National Association of REALTORS®
GREEN Designation
with Doug Devitre, GREEN

Why Go
Why Go GREEN?
• Saves money
Saves money
• Green buildings consume
less energy and fewer
less energy and fewer
resources
•GGreen building occupants
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are more productive
• Green building occupants
are healthier
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Why Go GREEN?
Why Go GREEN?
• Building sale prices for
Building sale prices for
energy efficient buildings are
as much as 30% higher per
as much as 30% higher per
square foot than
conventional buildings.
conventional buildings
• Source: Miller, N., Spivey, J. &
Florance, A. (2007). Does
Florance A (2007) Does
Green Pay Off?
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Building GREEN Saves Money
Building GREEN Saves Money
• An upfront investment of 2% in green building
An upfront investment of 2% in green building
design, on average, results in life cycle savings
of 20% of the total construction costs more
of 20% of the total construction costs – more
than ten times the initial investment.
• Source: Kats G (2003) The Costs and Financial
Kats, G. (2003). The Costs and Financial
Benefits of Green Buildings: A Report to
California s Sustainable Building Task Force.
California's Sustainable Building Task Force
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Why Go GREEN?
Why Go GREEN?
• Estimated Value of green construction starts:
Estimated Value of green construction starts:
– 2001: $3.24 billion
– 2000: $792 million
$
– 2002 $3.81 billion
– 2003: $5.76 billion
– 2004: $4.51 billion
– Today: $12 billion
– 2010 (projected): $60 billion (10% construction
starts)
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Building GREEN Saves Money
Building GREEN Saves Money
• Perceived cost benefits of green building:
Perceived cost benefits of green building:
– Operating costs decrease 8‐9%
– Building value increases 7 5%
Building value increases 7.5%
– Return on investment improves 6.6%
–OOccupancy ration increases 3.5%
ti i 3 5%
– Rent ratio increases 3%
• Source: McGraw Hill Construction, Green
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Building SmartMarket Report, 2006
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Green Buildings Consume Less Energy
and Fewer Resources
• In comparison to the average commercial
co pa so to t e a e age co e ca
building
Green buildings consume 26% less energy
–
Green buildings have 13% lower maintenance costs
–
Green buildings have 27% higher occupant satisfaction
–
Green buildings have 33% less greenhouse gas
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emissions
• Source: GSA Public Buildings Service (2008)
Source: GSA Public Buildings Service (2008).
Assessing Green Building Performance: A Post
Occupancy Evaluation of 12 GSA Buildings.
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Green Building Occupants are Healthier
Building Occupants are Healthier
• People in the U S spend about
People in the U.S. spend about
90% of their time indoors.
• Source: Environmental
Source: Environmental
Protection Agency (1987). The
Total Exposure Assessment
Total Exposure Assessment
Methodology (TEAM) Study.
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Green Building Occupants are Healthier
Building Occupants are Healthier
• EPA studies indicate indoor levels of
EPA studies indicate indoor levels of
pollutants may be up to ten times
higher than outdoor levels.
higher than outdoor levels
• Source: Environmental Protection
Agency (2008). An Introduction to
Agency (2008) An Introduction to
Indoor Air Quality. Accessed via:
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html.
http://www epa gov/iaq/voc html
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Green Building Occupants are Healthier
Building Occupants are Healthier
• Significant associations exist between low
Significant associations exist between low
ventilation levels and higher carbon dioxide
concentrations – a common symptom in
facilities with sick building syndrome.
• Source: Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory (2002). Indoor Carbon Dioxide
Concentrations and Sick Building Syndrome
Symptoms in the Base Study Revisited:
S i hB S d R ii d
Analyses of the 100 Building Dataset.
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Earn the GREEN Designation
Earn the GREEN
Complete core
Complete core course
Complete one of the three elective courses
Become a member of the Green REsource Council
Maintain membership in Green REsource Council and National Association of REALTORS®
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GREEN Designation Modules
Designation Modules
Green paradigm
Green paradigm
Green communities
Green communities
Green homes and buildings
Green homes and buildings
Green buyers and sellers
Green buyers and sellers
Greening your practice
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