BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Missouri Gateway Green Building Council - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Missouri Gateway Green Building Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231020T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231020T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230918T142933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T152903Z UID:10000174-1697796000-1697797800@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break - Sustainable Investing – a personalized\, purpose-driven way to invest DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \nHOT TOPIC: Sustainable Investing – a personalized\, purpose-driven way to invest. Hear from featured guest Robin M. Diedrich\, as she discusses the connection between ESG and sustainable investing. \n\nFEATURED SPEAKERS: Robin M. Diedrich\, CPA\, CFA\, CFP®\, Head of Sustainable Investing\, Edward Jones\nRobin Diedrich leads Sustainable Investing at Edward Jones\, building a sustainable investment offering for the firm’s wealth management strategy. She provides strategic direction and thought leadership in collaboration with Edward Jones’ leaders and stakeholders to create the advice\, planning\, products and services for clients who wish to invest sustainably to meet their personal goals. Diedrich has 30 years of investment experience in equity markets\, applying the firm’s investment philosophy to decisions and recommendations for Edward Jones’ clients. She most recently served as a director in Securities Research leading an analyst team covering the consumer\, communications\, energy and technology sectors and was responsible for managing the Equity Income Buy List dividend portfolio and helping develop Edward Jones’ advice and guidance for Sustainable Investing. Diedrich is a member of the CFA Society of St. Louis and the CFA Institute. In 2022\, she earned the CFA ESG Certification. She is active in the community serving on the board of directors for the St. Louis/Kansas City chapter of the JDRF organization to advance breakthroughs for type 1 diabetes and sits on the investment committee for the Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis \nREGISTER NOW! \nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-third-friday-7/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231013T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231013T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230825T214846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230828T154016Z UID:10000199-1697191200-1697193000@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break - Community-Based Flood Mitigation in University City DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \nHOT TOPIC: With it’s proximity to the flood-prone River Des Peres\, University City has experienced several flash floods over the years. On July 26\, 2022 the region saw 11 inches of rainfall within 8 hour time period\, causing historic flash floods in University City and many other parts of the region. After yet another flooding incident\, University City residents are working together to chart a path forward. Join us at this coffee break to learn more about the immediate and long-term actions that are being pursued. \nFEATURED SPEAKERS: \nRobert E. Criss is Professor Emeritus of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis\, and currently serves on the University City Stormwater Commission. After earning his PhD at Caltech in 1981\, he was an isotope geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey\, then was Professor of Geology at UC Davis\, and has been at Washington University since 1994. He is author of Principles of Stable Isotope Distribution (Oxford University Press\, 1999) and co-editor of several books including At the Confluence: Rivers\, Floods and Water Quality in the St. Louis Region. Dr\, Criss has authored over 150 published papers that encompass many scientific disciplines\, but 40 of these concern the hydrogeology of Missouri. \nDon Fitz received his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of Texas at Austin and has published research on social and community psychology in multiple professional journals. Dr. Fitz was a research psychologist for 25 years at St. Louis State Hospital. He has taught Environmental Psychology at Washington University and Fontbonne University in addition to many other psychology courses at colleges and universities in the St. Louis area. Dr. Fitz produced the show Green Time in conjunction with KNLC-TV in the City of St. Louis for over 20 years. He is on the Editorial Board of Green Social Thought and is Outreach Coordinator for the Green Party of St. Louis. Dr. Fitz also serves on the Board of the University Heights Association. \n  \nREGISTER NOW! \nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-community-based-flood-mitigation-in-university-city/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230418T192648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T221332Z UID:10000168-1696959000-1696966200@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Evening Program - Connecting ESG Goals with LEED: Process Benefits\, Resources DESCRIPTION:See list of October 10\, 2023 Attendees. \nWe are excited to partner with USGBC and the St. Louis Regional Green Business Challenge for a dynamic exploration of ESG (Environmental-Social-Governance). \nFor more than 25 years\, the green building community has shared a vision for market transformation: defining and recognizing places that benefit people and the environment. The result is thousands of certified green building projects that are more efficient\, less polluting\, and healthier for occupants. Over the last decade\, our industry has seen the emergence of environmental\, social\, and governance (ESG) reporting and sustainable finance as new tools for market transformation. Green building programs like LEED have proven to be an important element in the world of ESG reporting and sustainable finance. Alongside LEED\, we see companies using the Arc performance platform to collect data\, manage and benchmark progress\, measure impact and improve performance to work toward their ESG goals. \nThis program will frame the building and operational LEED standards as pivotal to corporate sustainability strategies and achieving ESG goals. We will hear how companies from various sectors are approaching ESG strategy through a robust panel discussion of ESG reporting masters\, moderated by St. Louis Green Business Challenge Manager\, Jean Ponzi. As a bonus\, the program will include a “hot off the presses” high-level overview of LEEDv5\, USGBC’s newest version of the rating system. \nSPEAKER\nSheri Brezinka\, USGBC Regional Director\, West North Central                               \nSheri oversees USGBC market transformation and development activities across the Midwest. An experienced senior leader in sustainability with a focus on the built environment\, strategic partnerships\, stakeholder engagement and organizational management\, Sheri is a resource to policy makers at the state and local level. She raises awareness about USGBC’s work through public speaking and serving on stakeholder groups. Prior to this role\, Sheri was appointed Executive Director of the USGBC Minnesota Chapter in February 2009\, working with the Board of Directors to strengthen and expand the organization. \nBefore joining USGBC as staff\, Sheri was actively involved as a volunteer leader when she helped form USGBC Minnesota in 2002. With a background in the construction industry\, Sheri brings over 25 years of experience in the building industry. In her previous positions as Director of Marketing for Weis Builders\, Inc. and Adolfson & Peterson Construction\, she developed and led the general contractor’s sustainability programs. Sheri holds a B.S. Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. \nPANELISTS\nAbigail Sirevaag\, NCIDQ\, WELL AP\, LEED ID+C\, Sustainability Project Leader at Edward Jones\nAbigail is a Sustainable Project Leader at Edward Jones. Her career so far has provided opportunities for the advancement of sustainability in the areas of interior design and corporate social responsibility. During her tenure in Facilities at Edward Jones\, she has had the opportunity to drive environmental sustainability strategy and change. Abigail has a master’s degree in Sustainability from St. Louis University and is an adjunct instructor at Maryville University where she teaches  Issues in Sustainable Design\, a course that reviews general green building design concepts\, the LEED rating system\, the WELL Building Standard\, and serves as high-level preparation for the LEED Green Associate exam. Abigail is a member of the Missouri Gateway GBC Green Schools Committee. Previously she served on the Education Committee\, co-chairing the committee in 2018. \nChris Laughman\, LEED AP O+M\, Senior Director\, Sustainability & Energy at Greystar\nChris is an accomplished subject matter expert with over a decade of experience in sustainable real estate operations who got his start in the inaugural class of the Green Business Challenge in 2010. He now leads Greystar’s Sustainability and Energy Platform where he delivers sustainability solutions\, utility bill management oversight\, cost recovery\, and energy strategies that enhance the human experience while positively impacting the triple bottom line across Greystar’s 2\,800 US properties. Chris has been a member of the Missouri Gateway GBC and served as President of the St. Louis IFMA chapter. He helped build support for the City of St. Louis’ Building Energy Awareness Ordinance (benchmarking)\, and served on the team that helped the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Education Center earn its LEED O+M certification before moving to his national position at Greystar. Chris remains an active green building leader\, speaking at industry conferences and panels on the topic of ESG\, data\, and reducing the impact of the built environment. \nKim Chapman\, SEA\, Assistant General Counsel & Chair of ESG Committee at ESCO Technologies Inc.\nKim Chapman is Assistant General Counsel of ESCO Technologies Inc.\, a public company headquartered in St. Louis. Kim has been practicing law for 24 years. She was a partner at the law firm of Thompson Coburn before joining ESCO in 2020. Kim handles all types of legal matters for ESCO\, but has focused on acquisitions\, ESG\, data privacy and contracts. Kim is the Chair of ESCO’s ESG Committee. Kim served for many years as a board advisor and officer of Missouri Gateway GBC. She is a certified Sustainability Excellence Associate. \nMODERATOR\nJean Ponzi\, Green Resources Manager at Missouri Botanical Garden\nJean Ponzi has been a strong environmental education resource for the St. Louis region for nearly 30 years. As Green Resources Manager for the EarthWays Center of Missouri Botanical Garden\, she currently promotes integration of sustainable thinking\, planning and action into business practices as co-manager of the St. Louis Green Business Challenge. She applies her background in media communications as a frequent environmental spokesperson for St. Louis activities and issues to local and national media. In demand as a speaker\, Jean promotes green living options in business and public settings. Her expertise incorporates practical expertise with energy efficiency\, recycling\, composting and waste reduction\, air quality\, native plant landscaping\, water conservation\, green building and biodiversity. \nADMISSIONFree for Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members\, St. Louis Green Business Challenge participants\, USGBC members and students$25.00 for non-members \nREGISTER NOW \nCONTINUING EDUCATION: Approved for 1 GBCI LEED General CE credit\, and submitted for AIA CES. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDefine the synergies between Green Building and ESG\nDescribe the ESG framework and how it connects to green building\, USGBC\, LEED\, and Arc.