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Green
Remodeling Class Enrollment Open!
NARI is pleased to announce that enrollment for the next
Green Education Series, beginning
May 7, 2009, is now open! This class fills up quickly, so
if you've been on waiting lists before, enroll today! Questions?
Call us anytime at 800-611-NARI [6274] or e-mail info@nari.org.
***Mark
Your Calendars! Space Limited***
The class will meet once a week for 2 hours via a teleconference/webinar
platform starting on Thursday May 7, 2009.
The course will last for 12 weeks. The class consists of 16
topics related to green and sustainable remodeling including:
- Basic Building
- Science Indoor
- Environmental Quality
- Deconstruction vs. Demolition
- Foundation Framing
- Roofing
- Insulation
- HVAC
- Electrical Renewable Energy
- Appliances
- Plumbing
- Exterior Finishes
- Interior Materials and Finishes
- Landscaping
- Green Marketing
The course is designed to provide you with a solid foundation
in Green Remodeling and allow you to start practicing today.
The primary texts will be included as part of the course materials
along with a
CD-ROM that contains links to additional references and resource
materials as well as links to green product suppliers. The
cost of this program will be $495 for NARI Members
and $695 for Non-Members. Course size will be limited to 20
to enable active participation by all attendees. Enroll
today. This class fills up quickly.
Join NARI on LinkedIn
There's a NARI
group and a NARI
Green Remodeling group.
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STEERING
COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER
11th MEETING RECAP AND NEXT STEPS
by Mark Labourdette, Design/Build Specialists, Inc.
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Karen
Ellis, Leff Construction
530 South Main St.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 823-4899
www.LeffConstruction.com
karen@leffconstruction.com
Santa Rosa, CA – December 29, 2008–
The award winning Design/Build services of Leff Construction’s
custom residential construction and remodeling will now be available
to smaller kitchen & bath remodeling projects. The company announced
the creation of the new Kitchen & Bath Division in response
to numerous requests for Design/Build services typically offered
to larger construction projects.
The
Design/Build process emphasizes planning, communication and a team
approach to design and construction. After successfully using the
Design/Build approach with larger projects over the last ten years,
Leff Construction has developed the ability to apply this process
to projects of all sizes and complexity.
According
to David Leff, President of Leff Construction, “There is no
greater need for the Design/Build process than in the remodeling
of a kitchen or bathroom, and it is so rarely used. Space and ergonomics
is often at a premium in these rooms. Add to that any moving of
windows, doors or walls and installing cabinets, lighting, plumbing,
fixtures, flooring and appliances and you can have quite a design
challenge on your hands. Our clients say it helps to have an experienced
team available to help navigate through the maze of available options.”
Leff
Construction was founded in 1978 and, in 2008, was recognized nationally
by Remodeler Magazine as a recipient of the Big50 Award. The company’s
green/sustainable building practices and energy conservation have
become a signature for their large remodels and custom homes. David
Leff is a leading proponent of environmentally friendly remodeling
and has distinguished his company for promoting air-quality and
energy conservation in design and build services. He currently serves
on the Green Building Committee of the North Coast Builders Exchange.
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Windy
Swindt
Marketing Assistant
Boylan Point Agency
707.544.3390
fax:
570.2211
www.boylanpoint.com
windy@boylanpoint.com
2525
Cleveland Avenue, Suite G
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
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Green
Building Professional Certificate Program Comes to the North Bay
A Green Building Professional Certificate Program providing comprehensive,
in-depth insight into the New Green Economy will begin on January 10 at
Autodesk in San Rafael.
The Program examines the entire bundle of ‘green’ issues and
strategies including: smart growth, transportation alternatives, clean
energy technologies, ecological restoration, carbon as a currency, green
materials, and much more.
Intended
for design professionals, builders, building owners, facility managers,
manufacturers, educators, realtors, salespeople, community organizers
and a wide range of others, the Program is hosted by the U.S. Green Building
Council Redwood Empire Chapter. The Program addresses core concepts and
strategies that apply to both small-scale residential as well as large
scale-commercial building.
Developed in accordance with the LEED® Green
Building Rating Systems, the 6-month Program takes place one Saturday
per month, beginning January 10th, and completes in June. The Program
is presented by Longview Education Associates principals Bruce Hammond,
LEED-AP and Pete Gang AIA, LEED-AP and distinguished guest faculty. Together
they created and led Sonoma State University ’s highly successful
green building certificate program, for the last five years one of the
leading green building education programs in the country.
“As
‘green’ increasingly becomes the operating standard within
mainstream business and government, the demand for professionals with
an integrated understanding of green building practices will only increase,”
states Program faculty Pete Gang, AIA. “Our Program provides the
understanding necessary to participate fully and profitably in the New
Green Economy.”
Download
the pdf
For more information, go to www.usgbc-rec.org
or contact Jon Nyberg, Executive Director of the USGBC Redwood Empire
Chapter at (707) 543-6244, or email him at jnyberg@usgbc-rec.org
Unless
at a sponsored location, meetings will be
at our new location:
Marin
Country Club
500 Country Club Drive
Novato, CA 94949
415-382-6700
Location
and directions to Marin Country Club
Dress
code - no jeans!!
Please
see meeting flyers on our monthly meetings page
for event location details.
Now
Register Online!
Now you can register and RSVP for montly meetings online. It's quick and
easy. You can pay via PayPal. Please take advantage of this new service
as it will help us ensure meetings run smoothly and enough food is provided.
Click here to go to our Monthly Meetings page.
Carpenter
Evaluation Tools
Use these Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to evaluate carpenters, tools needed,
and projects!
(To save these documents to your desktop, open it, then go to File -->
Save As)
Carpenter
evaluation (difference in tools, skills, etc. for Apprentice I through
Journeyman III)
Carpenter level evaluation
(carpenter ranking based on skills in different areas)
Carpenter plan
(a checklist of what carpenters information carpenters should gather from
plans)
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