What is a Green Lending Specialist?
A GreenLending Specialist ™ (GLS) is a lending professional, educated and certified through the GLS designation program. This individual has attended the comprehensive two-day training, successfully passed the exam, and adopted the principles set out in the GLS Code of Conduct.
This training is for anyone involved in commercial or residential lending and addresses both construction and permanent lending categories. The information presented is valuable to and will benefit: bankers, mortgage bankers or mortgage brokers, company owners, managers, non-profit & community lenders, loan originators, processors, underwriters, staff appraisers, risk and policy teams and secondary market professionals.
The course provides detailed information on:
Green construction practices for residential (new and retrofit) and commercial, including:
- Overview of “the case” for going green (ecologically and economically)
- Design and Site considerations
- Energy saving strategies and renewable energy generation tactics
- Water conservation strategies for residences, commercial buildings, communities and cities
- Materials management and resource efficiency.
- Indoor Environmental Quality overview.
- Green lending principles, including:
- Rating systems for buildings and materials
- The latest methods used in appraising green homes
- Current MLS data findings and updates on greening of MLS networks nationally
- Current trends in lending for green buildings and the secondary market options
- Training & presentation resources
- Tools and tangible marketing take-a-ways on ways to partner with builder, developers and real estate professionals
- Leveraging, marketing and next steps for GLS designees
