Construction Focus Newsletter
October/November 2012


INNOVATE:
Events to Help Your Business Innovate
Practical Project Management
Advanced Business Training at Hannah Grimes
With Lisa Sieverts, Facilitated Change
Tuesday, November 6 & 13, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Hannah Grimes Center, Keene

 

Are you looking for real-life practical solutions to a problem you're experiencing right now? The Hannah Grimes Center has vetted the best consultants in New Hampshire. These consultants are offering affordable group workshops that allow business leaders to tackle their own pressing problems--not generic exercises--and achieve tangible deliverables.  

In the first session of Practical Project Management, learn how to:

- Recognize a good project for your company 
- Identify the key people and their communication needs 
- Prioritize your project 
- Prepare a clear summary of your project

The second session introduces you to:

- Both traditional and Agile project management 
- Risk assessment tools 
- Basic project scheduling and time management 

Cost: $200 per session. More information and registration.
 
CONNECT:
Events to Help You Connect With Other Experts

   Deep Energy Retrofit Workshop

NH Efficiency Training Program
Wednesday, November 7, 7:30 am to 4 pm
NH Audubon's McLane Center, Concord

      

Learn current building science, key challenges and cost effective strategies for Deep Energy Retrofit design, marketing and implementation.

 - Deep Energy Retrofits (DERs) overview and market economics - (David Legg)
 - Building science - DER theory, design and methods (Marc Rosenbaum)
 - An integrated look at DER business and performance synergies (David Joyce)
 - Deep Energy Retrofit case studies
 
Cost: $75 ($5.12 online registration fee applies). Coffee and bagels, and lunch included. Click here for brochure.  Register at http://deepenergyretrofitworkshop.com or contact zak@plymouthenergy.org; 603-536-5030. 
THRIVE:
News & Resources to Inform & Inspire

A Growing Database of  

Healthier Building Products

Originally posted at Building Green  

 

The new Declare "nutrition label" and database will streamline the arduous task of finding Living Building Challenge-compliant products.  The Declare label lists ingredients with color coding, making it really easy to see which ingredients might be a concern.