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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
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ The Pat Connolly Tavern
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER by May 29 \nAs 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 @ 5:00 – 6:30 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. \nWHERE: The Pat Connolly Tavern \nReduce your carbon impact: Connect with Metro lines #16\, #31\, #59\, #90 or Red Line to Shiloh Scott and walk through Forest Park.  \nAll 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! \nHOSTED BY Your Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Engagement & Outreach Committee and the Justice.Equity.Diversity.Inclusion (J.E.D.I) committee of AIA St. Louis. \nREGISTER by May 29 \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0854 \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\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/emerging-professional-happy-hour-a-local-gda-certified-location-4/
LOCATION:The Pat Connolly Tavern\, 6400 Oakland Avenue\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230524T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230524T100000
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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
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230515T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230515T180000
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SUMMARY:LEED Building Tour - Discovery Center
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \n\nJoin us for a tour of Discovery Center in Springfield\, MO and learn about the green features that contributed to LEED Gold Certification. \nHOSTS\nOzark Branch of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Chris Ruth at chrisr@intfs.com. \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\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. \nREGISTER NOW \n 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/leed-building-tour-discovery-center/
LOCATION:Discovery Center\, 438 E. St. Louis St.\, Springfield\, MO\, 65806
CATEGORIES:Branches,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
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SUMMARY:City of Columbia Sustainability Office Presentation
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \nCity of Columbia Sustainability Manager\, Eric Hempel\, invites the community to this update regarding the Climate Action & Adaptation Plan’s goals\, and the results of a recent vulnerability analysis. The Office’s ongoing work toward equitable solutions for community resiliency is on the agenda as well. Co-sponsored by the MO Gateway Green Building Council and the DBRL Sustainability Committee.\nHOSTS\nMid-Missouri Branch of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Chris Ruth at chrisr@intfs.com. \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\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. \nREGISTER NOW \n 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/como-sustain-office/
LOCATION:Daniel Boone Regional Library\, 100 W. Broadway\, Columbia\, MO\, 65201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Branches,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230509T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230509T193000
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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
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T180000
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ The Crow's Nest
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER  \nAs 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. \nWHERE: The Crow’s Nest \n7336 Manchester Rd. | St. Louis\, MO 63143\n \nReduce your carbon impact: Connect with Metro line #31 \nAll 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! \nHOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee! \nREGISTER NOW \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or (314) 577-0854 \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\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/emerging-professional-happy-hour-a-local-gda-certified-location-3/
LOCATION:The Crow’s Nest\, 7336 Manchester Rd.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230503T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230503T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
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SUMMARY:16th Annual Green Schools Event
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW \nJoin us at the 16th Annual Green Schools Event to celebrate student-driven sustainability projects in local schools! \n\nThis free event\, which is open to the public\, is the culmination of the 2022-2023 Green Schools Quest – a project-based challenge to K-12 schools to implement a sustainability project over 6 months with the help of a Green Mentor. Over 50 school/mentor teams are participating this school year. \nWinners will be announced at the event and participating schools will display posters detailing their projects. Several student participants will take the stage for Q&A with the emcee so that they may share their experiences and perspectives on the impact of their projects. \nAnd\, attendees will find out how they can participate in the 2023-2024 Green Schools Quest\, as schools or mentors. \nWHEN\nWednesday\, May 3\, 2023\n@ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm \nAGENDA\n5:30-6:15 pm: Appetizers\, Networking\, School Poster Displays\, Museum Galleries Open (Soccer City & Coloring STL)\n6:15-7:30 pm: Presentation: GSQ Project Showcase & Winners Announced\, Student Panel Discussion\, “Show-Me Green Schools” Intro \nWHERE\nMissouri History Museum\n5700 Lindell Blvd\nSt. Louis\, MO 63112\nENTER the building via the South Entrance (which faces the park). \nPARKING\nLimited parking is available in the two lots adjacent to the Museum\, including several accessible parking spaces. An additional 400 free parking spaces can be found in the nearby Twin Lots\, located directly across from the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center and alongside the Dwight Davis Tennis Center. Street parking is also permitted throughout Forest Park. Keep in mind a short walk may be required. \nMETROLINK\nThe Missouri History Museum is a roughly five-minute walk south from the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink station. Head south on DeBaliviere Ave. toward Forest Park Pkwy. The Missouri History Museum will be straight ahead. You can use Metro’s Trip Planner to plan your transit in advance. \nFEE\nFree event for all attendees. This is an all ages event. \nTHANKS TO OUR GREEN SCHOOLS SPONSORS! \nGreen Schools Champion\nESCO Technologies \nGreen Schools Supporters\nAmeren Missouri\nCordogan Clark\nInnovative Technology Education Fund\nSt. Louis County Department of Public Health \nEvent Sponsors\nBRS Architects\, LLP\nSt. Louis Composting\nTotal Organics Recycling \nThis program is supported in part by the St. Louis Jefferson Solid Waste Management District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. \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/16th-annual-green-schools-event/
LOCATION:Missouri History Museum\, 5700 Lindell Blvd.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Green Schools
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230502T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230502T093000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
CREATED:20230227T154156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T154156Z
UID:10000143-1683016200-1683019800@mogreenbuildings.org
SUMMARY:BE-Ex STL Owner-Operator Series - Capital Planning
DESCRIPTION: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 2023 Owner/Operator series for commercial buildings. \nEvent is free (with coffee and donuts) – please register at www.be-exstl.org/owneroperatorseries.  \n2023 Building Energy Exchange Owner – Operator Series \n\nJanuary 10: Benchmarking\nFebruary 7: Incentives and Getting Buy-In\nMarch 7: Energy Audits\nApril 4: Commissioning\nMay 2: Capital Planning\nJune 6: Low Cost Operations & Maintenance\nJuly 12: Core and Shell\nAugust 1: Lighting Upgrades\nSeptember 5: Lighting Controls & Best Practices\nOctober 1: Working with Existing HVAC\nNovember 7: Getting Ready for HVAC Replacements\nDecember 5: Building Automation Systems
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/be-ex-stl-owner-operator-series-4/
LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Efficiency,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T103000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
CREATED:20230303T172450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T152345Z
UID:10000152-1682010000-1682015400@mogreenbuildings.org
SUMMARY:LEED Building Tour - Peckham Architecture (rescheduled)
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \n\nJoin us for a tour of Peckham Architecture in Columbia\, MO and learn about the green features that contributed to LEED Platinum Certification. Light refreshments provided. \nHOSTS\nMid-Missouri Branch of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Chris Ruth at chrisr@intfs.com. \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\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. \nREGISTER NOW \nPlease note\, this event was originally scheduled for March 16\, but was postponed due to weather. If you previously registered\, you do not need to register again. 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/leed-building-tour-peckham-architecture/
LOCATION:Peckham Architecture\, 2009 Country Club Drive\, Columbia\, MO\, 65201
CATEGORIES:Branches,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230418T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230418T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
CREATED:20230329T202224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230329T202513Z
UID:10000162-1681837200-1681848000@mogreenbuildings.org
SUMMARY:MGGBC/AIA YAF Springfield\, MO Mixer
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \n\nMembers of the MO Gateway Green Building Council’s Ozark Branch\, and the Young Architect’s Forum (YAF) of the American Institute of Architects in Springfield will come together for an evening of networking and socializing. Each group will introduce their organization to the either\, as we look to find ways to collaborate in the built environment. \nHOSTS\nOzark Branch of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Chris Ruth at chrisr@intfs.com. \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\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. \nREGISTER NOW \n 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/mggbc-aiayaf-mixer/
LOCATION:Springfield Brewing Company\, 305 South Market Avenue\, Springfield\, MO\, 65806
CATEGORIES:Branches,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230411T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230411T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230407T130000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230406T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230406T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
CREATED:20230321T153841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T154103Z
UID:10000051-1680798600-1680804000@mogreenbuildings.org
SUMMARY:Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ Four Hands Brewing Co.
