North East Regional Association of

Housing Maintenance Supervisors

NERAHMS works to maximize the quality of the services its members provide to residents of affordable housing units in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.  We do this by providing on-line and in-person networking and training opportunities. 

In May 2010, NERAHMS sponsored training at Bangor (ME) Housing Authority on May 4th and South Portland Housing Authority on May 6th. Topics covered were Personal Protective Equipment and Ladder Safety. The training was conducted by SafetyWorks (Maine Department of Labor), and was free for NERAHMS members. A nominal fee was charged for non-member authorities. Details will be forthcoming on 2011 trainings to be offered.

Our 21st Annual Trade Show and Conference was held October 4th-October 7th 2010 at the Ashworth By The Sea Hotel at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.  On Monday, October 4th, the fifth Annual NERAHMS Golf Tournament was held at the Breakfast Hill Golf Club in Greenland, NH.  On Tuesday through Thursday, experts from across the region educated NERAHMS members on the latest products, processes and technologies relating to capital improvements, sanitation, safety, administration and energy efficiency.

 The 22nd annual conference is scheduled for October 3rd through the 6th at the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in North Conway, New Hampshire. The conference will kick off on Monday the 3rd with our 6th annual Golf Tournament to benefit our scholarship fund. On October 4th, we'll open the conference with opening remarks and a key-note address, followed by a trade show with vendors representing many facets of building improvement and management. Wednesday will feature several informative classroom sessions for Maintenance Staff and Supervisory Personnel.

Tuesday's keynote address will be presented by Dr. Joe Lstiburek, President of Joe Lstiburek Building Science Corporation of Somerville, Massachusetts. Dr. Lstiburek is a building scientist who investigates building failures and is internationally recognized as an authority on moisture related building problems and indoor air quality. He is a member of ASTM and the past chairman of ASTM E241 - Increasing the Durability of Building Assemblies  from Moisture Induced Damage. He is a contributor and reviewer of chapters 21 and 22 of ASHRAE Fundamentals. He is an ASHRAE Fellow and voting member of ASHRAE Standard 62 - Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. He is also a voting member for both the ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.3 Ventilation Requirements and Infiltration and ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.4 Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance. He has appeared on PBS "Nova" ("Can Buildings Make You Sick?")  and is the author of numerous books and technical papers on building science, indoor air quality, and durability. He is the author of. U.S. Department of Energy Handbook on Moisture Control and a special contributor to the EPA guidance document on Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers. He is one of the world's foremost authorities on energy efficient construction techniques and heads one of the four Building America program teams for the U.S. Department of Energy. He is the developer of ADA (the Air Drywall Approach to air barriers) and a building science researcher affiliated with the Centre for Building Science, University of Toronto. He is a former Director of Research of the Housing and Urban Development  Association of Canada.

Dr. Lstiburek has written numerous books and technical papers on building construction. He is the best-selling author of the Builder's Guide and has over 50 technical and journal articles to his credit. He has conducted forensic investigations  and served as an expert witness on building failures all over the United States. He is an expert in the areas of rain penetration, air barriers, vapor barriers, air quality, durability, and construction technology. He specializes in rain damage and mold and microbial contamination of buildings.

Golf Tournament - Scholarship

Money raised from the Annual Golf Tournament is used to provide college scholarships to Maintenance employee dependents. The 2011 recipients were selected by a random drawing on December 10. The recipients were:

                Adam Newell, Keene (NH) Housing Authority

                Brittany Lavoie, Auburn (ME) Housing Authority

                Danielle Finocchiaro, Salem (NH) Housing Authority

                Lauren Bishop, Portsmouth (NH) Housing Authority

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Former NERAHMS President Randy Levangie (center) presents the 2008 NERAHMS Annual Scholarship Award

to Brittany Lavoie, while her proud father Jason Lavoie, Director of Maintenance, Auburn (ME) H.A. looks on.

Brittany is a Sophomore at The University of Maine in Orono, majoring in Psychology.

                       We also recognize all the vendors who have attended our most recent trade shows:

Amramp

Armstrong Cabinets

Atlantic Pest Solutions

Aubuchon / Glidden

Buderus Heating Solutions

Childscapes Playground Co.

Clean-O-Rama

Decra Roofing Systems

Drummond American Corporation

F W Webb

Garland Company

Glidden Professional Paints

Graybar / US Communities

Nelson & Small

Norris, Inc.

Northeast Door Corporation

RFT Associates / Pasek Corporation

Right-Trak Design, Inc.

Sherwin-Williams

Siemens

Stone & Berg

Swan Corporation

TC Hafford

Window Reps of Maine