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Does your estimating process have defined steps and functions that can be repeated each time your firm prepares an estimate or is each one a new creation? Do you want to train your senior estimating personnel and chief estimators how to create a plan for a consistently successful system?

MCAA’s IPA (Institute for Project Acquisition) will show your personnel in three days how to acquire these skills—a "must" in today’s highly competitive marketplace. This is an advanced estimating conference and is not designed for entry level personnel. Register now since this will be offered only once this year. Go to www.mcaa.org/ipa for details and to register online.

Course Outline for BIM TECHNOLOGY for Mechanical Contractors Course
Now Available

MCAA's BIM Committee has put the finishing touches on its October 11-12 BIM TECHNOLOGY for Mechanical Contractors seminar, including the development of a detailed course outline. The outline lists all the topics to be covered during the two- day course, which will be held in Chicago at the Sheraton Gateway Suites - O'Hare in Rosemont. Committee Chairman Steve Shirley (University Mechanical, El Cajon, CA) states that, "Everyone asked us to cut to the chase and provide a course that focuses on the technology side of BIM, since it is definitely a technology-driven practice…so we've created a course that will be a 2-day total-immersion in BIM technology issues for mechanical contractors. We even have a number of prominent and relevant software vendors on board to provide free demonstrations of their leading edge products." Go to www.mcaa.org/education/mcaa/bimtech to see the complete course brochure, including the detailed course outline and to register online. Sell-out risk for this course is high, so those interested are encouraged to act quickly. For more information, contact Dennis Langley (dlangley@mcaa.org).

MCAA has released a new Green Associate Training Module, the country's only DVD-based LEED Green Associate test prep program. The module prepares MCAA contractors and their staffs for the newly developed LEED Green Associate professional credential, designed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), for sales professionals, estimators, contractor owners and manufacturers. For project managers and those wishing to take their education a step further by earning a LEED Accredited Professional Building Design+Construction (LEED AP BD+C and LEED AP O+M) designation, the new credential also acts as the mandatory first step in the process.

MCAA's unique, three-part education program uses industry-leading faculty and allows you to learn without leaving your office, saving you travel time and costs. Begin by watching the comprehensive DVD, which explains LEED core concepts and strategies. The companion manual includes more detail and reference materials to help you prepare for the LEED Green Associate exam. After completing the DVD training, join a live webinar to review the material from the DVD and ask questions of the instructor, Courtney France. She is a LEED AP who has worked on more than 200 projects around the world that have applied the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)'s LEED rating system. And, MCAA produced the Green Associate Training Module in partnership with her company, France Sustainable Solutions.

In the last five years, MCAA and MSCA have prepared over 1000 mechanical industry professionals to become LEED Accredited Professionals through their live training programs. The new Green Associate Training Module is the evolutionary next step that allows contractors to prepare at their own pace, without missing time out of the office or incurring travel costs. This is accomplished by incorporating a DVD, with a handbook to visually explain concepts and strategies, and a webinar for direct interaction with the instructor.

To find out more, and to purchase the module, go to www.leedgatestprep.com.

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MCAA 2011 is coming your way!

Be sure to mark March 6-10, 2011 Wailea, Maui, Hawaii on your calendar.