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In order to become a certified ECO Consultant, you are required to take 16 elective credit hours, in addition to the 20 core course hours.  

Elective courses are provided by a variety of local organizations and businesses.  You can choose from a number of interesting and useful topics.  Below are links to our ECO Partners' websites.  

REMEMBER! You are responsible for tracking your own elective courses. Be sure you keep copies of all elective course certificates, so that you can provide copies to ABR to receive your certification.

ECO Partners / Elective Course Providers:  

The Western North Carolina Green Building Council often offers 4-hour courses that qualify for ECO-credit. Check their website to see what topics are coming up that interest you. Each course is usually worth 4-credit hours.

Warren Wilson College offers a number of environmental classes that qualify for credit.

Cradle of Forestry sometimes offers a short course on Woodland Ownership.

The local NC State Extension Office offers a helpful course on Home Maintenance.

The REALTORS® Land Institute's Land 101 course is an elective.

There is an 8-hour HUD certified course in Lead-Safe Work Practices that qualifies for 4 credits.

NC State University offers a Conservation-Based Development Workshop.

The Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy offers Financial Strategies for Landowners: Advanced Seminar on Conservation Easements, Tax and Estate Planning.

RiverLink has a course on Sediment and Erosion Control/Stormwater.

Other environmental courses and seminars that are offered for professional credit for architects and engineers may count for ECO elective credit.  If you are unsure whether credit is available for a specific course, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for details. 

If you know of a course or seminar coming up that may qualify for credit [but that isn't on our calendar], please let us know about it as soon as possible so we can consider it.  Elective course credits are approved by the ECO Consultants board members.