IREM® Launches Online Course on Sustainable Real Estate Management
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(Chicago, IL, May 11, 2009) The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®), committed to supporting real estate management strategies that advance an environmentally sustainable and economically prosperous future, has just launched on online course titled
“Sustainable Real Estate Management (SRM001).” The course focuses on common sense, cost-effective ways to meet owner, tenant, and resident demand for “green” real estate and increase a property’s NOI through sustainable real estate management techniques. Requiring approximately six hours to complete, it is self-guided and features open enrollment, enabling individuals to begin and return to it at any time.
DEVELOPED BY EXPERTS FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCE
The course was created by IREM in collaboration with subject matter experts with demonstrated success in managing commercial and multifamily properties that meet and exceed both budgetary and sustainability goals. The diverse audience it was designed to benefit includes on-site real estate managers, leasing consultants, maintenance technicians, regional and corporate real estate management executives, and property vendors.
ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT TOWARD NAR’S GREEN DESIGNATION
The course is eligible for elective credit toward the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR) Green Designation. Those interested in earning this designation must be active members of NAR (either as a REALTOR® or Institute Affiliate member) and maintain membership in the Green REsource Council (www.greenresourcecouncil.org), founded by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC), a NAR subsidiary, to broadly disseminate knowledge about green real estate practices..
MORE CONTENT SPECIFICS
Key topics the course addresses include:
- Sustainable property operations
- Increasing energy efficiency
- Increasing water efficiency
- Improving indoor environmental quality
- How to reduce, reuse and recycle
- The sustainable real estate management company
TUITION AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Tuition for “Sustainable Real Estate Management” online, is $125.00 for IREM-designated CPM®, ARM®, and ACoM Members; also, CPM® Candidates, and AMO® firm employees. Course tuition for IREM Associate, Student and Academic Members as well as non-members is $155.00. In addition to the online version, the course will be offered by IREM chapters in a classroom setting in the near future. For more information and to register, visit www.irem.org/srm001 or phone (800) 837-0706, Ext. 4650.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2008. Major sponsors of the year-long celebration areYardi Systems, a leading provider of high-performance software solutions for the real estate industry, and the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance (RCA), the collective commercial constituency within the National Association of REALTORS®.
For more than seven decades, IREM has been the source for education, resources, information, and membership for real estate management professionals. An affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®, IREM is the only professional real estate management association serving both the multi-family and commercial real estate sectors. With 80 U.S. chapters, eight international chapters, and several other partnerships around the globe, IREM is an international organization that also serves as an advocate on issues affecting the real estate management industry.
Membership includes more than 18,000 individual members and 500 corporate members. IREM promotes ethical real estate management practices through its credentialed membership programs, including the Certified Property Manager® (CPM®) designation, the Accredited Residential Manager® (ARM®) certification, the ACoMcertification, and the Accredited Management Organization® (AMO®) accreditation. These esteemed credentials certify competence and professionalism for those engaged in real estate management. In addition, IREM offers Associate, Student and Academic memberships.
Collectively, IREM CPM® Members in the United States manage over $1.5 trillion in real estate assets, including 8.4 million residential units and 8.4 billion net square feet of commercial space. An additional 977,400 residential units are managed by IREM ARM® Members. IREM Members are employed by some of the most prestigious real estate firms in the world and nearly 70% hold upper-level management positions. Due to their professionalism and vast experience, property owners and investors worldwide continually seek out the management services of IREM Members.
To learn more about the Institute of Real Estate Management and its chapter network, call (800) 837-0706, Ext. 4650 (outside the U.S. call (312) 329-6000) or visit www.irem.org.
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