October 14th and 15th at the Carpenter Training Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters today announced a free two-day Continuing Education Training & Industry Networking Event for architects, engineers, designers, specifiers, firm production staff, facility managers and students on Wednesday and Thursday, October 14th and 15th, 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the 282,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Carpenter Training Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. More than 30 free Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from industry leaders will be offered. Complete event/class information, available credits and CEU registration is conveniently available online at www.ceu.chicap.org. The CEU presentations will be credited. A free breakfast and lunch will be provided each day. Shuttles will provide continuous round-trip access from the free parking area to the training center main building and annex. Every hour on Wednesday and Thursday, one-hour CEU-credited guided tours of the Carpenter Training Center will be offered for AIA, CSI, ALA, IIDA and ASID CEU credit. Groups of carpentry apprentices will be receiving their scheduled weekly training in the various facility shops, allowing participants to observe proper training and hands-on installations, in addition to new techniques, tools, materials, and products. Carpentry mockups throughout the facility will demonstrate the carpentry areas of expertise. Wednesday morning will feature a presentation pertaining to Life Cycle assessment, the blueprint for sustainability. Wednesday will feature the introduction to the LEED Rating System. Thursday morning will feature two one-hour special economic presentations from a senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the director of the Chicago Region, Metrostudy. There will be no CEU credits for these two talks. On both days, manufacturers and suppliers will be discussing and demonstrating products at numerous exhibit booths. The expanding list of exhibitors is available online at www.ceu.chicap.org. The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters represents over 47,000 men and women working throughout 81 counties in Northern Illinois, Southeast Wisconsin, and Eastern Iowa. Members of the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters include carpenters with these specialties: General Carpenter, Residential Carpenter, Exhibit and Display Installer, Interior Systems Carpenter, Lather, Cabinetmaker and Millworker, Flooring Installer, Pile Driver, Millwright, Insulation Installer, Roofer and Siding Installer. Since 1881 The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters has been a positive force in building communities and improving the lives of its skilled members and their families.
