Green Real Estate NSCC - RES 130 Week 1 Introduction to Green Real Estate Cate O’dahl, Instructor

Class Orientation Schedule – 1 st Eight Weeks of the Quarter Syllabus – Find Syllabus on Angel Home Page Course Format – Eight Weekly Modules include Instruction, Discussion, Learning Assessment – Quizzes, Reading Assignment and Extra Credit, when applicable

Class Schedule Week 1: Introduction to Green Real Estate, Definitions, Concepts and Characteristics. Class Outcomes and Procedures, Syllabus Week 2: Green Rating Systems – Built Green®, LEED for Homes, NW Energy Star Week 3: Sustainable Sites/Water Conservation Week 4: Energy Performance Week 5: Indoor Air Quality Week 6: Green Building Materials Week 7: Remodeling and Verification Week 8: The “Green” Market

Class Orientation Syllabus Pay attention to the Learning Objectives, they will be test questions Required Textbook – Your Green Home Recommended Materials Grading – Total 350 points + Extra Credit Late Exam/Assignment Policy Extra Credit Options

Class Orientation Syllabus, con’t Criteria for Class Participation Goals for Completion Classroom/Exam Conduct NSCC Policies and Support Services

Cate O’dahl on Academic Honesty “If you steal from one author, it's plagiarism; if you steal from many, it's research.” Wilson Mizner So, remember, if you directly quote one author, you must make a citation, if you see the general idea in three or more instances, paraphrase.

Class Orientation Built Green® Real Estate Professional Designation Update Satisfactory completion of this course satisfies a prerequisite to be eligible to take the Built Green® Real Estate Professional exam

Class Introductions This is a required part of your Discussion Forum Consider light green is using compact fluorescents while deep green is powering your house with solar photovoltaic

How did we get to Green Building? Energy Crisis of the 1970’s Similarities to Current Energy Crisis? Oil Rig in California, Time Magazine 2008 Gas Lines in the 1970’s

What is a Green Building? Residential or Commercial ? Both Rural or Urban ? Traditional Appearance or Cutting Edge ? Large or Small? Can be Both Both Can be Both

What is a Green Building? Your Textbook Describes them as Buildings that: Have minimal adverse impacts on ecosystems Reduce reliance on automobiles Are energy-efficient Along with the site, conserve water Are built in environmentally responsible manner Are durable and have low maintenance Help occupants conserve Are comfortable, safe, and healthy to live in

Defining Green in the Industry No standard definition for “green” Great Law of the Iroquois Protecting the seventh generation Brundtland Commission of the United Nations Meeting the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Washington State Department of Ecology A sustainable building, also known as a green building, is a structure that is designed, built, renovated, operated, or reused in an environmentally-sound and resource-efficient manner.

Defining Green in the Industry United States Green Building Council Design and construction practices that significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment and occupants in the five broad areas of:  Sustainable Site Planning  Conservation of Materials and Resources  Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy  Safeguarding Water and Water Efficiency  Indoor Environmental Quality

Green Building Elements Site & Water Considerations Energy Efficiency Indoor Air Quality Materials Efficiency

What are the Strategies of Green Building?

Shades of GREEN Green Building is all of these elements, but to what degree? Strategies of Green Building are ways to satisfy Green Building Elements Your job as Real Estate Professionals is to understand the distinctions and communicate those distinctions to your clients

Green Building Trade-Offs Costs – Upfront vs. Long-Term Resources – Options Schedule Preferences Image credit Microsoft

How to make the most of Green Building Integrated Design Planning Compromise upfront costs with long-term costs – life cycle costing Image credit prairie view homes

How do you make sense of it all? Books/ Articles Reference & Instruction Green Building Organizations Network & Case Studies Green Building Programs Instruction and Standardization

Next Class Green Rating Systems Help Guide Integrated Process Green Building Certification Programs and the MLS Built Green® LEED for Homes NW Energy Star

Next Class – Assignments Read Your Green Home Chapter One (if you haven’t already) Assignment for Week Two Module Go to the website recommended in Chapter One and obtain a sample Find the Single Family New Construction Built Green® Checklist for King/Snohomish on-line Find the LEED for Homes Project Checklist on-line For more details – see Angel Week Two Module