by jbs122809 f3 — January 1, 2010—The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) recently announced that its online course on Sustainable Real Estate Management (SRMOO1) has been approved for continuing education credit for LEED Professionals by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). With the acceptance of the course, IREM becomes an approved USGBC Education Provider, which is a third-party organization offering the highest-quality education that has been peer reviewed and endorsed by USGBC, explains IREM.
Sustainable Real Estate Management is also eligible for elective credit toward the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (NAR) Green Designation. Those interested in earning this designation must be active members of NAR (either as a REALTOR or Institute Affiliate member) and maintain membership in the Green REsource Council.
The course focuses on common sense, cost-effective ways to meet owner, tenant and resident demand for “green” real estate and to increase a property’s NOI through sustainable real estate management techniques. It is self-guided and features ongoing open enrollment. Specific topics include: sustainable property operations; increasing energy efficiency; increasing water efficiency; improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ); how to reduce, reuse and recycle; and the sustainable real estate management company.
