Classes below have been approved by the Home Builders Licensure Board of Alabama for continuing education credit hours and are available online or in person. In person classes are being added regularly, please check the classes location availability.
Alabama Contracts & Law (3 HBLB CE hours)
This course is a comprehensive overview of Alabama-specific home building contracts and law. Topics include contract basics, HBAA contracts, change orders, closing, risk of loss, warranties, and arbitration. Click here for class availability.
Alabama Home Builder Warranties (1 HBLB CE hour)
Learn all aspects of Alabama builder warranties to protect your customer, your business, and your good name. Click here for class availability.
Alabama Energy Code I: Energy Efficiency (2 HBLB CE hours)
This continuing education offering of the Alabama Energy code by the HBAA is an in-depth view from the inception of the code. The approach to achieving goals mandated by the Department of Energy, the process and adoption of hurdles, and finally the latest version and revisions to the 2015 code. Click here for class availability.
Alabama Energy Code II: Moisture Basics (2 HBLB CE hours)
This course is an in-depth look into the building science of moisture issues in residential structures from diagnostics to remediation. Moisture Basics reviews the recommendations of ASHRAE 62.2 as well as the challenges faced by reduced air infiltration rates mandated by the energy code. Common sense discussions on existing and older homes, and the impact of changes in occupancy, changes in construction standards over time, and the effect of moisture issues that may present in homes years after initial construction. Click here for class availability.
Financial Responsibilities for Alabama Builders (2 HBLB CE hours)
This course will provide an overview of financial responsibilities of builders/business owners. Topics to be covered will include financial considerations of a business plan, varying types of legal structures for business entities, payroll and payroll tax considerations, bookkeeping considerations and relevant accounting and reporting requirements. Click here for class availability.
Safety 6 (6 HBLB CE hours)
Safety 6 educates participants on common residential and light commercial job site hazards. The content provides a concise and easy-to-follow description of the safety rules governing most construction job sites. It offers practical injury prevention measures, including resources for developing an effective safety and health program plus information on products that can make the job site safer and more productive. Safety 6 provides instruction on how to respond to an OSHA inspection. Builders can learn how to protect themselves from OSHA citations and penalties by attending this course. Click here for class availability.
HBAA Safety Essentials (2 HBLB CE hours)
This Jobsite Safety program provides a comprehensive compliance introduction to modern construction site safety. The content provides a concise and easy-to-follow description of the safety rules governing most residential construction job sites. Topics include Fall Protection, Tools and Safety Equipment, and Electrical. The program provides easy application and explanations of the safety rules that govern construction. Click here for class availability.
Arbitration: How Do You Choose, When to Use (3 HBLB CE hours)
When irreconcilable differences occur in a new home or remodeling construction project, how are they resolved? Do you go to court? Do you mediate? Do you arbitrate? What does your contract say and, importantly, why? In Arbitration: How Do You Choose, When Do You Use, long-time construction professional and arbitrator Tom Gotschall will help you understand the dispute resolution processes and, for those who use arbitration clauses, how to better understand the process. Click here for class availability.
Residential Construction Performance Guidelines (3 HBLB CE hours)
This course explains the why and how to Residential Construction Performance Guidelines. Click here for class availability.
Establishing Accurate Value of New Homes (6 HBLB CE hours)
This course provides appraisers with an understanding of the methods for developing accurate values in new homes. Builders and other market participants will attend allowing for a uniform understanding of how value is determined. Click here for class availability.
The Cost Approach (4 HBLB CE hours)
This course addresses the Cost Approach to value as it relates to Fannie Mae, VA, FHA, & USDA financing; review of reliance on the Cost Approach in the final reconciliation. Discussion of Principle of Substitution, understanding Changing Markets, and application of Market Condition (Time) Adjustments. Click here for class availability.
The Customer Experience (2 HBLB CE hours)
Deliver the best experience for the difficult homeowner by setting expectations, using the right warranty, and saying NO! Click here for class availability.
Qualified Credentialed Inspector – Initial (8 HBLB CE hours)
This course will allow construction site individuals to better appreciate and understand the importance of and need to comply with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management construction stormwater program related to construction activities. Click here for class availability.
Qualified Credentialed Inspector – CE (4 HBLB CE hours)
This course provides for the annual refresher training needed to maintain the QCI certification. It is given on an annual basis and is updated to change with the current ADEM regulations and enforcement. Click here for class availability.
Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair & Painting – Initial (8 HBLB CE hours)
The Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, and Painting certification course teaches individuals how to safely work with lead paint. It is an approved course by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), the University of Alabama Safe State program, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The course teaches individuals how to safely prepare to work with lead paint, work safely with lead paint and how to clean up/dispose of lead paint debris. The course also covers Alabama reporting/recordkeeping requirements. There are eight modules in the course with eleven hands-on skill sets. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be Certified Renovators. Click here for class availability.
Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair & Painting – CE (4 HBLB CE hours)
The Lead Safety for Renovation, Repair, and Painting continuing education course is a follow-up for the initial training. Once certified in the initial training individuals must take a refresher training every three years. The course is approved by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), the University of Alabama Safe State program, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The course covers Alabama regulations, lead paint testing, review setup practices/prohibited practices/cleanup procedures, and recordkeeping. Click here for class availability.
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