3C-REN

High Performance Homes: Valuation 2
2024-11-07 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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Advancing appraiser training, this class builds on the content of courses 1 & 2, recommended as prerequisites.
How & Why: We’ll examine the details of a new all-electric, carbon-free, Passive House, currently under construction.
Outcomes: 12 benefits of high-performance homes

Health
Safety
Comfort
Quality
Durability
Aesthetics
Energy efficient
Water efficient
Resilient
Costs less to own.
Lower greenhouse gas emissions
Market value

Class exercises: Appraisers will practice application of knowledge gained in the
3-Course series to valuation questions pertaining to the example house.
Learning Objectives

Gain comprehension of high-performance assets and their benefits
Describe 12 benefits of high-performance homes
Be equipped with key questions to ask about comparables
Appraisers will further develop their expertise, gain practice in application, and enjoy group discussion of appraisal approaches and challenges as we consider a real, in-progress construction project

Target Audience

Experienced Appraisers

Learning Level: Intermediate and Advanced
*Course is designed for those familiar with valuation principles
Continuing Education Credits: 3 hours BREA, BOE
Instructor: Debra Little

Health and Resilience of Clean Energy Homes
2024-11-13 09:00 - 12:00
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Homeowner interest in our capacity to control indoor air quality and increase resilience has skyrocketed. Ventilation has been elevated from bathrooms to main living areas, from a few seconds of exhaust to continuous delivery of fresh filtered air. Concerns around the ability to shelter in place during extreme events range from far-flung rural areas to cities.
Air pollutants like respiratory viruses and wildfire smoke can be prevented from entering and overwhelming a home.
The certainty of a steady supply of clean, filtered air would mean fewer days missed from school and sports activities along with better grades for our kids, increased performance at work for adults, reduced medical expenses, and positive impacts on our local economies. Health insurance companies acknowledge this and are more frequently investing in energy upgrades, particularly in low-income housing, as a risk reduction; proven to be more cost-effective than the expenses of emergency room care and illness.
Many efficiency improvements go beyond energy savings, they also make homes healthier and more resilient during power losses, fires, and extraordinary weather.
It’s also possible that an efficiency project if not installed correctly, can cause health problems.
The EPA, in response to new research and the escalation in interest and concerns, has created a new department – “Energy Plus Health”.
Do assets that result in home resiliency and occupant health contribute to market value? What does the market tell us?
RE pros pursuing expertise in Clean Energy Homes will advance their knowledge of potential improvements in home health and resiliency resulting from common efficiency improvements, expanding their credibility as expert guides for their customers.
Course Highlights

How common efficiency assets improve health and resiliency
Home performance elements vital to indoor air quality
Healthy Housing Principles
Smoke infiltration prevention
Case studies of homes that survived wildfires
Examples of resiliency in power losses
Considerations in marketing and valuation

Learning Objectives

Comprehend the beyond-energy benefits of efficiency assets
Understand what to look for in inspections and interviews
Accurately describe specific efficiency assets and how they deliver health and resiliency
Communicate beyond-efficiency benefits in appraisal reports and listings
Enhance your communication effectiveness with real stories of people who have experienced health improvements and tests of resiliency

Audience

Experienced appraisers
Agents
Homeowners
Contractors

Learning level: Novice-advanced RE pros
Instructor: Debra Little
