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04-30-2014 - Gillette One Day Extensive Training for Managers and Maintenance Professionals

Don't miss the upcoming Gillette One Day Extensive Training for Managers and Maintenance Professionals sponsored by NEAHMA, IREM and ARS. Join us on May 14 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. Please make sure to register by April 30th. Register online at www.iremboston.org. Below are topics that will be covered throughout the four sessions: Concurrent Sessions I 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Workshop A - Sustainable Landscape Strategies Instructor - Bruce Hellerick, senior horticulturalist at The Brickman Group More and more customers are looking to develop and identify sustainable strategies, that when applied to their landscape will reduce the amount of resources required to maintain it, while at the same time give it the opportunity to flourish. 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Workshop B -REAC/Physical Inspections Instructors - Michael Ferguson, Peabody Properties, Inc. and Michael Worrick, WinnResidential: "An important approach to preparing for a REAC inspection is to start early, and identify the 'big-ticket' items that have the most impact on your score. 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Workshop C - Budgeting Basics for Maintenance Instructors- Kristin Pine (director of training & education, Peabody Properties) and Bob Morelli (construction specialist manager, First Realty Management). This two-hour workshop will cover the basics of budget preparation with a particular focus on how maintenance employees play a key role. Concurrent Sessions II 10:05 AM - 12:05 PM Workshop A -Crisis Management Instructor - Guy Sapirstein, PhD, Resilience Consulting, LLC This introductory workshop to Crisis Management and Planning will cover the basic issues each development and every organization has to address in their crisis planning process. 10:05 AM - 12:05 PM Workshop B - Understanding Your Buildings HVAC and Plumbing Needs Instructors - Greg Cosgro of Gem Plumbing 10:05 AM - 12:05 PM Workshop C - Asbestos Lead, and OSHA Instructors - Asbestos, by Brian Fitimons, president of Dec Tam; lead by Gary Kellner of Harvard Environmental Services, OSHA by Steve Bouzan of ARS Asbestos Concurrent Sessions III 12:55 PM - 2:55 PM Workshop A - Fair Housing Instructor - Helena Padellaro, Padellaro Consulting: This workshop is a great base or refresher for those interested in how fair housing laws apply to their everyday work in affordable housing management. 12:55 PM - 2:55 PM Workshop B - Risk Management Instructor - Frank Licata and Abby Krueger of Licata Risk Management Control: your claims and you control your insurance costs. 12:55 PM - 2:55 PM Workshop C - The Maintenance & Marketing Mindset Instructors - Bob Morelli, First Realty Management Nancy Reno, CPM Housing Management Resources, Adriana Guzzo, NALP, NAAEI Faculty WinnCompanies Concurrent Sessions IV 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Workshop A - Green Cleaning Products Instructor - Bill Scherer/Clean Green Solutions Green Cleaning: In this workshop, we'll talk about greening the cleaning products in your janitorial closet...for real! 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Workshop B -Electrical/ Alarms Instructor - Jamie Hebert, corporate safety director, Relco. The purpose of this seminar is to educate, with visual components, basic electrical 101 for facilities personnel while focusing on safety. The seminar will identify what non-licensed personnel can and can not do. 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Workshop C - REAC/Physical Inspections Instructors - Michael Fergueson, Peabody Properties, Inc. and Michael Worrick, WinnResidential: "An important approach to preparing for a REAC inspection is to start early, and identify the 'big-ticket' items that have the most impact on your score Register by April 30 * register online at www.iremboston.org.
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