All NAHB Remodeling Show Education
Working With and Marketing to Older Adults
Monday, October 16
Seventy-seven million potential customers are waiting to hire your company. Baby Boomers are approaching retirement age, while their parents have retained their own homes later in life than any previous generation. As a result, communities specifically designed for older homeowners constitute a growing segment of the remodeling market. Learn how your firm can identify and serve the needs of an aging population.
NAHB Member Fee: $175.00
Non-member Fee: $225.00
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Estimating for Builders and Remodelors
Tuesday, Oct. 17
NAHB tackles on 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.
NAHB Member Fee: $175.00
Non-member Fee: $225.00
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Home Modifications
Tuesday, Oct. 17
Course Over a lifetime a house fills with memories. Physical limitations often force older people out of their homes when sensible remodeling could preserve a cherished way of life. This course teaches remodelers the relevant codes and standards, depicts common barriers, and demonstrates how to redesign living areas for safety and comfort.
NAHB Member Fee: $175.00
Non-member Fee: $225.00
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Profitable Business through Quality Practices (Newly Revised)
Tuesday, Oct. 17
Do your customers feel that they are getting their money’s worth? Get ahead of the competition by understanding what “quality” means to your customers in order to better meet their expectations and increase repeat business. In this one-day course, you will learn key strategies for creating value and
providing a quality building/remodeling experience for your home owners. 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 his/her company to the next level. Approved for GMB and CGR credit.
NAHB Member Fee: $175.00
Non-member Fee: $225.00
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Business Management for Building Professionals (Newly Revised)
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Whether you are starting a new business or want to improve your current business, this course can provide you with a variety of essential “tools” for your business management toolbox. This one-day course discusses:
- the components of a business plan,
- defining and staffing your business,
- performance tools for managing and monitoring administration, sales,
- and production, and
- strategies for managing common challenges experienced in startup
NAHB Member Fee: $175.00
Non-member Fee: $225.00
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Customer Service
Wednesday, Oct. 18
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.
NAHB Member Fee: $175.00
Non-member Fee: $225.00
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
PREP: Your First Step to CGR
Wednesday, Oct. 18
The PREP is the required first step in the process of becoming a Certified Graduate Remodelor tm (CGR). It is a three-hour 130 multiple-choice question assessment that measures a candidate ’ s knowledge in five core areas of remodeling business management: Marketing and Sales; Business Administration; Design, Estimating and Job Costing; Contracts, Liability and Risk Management; and, Project Management. Candidates do not pass or fail the PREP. Results determine the course of study for CGR candidates.
Fee: $195.00
Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
PREP: Your First Step to CGR
Saturday, Oct. 21
The PREP is the required first step in the process of becoming a Certified Graduate Remodelor tm (CGR). It is a three-hour 130 multiple-choice question assessment that measures a candidate ’ s knowledge in five core areas of remodeling business management: Marketing and Sales; Business Administration; Design, Estimating and Job Costing; Contracts, Liability and Risk Management; and, Project Management. Candidates do not pass or fail the PREP. Results determine the course of study for CGR candidates.
Fee: $195.00
Time: 9:00 a.m.-noon
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