGB, CGR, CGA; Continuing Ed: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB Thursday, August 19 * 9A-4P Instructor: Dave Yelovich, CGB Fee: $220 members / $270 nonmembers CONTENT: NAHB tackles one of the toughest topics in building today—estimating. Remodelers and small to mid-volume builders can take the mystery out of estimating with this eye-opening course. Topics covered include insurance and profit, quantity takeoff for various materials, labor and equipment productivity issues, and subcontractor bid considerations. You’ll also learn how to develop winning bids and use estimates as a powerful management tool. Leave with information you can use in your business the very next day. By completing this course, you will: „ Learn strategies and techniques for developing winning bids „ Learn the best way to deal with subcontractor bidding „ Learn how estimates impact your business plan and profitability „ Understand quantity takeoff for materials „ Understand how insurance impacts your profits WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Remodelers, residential builders, commercial contractors.
RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE FOR BUILDING PROFESSIONALS
Credit: GMB; Continuing Ed: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB Tuesday, August 24 * 9A-5P Instructor: Kaycie Berley, CGA Fee: $220 members / $265 nonmembers CONTENT: Today builders face a liability insurance crisis. Coverage has become scarce, expensive and restrictive. To survive the current crisis, builders must use comprehensive risk management strategies to reduce construction risks and other exposures. As a graduate of this course, you will: „ Understand how to reduce, avoid and transfer risks „ Get practical solutions to obtain the most competitive quotes „ Be confident that your coverage will meet your needs „ Know how to make insurance claims WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Land developers, accountants, architects, planners, designers, residential builders, commercial contractors, engineers.
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BUILDERS POST-TENSION INC. DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DUPONT/TYVEK
HUBER ENGINEERED WOODS PELLA WINDOWS & DOORS
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT CO. TXU ENERGY WEYERHAEUSER
AUGUST 2010 | HOUSTON BUILDER | GREATER HOUSTON BUILDERS ASSOCIATION – BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE Fee: $195 Fee: $195 CUSTOMER SERVICE
Credit: CGA, CGB, CGR, Master CSP; Cont. Ed: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB Tuesday, August 31 * 9A-4P Instructor: Burk Moreland, CGB Fee: $195 members / $270 nonmembers CONTENT: Make your business grow by keeping your clients happy during and after the sale. This course teaches you how to manage every phase of customer interaction from the initial contact through construction, the warranty period, and beyond. Success in home building requires more than skill with sticks and bricks, it requires people skills as well. Keep your customers satisfied with planning, execution and follow-up of your projects and they’ll be spreading good news about you and your building company for a long time to come. As a graduate of this course, you will: „ Understand customer expectations and behaviors „ Set appropriate service criteria „ Recognize how to resolve conflicts and empower your employees „ Enhance your repeat and referral sales
CURRICULUM KEY: CEI
CAPS Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist CGB CGP CGR CSP
Builder Assessment Review Certified Graduate Builder
Certified Green Professional Certified Graduate Remodeler
Certified New Home Sales Professional
GMB Graduate Master Builder MCSP Master Certified New Home Sales Professional RCS
Residential Construction Superintendent 2010 NAHB EDUCATION PARTNERS
Construction Education Institute course, not for designation
NAHB Approved for one or more NAHB or HBI designations PREP Professional Remodeler Experience Profile BAR
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