Missouri Gateway Green Building Council

Missouri Green Schools Informational Session
2024-10-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for a virtual Information Session on Missouri Green Schools and learn how your school or district can become more sustainable! There are three Informational Sessions offered, and all will cover the same information.
Agenda:

Introduction to the Show-Me Green Schools suite of programs
In-depth introduction to Missouri Green Schools
Review of program requirements and benefits
Review of program timeline
Q&A

Host: Deborah Rogers Curtis, Green Schools Coordinator
Questions? Contact Deborah at drogers@mobot.org!

Missouri Green Schools Informational Session
2024-10-02 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for a virtual Information Session on Missouri Green Schools and learn how your school or district can become more sustainable! There are three Informtional Sessions offered, and all will cover the same information.
Agenda:

Introduction to the Show-Me Green Schools suite of programs
In-depth introduction to Missouri Green Schools
Review of program requirements and benefits
Review of program timeline
Q&A

Host: Deborah Rogers Curtis, Green Schools Coordinator
Questions? Contact Deborah at drogers@mobot.org!

Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ Idol Wolf at 21C
2024-10-03 16:30 - 18:00
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As emerging professionals (EP) it’s difficult to grasp all the possibilities and potential your career holds. Enjoy a pint of your favorite beverage at various Green Dining Alliance (GDA) certified locations every 1st Thursday @ 4:30 – 6:00 pm. This monthly happy hour event is for all community members to network with local green building and sustainability professionals while discussing opportunities to serve our communities.
WHERE: Idol Wolf at the 21C Hotel
1528 Locust Street | St. Louis, MO 63103
Reduce your carbon impact: Connect with the Metro!
All are welcome. Bring a colleague, friend, family or community member to meet and network with Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members and non-members, and other emerging professionals while enjoying a beverage together and building your Green Buildings Are Better community!
HOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee!
REGISTER NOW
QUESTIONS?
Contact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0854
CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
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.

First Friday Webinars - LEED Zero Project Profiles
2024-10-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event via Zoom
USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2024. 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!
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 OCTOBER WEBINAR
LEED Zero Project Profiles
With sustainability and healthy building goals now business prerequisites, resiliency, utility and resource consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and material management from buildings have taken on a new importance. This session explores how LEED Zero boosts your LEED certification and supports your decarbonization and energy, water and waste balance goals. A complement to the LEED rating system, LEED Zero recognizes projects that have reached net zero status in the categories of carbon, energy, water, and/or waste. Learn from real world projects achieving their goal of reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change and risk through the LEED Zero program. The panel explores opportunities and challenges of LEED Zero while diving into some of the more technical aspects. This session features three projects from across the US focused on LEED Zero Energy, LEED Zero Carbon, and LEED Zero Waste.
REGISTER FOR THE OCTOBER WEBINAR

February: Overview of LEED v5: Taking action on climate, quality of life, and ecology
March: LEED v5: Swift Climate Action, Enriched Quality of Life, and Advanced Land Use and Biodiversity
April: Navigating Smart Building Certifications for Sustainable Futures
May: LEED and Upfront Carbon Emissions: A Comprehensive Look at A1-A5 Embodied Carbon in Building Construction
June: LEED EBOM Plays Nice with WELL Health-Safety at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland
July: Smart Building Charrette, circa 2030: Realizing the Promise of High-Performance Green Buildings
August: Exceeding ESG Commitments with LEED for Communities
September: Looking to the Future: Utilizing LEED as a Tool for Adaptive Reuse Projects
October: LEED Zero Project Profiles
November: Implementing the Future of LEED with LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance
December: Beneficial Electrification in Northern Climates
January 2025: Inclusive Pathways to Health in LEED v5: Harnessing Biophilic and Universal Design

Evening Program: A Forum on Climate Action
2024-10-08 17:30 - 19:30 | Washington University – Umrath Lounge, 6475 Forsyth Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63105, United States
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We know that buildings have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions and our carbon footprint. We also know there are a myriad of ways that buildings can have a positive impact – through energy efficiency, renewable energy, smarter materials choices and more. Join us for a forum on climate action to dive into this topic from the perspective of building industry professional organizations.
We are thrilled to bring together leaders from several local organizations to discuss what each organization is doing at the national and local levels to address climate change and strive for better performance in our buildings. Participants will share information about national and local action – including climate targets, standards, and goals specific to their organizations. Our board chair, James Roseberry, will moderate a round-table discussion on commonalities, challenges, and how we can work together to enact more local change, leveraging the programs of each organization.
Participating organizations & speakers:

Associated General Contractors of Missouri
Sondra Rotty | LEED AP BD+C
Sondra is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Tarlton, where she leads construction operations, manages market leaders, and works closely with Human Resources to attract and retain the industry’s top talent. Sondra joined Tarlton as a Project Engineer after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from Missouri University of S&T. She earned her Master’s in Engineering Management from MS&T while working full time. Sondra has worked on numerous LEED projects and most of her construction experience has centered around large, complex projects with fast-track time frames. Sondra is an advocate for women in construction and for girls’ self-discovery. She has volunteered for Girls Inc. of St. Louis and the Society of Women Engineers. She currently serves on the Associated General Contractors of Missouri Board of Directors as the Building Division Vice Chairman.

