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Acknowledgements
The Green MLS Tool Kit was the result of a collaborative effort among numerous industry experts who offered their time, insight, and expertise to the project. We're enormously grateful for their contributions.
| Organizers | Editors | Authors | Case Studies |
| Tom Deyo | Bob Hart | Don Briggs |
Atlanta: Carson Matthews |
| Al Medina | Al Medina | Rob Larson | Chicago: John Shaterian and Sarah Coulter |
| Elyse Umlauf-Garneau | Carson Matthews | MRIS (Mid-Atlantic Area): Tim Campbell | |
| Al Medina | Portland: Teresa St. Martin | ||
| Kim Pontius | Traverse City: Kim Pontius | ||
| Laura Stukel |
A special thanks goes to others who helped with the project. They are:
| Julie Hawkins | Dave Porter |
| Matt Libby | Steve Seawright |
| Sandy Marsico | Shelley Specchio |
| Hugh Morris / Rodney Gansho |
John Stovall |
| Kevin Morrow | Marilyn Wilson |
Contacts
| Contact Information: | ||
| Name | Organization | E-mail Address |
| Don Briggs | Briggs Associates, President | dbriggs@briggsassoc.com |
| Tim Campbell | MRIS, Matrix Product Manager | Tim.Campbell@mris.net |
| Tom Deyo | NeighborWorks®, Deputy Director | tdeyo@nw.org |
| Rodney Gansho | NAR Board Policy | rgansho@realtors.org |
| Julie Hawkins | REALTOR® | Jphawkins@mris.com |
| Rob Larson | CRMLS, CIO | rob@crmls.org |
| Matt Libby | USGBC | mlibby@usgbc.org |
| Trisha Miller | Enterprise, Director | tmiller@enterprisecommunity.org |
| Sandy Marsico | Sandstorm Design, Web Development | Web Design by Sandstorm Design |
| Carson Matthews | REALTOR® | carsonmatthews@bellsouth.net |
| Kevin Morrow | NAHB, NGBS | kmorrow@nahb.com |
| Kim Pontius | TAAR, EVP | kim@taar.com |
| Dave Porter | Porter Works, Education consultant | davep@porterworks.com |
| Teresa St. Martin | REALTOR® | teresa@sparkofgreen.com |
| Steve Seawright | Seawright Homes, Builder | steve.seawright@clarkus.com |
| John Shaterian | REALTOR® | johns@atproperties.com |
| Shelley Specchio | CEO, NNRMLS | Shelley@nnrmls.com |
| John Stovall | Ecobroker®, Vice President | jstovall@ecobroker.com |
| Marilyn Wilson | CMLS Board Member | marilyn@wavgroup.com |
| Laura Stukel | REALTOR® & CNT Energy | lstukel@cntenergy.com |
Testimonials
"NAHB is working to make sure that all our members are prepared to compete and succeed in a housing market that is increasingly focused on sustainable, efficient construction. I congratulate the National Association of REALTORS® for this essential toolkit that takes the next important step: translating green construction into demonstrable value for brokers and their customers all over the country."
Robert R. Jones
Chairman
National Association of Homebuilders
"By identifying which homes contain energy efficient and environmentally friendly characteristics, the National Association of REALTORS® and its partners in releasing the Green MLS Tool Kit will help all homebuyers - including those in low- and moderate-income communities - make more informed choices about the cost of their housing and where up-front payment may lead to long-term saving," said Ken Wade, NeighborWorks® America CEO.
"NeighborWorks® organizations have been educating homeowners about the true cost of homeownership for more than thirty years and we are excited by this new step. NeighborWorks® America is proud to have been a part of this effort and is committed to helping consumers make smart choices when buying and maintaining their homes, creating stronger and more sustainable households and communities."
Ken Wade
CEO
NeighborWorks America
"Congratulations from EcoBroker International to the collaborators who produced the Green MLS Toolkit and supporting website. This project will support the standardized collection of accurate information on homes containing features that improve energy performance and environmental impacts. The timing is right and consumers have been asking for this information. Good job! Now let's all support implementation in our local MLS programs."
John K. Stovall
EcoBroker Certified, ABR®, REALTOR®, Vice President for Business Development, EcoBroker International
"As the nation's largest organization of real estate appraisers, the Appraisal Institute is pleased to participate in this important effort to enhance the data found in the MLS. With more data, appraisers will be able to perform more comparisons and analytical analyses and therefore present even more reliable valuations, which will benefit everyone involved in a real estate transaction.
Given their reliance on data, appraisers would be thrilled with more robust information, especially on energy efficiency, in the MLS because it would allow them to make well-supported comparisons, analyses and adjustments.
Leslie Sellers, MAI, SRA
President
Appraisal Institute