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW \nAs 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. \nThursday\, April 6\, 2023 @ Four Hands Brewing Co. \n1220 S. 8th Street\, St. Louis\, MO 63104 \nReduce your carbon impact\nConnect with Metro line #10 #94 or the Blue or Red line.\nOr carpool with friends or colleagues! \nAll 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! \nHOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee! \nREGISTER NOW \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or (314) 577-0854 \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\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/emerging-professional-happy-hour-a-local-gda-certified-location-2/
LOCATION:Four Hands Brewing Co.\, 1220 S. 8th Street\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63104
CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230404T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230404T093000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
CREATED:20230227T154121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T154122Z
UID:10000142-1680597000-1680600600@mogreenbuildings.org
SUMMARY:BE-Ex STL Owner-Operator Series - Commissioning
DESCRIPTION: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 2023 Owner/Operator series for commercial buildings. \nEvent is free (with coffee and donuts) – please register at www.be-exstl.org/owneroperatorseries.  \n2023 Building Energy Exchange Owner – Operator Series \n\nJanuary 10: Benchmarking\nFebruary 7: Incentives and Getting Buy-In\nMarch 7: Energy Audits\nApril 4: Commissioning\nMay 2: Capital Planning\nJune 6: Low Cost Operations & Maintenance\nJuly 12: Core and Shell\nAugust 1: Lighting Upgrades\nSeptember 5: Lighting Controls & Best Practices\nOctober 1: Working with Existing HVAC\nNovember 7: Getting Ready for HVAC Replacements\nDecember 5: Building Automation Systems
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/be-ex-stl-owner-operator-series-3/
LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Efficiency,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230403T233000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230403T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
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/
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T103000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230330T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230331T163000
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CREATED:20230225T000244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T203641Z
UID:10000140-1680165000-1680280200@mogreenbuildings.org
SUMMARY:GPRO Operations + Maintenance (O+M) Essentials Training
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW \nGreen Professional Building Skills Training – Operations & Maintenance Essentials\nWhat type of lighting is best for your building – LED\, fluorescent\, or halogen? How do you detect and fix hidden leaks in mechanical systems? 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 strategies to improve efficiency\, comfort\, and health in our existing buildings. Participants leave with at least three immediately actionable measures and the next steps needed to achieve them. This course is ideal for property managers and building staff in multifamily residential and commercial buildings\, including: building superintendents\, operators\, facility and property managers\, operating engineers and stationary engineers. \nWHEN\nThursday and Friday\, March 30 & 31\n8:30 am – 4:30 pm each day \nFEE\n$300 – Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Members\n$350 for non-members \nFees include continental breakfast\, lunch\, course materials and certificate exam.\nDiscounts and scholarships may be available. Please contact Emily Andrews at 314-577-0854 to inquire. \nREGISTER NOW \nINSTRUCTORS\nRyan Corrigan\, Lyon Sheet Metal\nJohanna Schweiss\, Cushman & Wakefield – Mastercard Account \nCONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS\n12 GBCI CE Hours\, AIA | LU\, and PDH credits \nCOURSE OBJECTIVES\n• Take a systemic approach to operating and maintaining your building\n• Evaluate the performance of your building\n• Describe at least three immediately actionable measures that will improve the health\, energy or water efficiency of your building and the next steps needed to achieve them.\n• Explain the costs and benefits of those measures. \nTOPICS COVERED\n• Fundamentals of Building Green\n• O&M in Green Buildings\n• Building Performance Metrics\n• Building Envelope\n• Water Use\n• Heating\, Cooling & Hot Water\n• Indoor Air Quality\n• Lighting\n• Waste Reduction\n• Resilience\n• Commissioning Existing Buildings\n• Action Plan
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/gpro-operations-maintenance-om-essentials-training/
LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Efficiency,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230317T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230317T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
CREATED:20230102T185019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T160146Z
UID:10000014-1679054400-1679058000@mogreenbuildings.org
SUMMARY:AIA COTE®: Materials Certificate Program-Materials & Health Understanding the Tools
DESCRIPTION:Join our friends at AIA-St. Louis Committee on the Environment for the third of five sessions in this Materials Certificate program. \nLearn more or register. And stay tuned for a joint program between Missouri Gateway GBC & AIA-St. Louis COTE in March 2023!
