TIME |
Friday, April 30, 2010 |
A.I.I. CEU |
7:00-8:00am |
Breakfast and Registration |
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8:00-10:00am |
INTRODUCTION TO
RADON FOR THE HOME INSPECTOR |
2 |
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Alan Bennett, Radon Services, will present a class
on Radon which is a substance that cannot be
detected without specialized training and equipment. This class is presented to introduce the
Home Inspector to the various aspects of Radon, potential hazards, and how it
is tested and how it is mitigated. |
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10:00-10:15am |
Break |
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10:15-12:15pm |
SAFETY – METH LABS
AND DRUG HOUSES |
2 |
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Pat Lee of the
Washoe County Sheriff Department will present a class on emphasizing
Nevada Safety on Hazards and Conditions on Site. The class will focus on Meth Labs and Drug
Houses, and how to handle a situation in which you have discovered that you
are inspecting a property where drugs are manufactured, grown and
stored. The class will also describe
and show the resulting damage that can occur with a home that has been used
as a clandestine drug lab or grow house. |
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12:15-1:00pm |
Lunch in
the Exhibitor Area |
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1:00-3:00pm |
INSPECTION
SOFTWARE TRAINING AND TIPS |
2 |
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Jeff Herboldshimer is
a Certified Master Inspector. This class will focus on the use of 3D
software for report writing and will also include valuable tips on how to
take, utilize and store your photo files. We will also be provided with additional tips and information on how
to properly compile and store your inspection report files.
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2:00-3:15pm |
Break |
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3:15-5:15pm |
INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY & THE 21ST CENTURY INSPECTOR |
2 |
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Perry Hawkins has been in the building industry for
over 30 years. He has been an
Oregon
contractor for 12 years, an Oregon
Certified Home Inspector for 11 years and a Manufactured Home
Installation Inspector for 14 years.
This
class will introduce the Home Inspector to infrared cameras and how these
cameras can be an added professional service that you
provide and a financial asset to the inspector’s company. In this course, the Home Inspector will
learn how to apply IR (infrared) cameras to real estate inspections. The course will also show the benefits of
IR technology in industrial, commercial and residential inspections and will
include IR photographs of actual inspections. The student will receive additional information about the added
services they will be able to provide using IR cameras in such applications
as energy audits, moisture intrusion inspections and consumer insurance
work. IR cameras and devices will be
available for individual demonstrations on working display. Learn about IR, how it works and how it can
benefit your business. |
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9:00am-6:00pm |
EXHIBITOR
SET-UP AND VENDOR AREA OPENS |
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TIME |
Saturday, May 1, 2010 |
A.I.I. CEU |
7:00-8:30am |
Breakfast in the
exhibitor area |
|
7:00-8:30am |
Registration |
|
8:30-9:30am |
INSURANCE
REQUIREMENTS – TYPE & ISSUES FACING INSPECTORS |
1 |
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Bob Pearso is
a long-time A.I.I. Board Member and his previous experience as a Home Inspector gives him a unique
perspective in dealing with home inspector insurance. Bob will share his vast experience and
knowledge with the Home Inspectors. The class will cover the various types of insurance policies for
inspectors, the different type of coverage available and insurance issues
facing the Home Inspector in today’s market.
|
|
9:30-10:00am |
Break |
|
10:00-12:00 pm |
RESIDENTIAL ROOFING
INSPECTIONS |
2 |
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Rich
Borden is the Residential Project Manager for D&D Roofing. He will share his vast knowledge and experience on the various
residential roofing products currently seen on today’s homes including proper
roof application and installation. The
class will expand upon the proper techniques for accessing and inspecting
residential roofs, along with the most common roofing defects found in
residential roof installations. |
|
12:00-1:00pm |
Lunch in the exhibitor area |
|
1:00-3:00pm |
LAW REVIEW |
2 |
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Gregory C. Pyfrom, Sr. Esq. - Long-time
A.I.I. Board Member and
California
Attorney. Greg
will discuss the legal issues facing home inspectors. This Law Review class will concentrate on
Nevada and will review the law and legal issues currently facing Home
Inspectors including new hurdles we face, what’s on the horizon and other
issues in Nevada Law, Chapter 645D.
