Practical Applications in Appraising Green Commercial Properties

This two-day course introduces participants to a broad range of valuation problems encountered when appraising green commercial buildings, conventional buildings with green features, and conventional buildings in today’s markets that are increasingly influenced by sustainability and green building. Based on AI’s publication The Valuation of Green Commercial Real Estate, the course presents real-world case study examples from a variety of property types to help you learn and apply credible valuation techniques for analyzing and reporting the degree to which green building and sustainability affect property value. As you apply the three approaches to value, you’ll develop valuable insight and hands-on experience developing cost and income-based adjustments when sales data is lacking, identifying and analyzing rent and marketability premiums, evaluating operating cost impacts, and assessing risk effects. In addition, you’ll learn how green building and sustainability affect scope of work development and highest and best use analysis for both green and conventional properties. You’ll also get familiar with emerging topics such as net zero energy, distributed generation, wellness-based design, and resilience.