ReNews -- Remodelors Council News - 11/10/2004 (Plain Text Version)

Doug Sutton, Sr. CGR, CAPS
Remodelors^TM Council Chair
Springfield, Illinois

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In this issue:
Chicago HomeWise Remodelers, a Home for the Holidays
RC Awards: Who Will be the Next Remodelor of the Month? Apply Now for the Bryan Patchan Scholarship
2005 IBS Update: RC Events, Football Great Bradshaw To Deliver Keynote
Ten Simple Ways to Improve Your Business
Ask The Lawyer: Minimizing Liability for Construction Defects
NAHB News: NAHB Kicks Off 'Tell a Friend' Campaign, New American Home Includes Universal Design
Industry Awards: IRWIN Announces '2005 Tradesman of the Year Award' Competition
Eye on the Economy: Republican Victories Remove Key Uncertainties From the Economic Outlook
Are You On Top of Your Member Benefits? See What's New
Thank You to Our Generous Strategic Partners

2005 IBS Update: RC Events, Football Great Bradshaw To Deliver Keynote

In This Issue:

Don't Miss the Remodelors Council Education Program at IBS
Celebrate Another Successful Year at the Chairman's Dinner
NFL Great Terry Bradshaw to Deliver Keynote Address at IBS

Don't Miss the Remodelors Council Education Program During IBS

Build your business by attending these Remodelors Council-sponsored education programs while at IBS.

Thursday, Jan. 13

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Room OCCC 305
Remodeling Design Solutions
Patrick O'Toole
In a visually driven presentation, the judges from Qualified Remodelers Master Design Awards present the winning remodeling projects and tell why they won. Attendees will come away with a notepad full of design ideas and solutions for their upcoming or ongoing projects.

The essence of remodeling is re-shaping a home to new purposes. Likewise, all great remodeling starts with great design. Attendees will get an armchair view of design winners in 20 categories and learn about the keys to design success.

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Room OCCC 307
Moisture and Energy Performance of Closed Crawl Space Foundations
Bruce Davis
Learn how practical construction tequniques for houses with low crawl space moisture and save 15% on space energy. DOE and Advanced Energy field research, building materials and codes, and production installed systems.

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Room OCCC 314
Sales & Marketing for Remodelors
Harry Williams, CGR
The focus of this session is selection, training and managing a remodeling sales force.

Friday, Jan. 14

11:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. Room OCCC 330 E-G
Old Dogs CAN LEARN New Spanish Construction Language Tricks
Deby Jones
Tap into the Spanish workforce and customer market by communicating IN-A PINCH using a couple key Spanish sentence patterns, expressions and trade specific words. EMPOWER yourself TODAY or render yourself POWERLESS TOMORROW.

4:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. Room OCCC 306
Adapting to Aging-in-Place: Safety & Independence for Daily Living
Erika Feinberg
Explore low cost, creative ideas that can profoundly affect safety, independence, and happiness in planned communities, and for your business. Embrace culture change to improve marketing for your organization and safety, independence and happiness for your population. Discover new, low cost, creative ideas that can profoundly affect daily living for individuals, families and caregivers.

Saturday, Jan. 15

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Room OCCC 307
SAC Your Quickbooks: Speed, Accuracy & Control Concepts
Diane C. O. Gilson, CPA, CIA
Are Estimates and POs more bother than they're worth? Think again! Intelligent use increases productivity, decreases supplier costs, enhances production quality and speed, maximizes profits, and streamlines office operations.

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Room OCCC 305
10 Best Practices from NAHB’s Remodelor of the Year
Patrick O'Toole & Randall Hall, CGR, CAPS
Honored as the industry’s best in 2004, the team behind NAHB’s Remodelor of the Year shares 10 of the key best practices that helped put them on top.

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Room OCCC 306
What a Little R&R can do for your Bottom Line
Carl Cullotta & Laura Trotter
The repair and remodeling (R&R) market, often overlooked by manufacturers and builders as a revenue source, represents $214 billion in spend (2001). Explore diversification opportunities for builders and manufacturers within the market. Understand the market’s unique characteristics, and where opportunity gaps and profit potential exist.

Sunday, Jan. 16

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Room OCCC 306
Build a Marketing Plan and Capitalize on Current Building Trends
Elizabeth Souders
Developing a comprehensive marketing strategy is a vital element in differentiating from the competition. Learn how to increase margins by building your own competitive marketing plan, while understanding current building trends.

A comprehensive listing of all 2005 IBS educational sessions is available online! Go to http://www.buildersshow.com/cgi-bin/nahb_seminars to design your personal education schedule. The educational seminar listing is searchable by seminar title or description, track or date.

Celebrate Another Successful Year at the Chairman's Dinner

This is the premier social event for the Remodelors Council at the International Builders Show! Join us as we celebrate the year's accomplishments, pass the gavel to the new Council leadership, present the Chairman's Awards, and announce the winners of the year-long Membership Contest.

Remodelors Council Chairman's Dinner
Friday, Jan. 14
6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Rosen Plaza Hotel, Salons 5 & 6

Advanced reservations are required. Cost: $50 per person. RSVP no later than Jan. 5. For more information, contact Debbie Leitner, 800-368-5242 x8323

The Chairman's Dinner is sponsored by the 2005 Platinum and Gold Strategic Partners.

NFL Great Terry Bradshaw To Deliver Keynote Address at IBS

NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl champion quarterback and Emmy Award winning Fox Sports broadcaster Terry Bradshaw will deliver the keynote address at the 2005 International Builders’ Show Jan. 13-16 in Orlando, FL.

An accomplished speaker and author as well as actor and gospel singer with three albums to his credit, Bradshaw will share some of his secrets to taking the game of life "to a higher level."
Bradshaw led his Pittsburgh Steelers team to an unprecedented four Super Bowl victories, was named League MVP and twice was Super Bowl MVP. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year of eligibility.

He was named 1999’s Man of the Year by the Big Sisters of America, and in 2000 he received Father of the Year honors from the National Father’s Day Council. In October 2000, he became the first NFL player to receive a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.