The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) and National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) offer the Credential for Green Property Management™ (CGPM™) to on-site managers, maintenance staff and supervisors of front-line staff based on green building principles and best practices.
The Credential for Green Property Management provides on-site managers, maintenance staff and supervisors of front-line staff with the following benefits:
Credential holders will learn the latest techniques and technologies for making cost-saving green improvements at properties.
Credential holders will receive:
- Subscription to NAHMA News
- Subscription to NAHMA’s On-site Insights e-newsletter
- Subscription to NAAEI’s Units magazine
- Subscription to NAAEI’s Industry Insider e-newsletter
- Inclusion in NAHMA’s online Credential Directory
- Opportunity to participate in NAAEI events at member rate
- Pin and certificate
How was the Credential for Green Property Management Developed?
The Credential for Green Property Management was originally created in conjunction with the then HUD Office of Affordable Preservation (OAHP), which required projects going through its Green Initiative (which included a maximum 50% increase in the Incentive Performance Fee, and a reduction in required owner contribution to as little as 3% of green rehabilitation costs) to have on-site managers, maintenance staff and supervisors of front-line staff certified in green building principles and practices.
Initial Requirements
Candidates for the CGPM must complete a minimum of 16 hours of training in the required topics from an accepted provider. Each of the following topics must be covered in the training, with a cumulative total of at least 8 hours in these areas:
- Green Building Principles and Practices Overview
- Energy Efficiency
- Water Efficiency
- Integrated Pest Management
- Indoor Air Quality
- Green Operations and Maintenance
Other topics that may be included in the 16-hour requirement include:
- Green Site Landscaping, Xeriscape, Composting, etc.
- Green Building Systems
- Alternative Energy Sources (Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Combined Heat and
- Power, Co-generation)
- Energy Star (including indoor and outdoor lighting) and WaterSense Programs
- Recycling and Waste Reduction
- Resident Green Education
Ongoing Requirements
In addition, a minimum total of four hours per year of continuing education in any of the above 12 topics is required to renew the Credential for Green Property Management.
PLEASE NOTE: Certificate holders will be self-certifying each year and do not need to send in an attendance letter, certificate, event literature or certificate of their continuing education.
Delivery Methods
All training must be delivered by a provider listed below. The initial and ongoing training can be instructor-led classes, on-line courses, training seminars, association or industry training sessions, college or university courses, or other widely-recognized training. Property owners/ managers may contract with accepted providers to deliver training to the on-site staff, on-site lead maintenance person, or their direct supervisor.
Allowable Property Expenses
Green property management training is an eligible HUD property expense only to the extent that it is utilized to train and educate an individual directly responsible for management and/or maintenance of the subject property.
The following credential programs fully satisfy the green property management training requirements of HUD’s Mark-to-Market Green Initiative, and the Recovery Act/Green Retrofit Program:
- National Apartment Association, Credential for Green Property Management (CGPM); www.naahq.org/learn/education/credential-green-property-management
- National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA), Credential for Green Property Management (CGPM)
- U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) LEED AP (any discipline) or LEED Green Associate; www.gbci.org
The following IREM course fully satisfies the core subjects training requirement (not elective subjects) of HUD’s Mark-to-Market Green Initiative and the Recovery Act/Green Retrofit Program, and is recognized by the NAA and NAHMA credential programs above:
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®), Sustainable Real Estate Management SRM001; www.irem.org
Currently Accepted Green Property Management Training
- National Property Management Strategies Group; www.npmsg.com
- Barry Weaver Consulting; www.barryweaverconsulting.com
- National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) and its affiliated AHMAs; www.nahma.org
- National Apartment Association (NAA) and its affiliated associations; www.naahq.org
- Associated Builders and Contractors of Delaware; www.abcdelaware.com
- American Institute of Architects (AIA); www.aia.org
- Association for Energy Affordability (AEA); www.aeanyc.org
- Austin Energy Green Building; www.greenbuilding.austinenergy.com
- Build It Green; www.builditgreen.org
- Building Education Center; www.bldgeductr.org
- Building Performance Institute; www.bpi.org
- Clean Edison; www.cleanedison.com
- Community Housing Partners; www.communityhousingpartners.org
- Daylighting Collaborative; www.daylighting.org
- Elias Global Solutions; www.EliasGlobalSolutions.com
- Enterprise Community Partners; www.EnterpriseCommunity.org
- Global Green; www.globalgreen.org
- GPRO (Green Professional Building Skills Training); www.gpro.org
- Green Advantage; www.greenadvantage.org
- Institute for Professional and Executive Development; www.ipedinc.net
- Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®); www.irem.org
- National Center for Healthy Housing; www.healthyhomestraining.org
- NeighborWorks; www.nw.org
- Northwest Energy Efficiency Council (NEEC); www.neec.org
- Porterworks; www.porterworks.com
- Solar One; www.Solar1.org
- Southface; www.southface.org
- Terracon Consultants, Inc.; www.terracon.com
- Urban Green Council; www.urbangreencouncil.org
How to Apply
CGPM Application (fillable form)
All applications should be sent to Green Credential, c/o NAHMA, 400 N. Columbus St., Suite 203, Alexandria, VA 22314 or emailed to: Leslie Marie O’Donnell at lodonnell@nahma.org.
Application fee: $190
Annual Renewal fee: $165