American Institute of Architects St. Louis – Committee on the Environment
Monica Moore-Zigo | LEED AP BD+C
Monica is a Senior Laboratory Architect with Gensler. She is an experienced architectural design and technology leader with background in a broad range of project types and markets, including: laboratories, higher education, K-12, historic renovations, corporate, and non-profit. She is especially interested in projects with an emphasis on sustainability. Monica earned a Master of Architecture degree from the Sam Fox School of Design at Washington University. Monica is the Chair of AIA-St. Louis’ Committee on the Environment and serves on the International Institute of Sustainable Laboratories St. Louis Chapter Board as program committee chair.

Construction Specifications Institute – Greater St. Louis Chapter
Derek Maschek
Derek is the Director of Design at Keely Construction. He has 26 years of experience with job responsibilities including business development, conceptual design, and design development. He has a Bachelor’s of Architecture from Kansas State University. Derek currently serves as the board President for the Construction Specifications Institute – Greater St. Louis Chapter.

Illuminating Engineering Society – St. Louis Section
Lisa J. Reed | PE, IALD, MIES, LEED AP BD+C
As Principal of Reed Burkett Lighting Design, Lisa contributes a passion for lighting and a spirit of collaboration to her projects. She delights in bringing spaces to life with quality lighting, and concern for the environment influences her work. Lisa has over 30 years of experience, ranging from energy management to electrical engineering to lighting design. She is an advocate for diversity in lighting, focusing on creating a better workplace for women, parents, and all people. She founded Ladies of Lighting in St. Louis and helped expand WILD (Women in Lighting + Design) across the US. She currently serves as an Illuminating Engineering Society – St. Louis Section Board Member and on the MGGBC Engagement & Outreach Committee.

Structural Engineering Institute
Janet Ranf | PE, SE, LEED AP
Janet Ranf is an Associate at KPFF. She is a registered Professional and Structural engineer with eighteen years of project experience. She holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. Janet joined KPFF’s St. Louis office in 2021, where she has shared her expertise on significant projects including the expansion and renovation of Powell Symphony Hall, the new ProtoPlex building at Missouri University of S&T, and other academic and athletic facilities at private schools in the St. Louis area. Janet has a passion for learning as well as teaching. She mentors younger engineers and is responsible for coordinating the office’s continuing education seminars.

Missouri Gateway Green Building Council
James Roseberry, AIA , CDT, LEED AP BD+C (Moderator)
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’ sustainable projects, including the renovation of January Hall at Washington University, which received LEED Gold certification. James serves on the Planning Group of the BuildingGreen Small Firm Sustainable Design Leaders Peer Network. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council, currently serving as chair of the MGGBC board of directors and on the Education Committee.
Also Invited:

American Society of Heating & Refrigeration Engineers – St. Louis Chapter
International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories – St. Louis Chapter
Urban Land Institute St. Louis

This event is free, registration is required – REGISTER NOW!
Thanks to our event sponsors!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Describe the climate commitments at the local and national level of each participating building industry stakeholder organization.
Demonstrate aligned climate goals as well as the challenges in addressing goals among stakeholder organizations.
Investigate opportunities to collaborate on climate action and create unified strategies for local decarbonization across the stakeholder groups.
Examine ideas and strategies for keeping organizations accountable to one another and to climate and sustainability goals.

CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES
This 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.
AIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENT
Missouri 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.

Connect on the Quest: Biodiversity + Wellness in Schools
2024-10-09 16:00 - 17:00
All Green Schools Quest School Leaders and Mentors are invited to join experts in the field for free professional development on this year’s Quest theme: Biodiversity + Wellness in Schools.
Our learning outcomes include:
(1) Define biodiversity and identify varieties of life on school campuses and the local community
(2) Connect biodiversity to student, staff, community, and environmental health
(3) Create a plan for a school sustainability project that incorporates biodiversity + wellness for people and planet
Participants will also hear from veteran Mentors and School Leaders on their approach to the Green Schools Quest project, and gain practical tips on how to complete this year’s project.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

