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NARI Members and Industry Partners: Do you want your information featured in our e-newsletter? Please submit information to mimi@narichicago.org as early as possible,but no later than the Monday of the week PRIOR to your event to ensure the information will be distributed with our scheduled weekly emails. Any invitations must be sent in PDF format to be linked in the article.
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Upcoming Events and Quick Registration Links
NOVEMBER MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Holiday Inn, 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village Speaker: Peter Fasio, Jr. Topic: Universal Design Click here to register!
NARIGC HOLIDAY PARTY
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Bahama Breeze, Schaumburg
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NARIGC November Membership Meeting
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Holiday Inn, 1000 Busse Rd., Elk Grove Village, IL
5:30-6:30 p.m. Networking & Cocktails
6:30-8:30 p.m. Dinner & Program
 Join us for our November membership meeting as we welcome Peter Fasio, Jr., of All Access Products, who will be speaking on Universal Design. "Aging in Place" and "Universal Design" represent the next big thing in the remodeling industry. With the Baby Boomers retiring at a rate of 10,000 each day, it's a demographic that will dominate the market for the next 20 years. Peter Fazio, Jr., the owner of Full Access Products, and a certified Aging in Place specialist (CAPS) will inform you how to take advantage of this emerging market to expand your business in a tough economy Click here to register.k here to register.
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 Illinois Better Buildings:Better Business Conference  December 10-11, 2013
Near Chicago O'Hare
Wish you had a crystal ball? The Illinois Better Buildings: Better Business Conference has the next best thing.
Join us December 10-11, 2013 at the conference to meet the leaderswho are thinking about the future-now. Their knowledge will help you navigate risk and gain the insight you need to boost your ability to seize opportunities.
Announcing not one, but four general session presenters
The new code is here and more change is coming, in Illinois and across the country. Have you heard of green codes, stretch codes and outcome-based codes? Isaac Elnecave of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance will bring us news from the frontlines of thecodes evolution.
We know a lot about buildings, but research gurus argue there is a lot more to learn. Find out what they wish they knew. National residential building research expert Scott Piggof the Energy Center of Wisconsin will share his wish list of what we need to know to make buildings better.
Material science evolves constantly and so do green standards for materials. Do you ever wonder what materials you'll be using five years from now? Peter Yost of Building Green, Inc. will explore what's emerging on the materials front.
Are high performance homes worth all the hype? Are they as marketable as we once thought? As a builder whose business grew-rather than shrank-during the recent recession; Mark Wahl of Cobblestone Builders will shed some light on the status and bright future of the high performance homes market.
Hope to see you there.
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 NARIGC Holiday Party Thursday, December12, 2013
Bahama Breeze, 406 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg
5:00-6:00 p.m. Networking & Cocktails
6:00 Dinner
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NARIGC Dues Installment Payment Program
***NEW*** Pay your dues in monthly installments!
NARIGC has instituted a new Dues Installment Payment Program for all new members and membership renewals. The first payment, due on your renewal or join date, is $200 and will then be broken down to 11 remaining monthly payments on your credit card. The installment agreement will be located on the back of the invoice and statement that is mailed to you. Simply complete the form with your credit card number and return it to the office, and NARIGC will automatically debit the initial payment and subsequent monthly installments from your Credit Card.
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Recruit a Member -
Get $25 off Your Dues!
The most important tool for a remodeling business CANNOT be purchased in a store and we need your help in our 2013 membership drive. Our goal is for each NARIGC member to recruit one additional company/individual to join NARIGC.
As a way for us to say thank you, for each new member (up to a total of four) you recruit to join NARIGC in 2013, we will credit $25 (up to $100) toward your 2014 membership dues.
The applicant cannot have held NARIGC membership for the last two years, and must indicate your name/company name on the application's "Sponsor" line.
Thank you for your help in introducing new companies/individuals to the benefits of NARIGC membership.
A membership application can be downloaded at:
http://www.narichicago.org/join.html
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Evans Family Bathroom Featured on ABC 7 News!
An ABC 7 News piece with Disability Reporter Karen Meyer on Universal Design and the Evans' bathroom that NARI to the Rescue completed aired this past Sunday. In case you missed it, visit ABC7's website to take a look!
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NARI Introduces VoterVoice to Keep Members Update on Government Advocacy
As you have noticed, a portion of your National dues goes towards lobbying efforts in Washington, DC. NARI now has a new VoterVoice system that NARI will use for its government advocacy efforts.
This site allows us to provide easily accessible background on the issues that NARI is monitoring based on its Federal Advocacy Priorities. It also provides us a communication tool that allows for advocacy actions to be taken with one click.
The goal is to provide NARI members with the information they need to remain interested and engaged in NARI's government advocacy efforts.
Through the VoterVoice Website, members are able to share NARI's positions with others within the remodeling community. Through the Action Alerts, Government Affairs key contacts-who have agreed to get an additional five NARI members to take part in any NARI Calls to Action-will be able to share these actions with a click of the button.
We invite you to look around the site. Our next NARI on the Hill communication will be sent via this Website, as well.
You can access it via www.nari.org/advocacy/ga or via the Government Affairs tab on the Members Only side of NARI.org.
We welcome any feedback you may have via e-mail at gac@nari.org.
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NARIGC to Host Universal Design Study Group
NARIGC will host a study group for the Universal Design Certified Professional designation. The course will begin on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, meeting Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. at the NARIGC office for four weeks, culminating in the exam on Saturday, May 10, 2014.
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Asthma and Housing
Chicago Asthma Consortium Fall Meeting
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
University Center
525 S. State St., Chicago, IL
Chicago Asthma Consortium is hosting a meeting on November 13, 2013 about Asthma and Housing. The purpose of this meeting is to improve understanding about the impact of the home environment on asthma, and to create a dialogue among medical, asthma and hosing professionals about asthma-friendly housing. This interactive meeting will feature lectures; and panel and roundtable discussions. The target audience is diverse and includes medical and public health professionals, health educators, architects, community development corporations, building inspectors, developers and housing providers. For more information, visit www.chicagoasthma.org or contact Stacy at 773.628.7663; stacychogasthma@gmail.com.
Panelists to include:
Charlene Andreas, LUCHA
Catherine Baker;Landon Bone Baker Architects
John Bartlett;Metropolitan Tenants Organization
Ginger Chew; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Vairneke Lesley; University of Illinois at Chicago
Cort Lohff, MD; Chicago Department of Public Health
Molly Martin, MD; Rush University Medical Center
Sophia Ragland; Caregiver
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 NARIGC Website Program Your listing on www.narichicago.org
DID YOU KNOW:
- www.narichicago.org's home page was viewed more than 4,000 times in August, 2013
- 810 alpha searches were performed
- 464 category searches were performed
- 441 mobile alpha searches were performed
- 48 mobile category searches were performed
- The mobile site home page was opened 236 times
Every NARIGC Member receives a "white pages" listing on our website which includes your company name, address, phone #, and contact information. This listing is only searchable by your company address' zip code - not by surrounding zip codes or categories, so based on the above statistics for August, you may be missing out!
If you wish to be searched by certain zip codes or categories on the both the desktop and mobile sites, you must complete the Website Application form.
For more information and to complete the application, please click here.
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