Master Builders of Iowa

Don't miss an upcoming training that will greatly impact you and your company!

Success in the competitive construction industry depends on effective time management and communication skills. Improved communication and time management skills increase productivity, eliminate the snowballing errors of misunderstanding, positively impact all aspects of construction, including project management, supervision of crews, estimating, scheduling, cost control, and cost accounting. Improved communication and time management also helps with client relations, marketing and time available for effective job performance. This seminar is being held on Wednesday, February 22nd from 9:30 am - 2:30 pm and will be taught by Charlie Cook of R.S. Cook & Associates from Southeastern, PA.

CLICK HERE to view the full Construction Industry Convention brochure to view registration information and additional details about this seminar as well as many others.

Roger Dawson will be presenting at this year’s 100th Annual Construction Convention & Expo on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, from 9:30 am – 2:45 pm.  The convention will be held in downtown Des Moines at the Iowa Events Center.  Mr. Dawson will give attendees new insights into how to Power Negotiate that will translate into more sales at higher profit margins! Roger will teach attendees how to close more sales at higher profit margins with power negotiating tactics.

• Beginning negotiation gambits: How to Flinch, Bracket, Play Reluctant Seller, use the Vise. Six reasons why you should always ask for more. Two reasons for never saying Yes to the first proposal.
• Developing personal power: Title Power, Reward and Punishment Power, Consistency Power, Charismatic Power, Information Power, Expertise Power and Situation Power.

This year’s learning opportunities encompass a broad cross-section of subjects with high quality, experienced presenters.  We are once again offering the “Performance Track” educational package, which offers MBI members significant discounts / incentives to send multiple employees to a wide variety of programs.

This year’s program is well worth an investment of your time and resources.  Please plan to attend and participate, along with others in your company to learn and have fun, while meeting some new people or catching up with old friends.

2012 Convention Offerings:  (CLICK HERE for the complete Convention program)

• MB EYE on the Future -   Session w/ Ken Bradford
• You Can Manage the Truth if Your Know It! – Panel: Rod Foster, Ken Simonson, Scott Anderson, Larry Taylor
• New Developments in Technology for the Field & Operations - Christian Burger, Chicago, IL

MBI will be having a webinar on January 17th, 2012 that will cover the topic of essential tax concepts. It will be presented by construction industry accounting and tax experts from McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Rod Foster, Partner and Sean Larson, Director.  They will discuss an array of tax tips and ideas that can help construction contractors save significant dollars and avoid tax problems. Mr. Foster and Mr. Larson will provide a practical, real-world review of key concepts, strategies and techniques that can make a significant impact on the bottom line for contractors.

Participants of the Energy Fundamentals and Applications course offered by MBI on December 21 -22, will discuss energy performance of buildings, building shells, HVAC, electrical, and other building systems.  Participants will also review the analysis and evaluation of building performance, energy efficiency, environmental quality, first costs, and operating costs.  Strategies to exceed energy code requirements through the ASHRAE Standard 90.1.

Through this training, participants will understand how requirements should be met through the building design, construction, and renovation processes and how to evaluate code compliance during plan review and inspection.