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NWOCHI Spring 2008 Inspector Seminar

Its time again for an exciting and informative NWOCHI-sponsored home inspector seminar! This training will be held Saturday, June 7th, 2008 from 8 am to 4 pm (registration begins at 7:00) at the Four Points Sheraton in Portland, OR (Starwood Room). Their address is 1919 NE 181st Ave. Portland. This will be another successful event and a great learning opportunity for all! Teaching the classes will be three industry-respected professionals on the following topics:

1. Air Conditioning: Buck Shepherd from AAA Heating. 1.5 CEU’s, will talk about Air Conditioning Systems.
2. Electrical changes: Darren Marchisio from Professional Electrical Systems. 1.5 CEU’s, will discuss significant electrical changes home inspectors need to know.
3. How to Begin and Build a Commercial Inspection Business” By Rick DeBoard 4 CEU’s, will discuss the opportunity to expand and diversify ones inspection business with the initial introduction class for Commercial Inspection. Learn how to get started and proceed in ones development of a Commercial inspection business.

Actual class CEU’s could be less due to breaks and lunch.
Registration is $110 for NWOCHI members, and $135 for non members. Become a member and receive the discount. Includes lunch. Checks only. Limited to 80 attendees. Register early!
For Pre-registration of Questions contact:
Darren Marchisio (503) 680-0292, dmarchisio@aol.com 
Randy Yell (503) 554-0151,  eqinspections@aol.com

Lunch will be provided as part of the program, which always allows for some good side conversations. 7 State of Oregon OCHI continuing education (CE) credits, as well as for American Institute of Inspectors (AII), will be earned at this event.


Check out our flyer: NWOCHI June 2008 Seminar

 "Great! Interesting! Informative! Fun! Better than expected."
"Thank you for your time and your organization. Good topics. Hope to see
you next year."
"Real informative - No wasted time."
"Please keep having these seminars. They are great!"
"Keep up the good work."
"Good job by all."

Also, if there are certain topics of interest that you would like to see at future evens, please contact us at any time and provide your suggestions!

We would welcome your participation in this fun event. Of course we would also like to thank the speakers for their time and willingness to share their expertise, and also all of our NWOCHI members who are putting together this great event. We look forward to seeing you there!

(Speakers, topics, and times subject to change if conditions arise beyond our control.)

NWOCHI Spring 2006 Inspector Seminar

Its time again for an exciting and informative NWOCHI-sponsored home inspector seminar! This training will be held Saturday, March 25th, 2006 from 8 am to 4 pm (registration begins at 7:30) at the Red Lion at Jantzen Beach (Weyerhaeuser Room). Their address is 909 N Hayden Island Dr, Portland (see map). This will be another successful event and a great learning opportunity for all! Teaching the classes will be two industry-respected professionals on the following topics:

Structural, Foundation & Drainage Issues – by Bryan Weight

Radon – by Greg Justice of   P.I. E. (Professional Inspection Education)

Pre-register by 3/12/06 for $109, after $119. Includes lunch. ($99 NWOCHI members) Checks only. Limited to 50 attendees. Register early and save!
For Pre-registration of Questions contact:
Marc Gibson (503) 680-0739, NPIhomeinspect@aol.com
Darren Marchisio (503) 632-5824, dmarchisio@aol.com

Lunch will be provided as part of the program, which always allows for some good side conversations. 7 State of Oregon OCHI continuing education (CE) credits, as well as for American Institute of Inspectors (AII), will be earned at this event.

Check out our flyer: NWOCHI March 2006 Seminar

Here are a few past comments about our seminars:

"Great! Interesting! Informative! Fun! Better than expected."
"Thank you for your time and your organization. Good topics. Hope to see
you next year."
"Real informative - No wasted time."
"Please keep having these seminars. They are great!"
"Keep up the good work."
"Good job by all."

Also, if there are certain topics of interest that you would like to see at future evens, please contact us at any time and provide your suggestions!

We would welcome your participation in this fun event. Of course we would also like to thank the speakers for their time and willingness to share their expertise, and also all of our NWOCHI members who are putting together this great event. We look forward to seeing you there!

(Speakers, topics, and times subject to change if conditions arise beyond our control.)

