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About Beth Johnson, REALTOR®

LEED AP, EcoBroker Certified®,
Certified Green Professional™, NAR GREEN

  • I'm proud to be the
    • first REALTOR® on the planet to earn the green credential “Quadruple Crown” of LEED AP, EcoBroker™ Certification®, Certified Green Professional™, and NAR GREEN.
    • first Texas REALTOR® (and only the 13th anywhere) to earn the LEED Accredited Professional credential associated with U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System™, the nationally accepted benchmark for high performance green buildings.
    • first Texas REALTOR® to earn the nationally recognized EcoBroker® Certification that provides training on energy and environmental issues relating to real estate transactions.
    • first North Texas REALTOR® (not directly affiliated with a builder) specializing in green building.
  • My specialty is assisting "green"-leaning home buyers in obtaining the elements they need to buy a new green home (land, architect, builder) or in comparing the energy-efficiency and other "green" features of existing homes on the market.
  • A native North Texan raised in Garland, I’ve lived and worked in the Metroplex for decades.
  • I am a full-time real estate agent and a founder and principal of Smart Green Now Consulting.
  • I am backed by the strength of Keller Williams Realty -- third largest real estate company in North America--and our Preston Road office-- #1 DFW real estate office in home sales:
      • About Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
      • Most Recognizable Brand of Real Estate Franchises for 2009 (Swanepoel TRENDS Report, Feb. 2010)
      • Highest overall satisfaction rankings among home buyers among the largest full-service real estate firms for the second year in a row (J. D. Power and Associates’ 2009 Home Buyer/Seller StudySM)
      • Second-highest overall satisfaction rankings among home sellers among the largest full-service real estate firms (J. D. Power and Associates’ 2009 Home Buyer/Seller StudySM)
      • The only major real estate franchise company to grow in both number of agents added to its ranks and in transactions closed. (REAL Trends 500 Report, May 2009)  While National Association of Realtors ranks decreased by 7% in 2009, KW’s ranks increased by 3%.
      • No. 1 major real estate brokerage in number of agents and closed transactions (RISMedia’s Power Broker Report, May 2009)
      • Third-largest real estate franchise operation in U.S.
      • No. 1 real estate franchise (Dec. 2009--31st annual Franchise 500® list, Entrepreneur Magazine, world’s most comprehensive franchise ranking, based on objective, quantifiable measures of franchise success)
      • Outpaced national industry average in closed transactions by 160% in 2009
      • Contracts closed per agent increased 16% in 2009
      • 697 offices (the only national brand to grow in 2009)
      • 70,000+ associates in U.S. and Canada
      • Founded in Austin in 1983 – very strong Texas roots, visibility, connections
      • KW.com website generates more unique visitors than any other franchise (2.6 million per month) and achieves top tier on Google searches
      • No. 1 selling real estate book for agents in 2008—by Gary Keller, co-founder and chairman of the company (SHIFT: How Top Real Estate Agents Tackle Tough Times). More recognition for the company that’s marketing your listing!
      • In top tier of "America’s top global franchises" and highest of any real estate franchise company (#52 out of 500, Entrepreneur Magazine, Dec. 2009)
      • KW Commercial is the fastest-growing commercial real estate firm in North America – more networking and visibility for your listing of any kind!
      • Financially healthy:  In 2009 we were debt-free, increased profit, profit-shared close to $2 million with our associates, and had no layoffs or salary reductions.  Our agent-centric culture emphasizes access to leading-edge education and promotes an economic model that rewards associates as stakeholders and partners.
      • Culture of community service:  Inaugurated RED (Renew, Energize, Donate) Day in 2009, in which 20,000 KW volunteers contributed 160,000 hours toward community service, with plans to double the commitment in 2010!
      • Company belief system:  win-win, integrity, customers come first, commitment, communication, creativity, teamwork, trust, success.
    • About Keller Williams Dallas Preston Road Market Center 
      • #1 DFW real estate office in home sales closed per year (great institutional savvy and resources)
      • Largest KW office in DFW, with more than 400 associates (many resources to help sell your home)
      • Marketing divisions in every real estate field – a full-service brokerage in every sense
      • Convenient to Bush Turnpike and North Dallas Tollway
      • We own the multi-story building – great visibility, stability, resources
      • Large modern classroom with audio-visual and kitchen service – a resource for buyer seminars and other visibility activities
      • Multiple conference rooms, work spaces, copy centers – convenience, professionalism
      • Most profitable KW office in Metroplex and among the top 30 most profitable KW offices in North America – promotes agent longevity, expertise, and teamwork due to profit-sharing benefits

