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VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY - BLOCK 4

1:30 PM-2:30 PM

The Five Levels of a Smart Home
LVCC: Room N228

Brad Hintze, Control4
Topic Area: Design

Smart homes are all the rage today, but do you really know the
difference between smart things and a truly smart home? Come learn
about the current state of smart home technology with Brad Hintze
from Control4 as he explains the five levels of a smart home and
what that means to you in design. You'll learn the difference between
limited integration and whole-home integration, the art of automation
orchestration and where the future of smart home is going. Get ready
to set yourself apart as you incorporate automation into your designs
with this innovative understanding of smart home technology.

T U E S DAY

BLOCK 3 - 4

(Qualifies for 0.1 NKBA CEU, 1.00 NAHB CE hour, 1.0 NARI CEU)

Collaboration and Integration: Why Creative Silos
Should Be a Thing of the Past
LVCC: Room N229

Barbara Schmidt, Studiobstyle
Maria Reitan, Topsail Strategies
Topic Area: Management

The convergence of media is a disruptor in companies all over the
United States. Once siloed organizations with small marketing budgets
and even smaller staffs, it's now job one to figure out how to do more
with less. What to do? Session attendees will learn how to bring
together their organizations to leverage cross-functional assets for
marketing and how to reach across the aisle (or town) to partner with
like-minded companies to grow their business, brand and network
while providing much-needed content that leads to sales.

3:00 PM-4:00 PM
The 6 Unfair Advantages to Zoom Past Your
Competition
LVCC: Room N223

Ken Peterson, CKD, SEN Design Group
Topic Area: Grow Your Business

It can take years, even decades, for kitchen/bath and design/build
firms to discover - much less develop - the key assets they need to
stand head and shoulders over the competition. In the meantime,
they struggle with uneven revenue growth, inadequate gross margins
and insufficient retained earnings to withstand a tough recession or
capitalize on a big opportunity. There are 6 pivotal, unfair advantages
that you should focus on to reduce the learning curve and leave your
competitors in the dust. Best of all, they are conveniently accessible
from a single resource.
(Qualifies for 0.1 NKBA CEU, 1.00 NAHB CE hour, 1.0 NARI CEU)

Labor Shortages: How You Can Make a Difference
LVCC: Room N224

Margaret Montgomery, Lensing Building Specialties
Topic Area: Grow Your Business

Is your local building industry feeling of the affects of the national
labor shortage? Are jobs taking longer & costing more because
there aren't enough qualified workers to go around? Well finally, one
group has developed a program to encourage its residents to learn
about construction craft careers and training opportunities and most
importantly, how to get jobs in those high demand occupation. Learn
how this program creates awareness about all of the opportunities
available in the industry and eliminates the stigma attached to working in
it. It's not all about hammers & nails. It's about building the future of this
industry with the youth of today.

(Qualifies for 0.1 NKBA CEU, 1.00 NAHB CE hour, 1.0 NARI CEU)

(Qualifies for 0.1 NKBA CEU, 1.00 NAHB CE hour, 1.0 NARI CEU)

A Conversation About "The Matter of Labor"

Applying Sustainability and Biophilia to Residential
Design: What and Why?

LVCC: Room N230

Carolyn Jefferson, Behind Closed Doors
Topic Area: Management

The labor shortage is becoming a concern for all areas of
construction. This presentation will research the issue to identify the
shortages, the reasons for the shortage, what is in place to bring a
solution and what the industry can do to address this major issue.
(Qualifies for 0.1 NKBA CEU, 1.00 NAHB CE hour, 1.0 NARI CEU)

LVCC: Room N225

Jeannifer Ellington, H2 Builders
Topic Area: Grow Your Business

What and Why: Sustainability and Biophilia in the kitchen and bath
industry. A look at products, finishes, and applications that enhance our
living spaces for health and wellbeing; demonstrated through a featured
project that incorporates sustainability, biophilia, and WELL Building
Standards within the design.
(Qualifies for 0.1 NKBA CEU, 1.00 NAHB CE hour, 1.0 NARI CEU)

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