I recently attended the monthly meeting of the Education Committee for the Home Builders Association of Louisville. Having earned a 4 year degree and three professional designations through the National Association of Home Builders, I have always enjoyed and pursued educational opportunities – the Education Committee is a good fit for me. We discussed in our meeting several items, including the recruitment of more Remodeler/Builder members….. What?! Are we crazy?! Recruit more competition into our association?!
The consensus was a resounding…. Yes! We all agreed that a better educated and more professional group of companies in our city is a good thing. Raising the bar of professionalism and business acumen in Louisville for Remodelers/Builders benefits all of the stake holders…. The remodeling/building profession, materials vendors/wholesalers, code officials, fire fighters, professional associations and most of all – consumers who purchase remodeling/building projects. As a remodeling professional, I would much rather compete with more savvy contractors for jobs as we will likely be offering the potential client very similar levels of expertise and service (we have all lost work to low-ball gypsy contractors who price their work below market only to inspire corner cutting, running themselves out of business and leaving many homeowners hanging with a half completed project). Materials vendors/wholesalers like the professional companies with good business practices as they keep their bills paid. The code officials appreciate educated, professional contractors as it makes their job much easier. Fire fighters you say? Yes. Fire fighters benefit as properly constructed and inspected projects that meet local, state and national codes are A. Less likely to catch fire, B. Will perform better if on fire (e.g. – less likely to collapse while fire fighters are extinguishing the fire and rescuing occupants). The professional associations benefit from greater membership which allows them to make a greater contribution to the community. Those who purchase remodeling and building services benefit from great companies, most family owned, that deliver a quality end product in a safe, responsible manner with minimal headaches.
As we are a full service remodeling firm, I know that Adams Construction Services, Inc. is one of 85 companies in the Louisville market that is a Registered Remodeler. There are a handful of companies that are part of the Associate Builder/Remodeler program designed for younger, up and coming companies to help them hopefully attain Registered Remodeler status. I say hopefully because not all companies are accepted into the Registered Remodeler program.
So when you consider your next remodeling project, call a Registered Remodeler. You’ll be glad you did.
For more information on the Registered Remodeler program with the Home Builders Association of Louisville, visit the following links:
http://adamsconstructionservicesinc.com/hbal_registered.shtml
http://www.hbal.com/
Until next time….
Thad Adams CGR, CGP, CAPS
President
Adams Construction Services, Inc.