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November
16, 2010 Breakfast:
OSHA, Safety Alliance and
Moisture Management
The
November 16th event will be a breakfast
and will take place at the Ramada Plaza North,
2301 Wagner Ford Road. Registration and networking
begin at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast and the
program are from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00
a.m. Registration fees are $10.00 for
Certified NARI members, $20.00 for members and
$30.00 for non-members. Register online at
www.naridayton.org or
call (937) 222-6274 and RSVP today!
Featured
speakers will be Tim Roberts, President of Safety
Alliance LLC and John Richardson, DuPont Tyvek
Senior Certified Specialist.
Tim
is one of the leading authorities in the field of
industrial and construction safety. He is founder
and president of Safety Alliance LLC., a West
Chester, Ohio based safety consulting firm
providing local, national and international
services. The firm specializes in providing
written programs, site observations and training.
Mr. Roberts' expertise includes over 35 years
safety experience and 15 years in disaster
management with the American Red Cross. Mr.
Roberts will be discussing "The Intro to the New
OSHA".
John
began his career 35 years ago in the construction
industry working as a framer and crew foreman and
is currently a DuPont Tyvek Senior Certified
Specialist. Through his association in the
construction industry he contracted and managed
jobs ranging from small bathroom renovations to $1
million residential renovations and $5 million new
homes. Six years ago he transitioned to
representing building products and educating the
industry in solving problems plaguing the builders
and remodelers. This course will cover common
installation defects in new construction and
remodeling that lead to bulk water intrusion and
condensation related damage.
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December
14, 2010 - Membership Breakfast: "Clean
& Clear" A Presentation on a Drug Free
Workplace and "Epoxies"
The
December 14th event will be a breakfast and will
take place at the Ramada Plaza North, 2301 Wagner
Ford Road. Registration and networking begin at
7:30 a.m. Breakfast and the program are
from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Registration fees
are $10.00 for Certified NARI members, $20.00 for
members and $30.00 for non-members. Register
online at www.naridayton.org or call (937)
222-6274 and RSVP today!
Featured
speakers will be Scott Camp of Working
Partners� and Teresa Hart, Vice President and
Director of Sales for GrimeBusters.
Scott
Camp has been a part of the full-time staff of
Working Partners� for over six years in the
role of Program Consultant. In that position
he is responsible for a variety of tasks -
encompassing everything from client care to
marketing. Scott will bring his experience
to attendees and cover such topics as "How does
substance abuse impact the workplace?" and "What
is substance abuse costing your company?"
There will be time following his presentation to
discuss the hows of establishing a drug-free
workplace including program objectives and the
liabilities many don't think about.
Teresa
Hart is Vice President and Director of Sales
of GrimeBusters, a customer service company that
specializes in pressure washing and restoration,
kitchen and exhaust cleaning and air duct
(ventilation) cleaning. Teresa's presentation will
cover the endless possibilities for epoxies, from
repairs to world class designs. She will
demonstrate various uses and discuss ways to make
your projects easier and more successful with a
fresh look at a product many consider a remodeling
industry staple. |
January
25, 2011, President's Party
Miami
Valley NARI will be hosting our annual President's
Party at the David H. Ponitz Center in Sinclair
once again this year.
It
pleases us to announce our special guest speaker,
President and CEO of the Dayton Chamber of
Commerce, Phil Parker. He will discuss where
Dayton is today and how we can contribute to its
success.
We will recognize our Local Chapter
and CotY winners along with the Swearing in of the
Board of Directors. The gala will begin at
5:30p.m. and will conclude around 9:30 p.m. Visit
www.naridayton.org for
more
information. |
Employment
Opportunity
Window
& Door Designs is looking for a part time
person to work in our office a couple of days
during the week. This opening is flexible to the
first part or later part of Monday to Friday.
Hours needed 8:00 am to 5:00pm, can be more
flexible if needed.
Job
Duties:
� Answer
phones
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Light book keeping
Location
of office is outside of Centerville, in our little
town of Lytle. 8380 A Township Line Rd, off Lytle
5 Points.
Contact
John Puslat thru e-mail at [email protected]
If
you have an employment opportunity that you would
like placed in Nuts & Bolts, please submit
information to [email protected]. |
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Miami
Valley NARI Tour of Remodeled Homes
The
fourth annual Tour of Remodeled Homes is scheduled
for April 9-10 2011. Each project will be opened
proudly to the public for a first hand view of the
fine work and professional standard each Miami
Valley NARI member holds themselves to. An actual
onsite visit to a remodeled home or business has
so much greater impact than mere pictures could
ever have.
