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Educational / Technical Opportunities
Construction Law Seminar - Friday October 8th
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UPCOMING BUILDER EDUCATION CLASSES
In addition to the Construction Law Update, HBA is scheduling Lunch & Learn classes for this Fall to cover updates to the Building Codes, Erosion Control and other topics of interest to the construction community.
The first class is set for September 22 –
HOW HOMES WILL TWINKLE WITH ENERGY STAR VERSION 3
DO YOUR HOMES MEET OR EXCEED THE CURRENT ENERGY STAR STANDARDS? ARE YOU PREPARED TO MEET THE NEW ENERGY STAR VERSION 3 REQUIREMENTS? If you are part of the Energy Star program or are wondering if you should be, you should come to the SEPTEMBER 22 LUNCH AND LEARN at HBA. At this class you will get an overview of the brand new Energy Star Version 3 and find out how it may change the way you build.
Class starts at 11:30 with check-in at 11:15.
SPACE IS LIMITED SO SIGN UP TODAY – registration closes on Tuesday, September 21 at noon – DON’T MISS OUT
The cost of the class is $15 and will include a box lunch.
To sign up for this Lunch & Learn event click here.
NAHB OFFERS TWO FREE WEBINARS ON LAND DEVELOPMENT
Development Agreements Can Add Certainty During Uncertain Times Webinar
Event Date & Time: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 2:00PM EST
Fee: Free
Register Now!!!
Sponsored by the NAHB's Land Development Committee, this webinar will explore the development process and how it has become increasingly complex, lengthy, costly, and uncertain, with approvals taking as long as four to seven years in some communities. It will demonstrate how development agreements can provide greater certainty for both private developers and the public sector on how projects and the infrastructure needed to serve them are built and funded. National experts will explain their legal framework, how to restructure agreements in projects that are changing hands during the downturn, and how they can support the use of innovative infrastructure approaches that require public and private sector collaboration.
2010 Stormwater Requirements Webinar
Event Date & Time: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 2:00PM EST
Fee: Free
Register Now!!!
Learn how different and competing planning objectives are adding new confusion to the development process. This webinar, sponsored by NAHB’s Land Development Committee, will demystify the rules and regulations that are being developed by EPA while exploring the conflicts between Smart Growth policy and stormwater requirements.
New, aggressive stormwater requirements are streaming out of EPA on a regular basis, affecting both new development and redevelopment. Smart Growth concepts embrace the idea that new housing growth should be encouraged in urban areas. Yet redevelopment activities are often more expensive and burdensome than building outside of urban areas. The feasibility of Redevelopment and infill in our cities and older suburban areas can be threatened if the new stormwater requirements make redevelopment projects too costly, overly complex, or just plain impossible to comply with. For such areas to redevelop, new stormwater requirements must be flexible enough so builders can find ways to come into compliance with the many new requirements while still keeping building projects affordable and achievable.
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