The Appraisal Institute will hold its newest seminar, An Introduction to Valuing Green Buildings, which will premiere June 24th, in Austin, Texas.
Designed for appraisers, developers, investors and other real estate professionals, this timely seminar will explore the history and progress of the "green" building movement in the U.S. as well as how buildings held for investment relate to the larger green building universe. The analysis and valuation of green building for investment purposes are also examined.
"Green building practices are evolving into the standard benchmark for development in commercial and residential marketplaces," said R. Wayne Pugh, MAI, president of the Appraisal Institute. "This seminar provides real estate professionals across the board with the tools to understand the relevance, potential investment risks and long-term benefits of green building practices."
Created as a 7-hour seminar, An Introduction to Valuing Green Buildings addresses sustainable building practices from the ground up - from design principles to cost-benefit analysis to implications for the valuation process. Also included for review are case studies of recently completed green buildings, which illustrate the real-world application of covered concepts.
"Participants in this seminar will receive up-to-date information relating to the science and expertise being applied in contemporary building practices," said Pugh. "Sustainable building is not the practice of the future, it's the practice that's already here."
Seminar Information
The Appraisal Institute's An Introduction to Valuing Green Buildings is set to premiere June 24th at the Hyatt Regency Austin. Participants will receive 7 hours of Appraisal Institute continuing education credit as well as 7 hours of state continuing education credit. (Check with your state board for state approval information.) The cost to enroll is $250.
To register, visit www.appraisalinstitute.org/education/more_info.aspx?id=9057 or call (312)335-4140.
Another June Offering
Also in Austin on June 24th the Appraisal Institute will be featuring its recently developed seminar, Appraisal Challenges: Declining Markets and Sales Concessions. Designed to help residential real estate appraisers recognize shifts in markets with depreciating property values, this 7-hour program will discuss the proper techniques as well as pitfalls and procedures encountered in valuing residential real property in today's markets. Participants in this seminar will receive 7 hours of Appraisal Institute continuing education credit as well as 7 hours of state continuing education credit. (check with your state board for state approval information).  The cost to enroll is $250. To register, visit www.appraisalinstitute.org/education/more_info.aspx?id=9056.
For additional information on this and other Appraisal Institute programs, visit www.appraisalinstitute.org.