Date and Time
Monday Mar 20, 2017
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM HST
March 20, 2017
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Course ID: C9471
Location
94-487 Akoki Street
Waipahu, HI 96797
Fees/Admission
Partial funding available through the Employment & Training Fund (ETF).
Do not register on-line if applying for ETF funding.
Click here to download ETF application.
BIA-Hawaii members: $300
Non-members: $400
ETF: $200
Registration Cancellation Policy
Registration payments are 100% refundable up to 2 weeks prior to the class date. Any cancellations less than 2 weeks are 50% refundable.
Contact Information
Barbara Nishikawa at (808) 629-7505
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Description
Basics of Building NEW COURSE!!
Instructor: Michael Strong
Build your housing industry expertise by learning about the residential construction process from the ground up. Those in housing and construction-related fields, like vendors, suppliers, brokers, retailers, builder/remodeler company staff, REALTORs® and others will learn what it takes to build or remodel a home. With that knowledge, you will learn how to build more effective and profitable relationships with the builders and remodelers you work with.
As a graduate of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe product types, current trends and stakeholders in the residential construction industry
- Contrast and elaborate on the sales and marketing functions of the residential construction industry
- Articulate the criticality and complexity of land acquisition and development
- Outline types of financial tools available to support building and remodeling projects
- Assess strategies to strengthen the relationship between suppliers and builders/remodelers
- Explain the critical path of steps in the residential construction process
- Describe the importance of post-construction activities: closing, customer care and after-the-sale service
About the Presenter
Michael Strong, member of the Pankow Blue Net Zero Energy Team in the San Francisco Bay Area, is building a NZE Charter School in Oakland, CA. Past President of Brothers Strong, Inc. a nationally recognized residential remodeling firm and GreenHaus Builders, builder of LEED Homes, Michael is enjoying his transition from residential to commercial construction and the wealth of knowledge he is learning along the way. Michael’s companies have received many recognition and awards, however, Michael is most proud that Brothers Strong was named "One of the 101 Best Companies to Work for in the Residential Construction Industry" by Cahners Publications in 2002 and 2003 and the NAHB Green Building Advocate of the Year in 2008. Michael has served on the H.U.D. Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing committee since 2001. He has an MBA from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA; an MA from Southwest Texas State University; and a BA from the University of Texas in Austin.