GPRO Operations + Maintenance (O+M) Essentials Training - October 2024
2024-10-23 - 2024-10-24 | Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC), 4651 Shaw, St. Louis, MO, 63110, United States
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Green Professional Building Skills Training – Operations & Maintenance Essentials
Learn how to reduce energy use while improving comfort and health for building occupants!
Building design & construction gets a lot of attention, but the majority of energy that a building uses over time is related to how the building is operated and maintained. Efficient operations and smart maintenance in buildings reduces operating costs and increases occupancy rates and tenant satisfaction. GPRO O&M Essentials provides building professionals with best practices for sustainability building operations. Participants leave with at least three immediately actionable measures and the next steps needed to achieve them. This course is ideal for anyone who needs a better understanding of high-performance building, including sales or administrative staff in real estate, construction, architecture or engineering, workforce property managers and building staff involved in the operations and maintenance of both residential and commercial buildings including: building superintendents, operators, facility and property managers, operating engineers and stationary engineers and handypeople.
WHEN
Wednesday & Thursday, October 23 & 24
8:30 am – 3:00 pm each day
FEE
$300 – Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Members
$350 for non-members
Fees include continental breakfast, lunch, course materials and certificate exam.
Discounts and scholarships may be available. Please contact Emily Andrews at 314-577-0854 to inquire.
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INSTRUCTORS
Richard Reilly, Missouri Botanical Garden
Johanna Schweiss, Mastercard
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS
12 GBCI CE Hours, AIA | LU, and PDH credits
COURSE OBJECTIVES
• Take a systemic approach to operating and maintaining your building.
• Evaluate building performance.
• Describe at least three immediately actionable next steps needed to improve the health and efficiency of your building.
• Explain the costs and benefits of efficiency measures.
WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT?
GPRO O&M is a 12-hour training that is taught live and in-person by highly knowledgeable instructors with industry experience. You are encouraged to ask questions and participate during classroom discussions and activities. After completing the training, you can earn a GPRO O&M Certificate by passing a 50-question multiple choice exam. Additionally, you’ll gain access to shirt on-demand bonus courses on topics such as financing energy projects, interpreting energy audits and more.
TOPICS COVERED
• Fundamentals of Building Green
• O&M in Green Buildings
• Building Performance Metrics
• Building Envelope
• Water Use
• Heating, Cooling & Hot Water
• Indoor Air Quality
• Lighting
• Waste Reduction
• Resilience
• Commissioning Existing Buildings
• Action Plan

Mentor Meet-Up
2024-10-23 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-01-08 08:00 - 09:00 | Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC), 4651 Shaw, St. Louis, MO, 63110, United States
All Green Schools Quest Mentors are invited to collaborate with one another virtually or in-person. This is a morning meeting that will be hosted in-person at Missouri Gateway Green Building Council’s building and also offered online via Zoom for those outside of the St. Louis region. Join us to problem-solve communication, project resources, and progress for your school’s Green Schools Quest adventures!
Coffee and light breakfast will be provided in person. For those joining via Zoom, breakout rooms will be utilized to allow maximum collaboration.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

First Friday Webinars - Implementing the Future of LEED with LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance
2024-11-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event via Zoom
USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2024. 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!
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 NOVEMBER WEBINAR
Implementing the Future of LEED with LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance
In this session, members from the LEED Consensus Committee for Existing Buildings share how the newest version of LEED, LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance, integrates Future of LEED principles. They present how performance metrics are staying at the core of the rating system to continue to encourage a scaled impact and alignment with global reporting standards. Session attendees will learn about decarbonization planning and why it is so important to educate the market on elements of a good, long-term decarbonization plan. Panelists will present how equity and resilience have been incorporated into v5 and ways that LEED O+M continues to recognize a healthy indoor environment.
REGISTER FOR THE NOVEMBER WEBINAR

February: Overview of LEED v5: Taking action on climate, quality of life, and ecology
March: LEED v5: Swift Climate Action, Enriched Quality of Life, and Advanced Land Use and Biodiversity
April: Navigating Smart Building Certifications for Sustainable Futures
May: LEED and Upfront Carbon Emissions: A Comprehensive Look at A1-A5 Embodied Carbon in Building Construction
June: LEED EBOM Plays Nice with WELL Health-Safety at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland
July: Smart Building Charrette, circa 2030: Realizing the Promise of High-Performance Green Buildings
August: Exceeding ESG Commitments with LEED for Communities
September: Looking to the Future: Utilizing LEED as a Tool for Adaptive Reuse Projects
October: LEED Zero Project Profiles
November: Implementing the Future of LEED with LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance
December: Beneficial Electrification in Northern Climates
January 2025: Inclusive Pathways to Health in LEED v5: Harnessing Biophilic and Universal Design

Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ Schlafly Bottleworks
2024-11-07 16:30 - 18:00 | Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood, 7260 Southwest Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, United States
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As emerging professionals (EP) it’s difficult to grasp all the possibilities and potential your career holds. Enjoy a pint of your favorite beverage at various Green Dining Alliance (GDA) certified locations every 1st Thursday @ 4:30 – 6:00 pm. This monthly happy hour event is for all community members to network with local green building and sustainability professionals while discussing opportunities to serve our communities.
WHERE: Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave | Maplewood, MO 63143

Reduce your carbon impact: Connect with the Metro!
All are welcome. Bring a colleague, friend, family or community member to meet and network with Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members and non-members, and other emerging professionals while enjoying a beverage together and building your Green Buildings Are Better community!
HOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee!
REGISTER NOW
QUESTIONS?
Contact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0854
CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
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.

Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
2024-11-12 - 2024-11-15 | Pennsylvania Convention Center
The theme for Greenbuild 2024 is “Built to Scale,” spotlighting the green building community’s commitment to wholesale market transformation, bringing proven solutions and strategies to global communities.
Join your green building movement Philadelphia, PA, November 12-15, 2024.
Learn More | Register Now!

BE-Ex STL Owner & Operator Series - Building Automation for Effective Management
2024-12-03 08:30 - 09:30 | Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC), 4651 Shaw, St. Louis, MO, 63110, United States
Do you own or operate buildings? Would you like to implement more energy efficiency and high performance building strategies? Join the Building Energy Exchange-St. Louis (BE-Ex STL) at their 2024 Owner/Operator series for commercial buildings.
Event is free (with coffee and donuts) – please register at https://www.be-exstl.org/events-be-ex
2024 Building Energy Exchange Owner – Operator Series
February 6: Financing Energy Efficiency Projects
March 5: Energy Audits for Optimal Building Investments
April 2: Commissioning – Tuning Up Your Building for Savings
May 7: Long Range and Capital Planning for Building Success
June 4: Low Cost O&M Solutions for Savings
July 2: Building Shell Investments – Keeping the Weather Out
August 6: Lighting Upgrades for Savings and Safety
September 3: Lighting and Electrical Controls for Bill Reduction
October 1: HVAC – Working with What You’ve Got
November 5: HVAC – Making Good Replacement Decisions
December 3: Building Automation for Effective Management

Connect on the Quest: Winter Wellness in Schools
2024-12-04 19:00 - 20:00
All Green Schools Quest School Leaders and Mentors are invited to join experts in the field for free professional development on Winter Wellness to continue our theme of “Biodiversity + Wellness.”
Our learning outcomes include:
(1) Create a plan for “winterizing” school gardens to protect biodiversity in winter months
(2) Identify local resources for families and schools to ensure students have access to fresh fruits and vegetables throughout winter
(3) Identify tools and methods for tracking energy usage throughout winter
Participants will also hear from veteran Mentors and School Leaders on their approach to the Green Schools Quest project, and gain practical tips on how to complete this year’s project.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Emerging Professional Happy Hour with Green Drinks @ Onesto
2024-12-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Onesto Pizza & Trattoria, 5401 Finkman Street, St. Louis, MO, 63109
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As emerging professionals (EP) it’s difficult to grasp all the possibilities and potential your career holds. Join us this month for a joint happy hour with Green Drinks.
Enjoy a pint of your favorite beverage at various Green Dining Alliance (GDA) certified locations every 1st Thursday. This monthly happy hour event is for all community members to network with local green building and sustainability professionals while discussing opportunities to serve our communities.
WHERE: Onesto Pizza & Trattoria
5401 Finkman | St. Louis, MO 63109
Reduce your carbon impact: Connect with the Metro!
All are welcome. Bring a colleague, friend, family or community member to meet and network with Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members and non-members, and other emerging professionals while enjoying a beverage together and building your Green Buildings Are Better community!
HOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee!
REGISTER NOW
QUESTIONS?
Contact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0854
CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
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.

First Friday Webinars - Beneficial Electrification in Northern Climates
2024-12-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event via Zoom
USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2024. 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!
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 DECEMBER WEBINAR
Beneficial Electrification in Northern Climates
Beneficial Electrification has emerged as a driving force in decarbonizing our built environment and is a priority area for USGBC. Some of the newest builds are being designed without option to use fossil fuels, but what does this mean for our building stock, our grid, and our northern climates. This pragmatic discussion explores the near-term hurdles and the solutions coming to the market. The panelists discuss the ways in which LEED credits for LEED v4.1 BD+C and O+M support project electrification goals and how those goals support LEED certification. Real world projects, practices, research, and resources guide this education session.
REGISTER FOR THE DECEMBER WEBINAR

February: Overview of LEED v5: Taking action on climate, quality of life, and ecology
March: LEED v5: Swift Climate Action, Enriched Quality of Life, and Advanced Land Use and Biodiversity
April: Navigating Smart Building Certifications for Sustainable Futures
May: LEED and Upfront Carbon Emissions: A Comprehensive Look at A1-A5 Embodied Carbon in Building Construction
June: LEED EBOM Plays Nice with WELL Health-Safety at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland
July: Smart Building Charrette, circa 2030: Realizing the Promise of High-Performance Green Buildings
August: Exceeding ESG Commitments with LEED for Communities
September: Looking to the Future: Utilizing LEED as a Tool for Adaptive Reuse Projects
October: LEED Zero Project Profiles
November: Implementing the Future of LEED with LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance
December: Beneficial Electrification in Northern Climates
January 2025: Inclusive Pathways to Health in LEED v5: Harnessing Biophilic and Universal Design