\nUnderstand the contribution of green building and other sustainability strategies to company-level ESG reporting.\nConsider future directions in ESG reporting and scoring for companies and buildings.\n\nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGESThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. \nAIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENTMissouri Gateway Green Building Council is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837\, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such\, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling\, using\, distributing\, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-connecting-esg-goals-with-leed/ LOCATION:IBEW Local 1\, 5850 Elizabeth Ave\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231006T130000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230417T171229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T182405Z UID:10000121-1696593600-1696597200@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:First Friday Webinars - Addressing Decarbonization\, Zero Waste and ESG Goals for Construction DESCRIPTION:USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2023. These are previously recorded\, highly rated\, LEED specific education programs. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs! \nThese courses are available for anyone to attend\, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members!\nAccess the webinar registration and code here. You will be prompted to login to access the code. 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. \n \nREGISTER FOR THE OCTOBER 6 WEBINAR \n\nJanuary:  Tales from Successful LEED Certification Reviews\nFebruary:  ESG Priorities of LEED Communities\nMarch:  From Risk to Resilience: Building a healthier\, more resilient future\nApril:  Preparing the Workforce for a Clean Energy Economy: LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition\nMay:  LEED Communities Deploying Regenerative Solutions\nJune:  Social Equity as a Driver for Neighborhood Development: Embracing Community Engagement\nJuly:  Prioritizing Nature for Equity and Resilience\nAugust:  Leveraging LEED v4.1 Residential into Building Healthy and High Performance Sustainable Homes\nSeptember:  Putting Principles Into Action: the Future of LEED\nOctober:  Building the Future: Addressing Decarbonization\, Zero Waste\, and ESG Goals for Construction\nNovember:  Financing Communities: Racing towards Zero for the Triple Bottom Line\nDecember:  Electrification\, Decarbonization and LEED\n\nPlease note: programs are currently being finalized and may be subject to change\, topics will still be similar\, all programs will be LEED-Specific. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-9/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230929T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230915T211137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T155628Z UID:10000205-1695981600-1695983400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break - ESG Strategies in Global Footwear DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \nHOT TOPIC: This Coffee Break will provide an introduction to how ESG is tied into sustainability initiatives within the global footwear industry at Caleres to use more environmentally preferred materials\, reduce supplier waste\, reduce emissions\, and support social responsibility within their supply chain. \n\n\n\nFEATURED SPEAKER: \nAndee Burton\, Director of Product and Sourcing Sustainability\, Caleres\nAndee Burton has been in the footwear industry for over 10 years in many different roles from design\, development\, and most recently is the Director of Product and Sourcing Sustainability at Caleres. In her current role she has the opportunity to work with amazing teams that represent Caleres’s 15 brands to create more eco-conscious products through our initiatives with environmentally preferred materials\, supplier waste reduction\, supplier social responsibility\, and emission reductions. \n  \nREGISTER NOW! \nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-esg-strategies-in-global-footwear/ LOCATION:MO CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230915T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230915T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230817T213803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T214120Z UID:10000173-1694772000-1694773800@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break - Building a Resilient Power System DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \nHOT TOPIC: This month’s Coffee Break will provide an introduction to how our power system can be made more resilient in the face of climate change. Americans are finding themselves in the dark these days – and for longer – as ever-more-severe storms knock out power grids. So\, how do you build a resilient power system? BloombergNEF’s Grids & Utilities analyst Amanda Welch will talk about 3 approaches that can scale and make a real impact including grid hardening\, decentralization and interconnectors. \n\n\nFEATURED SPEAKER: Amanda Welch\, Research Analyst\, BloombergNEF\nAmanda Welch is a Research Analyst on the Grids & Utilities team at BloombergNEF\, based in New York. She covers BloombergNEF’s regional analysis on utility strategy in North America. She specializes in technology trends for grid evolution\, offshore transmission\, and utility investment. Before joining BloombergNEF\, Amanda was a business development analyst at EDF Renewables and she graduated from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst. \n  \n  \nREGISTER NOW! \nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-third-friday-6/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230912T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230912T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230829T162831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T163505Z UID:10000198-1694539800-1694547000@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Evening Program - Annual Green Building Showcase DESCRIPTION:View the list of September 12\, 2023 Attendees. \nFrom a transformed campus and St. Louis Public School’s first Green Ribbon School honoree\, to adaptive reuse of a historic building into a Net Zero office and opportunities to accelerate campus-wide sustainability\, the Missouri Gateway region is showcasing Green Building Leaders of the Future and Buildings as Climate Solutions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Projects\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n St. Louis Community College Transformed – Meramec CampusPresented by Chrissy Hill Rogers\, AIA\, LEED AP\, Principal at Arcturis \nThe Financial Services and Enrollment Center will serve as the new front door to the Meramec Campus. Seeking LEED certification\, the 70\,000 SF project allows for expansion of financial programming on campus\, with a focus on FinTech\, entrepreneurship\, and space accounting\, while the first floor will feature the Enrollment Center\, offering recruiting\, enrollment\, career development\, and financial aid services to students. The project design draws people into the central spine\, which serves as a mixing chamber\, and the floor plan has been laid out to provide ultimate flexibility. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fostering a Whole School\, Whole Community\, Whole Child Approach: Patrick Henry Downtown AcademyPresented by Dr. Chavon Curry\, Interim Principal at Patrick Henry Downtown Academy \nPatrick Henry Downtown Academy\, a 2023 U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools Honoree\, was the first public school in St. Louis City to receive this national distinction. In recent years\, they took steps to transform their historic building into a haven of sustainable efforts. The award recognized achievements in reduced environmental impact\, improved health and wellness\, and effective environmental and sustainability education. Every school year\, the Academy engages students\, families\, and staff to better themselves through bettering their environment. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Net Zero Carbon…What if?Presented by Jason Hainline\, AIA\, LEED Fellow\, Design Associate at Dake Wells Architecture \nOriginally designed by the 20th century’s most prolific industrial designers\, Dake Wells Architecture’s new digs were sitting vacant and all but forgotten for over two decades. Representative of a more middle class mid-century modernist architecture\, this 1940’s parts and services commercial building will represent the firm’s foray into carbon neutrality\, reimagining its relationship with the earth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opportunities to Accelerate Project and Campus SustainabilityPresented by Phil Valko\, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability at Washington University in St. Louis \nThe confluence of technology advances\, new federal policy incentives\, and evolving fields of practice are opening new opportunities to accelerate a range of sustainability solutions on projects from single buildings to large campuses. Hear about examples of specific\, tangible steps that can be taken to rise to the urgent need to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Speakers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chrissy Hill Rogers is a Principal at Arcturis. Since joining Arcturis in 2005\, she has become a leader in sustainability at the firm. As an architect\, Chrissy listens to clients and guides her teams towards innovative solutions. Her devotion to sustainability pushes the firm towards making decisions that protect and improve the environment. She encourages the team to think outside the box in developing green solutions for common project issues. A passionate philanthropist\, Chrissy leads the firm’s community efforts\, ensuring their dedication to giving back is utilized effectively. As part of her local engagement\, she has held leadership positions with AIA Design Awards Planning Committee\, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri\, Missouri Botanical Garden’s Young Friends Council and R&R Marketplace Advisory Board. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Chavon Curry is the Interim Principal of Patrick Henry Downtown Academy. She was previously the assistant principal at Mason School of Academic and Cultural Literacy\, as well as Gateway Elementary in the St. Louis Public School District. An award-winning educator (St. Louis American NIE Golden Apple Award recipient and SLPS 2020 Elementary Reading Educator of the Year Award)\, she has impacted the lives of countless children. Dr. Curry’s current role illuminates her steadfast goal of ensuring everyone she crosses paths with realizes their potential. As Principal\, she cultivates a positive and engaging school culture and climate\, ensures that quality-learning experiences prompt academic achievement\, and enforces safety policies and procedures. Dr. Curry holds an Ed.D and an Ed.S. Degree in Educational Leadership from Webster University\, a M.Ed. in Elementary Education from University Missouri St. Louis\, and a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jason Hainline first began working with Dake Wells Architecture in 2005 as a sustainability consultant. He formally joined the firm in 2012. An experienced and highly capable project manager and project architect\, Jason leads a wide variety of projects within the office and serves as the firm’s Sustainability Director. A hallmark of Jason’s work is an elegant marriage of sustainability and design excellence. Jason’s expansive knowledge and experience related to sustainable design elevates the performance of all projects within the firm. He brings more than 25 years of experience with a wide range of projects in the US\, Europe and Asia. Jason is a former member of the USGBC’s LEED Faculty\, and remains very active in promoting sustainable design and development through professional organizations locally and nationally. His passion and experience led to his elevation to LEED Fellow in 2013. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Phil Valko works with faculty\, staff\, and students to advance operational sustainability for Washington University and to foster the next generation of sustainability/climate leaders. He also leads and participates in a number of national and regional partnerships to accelerate climate action and sustainable practice\, including serving as the program chair for the Midwest Climate Summit\, serving on the University Climate Change Coalition Steering Committee\, and co-chairing a St. Louis regional energy & emissions working group. In addition\, Phil teaches an interdisciplinary community-engaged course on renewable energy and de-carbonizing the electric grid and regularly guest lectures on a range of topics. During Phil’s tenure\, Washington University has completed nearly 20 LEED projects\, including eight LEED Platinum projects\, completed over 2.5 megawatts of on-site solar projects\, and transformed significant areas of landscape from turf to biodiverse\, performative landscapes. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ADMISSIONFree – Members of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council and full time students. Please note – you must be logged into your account to receive free member pricing!$25.00 – NON-Members \nPARKINGThe event will take place in the Lecture Hall building on the St. Louis Community College – Meramec Campus. Please click here to access a map of the campus. Enter the campus via the Couch Avenue entrance – the most accessible parking lots will be Lots I and J. There is also parking for guests with disability placards in Lot H. Then visitors can use the walkways shown on the map to gain access to the Lecture Halls building (LH). It is directly across the quad from our Student Center. \nCONTINUING EDUCATIONTo be submitted for AIA CES Approval \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGESThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. \nAIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENTMissouri Gateway Green Building Council is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837\, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such\, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling\, using\, distributing\, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thanks to our Sponsors! URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-annual-green-building-showcase-2/ LOCATION:St. Louis Community College – Meramec Campus\, 11333 Big Bend Rd\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63112\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230901T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230901T130000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230417T171059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T182431Z UID:10000120-1693569600-1693573200@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:First Friday Webinars - Putting Principles into Action: the Future of LEED DESCRIPTION:USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2023. These are previously recorded\, highly rated\, LEED specific education programs. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs! \nThese courses are available for anyone to attend\, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members!\nAccess the webinar registration and code here. You will be prompted to login to access the code. 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.  \nREGISTER FOR THE SEPTEMBER 1 WEBINAR \n\nJanuary:  Tales from Successful LEED Certification Reviews\nFebruary:  ESG Priorities of LEED Communities\nMarch:  From Risk to Resilience: Building a healthier\, more resilient future\nApril:  Preparing the Workforce for a Clean Energy Economy: LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition\nMay:  LEED Communities Deploying Regenerative Solutions\nJune:  Social Equity as a Driver for Neighborhood Development: Embracing Community Engagement\nJuly:  Prioritizing Nature for Equity and Resilience\nAugust:  Leveraging LEED v4.1 Residential into Building Healthy and High Performance Sustainable Homes\nSeptember:  Putting Principles Into Action: the Future of LEED\nOctober:  Building the Future: Addressing Decarbonization\, Zero Waste\, and ESG Goals for Construction\nNovember:  Financing Communities: Racing towards Zero for the Triple Bottom Line\nDecember:  Electrification\, Decarbonization and LEED\n\nPlease note: programs are currently being finalized and may be subject to change\, topics will still be similar\, all programs will be LEED-Specific. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-8/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230801T164632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T192048Z UID:10000172-1692352800-1692354600@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break - Equitable Energy Mixed Income Community Initiative DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \nHOT TOPIC: This month’s Coffee Break will provide an introduction to Cabanne District CDC’s Equitable Energy Mixed Income Community Initiative (EEMICI). EEMICI engages a wide array of audiences to work together toward strategies that promote low-energy mixed-income communities as places where people can live\, work\, play and age\, and where the energy burden levels are low to none. Mixed income communities are critical to achieving neighborhood equity and rejuvenating economy and quality of life. \nFEATURED SPEAKER: Justin Idleburg\, Principal CEO of Cabanne District Community Development Corporation\nJustin Idleburg is the Executive Director of Cabanne District Community Development Corporation. Justin works with governmental leaders\, grassroots leaders\, faith-based rural/urban communities. He educates with guidance in the areas of health equity\, equitable community development\, and equitable electrification\, in order to empower community members in understanding the impact of an applied racial equity lens in correcting inequitable outcomes. To create an opportunity for all to thrive\, Justin coaches communities to increase their capacity around policy analysis\, coalition-building\, strategic partnerships\, legislative advocacy\, and organizational development. \nJustin holds volunteer leadership positions with organizations such as Delmar DivINe\, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)\, The National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis\, St. Louis Regional Health Commission\, NAACP St. Louis County\, Creative Reaction Lab\, Forward through Ferguson\, United Nations Association of St. Louis\, The Magic House @MADE\, Empower Missouri\, Missouri Energy Efficiency For All\, the Sustainable Development Committee for the St. Louis Promise Zone\, and Delmar Digital Equity Network. \nJustin is a proud graduate of Charles Sumner High School and has continued his education through the University of Missouri-Columbia\, the University of Missouri-St. Louis’s Neighborhood Leadership Fellowship\, Washington University’s Brown School of Social Work and Urban Land Institute’s Real Estate Diversity Initiative. \nREGISTER NOW! \nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-third-friday-5/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230815T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230815T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230418T190939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230823T151838Z UID:10000166-1692120600-1692127800@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Evening Program - A Practical Approach to Carbon Neutral Master Planning DESCRIPTION:See list of August 15\, 2023 Attendees \nProgram Presented in partnership with: \n \nREGISTER NOW \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCampuses bring our communities together – providing education\, training\, and jobs for millions of people in the Midwest in cities\, small towns\, and rural communities. Central plants are the lifeblood of campuses\, whether they are focused on education\, research\, healthcare\, or manufacturing. While we know that a carbon neutral future is coming\, priorities are often set on maintaining operations\, planning for the future\, redundancy\, and resiliency\, which continue to take precedence over carbon reduction. Historically\, marginalized communities have been differentially impacted by poor environmental planning and at times by environmental catastrophes. Creating low or zero carbon central plants on our local campuses and in the buildings they serve is one of many steps toward environmental justice. It is our job as built environment professionals to be aware of the impact of our work and this is one area where we can do right both for our clients and the communities they serve. \nSPEAKER: Michael Swenson is a Senior Associate at BR+A Consulting Engineers. His work focuses on the energy planning\, including carbon neutral master planning\, vetting energy conservation measures in design\, commissioning of building systems in construction\, and post-occupancy measurement and verification. Prior to joining the firm\, Michael lead Green Building Services at Harvard University providing sustainable design consulting to the University and partnering with the Harvard Office for Sustainability to advise on sustainability policy\, healthier material standards\, and occupant engagement strategies. Michael has also worked as Faculty and a Teaching Fellow at Harvard Extension School where he taught classes covering a variety of topics including sustainable design and construction; buildings for health\, comfort\, and sustainability; and energy auditing. \nADMISSION\nFree – Members of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council\, ASHRAE – St. Louis and full-time students\n$25.00 – NON-Members\nASHRAE – St. Louis members should register for this event with ASHRAE to receive the member pricing.  \nREGISTER NOW \nTHANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS \n\n  \nCONTINUING EDUCATION\nApproved for 1 AIA CES/LU \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \n\nDescribe how to plan for a carbon neutral future without sacrificing operations\, redundancy\, or resiliency.\nIdentify ways to align with stakeholders and build consensus around carbon neutral goals.\nAnalyze how a hybrid approach to carbon neutral master planning can maximize benefits while leveraging previous investments.\nExamine how an implementation plan takes shape\, including right sizing systems for future loads\, and long term planning for carbon neutral operation with future load reduction.\n\nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES\nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. \nAIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENT\nMissouri Gateway Green Building Council is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837\, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such\, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling\, using\, distributing\, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-annual-partnership-with-ashrae-st-louis/ LOCATION:Missouri History Museum\, 5700 Lindell Blvd.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63122\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230804T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230804T130000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230417T170934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T182449Z UID:10000119-1691150400-1691154000@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:First Friday Webinars - Leveraging LEED v4.1 Residential into Building Healthy & High Performance Homes DESCRIPTION:USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2023. These are previously recorded\, highly rated\, LEED specific education programs. