Contractor Training, Building Seminars, Contractor Events and More

National Lumber hosts a variety of events throughout the year and we invite you to join us. Sign up for our email list and you will be invited to future events.

Plan now to attend these upcoming events, and be sure to RSVP as directed for each.

Here are some of the latest events that we are hosting or sponsoring:

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Contractor Workmens Compensation Insurance Seminar
Facilitated by the Contractor Coaching Partnership
Presented by Tom Messier, CIC, Vice President of Mason & Mason Insurance Agency

Controlling Your Workers Comp Costs! This is a 2 CEU Credit Course in the category
"Business Practices"

Friday, May 18th
8:00am to 10:15am

Hosted by National Lumber 
245 Oakland St, Mansfield, MA 02048 (map)
Training Room, 2nd Floor

Attendance Fee: $79.00 per person (includes light refreshments)

Register here

Controlling your Workers Comp and other insurance costs begins with a thorough understanding of the system. During this informative session, you will learn:

• Workers Comp Rating and Inspection Bureau (WCRIB)
• Definition of covered workers
• Special considerations for Corporate Officers, sole proprietors and members of an LLC
• How subcontractors and their workers are treated for coverage and how they affect your pricing
• What types of plans are available for you as a contractor and ways to pay for it
• Strategies to reduce Workers Comp expenses
• The Experience modification factor
• Controlling your losses
• Culture of safe work practices on your jobsites
• Rates, classification and premium
• Properly classifying employees
• Understanding the different classifications within "Carpentry"
• MA Construction Classification premium adjustment program

Course details: Cook Professional Services is the coordinator for this course number CS2809. The course qualifies for 2 CEU's for Mass CSL's. The facilitator is The Contractor Coaching Partnership, Inc.

Design Build Concept Workshop
Presented by Mark Paskell of The Contractor Coaching Partnership

Friday, May 18th
10:30am to 12:45pm

Hosted by National Lumber 
245 Oakland St, Mansfield, MA 02048 (map)
Training Room, 2nd Floor

Attendance Fee: $79.00 per person (includes light refreshments)

Register here

• Are you sick and tired of bidding projects with incomplete or no plans against multiple contractors?
• Are you frustrated that the homeowner uses your ideas and solutions and then hires someone else?
• Are you unsure how to implement design/build into your business?
• Are you concerned that the time you spend being an unpaid consultant takes away from seeing qualified homeowners?
• Are you a builder/contractor struggling with the transition from bid/build to design/build?
• Are you fuzzy on really what is design build?

This course is perfect for remodelers, builders and contractors where you will sharpen your design build skills and strategies for this the new market. During this informative session, you will learn:

• The Design Build Concept
• Design/Bid/Build versus Design/Scope Development/Build
• The Design Build Team
• Commitment to Design/Build
• Development of a Design/Build Sales Process
• Project Budgeting
• Training
• Goals
• Measuring and tracking
  

Click here to register.

Click here or on the image above for a printable PDF schedule.

BAGB's 12-CEU Course for Massachusetts CSL Renewal Presented by the Builders Association of Greater Boston Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 9:15 AM - 4:15 PM & Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 9:15 AM - 4:00 PM Hosted by National Lumber  245 Oakland St, Mansfield, MA 02048 (map) Training Room, 2nd Floor

Earn 12.0 CEUs (Continuing Education) toward Construction Supervisor License renewal in all of the required topic categories. This course fulfills the requirements for Unrestricted License Renewal and exceeds the requirements for Restricted and Specialty License Renewal.

You can sign up for one or both days! Register here!

Attendance Fees:

Both days (12 CEU's): $295.00 for non-members, $265 for BAGB Members
May 30 only (6 CEU's): $165 for non-members, $145 for BAGB Members
June 6 only (6 CEU's): $165 for non-members, $145 for BAGB Members

Day One:
Wednesday, May 30, 2012.

8th Edition Residential Code Overview
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Presenter: Mike Guigli, MA Board of Building Regulations and Standards
2.0 Total CEUs in the category “Code Review”

The Massachusetts Residential Code (1&2 Family Dwellings) is now based on the International Residential Code (IRC 2009) and Mass. Amendments. This session is designed to bring you up to speed on relevant code changes, and was prepared by the Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) which oversees promulgation of the Massachusetts State Building Code (780 CMR).

Workers Comp Insurance for Contractors
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Presenter: Tom Messier, Mason & Mason Insurance
2.0 CEUs in the category “Business Practices”

Controlling Workers Comp and other insurance costs begins with a thorough understanding of the system. Topics to be covered in this session include:
Workers Comp Rating and Inspection Bureau (WCRIB); Definition of covered workers; Special considerations for Corporate Officers, sole proprietors and members of an LLC; Subcontractors and their workers-- coverage and how they affect your pricing; Plans for contractors and ways to pay for them; Strategies to reduce Workers Comp expenses; The Experience modification factor; Controlling your losses: culture of safe work practices on your jobsites; Rates, classification and premium; Properly classifying employees; Understanding the different classifications within "Carpentry"; MA Construction Classification premium adjustment program.

