August 2020
The Importance of Indoor Air Quality Webinar – With a Focus on COVID 19
Register Here Trainer: Scott Ployer The Importance of Indoor Air Quality provides participants an overview of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) standards and associated environmental impacts in multifamily housing. Why now, more than ever due to the COVID-19 virus, it is even more important to understand IAQ principles and practices and the impacts they can have on an individual’s health. Learning Outcomes The participant will learn to : • Assess HVAC equipment to determine if the systems and components can be…
Find out more »SURVIVING THE STORM: EVICTIONS IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19 Webinar
Trainer: Catherine Downing Register Here There have been several significant developments in addressing evictions during the state of emergency, both on the Federal and state level, including two important pieces of legislation: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which was signed into law on March 27, 2020 and H4647 signed by the Governor of Massachusetts on April 20, 2020, which has now been extended by the Governor, which imposes a partial moratorium on evictions for affected…
Find out more »Understanding Baseline and Factor Based Utility Allowance Analysis (HUD) Webinar
Trainer: Gwen Volk Register Here For Owners whose updated Baseline Analysis was due in 2020, HUD granted a COVID-19 reprieve, but not for long. 2021 is right around the corner. Learn or refresh on how HUD’s Utility Analysis base-line analysis works, how to calculate and apply a factor-based analysis in year’s 2 and 3, and when and how to phase-in decreases. Understand the significance of the tenant comment period for both base-line and factor-based analyses. Learn what HUD expects, what…
Find out more »Are You Ready for RAD? Webinar
Trainer: Gwen Volk Register Here As of January 2020, 129,000 public housing units and 35,000 units of Rent Supplement, RAP and Mod Rehab had converted to a Section 8 platform through HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program which was initiated in 2012. And as of July, 2020 more than 10,000 202 PRAC units are in the RAD pipeline. Learn or refresh on what RAD is and how it changes the properties that convert. This voluntary "preservation" program is helping to…
Find out more »Integrated Pest Management Webinar – Scott Ployer
Register Here Trainer: Scott Ployer Integrated Pest Management provides participants with an overview of integrated pest management protocols and why they are important to the maintenance and upkeep of safe and healthy housing. HUD regulations require that all government assisted properties be well-maintained including, but not limited to being pest-free. The integrated pest management (IPM) plan provides ongoing guidance to ensure compliance and is also part of the larger Green O&M Plan which will be discussed in Course 6. Learning…
Find out more »September 2020
Safety Planning – Minimizing Impacts to Operations Webinar
Trainer Scott Ployer Register Here Safety Planning: Minimizing Impacts to Operations will provide participants with an overview of the required components of an effective, well-managed safety management program. Whether you are developing a new safety program and want to know what to include or you want additional information on how to improve your existing day-to-day safety culture, we will provide insight and a proven industry experience on how to accomplish this task. We will discuss how to prepare for a…
Find out more »Mildred’s Dream Foundation Comedy Night
Please join NEAHMA in supporting Mildred's Dream Foundation at their Comedy Night at Gillette Stadium. Mildred's Dream was founded by the Piltch Family to honor their late mother Mildred. The Mildred's Dream Foundation honors her passions: helping those with physical or mental health challenges; eliminating violence and abuse while supporting survivors of such trauma; and providing the best education possible for everyone. The comedy night will feature heavy apps, an open bar and a great comedy show featuring John Turc,…
Find out more »Green Operations and Maintenance Webinar
Register Here Trainer: Scott Ployer Green Operations and Maintenance provides an overview of basic green and sustainable concepts and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) principles for affordable housing. Its content provides a stepping-off point to develop a site-specific green and sustainable O&M program that follows U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements. This class provides guidance in preparing a Green O&M Plan. This guidance will tie together the previous five sessions and make clear how all of them work…
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