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Talk to any veteran NAR Green Designee, and they'll tell you that keeping up to date on industry changes is critical to building and sustaining your green niche. 

That's just what the newly updated GREEN Designation Course: People, Property, Planet, Prosperity helps you do. 

In mid-February, architects, builders, prospective buyers, and REALTORS® were among those who came out to learn about and see progress on a net-zero development, Array, that Jodi Bakst is developing in Orange, NC. 

The event was the culmination of nearly four years of work on Bakst's part that included assembling the land, establishing a vision, and choosing a design and construction team.

Christina Laney Mitre, REALTOR® ASSOCIATE, GREEN, CRS, SRES®, with Corcoran Pacific Properties, Honolulu, Hawaii, recently expanded her real estate business scope to include green real estate services. 

She works alongside her mother and mentor, Yumi Laney, who has been in the real estate business for 43 years. 

You can talk about various energy efficiency home upgrades, show charts, and statistics proving their efficacy, and discuss the science behind each innovation. 

But there’s nothing like a real-world example to drive the points home. 

That’s what Green Builder Media has done with its new Remodeling Field Report.  

Jen Singley, a practitioner with Keller Williams Philly, developed a passion for the environment and doing business in a socially and environmentally responsible way while working for United By Blue, a sustainable lifestyle brand.