Effective utilization of PVC: Trim Products and Sustainable Exterior Building Products
2:15 pm to 4:15 pm
Presenter: Paul Murphy, Boston Cedar Co.
2.0 CEUs in the category “Energy”

Advantages of PVC compared to other trim products; Market trends; product features and manufacturing processes; Utilization/application of PVC trim products; specification and installation considerations; Sustainable Exterior Applications for PVC; “Green” qualities of PVC: Sustainability, Durability, Energy Efficiency, Fire Performance, Recycling, Eliminating Deforestation; Cost Analysis.

Day Two
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Legal Overview of Construction Law Relating to Residential Contractors
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Presenter: John Perten, Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA
3.0 CEUs in the category “Business Practices”

Session will address: HIC Registration; Mechanics Liens; Project Closeout; Arbitration

Construction Workplace Safety and Lead Safe Practices
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
3.0 total CEUs: 2.0 in the category “Workplace Safety”
1.0 in the category “Lead-safe Practices”

An overview and vital awareness of several key construction-related safety issues.
Jobsite safety: OSHA Standards and Employer Compliance; Scaffolds and Ladders; Fall Protection, including OSHA’s new directive on fall protection for the residential construction industry; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE); Tool Safety, including Hand and Power Tools; Electrical Hazards. Safe practices in dealing with lead-based paint: Lead Paint Background, Exposure, and Health (children/adults); OSHA/EPA Lead rules Overview; Work Practices, Dust control, Specialized tools; Containment, cleanup and disposal.

Continuing Education Notice: All classes listed have been approved by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards for Continuing Education Credit toward the Construction Supervisors License. The credits are earned in the topic/categories listed and as quantified above.

Energy Star Version 3 Training 
Presented by NH Utilities

Learn more about building to the new Energy Star standards 
and how to work with the checklists  

Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 7:30am-11:30am

Hosted by National Lumber 
112 High St, Boscawen, NH 03303 (map & directions) 

Event is Free! RSVP today!

The NH Utilities will present this training on Energy Star Version 3.  This training includes a value proposition for why you should be thinking about building to the Version 3 standards.  

There will be a presentation on the building science behind the new changes to Energy Star, as well as what those changes entail for you the builder.  There will be a brief history on Energy Star homes inspections, how they have changed over the years, and what it will take to have a successful project.  Finally a look at the Energy Star Version 3 checklists, covering all of the requirements that must be met by the builder as evaluated through the inspections.  

Click here for more information about the Energy Star Version 3 standards.

Our goal is to make the process less intimidating.  You will receive copies of these check lists for your review.  We hope for a healthy discussion, and plenty of questions.  

Presenters will include: Ben Stephenson from Unitil and Michael Loughlin from PSNH, program sponsors; Bruce Bennett of GDS and Kevin Hanlon of Horizon Residential Energy Services, both raters working for the NH Utilities performing Energy Star inspections.

Space is extremely limited, as there are only 30 seats available, so we will only accept the first 30 RSVPs. 

RSVP to seminar@national-lumber.com to claim your seat before they're gone!  

12 Hour Two-Day Combination CSL Training
Presented by CSI Institute

Thursday, June 7 & Thursday, June 14, 2012
7:15am-2:00pm both days

Hosted by National Lumber
245 Oakland St, Mansfield, MA 02048 (map)
Training Room, 2nd Floor

Attendance Fee: $295.00 - includes both days.

This course is eligible for 12 Massachusetts CSL CEU's.

As of July 1st, 2011 continuing education is required for all Construction Supervisor Licensees in the state of Massachusetts.

Construction Supervisors need to acquire this course curriculum for continuing education under the new e-licensing format from the Department of Public Safety.

This material will include the 12 hour educational requirements needed...

• Building Codes & Continuing Education
• Energy Conservation
• Workplace Safety
• Lead
• Business Practices & Workman's Compensation

The information being presented is the exact material that every Building Department, Architect and Engineer is being trained on.

Who Should Attend: Residential & Commercial Builders, Remodelers, & Trade Professionals in the Construction Industry. Anyone holding a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License.

Register here.

DISCLAIMER: National Lumber is not responsible for the event being offered. Registration and the content are being handled by an outside company. National Lumber is hosting this event for your convenience. By clicking on the links you will leave the National Lumber website and be taken to another company's website.