Educational Opportunities

A key benefit of being an HBA member is the opportunity to take part in seminars created specifically for HBA members. The HBA currently offers courses toward national professional designations for many professions within the building industry. The HBA also takes the time to conduct online research for selected topics. The results of those research efforts are posted here. For more information on upcoming educational seminars, contact Lonny Cohen at (816) 733-2221.

Upcoming Seminars

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Business Management for Building Professionals June 4 at the HBA $180/Members; $225/Non-Members Register Online! Learn the management skills that give industry leaders the edge. This course will give you a solid foundation in those best business practices so valuable to smaller businesses: planning, organizing, staffing/ directing and controlling. By using case studies and sample forms, your instructors give you practical and applicable tools for management success.

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Green Building for Building Professionals June 5-6 at the HBA $300/Members; $350/Non-Members Register Online! Learn how green homes provide buyers with lower energy costs and higher value. This course for building professionals discusses strategies for incorporating green-building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction. Students will learn how green homes provide buyers lower maintenance, better indoor air quality and better long-term value. Techniques are also discussed for competitively differentiating your home products with increased indoor environmental quality as well as energy and resource efficiency.

Research Topics

>>	Housing Choices: Housing Kansas City
>>	Stucco: HBA/Johnson County Building Officials Best Stucco Practices
>>	Mold: HBA's full coverage of mold issues

Education Opportunities Outside the HBA

>>	The National Association of Home Builders currently offers Building Homes of Our Own, an award-winning CD-ROM simulation game that uses the familiar activity of home building to tie academic concepts and principles to real-world activities—all in a fun game environment. Available free to NAHB members and educators, a copy can be ordered online at www.homesofourown.org. Call Kym Kilbourne at (800) 368-5242, ext. 8447 for more information.
>>	Johnson County Contractor Licensing requires that home builders in the county take EIGHT hours of continuing education each year to maintain their license. They hold continuing education classes in metro locations and regularly at their office 111 Cherry St., Ste. 1051 in Olathe. Call (913) 715-2233 or visit JCCL online for more information.
>>	The Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors holds continuing education classes regularly at their classroom One Hallbrook Place, 11150 Overbrook Road, Ste. 100 in Leawood. Call (913) 498-1100 or visit KCRAR online for more information.
>>	The Safety and Health Council of Western Missouri and Kansas holds certification courses regularly at the Rockhurst School of Professional Studies. Call (816) 842-5223 for more information.
>>	The Builders' Association regularly holds a variety of classes at the Builders' Education Center in North Kansas City. Call Gina Potee at (816) 471-0880 for more information.