02-28-2013 - IREM to hold luncheon and sustainable course

The Greater New York Chapter of IREM will hold a luncheon on February 28th at The Union League Club, 38 East 37th St. from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Scott Rechler, chairman & CEO of RXR Realty. A complimentary networking cocktail hour will be sponsored by CSI: Construction & Security Installations, Inc. Cost is $85 members and $125 non-members. IREM will also hold "Sustainable Real Estate Management," where they will discuss common sense, cost-effective solutions to sustainable real estate management. Credit toward the Credential for Green Property Management (CGPM) will be awarded jointly by the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) and the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI). Continuing education credit will also be given for USGBC LEED Professionals. Core training required for staff at properties receiving funding under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Market to Market (M2M) Green Initiative and Green Retrofit Program. What you will learn: Sustainability and real estate management, owner's goals, tenant and resident demand, government regulations and incentives. Sustainable Property Operations: Management plans, maintenance, green cleaning, tenant and resident relations and education, tenant improvements and renovations, transportation Increasing Energy and Water Efficiency. The manager's role in resource efficiency, benchmarking, resource use and supply, equipment and technology, measuring results Improving Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). IEQ factors, proactive indoor air quality testing, IEQ surveys, materials, operations and maintenance Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Waste audits, recycling programs, composting, tenant and resident education, financial and environmental benefits The Sustainable Real Estate Management Company. Sustainable offices, vendors, certifications, networking and marketing How you will benefit: Implement sustainable property operations and increase energy and water efficiency Improve indoor environmental quality Learn to run a sustainable real estate management company This course is pending continuing education approval. The event will be held on Thursday, February 28 from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Knickerbocker Plaza - Lobby Level 1751 Second Ave. (between 91st & 92nd Sts.) The cost is $99 members and non-members. For course and event registration please visit iremnyc.org or call (212) 944-9445