With
today's challenging economy and the ever
fluctuating terms of real-estate, more and more
people are deciding to create their dream home
without changing their
address.
Please
submit application to the Miami Valley NARI
offices or via email at [email protected].
Please
click here for entry information
and
application.
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Contractor
Clouds PA Town with Lead Paint
Dust
As
you might conclude from the following news
story, you need to be
educated about the EPA's Lead Paint Rules in order
to make the right choices. The poor contractor in
Pennsylvania didn't have the information he
needed. Unfortunately for him and many others,
ignorance is not the route to safety in this
issue. If you don't know the rules, you may break
them without knowing them. However, if you know
the rules you might find opportunities that others
miss.
Perhaps
the right choice for you will be to abstain from
homes built before 1978. Before you make that
choice you might want to know that next year
"all commercial buildings" will perhaps
be added to the list. If so, can you
survive when your pool of potential
clients just keeps
shrinking?
The
fine for breaking the rule is $37,500 per
incident. You might be as surprised to find out
the definition of 'incident.'
What
other information do you need in order to make the
right decision? Find out what you don't know by
taking the training. If you would like to have
another RRP certification class scheduled please
respond to [email protected]. If there is
enough interest we will arrange a date for an
additional
class. |
'One-Coat'
Insulating Coating Hits Market
Nationwide
Chemical Coating Manufacturers (Sarasota, Fla.)
introduced SUPER CERAMIC ONE KOTE�
exterior-interior paint, described as a
single-coat, high-hiding, acrylic insulating wall
and trim house paint.
The
company says the product is a ceramic,
waterproofing coating that offers insulating and
soundproofing characteristics in a low-luster,
low-VOC formulation (less than 150 grams per liter
VOC). The coating also is reported to offer a high
degree of durability, scrub resistance, and
resistance to mold, mildew and
algae.
Recommended
uses are exterior walls and trim, with use as a
one-coat interior paint also an option. The paint
can be applied to a variety of substrates in
residential, commercial, and institutional
settings, including primed wood, concrete, brick,
masonry, stucco, wallboard, primed plaster, primed
metal, and primed synthetic or aluminum siding,
the company
says. |
Video
Increases Marketing Reach of CotY
Award
By
Morgan Zenner
Clayton
Nelson, MCR, CKBR, president of Clayton Nelson
& Associates in Los Gatos, Calif., has been a
NARI member for 19 years, and is a longtime
participant in the CotY Awards program, in which
he has won both regional and national
awards.
Nelson
holds the award in high-esteem, but he isn't
convinced his prospective clients view his CotY
awards the same. He felt that this year was an
important year for a more aggressive promotion of
the awards themselves and the project that earned
him a national award in the Residential Kitchen
over $120,000 category.
Please
click here for entire
article. |
Designer's
Showcase Shows off Skills and Raises
Money
By
Morgan Zenner
Mansion
in May is a bi-annual designer showcase in the
Morristown, N.J., area organized by the Women's
Association of Morristown Memorial Hospital. The
event raises money for the hospital. "The charity
is basically run by the wives of doctors-these
women can rule the world if they wanted to," says
Robin Bruen, president of Bruen Custom Building
LLC.
The
event is all about style, design and
sophistication, and Bruen was ecstatic to be
invited to submit a proposal to design one of the
35 rooms in the mansion.
"Our
previous clients were heavily involved in the
charity, and they invited us to submit a
proposal," Bruen says. One hundred and eighty
other companies and designers were invited to
submit proposals, but there are only 35 interior
spaces and 18 exterior spaces (for landscaping)
available for the month-long
event.
Please
click here for entire article.
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20
Point Test
Factors
IRS Looks to When Defining a Worker as,
"Employee"
The
"20 Factor Test" is used to evaluate workers to
determine whether they were independent
contractors or employees. These factors have been
compressed into three general categories:
Behavioral Control, Financial Control, and
Relationship of the Parties. As you look at the
factors below, you should be aware that the IRS
does not look specifically at any one factor, but
one factor can be enough to cause the IRS to
determine that a worker is an employee. There is
no "magic number" of factors which determines
status. It is important to note that the IRS
assumes that a worker is an employee.
Please
click here for the entire
article. | |
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