|
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3:00-3:15pm |
Break |
|
3:15-5:15pm |
TOP 10 ELECTRICAL DEFECTS FOUND IN RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS |
2 |
| |
Doug Palmer is a
Master Electrician and Home Inspector with many years of
experience in the field. The class
will teach the Home Inspector how to discover and report on the top 10
electrical defects that are sometimes overlooked and commonly found in
residential dwellings, why they are unsafe and what is the proper repair to
remedy the defect. The inspector will
gain valuable knowledge and improve his electrical inspection skills.
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5:30-6:30pm |
BOARD
MEETING
A.I.I.
Members Welcome |
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Times TBA |
Greg Pyfrom will be available once again and has offered
his legal expertise and will review and update individual
inspection contracts for a reasonable fee...$150, which he will
donate back to the Association. |
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TIME |
Sunday, May 2, 2010 |
A.I.I. CEU |
7:00-8:00am |
Breakfast in the exhibitor area |
|
8:00-10:00am |
HOW TO
AVOID LITIGATION – INSPECTION REPORT WRITING TECHNIQUES |
2 |
| |
Gregory C. Pyfrom, Sr. Esq. - Long-time
A.I.I. Board Member and
California
Attorney. Greg will once again be providing his legal
expertise in providing the Home Inspector with the proper techniques to write
an inspection report that protects the inspector from potential
litigation. This informative,
interactive and lively class will provide the skills required to write a
clear and concise inspection report that will provide the client with a well
prepared written report which will also protect the inspector in case an
issue arises following the inspection.
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10:00-10:15am |
Break |
|
10:15-12:00pm |
MARKETING YOUR INSPECTION BUSINESS – Part 1 |
2 |
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Byron Duerksen is a Certified Master
Inspector and has a BA in Marketing. He will share his knowledge on preparing a small ad for local real
estate magazine, local maps, Yellow Pages and discuss the potential return on
investment. Also, he will explain why
you should have a tri-fold brochure which you hand out to your clients or use
in presentations to real estate offices – the simple software that can help
you produce your own and thereby allow you to change it for each area you
concentrate your business on and to update it yourself.
|
|
12:00-1:00pm |
Lunch in
the exhibitor area |
|
1:00-3:00pm |
MARKETING YOUR INSPECTION BUSINESS – Part 2 |
2 |
| |
 Byron Duerksen will be
joined by Dominic Maricic, President of Home Inspector Pro, who has a
degree in Computer Science. They will
conduct a class on creating your own website at no cost with no extraordinary
knowledge of computer programming – if you know MS Word, you can do
this. An attractive contemporary
website that covers everything you can thing of: Client Testimonials, Sample Report, Pricing,
Inspection Booking, Photo Gallery, Your Qualifications, Links to other Home Inspection
websites and organizations, Blogs, Mortgage Calculator and Google News on all
things home inspection related. Plus,
you can change and update it at no extra cost anytime you like—hourly, daily,
weekly, monthly, in the middle of the night, or not at all. Won’t cost you a dime either way. Dominic will show you how to get the best
website optimization.
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3:00-3:15pm |
Break |
|
3:15-5:15pm |
SAFETY - ELECTRICAL |
2 |
| |
Doug Palmer is a
Master Electrician and Home Inspector with many years of
experience in the field. Doug’s class
will focus on Home Inspector safety while inspecting electrical systems. He will be presenting the proper techniques
and equipment we should be using during the electrical portion of the
inspection. The class will also
include a review of new products and systems on the market, including solar,
and new codes associated with those products and how to safely inspect these
products and systems.
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