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Green 200: The Science of Green Building
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
Green 200: The Science of Green Building

Course Credits: The first of three required courses for 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 200: The Science of Green Building course are to:

  • Familiarize students with green principles and choices in home design and construction
  • Raise awareness of innovative materials, systems, and construction methods
  • Learn about energy-efficient systems including onsite power generation
  • Distinguish levels and cost-benefits of retrofitting, remodeling, or renovating existing homes.

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.

200.1 Green Home Design

  • Describe consideration sin site and design selections
  • Follow the sequence of steps in green home design and the selection of materials and systems
  • Suggest methods and find sources for managing construction waste

200.2 Green Home Construction - the Building Envelope

  • Identify components of the building envelope
  • Learn about innovative building technologies and materials

200.3 Green Home Construction - Systems

  • Recognize types of green systems for homes
  • Communicate the pros and cons and interrelationships of interior systems
  • Guide consumers to information about incentives for green homes

200.4 Power Off the Grid

  • Communicate the pros and cons of generating your own energy
  • Discuss the technologies and methods for on-site power generation including wind and solar power

200.5 Greening Existing Homes

  • Explain the benefits of retrofits for existing homes
  • Evaluate cost-benefit balance of retrofitting, remodeling, renovating

Course Outline

I. Introduction

  • Course Learning Goal
  • Learning Objectives
  • Pre-quiz: Can You Identify These Green Building Features?

II. Green 200.1: Green Home Design

  • 3 Reasons for Going Green
  • Green Design, Green Choices
  • Site Selection
  • The Green Team
  • Home Design
  • Building Materials
  • The Life Cycle of Green Buildings
  • Interior Systems
  • Managing Construction Waste
  • Practitioner Perspective: Green is the New Reality Sustainability

III. Green 200.2: Green Home Construction - the Building Envelope

  • Defining the Building Envelope
  • Building Envelope Components
  • Below-Grade Systems
  • Framing and Walls
  • Insulation
  • Fenestration - Windows and Doors
  • Roofs
  • What Do You Need to Know?

IV. Green 200.3: Green Home Construction - Systems

  • Do Green Systems Cost More?
  • What Do You Need to Know?
  • HVAC System Ratings Cooling Systems
  • Cooling Systems
  • Heating Systems
  • Solar Heating - Active and Passive
  • More Green Heating Choices
  • Geothermal Heating and Cooling
  • Ventilation
  • Indoor airPlus
  • Indoor Environmental Quality
  • Lighting
  • Appliances
  • Water Heating
  • EPA WaterSense
  • Greywater
  • Water Management - Outside

V. Green 200.4: Power Off the Grid

  • The Net Zero Energy Home
  • New Technologies, New Issues
  • Net Metering
  • Solar Photovoltaic In Brief
  • Solar Photovoltaic
  • Small Wind Turbine Power In Brief
  • Wind Power

VI. Green 200.5: Greening Existing Homes

  • What Do You Need to Know?
  • Why Green an Existing Home?
  • Greening Challenges
  • Getting Started
  • Green Homeowners Insurances
  • Recycle the Whole House?
  • Indoor Air Quality Issues
  • Reseal the Building Envelope
  • Deep Energy Retrofit
  • Greening Opportunities
  • The Green Household
  • Lawn and Garden Care
  • Changing Habits
  • Checklists for Greening a Home
  • Summing Up

VII. Conclusion

VIII. Exam

  • 30 multiple choice questions, 80% passing grade

DateCompanyInstructorLocationRegister
05/23/2012 Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS® Nashville TN 615-254-7516
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05/30/2012 Arthur Gary School of Real Estate Elaine Richer Westbrook ME 207-856-1712
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06/13/2012 MetroTex Association of REALTORS®, Inc. Candace Cooke Dallas TX 214-637-6660
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07/18/2012 New York State Association of REALTORS® Roseann Farrow White Plains NY Register Online
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07/23/2012 Reece and Nichols Kathy McCarty Leawood KS 913-266-5635
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09/11/2012 New York State Association of REALTORS® Roseann Farrow Ithaca NY Register Online
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09/12/2012 Greater Metropolitan Association of Realtors William Costley Farmington MI 248-478-1700
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09/12/2012 New York State Association of REALTORS® Watertown NY Register Online
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09/13/2012 Contra Costa Association of Realtors Walnut Creek CA Register Online
925-337-8489
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09/13/2012 Real Estate Academy of Learning, LLC Larry Carroll Huntsville AL 256-783-3299
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09/13/2012 Northern Kentucky Association of REALTORS® Marlene Burkhart Florence KY 859-344-8400
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09/19/2012 New York State Association of REALTORS® Albany NY Register Online
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09/19/2012 Greater Lansing Association of REALTORS® Robert Mattler Lansing MI 517-323-4090
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09/25/2012 Suburban West REALTORS® Association Patricia Moyer Malvern PA Register Online
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09/25/2012 Northern Virginia Association of REALTORS®, Inc. Larry Anderson Fairfax VA Register Online
703-207-3200
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09/26/2012 Traverse Area Association of Realtors William Costley Traverse City MI 231-941-2121
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