Concrete Home Building Council - 08/18/2005 (Plain Text Version)

CHBC Chairman
Michael Weber

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In this issue:
Get Educated on Concrete
Tunnelform Construction Reaching New Heights
Online Wall Engineering
Paver Installer Certification Exceeds 7,500
Garbett Homes Ventures Into Mexico Housing
Certification Program for Roof Tile Installers
Hot Weather Mortar
Distance-Learning Training Solutions
2005 Concrete Technologies Tour — What A Blast!
Associations and Builders Honored for Community Service
Concrete Briefs . . .

Get Educated on Concrete

Cast-in-Place Concrete Foundations
This half day course offers home builders the information they need to evaluate site conditions, work with concrete, and construct and maintain the foundation walls. It discusses proper excavation techniques, safety considerations, and water management procedures. The course also covers the logistics of cast-in-place concrete foundation construction with references to design standards and code requirements. Included are construction details and discussions of common field practices.

Will be Held:
September 16 — Pittsburgh International Airport — 8 a.m.-noon (registration)
Held in conjunction with CFA Regional Conference — See Below for more details

November 9 — The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel — 1-5 p.m. (registration)

December 6 — Rochester New York HBA — 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Contact Barbara Carpenter for more details at 518-465-2492.

Building With Insulating Concrete Forms
This full-day course provides the traditional home builder with the information needed to evaluate and start using ICFs. This includes the information to understand ICFs, judge whether ICF construction makes sense for the builder’s business, and learn how to make the transition. The course covers the advantages and costs of ICF construction, the components and materials used, design and planning considerations, the logistics of ICF construction, and important business and marketing considerations. Included are the details of constructing walls out of ICFs, as well as the option of constructing floor and roof decks with ICFs, and the things the other trades must do to mesh their work with the ICF walls.

Will be Held:
September 22 — Indianapolis — 8 a.m.-noon (registration)
Held in conjunction with ICFA's Fall Convention — See Below for more details

November 1 — Rochester New York HBA — 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Contact Barbara Carpenter for more details at 518-465-2492.

November 10 — The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel — 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (registration)

CFA Regional Conference Coming to Pennsylvania
The Western Pennsylvania Concrete Foundations Association (WPCFA) will host the second Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) Regional Conference on Friday and Saturday, September 16-17, at the Embassy Suites Hotel Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, PA.

The regional conference is a two-day event that will offer educational seminars. The first day will hold concurrent tracks for code officials/inspectors (The ACI 332 Resdintial Concrete Code & How Cold Weather Incluences Residential Construction) and home builders (NAHB's Cast-in-Place Concrete Foundations course). The second day will have the same type of schedule, but be geared toward management/owners and workers in the poured wall industry. Topics include form theft, safety, liability, sub-contracts and more. Educational seminars start at 8:00 a.m. and end with a tradeshow reception from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

The cost of the seminar is $175 for CFA individual members and $125 for additional attendees within the company. Nonmember price is $250 for individuals and $175 for additional registrants. Lunch is provided.

The WPCFA is local chapter of the CFA, a voluntary, nonprofit association that brings together concrete contractors and professionals nationwide to improve the quality of cast-in-place concrete walls and foundations. To download the registration form, click here, for more information about the Regional Meeting, contact the national headquarters at 866-CFA-WALL (232-9255).

ICFA's Fall Convention just Around the Corner - Indianapolis
The Insulating Concrete Form Association invites you to attend the ICF industry's most exciting event, the ICFA Fall Meeting and Expo, taking place at the Hyatt Regency — Indianapolis, Ind. September 19-21. It is packed with fantastic sessions, networking events and your opportunity to see the latest tools and products.

Listen to what others are saying about ICFA Meetings and Expos:

“As a contractor, the education sessions and Expo are invaluable to helping improve my business.”
— Ben Eller, Denali Construction

“ICFA Meetings and Expos are very professional, well organized with good information provided.”
— Jim Parks, Eco-Block International

Sessions include:

"The Great Salesperson in Changing Times" — Alan J. Parisse, Washington Speakers Bureau
"Energy Efficient HVAC Designs" — Richard Rue, Energy Wise Structures
"ICF Homes — Better By Design" — Paul Foresman, Design Basics, Inc.
"Contractors — Taking it to the Next Level" — Matthew McCoy, South River Construction
"Energy Efficient Mortgages, Energy Ratings and ICF Appraisals"
NAHB's "Building with Insulating Concrete Forms" Educational Program (separate registration needed)
and much, much more!

With more than 40 different product manufacturers attending, see the latest tools and products at the ICF Expo that help make ICFs the best building system on the market!

Don't wait.... Register today and distinguish yourself as a leader in the industry and attend the 2005 ICFA Fall Meeting and Expo.