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Tricia and Kelly Spencer wasted no time putting their new NAR Green Designations to work after receiving them in March 2019. 

Both are practitioners with Keller Williams Colorado West Realty, Grand Junction, Colo. 
They took stock of their community, identified opportunities, and are making connections to see how they can make a contribution. 

Here’s how they’re getting their green niche off the ground. 

Plastic straw dangers have gotten lots of attention. Balloons? Not so much. 
But they’re also deadly for birds and marine life.

If you’ve looked for the Green the MLS Toolkit and have come up empty, there’s a reason. 
The toolkit has been retired no longer will be updated. 

When it was launched more than a decade ago, it introduced the idea of green MLS fields and why they were important in telling the story of a green home and getting energy efficiency features properly valued at appraisal time. At the time, it was a crucial, even groundbreaking piece in moving the green housing industry forward.  

The National Association of REALTORS® REALTORS® & Sustainability 2019 Report looked at sustainability issues facing the real estate industry. 

Steve Lefler, GREEN, vice president of Modular Lifestyles, Irvine, CA, has carved out a unique business niche marketing modular, manufactured, and tiny houses with green features. 

His background includes stints as a real estate practitioner and a mortgage broker, and he has an expertise in reviving ailing mobile home and RV parks. 

He’s using his skills to address California’s home affordability challenges and to change how factory-built homes are viewed.