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/aia-cote-materials-certificate-program-materials-health-understanding-the-tools/
CATEGORIES:Community & Member,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230316T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230316T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125013
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
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230307T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230307T093000
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CREATED:20230227T154028Z
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SUMMARY:BE-Ex STL Owner-Operator Series - Energy Audits
DESCRIPTION: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 2023 Owner/Operator series for commercial buildings. \nEvent is free (with coffee and donuts) – please register at www.be-exstl.org/owneroperatorseries.  \n2023 Building Energy Exchange Owner – Operator Series \n\nJanuary 10: Benchmarking\nFebruary 7: Incentives and Getting Buy-In\nMarch 7: Energy Audits\nApril 4: Commissioning\nMay 2: Capital Planning\nJune 6: Low Cost Operations & Maintenance\nJuly 12: Core and Shell\nAugust 1: Lighting Upgrades\nSeptember 5: Lighting Controls & Best Practices\nOctober 1: Working with Existing HVAC\nNovember 7: Getting Ready for HVAC Replacements\nDecember 5: Building Automation Systems
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/be-ex-stl-owner-operator-series-2/
LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Efficiency,Featured
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SUMMARY:First Friday Webinar - LEED Communities All in For Net-Zero
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 MARCH 3 Webinar  \n\nMarch: LEED Communities: All-In for Net-Zero\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-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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CREATED:20230209T212028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T211437Z
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ Eleven Eleven Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \nAs emerging professionals it’s difficult to grasp all the possibilities and potential your career holds. \nEnjoy a pint of your favorite beverage at various Green Dining Alliance (GDA) certified locations every 1st Thursday @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. This monthly happy hour event is for all community members to network with local green building and sustainability professionals and emerging professionals (EPs) while discussing opportunities to serve our communities and collaborate. \nEP HAPPY HOUR\nThursday\, March 2\, 2023 @ Eleven Eleven Mississippi – a FIVE star certified GDA location!\n1111 Mississippi Avenue\, St. Louis\, MO 63104\n \nREDUCE YOUR CARBON IMPACT\nConnect with Metro line #11\, #30\, #31\, #73\, or Blue Line/Red Line @ Union Station\, Blue Line @ Landsdowne\, or Red Line @ Civic Center.\nCarpool with friends\, family\, and colleagues! \nDETAILS\nAll are welcome to network. Bring a colleague\, friend\, family or community member to introduce and meet 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! \nREGISTER NOW \nHOSTS\nEngagement & Outreach Committee \nKEEP CONNECTED & BUILD YOUR NETWORK – @MOgreenbuildings \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at freddie@mogreenbuildings.org or (314) 577-0884. \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\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. \nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/emerging-professional-happy-hour-2/
LOCATION:Eleven Eleven Mississippi\, 1111 Mississippi Ave.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63104
CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals,Featured
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SUMMARY:2023 Green Schools Conference
DESCRIPTION:As a promotional partner for this year’s 2023 Green Schools Conference\, we are excited to announce it’s in-person February 27 – March 1\, 2023 in New Orleans!  \nLEARN MORE \nChoose the Interdisciplinary TRACK to connect to local green school leaders\, advocates and experts\, Hope Gribble\, Missouri Gateway Green Building Council and Dr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley\, University City School District as they present\, Whole District Sustainability: Leading with Equity\, Joy & Well-Being\, Wednesday\, March 1st in New Orleans! \nREGISTER \nThe Green Schools Conference (GSC) is the only event to bring together all the players involved in making green schools a reality: people who lead\, operate\, build and teach in schools. Designed to educate\, connect and inspire\, attendees of the three-day in person conference will explore interdisciplinary content during general sessions\, while also having dedicated time with peers to work through specific challenges\, share best practices\, and generate momentum to further green school actions across the country. \nThe 2023 program will address topics from environmental impact\, health and wellbeing\, sustainability literacy\, equity and whole school sustainability. Whether you are a teacher\, school or district staff\, educational leader\, parent\, student\, building industry professional or nonprofit partner\, the Green Schools Conference is the place to learn new ideas\, and connect with other passionate green school champions. \nHope Gribble\, LEED AP O+M\, Green Classroom Professional\, Green Schools Manager\, Missouri Gateway Green Building Council \nDr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley\, PhD PHR\, Superintendent\, School District of University City \nOur own Hope Gribble will be presenting at this conference with Dr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley\, School District of University City on Whole District Sustainability: Leading with Equity\, Joy & Well Being. \nThe School District of University City is a 2022 ED-Green Ribbon School and a recognized national leader in the implementation of the Whole School\, Whole Community\, Whole Child model. U City schools participate in Missouri Green Schools and the Green Schools Quest and were featured in our 2022 Green Building