Our May meeting brings to the podium our own Ken Kruger. As you know, he is a practicing architect and structural engineer, as well as a home inspector. Ken is a wealth of knowledge which he will be sharing with us that evening.

In addition to his presentation on foundation cracks, Ken will lead the roundtable discussion on ethics which will provide everyone who participates with 1 CEU on ethics.

I hope that everyone will take the time to attend the meeting.

This is the time of year when we do our planning for our Annual Fall Conference that will take place on September 20 & 21 at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA. I welcome any thoughts you might have on educational topics and speakers to have at the conference.

We had a good representation of exhibitors last year but I would like to receive input on new vendors to talk to and I am looking for volunteers to help me in soliciting vendors to exhibit.

I look forward to seeing everyone on May 27th !

Lisa Alajajian-Giroux

President

NH Legislation

There are two bills that have been filed in the New Hampshire Legislature for the 2010 Legislative Session that pertain to home inspection. One of those bills HB1325 has been defeated.

The other bill is HB1471. This bill states that the governor's office of energy and planning, in consultation with the board of home inspectors, shall develop a document which shall be provided by home inspectors to their clients who are buyers and prospective buyers of single-family residential dwellings or condominium units. The document shall be provided at the time the home inspector provides the buyer or prospective buyer with the inspector's property inspection report.

The House passed this bill and it then went to the Senate's Energy, Environment and Economic Development Committee. They recommended that the bill be defeated. We have learned that the Senate last week voted to defeat this bill.

There is no further legislation in New Hampshire that the chapter is aware of that will involve our profession.

ASAP Environmental

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ASHI May Membership Meeting

The next monthly membership meeting and educational program will take place on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at The Lantana in Randolph, MA. The meeting will start with registration at 4:30 followed by dinner and the membership meeting and educational program. The Board of Directors will hold their meeting from 3:30 to 4:30 that afternoon and all members are invited to attend.

Our May meeting brings to the podium our own Ken Kruger who is a practicing architect and structural engineer, as well as a home inspector. Ken will kick things off with a one-hour roundtable discussion on "Ethics Beyond Your Client." The focus of his two-hour presentation "Why Cracks Like 45º" will be on the inspection of foundation cracks and accurate reporting of them; masonry foundation walls and their deterioration and failure. He will also provide some interesting facts about the nature and properties of most cracks.Trained at MIT and Harvard, Ken has served on the faculty of MIT and the University of Kentucky. His interest in the construction of dwellings includes structural failure identification, prevention, investigation, testimony and cure and remediation of such failures. In addition to ASHI, Ken is a member of the American Institute of Architects and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, May 27th.

Bob Mulloy, Education Chairman

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FREA

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RRP Workshop

The EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule represents the most significant and far-reaching Federal lead regulation since HUD published the Lead-Safe Housing Rule over 10 years ago. How to properly implement the various components of the rule has created many issues and concerns among public agencies, community groups, contractors and property owners.

Regional Workshops are being presented this summer that will bring clarity to the rule, untangle differences between EPA and HUD work protocols and clearance requirements, and help with the proper implement and enforcement of the rule.

The workshops will examine the current status and pending changes to the rule, state adoptions of the rule, enforcement and capacity building strategies, liability and insurance issues, and compliance with the rule's work requirements and protocols.

RRP Workshop

June 22, 2010

Holiday Inn, Marlborough, MA

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Registration fee is $85.00

For further information go to www.rrprule.com

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For a quote or more information, please call Debi Drury (x244 or ddrury@chinsurance.com) or Mike Curtis, Marketing Manager (x243) or visit website at www.chinsurance.com

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Continuing Education Reminder

Important Reminder for All Members

ASHI would like to remind all members to make sure that they are keeping records of their continuing education hours and they have all continuing education hours completed by September 30th.

Completion of CE's is just as important as the dues payment.

CRACK-X

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Since 1985, CRACK-X has been a full service company specializing in residential and commercial foundation welding of cracks and other concrete repairs such as bulkheads, penetrations, cold joints, elevator pits, and slabs. We are committed to 100% customer satisfaction and back up all vertical wall crack repairs with an unconditional 10-year warranty.

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B-Dry Systems

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Written warranty for the full life of the structure.

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Home Inspector Training Program

HOME INSPECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM

(75 Hour Class for Trainees)