EDUCATION CORNER: It's National Designation Month! 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. Registration closes February 4 at 11 a.m. Date: Monday, February 11 Time: 1 pm to 5 pm


Fee: $195 members / $293 nonmembers


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. Registration closes February 4 at 11 a.m. Date: Monday, February 11 Time: 1 pm to 5 pm


Fee: $195 members / $293 nonmembers


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BUSINESS ACCOUNTING & JOB COST Designations: CGA, CGB, CGR Continuing Ed: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB Date: Tuesday, February 19 | Time: 9A-4P Instructor: Jeff Hunt, CGR, GMB, CAPS Fee: $195 members / $330 nonmembers CONTENT: This course provides an explanation of basic accounting terms, job cost analysis, financial reporting and other controls needed for managing a small business. These are vital tools for tracking and sustaining growth and profitability. A good foundation in the basics of finance also helps builders communicate with bankers, accountants and other financial professionals with whom they must deal on a daily basis. As a graduate of this course, you will: „ Be comfortable with the language of accounting „ Be ready to employ job cost analyses and other types of financial reports „ Be confident in projections of future costs and earnings „ Be capable of extracting maximum value from professional advice


LAND ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT FINANCE Credit: GMB Continuing Ed: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB Date: Tuesday, February 26 | Time: 9A-4P Instructor: Clayton Richter


Fee: $195 members / $330 nonmembers CONTENT: No development can succeed without the right match of site, plan and market. Finance is the invisible infrastructure without which no earth is ever turned, no concrete ever poured, no frame ever hammered. This course demonstrates how developers assess markets, acquire land, and devise site plans that are most likely to attract financing on optimal terms. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Land developers, accountants, architects, planners, designers, engineers, and residential builders of all sizes


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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT COMPANY STRUCSURE HOME WARRANTY SUNCOAST POST-TENSION THE STEVENSON GROUP TRENDMAKER HOMES


BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS Credit: CGA, CGB Continuing Ed: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB Wednesday, February 27 | Time: 9A-4P Instructor: Dave Yelovich, CGB, CGP Fee: $195 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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