REGISTER NOW It’s often said that the greenest building is the one that already exists, yet until recently this idea lacked robust, data-backed evidence. As a result, the carbon benefits of reusing existing buildings are frequently overlooked in climate action strategies, carbon accounting, and design decision-making. This gap represents a major missed opportunity for professionals in preservation, planning, design, and policy to better measure their potential impact and advocate more effectively for building reuse. The CARE (Carbon Avoided Retrofit Estimator) Tool addresses this challenge by enabling decision-makers to quantify the carbon benefits of renovating and upgrading existing buildings versus demolishing and constructing new ones. Join us for an introduction to the CARE Tool with architect James Roseberry of Trivers and learn how CARE can be used to estimate the carbon impact of your projects and compare the impact of different design decisions. James Roseberry, AIA, CDT, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Sustainability, Trivers Associates James is the Director of Sustainability and an Associate with Trivers. He is experienced in historic renovation, adaptive reuse, and technical spaces. He has also served a key role on many impactful projects in the St. Louis area. He has contributed to a number of Trivers’… Continue Reading Green Building Break – Leveraging Existing Buildings with the CARE Tool

The First Friday series is back for 2026 and starting in March, all sessions will feature live, never seen before content! During each session, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters, connect with peers, discuss the latest in green building, and learn more about what’s happening at USGBC. These courses are available for anyone to attend, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members! Access the webinar registration and code here. You will be prompted to login to access the code. Once you enter your login details, it will take you to your Member Dashboard. From there, click Member Only Benefits from the left-hand side menu to view the list of benefits and access code for the First Friday Webinars. You can use the code to register for one or more of the first Friday webinars. Questions? Reach out to your MO Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org. REGISTER FOR THE MARCH 6 WEBINAR Sustainable AI Practice in the Built Environment: Sufficient, Efficient, and Scalable Impact AI is increasingly applied across the project lifecycle. However, adoption often emphasizes near-term performance gains while overlooking the full lifecycle… Continue Reading First Friday Webinar – Sustainable AI Practice in the Built Environment: Sufficient, Efficient, and Scalable Impact

Access to clean air is essential for human health, productivity and comfort. While many builders, owners, facilities managers, and their service providers invest significant resources to achieve safe, satisfactory air quality in spaces where people work, sleep, learn, and play, others may not prioritize or understand measures to improve indoor air. Join us to learn how USGBC is working with its research and policy partners and communities of practice to expand indoor air quality performance verification and proactive resilience planning in buildings, expanding on our work to promote and scale foundational IAQ strategies.