Understanding the Green Home Market: Real Estate Agent Edition

Offered through NC State University, this course provided essential residential green building knowledge, from energy efficiency construction concepts to green home maintenance that brokers need to navigate the complex and growing North Carolina green home market. As a result of this instruction, students will be able to:

• Describe green home components as they apply to new and existing homes, including energy efficiency construction concepts and specific issues that green homes need to address: land, water, energy, air, and resource use.
• Explain green and energy efficiency programs, their market penetration and financial incentives that are active nationally and in NC to clients.
• Convey the benefits and features of a third party verified green home to clients.
• Relate the need for green home maintenance to clients.
• Summarize a few issues specific to existing homes including: dealing with lead, asbestos, and other poisons; invasive plants/pests and home use during construction.

Continuing Education: N.C. Real Estate Commission Course #3110, 4 hours credit

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$25 refundable deposit fee (check or money order only)