First Friday Webinars
2025-01-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event via Zoom
USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2025 – but this year with a twist! We’ll still gather online over midday on the First Friday of each month for leading-edge education, but in 2025, we’ll alternate live education sessions with highly rated, previously recorded sessions from past USGBC programming. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs!
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.

February 7 | Live | Green Careers, Bright Futures: Strategies for Success in the Sustainability and Advanced Energy Workforce Pipeline
March 7 | LEED v5 as a Tool for Decarbonizing the Built Environment
April 4 | Live | Digging into SITES
May 2 | New Launch for Real Estate Portfolios: Accelerating Action, Performance, and Verification
June 6 | Live | Green Finance Tools and Resources
July 11 | Implementing LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance Worldwide
August 1 | Live | LEEDv5 Updates and Discussion
September 5 | Making Zero Emissions Buildings the New Normal
October 3 | Live | TRUE Total Resource Management
November 7 | Equity at Scale: Exploring LEED’s Role in Creating More Just Buildings and Communities
December 5 | Live | Information Forthcoming
January 2026 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

First Friday Webinars - Inclusive Pathways to Health in LEED v5: Harnessing Biophilic and Universal Design
2025-01-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event via Zoom
USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2024. 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!
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 JANUARY WEBINAR
Inclusive Pathways to Health in LEED v5: Harnessing Biophilic and Universal Design
What is new in LEED v5? And how will this impact human health and wellbeing? It’s critical to note that LEED v5 recognizes that climate change will be the largest threat to human health. As such, LEED v5, particularly the indoor environmental quality category, supports adaptation for current and future climate through the use of future weather files and the careful identification of vulnerable populations. LEED v5 prioritizes air quality transparency along with improved air quality monitoring strategies for both indoor and outdoor air. Once LEED projects consider and adapt to pressing physiological health threats, they can also prioritize designing for mental health and wellness. By incorporating more universal and inclusive design principles, LEED will empower projects to design for physically and mentally diverse populations. This not only means improving access to spaces and amenities throughout the building, but also approaching existing strategies, like acoustic design, thermal comfort, and lighting through a new lens.
LEED v5 is deeply focused on identifying and alleviating the actual, most critical threats to occupant physical health. That said, the next version of LEED considers mental health and wellness more in-depth than ever before. Through new strategies, like biophilic and universal design, and improvements to existing strategies, like daylight, quality views and thermal comfort, mental health and wellbeing will be at the forefront of LEED going forward and this session will demonstrate how.
REGISTER FOR THE JANUARY WEBINAR

February: Overview of LEED v5: Taking action on climate, quality of life, and ecology
March: LEED v5: Swift Climate Action, Enriched Quality of Life, and Advanced Land Use and Biodiversity
April: Navigating Smart Building Certifications for Sustainable Futures
May: LEED and Upfront Carbon Emissions: A Comprehensive Look at A1-A5 Embodied Carbon in Building Construction
June: LEED EBOM Plays Nice with WELL Health-Safety at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland
July: Smart Building Charrette, circa 2030: Realizing the Promise of High-Performance Green Buildings
August: Exceeding ESG Commitments with LEED for Communities
September: Looking to the Future: Utilizing LEED as a Tool for Adaptive Reuse Projects
October: LEED Zero Project Profiles
November: Implementing the Future of LEED with LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance
December: Beneficial Electrification in Northern Climates
January 2025: Inclusive Pathways to Health in LEED v5: Harnessing Biophilic and Universal Design

