C.R.E.B.A. OPENS SHORT-TERM REAL-ESTATE COURSE ON FEB. 23

THE Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations Inc. (Creba) and De La Salle College of Saint Benilde School of Professional and Continuing Education (DLS-CSB SPACE) opens real-estate planning, development and environmental concerns certificate course on February 23.

The course is the third of six modules under the Executive Diploma Program in Real Estate Management offered by the two institutions since 2002.

Classes will be held at the ninth floor of the CSB School of Design and Arts Campus from 1 to 8:30 p.m. and will run for four consecutive Saturdays, until March 16.

The four-week course will cover the following topics: types of property development; residential subdivisions including high-rise and mid-rise buildings; townhouses and subdivisions; water supply and sanitation; ecological solid-waste management; climate-change adaptation and disaster risk reduction for real-estate projects; administration, control and technical aspects of the construction process; green technology and sustainable development for housing; industrial estates and ecozones; other environmental requirements for real estate development; and farm and leisure estates.

Other courses offered for the rest of the year cover real-estate marketing tools, land laws and property titling, highest and best uses for real estate, real-estate financial planning and management, and real-estate project-feasibility studies.

Discounts are available for Creba members, government personnel and DLSU alumni. For inquiries, e-mail at creba_national@yahoo. com or space@benilde.edu.ph.