Baseline
- Well-versed in the energy efficient components of homes and educate clientele
- Have proven experience or education such as eco-broker or LEED certification
- Membership in green realtors association, national or regional
- Relationships with SRI banks, local and national, history of working with them and recommending them to clients
Preferences
- Encourage responsible/sustainable use of land
- Strong community involvement
- One of the below describe the majority of homes the realtor/company finds or sells:
- Near public transportation
- In diverse neighborhoods
- Designed for energy efficiency
- Energy Star appliances in new or remodeled homes
- Low water landscaping, particularly in arid areas
- Landscaping: use of shade trees, native plants, not huge lawns
- Equipped or easily convertible to alternative energy
Resources
Industry Standards to Earn the Seal of Approval
- Artwork
- Banking
- Body / Personal Care
- Building & Construction
- Candles
- Carbon Offsets
- Chocolate
- Cleaning Products (Dry Cleaning included)
- Clothing & Fabric Products
- Coffee / Tea
- Consulting / Marketing / PR
- Credit Card Processing
- Energy / Fuel
- Events
- Food Products: Animal
- Food Products: General
- Home / Housewares / Furniture
- Investing
- Jewelry
- Mail Order Catalogues, Magazines, & Books
- Mattresses
- Mining
- Packaging
- Paints / Varnishes / Finishes
- Paper Products / Printing / Publishing
- Toys / Games / Children's Products
- Transportation
- Water
- Web Hosting Company





