Town to Offer Continuing Education Classes for Builders

EAST HAMPTON, NY - There's good news in East Hampton for builders who want to keep themselves updated in regard to the town's licensing requirements.

East Hampton Town and the East End Council of the Long Island Builders Institute are teaming up to sponsor continuing education classes for builders.

The LIBI will provide four seminars in the main meeting room of Town Hall, with each session starting at 3:30 p.m

Here's the schedule:

Wednesday, May 4: New York State Energy Conservation Construction Code 2016 — changes from the 2010 code and the building science behind the code. The class is two hours.

Wednesday, May 25: Best Practices to Meet and Exceed the NYSECCC (Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State) 2016. The class is two hours.

Wednesday, June 15: Marketing for Contractors. The class is two hours.

Wednesday, June 29: Flooring Next Generation — Ultra-Compact Surfaces. The class is one hour.

The cost for each session is $25 for LIBI members and $40 for non-members. Participants can register by calling LIBI at (631) 232-2345. Limited at-the-door registration will be possible, pending space availability.

The energy code sessions are state approved for continuing education units, or CEU, for code inspectors, home inspectors, the Building Performance Institute, and the American Institute of Architects, or AIA.

The “Flooring Next Generation” session is approved for one CEU for the AIA.

“New York State just passed and implemented the new energy conservation code and is currently in its interim period,” said John Barrows, instructor for the Energy Code sessions, adding that the code will take effect in September. "This is a great opportunity to get a jump on its implementation and gather CEU credits at the same time. Additionally, all sessions taken together will provide a good foundation to meeting the two-year requirement for continuing education. LIBI is appreciative of the town’s efforts to assist the building community in meeting its CEU requirement.”

Photo by Richard Lewin.