Emerging Professional Happy Hour with CSI @ Helen Fitzgerald's
2025-01-16 15:00 - 18:00 | Helen Fitzgerald’s, 3650 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63127, United States
REGISTER NOW
As emerging professionals (EP) it’s difficult to grasp all the possibilities and potential your career holds. Enjoy a pint of your favorite beverage at various Green Dining Alliance (GDA) certified locations every 1st Thursday @ 4:30 – 6:00 pm. This monthly happy hour event is for all community members to network with local green building and sustainability professionals while discussing opportunities to serve our communities.
WHERE: Helen Fitzderald’s 3650 S Lindbergh Blvd | St. Louis, MO 63127
Reduce your carbon impact: Connect with the Metro!
All are welcome. Bring a colleague, friend, family or community member to meet and network with Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members and non-members, and other emerging professionals while enjoying a beverage together and building your Green Buildings Are Better community!
HOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee!
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QUESTIONS?
Contact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0884
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Green Building Break - Healthy Buildings, Organizations, & Communities = Healthy People - Part 1
2025-01-17 12:00 - 13:00
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Given that we spend 90% of our time indoors, indoor environments can have a significant impact on our health and wellness. The WELL Building Standard® responds to this condition by placing people’s health and wellness at the center of design, and takes a holistic approach that addresses behavior, operations and design. Grounded in medical research that explores the connection between buildings and health, WELL offers a system for evaluating, measuring and certifying various building features that impact human health across 10 categories – air, water, light, nourishment, thermal comfort, materials, sound, mind, community and movement.
Join us for this two-part virtual Green Building Break exploring the WELL Building Standard®, which supports holistic human health and wellness through healthy buildings, organizations, and communities. This GBB will take place across two 1-hour sessions on Friday, January 17th & 24th. Be sure to register for both sessions to get the calendar invites and reminder emails!
Jan. 17th – Part 1 will go through the 10 WELL concepts and explore how they correlate to other ESG frameworks.
Jan. 24th – Part 2 will discuss the WELL/LEED Crosswalk in detail to demonstrate how these two approaches work in sync.
PRESENTERS

Julie Wojnowski leads the ESG and Sustainability practice area at Citadel EHS where she supports and enables clients to achieve goals and milestones that demonstrate their building, organizational, environmental and human performance efforts through building certifications programs like LEED, WELL, and GRESB to name a few. Prior to joining Citadel EHS, Julie was a key leader at the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), where she held roles such as Vice President of Network Care and Senior Director of Commercial Services. Throughout her tenure at IWBI she developed strategic products and programs that accelerated the global adoption of the WELL Building Standard (WELL), including WELL Certification, the WELL AP credential, the WELL Performance Testing Program, the WELL Health-Safety, Performance and Equity Ratings, and the WELL + LEED Streamlined Certification Pathway.

Alisha Scott is a WELL-AP certified consultant at Citadel EHS, where she helps clients achieve WELL certification for buildings and portfolios. Prior to EHS, Alisha earned her WELL Advanced Professional credential and began consulting for A SustainAble Production (ASAP), where she helped numerous projects and portfolios achieve WELL Gold and Platinum. Alisha first branched out into the world of green building as an intern with Building Energy Exchange-St Louis, a local nonprofit working to advance building energy performance.

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Join us again in 2025 for our Green Building Break Series! In-person building tours, virtual hot topic webinars, and more! These sessions will typically take place on the 3rd or 4th Fridays from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Join your Green Buildings Are Better community either in-person or on Zoom for a free learning lunch break and advance your green building expertise!
Consent to use photographic images:
This 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.

Missouri Green Schools Kick-Off
2025-01-23 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for a virtual kick-off of Missouri Green Schools! All schools should send at least one representative, but we encourage each school to send their entire Green Team to learn about the MGS program, logistics, and available resources.
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Green Building Break - Healthy Buildings, Organizations, & Communities = Healthy People - Part 2
2025-01-24 12:00 - 13:00
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REGISTER FOR PART 1

Given that we spend 90% of our time indoors, indoor environments can have a significant impact on our health and wellness. The WELL Building Standard® responds to this condition by placing people’s health and wellness at the center of design, and takes a holistic approach that addresses behavior, operations and design. Grounded in medical research that explores the connection between buildings and health, WELL offers a system for evaluating, measuring and certifying various building features that impact human health across 10 categories – air, water, light, nourishment, thermal comfort, materials, sound, mind, community and movement.
Join us for this two-part virtual Green Building Break exploring the WELL Building Standard®, which supports holistic human health and wellness through healthy buildings, organizations, and communities. This GBB will take place across two 1-hour sessions on Friday, January 17th & 24th. Be sure to register for both sessions to get the calendar invites and reminder emails!
Jan. 17th – Part 1 will go through the 10 WELL concepts and explore how they correlate to other ESG frameworks.
Jan. 24th – Part 2 will discuss the WELL/LEED Crosswalk in detail to demonstrate how these two approaches work in sync.
PRESENTERS

Julie Wojnowski leads the ESG and Sustainability practice area at Citadel EHS where she supports and enables clients to achieve goals and milestones that demonstrate their building, organizational, environmental and human performance efforts through building certifications programs like LEED, WELL, and GRESB to name a few. Prior to joining Citadel EHS, Julie was a key leader at the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), where she held roles such as Vice President of Network Care and Senior Director of Commercial Services. Throughout her tenure at IWBI she developed strategic products and programs that accelerated the global adoption of the WELL Building Standard (WELL), including WELL Certification, the WELL AP credential, the WELL Performance Testing Program, the WELL Health-Safety, Performance and Equity Ratings, and the WELL + LEED Streamlined Certification Pathway.