NWOCHI Spring 2005 Inspector Seminar

Its time again for an exciting and informative NWOCHI-sponsored home inspector seminar! This training will be held Saturday, March 26th from 8 am to 4 pm (registration begins at 7:30) at the Sweet Briar Inn in Tualatin. Their address is 7125 SW Nyberg Road, Tualatin, just East off I-5 at Exit 289, phone (503) 692-5800. This will be another successful event and a great learning opportunity for all! Our past seminars have been attended by approx. 50 inspectors from throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Come join us for a great opportunity to meet and visit with other fellow inspectors. Teaching the classes will be three industry-respected professionals on the following topics:

Environmental by Environomics Southwest LLC


Structure Electrical by Darren Marchisio, Licensed Electrician


Avoiding Litigation by Keith Swift of Porter Valley Software


Pre-register by 3/19 for $99, after $109. Includes lunch. ($79 NWOCHI members) Checks only. Register early and save!
For Pre-registration of Questions contact:
Marc Gibson (503) 680-0739, mginspections@aol.com
Darren Marchisio (503) 632-5824, dmarchisio@aol.com

Lunch will be provided as part of the program, which always allows for some good side conversations. 6 State of Oregon OCHI continuing education (CE) credits, as well as for American Institute of Inspectors (AII), will be earned at this event.

Here are a few past comments about our seminars:

"Great! Interesting! Informative! Fun! Better than expected."
"Thank you for your time and your organization. Good topics. Hope to see
you next year."
"Real informative - No wasted time."
"Please keep having these seminars. They are great!"
"Keep up the good work."
"Good job by all."

Also, if there are certain topics of interest that you would like to see at future evens, please contact us at any time and provide your suggestions!

We would welcome your participation in this fun event. Of course we would also like to thank the speakers for their time and willingness to share their expertise, and also all of our NWOCHI members who are putting together this great event. We look forward to seeing you there!

(Speakers, topics, and times subject to change if conditions arise beyond our control.)

NWOCHI Winter Inspector Seminar

Another successful event and a great learning opportunity for all! Our February '04 seminar saw 50 inspectors from throughout Oregon, Washington, and Idaho come together to learn about Exterior Claddings and how to properly inspect them. Teaching the classes were three respected professionals:

Vinyl Siding Installations, presented by Gary Ingolia of The Siding Company


Composite Sidings, presented by Dave Cohen of Siding Solutions


EIFS / Stucco, presented by Jim Boals of Pacwest Investigative and Adjusting Services

Lunch was again provided as part of the program, which allowed some good side conversations and camaraderie during the break. 6 State of Oregon OCHI continuing education (CE) credits, as well as for American Institute of Inspectors (AII), were earned at this event. (We were asked during the event about WSDA credits, so we did apply for them after the event. We will let you know here once we hear back if they were accepted.)

We continue to receive positive feedback from the surveys we hand out at the end of each event, with attendees asking us to continue holding these a few times a year. Here are a few of the comments about this seminar:

"Please keep having these seminars. They are great!"
"Keep up the good work."
"Good training. Thanks!"
"Bring in more vendors if you continue seminars."
"Good job by all."

We also appreciated the few constructive feedback ideas we received, and will try to incorporate these suggestions into future events. We keep trying to put on better seminars, and your suggestions will help us do that! Also, if there are certain topics of interest that you would like to see at future evens, please contact us at any time and provide your suggestions!

We would like to thank all of the inspectors who attended, of course the speakers for their time and willingness to share their expertise, and also all of our NWOCHI members who put together and hosted another great event. We look forward to seeing all of you again at our next seminar. Thank you and best of luck with your businesses - Happy Inspecting!

NWOCHI Summer Inspector Seminar

Our July 26th seminar was a great success! We hosted nearly 50 inspectors from throughout Oregon, Washington, and even Idaho, who came together to continue learning from three industry professionals. This seminar's topics were:

Furnaces and Heat Pumps, presented by Alan Lesman of All Temp Professional


Mold Issues in Home Inspecting, presented by Stuart McMullen of Soul Environmental


Asbestos Issues in Home Inspecting, presented by Tom Thompson of Certified Environmental Consulting