Thursday, May 31, 2012

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May 31, 2012

PCBC 2012 is just four weeks away. There's still time to register — and there's no greater registration value than the PCBC Exhibits Pass.

For just $50 you get two days of access to the exhibit floor featuring the industry's leading product manufacturers, plus:
The Sustainable Living Showcase, featuring the latest innovations in resource conservation and sustainable building products.
The all-new Parade of Products, a series of fast-paced, three-minute previews of the most innovative products and services that our exhibitors have to offer.
Daily General Session Keynotes, featuring two of the most inspiring communicators in business today.
($50 registration fee applies to builders and industry associates. If you are non-exhibiting manufacturer or supplier, you may access the show by purchasing a Manufacturer/Supplier Pass.)
 
Register for PCBC 2012 »
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Sustainable Living Showcase

The Sustainable Living Showcase explores the elements of a sustainable lifestyle, both indoors and out. This 3,600 sq. ft. display will include gardens, patios, water features and outdoor entertainment areas that embody the spirit of the West Coast lifestyle — and address the need to conserve our precious resources.

 
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Parade of Products

The PCBC exhibit floor is full of innovative products, but navigating the aisles can take a while. And so we've created the Parade of Products — a series of rapid-fire, three-minute presentations that bring the best of the best directly to you. Sessions will be held daily, Wednesday and Thursday, from 2:00-3:00pm.

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Inspiring Keynotes – free to all attendees and exhibitors

  
 
Your registration includes keynote sessions with two of the most inspiring communicators in business today. Sir Ken Robinson (June 27) is one of the world's leading thinkers on creativity and innovation. Gary Vaynerchuk (June 28) is a social media trailblazer, über-entrepreneur and bestselling author. Both will have you energized and deeply engaged.
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Hotel Reservations
San Francisco's finest downtown properties at some of the lowest rates in years! Book by June 1st to take advantage of these great rates.

Why stay at PCBC's contracted hotels?
Our use of San Francisco's Moscone Center is contingent upon delivering minimum numbers of hotel nights. By reserving through PCBC's housing block, you help ensure that we meet these requirements and maintain use of Moscone Center as the site for our show. It also helps us negotiate lower room rates for future years.

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PCBC 2012
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June 27-28
Moscone Center
San Francisco, CA

Exhibit Hall hours:
June 27, 9:30am - 5:30pm
June 28, 9:30am - 5:30pm

Register Now »
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Gold Nugget Awards Ceremony
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The oldest and largest program of its kind, the Gold Nugget Awards honor creative achievements in architectural design and land use planning. This gala event regularly sells out.
Get tickets today »

 
Selling Sustainability:
The Weak Link in the Move Toward a Greener Residential Future
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Attainable is not the same as Sustainable when it comes to marketing the home of the twenty-first century. Just like the building science and the construction practices, the marketing approach needs some serious updating.

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CAL Green & SAVE Act
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This engaging session provides lessons from the real world and real builders.

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1215 K Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: (800) 956-7469
showinfo@pcbc.com

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Bamboozled: Scurrilous waterproofer resilient as a roach

Another hard lesson learned-check the license, check references, never pay ahead and much more...


Like bedbugs or rodents or even dandelions, some things just keep coming back.

This time, we're talking about unethical basement waterproofing companies.

Last year we profiled the experiences of customers who did business with Aqua-Dri

 Basement Waterproofing and Thrifty Waterproofing, both of which were connected to a 

contractor named Al Demola.

Demola appears to be back.

On Aug. 14, 2011, nearly 6 inches of rain fell in Freehold, flooding the finished basement of Aleta and Jack Heir.

They hired a company to pump out the water.

A week later, another 3.5 inches came down, flooding their basement once again.

"By that time, the news was full of dire warnings about Hurricane Irene, the new moon, saturated 

water tables and a perfect storm of flood conditions," said Aleta Heir, 65. "Though our finished basement 

was gone, we were terrified of the damage to the home."

The next day, the Heirs saw an ad for Water Shield Waterproofing of Bridgewater, a company that 

boasted it was the largest in the nation, with 24-hour emergency service.

They set an appointment, and a rep came the next day.

"After a lengthy examination of our basement, he told us that his company could dry the 

basement and give us a lifetime warranty times three generations," she said. "I commented

 that it's only as good as the lifetime of his company, at which point he told me that Water Shield

 has been around for 30 years and did $140 million in business in the past year."

READ THE REST HERE http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2012/05/bamboozled_scurilous_waterproo.html





Thursday, May 24, 2012

Mer-Kote's Shurdeck & Weatherdeck Get New ICC-ES Reports Issued

Mer-Kote, a division of Parex-LaHabra of Anaheim, recently received new ICC-ES reports for their Shurdeck concrete/metal lath deck system and for Weatherdeck, their floating slip sheet system. 

Both systems are rated as Class A roof coverings, meeting the code requirements for fire retardant decking. 

Both systems are also rated for One Hour construction as well, a separate classification. 

It's been a long time for Mer-Kote to receive these reports and I'm sure that they are relieved to finally have them. 

See Mer-Kote's website at http://www.parexmer-ko.com/ for more information on their decking and waterproofing products and systems. 






Mer-Kote's Shurdeck & Weatherdeck Get New ICC-ES Reports Issued

Mer-Kote, a division of Parex-LaHabra of Anaheim, recently received new ICC-ES reports for their Shurdeck concrete/metal lath deck system and for Weatherdeck, their floating slip sheet system. 

Both systems are rated as Class A roof coverings, meeting the code requirements for fire retardant decking. 

Both systems are also rated for One Hour construction as well, a separate classification. 

It's been a long time for Mer-Kote to receive these reports and I'm sure that they are relieved to finally have them. 

See Mer-Kote's website at http://www.parexmer-ko.com/ for more information on their decking and waterproofing products and systems. 






How to Read an ICC-ES Report

What's in an ICC-ES Evaluation Report

Evaluation reports from ICC Evaluation Service® are the most preferred resource used by code officials to verify that new and innovative building products comply with code requirements. The evaluation reports provide information about what code requirements or acceptance criteria were used to evaluate the product, how the product should be installed to meet the requirements, how to identify the product, and much more. ES Reports are divided into eleven major areas.

READ THE REST BY CLICKING HERE TO ICC-ES' website 

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

APRA Advisor - Homeowner Association Information

FROM APRA-

Association of Professional Reserve Analysts (APRA) is the national trade association for professionals that hold the Professional Reserve Analyst (PRA) credential.   Membership in APRA is open to reserve study providers and those that provide related services.  For membership information and the latest APRA Advisor, go to www.apra-usa.com

IN THIS EDITION
Reserve Study: The Reason Why.  Many good, valid, legal and logical reasons.
Ask the Professional Reserve Analyst. You asked and we answered.
Deterring Dryrot.  Use proper design and material.
Appearances Do Count.  Controlling architectural design in your HOA.
Case for Maintenance.  Spend a little to save a lot.

APRA INSTITUTE
Provides cutting edge education for reserve study providers.  See www.apra-usa.com for details.

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APRA Advisor is distributed to over 10,000 HOA board members and managers nationwide. 
For advertiser information, email APRA@teamwi.com

Richard Thompson  PRA™
President
Association of Professional Reserve Analysts

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