Alisha Scott is a WELL-AP certified consultant at Citadel EHS, where she helps clients achieve WELL certification for buildings and portfolios. Prior to EHS, Alisha earned her WELL Advanced Professional credential and began consulting for A SustainAble Production (ASAP), where she helped numerous projects and portfolios achieve WELL Gold and Platinum. Alisha first branched out into the world of green building as an intern with Building Energy Exchange-St Louis, a local nonprofit working to advance building energy performance.

REGISTER NOW

Join us again in 2025 for our Green Building Break Series! In-person building tours, virtual hot topic webinars, and more! These sessions will typically take place on the 3rd or 4th Fridays from 12:00pm-1:00pm. Join your Green Buildings Are Better community either in-person or on Zoom for a free learning lunch break and advance your green building expertise!
Consent to use photographic images:
This 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.

Missouri Green Schools START Introduction and Refresher Course
2025-01-28 15:00 - 16:00
All Missouri Green Schools are invited to attend this professional development session, however, this is most applicable to schools who have achieved level Sprout and above. Guest Speaker Kelly Harding from the Green Schools Alliance will join us for this technical training. Please come prepared with your START login information and a computer to access the website for a hands-on training.
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Annual State of the Council 2025
2025-01-29 17:00 - 19:00 | Five Oaks on Warson, ​1200 N. Warson Rd, Olivette, MO, 63132, United States
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Help us kick off the new year and recommit to greener, better buildings! We will hear from Council leadership, visit with committees, and you’ll have the chance to participate in our State of the Council raffle – more details coming soon!
This event is FREE with refreshments provided, but please register!
WHERE: Five Oaks on Warson Community Center
1200 North Warson Rd | Olivette, MO 63132
WHEN: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Remarks at 6 pm | Raffle Drawings at 6:50, must be present to win

This year’s State of the Council venue showcases what it looks like when a community center embraces a community-driven, holistic approach to going green. Sustainability features include access to daylight and views to the outdoors, recycled finishes, native plants and habitat restoration, stormwater management, night sky and bird friendly exterior lighting and more. One special feature is a large hickory tree that had to be removed from the site, which was wood kiln-dried and repurposed as the lobby’s fireplace mantle. On going green operations means no single-use plastics on site, nature-based art throughout the building, and a connection to the extension of the Centennial Greenway—a two-mile-long trail along I-170 linking the communities of Clayton, University City, Ladue and Olivette.
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Thanks to our event sponsors!

Consent to use photographic images:
This 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.

Building Energy Exchange St. Louis - Benchmarking: Comply with City Ordinances
2025-02-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC), 4651 Shaw, St. Louis, MO, 63110, United States
Email Malachi Rein at malachi@be-exstl.org or visit the BE-Ex STL website for more information.

Building Energy Exchange St. Louis - Benchmarking Verification: Comply with 2025 Data Submission
2025-02-04 08:30 - 09:30 | Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC), 4651 Shaw, St. Louis, MO, 63110, United States

Missouri Green Schools 101: How to Achieve Seed Level
2025-02-04 15:00 - 16:00
In this session, we will cover all requirements of the Seed Level designation and how to achieve them, including:

Letter of Commitment and Contact Information
Identifying 1 START metric to create a sustainability goal
Completing the MGS Baseline Self-Assessment

All new enrollees and schools who have not achieved a level should attend.
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Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ Small Batch
2025-02-06 16:30 - 18:00 | Small Batch, 3001 Locust, St. Louis, MO, 63110
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As emerging professionals (EP) it’s difficult to grasp all the possibilities and potential your career holds. Enjoy a pint of your favorite beverage at various Green Dining Alliance (GDA) certified locations every 1st Thursday @ 4:30 – 6:00 pm. This monthly happy hour event is for all community members to network with local green building and sustainability professionals while discussing opportunities to serve our communities.
WHERE: Small Batch
3001 Locust | St. Louis, MO 63110
Reduce your carbon impact: Connect with the Metro!
All are welcome. Bring a colleague, friend, family or community member to meet and network with Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members and non-members, and other emerging professionals while enjoying a beverage together and building your Green Buildings Are Better community!
HOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee!
REGISTER NOW
QUESTIONS?
Contact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0854
CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
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.

