Monday, June 21, 2010

Builders, remodelers invited to education conference in Charlotte

The 21st Century Building Expo & Conference to be held Sept. 15-17 in Charlotte, North Carolina, offers an exceptional line-up of courses and seminars for everyone in the home building industry. With more than 50 general session seminars, North Carolina Builder Institute courses and NAHB Education classes on the schedule, builders, remodelers, and associates will go home with new ideas and techniques to reinvigorate their business.

Nationally-recognized speakers will come from across the United States to share their knowledge of the home building industry. Courses were carefully selected to help builders and associates succeed and prosper in business after months of facing a difficult recession and housing slump.

For example, several seminars will offer builders new marketing and sales techniques, such as The Art of Rediscovering Value, Sales Solutions for Builders on the Comeback, Advertising New Construction, Marketing Self-Help for Builders, Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Economy, and Regaining Your Leadership in the Market.

Other seminars will help builders and remodelers gain more insight into their buyers. Meet the Buyers: Margo, Elisa, Claire & Maggie will look at new home design in regards to women’s primary personalities. Generational Identity Markers will help builders understand consumers through a generational segmentation system. Innovation in Neighborhood Design will explore what today’s buyer is looking for in terms of neighborhood design, and Trends in Retiree Housing will explain trends and preferences in retiree home building.

Business-related courses will help your business and its bottom line: Project Management, QuickBooks Made Easy for Contractors, Reading Economic Keys to Score Big, Business Management for Building Professionals and Maximizing Profits are just a few.

A home building conference would not be complete without information on green building, one of the most prominent trends in housing. Courses include The Ins & Outs of Energy Efficiency Programs for New Construction in NC, Cost Effective Wall Systems that Meet NC Energy Code Requirements, Green Building for Building Professionals, and Building Energy Codes.

In addition, the popular Marketing & Communication Strategies for Aging & Access is the first course required for the Certified Aging-in-Place designation.

This is just a sneak peak at all that will be offered to you and your business at the 21CBEC. Go to www.21buildingexpo.com and click on Attendees, then Conference Schedule for a full list of all courses and seminars. Then use our easy online registration system to register for courses.

 Full Delegate—$75. Register as a full delegate and attend an unlimited number of our carefully selected general session seminars. The $75 fee also includes conference lunches on Thursday and Friday and Expo floor access. Fee increases to $100 after Sept. 14.

 NCBI/NAHB Course—Fee varies depending on course. Course fee includes course materials, unlimited general session seminars, conference lunches on Thursday and Friday, and the Expo floor.

Monday, June 14, 2010

New networking opportunity

The 21st Century Building Expo & Conference is pleased to announce a brand new event for 2010. The "Winners Circle" will be another networking and business opportunity for builders and remodelers. Sign up to meet one-on-one with 10 select exhibitors. They will give you a product demo or tell you why you should do business with them. You'll meet with each exhibitor just 5 minutes, and then on to the next one. For your one-hour commitment, we'll give you a $25 gift card as our thanks. Exhibitors will also be passing out free goodies.

You can sign up for one of three slots: Thursday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.; Thursday, Sept. 16, from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.; or Friday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

For more information or to sign up, contact Tracie Garrett at tgarrett@nchba.org.