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February 2018

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GRC Member Benefit: NAR's Green Desingation Networking Community Eases Isolation

Sometimes life as a GREEN designee can be lonely, especially if you’re the only green-minded practitioner in your market. Who’s there to talk shop with you? How do you build relationships? Where do you go to share ideas and get advice? 

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Illinois Bill Aims for Lofty Energy Efficiency, Jobs Goals

The 2016 Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) opens the door for a brighter energy future for Illinois.The goals of FEJA are lofty and it’s expected that the law will help to cut electricity waste, improve the state’s environmental health, bring renewable energy, and make clean energy more accessible to consumers and lower their utility costs. 

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Webinar: Think Kumbaya When Communicating With Clients

Mike Bellamente, MBA, LEED GA, GREEN of Zoeller Realty Group at Keller Williams Coastal Realty, Portsmouth, N.H., took the mic during the January 2018 webinar.

January 2018

November 2017

Cultivating Resilience 

Rather than being crippled by adversity and disruption, community members can think ahead and create a framework to prepare for and respond to a crisis and ensure that their city returns to being healthy, safe, and strong physically, socially, and economically. 

But cultivating resilience isn’t just disaster planning. It also entails protecting the environment, creating economic stability, and ensuring the well-being of a city’s population. 

January 2019

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Cultivating a Green Business Environment

Many contemplate how to incorporate their new knowledge into their businesses when they first get NAR’s Green Designation.