First Friday Webinar - Green Careers, Bright Futures: Strategies for Success in the Sustainability and Advanced Energy Workforce Pipeline
2025-02-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Event via Zoom
USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2025 – but this year with a twist! We’ll still gather online over midday on the First Friday of each month for leading-edge education, but in 2025, we’ll alternate live education sessions with highly rated, previously recorded sessions from past USGBC programming. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs!
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.
2025 First Friday Webinar Sessions

February 7 | Live | Green Careers, Bright Futures: Strategies for Success in the Sustainability and Advanced Energy Workforce Pipeline
March 7 | LEED v5 as a Tool for Decarbonizing the Built Environment
April 4 | Live | Digging into SITES
May 2 | New Launch for Real Estate Portfolios: Accelerating Action, Performance, and Verification
June 6 | Live | Green Finance Tools and Resources
July 11 | Implementing LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance Worldwide
August 1 | Live | LEEDv5 Updates and Discussion
September 5 | Making Zero Emissions Buildings the New Normal
October 3 | Live | TRUE Total Resource Management
November 7 | Equity at Scale: Exploring LEED’s Role in Creating More Just Buildings and Communities
December 5 | Live | Information Forthcoming
January 2026 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

Evening Program - Building Resilience: Collaborative Strategies for Flood Mitigation in Cahokia Heights & Brentwood
2025-02-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Alberici Corporation, 8800 Page Ave, St. Louis, 63114
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We are excited to partner with the National Society of Black Engineers – Gateway Chapter for a discussion on regional flooding challenges, including stormwater and flash flooding, exploring how municipalities, communities, engineers and designers are addressing and preparing for local environmental impacts from climate change.

Between polar vortex winter storms paralyzing midwestern cities to four raging wildfires in Los Angeles wiping out entire neighborhoods, we are immersed in cataclysmic weather events that are more intense, frequent and damaging due to climate change. Like all intensifying weather and natural disaster events across the globe, the specific threats depend on location and context – and magnify the impact of existing risks in a particular place based on climate, topography, historic and current development trends, and more.
Here in the St. Louis metro region, our location along the Mississippi River and at the confluence of several large rivers places us at particular risk to flooding. Climate change promises to take advantage of existing vulnerabilities in the system and exacerbate impacts to our cities, communities, livelihoods and homes. In an effort to strengthen local resilience against such risks, regional entities and organizations are coming together with local municipalities and communities to develop strategies to mitigate damage and protect communities, while improving the resilience of the region as a whole.
Join us for a timely discussion on regional flooding challenges – including stormwater and flash flooding – exploring how municipalities, communities, engineers and designers are addressing and preparing for local environmental impacts from climate change. We’ll hear about regional planning and mitigation efforts, then learn about two local communities – Cahokia Heights (IL) and Brentwood (MO) – examining the history of flooding and community impact, and the mitigation strategies being pursued and implemented.
Speakers

Matt Jones, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Nicole Nelson, Equity Legal Services & Ms. Yvette Lyles, Cahokia Heights resident
Eric Gruenenfelder, Director of Parks & Recreation, City of Brentwood & Elise Ibendahl, Global Principal, Flood Modeling and Planning, Jacobs – Brentwood Bound

ADMISSIONThis event is free to attend, but please register!
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Speakers

Matt Jones, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – St. Louis District
Matt Jones is a Project Manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District. His experience in the Army Corps has mainly focused on flood risk management projects and the Corps Planning phase of work. He currently serves at the Program Manager for the St. Louis District’s Silver Jackets, Planning Assistance to States, and Floodplain Management Services Programs in addition to the Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) Program. He served as the District’s Environmental Justice Coordinator and also as the Flood Risk Management Coordinator.

Eric Gruenenfelder, Director of Parks & Recreation, City of Brentwood
Eric has worked in municipal recreation for the past twenty-three years, spending the last ten years as the Director of Parks & Recreation/Assistant City Administrator at the City of Brentwood. In his tenure at Brentwood, the department has taken over responsibilities of park maintenance and the city’s urban forest, which was previously supervised by the Public Works Department. Eric was named the City’s Assistant City Administrator in 2022. As a member of the City’s Brentwood Bound Administration Project Team, Eric has focused on the park and greenspace development as well as assisting with the procurement and management grants related to Brentwood Bound. Eric enjoys spending time with his family, playing and watching soccer, hiking and biking.

Elise Ibendahl, Global Principal for Flood Modeling and Planning, Jacobs
Elise Ibendahl is the Jacobs Global Principal for Flood Modeling and Planning. With over 27 years of experience in engineering and hydraulic modeling, she leads the development of effective strategies and solutions to mitigate the impact of floods on communities and infrastructure. She utilizes advanced modeling techniques, data analysis, and collaborations with multidisciplinary teams to create comprehensive flood studies and mitigation plans, particularly in urban environments. Elise’s passion for protecting communities and her commitment to sustainable development make her a leading contributor in addressing the challenges posed by floods and ensuring resilient and safe environments. She is a champion of innovation for flood modeling technologies, and throughout her career she has performed the roles of project manager and/or subject matter expert for over 90 projects related to flood risk management for Federal, State, and Local entities. She has contributed to projects throughout the United States and globally in over 15 countries.

Thanks to our Evening Program Sponsor!

CONTINUING EDUCATION: To be submitted for AIA CES.
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This 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.
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Missouri 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.
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