Appraising Green Homes: Construction Methods & Trends

Accredited Green Appraiser (AGA)

Differentiate yourself by gaining green home valuation expertise and becoming an AGA.
Audience: Appraisers, Lenders
Accreditation: Accredited Green Appraiser (AGA)
Duration: Two 1-Day Modules
Format: Live Classroom & Online Course
Washington ADU Zoning Updates: HB 1337

All About ADUs

Gain Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) expertise and become an ADU Specialist.
Audience: Architects, Builders/Contractors, Home Inspectors, Real Estate Professionals
Accreditation: ADU Specialist
Duration: 4 Hours
Format: Online
Anatomy of a Green Home

Anatomy of a Green Home

Gain a competitive edge in communicating the benefits of green and energy efficient homes.
Audience: Real Estate Professionals
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 2 Hours
Format: Live Classroom & Online Course
Appraising Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)

Appraising Energy Efficient Homes

Learn appraisal strategies for valuing the energy efficient features of a home.
Audience: Appraisers
Accreditation: Day 1 of Accredited Green Appraiser (AGA)
Duration: 7 Hours
Format: Live Classroom
Applied Building Science Fundamentals (SHP Module 2)

Building Science Fundamentals

Understand the natural laws that drive the thermal, air and moisture flows within a home.
Audience: Architects, Builders/Contractors, Home Inspectors, Raters/Verifiers, Remodelers
Accreditation: Module 2 of Sustainable Homes Professional (SHP)
Duration: 2 Days
Format: Live Classroom
Appraising Energy Efficient Homes

Building Science Training for Home Inspectors

Identify performance problems and energy upgrade opportunities using building science.
Audience: Home Inspectors
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 7 Hours
Format: Live Classroom
Zero Energy Homes: Updates & Cost-Effective Approaches

Cost Effective Pathway to Zero Energy Homes

Discover strategies for overcoming the barriers to designing & building Zero Energy homes.
Audience: Architects, Builders/Contractors, Consultants, Engineers, Raters/Verifiers, Remodelers
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 1 Hour
Format: Live Classroom & Live Webinar
Comparing Heating Choices for Home Upgrades

Deconstruction & Materials Reuse

Gain insight into deconstruction practices and requirements within the City of Portland.
Audience: Builders/Contractors, Consultants, Remodelers
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 2 Days
Format: Live Classroom
Deconstruction & Materials Reuse

Discover the Sales Benefits of RMLS Green Fields

Identify green home features on RMLS and translate them into homeowner benefits that sell.
Audience: Appraisers, Lenders, Real Estate Professionals
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 1 Hour
Format: Recorded Webinar
Earth Advantage Broker

Earth Advantage Broker

Become an Earth Advantage Broker & gain green home expertise to meet consumer demand.
Audience: Real Estate Professionals
Accreditation: Earth Advantage Broker
Duration: Live: 14 Hours | Online: 7 Hours
Format: Live Classroom & Online Course
Energy Matters: New Training for Commercial Building Valuation

Energy Matters - New Training for Commercial Building Valuation

Gain the knowledge and tools necessary to analyze the role of energy in the commercial valuation process.
Audience: Appraisers, Lenders
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 4 Hours
Format: Webinar or Live Classroom
Energy Performance Score (EPS) Sales Training

For What It's Worth - Understanding the Appraisal Process

Learn the ins and outs of appraising that are critical to a realtor's valuation success.
Audience: Builders/Contractors, Lenders, Real Estate Professionals
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 2 Hours
Format: Live Classroom
High Performance Home Site Visits

Green Home Site Visits

Join us for guided tours of green and energy efficient homes.
Audience: Appraisers, Architects, Builders/Contractors, Raters/Verifiers, Real Estate Professionals
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 1 Hour
Format: Live Site Visit
Health, Materials and Water (SHP Module 5)

Health, Materials & Water

Learn to use water and materials to create sustainable buildings and healthy indoor air.
Audience: Architects, Builders/Contractors, Home Inspectors, Raters/Verifiers, Remodelers
Accreditation: Module 5 of Sustainable Homes Professional (SHP)
Duration: 2 Days
Format: Live Classroom
How Homebuyers Ask for Green (Without Saying the Word)

How Homebuyers Ask for Green (Without Saying the Word)

Learn about the current state of the green housing market.
Audience: Real Estate Professionals
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Format: Live Classroom & Online Course
Making Savvy Energy & Solar Upgrades

Making Savvy Energy & Solar Upgrades

How brokers can help their clients take advantage of energy efficiency, home health, and solar upgrades in Oregon
Audience: Real Estate Professionals
Duration: 1 Hour
Format: Live Classroom & Online Course
Mechanical Systems & Performance Testing (SHP Module 4)

Mechanical Systems & Performance Testing

Learn the nuts and bolts of right-sizing and testing various residential systems.
Audience: Architects, Builders/Contractors, Home Inspectors, Raters/Verifiers, Remodelers
Accreditation: Module 4 of Sustainable Homes Professional (SHP)
Duration: 2 Days
Format: Live Classroom
Millennials & Smart Homes Are Changing Real Estate

Millennials and Smart Homes Are Changing Real Estate

Learn the top priorities of this consumer segment and how to adapt to meet future demand
Audience: Appraisers, Architects, Builders/Contractors, Consultants, Lenders, Real Estate Professionals
Duration: 1 Hour
Format: Live Classroom & Online Course
Oregon Home Energy Score: A Statewide Opportunity

Oregon Home Energy Score: What Brokers Need to Know

Learn how home energy labeling programs work throughout the State of Oregon, both in areas where it’s required at time of listing of home for sale and where it’s voluntary.
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 1 Hour
Format: Live Classroom & Online Course
High Performance Home Site Visits

Sustainable Homes Professional (SHP)

Develop the technical expertise to design and build high performance homes
Audience: Appraisers, Architects, Builders/Contractors, Consultants, Home Inspectors, Real Estate Professionals
Accreditation: Sustainable Homes Professional (SHP)
Duration: 6 Monthly 2-Day Modules
Format: Live Classroom
Top 10 Green Broker Resources

Top 10 Green Broker Resources

Bolster your referrals by knowing the most valuable "green" resources available to clients
Audience: Real Estate Professionals
Accreditation: None available
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Format: Live Classroom & Online Course
USGBC 
REGREEN 301

Valuing the Sun - Appraising Residential Solar PV Systems

Through this hands-on workshop you will gain valuation tools that can be integrated into real world practice.
Audience: Appraisers
Duration: 3 hours
Format: Live Classroom