Sustainability

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Top 10 Green Broker Resources (2.0 CE hours)
A Top-10 list of resources that can help your clients upgrade, buy, or sell a green or energy efficient home. Bolster your recommendations with this list of the most valuable green resources available to clients. Take this online course.

How Homebuyers Ask for Green – Without Saying the Word (1.0 CE hour)
Did you know that all homebuyers are actually looking for green homes? Are you prepared to help them find or upgrade to a green home? Take this online course.

Anatomy of a Green Home (3.0 CE hours)
Gain a competitive edge in communicating the benefits of green and energy efficient home features in your market. Take this online course.

Making Savvy Home Energy and Solar Upgrades (1.0 CE hour)
Take this online course.

City of Portland Home Energy Score – What Brokers Need to Know (1.0 CE hour)
Learn how this mandatory program works and how to leverage it to best serve your clients. Take this online course.

Oregon Home Energy Score: A Statewide Opportunity (1.0 CE hour)
Learn how this voluntary program works throughout the State of Oregon. Take this online course.

Green Designation for the National Association of Realtors®
Position yourself as a leader in green real estate by learning about energy efficiency/sustainability issues as well as custom marketing tools. This is the only NAR-recognized real estate designation for sustainability issues. Learn more about the designation.

Energy Trust-Sponsored Education
Check the Energy Trust’s online events calendar for trainings, workshops, and events related to energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability topics.

Become an Energy Trust Trade Ally. Join Energy Trust’s ally network and learn how to promote energy efficient improvements and cash incentives to your clients. Learn how to participate.

EcoBroker® Certification
EcoBrokers® are there to help clients address issues with water quality, indoor air quality, solar energy, environmental property history, and more. Learn how to obtain your EcoBroker® certification.

Earth Advantage-Sponsored Education
The Earth Advantage Broker accreditation course provides real estate professionals with a competitive edge in communicating features and benefits for green and energy efficient home opportunities in their market. Learn more or take an online course.

Sustainable Homes Professional
Learn cutting-edge building best practices required to design and build high-performance homes. Learn more.

LEED Green Associate: A foundational credit for professionals
The LEED Green Associate Exam measures general knowledge of green building practices and how to support others working on LEED projects. This course is ideal for real estate professionals, contractors, and those new to green building. Learn more.