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2020 Maintenance mania Information AGENDA: 7:00 – 8:15 AM 8:30 – 9:30 AM 9:45 – 10:45 AM: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM 12:30 - 3:00 PM Registration & Breakfast Education Session I Education Session II Race Car Practice & Lunch Competitions AM 0 3 : 9 - 0 3 : 8 Session 1 Session 2 9:45 - 10:4 5 AM SESSION 2: Make it or Break it Maintenance Paul Rhodes, NAAEI They break it and you fix it. That’s the theory. But the real world is that 45% of residents are moving to another apartment community, 19% just next door and it’s because of something they are dissatisfied with in their current apartments. Much more frequently than we admit, it’s sometimes related to maintenance! How do we stop it or possibly prevent it from happening? Uncover tips and tools and takeaways to cut your losses with real stories, real successes (and maintenance fails) and real solutions! Pool Water Chemistry Craig Swegle, The Pool Doctor SESSION 1 "Should" – The Most Dangerous Word in Maintenance Presented by Paul Rhodes, NAAEI In the understaffed and overtasked world of maintaining a community, cliché’s like “Don’t count your chickens …” and “A penny saved …” are often used to prevent failure. Frequently, these sayings and their meanings are disregarded as being too basic and instead replaced with higher priority items that leave the property saying: “I should have done …!” Join two maintenance professional's that figured out: "SHOULD" can't, "WOULD" won't, and unless the "DO" is done, maintenance fails to maintain! Cliche' or not, equipment lasts longer, budgets are smaller and the staff is more productive as these sayings are proven true in maintenance. Appliance Repair Learn how to reduce repairs and how not to blow your budgets. You will learn proper sanitation techniques and water balance. Appliance Repair Presenter TBD First Company Aqua Therm Systems, How they Work, Trouble Shooting and Service Peter Buche, Buche & Associates Electricity: Basic Troubleshooting Presenter TBD, Integrity Electric Discoger some of the basics that you can accomplish yourself, and learn when you need to call in the professionals. Presenter TBD How to Build Scope of Work & Managing the RFP Process Panel Moderated by Tyson Witkamp, Interstate Restoration Bring you questions and join a discussion with top Reginoal Maintenance Directors including Chris Beno (ConAm Colorado), Nick Hernandez (Pinnacle Property Management Services), Chris Price (Highmark Residential) and Lannon Quintana, (CWS Apartments) Can Maintenance Repair Your Reputation Jennifer Carter, Satisfacts Did you know that maintenance is the most mentioned topic for online reviews? Bottom line, renters are either over the moon happy or downright enraged when it comes to the performance of the service team. Learn a practical five step plan to raise your service team's reputation and improve your resident retention. Water Heaters Tommy Zear, First Company Training Asbestos Michael Schaan, Element Building Sciences education sponsored by www.aamdhq.org MARCH 2020 TRENDS | 25