Hampton Roads ASHI

5th Annual Holiday Season Tech-Talk 

THIS YEAR WITH PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING

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 We are proud to announce that the Hampton Roads Chapter of ASHI is about to hold the 5th Annual Hampton Roads ASHI Holiday Season Tech-Talk. Come join us for our event and consider making a weekend of your trip to the Virginia Beach/Norfolk Virginia area. The Holiday season is a great time to visit Hampton Roads Virginia.

This year's Tech-Talk main event takes place on Saturday December 3, 2016 at the Holiday Inn Virginia Beach/Norfolk. We will however, offer a specialty session Pool/Spa Inspections on December 2, 2016. Please join us for our annual training event! 

We have applied to the State of Maryland (DLLR) for continuing education units. As of December 1, 2016 we have not received MD approval but have been told the documents have been mailed. 

Under the current guidelines the main event sessions (7 hours total) will qualify for Virginia Certified Home Inspector CPE and InterNACHI CE credits.

The Pre-conference class (Pool/Spa Inspection) is approved for 4 ASHI Continuing Education Credits. The "It's a Gas" session, "Inspection Quiz" session and "Electrical issues reviewed by and Electrical Inspector" session have been approved for 2 ASHI Continuing Education Credits each. Kenny Hart's "Let's Concentrate on Condensate" session has been approved for 1 ASHI Continuing Education Credit.

Once again we have GREAT PRIZES attendees can win including a Samsung 40" Class LED TV provided by Dryer Vent Wizard. All attendees can enter to win this prize. FOR ASHI MEMBERS a drawing will be held for a set of CarsonDunlop Home Inspection Training Program Books provided by HRASHI Affiliate Member Carson Dunlop, the leader in North American Home Inspector Training and in Reporting Software. 

      

Everyone is invited. Everyone gets a door prize ticket for registering.

Register for a pre-conference class and earn a ticket as well.

You are not considered registered until payment is received!

 

         

This years speakers are from left to right Bruce Barker, Reggie Marston, Kenny Hart, Frank Lesh, Jeffrey White and Randy Sipe. 

Bruce Barker is a nationally known presenter on numerous home inspection and building code topics. He has authored or served as a contributing editor of several books. You'll can read Bruce's work in Everybody's Building Code, Deck Safety Manual, The NHIE Home Inspection Manual, Black and Decker's Codes for Homeownwers, The Complete Guide to Wiring and The Complete Guide to Plumbing. ASHI inspectors know him from his column The Word found in the ASHI Reporter. He currently serves on the ASHI BOD. 

Reggie Marston is an ASHI Certified Inspector and a former NOVA-ASHI President. He is a Virginia Certified Home Inspector and holds a Maryland license as well.  Reggie was appointed by the Governor to the Asbestos, Lead & Home Inspector Board. He currently has a radio program that plays on several stations throughout the U.S. called "The House P.I."

Kenny Hart, The Plumbing and HVAC Guy is a ACI (Retired) and VA Certified Home Inspector. He is a Master Plumber, HVAC Technician and Gas Fitter. He is a regular presenter at home inspection, real estate and trade events throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has authored or worked as a contributing editor on numerous articles found in trade journals such the ASHI Reporter and magazines including the Journal of Light Construction and Popular Mechanics. He is also a contributing editor to the Carson Dunlop Home Inspection Training Program.

Frank Lesh is the Executive Director of the American Society of Home Inspectors. He serves as a spokesperson for the group and among his many jobs he deals with federal Issues, leadership support, office management, financial management, staffing, member relations, strategic planning, governance, and headquarters oversight.  

Jeffrey White is the Chief Operating Engineer for the City of Norfolk. He worked as the Chief Electrical Inspector for the City of Norfolk for twenty years. He is currently the President of the Eastern Va. Chapter of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors. He is an Adjunct Instructor at Tidewater community College for NEC accelerated classes. Mr. White regularly consults with home inspectors and for this year's Tech-Talk event he is providing inspectors a local perspective with his session.

Randy Sipe is the 2016 ASHI National President. He is from the Kansas City area and is a member of the Great Plains Chapter. He has served on numerous committees and also sevrved on the ASHI BOD. He operates a single inspector company and works in Missouri and Kansas.

Schedule

Friday 12/2 Pre-Conference Session 12:30-4:30 

4 hrs-Bruce Barker: Pool and Spa Inspections... Do you provide pool and spa inspections? Would you like too? Bruce Barker offers numerous specialty classes on topics beyond the tradtional home inspection process. Code classes, exam prep classes and pool and spa inspection classes are among them. They are always well attended. This year Bruce has agreed to present his pool and spa training session on afternoon before the main event. The pool and spa class will be held 12:30 to 4:30 on Friday 12/2/2016. We are offering the class for an additional fee and the space is limited. So sign up early to get your seat.

 

Saturday 12/3 Main Event Sessions: 8:00-5:00

2 hrs- Bruce Barker: It’s a Gas (appliances, vents, combustion air, more)... Among the topics home inspectors can find most confusing, gas appliance venting including combustion air requirements has to be in the top two or three. Failing to observe improper venting or calculating combustion air requirements can have deadly results. Mr. Barker is well versed in this topic and will cover this topic thoroughly during his two-hour presentation. More details soon!

2 hrs- Bruce Barker: Inspection Quiz (various inspection topics in question and answer format)... When you speak regularly to large groups of home inspectors, you  notice certain questions get repeated. Bruce will cover many of these questions and he'll then provide the answers with explanations. The questions will fall under all areas of home inspection. More details on this session soon!

2 hrs- Jeffrey White: Electrical Issues Reviewed by an Electrical Inspector... During a recent monthly meeting chapter members enjoyed Norfolk Code Official Jeffrey White's discussion of electrical systems and the electrical code. Mr. White has agreed to speak at our Tech-Talk event. A more thorough description of the topics will be posted soon. 

1hr-Kenny Hart: Let's Concentrate on Condensate... This session will focus on air conditioning and heat pump condensate issues. Each year Kenny receives dozens of inquiries from home inspectors and the public about condensate drain configurations, condensate problems and condensate control devices. During this short but informative session, Kenny will illustrate codensate system installation best practices, review the code on condensate disposal and demostrate how systems and devices operate and fail. Along with his lecture, an animated slideshow, a library of images and actual equipmment will be used during the presentation.

12/3 Frank Lesh and Randy Sipe will speak to attendees about ASHI, it's recent growth and the future of this well respected organization. If you know a former NAHI inspector (now ASHI Inspector) have them attend our event. Let our members help former NAHI inspectors get involved with ASHI and an ASHI Chapter. 

12/3 Reggie Marston: Virginia Certified Home Inspector Update... Reggie will update attendees on the changes with the Virginia Certified Home Inspector Regulations. When do VA home inspectors have to be licensed? When is a special designation required to inspect new construction? We'll ask Reggie. 

 

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