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Green 100: Real Estate for a Sustainable Future
Topics: Buyer Representation, Environment, Green, Residential Real Estate
Designations & Certifications: Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®), NAR's Green Designation, RSPS - Resort & Second-Home Property Specialist
Affiliation: GREEN
Format: Classroom, Online
Green 100: Real Estate for a Sustainable Future

Course Credits: The first of three required courses for the NAR's Green Designation.

  • Counts as one REBAC elective course to be applied towards the ABR® Designation
  • Counts for 16 credits toward the CRS Designation
  • Counts as credit toward the RSPS Certification

Duration: 1 Day

Format: Classroom, Online

 

Course Objective

The overall goals of the Green 100: Real Estate for a Sustainable Future course are to:

  • Lead students through an exploration of issues and trends in relation to real estate's role in finding the balance between people, planet, and prosperity
  • Instill the mindset essential to building a green-focused real estate business
  • Enable students to provide objective information to clients and customers on nationally recognized certifications and ratings programs that evaluate homes, products, energy efficiency, and professionals

Upon completion of two of the three required courses and successfully passing the exam for each, you will have achieved GREEN candidate status, a one-year period during which you must fulfill the educational and experiential requirements to earn NAR's Green Designation awarded by the Green REsource Council.

100.1: How to Think About Sustainability

  • Participate in achieving a balanced approach to the priorities of people, prosperity, and planet
  • Respond to consumer perceptions of what green means in the presence of a proliferation of green products, programs, and businesses

100.2: Green Game Changers

  • Apply knowledge of green trends and approaches to business planning

100.3: Sustainability, Community, Value

  • Witness the principles of sustainability at work in your community and the relationship to property values

100.4: Energy Diagnostics

  • Guide buyers and sellers in obtaining meaningful energy ratings and assessments

100.5: Green Certifications and Ratings

  • Demonstrate your knowledge of national green certifications and ratings programs for energy efficiency
  • Help consumers understand the significance of national green certifications and ratings programs for homes, construction materials, and professionals

Course Outline

I. Introduction

  • Course Goals
  • Learning Objectives
  • What's Your Sustainability IQ?

II. Green 100.1: How to Think About Sustainability

  • Sustainability
  • The Triple Bottom Line - People, Planet, Prosperity
  • Practitioner Perspective: Ahead of the Curve
  • Green - The New Normal
  • 7 Sins of Greenwashing

III. Green 100.2: Green Game Changers

  • The Green Curve
  • 16 Green Game-Changing Trends
    • Building Codes, Zoning, and Regulations
    • Retrofitting
    • Renewable Energy Sources
    • Greening of Corporate America
    • Production Builders
    • Green Home Terminology
    • Building Materials
    • Growth of Certifications and Ratings
    • Greening the MLS
    • Appraisal Criteria
    • Green Jobs and Industries
    • Green Education
    • Energy Monitoring Applications
    • Social Media
    • The Millennials - A Green Generation
    • Hybrid Cars
  • Practitioner Perspective: Future Building is Green Building

IV. Green 100.3: Sustainability, Community, Value

  • Transportation
  • Development
  • Walkability
  • Partnership for Sustainable Communities
  • LEED Certification for Neighborhoods
  • Opportunities for Real Estate Professionals

V. Green 100.4: Energy

  • Energy Modeling
  • Energy Surveys
  • Energy Assessments and Audits
  • Finding an Energy Professional
  • Standards and Benchmarks
  • When to Recommend a Survey or Assessment
  • Do-It-Yourself Energy Evaluation
  • Using Energy Assessment Information in Marketing

VI. Green 100.5: Green Certification and Ratings Diagnostics

  • The Certification Landscape
  • NAHB Green Certified
  • LEED for Homes
  • LEED for Neighborhoods
  • LEED Accredited Professionals
  • ENERGY STAR Homes
  • Energy Star Appliances
  • HERS® Index
  • Residential Energy Services Network
  • DOE Home Energy Score Program
  • EnergyGuide Label
  • State and Regional Certifications

VII. Conclusion

VIII. Exam

  • 30 multiple choice questions, 80% passing grade

This course is available online through REALTOR University Click here for registration
DateCompanyInstructorLocationRegister
07/18/2013 West Virginia Association of Realtors Charleston WV 304-342-7600
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08/09/2013 Wichita Area Association of REALTORS, Inc. Wichita KS 316-263-3167
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08/12/2013 Houston Association of REALTORS®, Inc. Houston TX 713-629-1900
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08/13/2013 Greater Metropolitan Association of Realtors William Costley Troy MI 248-478-1700
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08/21/2013 Greater Kalamazoo Assoc. of Realtors William Costley Kalamazoo MI 269-382-1598
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08/22/2013 Houston Association of REALTORS®, Inc. Houston TX 713-629-1900
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09/23/2013 Connecticut Association of REALTORS® Linda St. Peter Waterbury CT Register Online
860-290-6601
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