BAWN News
BAWN Women's Council: Recognized at International Builders Show
Carson City, NV February 2, 2009 - The Builders Association of Western Nevada is pleased to announce that Julie Hearn of Southwest Gas and President of the BAWN Women's Council accepted a 1st place award from Pam Weaver, National Chair of the NAHB Women's Council at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas. Julie and her fellow Council members were recognized for 2008 Outstanding Member Benefits/Services. In addition to the award, the local council received a $500 donation to their "Women in Business" Scholarship Fund from NAHB.
The 2009 BAWN Women's Council is comprised of President Julie Hearn of Southwest Gas, Vice President Jennifer Duve of Miles Construction, Carolelee Challender of Colonial Bank, Rebecca Brooks of Foothill Electric Company, Jeanne Galloway and Suzanne Van Valen of Colorock/Gail Willey Landscaping, Nichole Wasson of Nevada Professional Insurance Agency, and Janine Green of Green Quality Construction.
The BAWN Women's Council meets on the third Wednesday every month at the BAWN Office at 4 PM. They are involved in volunteer activites that support the Builders Association of Western Nevada members and also oversee the fundraising and distribution of the "Women In Business" Scholarship which awards two $500 scholarships each year to successful member applicants.
Their annual membership drive event "Wine, Women and Chocolate" will be held on March 5th, 2009 starting at 5:30 pm at the BAWN Office located at 806 Randell Drive, Carson City NV. All BAWN members are encouraged to send their interested employees to this event, and/or encourage prospective members to make their acquaintance with this Award Winning Women's Council. Please call 775-882-4353 or email christina@bawn.org to RSVP.
BAWN Announces Certified Green Professional (CGP) Builders
Carson City, NV - February 2, 2009 - The Builders Association of Western Nevada is proud to announce our first 2009 graduates of the Certified Green Professional (CGP) course provided through the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Congratulations go out to Tom Garretson of Garretson-Furgerson Construction and Ben Smith of BSA Construction. Ben Smith says, "We are very excited to take this step and contribute to our community the things that will continually improve it, like green building practices. We have committed our company to this endeavor. Now that I am officially certified in this area, I look forward to the continued use of green building practices at our neighborhood "City View Green Homes", future developments and building projects for our customers!"
Out of six CGP's in all of Nevada, five are located right here at BAWN! Graduates of this course have learned how green homes provide buyers with lower energy costs and higher value. They have discussed strategies for incorporating green building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction, and learned how green homes provide buyers lower maintenance, better indoor air quality and better long term value.
For more information on any of our Certified Green Professional Builders please call BAWN at 775-882-4353 Monday through Friday from 8 to 5.
Education Highlights First Quarter 2009
The Education Program is off to a fantastic start thanks to all the members who have participated so far this year. We have had two seminars and one NAHB class so far, and all were very well attended. The month of March has one more seminar and the much anticipated "Technology for Trade Partners" one day class on March 27th. The seminar will cover the timely topic of the new "EPA Lead Paint Law" going into effect in April 2010. Both of these topics are highly practical courses that quite a few of our Builders and Associates will find helpful.
It cannot be stressed enough how beneficial the Technology for Trade Partners class will be for your businesses. You will learn how to run these systems so much more efficiently with your tradesmen!
- Scheduling
- Purchase Orders, Variance PO's and Lien Waivers
- Customer Touch Point Process
- Customer Relationship Management
- Sales
Your overall business will benefit because you will be better equipped to manage prospects, projects, trades, employees and customers with less effort and more efficiency (the part where technology comes in!), which can only increase your bottom line! Call Christina to get registered for this class now! It is being held on March 27th from 9 to 5 at Western Nevada College and costs $175 per student. Owners, send your project managers, or whomever is in charge of your daily operations! Operations Managers, who in your trade base will benefit from learning this?? BRING THEM TOO! The 50/50 payment plan is good until March 20th, 2009.
General Membership Meeting
The second of ONLY THREE General Membership Meetings for 2009 will be held on Tuesday April 21st, from 7:30 to 9 AM at the Gold Dust West on HWY 50 in Carson City. A presentation called "Profit by Association with BAWN Councils that Work!" will be given which will inform the membership of the structure and capacity to which BAWN resources are used on behalf of your companies. Cuts in our budget do not mean cuts in quality and productivity, and we want you to know that BAWN is working harder than ever to make an impact in our industry for the better. Please mark this date as it is important for you to attend. A buffet breakfast will be served starting promptly at 7:30 AM and the program will last for one hour starting at 8 am. The cost is $20 per person, and you may RSVP by calling the main office at 775-882-4353 or email msorensen@bawn.org
Women's Council Update
The Wine, Women and Chocolate membership drive was successful in gaining three new council members for our active Women's Council! They are pleased to announce that BAWN members Jana Lease from Incline Builders, Nicola Neilon from Casey Neilon & Associates and Fran Halverson from Syncon Homes have all pledged their support. They look forward to great contributions from the new members as well as the current ones for the rest of 2009!
Thanks go to the sponsors and contributors of the Wine and Chocolate and Raffle Prizes! Tahoe Ridge Winery, Sweet Images Ltd, Xocai Healthy Chocolate, Essential Kneads Wellness Spa and Studio Vogue.
Look for the Women's Council members at your next GMM to ask them about the "Women in Business Scholarship" open to employees of member companies who are enrolled in college classes.
The Women's Council meets regularly on the third Wednesday of every month at 4 pm. You are cordially invited to attend.
Remodeler's Council Update
Join the BAWN Remodeler's Council (BAWNR) on Thursday, March 26th at 3 PM for an audio seminar presented by NAHB that explains how the EPA's New Lead Rule will change the way you do business! If you do almost any kind of construction or installation work inside homes or child occupied facilities built before 1978, you need to know about the EPA's new Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting rule, which will become mandatory in April 2010. This seminar will explain what the new rule covers and what you need to do to be compliant. Don't wait intil 2010 to get informed!
BAWNR meets regularly on the fourth Thursday of every month at 3 PM. This month they cordially invite you to join them for an important update to the remodeling industry. You may RSVP by calling the main office or email christina@bawn.org
