Class is now in session ? online!

Are you looking for a convenient, cost-effective way to achieve the continuing education credits needed to renew your Dwelling Contractor Qualifier Credential? If so, reliable online class options are now available from the WBA Foundation.

Currently seven classes are available; all approved by the WI Department of Safety & Professional Services for two continuing education credits for the Dwelling Contractor Qualifier Credential each:

Building Failures: Moisture Related Issues with Brick & Stone Veneers
Instructor: Joe Nagan,? Home Building Technology?Services
This course covers customer-reported failures on homes with brick and/or stone exterior veneer cladding. The session addresses these failures, covering both primary contributing factors, and solutions for existing homes.?New construction requirements are also covered.

UDC Basics and Beyond
Instructor: Leroy Stublaski, Architecture Plus, LLC.
This class reviews UDC basics, and the most common questions regarding wall bracing, energy ideas beyond the basics, new federal energy standards, ResCheck, and changes proposed for 2012.

Contracts, Customers and Change Orders: The Business of Building Before/During?the Construction Process?
Instructor: Robert Procter, J.D., attorney, Axley Brynelson, LLP.
This class covers new home construction and remodeling issues. It focuses on the WBA?Home Construction and?Remodeling Contracts. Topics include types of contracts, scope of work, schedules and delays, payment, permits, change orders, differing site conditions, dispute resolution strategies and warranties.

Durable, Forgiving Wall Systems
Instructor: Linda Heipp,?Hallmark Building Supplies, Inc.
Learn the essential building science principles for air and moisture and how they affect your walls. Learn how to select materials and tools, and how to identify key details involved in the process of sealing the building envelope.

How to Run a Home Building Business
Instructor: Mark Etrheim,?MasterCraft Homes, Inc.
Eliminate the trial and error of starting a business. This class includes information on legal considerations, accounting, compliance with rules and regulations, and required contractor certifications.

The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Home Construction
Instructor: Leroy Stublaski,?Architecture Plus, LLC
This class investigates examples of problem homes. Learn about effectively working with inspectors, builder obligations and responsibilities, permit fees, and more. Focus will be on everyday mistakes that cause code violations, how to prevent them, and what to do when mistakes happen.

Dew Point for Dummies
Instructor: Joe Nagan,? Home Building Technology?Services
Back by popular demand and updated for 2012, this course addresses the many ways moisture can be transported through a building assembly. Real world examples are shown and myths examined.

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