Showcase! We’re so proud to see local leaders featured at this national conference! \nMarch 1st\, 2023 @ 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm CT learn from your very own Missouri Gateway green school leaders\, advocates\, and experts\, Hope Gribble and Dr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley\, presenting: \nWhole District Sustainability: Leading with Equity\, Joy & Well-Being \nTrack: Interdisciplinary\nLevel: Intermediate\nAudience: District\nCredits: 1 GBCI General CE \nDescription:\nThe School District of University City (SDUC) is a 2022 ED-Green Ribbon School and recognized national leader in the implementation of the Whole School\, Whole Community\, Whole Child model. The district is particularly unique in its unflinching belief that student\, staff\, community\, and environmental wellness cannot be achieved without intentional work to recognize and dismantle systems of racial inequity and exclusion. \nBy centering “Joy and Well-Being” in all district work and integrating social and emotional health into everyday school experiences and relationships\, SDUC offers its students everything from wellness lounges to trauma specialists\, public art events to a Restorative Practices course. The district calls this SEEAL: Social\, Emotional\, Equitable and Academic Learning. This program has achieved national attention for successes in community engagement\, increased joy and well-being\, and reduced disciplinary events. It has also led to the creation of Ubuntu circles to build healthy\, authentic relationships between all members of the school community\, and student representation on the school board.\nSDUC is also a leader in project-based environmental and sustainability education that gets students outdoors and active\, and uses a comprehensive tiered indoor/outdoor “green curriculum” that intentionally progresses from PreK-12. \nIn their commitment to the health of students and communities\, the district has implemented a wide range of green practices across district facilities\, including the construction two LEED certified elementary schools\, onsite solar\, limits on vehicle idling\, CO2 monitoring\, integrated pest management\, and an outdoor STEAM lab and rain garden at every school. \nThis work\, along with years of eco-minded improvements to each school in the district\, led to national recognition this year by the U.S. Department of Education through the Missouri Green Schools (MGS) program. Brief information on MGS and how attendees can find green schools contacts in their states will be presented. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nExamine what Well-Being and Joy really mean in the context of school climate.\nDiscuss the role of racial equity\, student voice and social action in empowering students to be present and aware.\nDemonstrate how school climate leads to positive environmental practices.\nExplore the connection between equity\, voice\, action\, joy\, well-being\, sustainability and Green Schools\, and identify frameworks for integrating these practices in your school.\n\n  \nREGISTER NOW for the 2023 Green Schools Conference. \nSome text content from this event posting was sourced directly from greenschoolsconference.org. 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/green-schools-conference/
LOCATION:Sheraton New Orleans\, 500 Canal Street\, New Orleans\, Louisiana
CATEGORIES:Featured,Green Schools
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SUMMARY:Midwest Climate Summit 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Climate Summit is an outcome-driven event focused on the Midwest. It expands climate knowledge\, accelerates climate action\, and catalyzes new partnerships that deepen expertise and develop a Midwestern response to the climate crisis. \nREGISTER \n \nAs a member of the Midwest Climate Collaborative\, a cross-sector collaboration connecting organizations in 12 states to respond collectively to the climate crisis\, Missouri Gateway Green Building Council is excited to connect with our partners during workshops\, learn about new resources\, and strategize for action beyond the summit – \nTuesday\, February 21 – Thursday\, February 23\, 2023 right here in St. Louis – Uniting the Region for Action! \nOur vision of a carbon neutral\, climate resilient\, interconnected Midwest region cannot be achieved without centering equity and justice in our planning and implementation. \nThe 2023 summit is scheduled to be an in-person event at Washington University in St. Louis\, Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center\, with a virtual option. View the SUMMIT schedule \nAt the summit you can: \n\nConnect with other climate leaders in government and industry\nShare knowledge across sectors and collaborate to create new knowledge​ ​\nAccelerate cross-sector collaboration to address climate change​\nSeed new partnerships and collaborations to advance research goals and practical applications\nFind partners for collaborative fundraising proposals\n\nLearn more about the Midwest Climate Summit 2023 or register\, and we will see you there! 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/midwest-climate-summit/
LOCATION:Washington University in St. Louis\, Throop Drive and\, Snow Way Dr.\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63130
CATEGORIES:Community & Member,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230217T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T125014
CREATED:20230102T184820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T193342Z
UID:10000013-1676635200-1676638800@mogreenbuildings.org
SUMMARY:AIA COTE®: Materials Certificate Program-Life Cycle Assessment Tools to Reduce Environmental Impact
DESCRIPTION:Join our friends at AIA-St. Louis Committee on the Environment for the third of five sessions in this Materials Certificate program. \nLearn more or register. And stay tuned for a joint program between Missouri Gateway GBC & AIA-St. Louis COTE in March 2023!
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/aia-cote-materials-certificate-program-life-cycle-assessment-tools-to-reduce-environmental-impact/
CATEGORIES:Community & Member,Featured
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