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| A Guide to Understanding and Marketing Green Homes | 3.00 | |||||
3 Elective Hours |
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Green home building and design are on the rise, and clients increasingly demand energy efficiency, healthy indoor environments, and sustainability when purchasing homes. In some markets, homeowners recognize the increased value of green home certification. This course will help licensees understand what makes a home green, and they will learn about the sustainable components in constructing or retrofitting a green home. Energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, resource conservation, and green design and certification programs are areas of focus in the course. Licensees will gain knowledge of green lending programs and tips for marketing green homes and attracting green buyers. Overall, this course supports licensees as they navigate the expanding market of sustainable, green homes.
3 Elective Hours
Green home building and design are on the rise, and clients increasingly demand energy efficiency, healthy indoor environments, and sustainability when purchasing homes. In some markets, homeowners recognize the increased value of green home certification. This course will help licensees understand what makes a home green, and they will learn about the sustainable components in constructing or retrofitting a green home. Energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, resource conservation, and green design and certification programs are areas of focus in the course. Licensees will gain knowledge of green lending programs and tips for marketing green homes and attracting green buyers. Overall, this course supports licensees as they navigate the expanding market of sustainable, green homes.
Section 1: What are Green Homes and Why Do Clients Want Them?
Introduction and Chapter 1: What is a Green Home?
Chapter 2: Why Market Green Homes?
Chapter 3: Why Do Buyers Want Green Homes?
Chapter 4: Green Home Certification Programs
Section 2: Energy Efficiency: Main Component of Green Homes
Chapter 1: What is an Energy Efficient Home?
Chapter 2: Ways to Save Energy
Chapter 3: Energy Saving Resources
Section 3: Resource Conservation and Durability: Elements of Green Homes
Chapter 1: Water Efficiency and Quality
Chapter 2: Conservation of Resources
Chapter 3: Durability
Section 4: Indoor Environmental Quality: Essential for Green Homes
Chapter 1: What to Know about Indoor Environments
Chapter 2: Sources and Effects of Indoor Contamination
Chapter 3: Creating Healthy Indoor Environments
Section 5: Sustainable Design: Foundation of Green Homes
Introduction
Chapter 1: High-Performance Design: Energy Efficiency is the Goal
Chapter 2: Community
Chapter 3: Sustainable Sites: Optimize According to Location
Chapter 4: Tiny Houses: Convergence of Sustainable Design & Lifestyle
Section 6: Resources for Clients and Real Estate Professionals
Chapter 1: Third Party Documentation
Chapter 2: Green and Energy Efficient Lending
Chapter 3: Marketing Green Homes
Continuing Education Requirements
Licensees are required to complete 20 hours of approved continuing education courses for each two-year license period (January 1 of odd-numbered years through December 31 of even-numbered years), also referred to as the licensing biennium.
Licensees intending to renew their license on an active status by the renewal deadline of November 30 (even-numbered years) must complete 20 hours of approved continuing education courses during the biennium. The required continuing education hours include the commission designated core courses, which are offered in a two-part format (Core A and Core B), and the remaining courses as elective credit hours. Visit the Hawaii Real Estate Commission website for more information about continuing education requirements.
Continuing Ed Express submits course completion information to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Licensees will receive certificates marked “elective” for elective courses and “core” for core courses after they complete each course.
BEFORE you purchase a course, check your continuing education history on the Hawaii Online Real Estate Continuing Education website to make sure you can receive continuing education credit for each course. According to Hawaii Administrative Rules, S 16-99-95 Duplicate continuing education hours: “Except as provided by the commission or by this subchapter, a licensee shall not take a continuing education course for which the licensee has already received a certificate within two consecutive biennia.”
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