ADU SPECIALIST DESIGNATION

GAIN THE CREDENTIAL & DEMONSTRATE MARKET EXPERTISE

ADU Specialists comprise a network of over 1000 accredited professionals across the nation. Designees have completed and passed robust training in order to display their ADU expertise to the market.


 

What is an ADU Specialist?

ADU Specialists are trained to provide valuable expertise to help meet the increasing demand for properties with ADU potential. They understand planning and building regulations, property eligibility, development process and costs, and the return on investment of ADUs in order to better assist their clients.

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How ADUs Can Benefit Your Business

ADUs are emerging as a rapid development trend right now in many cities across the United States, often due to new ADU-favorable policies being enacted at the city/state level. The ADU Specialist designation lends valuable credibility to your business so you can tap into this growing market with the backing of an organization that has trained thousands of professionals across the country.


Designation Benefits

  • Listing on the ADU Specialist Directory

    The ADU Specialist Directory is a resource for ADU Specialists and beyond. A tool for networking and referrals, as well as the go-to location for consumers looking for the ADU expert in their area. The Directory is searchable by location, profession, and offers the opportunity for listing owners to link to email, websites, and social media.

  • Discounts on Live Courses

    The ADU Training Program offers a variety of ADU specific training opportunities from one-hour ADU specific updates to the ADU Academy, a day-long educational and networking event. ADU Specialists are eligible for discounts, consider this your Continuing ADU-cation!

  • Logo and Marketing Package

    Set yourself apart as your community’s ADU expert with the ADU Specialist logo. Upon achieving the designation, ADU Specialists receive a package of logos formatted for digital and print marketing along with branding guidelines.

  • Presentation Guide

    This video is a resource for Earth Advantage Designated ADU Specialists to build your own slide deck presentation highlighting your knowledge of your local ADU market to win leads and become recognized as your market’s ADU resource.

  • Access to the ADU Hour Series

    The ADU Hour is a collection of eighteen, hour-long conversations with experts covering topics such as ADU design, financing, construction, and political advocacy at the municipal and state level. The ADU Hour webinar series is exclusively available for ADU Specialists.


 

Become an ADU Specialist

Professionals earn the ADU Specialist designation to gain expertise and display their ADU credentials to the market. They do so by attending our training and passing a designation exam. The curriculum has been designed by the person who literally wrote the book on ADUs, Kol Peterson, and enhanced by local instructors who are ADU practitioners.

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