ASHIFirstThing

September2017

InThisIssue:

IWSiteisLiveNAHI:CaseClosedLivingInPlaceInstitute23BoothsLeft!NomineesAreInRealInspectorsofGenius

Quicklinks:

ASHI.orgInspective:ASHIBlogInspectionWorld2018OnlineEducationTheASHISchoolInspectPAC

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offonThursdayOct.19andrunsthroughFriday,October20andisfocusedonhelpingyoudevelopaneasy,fastandfunctionalSTRATEGICPLAN—notonlyforyourchapter,butalsoforyourbusiness.

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Youreadthatcorrectly,InspectionWorld.comisnowlive.VisitoursiteandregisterforInspectionWorld(youdon'tneedtobeanASHImembertoattend),bookyourhotelroom,seealistofclassesoffered,checkouttheexhibitorsandawholelotmore.Appwillbecomingsoon.

JudgeRulesin

FavorofNAHIInterNACHI'sallegationsagainstASHI,asIntervenor,areterminated.Boulder,Colorado–August28,2017–A

courtinBoulder,ColoradohasruledinfavoroftheNationalAssociationofHomeInspectors(NAHI)andagainsttheInternationalAssociationofHomeInspectors(InterNACHI)onNAHI'sMotionForJudgmentonthePleadings.ThedecisionwashandeddownonAugust28,2017.TheAmericanSocietyofHomeInspectors(ASHI),indefendingagainstInterNACHI'sallegations,hadenteredthelitigationasanIntervenortoprotectASHI'srights.

InterNACHIfiledsuitafterNAHIceasedoperationandNAHIhadaskedASHItoacceptNAHI'smembersastheirown.ASHIandNAHIagreedthatASHIwouldacceptNAHImembersatanequivalentmembershiplevel.TheythenbecameapartoftheASHIfamily.

ASHIandNAHIaremostpleasedwiththecourt'sdecisionfindinginfavorofNAHI.

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TheAmericanSocietyofHomeInspectorsannouncesEducationPartnershipandMarketingAlliance

LiveWebinar10/11-10/12

4-PointInspection&WindMitigationCourseTampa,FL9/16

MoldClassDesPlaines,IL9/23-9/25

CommericalClassDesPlaines,IL10/21-10/23

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Inspectorsmayhavealreadyreceivedaseparateemailbasedonwhatzipcodestheydoinspectionsin.Thereason?WehaveaprogramthatweareworkingonthatpertainstospecificareaswithintheUnitedStatesthatrequiressomepartial

withtheLivingInPlaceInstitute™ASHIannouncedanEducationPartnershipandMarketingAlliancewiththeLivingInPlaceInstitute™(LIPI)on

August21,2017.LIPIconductsthenationwideCertifiedLivingInPlaceProfessional™(CLIPP)training,helpinghomeinspectors,realestateagents,remodelers,contractors,designers,andmedicalprofessionals,alongwithotherexpertstakeresponsibilityformakingallhomesmoreaccessible,comfortable,andsafeforeveryone,regardlessoftheoccupant’sageorneeds.

TheCLIPPtrainingprogramcoversimportantandrelevanttopicssuchas:

Importanceof Interprofessional Teams forLivingInPlace

Statistics & Trends in the Living In PlaceMarket

Medical, Pharmaceutical and CognitiveIssuesofAging

Designs, Products and Installation forLivingInPlace

ExperientialLunchThe Importance of Using a Standardized

ElectronicChecklistHowtoMarkettotheseClients

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ExhibitingatIW?Atthetimeofthiswriting,therearenowonly23boothsleft.Don'tmissoutonthelargesthomeinspectionconferenceandexpoinNorthAmerica.Reserve

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NomineesAreIn!

BelowarethenomineesforbestactorslatedcandidatesfortheOfficer'sBallot:

PresidentElect:ScottPattersonVicePresident:MikeWagnerTreasurer(2):DonLovering&BruceBarkerSecretary:KenHarrington

MembershipNews

RealHomeInspectorsofGenius:ASHIHomeInspectorMembershipEarlyDuesPayor

Todaywesaluteyou,ASHI

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Someinspectorspaymonthlyandsomeontheiranniversarydate,youpayearlybecauseyou

knowit'seasieronASHIHQ.Nothingsays,"keepmelistedonFindAnInspector"likeaquickswipeofacreditcardorachecksentinbeforeSeptember30th.ASHImembershipstaffmakelotsofcallstoothermembers.Butnotyou.Youpaidyourdues.Early,infact.SounzipyourjacketandshowyourASHImembershipbadgewithpride,O'CheckbookAuthor.Youmaypaytobeamember,butyou'llalwaysbleedASHIGoldandBlue.Areyoua"RealInspectorofGenius"?PayyourduesbeforeSeptember30thandfindout.

Youcanpayonlineathttp://www.ashi.org,mailinacheck,orenrollforourmonthlyautodebitprogram.Ifyouhaveandquestion,reachouttousat847.759.2820.

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TheFiveT'sofOnlineReview

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Youknowyourbusinesslikethebackofyourhand–afterall,youbuiltitfromthegroundup.But,thankstoaquickGooglesearch,youbarelyrecognizeyourownbusinessafterreadingtheslewof

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UpcomingChapterEvents:9/11-9/12

CraftyWaytoOutwitWindowDraftsOnmanycold,sunnydaysitwouldbegreattoairoutyourhomewithoutfeelinganastycolddraftfroman

openwindow.Infact,itmaybeessentialtoairoutthehousewhenyouhavejustfriedsomebaconandthekitchenexhaustfancan’tremovetheodor.Butifyouopenthewindow,yougetacolddraftthatonlyseemstospreadthebaconsmellthroughoutyourhome.

Youcanavoidthisfateifyouunderstandthebasicscienceofwindhittingyourhome.Thesidetowardthewindwillbeunderpositivepressureasairtriestopushin.Thedownwindsidewillexperiencesuction,andairwilltendtomoveoutofthewindow.So,toeasilyandcomfortablyventilateyourhome,openawindowonthedownwindside.Airwillmoveoutoftheopenwindowasitleaksintothesideofyourhomefacingthewind.

Ifyouopenawindowonthewindyside,too,airwillflowinandoutmorequickly.Ifyoualsoopenawindowonthesecondstory,theeffectwillevenbegreaterasachimneyeffectcauseswarmairtorise.

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12FreeSocialMediaandBrandMonitoringToolsWeLove(andWhy)

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