  • I have 29 years’ professional experience staffing Texas and national environmental advocacy organizations --
    • lobbying, media work, grassroots organizing and training
    • in Texas, Southern Plains region, and Washington, D.C.
  • I am the first REALTOR® to join U.S. Green Building Council's North TX Chapter. My firm is proud to be one of the few Texas real estate firms that are members of USGBC.
  • A Founding Member and the only REALTOR® to have served as a Director of the Home Builders Association’s Green Built Texas Council, I helped draft the Green Built Texas™ Program, chaired its inaugural year Marketing Subcommittee, and served one of the longest tenures as Director, helping lead the Council in its first 4 years.
  • I served on the MetroTex Association of REALTORS® task force that implemented a major green update to North Texas Multiple Listing Service, Nov.-Dec. ’08.
  • Green building and building science courses completed include the first-ever "Green Building for Building Professionals" course by National Association of Home Builders (NAHB); first Board-offered green building designation course by National Association of REALTORS (NAR); U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) "Technical Review: LEED for New Construction" and “LEED for Homes Workshop”; “Building Science Fundamentals” by Lstiburek and Straube of Building Science Corp.; Energy and Environmental Building Alliance's (EEBA) "Houses That Work"; EcoBroker's courses on energy efficiency, environmental issues, green marketing; Austin Energy's "Green by Design" and "Cool House Tour"; national home performance conferences by NAHB, EEBA, RESNET and Affordable Comfort Inc.; Realtors Land Institute's "Creative Land Planning"; Energy Efficient Green Building Institute's "Residential Building Performance Technician" (3 credit courses), "Secrets of a Texas Net Zero Home" and "Healthy Home" by award-winning builder Jim Sargent, "Green Interiors"; numerous green building and marketing classes and presentations at Home Builders Association (HBA) of Greater Dallas.
  • My firm became the nation’s first real estate agency to show our commitment to energy efficiency by joining Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), the national organization that sets standards for quality of energy rating services and annually hosts the premier national forum on home energy performance and financing.
  • I have completed the course to obtain Historic House Specialist designation from Preservation Dallas.
  • Arthur Kuehne and I are planning to build our own green home as an educational catalyst illustrating “affordable” greenbuilding in a 2000 sq. ft. home.
  • I am a frequent speaker and media source on residential greenbuilding.

EDUCATION / PERSONAL NOTES

  • B.A. with honors, Texas Tech University, 1976
  • teaching certification at secondary level
  • extensive experience as researcher, author, editor, and proofreader for Texas and national non-profits
  • author, Yukon Wild: The Adventures of Four Women Who Paddled 2,000 Miles through America’s Last Frontier (Berkshire Traveller Press, 1984)
  • In 1982, I led first women’s expedition in muscle-powered craft down Canada’s and Alaska’s Yukon River—a 76-day, 2000-mile canoe trip by four Texas women.
  • I have canoed, kayaked and rafted more than 7,000 miles throughout North America and spent about 400 (including 50 solo) overnights on river trips
  • In 2003, to celebrate my fiftieth birthday, my husband and I drove 13,000 miles round trip to the Arctic Ocean, and I flew with three companions in a bush plane deep into the world’s northernmost major mountain range and canoed for a month above the Arctic Circle on a trip I organized within the heart of one of the world’s largest parkland areas and finest remaining vast wilderness areas. We canoed America’s longest designated Wild River segment and the longest floatable mileage of any American Arctic river--400+ miles down Alaska’s Noatak River from near its source in Gates of the Arctic National Park, through Noatak National Preserve, to its mouth at Chukchi Sea tidewater on Alaska’s west coast.
  • Organizing schools attended: Midwest Academy, IL, 1994; Highlander Research and Education Center, TN, 1993; Campaigns and Elections, Washington, D.C., 1990.