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs! \nThese courses are available for anyone to attend\, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members!\nAccess the webinar registration and code here.You will be prompted to login to access the code. 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. \n \nREGISTER FOR THE AUGUST 4 WEBINAR \n\nJanuary:  Tales from Successful LEED Certification Reviews\nFebruary:  ESG Priorities of LEED Communities\nMarch:  From Risk to Resilience: Building a healthier\, more resilient future\nApril:  Preparing the Workforce for a Clean Energy Economy: LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition\nMay:  LEED Communities Deploying Regenerative Solutions\nJune:  Social Equity as a Driver for Neighborhood Development: Embracing Community Engagement\nJuly:  Prioritizing Nature for Equity and Resilience\nAugust:  Leveraging LEED v4.1 Residential into Building Healthy and High Performance Sustainable Homes\nSeptember:  Putting Principles Into Action: the Future of LEED\nOctober:  Building the Future: Addressing Decarbonization\, Zero Waste\, and ESG Goals for Construction\nNovember:  Financing Communities: Racing towards Zero for the Triple Bottom Line\nDecember:  Electrification\, Decarbonization and LEED\n\nPlease note: programs are currently being finalized and may be subject to change\, topics will still be similar\, all programs will be LEED-Specific. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-7/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230726T130000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230629T204812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230725T181106Z UID:10000190-1690372800-1690376400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:ILFI Member Webinar - Making Good Happen: Shared Wisdom on LBC Project Management DESCRIPTION:We know Living Buildings are possible — but Living\, on time\, and on budget? \nThis webinar will feature three Living Building champions – Amanda Brookes (President\, Catalyst Partners)\, Lauren McNeill (Sr. Sustainability Consultant\, Group14)\, and Scott Kelly (Principal\, Re:Vision) – to share their collective wisdom on LBC project management accumulated through multiple successful certifications. \nThis is the second of three complimentary ILFI webinars that will be available for Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members to attend for free. To access this webinar\, you must be an active Missouri Gateway Green Building Council member. Access the Zoom registration and partner code here.You will be prompted to login. \n\n\nNot a member? What are you waiting for? JOIN OR RENEW NOW! \n\nThis webinar is approved for 1 LFA General credit and 1 AIA LU|HSW. Learn more. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/ilfi-member-webinar-making-good-happen-shared-wisdom-on-lbc-project-management/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/July-2023-Member-Event-Graphic-IG-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230721T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230721T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230621T221532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T222439Z UID:10000171-1689933600-1689935400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break - Facilitating a Transition to a Circular Economy in the Built Environment DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \nHOT TOPIC:\nThis month’s Coffee Break will provide a comprehensive overview of an ongoing PhD research endeavor focused on the concept of the circular economy\, examining tailored strategies for circular economy transitions and shedding light on the diverse scales and directions of circular economy implementation. Additionally\, the talk highlights the utilization of systems-based approaches such as system dynamics modeling to inform policy interventions. \nFEATURED SPEAKER: Radwa Eissa\, PhD student at Missouri University of Science and Technology\nRadwa Eissa has a Bachelor’s degree in Building Engineering and a Master’s degree in Construction Engineering and Management. She is a recipient of the Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellowship at Missouri University of Science & Technology. Radwa’s research is enriched by a diverse background encompassing sustainable practices\, construction joint ventures\, and the application of game theory principles. Radwa’s current PhD focus centers around accelerating circular economy transitions for a sustainable built environment. Her research aims to explore innovative strategies and approaches to drive the adoption of circular economy principles\, fostering sustainability throughout the value chain of the construction industry. \nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-third-friday-4/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T130000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230417T170749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T182139Z UID:10000118-1688731200-1688734800@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:First Friday Webinars - Prioritizing Nature for Equity & Resilience DESCRIPTION:USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2023. These are previously recorded\, highly rated\, LEED specific education programs. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs! \nThese courses are available for anyone to attend\, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members!\nAccess the webinar registration and code here. You will be prompted to login to access the code. 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.  \nREGISTER FOR THE JULY 7 WEBINAR \n\nJanuary:  Tales from Successful LEED Certification Reviews\nFebruary:  ESG Priorities of LEED Communities\nMarch:  From Risk to Resilience: Building a healthier\, more resilient future\nApril:  Preparing the Workforce for a Clean Energy Economy: LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition\nMay:  LEED Communities Deploying Regenerative Solutions\nJune:  Social Equity as a Driver for Neighborhood Development: Embracing Community Engagement\nJuly:  Prioritizing Nature for Equity and Resilience\nAugust:  Leveraging LEED v4.1 Residential into Building Healthy and High Performance Sustainable Homes\nSeptember:  Putting Principles Into Action: the Future of LEED\nOctober:  Building the Future: Addressing Decarbonization\, Zero Waste\, and ESG Goals for Construction\nNovember:  Financing Communities: Racing towards Zero for the Triple Bottom Line\nDecember:  Electrification\, Decarbonization and LEED\n\nPlease note: programs are currently being finalized and may be subject to change\, topics will still be similar\, all programs will be LEED-Specific. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-6/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T100000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230420T162725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T183206Z UID:10000179-1687941000-1687946400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Benchmarking 101 + Help Session - June 2023 DESCRIPTION:REGISTER for this FREE Benchmarking 101 and Help Session!\nPresented in partnership with Building Energy Exchange St. Louis & the City of St. Louis’ Office of Building Performance \nWe will start with a presentation to cover the basics of benchmarking\, how to use the free\, online benchmarking tool ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager\, provide an overview of the City of St. Louis’ benchmarking requirements and how to report data to the City. Then we’ll break to provide one-on-one assistance with benchmarking your building’s energy and water use. See below for what you should bring if you need one-on-one assistance! \nPlease note: this presentation is free and open to anyone who wants to learn about benchmarking and saving money on energy bills. You need not own a building in the City of St. Louis to attend – you can even bring your home energy bill to practice benchmarking! \nWhat is Benchmarking?\nBenchmarking is the process of tracking your building’s energy and/or water use and comparing your performance to similar buildings and to past performance. Benchmarking is the first step in determining how to conserve resources\, reduce operating costs\, and reduce environmental impacts. ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is the tool that the City of St. Louis and many\, many other use for benchmarking a building’s energy\, water and waste. It is a free and secure online tool that tracks energy and water consumption\, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Any building can use ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to understand their energy\, water\, and waste performance – schools\, governments\, congregations\, businesses and retail stores. \nAbout the City of St. Louis’s Building Energy Awareness Ordinance (Benchmarking Requirements) \nOn January 27\, 2017\, the City of St. Louis Board of Aldermen unanimously passed an energy benchmarking ordinance that requires municipal\, institutional\, commercial and multifamily residential buildings whose square footage is equal to or greater than 50\,000 to track and report their energy and water usage annually to the City’s Building Division (Office of Building Performance). Privately owned buildings are required to benchmark and submit data by May 1 of each year using the free\, online tool ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Full details about the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance are available at www.stlbenchmarking.com. \nREGISTER \nTo Bring if You Need Assistance with Benchmarking:\nIn order for this event to be a success\, each building representative needing one-on-one assistance should bring: \n\nLaptop or Tablet\nEnergy Use Data – Attendees should bring at least 13 consecutive months of utility bills for all fuel types used in the building. Bring the number of units of each energy type used\, not just the dollar amount of the utility fee.\n\nAccess historical utility data using your past bills\, or by setting up accounts on your utility websites: www.amerenmissouri.com and www.spireenergy.com.\n\n\nWater Use Data: Attendees should bring water usage and cost data for a period that covers at least 13 consecutive months\n\nAccess historical utility data using your past bills\, or by setting up an account on the St. Louis City Water Division’s website: www.stlwater.com\n\n\nProperty Use Details:\n\nAll properties:\nProperty Name\nProperty Address\nTotal Gross Floor Area of Property. Don’t know your GFA? Check St. Louis City’s Property Database.\nYear Built\nAdditional required information varies by building type. Refer to ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager’s Data Collection Worksheet.