Ecosociate by EcoBroker®
Ecosociate is the premier green designation program for real estate profes¬sionals. Ecosociate Certified® professionals help clients market properties with green features, save money, and live comfortably, through energy efficiency and environmentally-sensitive choices. Print flyer
Each of the following courses have also been approved by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission for 6 hours of continuing education.
EcoBroker Environmental Advantage®
Tuesday and Thursday, March 2 & 4, 2010
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Location: Penn State Abington
Fee: $395, register online
Instructor: Laurence Elliot, Broker/A.B.R/G.R.I/E-Pro/C.R.S./E.R.E.S/Ecosociate
Credit: 6 hours approved by the PA Real Estate Commission
EcoBroker Environmental Advantage™ is designed to educate real estate professionals to readily identify and understand various environmental issues as they relate to real estate transactions. Real estate licensees reduce potential liabilities through improved knowledge, understanding, and the ability to provide clients with information and access to technical experts in the field. Licensees who receive this training assist buyers and sellers in learning more about environmental issues, and encourage their clients to make informed decisions with regard to the energy and dollar saving benefits of a safe and healthy piece of real estate. Increased consumer awareness drives the market toward higher quality, healthier, and more energy-efficient real estate.
EcoBroker Energy Advantage®
Tuesday and Thursday, March 9 & 11, 2010
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Location: Penn State Abington
Fee: $395, register online
Instructor: Laurence Elliot, Broker/A.B.R/G.R.I/E-Pro/C.R.S./E.R.E.S/Ecosociate
Credit: 6 hours approved by the PA Real Estate Commission
EcoBroker Energy Advantage™ is designed to educate real estate professionals to recognize and understand the potentially energy-efficient attributes of a variety of products, appliances, building materials, and building designs. Real estate professionals benefit from increased knowledge, understanding, and the ability to provide their clients with information and access to technical experts in the field. In turn, the buyers and sellers of real estate, as well as members of the general public, enjoy a variety of energy and dollar saving benefits as a result of the reduced maintenance and utility costs associated with more energy-efficient properties. The EcoBroker emphasis on recognizing and taking advantage of the energy-efficient features of properties, or perhaps achieving financing for energy-efficiency improvements, allows real estate clients and consumers to experience a variety of financial, environmental, and healthrelated benefits.
EcoBroker Green Market Advantage®
Tuesday and Thursday, March 16 & 18, 2010
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Location: Penn State Abington
Fee: $395, register online
Instructor: Laurence Elliot, Broker/A.B.R/G.R.I/E-Pro/C.R.S./E.R.E.S/Ecosociate
Credit: 6 hours approved by the PA Real Estate Commission
EcoBroker Green Market Advantage™ is designed to educate real estate professionals to recognize various environmental, energy, and dollar-saving features of real estate and, in turn, market such features to clients who are looking for homes and buildings with "greener" features. In an era of rising energy costs and heightened awareness of energy and environmental conservation, buyers and sellers readily benefit from professional guidance on the energy and environmental features of properties. Real estate licensees themselves, as well as the buyers and sellers of real estate, benefit from the EcoBroker emphasis on using the most efficient, credible, and ultimately successful approaches in identifying and addressing “green” markets and “green” features of real estate.
Contact: Eva Klein, 215-881-7387 | Register
Phone: Call the Professional Development Office at 215-881-7389 with your registration and a MasterCard or VISA payment.
Fax the registration form with company billing authorization, MasterCard or VISA payment to 215-881-7317.
Mail: Return registration form with payment (check made payable to Penn State, company billing authorization, MasterCard or VISA) to Penn State Abington, Professional Development Office, 122 Sutherland Building, 1600 Woodland Road, Abington, PA 19001-3990.
In person: Register in Room 122 Sutherland, Monday through Friday, 8am - 5pm and in Room 121 Sutherland, Monday through Thursday, 5pm - 9pm.
Registration confirmations will be e-mailed. On the confirmation please note your Penn State identification number. This number will be necessary for all future registrations, correspondence or inquiries.
Course Cancellations
Courses may be canceled or postponed by the University due to insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If a course is canceled, registrants are contacted, and a full refund issued.
Contact: Heather Smith, 215-881-7389
