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Entries from March 2009

Upcoming Events

March 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Form-Based Codes Institute’s Courses
FBC 101: Introduction to Form-Based Coding
-April 1-2, 2009, Lansing, MI
-June 2009, Denver, CO (special one-day course)
FBC 201: Preparing a Form-Based Code – Design Considerations
-May 18-19, 2009, Lansing, MI
FBC 301: Completing, Adopting and Administering the Code
-June 13-14, 2009, Lansing, MI
To learn more about these courses visit the FBCI website.
The SmartCode Workshop
Andres Duany leads [...]

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Categories: Trainings/Events

Tip: Why use a charrette?

March 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Reason #17: Reduce Critical, Costly Errors
Today’s tight budgets leave little room for errors that result in costly rework.  The NCI Charrette System™ provides a safety net to help complex and volatile projects avoid “post-charrette meltdown.”  Months before the beginning of the charrette, during the Project Assessment and Organization phase, the project management team identifies the [...]

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Categories: Benefits of Charrettes · Charrette Organization and Management

Participants find the NCI Certificate Training More Relevant Than Ever

March 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Training participants came to Portland last week from locations around the world including: British Columbia, Florida, California, Tennessee, Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri, Mexico.
Now is the time to learn something new. Increase your competitive advantage by adding a NCI certificate to your credentials. Raise your proposal success rate by using the NCI Charrette System™ approach in your [...]

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Categories: Trainings/Events

Please Join NCI at the Annual CRA Conference and Expo!

March 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Please join NCI Board member Steve Coyle and NCI Executive Director, Bill Lennertz, panelists for the session, “Sustainable Community Planning Charrettes: A Collaborative Approach to Sustainable Planning” at the 2009 CRA annual Conference and Expo in Monterey, CA. They will hold their session Thursday, April 2nd from 11:00-12:15pm, in the Bonsai room.
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Upcoming Events

March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Form-Based Codes Institutes Upcoming Courses
FBC 101: Introduction to Form-Based Coding
- April 1-2, 2009, Lansing, MI (waiting list only)
- June 2009, Denver, CO (special one-day course)
FBC 201: Preparing a Form-Based Code Design Considerations
- May 18-19, 2009, Lansing, MI (waiting list only)
FBC 301: Completing, Adopting and Administering the Code
- March 16-18, 2009, Ventura, CA
To learn more [...]

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Categories: Trainings/Events