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RBA
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Since 1985 Ron Blank built his business around
educating the design community. Ron perceived a need to unite
the disparate entities of the design and construction industry
-- product manufacturers and design professionals. Ron recognized
that the best way to help people build relationships is by teaching
them about each other. He also knows that the people best suited
for communicating design professional's needs are design professionals
themselves. So he employed design professionals (architects,
engineers and specification writers) to travel across the country
to teach other design professionals about building products.
The RBA education team also hosts educational seminars to teach
product manufacturers about design professional's needs and
building AIA continuing education courses. |
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RBA Service Goals |
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Architectural Specification Program Goals
The goal of RBA’s ASP is to directly educate the design community about new and innovative product technologies. We help manufacturers get the word out to the design community about how their products can be integrated into projects and ultimately improve the built environment. As we educate and equip the design community with new knowledge, we also increase the selection and specification of our partner’s products. RBA’s
architectural staff screens the products and companies we choose
to partner with to insure that we only promote high quality
products from reputable organizations
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Continuing Education Program Goals
RBA’s CEP has grown far beyond its initial conception
and has continued to exceed its goals, which include: the increase
of awareness in the design community about, new building industry
trends, code updates and changes, general product awareness,
and sustainable product technologies and applications. Millions
of hours of continuing education are required each year for
design professionals; RBA serves this community by providing
an abundance of course offerings on a variety of topics at
no charge to the design professional, as we have always done. Our
courses are sponsored by manufacturers and trade organizations,
which benefit through the exposure of the course content to
the design professionals. We strive to make all course
content educational and valuable to the design professional
and not serve as a “sales pitch”, but rather provide
the knowledge base needed to correctly specify products or
services. The courses are currently available in the
delivery methods of: online, face to face, webinar, trade show
format, and factory tours. RBA has always, and will continue
to raise the bar for providing continuing education in whatever
methods are the most effective and desirable for the design
community.
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Continuing Education Academy- RBA's
CE Academy, launched in 2006 seeks to facilitate the organization
and planning of multi hour continuing education events. We
partner with Local AIA, CSI, and USGBC chapters all over
the U.S. to provide these sessions for design professionals
the opportunity to earn several hours of continuing education
credit at one event. Our goal is to take on the burden
of organizing and promoting the event and provide quality
education sessions to design professionals within their community
so they don't
have to travel far to get their CEUs.
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RBA Staff |
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Ron
Blank, CSI, CDT: Ron is CEO of Ron Blank & Associates,
Inc. and ronblank.com. Ron has been teaching design professionals
about building product systems and technology via distance
education and by personal visits to their offices since 1985.
Ron and his staff make face-to-face building product presentations
to 2,800 architectural firms across the country every year.
He is an AIA Associate, a Professional Affiliate of AIA, the
AIA Provider Council chairman and is past president of the
San Antonio CSI chapter. |
| Email Ron Blank |
| Landon
Boone, CSI,
LEED AP: Chief Operating Officer: Landon has a ten year background
in the field of architecture
with a Master
of Architecture from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
He has worked with Ron Blank and Associates since 2003. Landon’s
job as COO entails daily operations, business development,
marketing, trade shows, and developing training programs for
our clients. |
| Email Landon Boone |
| Brad
Blank: Account Manager-Texas: Brad has a
Master's degree in Communications. He travels Texas, Louisiana
and Oklahoma
about 25 weeks out of the year introducing continuing education
information to over 600 architectural firms. He attends the
AIA national convention and CE Marketplace as well as other
major trade shows to give architects resources to get their
CE. |
| Email Brad Blank |
| Jim
Reynolds, CSI,
Senior Account Manager: Jim is an AIA Associate and the senior
professional education consultant
at RBA. Jim has years of experience making product presentations
for architects throughout the US. He is a mechanical engineer
with 30 years experience in design and manufacturing. |
| Email Jim Reynolds |
| Deke
Rife, CSI, CDT, Senior
Account Manager: Deke
has a Bachelor’s of Science
Degree and 30 years of experience working in the construction
industry, working with Architects, Engineers and Contractors. |
| Email
Deke Rife |
| Jennifer
Phelps LEED AP, Continuing Education Director: Jennifer
develops and oversees the production and design of continuing
education courses at RBA. |
| Email
Jennifer Phelps |
Russell
Bellamy, Webmaster: Russell
designs
and maintains the RonBlank.com and GreenCE.com websites
and is
the contact person for website quality of service and
technology. |
| Email Russell Bellamy |
| Lou
Ann Medina, Director of Marketing & Teleconsulting :
As Director, LouAnn manages RBA’s marketing department to build vital relationships
between major building product manufacturers and design
professionals by marketing RBA’s various programs
such as Architectural Specification, AIA/CES & USGBC
course development, seminars & webinars. |
| Email Lou Ann Medina |
| Carol Davis, Office Manager: Carol is the miracle worker
behind the RBA success. Carol uses her years of experience
in the insurance industry to organize our critical activities.
For RBA, Carol handles all project lead reports, finances and
travel schedules for the entire staff. |
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Carol Davis |
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Architectural Specification
Program |
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Product manufacturers are the heart of Team
RBA. Manufacturers who join our Architectural Specification
Program (ASP) hire us to visit 40 US
cities to teach 600 design professionals (annually) about
building product technology. |
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What We Do: |
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Give face-to-face product presentations
to teach designers about building products. Generate reports
for follow-up and binder requests.
Build product name recognition.
Process product binder requests to update design firm libraries.
We are the manufacturers
"eyes" and "ears" in the industry.
We develop relationships with the senior design professionals
and specification writers in the firms we visit.
E-mail Ron Blank to
request specific information about the Architectural Specification
Program.
WE CAN PRESENT YOUR PRODUCT FOR SPECIFICATION
TO THE TOP 600 ARCHITECTS IN THE COUNTRY:
I. QUESTION:
WHO IS RON BLANK AND ASSOCIATES, INC.?
II. QUESTION: WHAT DOES RBA DO?
III. QUESTION: HOW DOES THIS SERVICE BENEFIT THE MANUFACTURER?
For further Information or answers these three questions
e-mail Landon Boone. |
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Online Continuing Education |
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As an extension of our face-to-face educational
calls, we offer an online continuing education library for design
professionals to satisfy their AIA and state mandatory continuing
education (MCE) requirements. RBA is an AIA Cornerstone Partner
(executive level provider). We develop quality Health, Safety
and Welfare (HSW) continuing education programs using manufacturers
existing programs, product literature and industry research. |
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What We Do: |
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Build your continuing education
program
Develop learning objectives (what you want to teach)
Involve you in course development (script, graphics, exam)
Promote your course to design professionals nationwide
Register your course with the AIA
Process your credits through the AIA transcript office in
Norman, OK.
We develop courses in different formats to serve your budgeting
needs and educational objectives. Click the link to see an
example
of a course: example
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To request specific information or continuing education pricing. |
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