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SUMMARY:Flexible Dates: Communicating the Value of High Performance
DESCRIPTION:INTEREST FORM​\n3C-REN wants to help you cultivate businesses development skills and grow your professional network with a free\, 4-session training series.​\n​\nThis online\, interactive web series teaches you how to get in front of top prospective clients\, close the deal — and\, most importantly\, increase average revenue and profit through consultative selling.​ \nWith a small cohort of 5-10 professionals from across the design and construction trades\, this series equips you to:​ \n\nWin the business a higher percentage of the time​\nUnderstand your customer’s buying motivations​\nPosition your products and services as solutions​\nTake advantage of the shifting market opportunities​\n\nEach week\, participants test out new strategies and report back on what worked and what did not. Receive instructor coaching and peer feedback to successfully expand the energy-efficiency related segment of your business and increase profitability. Please fill out the interest form above to receive more information and discuss if this opportunity is right for you. \nInstructor: \nJay Gentry\, Con-Com-T Inc. & Passive House California​
URL:https://sustain.venturacounty.gov/event/flexible-dates-communicating-the-value-of-high-performance-4/
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SUMMARY:Flexible Dates: Become a HERS Rater
DESCRIPTION:INTEREST FORM​\n\n3C-REN has partnered with CalCERTS\, Inc. to offer HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Rater training for FREE* to qualified candidates across the tri-counties!   \nAs the California Energy Code (Title 24 Part 6) becomes more stringent\, HERS Raters are essential to the construction process as trusted third-party reviewers of the performance of a building’s major energy-using appliances.   \nCandidates will learn to conduct the following tests to verify the performance of various building systems:  \n\nDuct Tests \nBlower Door Tests \nQuality Insulation Installation (QII) \nFan Efficacy/Watt Draw \nRefrigerant Charge Verification \nSolar System Verification \nAnd more! \n\nHERS certification has several tracts depending on the individual’s focus. Pathways include:  \n\nHERS Residential Alterations \nHERS New Construction \nHERS Solar \nHERS II – Whole House Rater + CA RESNET \nHERS Nonresidential  \n\nA high school diploma or GED is recommended for enrolling in this training opportunity. For more information about what a HERS Rater does\, visit WWW.CALCERTS.COM to find a detailed course listing\, definitions\, resources\, job qualifications\, and more.   \nTo sign up for this training fill out the interest form. 3C-REN staff will follow up to schedule a short discussion about your experience and career trajectory.  \n*3C-REN will fully pay for training in partnership with CalCERTS\, Inc. Candidates will be responsible for any field house and EPA 608 examination fees\, which typically range from $200 to $325. Exams include: HERS Residential Alterations Compliance Fieldhouse and EPA 608 Universal Certification Core and Type II. These exams are required to become a HERS Rater in California and to handle refrigerants (EPA 608). In addition\, 3C-REN will require candidates to complete a brief bi-annual survey for one year\, detailing their experience after the class.  
URL:https://sustain.venturacounty.gov/event/flexible-dates-become-a-hers-rater-2/
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SUMMARY:National Association of REALTORS Green Designation | In-Person
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n  \nNAR Green Day 1: The Resource-Efficient Home – Retrofits\, Remodels\, Renovations\, and New Home Construction \nWednesday\, September 28th | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm \nThe session looks at why consumer demand for these homes is increasing and how both the homes and consumer expectations impact the market. The course prepares real estate professionals to provide advice and sources of information to help homeowners improve the resource efficiency of their homes from low-cost fixes and DIY projects to retrofitting and replacing systems to big -budget remodeling projects. The course also looks at constructing a new\, resource-efficient home and the value that real estate professionals can bring to the design and build team. \n  \nNAR Green Day 2: Representing Buyers and Sellers of Resource Efficient Homes \nThursday\, September 29th | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm \nThis session focuses on applying your knowledge of resource-efficient\, smart\, and certified homes and adapting your core real estate skills to build business success in the niche market for resource-efficient homes. More homebuyers are demanding green and energy-saving features in their next homes. Are you prepared to assist them? Gain a competitive advantage and learn how to become your clients’ go-to resource for buying or selling a more efficient\, money-saving\, healthy home. \n  \nJoin us for a two-day training to learn green real estate concepts\, principles\, practices and benefits from the ground up in a way that makes sense to you and your clients. You’ll stand out from the crowd by earning the only green designation for real estate agents conferred by the National Association of REALTORS®. \n\nDon’t sign up because others are underwriting the cost. Sign up because it will help you be more successful.\nDid you know that 94% of home buyers rate energy efficiency as an important part of their home buying decision? Are you prepared to have that discussion?\nWhat elements of a home are potentially poisoning the occupants and what can you do about it?\nDo you really understand how a home functions?\nWould you and your clients like to save hundreds of dollars a year by learning how to use resources more efficiently?\n\n  \nEarning NAR’s Green Designation \nUpon completion of the two-day required courses and successfully passing each exam with 80%\, you will have achieved GREEN candidate status\, a one-year period during which you must fulfill the educational and experiential requirements to earn NAR’s Green Designation awarded by the Green REsource Council. \n  \nContinuing Education Units approved by the Department of Real Estate \nUpon completion of the two-day required courses and successfully passing each exam with 75%\, you will receive 16 Continuing Education Units approved by the Department of Real Estate. \n  \nPrerequisites \nMust be a licensed Realtor in the State of California in order to receive DRE Credit for attending these courses \n  \nFees and Registration \nWaived – Thanks to the generous support of 3C-REN. \n  \nRequirements for the NAR Green Designation certification \nAttendance – Participants must attend all two (2) training days. \nPass the exam – Participants must receive a passing grade of 75% on each exam (separate exams are given for Green Day 1 and Green Day 2). If you do not receive a passing grade\, you may attend a future training and re-take the exam. Otherwise\, please contact Franklin Energy to arrange an exam re-take at education@franklinenergy.com. \nSubmit a member application for NAR’s Green Designation. \nMaintain active and good membership status with the Green REsource Council and the National Association of REALTORS® \n  \nInstructors: \n\nBob Hart\, Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS\nJohn Shipman\, Franklin Energy\n\n  \n  \nQuestions? \nContact education@franklinenergy.com \n 
URL:https://sustain.venturacounty.gov/event/national-association-of-realtors-green-designation/
LOCATION:Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS\, 1415 Chapala St\, Santa Barbara\, California\, 93101
CATEGORIES:BPT,ECC,Regional Forums
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SUMMARY:Green Real Estate Marketing
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\n\n\nGreen Real Estate Marketing Workshop For NAR Green Designee’s\nFriday\, September 30th 9:00A – 11:00A \nLed by Franklin Energy’s Simone Dadsetan\, this two-hour Webinar features top marketing tips by an experience real estate professional utilizing proven marketing methods in the practice of green real estate. The focus is on combining tools learned in the NAR Green Designation\, combining Utility based programs supporting local energy efficiency goals combined with national or state programs such as energy efficiency financing mechanisms to enhance a REALTOR’S® business and benefit customers at time of transaction. \n• Take green knowledge from the classroom to the neighborhood through green marketing strategies. \n• Learn how to differentiate yourself with targeted messaging that speaks to your clients \n• Use your utility partners rebate programs as a way to connect with your clients \n\n  \nInstructor: \nSimone Dadsetan\, Franklin Energy \n\n  \nPlease contact sdadsetan@franklinenergy.com with any questions
URL:https://sustain.venturacounty.gov/event/green-real-estate-marketing/
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