\n\n\n\nConsent to Use of Photographic Images:\nRegistration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/benchmarking-101-help-session-june-2023/ LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Energy Efficiency,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/energy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230627T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230627T120000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230523T194740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T181902Z UID:10000182-1687863600-1687867200@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:ILFI Member Webinar: Bringing the Living Building Challenge into Practice DESCRIPTION:Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members are welcome to join ILFI for their member webinar on June 27th at 11 am. This webinar will explore key technical\, strategic\, biophilic\, and creative details using Miller Hull’s five certified and three registered Living Building Challenge building projects as case studies. It is is approved for 1 LFA General credit and 1 AIA LU|HSW. Learn more. \n\n\n\nThis is one of three complimentary ILFI webinars that will be available for Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members to attend for free. To access this webinar\, you must be an active Missouri Gateway Green Building Council member. Access the webinar registration and code here. You will be prompted to login. \nNot a member? What are you waiting for? JOIN OR RENEW NOW! URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/ilfi-member-webinar-bringing-the-living-building-challenge-into-practice/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/June-2023-Member-Event-Graphic-IG-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230616T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230523T171419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230629T200307Z UID:10000170-1686909600-1686911400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break - Exploring the Intersection of Architecture\, Game Programming\, and Virtual Reality in Sustainable Education DESCRIPTION:View a YouTube Recording of this Coffee Break! \nHOT TOPIC: Exploring the Intersection of Architecture\, Game Programming\, and Virtual Reality in Sustainable Education \nFEATURED GUEST: James Hill\, CEO and Founder of Alambda\nJames Hill is a seasoned software developer\, software architect\, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the industry. As the founder and CEO of Alambda Systems\, James has been instrumental in driving the company’s success in developing cutting-edge software solutions for various industries. With his expertise in software development and architecture\, he has led his team in creating innovative and efficient systems that empower organizations to thrive in the digital age. In addition to his work in the corporate sector\, James is deeply committed to making a positive impact through his non-profit organization\, Smart Bridge Green STEM Alliance\, which aims to bridge the gap between people and technology\, particularly in the Midwest and the Central Gateway region encompassing Illinois\, Indiana\, Missouri\, Kentucky\, and Tennessee. By promoting STEM education and sustainable practices\, the organization seeks to build bridges that surpass boundaries\, bringing the benefits of smart technology and sustainability to communities and empowering individuals to thrive in the digital era. Through his leadership and dedication\, James continues to foster innovation\, collaboration\, and sustainability\, both within Alambda Systems and through his non-profit efforts. He envisions a future where technology and sustainability go hand in hand\, creating a more inclusive\, connected\, and environmentally conscious society. \nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-third-friday-3/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230613T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230613T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230418T185855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230823T144105Z UID:10000165-1686677400-1686684600@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Evening Program - LEED Building Tour of Missouri Foundation For Health DESCRIPTION:See the list of June 13\, 2023 attendees. \nREGISTER NOW! – Register by June 6 for a chance to win FREE St. Louis Cardinals tickets in section 150! \n\n\n\nJoin us for our annual green building tour! This year\, we are excited to visit the Missouri Foundation for Health headquarters in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood (aka the Grove). The 2.6 acre campus is a great example of adaptive reuse\, repurposing a former Iron works and two multi-tenant buildings to create a unified space and adds to the fabric of a neighborhood while promoting wellness\, inclusivity and resiliency. The project is pursuing LEED certification and offers great indoor and outdoor spaces for MFH staff and tenants. \nADMISSION\nFree – Members of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council and full time students / please note – you must be logged into your account to receive free member pricing! \n$25.00 – NON-Members \nCONTINUING EDUCATION\nSubmitted for AIA CES Approval and GBCI LEED Specific Approval (BD+C) \nREGISTER NOW! – Register by June 6 for a chance to win FREE St. Louis Cardinals tickets in section 150! \nThanks to our event Sponsors: \n\n  \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \n\nDescribe a brief history and the human-health-focused mission of the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) for foundational knowledge and context for the new headquarters campus project\nIdentify the intent and requirements of Location & Transportation credits in LEED BD+C v4 achieved by this project (Sensitive Land Protection\, Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses\, Access to Quality Transit and Bicycle Facilities) – especially related to the community-building mission of MFH and sustainability themes and outcomes in the built environment work.\nExamine the intent and requirements of the Sustainable Sites credits in LEED BD+C v4 achieved by this project (Open Space and Heat Island Reduction) as well as the rain gardens\, tree preservation and native plant landscaping.\nExplore the lessons learned on this project in MR Credit Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction in LEED BD+C v4 as it relates to adaptive reuse\, space planning and building amenities.\nExplain the intent and requirements of this project’s Innovation Credit\, Green Cleaning\, in LEED BD+C v4.\n\nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES\nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. \nAIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENT\nMissouri Gateway Green Building Council is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837\, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such\, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling\, using\, distributing\, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-leed-building-tour-of-missouri-foundation-for-health/ LOCATION:Missouri Foundation for Health\, 4254 Vista Avenue\, St. Louis\, 63110\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230602T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230602T130000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230417T170336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T182109Z UID:10000117-1685707200-1685710800@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:First Friday Webinar - Social Equity as a Driver for Neighborhood Development DESCRIPTION:USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2023. These are previously recorded\, highly rated\, LEED specific education programs. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs! \nThese 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. 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.  \nREGISTER FOR THE JUNE JUNE 2 WEBINAR \n\nJanuary:  Tales from Successful LEED Certification Reviews\nFebruary:  ESG Priorities of LEED Communities\nMarch:  From Risk to Resilience: Building a healthier\, more resilient future\nApril:  Preparing the Workforce for a Clean Energy Economy: LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition\nMay:  LEED Communities Deploying Regenerative Solutions\nJune:  Social Equity as a Driver for Neighborhood Development: Embracing Community Engagement\nJuly:  Prioritizing Nature for Equity and Resilience\nAugust:  Leveraging LEED v4.1 Residential into Building Healthy and High Performance Sustainable Homes\nSeptember:  Putting Principles Into Action: the Future of LEED\nOctober:  Building the Future: Addressing Decarbonization\, Zero Waste\, and ESG Goals for Construction\nNovember:  Financing Communities: Racing towards Zero for the Triple Bottom Line\nDecember:  Electrification\, Decarbonization and LEED\n\nPlease note: programs are currently being finalized and may be subject to change\, topics will still be similar\, all programs will be LEED-Specific. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-5/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230524T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230524T100000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230419T230435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T164836Z UID:10000178-1684917000-1684922400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Benchmarking 101 + Help Session - May 2023 DESCRIPTION:REGISTER for this FREE Benchmarking 101 and Help Session!\nPresented in partnership with Building Energy Exchange St. Louis & the City of St. Louis’ Office of Building Performance \nWe will start with a presentation to cover the basics of benchmarking\, how to use the free\, online benchmarking tool ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager\, provide an overview of the City of St. Louis’ benchmarking requirements and how to report data to the City. Then we’ll break to provide one-on-one assistance with benchmarking your building’s energy and water use. See below for what you should bring if you need one-on-one assistance! \nPlease note: this presentation is free and open to anyone who wants to learn about benchmarking and saving money on energy bills. You need not own a building in the City of St. Louis to attend – you can even bring your home energy bill to practice benchmarking! \nWhat is Benchmarking?\nBenchmarking is the process of tracking your building’s energy and/or water use and comparing your performance to similar buildings and to past performance. Benchmarking is the first step in determining how to conserve resources\, reduce operating costs\, and reduce environmental impacts. ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is the tool that the City of St. Louis and many\, many other use for benchmarking a building’s energy\, water and waste. It is a free and secure online tool that tracks energy and water consumption\, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Any building can use ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to understand their energy\, water\, and waste performance – schools\, governments\, congregations\, businesses and retail stores. \nAbout the City of St. Louis’s Building Energy Awareness Ordinance (Benchmarking Requirements) \nOn January 27\, 2017\, the City of St. Louis Board of Aldermen unanimously passed an energy benchmarking ordinance that requires municipal\, institutional\, commercial and multifamily residential buildings whose square footage is equal to or greater than 50\,000 to track and report their energy and water usage annually to the City’s Building Division (Office of Building Performance). Privately owned buildings are required to benchmark and submit data by May 1 of each year using the free\, online tool ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. Full details about the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance are available at www.stlbenchmarking.com. \nREGISTER \nTo Bring if You Need Assistance with Benchmarking:\nIn order for this event to be a success\, each building representative needing one-on-one assistance should bring: \n\nLaptop or Tablet\nEnergy Use Data – Attendees should bring at least 13 consecutive months of utility bills for all fuel types used in the building. Bring the number of units of each energy type used\, not just the dollar amount of the utility fee.\n\nAccess historical utility data using your past bills\, or by setting up accounts on your utility websites: www.amerenmissouri.com and www.spireenergy.com.\n\n\nWater Use Data: Attendees should bring water usage and cost data for a period that covers at least 13 consecutive months\n\nAccess historical utility data using your past bills\, or by setting up an account on the St. Louis City Water Division’s website: www.stlwater.com\n\n\nProperty Use Details:\n\nAll properties:\nProperty Name\nProperty Address\nTotal Gross Floor Area of Property. Don’t know your GFA? Check St. Louis City’s Property Database.