Green building has become increasingly popular across the country. Real estate professionals must therefore have a solid understanding of what building green homes and renovating existing homes to include green features entails. This course explains the fundamentals of green building, including site selection, popular green materials, and resources for sustainable design.

• describe building site characteristics that are important when building a green home
• explain the advantages and disadvantages of building green
• understand the various rating systems for energy-efficient homes and buildings, specifically LEED and ENERGY STAR
• discuss how solar, wind, micro hydropower, and geothermal heating and cooling can be used as alternate energy sources
• understand how energy efficient and net zero energy homes are designed

Real estate professionals at any level in their career