Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Business Management Credit | MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Bill Gschwind
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- It’s called Contracting for a reason: Nearly every part of the project is governed by a contract. As a licensed contractor, you’re required to have a written contract with your customer. For most of you, the specialty trades are performed under a contract. For many of you, most if not all of the trades are performed by folks who are not employees; those relationships need to be governed by a contract. Most general contractors in the residential area spend less time building and more time coordinating performance under a contract. This course pulls back the curtain of the contract to take the mystery out. Rather than some mysterious legal document meant to protect you, you’ll discover that every contract, just like the projects it governs, has similar formula – the step-by-step set of instructions for building a successful project. This course breaks down the parts of and explores the importance of using contracts.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
This program is not available for credit.
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Pre-License Exam Prep Course
- Faculty:
- Frank Martin
- Duration:
- 8 Hours
- License:
- Short Description:
- The Minnesota Contractor Pre-License Exam Course will prepare you as you study for Minnesota Contractor License Exam. This course covers construction and building codes, administration and legal aspects and is taught by a former building official and Minnesota buildings codes expert. The course includes the latest 2020 Minnesota Residential Code and the latest Minnesota statutes which will both be referenced in the exam. In addition to the training video, the registration fee also includes a guidebook for following the course video, 2020 Minnesota Residential Code book (a $110 value) and a Minnesota Statutes reference guide, more than 170 practice questions, and almost 400 construction terms. Combined, you will not only find the information you need to study for the course, but the knowledge of where to find the answers.
- Price:
- $249.00 - $249.00
Total Credits: 2 including 2 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 2 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit
- Faculty:
- Greg Karow
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course goes into great detail acclimating the permit applicant to the procedures when attaining a building permit in accordance with Minnesota Rule 1300. The intent is to analyze this process for the student to become efficient at it and thus streamlining the process for the permit applicant.
- Price:
- $28.00 - $32.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Business Management Credit | MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Courtney Ernston
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- A course designed for new home contractors and realtors to discuss the pitfalls of using template contracts. The main focus is on the MN REALTOR template contracts and the Wisconsin statutory forms.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Mark Weegman
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course addresses the collision that can occur when greater structural demands are required of commodity lumber while lumber continues to be produced from fast growing trees with lower structural properties. The course also highlights some of the code changes and requirements while presenting solutions to address these potential problems.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Business Management Credit | MN Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Bill Gschwind
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- Most business owners have heard of a business plan, but few know about, or understand the importance of, a strategic plan. Consequently, their businesses commonly fail to achieve the success they envisioned. More disappointing? Owners struggle throughout the life of their businesses, putting out fires but never achieving the success they dreamed of. This course provides an overview of the strategic planning process: who prepares it, what makes it different from a business plan, when do you need a strategic plan, why it drives success, and how strategic planning is similar to other planning contractors already know how to do. A strong construction business is able to successfully complete challenging projects and survive a challenging construction environment. A well-developed strategic plan is fundamental to a strong construction business.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official
- Categories:
- MN Energy Credit | MN Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit
- Faculty:
- Rick Cobbs
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Access for 180 day(s) after purchase.
- Short Description:
- This course gives builders an overview of the ENERGY STAR New Homes Program which is a requirement for a builder to earn the 45L federal tax credit. A builder will understand basic requirements of the program and the building science and rationale behind the requirements. Many pictures will be used most from new homes constructed in the Twin Cities Area showing good and bad installations.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Minnesota Building Official, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit | MN Building Official Credit | MN Energy Credit
- Faculty:
- Michael Anschel
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- Wall assembly details like corners, deck connections, fastening schedules, tapes, window bucks, furring strips and cladding attachment present challenges. Michael Anschel is a nationally recognized green design and building expert who set out to determine if there was a simple high-performance wall system to resolve these challenges in new construction, remodeling and retrofit situations. Learn the results of his extensive pursuit. Michael will walk through each layer of wall assembly and share lessons learned, as well as the strategies and materials behind this new approach he’s dubbed the “awesome wall.”
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | WI Contractor Credit | MN Business Management Credit
- Faculty:
- Michael Anschel
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course explores a model for transparency within your business that will give you better control of your numbers, protect your overhead and profit, ensure your client’s money is appropriately applied and managed, and provides the opportunity for transparency with your clients. This is a content-rich course that will leave you with actionable steps you can take to build better.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Minnesota Residential Building Contractor, 1 Wisconsin Dwelling Contractor
- Categories:
- MN Contractor Credit | MN Energy Credit | WI Contractor Credit
- Faculty:
- Ross Anderson
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- License:
- Short Description:
- This course will give a basic overview of building science and then discuss projects where poor attention to building science has caused unintended consequences for the builder and the homeowner.
- Price:
- $18.00 - $20.00
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