EDUCATION CORNER – NAHB UNIVERSITY OF HOUSING 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, May 10 * 1P-5P Fee: $195 members; $293 nonmembers Registration closes on May 2 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, May 10 * 1P-5P Fee: $195 members; $293 nonmembers Registration closes on May 2 at 11 a.m.
SCHEDULING Credit: CGA, CGB, CGR Wednesday, May 11 * 9A-4P Instructor: Jeff Hunt, CGR, GMB, CAPS, CGP Fee: $220 members / $330 nonmembers CONTENT: The adage that “time is money” is especially true for the construction business. The ability to plan a project—to estimate both the cost and the time to complete it—is vital to your success. Proper use of scheduling will increase efficiency, team satisfaction, client satisfaction, and profitability. Similarly, vendors, trade contractors and employees prefer to deal with an organized, well- managed company for one simple reason—it’s more profitable and they become more profitable. The goal of this course is to equip you with the knowledge and tools to use schedules effectively in your business. Whether you work in a large, sophisticated organization or in the smallest of companies, you’ll learn how scheduling can be a tremendously effective communication, project management, and business management tool.
As a graduate of this course, you will be able to: „ Explain the importance of scheduling as a business system „ Describe schedules and their basic components „ Explain how schedules are used as vital communication, project management, and business management tools
„ Describe how schedules provide solutions for the unique challenges faced by small volume, custom, and production builders, as well as, remodelers
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Remodelers, land developers, architects, planners, designers, residential builders, commercial contractors, engineers, subcontractors and specialty trades, manufacturers and suppliers.
DESIGNATION COURSES PROFITABLE BUSINESS THROUGH QUALITY
PRACTICES Credit: CGA, CGR, GMB Tuesday, May 17 * 9A-4P Instructor: Burk Moreland, GMB Fee: $220 members / $330 nonmembers CONTENT: Do your customers feel that they are getting their money’s worth? Get ahead of the competition by understanding what “quality” means to your customer in order to better meet their expectations and increase repeat business. In the course, you will learn key strategies for creating value and providing a quality building/remodeling experience for your homeowners.
Topics include meeting the quality challenge with customers, with competitors, and within your company. This is a “must” for the builder or remodeler who is ready to take her company to the next level. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Remodelers, builders and contractors.
BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS Credit: CGA, CGB; Continuing Ed: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB Tuesday, May 24 * 9A-4P Instructor: Dave Yelovich, CGB Fee: $220 members / $330 nonmembers CONTENT: Successful navigation of building codes, standards and guidelines is critical to the success of every builder, remodeler, construction manager and trade partner. This course is based on the current International Residential Code (IRC) requirements and includes a section on standards. The course includes coverage of leading-edge trends in code development and NAHB’s popular Residential Construction Performance Guidelines. As a graduate of this course, you will be able to: „ Understand the creation, evolution and adoption of building codes „ Explain how the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings is administered and enforced
„ Complete the building planning process as it relates to addressing code design criteria and participating in plan review
„ Navigate through codes and standards to effectively locate and interpret needed information
„ Describe how performance guidelines are developed, organized and applied to achieve quality construction
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CURRICULUM KEY: CEI
UILD YOUR MIND UILD YOUR BUSINESS
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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 MAY 2011 | HOUSTON BUILDER | GREATER HOUSTON BUILDERS ASSOCIATION – BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE 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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