Jack Climer

The 14 Points of Successful of QI are:

1. Create Constancy of Purpose for Improvement of Services.

2. Adopt a New Philosophy - a can do spirit!

3. Eliminate Slogan, exhortations, and Target your customers

4. Drive Out Fear

5. Institute a Can Do Spirit of Leadership

6. Institute training from outside of the real estate industry.

7, Remove Barriers to Pride in Workmanship between your Agents and Staff.

8. Institute a Vigorous Program of Education and Retraining.

9. Improve constantly and Forever the system of Production and Services.

10. Just say Thank you.

The Basic of this Philosophy revolve around changing the current style of management to incorporate quality methods, techniques, and tools into everyday work life-ultimately, to drive out those management practices that are not conducive to excellence. This Philosophy has been used worldwide and is applicable to all areas of Real Estate.

Members of the Development Community

Over the past many months I have been working with developers,
designers, Springfield Employees, Boards and Commissioners, and
Councilmembers in order to evaluate the submittal, review, and
approval process of various Springfield Departments, Boards, and
Commissions. Upon the completion of this review and analysis, a
complete report will be given to the Office of the City Manager
detailing areas, which need to be improved as well as the
identification of functions that are presently working well.

In order to provide a complete and fair analysis to the Office of the
City Manager, it is important that we receive the input of as many
viewpoints as possible; therefore your input is valuable and needed.

It would be extremely beneficial to us if you would to take a few
minutes to respond to this e-mail by expressing any concerns or
viewpoints you might have with any function of the following
Springfield Departments:

Codes Administration Fire Marshall
Planning Commission
Public Works
Stormwater
Traffic and Parking
Water and Sewerages Services

I would like to hear your opinion on current submittal fees and/or
capacity fees, the submittal process, the review process, the time of
review and time of receiving approvals, the consistency of internal
policies, the manner in which you are treated, etc. I would also find
it beneficial to identify City Employees you feel are helpful and
attentive or whom you feel should be advanced.

All information will be confidential, as the results of our review
will take the form of tables and charts indicating responses and
frequency of comments. A copy of the report will be available upon
completion by e-mail request to jack.climer@gmail.com
In conclusion please feel assured that the purpose of this research
is intended to identify fact based recommendations to expedite what is
viewed by many as an expensive, difficult, and sometimes slow or
unnecessary process.

Should you wish to discuss your comments face to face or by the
phone, please call me at direct at 417-773-3677
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Jack Climer Realty, LLC
Jack C. Climer, President/CEO
Broker
825 S. LLoyd Drive
Rogersville, MO 65742
417-773-3677 Office/Cell
417-753-3549 Fax

Everyone would like to spend there dollars wisely, and going GREEN sustanable buildings can do just that.

There are so many benefits to going besides lower operating costs. Green Buildings are recognized as a better investment than non-green buildings. two recent studies show that green certified buildings out perform peers in occupancy rates, sale prices and lease rates. The average Leed certified building uses 32 percent less electricity and 36 percent less total engery than a standard new building. Water usage in Leed cerfified buildings is on the average 30 percent less than non-Leed buildings.

Many are mislead by mths related to these practice.

MYTH #1 Only tree hugging, tie dye wearing, Grateful Dead - listening hippies are into this stuff.

FACT: Federal, State and local governments, educational intitutions and non-profit organizations are developing green buildings.

LEED is finding its way into legislation, executive orders, resolutions, ordinances, policies, and incentives in 27 states, twelve federal agencies, and 36 institutions of higher learning across the US. Over 40 percent of REIT's in the US are actively looking into enery efficiency and green building upgrades with another 30 percent planning to do so.

MYTH #2 Green Buidling Cost more......who say's - this is a crucial point: Green Building don't cost more.

FACT: Study after study has shown a slim to non-existent cost premium for building high performance green buildings. In 2003, Capital E energy consultants, released a study showing that the average construction premium for a sample of 22 LEED building across the country was 1.84 percent.

In 2004, the US General Services Adm. reported that the anticipated construction premium for new federal courthouses would range from a negative 0.4 percent to a "low-cost" LEED-Certified facility, to a high 8.1 percent for "high cost" LEED- Gold facility.

In 2006, real estate consultants compared the cost of 83 building seeking LEED certification against 138 conventional buildings. Their analysis concluded that "the cost per square foot for buildings seeking LEED certification falls into the existing range of costs for buildings of similar program type.

More Myth's and Fact to come later.

Have a Greener Day.

Jack

Real Estate Professionals need to lead the charge of designing and building more sustainable neighborhoods, who better to lead that charge than the person who is in the field fighting the battles between the builders, developers and the money. As a broker, we have the ability to analyze the options and fit the proper methods to obtaining a sustainable outcome. You will not lose your license(the biggest fear with the psyche of an real estate professional)trying to be innovative. Real Estate people lose their license over other issues, not being licensed in the first place, practicing outside their license restrictions, etc. Professional review boards do not have an enformcement action for creativity.

So many options, and very little time. Every developer has a deadline, time is the king for all projects, the development team can not afford to leave the Real Estate person off of the project until the end. A team must continue to educate itself to be well versed in multiple, sustainabled design techniques, anticipating it may need to be ready to utilize that knowledge. Without this drive to stay well versed on sustainable solutions, a real estate pro may try to force to fit a square peg in a round hole.

Remember, that proper sustainable design must include people, planet, and the holy dollar in profits - compromising one of them is not an option.

Real Estate Professionals, please challenge yourselves, as well as your developers, builders and clients, to move forward in providing sustainable neighborhoods that will sell, profit and enjoy our green planet. Provide options, thoughts, expertise, and passion in moving the development industry forward........................................................

long confined to a few fringe consumers, the preference to buy "green" has become a

significant economic trend. Heightened awareness, a feeling of social obligation and the

highly publicized consequences of global warming have all combined to create substantially

increased consumer demand for environmentally responsible and efficient products - including

housing.

• Consumers do not want to pay more for "green" or add inconvenience to their

lifestyles. Our projects will be "green" at their core with no cost premium to the

consumer.

• The 20-34 age group want to establish their identity which for many means being a

more "aware" consumer.

• There is a demand for "authenticity" "integrity" and "responsibility"

• which influence purchasing and rental decisions.

• As a Company we embrace "green" as a responsibility not just good business.

• Nothing validates these concerns more than products that are genuinely "green".

Quadrant Eco-Consciousness

We will design "green" not only from a construction materials perspective but also from an

operational perspective. Lower maintenance costs, lower energy consumption, water management

and recycling will make our apartment projects more marketable and our special

purpose projects (seniors, students, workforce and hospitality) more operationally efficient

and profitable for the benefit of the tenants and management.