First Friday Webinar – The Tripod: Three USGBC Tools to Facilitate Decarbonization
The First Friday series is back for 2026 and starting in March, all sessions will feature live, never seen before content! During each session, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters, connect with peers, discuss the latest in green building, and learn more about what’s happening at USGBC.
These courses are available for anyone to attend, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members!
Access the webinar registration and code here. You will be prompted to login to access the code. Once you enter your login details, it will take you to your Member Dashboard. From there, click Member Only Benefits from the left-hand side menu to view the list of benefits and access code for the First Friday Webinars. You can use the code to register for one or more of the first Friday webinars. Questions? Reach out to your MO Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org.
REGISTER FOR OCTOBER 2 WEBINAR
October 2 | The Tripod: Three USGBC Tools to Facilitate Decarbonization
This session will cover an overview of circularity and how TRUE (and LEED) work to advance the circular economy. The session will provide an overview of circular principles and how zero waste goals align with circularity. This will include highlights from TRUE and LEED that support this as well as zero waste actions that attendees can take. This will also cover how to build a case for circularity and zero waste, understanding the material, waste, cost, and emissions impact.
Live attendance at this session is eligible for 1 GBCI CE Hour – LEED BD+C.
Speaker: Lora Urbaniak, Senior Specialist, Zero Waste & Decarbonization, USGBC
REGISTER FOR OCTOBER 2 WEBINAR
- March 6 | Sustainable AI Practice in the Built Environment: Sufficient, Efficient, and Scalable Impact
- April 3 | Elevating indoor air quality with research, innovation, and collective action
- May 1 | State of Play: U.S. Existing Buildings Market
- June 5 | Sustainable Finance in the Built Environment
- July 10 | Innovation Reimagined: The LEED v5 Project Priorities Category
- August 7 | Sustainable Cities: Strategies for advancing city-wide sustainability goals
- September 11 | Advancing Circularity with TRUE
- October 2 | The Tripod: Three USGBC Tools to Facilitate Decarbonization
- November 6 | Regenerative, Resilient and Equitable Solutions for Large-scale Developments (Communities)
- December 4 | High performing existing buildings with LEED O+M