\nYear Built\nAdditional required information varies by building type. Refer to ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager’s Data Collection Worksheet.\n\n\n\nConsent to Use of Photographic Images:\nRegistration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/benchmarking-101-help-session/ LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Energy Efficiency,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/energy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230519T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230519T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230501T174219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T203612Z UID:10000169-1684490400-1684492200@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break - Regenerative Design Framework DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \nView a YouTube Recording of this Coffee Break! \nHot Topic: Regenerative Design Framework\nRegenerative design moves beyond basic high-performance goals towards net-positive impacts with metric-driven targets which consider the project in its broader context. Join us to learn more about HDR’s Regenerative Design Framework\, which creates a way to visualize and measure the key performance indicators that a project team sets for a project\, existing benchmarks\, and what modeling indicates as the level of performance that should be achieved when the project opens in the future. \nFeatured Guest: Colin Rohlfing\, Associate AIA\, LEED AP BD+C\nVice President\, Director of Sustainable Development at HDR\nColin is an industry expert on Sustainable and Regenerative Design and is the Director of Sustainable Development for HDR’s Global Architecture practice. He facilitates sustainable design integration among all departments and business units and is involved in refining the firm’s design process through the creation of new sustainable tools and processes. Over the past 20 years\, Colin has held various design and leadership roles\, as well as being actively involved with President Obama’s Export Council Sustainability Committee\, USGBC\, American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment\, Biomimicry Guild and International Living Future Institute. He is an active speaker with over 100 speaking engagements throughout the globe. Colin has been recognized on Building Design + Construction magazine’s and Design Futures Council’s “40 Under 40” lists and Engineering News-Record magazine’s “20 Under 40” list. \nREGISTER \nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-third-friday-2/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230509T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230509T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230404T204219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T161334Z UID:10000163-1683653400-1683660600@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Evening Program: Carbon Positive Solutions Showcase DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \nView a list of event attendees \nWe know that buildings have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions and our carbon footprint. We also know that buildings’ impact can be mitigated through energy efficiency\, renewable energy and smarter material choices. But how can buildings have a positive impact beyond just doing less harm? Join us for a Carbon Positive Solutions Showcase\, inspired by Project Drawdown\, to learn about two methodologies that can make our buildings climate solutions – bamboo as a structural alternative to timber and decarbonizing concrete. Both bamboo and alternative cement are listed as solutions in Project Drawdown – ranking as the 35th and 36th most effective solutions (out of 100). \nSPEAKERS \nInnovate Bamboo: Bamboo poles as a sustainable structural material alternative for contemporary innovative mid-span design \nBy Wyly Brown AIA\, NCARB\, ByAK (Bavarian Architecture Guild)\, Founding partner at LBGO Architekten and Assistant Professor at Washington University\nProfessor Brown will explore timber bamboo poles as a fast-growing\, carbon negative\, and easy to process structural alternative to conventional timber and metal trusses for use in Central and North American applications. Costa Rica has been using bamboo vernacularly as low-cost structural building material for centuries. Few\, if any\, studies\, have been conducted and disseminated that demonstrate the viability of Costa Rican grown timber bamboo for applications that require compliance with structural standards and codes. Working with the experience of Costa Rican bamboo builders\, the engineering know-how of the Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC)\, the Sam Fox School at Washington University is designing and assessing the viability of truss assemblies made of bamboo poles\, as well as the structural properties of the material itself\, including what species of bamboo are able to grow in our region. \n\nNegative Emission Cementitious Materials Toward Zero-Carbon Concrete \nBy Hongyan Ma\, Francisco Benavides Scholar and Associate Professor at Missouri University of Science & Technology\nProfessor Ma will discuss two types of negative-emission cementitious materials. One assumes Portland cement serves as the dominant binder for making concrete\, and the other intends to replace Portland cement 100% percent towards overall carbon negativity. Professor Ma was recently tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to lead a $2 million grant project related to critical minerals and clean energy\, which aims to use silicate materials from mining waste for carbon capture and storage purposes. \nSPEAKER BIOS \n\nWyly Brown is a founding partner of Leupold Brown Goldbach Architekten (LBGO architects). He holds a Bachelors of Art in Anthropology\, and he spent a number of years researching the connection between cultures and monuments through the reconstruction of full-scale\, functional objects. Past projects include the reconstruction of Finnish reindeer-pulled sledges\, Egyptian obelisks\, British siege-engines\, and Medieval man-powered cranes. In addition to his professional practice\, Brown has taught parametric design and fabrication methods at the Chair for Architectural Informatics of the Technical University Munich in Germany and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the Boston area\, and now is full time faculty at the Washington University in St Louis. His current research focus is on exploring Bamboo as an alternative sustainable structural material for use in temperate climates such as St. Louis\, and elsewhere in the United States.\nHongyan Ma is an associate professor of civil\, architectural and environmental engineering in Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T). He received his Bachelor’s degree in Inorganic Non-metallic Material Engineering and Bachelor’s degree in Law from Chongqing University (China)\, Master’s degree in Structural Engineering from Shenzhen University (China)\, and PhD in Civil Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST\, 2013). Professor Ma’s current research interests include next-generation cements\, functional materials\, biotechnology in construction\, smart systems for testing and evaluation\, multi-scale characterization and modeling of concrete properties\, concrete deterioration and damage mitigation. He has published over 70 refereed papers\, of which 66 appear on international journals. He is an editorial board member of three journals\, and an active reviewer for 40 prestigious journals\, including Cement and Concrete Research\, Cement & Concrete Composites\, Construction and Building Materials\, Journal of Physical Chemistry C\, PCCP\, Applied Energy\, and ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.\n\nREGISTER NOW! \nADMISSION\nFree – Members of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council and full time students / please note – you must be logged into your account to receive the free member pricing! \n$25.00 – NON-Members \nTHANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR \n\n  \n  \n  \nCONTINUING EDUCATION\nSubmitted for 1 AIA CES/LU \nLearning Objectives:  \n\nDescribe and question sustainable effectiveness of current conventional building material choices\, specifically related to their carbon footprint.\nExplore opportunities available for alternative sustainable building materials.\nAnalyze two types of negative-emissions cementitious materials – one assuming Portland cement as the dominant binder for making concrete and the other intending to replace Portland cement to reach carbon negativity.  \nExamine viability of timber Bamboo as a structural material and discuss permaculture as a means to reduce the distance from building material production to final installation.\n\nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES\nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. \nAIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENT\nMissouri Gateway Green Building Council is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837\, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such\, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling\, using\, distributing\, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-carbon-positive-showcase/ LOCATION:Washington University – Umrath Lounge\, 6475 Forsyth Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63105\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230505T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230505T130000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230324T182513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T182513Z UID:10000116-1683288000-1683291600@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:First Friday Webinars: LEED Communities Deploying Regenerative Solutions DESCRIPTION:USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2023. These are previously recorded\, highly rated\, LEED specific education programs. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs! \nThese courses are available for anyone to attend\, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members! To request a code to register for for free – or to request a link to register for all sessions at once – please reach out to your MO Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org.  \nREGISTER FOR THE MAY 5 WEBINAR \n\nJanuary:  Tales from Successful LEED Certification Reviews\nFebruary:  ESG Priorities of LEED Communities\nMarch:  From Risk to Resilience: Building a healthier\, more resilient future\nApril:  Preparing the Workforce for a Clean Energy Economy: LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition\nMay:  LEED Communities Deploying Regenerative Solutions\nJune:  Social Equity as a Driver for Neighborhood Development: Embracing Community Engagement\nJuly:  Prioritizing Nature for Equity and Resilience\nAugust:  Leveraging LEED v4.1 Residential into Building Healthy and High Performance Sustainable Homes\nSeptember:  Putting Principles Into Action: the Future of LEED\nOctober:  Building the Future: Addressing Decarbonization\, Zero Waste\, and ESG Goals for Construction\nNovember:  Financing Communities: Racing towards Zero for the Triple Bottom Line\nDecember:  Electrification\, Decarbonization and LEED\n\nPlease note: programs are currently being finalized and may be subject to change\, topics will still be similar\, all programs will be LEED-Specific. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-4/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230417T195733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T163215Z UID:10000164-1682071200-1682073000@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break: Earth Day Festival Preview DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW!  \nHOT TOPIC: St. Louis Earth Day Festival Preview  \nView a recording of this Coffee Break!  \nDid you know that St. Louis Earth Day Festival is recognized as one of the largest Earth Day celebrations in the country! Coming up on Saturday and Sunday\, April 22 & 23 in Forest Park\, join us for a sneak peek of all the great things going on at the festival this year. Come learn about what’s new at the Festival this year\, including a Sustainable Marketplace\, Sustainable Fashion Show\, Repair Demo Café and more! Plus find out what to expect at the Opening Ceremony and who has been nominated for the Emerging Environmental Leaders. Join us an let this coffee break inform your visit to the Festival! \n  \nFEATURED GUEST: Brandon Verhoff\, Senior Manager of Location Planning at Caleres \n\nBrandon serves on the earthday365 board of directors and is President of Young Friends of earthday365. He has has over 12 years of experience working in higher education and the business sectors. He holds a Marketing degree from the University of Missouri\, Masters in Business Administration from Missouri State University\, and as a graduate of the Higher Education Administration doctoral program at Saint Louis University\, he completed his dissertation\, “Influences of Student Sustainability Literacy in a University Setting.” \nBrandon also puts theory into practice – as the past Director of Sustainability & Benchmarking for Saint Louis University he has guided process improvement projects\, influenced the adoption of institutional sustainability standards\, educated the University community on sustainable operations\, cultivated sustainability leaders\, and led sustainability initiatives and strategic plans. Currently\, Brandon puts his passion to work for the parent company of Famous Footwear\, Caleres\, demonstrating his data analysis skills and managing store sales and payroll plans. Brandon serves on Missouri Gateway Green Building Council’s Education Committee and was chair from 2019-2021. \nREGISTER \nWant to help out at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival? We’re still looking for volunteers to help with our booth – e-mail info@mogreenbuildings.org. Or volunteer with earthday365\, the organizer of the St. Louis Earth Day Festival!  \n**********\nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-earth-day-festival-preview/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/STL-Earth-Day-Festival-2023.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230411T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230411T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020727 CREATED:20230316T160120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230501T175128Z UID:10000157-1681234200-1681241400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Evening Program: Inspiring Greener Building Materials DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \nPresented in partnership with American Institute of Architects – St. Louis Chapter Committee on the Environment\, \nAmerican Society of Interior Designers Missouri East\, International Interior Design Association Gateway Chapter\, \nand Missouri Gateway Green Building Council\n\n\n\n\nView a list of Attendees\n\nThe choices we make about materials in our buildings can affect everything from indoor air quality to construction waste to broader human health and environmental impacts from materials ingredients\, sources\, manufacturing\, and transport. But the process of selecting materials can be complicated and confusing. How can you best evaluate products and finishes in our buildings so that decisions are best for budgets\, building occupants and the environment? This program will address this question and more using the American Institute of Architects Materials Pledge as a basis for discussion. The program will include information on the efforts to make transparency and optimization information easily accessible through the mindful MATERIAL Collaborative and their Common Materials Framework and the efforts of the Interior Design community in creating this national pledge.\n\n  \nSPEAKERS \nRalph Bicknese\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C\, LEED Fellow\, Principal @ Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects\nRalph is an architect and a principal and co-founder of Hellmuth-Bicknese Architects. Ralph is passionate about integrating design excellence with exemplary environmental performance to evoke positive impact and enrich life – at scale. Ralph helped found the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council\, where he has held numerous leadership positions. He initiated the Katrina Charrettes at Greenbuild 2005\, was a contributor to The New Orleans Principles and serves on the City of Maplewood Sustainability Commission. He is a member of the AIA Sustainable Leadership Group\, and has participated in over 50 LEED projects\, including the LEED Gold certified Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center\, and 11 projects seeking Living Building Challenge certification. \nLona Rerick\, LEED AP BD+C\, WELL AP\, LFA\, Principal @ ZGF\nLona Rerick is a sustainable designer and specifier at ZGF Architects focusing on materials selection and transparency. She guides clients\, design teams and contractors through the intricacies of system materials selection\, product research for locations and writing specifications to assure that project goals are met during construction. Lona leads ZGF Architects Project Performance Team’s efforts to select and specify low-impact\, healthy materials. She currently serves on the Health Product Declaration Collaborative’ s Board and AIA National’s Materials Knowledge Working Group which created the Materials Pledge. Lona is also a member of the LEED Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group\, serves on the mindful MATERIALS Steering Group and is the founding co-Chair of the Portland Materials Transparency Collaborative. \nRachelle Schoessler Lynn\, FASID\, CID\, LEED Fellow. Sustainability Director @ BKV Group\nWith over 25 years of experience\, Rachelle has devoted her career to design excellence\, specifically focused on sustainability innovation and an emphasis on the impact of design on the health and well-being of the people that occupy the spaces we design. Rachelle is a Board Member on the Health Product Declaration Collaborative\, one of the original authors of the Minnesota B3 Guidelines (Buildings\, Benchmarks and Beyond)\, and a co-founder of the USGBC Minnesota Chapter. Awarded the LEED Fellow distinction in 2013 and the ASID Fellow distinction in 2009\, Rachelle has also served as the national board chair for ASID and is the past chair of the AIA Material Pledge. \nREGISTER NOW!  \nADMISSION\nFree – Members of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council\, AIA-St. Louis\, ASID Missouri East and IIDA Gateway Chapter\nFree – Students\n$25.00 – NON-Members \nCONTINUING EDUCATION\nSubmitted for 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \n\nRecognize why making better material selections matters.\nIdentify how the Architect & Designer (A&D) Materials Pledge and its five tenants of: Human health\, Social health and equity\, Ecosystem health\, Climate health and Circular economy\, supports making better materials decisions.\nDistinguish how the A&D Materials Pledge and other related pledges support green building.\nRecognize strategies\, steps\, and tools designers and specifiers can use in applying the A&D Materials Pledge to their practice.\nDistinguish the role of the Common Materials Framework in supporting the ongoing development of holistically healthy building materials\, in standardizing “the ask” to manufacturers and suppliers and in organizing materials information.\nEvaluate the role mindful MATERIALS plays in improving one’s ability to make better material selections.\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM SPONSORS!  \n\n\n  \n  \n  \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES\nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. \nAIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENT\nMissouri Gateway Green Building Council is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837\, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such\, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling\, using\, distributing\, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-inspiring-greener-building-materials/ LOCATION:Alberici Constructors\, 8800 Page\, Overland\, MO\, 63114\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230407T130000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020728 CREATED:20230324T182209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T182209Z UID:10000115-1680868800-1680872400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:First Friday Webinar: Preparing the Workforce for the Clean Energy Economy - LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition DESCRIPTION:USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2023. These are previously recorded\, highly rated\, LEED specific education programs. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs! \nThese courses are available for anyone to attend\, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members! To request a code to register for for free – or to request a link to register for all sessions at once – please reach out to your MO Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org.  \nREGISTER FOR THE APRIL 7 WEBINAR \n\nJanuary:  Tales from Successful LEED Certification Reviews\nFebruary:  ESG Priorities of LEED Communities\nMarch:  From Risk to Resilience: Building a healthier\, more resilient future\nApril:  Preparing the Workforce for a Clean Energy Economy: LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition\nMay:  LEED Communities Deploying Regenerative Solutions\nJune:  Social Equity as a Driver for Neighborhood Development: Embracing Community Engagement\nJuly:  Prioritizing Nature for Equity and Resilience\nAugust:  Leveraging LEED v4.1 Residential into Building Healthy and High Performance Sustainable Homes\nSeptember:  Putting Principles Into Action: the Future of LEED\nOctober:  Building the Future: Addressing Decarbonization\, Zero Waste\, and ESG Goals for Construction\nNovember:  Financing Communities: Racing towards Zero for the Triple Bottom Line\nDecember:  Electrification\, Decarbonization and LEED\n\nPlease note: programs are currently being finalized and may be subject to change\, topics will still be similar\, all programs will be LEED-Specific. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-3/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230403T233000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230403T233000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020728 CREATED:20230315T222335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T155618Z UID:10000158-1680564600-1680564600@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Q2 Call For Proposals Due! DESCRIPTION:We are accepting your submissions for educational programs! Submit your proposals to be considered for coffee breaks or evening programs later this year or in 2024. Show Me Your Green Building Solutions! \nFill out our Call For Proposals Form!  \nProposals submitted by end of day Monday\, April 3 will be reviewed by our Education Committee at their 2nd Tuesday standing meeting on April 4. \nQuestions? Please feel free to reach out at info@mogreenbuildings.org \n  URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/q2-call-for-proposals-due/ LOCATION:MO CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-year-new-proposals_04-03-23Deadline.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T103000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020728 CREATED:20230316T202240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T153332Z UID:10000155-1680256800-1680258600@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Coffee Break: Benton Park West Tiny House Project DESCRIPTION:  \nHOT TOPIC\nBenton Park West Tiny House Project \nView a recording of this Coffee Break!  \nThis Tiny House Project is currently under construction in the Benton Park West neighborhood in the City of St. Louis. It is planned to be an environmentally regenerative and one-of-a-kind project. It’s being build on what was once a vacant lot\, purchased through the St. Louis City Land Revitalization Authority (LRA). This livable home will use energy saving building concepts such as radiant heating\, solar power collection\, rainwater collection\, and passive heating and cooling concepts. The building itself\, inspired by the work of Bob Cassilly\, will be created from mostly reclaimed materials. The style will be a unique expression that keeps the historic aesthetic of the neighborhood in mind. Building a 420 square foot house on a 7\,000 square foot lot allows space for large permaculture and vegetable gardens. \nFEATURED GUESTS \n\nRikki Watts and Dwayne Tiggs \nRikki Watts and Dwayne Tiggs are managing this project. Rikki has extensive organic farming and gardening experience and is no stranger to finding creative ways to reuse materials. She believes that by empowering the community to use reclaimed materials\, there will be greater accessibility to art and gardening while diverting waste. Rikki has also worked with nonprofit organizations for the past eight years and has experience organizing and leading workshops\, tracking participant data\, and reporting on program outcomes. \nTiggs has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts and a Master of Architecture degree. He has designed and built custom pieces for private use and in businesses throughout the St. Louis region for 20 years. Recently\, Tiggs has expanded his medium to incorporate reclaimed materials though the design of his current home in Benton Park West and of a glass greenhouse made exclusively from repurposed windows and framing. In collaboration with other architects and engineers\, he has designed the Tiny House\, and is excited to share his skills and knowledge with the community. \nREGISTER \nJoin us on Saturday\, April 1 from 9:30 am – 1:00 pm for a special work day at the Benton Park West Tiny House Project with the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Outdoor Youth Corps. Contact Emily Andrews at info@mogreenbuildings.org for more information! \n**********\nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-benton-park-west-tiny-house-project/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TinyHouse-Drawing-horiz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230316T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230316T193000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020728 CREATED:20230221T164720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T210930Z UID:10000137-1678987800-1678995000@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Evening Program: Inflation Reduction Act - An Enabler for Aggressive Action on Climate Change DESCRIPTION:See a list of March 16\, 2023 Attendees \nREGISTER NOW! \nIn August 2022\, U.S. Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. This is the most aggressive action on tackling the climate crisis in American history. The Act is designed to: \n\nBuild American clean energy supply chains\, by incentivizing domestic production in clean energy technologies like solar\, wind\, carbon capture\, and clean hydrogen\nStrengthen America’s manufacturing base with targeted tax incentives aimed at domestically manufacturing products such as batteries\, solar\, and offshore wind components\, and technologies for carbon capture systems.\nCreate good-paying union jobs in “energy communities” by providing additional clean energy tax credits for projects established in communities that have previously relied upon the extraction\, processing\, transport\, or storage of coal\, oil\, or natural gas as a significant source of employment\, and offer incentives to pay prevailing wages.\n\nThis presentation will summarize provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act related to climate change\, offering specific details related to solar and energy efficiency. New and renewed incentives are included to expand clean energy production for residential\, commercial\, industrial and utility scale solar through 2034\, enabling a predictable set of financial incentives to exponentially increase our domestic clean energy supply\, dramatically reducing our carbon emissions. \nSPEAKERS \nSteve O’Rourke\, Account Manager at Greentech Renewables\nAfter 25 years consulting in marketing and information technologies\, Steve transitioned into the renewable energy industry in 2009\, working with a variety of commercial\, industrial and nonprofit organizations to better manage their energy use\, and offset reduced demand with clean\, renewable energy. He subsequently focused on O&M to help “deliver on the promise of solar\,” and continues to maintain a relationship with a few key commercial clients to monitor and manage their energy use in his consulting business\, EnerGuidance. His business\, industry\, sales and leadership experience have been a welcome addition to Greentech. Steve is a NABCEP-certified PV Technical Sales professional and taught about the business case for solar at St. Louis Community College’s Center for Workforce Innovation. He was elected to the board of the Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association (MOSEIA) in 2015\, serving as treasurer through 2018. Steve has been a member of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council since 2010\, and served as chair of the marketing committee before being elected to the board in 2015. He served on the finance committee and was then elected to serve another term as treasurer\, and currently serves as the past chair of the board. \nEric Schneider\, Director of Business Development at StraightUp Solar\nEric joined the StraightUp Solar team in 2019. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association. With an Economics degree from Grinnell College and a Master’s of Planning Degree from the University of Minnesota\, he has been interested in the triple-bottom line of people\, planet and profit throughout his professional career. For sixteen years Eric held positions at the St. Louis Regional Chamber in sustainability\, public policy and economic development\, where he led the St. Louis Green Business Challenge which assisted 175 businesses to improve sustainable businesses and reduce their environmental impact. He also directed the Chamber’s green economy focus\, producing the St. Louis Green Jobs Report and convening the Green Confluence Summit. Previous to his roles at the Chamber\, Eric did planning and marketing for hospitals\, city planning\, and sports reporting. \nDeko Devins\, Vice President of Operations at Azimuth Energy\nDeko joined the Azimuth team in 2016 as an Engineering Intern. Since then\, he has advanced his expertise through senior engineer\, project manager and lead estimator. Deko provides a keen focus on engineering quality assurance\, electrical system design\, process and construction efficiency\, and contractor management. He is a NABCEP-certified Solar Installation Professional and has worked on the engineering design for over 30 MW of solar projects\, large utility-scale battery plants\, and microgrids. Deko has led the engineering and commissioning of dozens of Azimuth projects\, including commercial rooftop PV arrays\, utility PV farms with grid batteries\, and PV carport projects. He has designed and managed solar\, energy storage and microgrid projects in the US and the Caribbean. Prior to joining the Azimuth Energy team\, Deko worked for the Washington University Office of Sustainability on its renewable energy expansion\, assisting in the management of building energy efficiencies and multiple distributed generation PV projects across the campus portfolio. \nTeri Samples\, Partner at WIPFLI\nDuring the last 32 years\, Teri has built a solid reputation as a trusted advisor and consultant to leaders in the real estate and home-building industries. She often presents educational seminars on tax and cost segregation strategies to provide agents\, brokers and owners with the information they need to best serve their clients. In addition\, Teri has extensive knowledge of federal agency energy incentives including tax deductions and credits. Her experience with tax incentives for energy efficiency improvements to commercial buildings and determination of whether ASHRAE standards are met has distinguished her as a sought-after speaker and consultant in the field. \n  \nREGISTER NOW!  \nThanks to our program sponsor:  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nADMISSION\nFree – Missouri Gateway Green Building Council – Members\nFree – Students\n$25.00 – NON-Members \nCONTINUING EDUCATION\nApproved for 1.5 AIA / CES LU \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \n\nExamine how implementing energy efficiency and shifting to clean energy production can reduce our nation’s carbon emissions.\nDefine the potential for residential solar and battery storage as well as financial incentives for both small and large commercial & industrial systems\, including new Production Tax Credits and direct-pay options for tax-exempt organizations.\nAnalyze opportunities to lower the carbon emissions of buildings through tax deductions and incentives for the implementation of energy efficient systems and equipment in residential and commercial buildings.\nRecognize how energy utilities can leverage new incentives to more quickly transition from fossil-fuel generation to clean energy\, battery storage and carbon capture technology.\n\nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES\nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. Registration/attendance at\, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image\, in photographs\, video\, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities. \nAIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENT\nMissouri Gateway Green Building Council is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837\, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such\, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling\, using\, distributing\, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-inflation-reduction-act-an-enabler-for-aggressive-action-on-climate-change/ LOCATION:Washington Universitiy Danforth University Center\, 6475 Forsyth Blvd\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63105 CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/education-events.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230309T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230309T140000 DTSTAMP:20260515T020728 CREATED:20230303T203019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T203019Z UID:10000153-1678366800-1678370400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Public Buildings and the IRA: The New Incentives for Going Green DESCRIPTION:Find out why the IRA and the IIJA should have you thinking green about public building projects. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the National League of Cities (NLC) co-host this webinar exploring the new federal incentives and programs available for public building projects. From direct pay tax incentives for improved building efficiency to wide-ranging grant opportunities for facilities improvements\, the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are loaded with programs that building professionals and local governments can take advantage of as they plan to build new facilities or renovate existing buildings. The webinar is open to USGBC and NLC members. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/public-buildings-and-the-ira-the-new-incentives-for-going-green/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Energy Efficiency END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR