| 
 
  | 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
Did you miss the live photo updates from our November meeting?  Like us on Facebook to get news and event updates!
  
 |   
 
 | 
 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.
  
 |  
  | 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 | 
 Upcoming Events and Quick Registration Links
 
  
ILLINOIS BETTER BUILDINGS CONFERENCE 
 
  
NARIGC HOLIDAY PARTY 
Thursday, December 12, 2013 
Bahama Breeze, Schaumburg 
 
 
  |   
  | 
 
 
 
  | 
  
  
  | 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NARIGC Holiday Party  
Thursday, December12, 2013 Bahama Breeze, 406 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg 5:00-6:00 p.m. Networking & Cocktails 
 6:00 Dinner
  
 |  
 | 
 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.
  
 |  
 | 
 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 
  
 
 |  
 
 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. 
 |  
 | 
 New Applicants (December) 
GR General Contracting 
Gordon Rudd 
2307 W. Edgewood Ct. 
McHenry, IL 6051 
 
 
 |  
  | 
 
 
 
  Illinois Better Buildings:Better Business Conference     December 10-11, 2013
  Near Chicago O'Hare
 
   
NARI of Greater  Chicagoland will be there...will you? 
  
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  leaders who 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 front lines of the codes  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  Pigg of 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. 
 
 |  
 | 
 2014 NARIGC Vendors Night - 3/4/14
  
 NARIGC is proud to announce that registration for 2014 Vendors Night is NOW OPEN and there is an early bird discount for both vendors and attendees if registered prior to December 31, 2013.  There is a $25 early bird discount for booth registrations received by December 31, 2013.  There is also a $5 early bird discount for attendees who register prior to 12/31/13.
 
  In addition to exhibiting, Vendors are invited to submit a CEU program proposal.  The Vendors Committee will review the proposals and select two programs to be presented at Vendors Night!
 
  Please use the links to the left to register!
 
 
   
 |  
 | 
 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.  
  
 
 
 |   
 
  | 
  
 
 | 
 
  | 
  
  
  | 
  
  
  | 
  
 
 | 
 
  | 
  
  
  |