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NARI
 Mark your calendar for April 18-21, 2018. This year’s Spring Business Meeting will be in Charlotte, NC. Thanks to NARI of Greater Charlotte for co-hosting the meeting which focuses on workforce development. Not to be missed events includes the Thursday night chapter reception where you may participate in a "Pit Crew" challenge at NASCAR's museum. Check out the NARI website for more information.
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Looking for an opportunity to volunteer to support hurricane recovery? Rebuilding Together Houston has set up a series of dates and is looking for volunteers – both skilled and unskilled to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey. Learn More and Sign Up.
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 Working with clients who want to add extra features or upgrade finishes that are out of the current project budget? Consider joining NARI BuildingBucks™ payment options program. With easy to complete homeowner applications, four out of five applicants are approved. Help your clients get the home of their dreams.
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Find out what six products can be included in homes that are both green and universal design. Remodelers will learn about the benefits of universal design and what products can be selected to make life easier and are energy and water efficient.
Our presenter, Rosemarie Rossetti, PhD. will share products used at the Universal Design Living Laboratory, www.udll.com the most ambitious national demonstration home and garden. This is the top rated universal design home in North America earning three national certifications. For the green features, the home received a Silver certification on the LEED for Homes program from the U. S. Green Building Council. The home earned a Gold rating from the Home Innovations Research Labs, subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders on the ICC 700-2008 National Green Build Standard.
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Presented by: John Leutermann Web Marketing Manager at Weather Tight Corporation and Owner of Big Rock Marketing
If you build it (your website) they won’t come. Just building a website isn’t enough to get a steady flow of internet leads. Your website is one of your most important marketing tools. It takes effort and a dedicated budget to get your site to provide a consistent flow of potential customers. Learn about the up-and-coming internet marketing trends and how you can use them to stay ahead of the competition.
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It’s not easy to standout online and reach new customers in the world of the internet. You can’t ‘help everyone’ or ‘win over every customer’ but you can win the right customers over by having a great online presence. Explore what it means to find customers specifically looking to hire a remodeler and increase your profits rapidly. Get takeaways on how to win the hearts of homeowners and be a star in your industry. Learn a few quick and easy strategies to get noticed by new customers. Understand digital trends and how to showcase your business so you can maximize your lead conversion.
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These Webinars are free but require registration.
CR- CRA-CRS
Starts: January 22, 2018
Are you a full service remodeler?
Do you support the remodeling industry as a trade contractor or supplier?
Are you looking for a way to set yourself apart from the competition?
If so, then NARI’s CR, CRS, or CRA designation may be for you.
The CR Study Group will fine tune your competencies in all areas essential to success as residential remodeling professional. The CR Study Group is a facilitated program that will build your knowledge in all areas of residential remodeling and serves as preparation for the Certified Remodeler (CR) exam. It also supports the preparation for the Certified Remodeler Specialist (CRS) and Certified Remodeler Associate (CRA).
WHERE: Virtual, Teleconference
WHEN: Starts Monday, January 22, 5-7 pm Central
LENGTH: Twelve consecutive weeks every Monday for two hours
This Study Group will prepare you for the May 2018 CR, CRS, or CRA exam.
Click here for more information and to enroll
Starts: February 8, 2018
Are you a remodeler that specializes in kitchens and bathrooms?
Are you looking for a way to set yourself apart from the competition?
If so, then NARI’s CKBR designation may be for you.
The CKBR Study Group will fine tune your competencies in all areas essential to success as a residential remodeling professional that specializes in kitchen and bathroom remodeling. The CKBR Study Group is a facilitated program that will build your knowledge in the areas of residential remodeling specific to kitchen and bathrooms and serves as preparation for the Certified Kitchen and Bath Remodeler (CKBR) exam.
NARI Certified Kitchen and Bath Remodelers (CKBRs) provide remodeling services specific to kitchens and bathrooms. To become a CKBR, candidates must possess skills and knowledge focused on the requirements of materials, layout, and installation of kitchens and bathrooms.
WHERE: Virtual, teleconference
WHEN: Starts Thursday, February 8, 5-7 pm Central
LENGTH: Twelve consecutive weeks, every Thursday for two hours
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Qualified Remodeler
A remodeler uses his or her hands and knowledge to remodel buildings. Business owners use their knowledge and leadership talents to run a business with the goal of creating profits and equity. Unfortunately, too many remodelers never become business owners. They underprice their work and, therefore, often have to work until they die or until their bodies just can’t take the physical work anymore.
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Pro Trade Craft
Advanced framing has been around for 50 years or more, but somehow it is still new to many framing crews. Probably because tape measures have red marks every 16 inches, and we are all accustomed to framing at 16 inches on center.
But why is 16 inches the magic number?
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Pro Remodeler
Somewhere in the Sierra Nevada, along the celestial blue shores of California’s Lake Tahoe, Dave Baker, general superintendent for Reno, Nev.-based Dianda Construction, is watching four skilled carpenters rapidly frame a large interior wall that is part of a 19,000-square-foot remodeling job. As he observes his crew, a wide smile crosses his face.
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Ever since President Donald Trump took office, many contractors have been expecting a rollback of regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). After all, he did sign an executive order on Jan. 30, 2017, that requires federal agencies to eliminate two rules for each one they propose. The order applies to new rules with an estimated cost of $100 million or more.
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Markup and Profit
Michael Stone writes: I follow Barbara Pachter, a speaker, author and coach who writes regularly on business-related topics, especially those related to business etiquette and communication. I had this conversation with my son after he had his car serviced ...
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Remodeling Magazine
Craig Webb writes: Quotes from 19th century Danish philosophers aren’t the usual fare for this column, but when I recently heard a British comedian paraphrase Soren Kierkegaard, his words reminded me of you.
During that BBC radio interview, comic Micky Flanagan said Kierkegaard wrote of how life can overwhelm you before you have a chance to process what has occurred. As we enter 2018, I think many of us share that feeling.
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Remodeler's Advantage
Judith Miller writes: Happy New Year!
Although I typically don’t make New Year’s resolutions, I want you to make some; these are all guaranteed to make your life better by improving your remodeling business and by making your financials for December more accurate.
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Pro Remodeler
Sal Alfano writes: While packing up my tools at the end of one late-winter workday in 1987, I slipped on a patch of ice. I didn’t fall, but it may have been better if I had. Instead, I caught my balance and wrenched my back, aggravating an old lower-back injury. I didn’t realize how bad it was until I arrived home an hour later after a 45-minute drive and couldn’t get out of the van.
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