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Home Builders

Audience

  • Home Builders
  • Construction Superintendents
  • Real Estate Agents and Brokers
  • New Home Sales Personnel

Course Description

Get the details of high performance homes.  The six critical areas of green home building will be discussed.  From planning and forming your team, to knowing how to educate the homeowners, you will receive up-to-date information on what mainstream green building programs require.

Topics Covered

  • Hard Facts About Our Ecological System
  • The Green Mentality
  • What Home buyers are Looking For
  • Whole-House Approach in Green Building
  • Considerations for Green Building in Texas
  • CYA Rules of The Game: The Homeowners Manual
  • The Six Elements of Green Building
  • When and How to Register Your Green Home
  • Importance of Lot Selection and Home Orientation
  • Vital Steps in Designing a Green Home
  • Reasons for a Properly Sized Mechanical System
  • How to Improve Indoor Air Quality
  • Cost-Effective Choices to Enhance Energy Efficiency
  • How, What and Where to Recycle
  • How to Prevent Leaky Windows and Eliminate Water-Related Call-Backs
  • The Art of Educating Your Clients: From the First Meeting to the Final Walk-Through