Do you have your finger on the pulse of the latest products and services on the market? Are there new techniques and approaches to investigate? What are others in the industry doing that you’re not? Find out February 14–16, 2018 at North America’s largest event dedicated to cold climate residential building. Register now, then download the program book and check out these tips before you go.
Windows are one of the most important features of a building envelope, allowing us to maintain a connection with the outdoors while we remain comfortable and safe indoors. The window industry has been challenged to deliver see-through products that provide energy efficiency, occupant comfort, safety, beauty and low maintenance. This session will explore the elements of window design for energy performance and look at advancements that have been made to meet ENERGY STAR® target levels for windows and doors.
AIA 1.25 LUs, ASHI 1 CE credit, BPI 1.25 CEUs, DSPS 1 CEU towards Dwelling Contractor Certification, 1 CEU towards UDC-Construction Inspector Certification, GBCI 1 CE hour, IACET 0.1 CEU, NAHB, NARI 1.25 CEUs, NATE 1.25 CEHs, RESNET 1.25 PD credits
One thing that separates the top sales professionals from everyone else is their ability to start strong with every prospect. What happens in the first 10 minutes with every prospect controls the outcome of winning or losing the sale. We have all been told that sales is a numbers game; it is not. Sales is a conversion game.
AIA 1.25 LUs, ASHI 1 CE credit, BPI 1.25 CEUs, GBCI 1 CE hour, IACET 0.1 CEU, NAHB, NARI 1.25 CEUs
Is “healthy building” a more inclusive, broader-reaching term than “green building”? Many in the high-performance building sector believe that healthy homes can become an important new market driver for both new construction and retrofits. In this session, Peter will present his three-year deep dive into the healthy homes opportunity. We will look at what data exists on market demand, see examples of how new construction and retrofit contractors are taking advantage of the demand, and explore what healthy means for your building practices and services.
AIA 1.25 LU/HSWs, ASHI 1 CE credit, BPI 1.25 CEUs, DSPS 1 CEU towards Dwelling Contractor Qualifier Certification, GBCI 1 CE hour, IACET 0.1 CEU, NAHB, NARI 1.25 CEUs
Anyone in this industry who tells you they’ve never struggled is lying. There are times when owning and running a business can be terrifying. There are mistakes made along the way: hiring, accounting, margins, project selection, and everything in between. There are parts of the business that work and parts that don’t. So you wait for them to fail, and then react? Do you burn down the parts that are weak and replace them? How do you make your business resilient? What are the strategies you employ to assess, set the course, and make the change required to keep your business healthy?
AIA 1.25 LUs, ASHI 1 CE credit, BPI 1.25 CEUs, DSPS 1 CEU towards Dwelling Contractor Qualifier Certification, GBCI 1 CE hour, IACET 0.1 CEU, NAHB, NARI 1.25 CEUs
We all work on projects with clients. All our clients have budgets and dreams. As we develop projects from the common baseline of the code, we look to understand the next steps available to take the project to the next level. We'll discuss the next rung on the ladder of performance and take a look at some case studies as well as local studies to help gain a better understanding of what those next steps are.
AIA 1.25 LUs, ASHI 1 CE credit, BPI 1.25 CEUs, DSPS 1 CEU towards Dwelling Contractor Qualifier Certification, GBCI 1 CE hour, IACET 0.1 CEU, NAHB, NARI 1.25 CEUs, RESNET 1.25 PD credits
