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NARIGC wishes everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving, and a Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!
The NARIGC office will be closed Wednesday, November 27 and will re-open on Monday, December 2.
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November,  2013
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

December 10-11, 2013
Location: Near Chicago O'Hare
Click here to register. Early Bird Deadline 9/27!

NARIGC HOLIDAY PARTY
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Bahama Breeze, Schaumburg
Click here to register!

NARIGC JANUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Tuesday, January 14
Location: Holiday Inn, Elk Grove Village

NARIGC FEBRUARY MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Location: TBD

NARIGC 2014 VENDORS NIGHT
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Location: Medinah Banquets, Addison
Click here to register for a booth, submit a CEU program (paper to print and mail)
Click here to register online for a booth or as an attendee.
Early Bird Registration Discount ends 12/31/13!!

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In This Issue
NARIGC Holiday Party
How to Save $25 on Your Dues!
New NARIGC Website Program
Universal Design Study Group
IL Better Buildings Conference
NARIGC Holiday Party
Thursday, December12, 2013
Bahama Breeze, 406 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg
5:00-6:00 p.m. Networking & Cocktails
 6:00 Dinner

Escape to the islands for our annual NARIGC Holiday Party.  More details to follow.

Click here to register.k here to register.
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
 
Synergy Builders
Nicole Ryback/Steve Taylor
850 Meadowview Crossing, Unit 13 - West Chicago, IL 60185
 
Highlander IMprovement Co.
Rafal Karkoszka
2138 Gladstone Ct., #C - Glendale Heights, IL 60158
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. 
 
Please review the document at this link to see if you are eligible.  If you are interested in participating, please contact Mimi at the NARIGC office, and she will send the application to you.
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!


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