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  • Designing Housing to Adapt to the Changing Needs of Families, Neighborhoods, Cities, and our Natural Environment

    How homes are conceived, clustered, and constructed can be the foundation for building community or breaking it. Homes involve personal factors such as how individuals live today and how the home can adapt to the changes of our stages of life over time, making them one of the most dynamic and diverse kinds of projects for architects.  From single-family to affordable housing, homes invoke environmental factors of climate action - such as what we build them out of, material, how much energy they use, design, and how long they will serve their purpose before being torn down, resiliency. Housing is complex and prolific. Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 5:30 pm, virtually, Wyly Brown will present some of the complexities of designing quality housing that is environmentally sustainable, socially responsible, and financially feasible. Topics of focus will include Net-Zero energy use, minimizing a home's carbon footprint, affordability, multi-generation living, retrofitting existing (and historic) buildings to enable aging in place, and the use of recycled materials and products. SPEAKER Wyly Brown, Founding Partner, Leupold Brown Goldbach Architekten and Assistant Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School  Wyly Brown is a Founding Partner of Leupold Brown Goldbach Architekten, and the partner responsible for the projects conducted in North America. Wyly holds a Bachelors of Art in Anthropology, and… Continue Reading Designing Housing to Adapt to the Changing Needs of Families, Neighborhoods, Cities, and our Natural Environment

  • COFFEE BREAK: Alternative Proteins are to Agriculture as Renewables are to Energy: The Future

    People in every corner of the planet need our food system to be sustainable, secure, and just. Yet consumption of conventionally produced animal meat—which causes multiple existential risks (climate change, antibiotic resistance, pandemic risk, loss of biodiversity)—continues to rise. Alternative proteins—meat made from plants or cultivated from animal cells—can decouple meat production from a host of harms and usher in a more restorative, resilient food future. Given that taste, price, and convenience determine what most people eat, GFI works around the world to advance alternative proteins to be as delicious, affordable, and accessible as conventional meat. By reimagining how meat is made, we can help get the world to net-zero emissions, protect global health, feed more people with fewer resources, and enable animals and ecosystems to recover and thrive. FEATURED GUEST Sheila Voss, Vice President of Communications, The Good Food Institute Voss serves as the vice president of communications for The Good Food Institute, an international network of nonprofit organizations working to create a sustainable, secure, and just food system. As a nonprofit think tank and open-access resource hub powered by philanthropy, GFI works around the world to advance alternative protein science, policy, and markets to tackle the biggest challenges of our time: getting to net-zero emissions, feeding 10 billion, protecting global health,… Continue Reading COFFEE BREAK: Alternative Proteins are to Agriculture as Renewables are to Energy: The Future

  • COFFEE BREAK: Better than Net Zero from Day 1 – Introducing Climate Friendly Snacking

    Climate Friendly Snacking. Can crackers really fight climate change? Or be carbon neutral? Over 25% of greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food supply chain. Come learn more about how Airly Foods (owned by St Louis-based Post Holdings, Inc) is looking to challenge the way food is made from seed to shelf to create Climate Friendly Snacking where every box sold actually removes greenhouse gases from the air! FEATURED GUEST Jen McKnight, President and Co-Founder of Bright Future Foods, the makers of Airly Climate Friendly Snacks Jen has spent over 20 years in consumer packaged goods, beginning her career at Procter & Gamble as a mechanical engineer. She went on to earn her MBA at Kellogg School of Management and enter a career in brand management, working at companies including Clorox, Premier Nutrition and Campbell’s where she successfully led growth and innovation on a range of iconic brands across many categories. Jen passionately believes climate change is a colossal challenge that needs bold solutions NOW, that’s why she made the decision to dedicate all her efforts toward driving innovative solutions to this threat. For the past several years, she and her Airly co-founders have been on a mission to reverse climate… Continue Reading COFFEE BREAK: Better than Net Zero from Day 1 – Introducing Climate Friendly Snacking

  • Evening Educational Program: Resilient Waterways, Watersheds & Their Cities

    Derek Hoeferlin’s “Way Beyond Bigness” design-research project comparatively studies the Mekong, Mississippi and Rhine river basins, focused on multi-scaled, water-based infrastructural transformation and their various impacts on riverways, cities, and larger regions, particularly when coupled with the impacts of climate change. “Way Beyond Bigness” realigns watersheds and architecture across multiple scales, disciplines, narratives. Hoeferlin will frame the impacts on rivers and cities from a larger perspective at the scale of watersheds. Colin Wellenkamp in his role of Executive Director of an association of 101 U.S. Mayors along the Mississippi River, will outline the tremendous challenges facing America's Waterways. Additionally, Colin will detail what cities are doing at corridor scale to address the challenges described and achieve a new degree of climate resilience and mitigation for at least a generation. However, this is a new moment for the Mississippi Corridor - the Jobs Act coupled with new partnerships spearheaded by the Mayors have created a unique opportunity. SPECIAL REMARKS Hon. Robert Eastern, East St. Louis, IL The Honorable Robert Eastern III was elected Mayor of the Great City of East St. Louis in April 2019. East St. Louis has always been his home, he graduated from Lincoln Senior High School and… Continue Reading Evening Educational Program: Resilient Waterways, Watersheds & Their Cities

  • COFFEE BREAK: Net Zero Follow Up with Navigate Building Solutions

    At our 2021 Green Building Showcase, we learned about Navigate Building Solutions' plans to build themselves a net zero energy corporate headquarters in Brentwood, MO. The 8,360 square foot headquarters is now complete and known as Navigate Office Center. The project combines energy efficiency with the generation of renewable energy from solar panels, ensuring the net consumed energy is less than the energy produced and aiming to demonstrate the economic feasibility of net zero construction. Let's hear an update on how it's going in the new building and where Navigate Building Solutions is with their progress towards Net Zero certification with the International Living Future Institute!  Watch or listen to this Coffee Break recording!  FEATURED GUEST: Todd Sweeney, Co-Founder of Navigate Building Solutions, a leading Design and  Construction Project Management Firm in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to joining NAVIGATE Todd served as a Vice President for Commercial Construction at a large General Contracting firm and a Licensed Professional Engineer for an international engineering firm. Over Todd’s 30-year career he has supported the design, construction and/or management of over 300 projects ranging from large scale institutional projects to small publicly funded infrastructure assignments. Having become a LEED Accredited Professional in October 2006, Todd has also… Continue Reading COFFEE BREAK: Net Zero Follow Up with Navigate Building Solutions

  • 15th Annual Green Schools Event

    Join us at the 15th Annual Green Schools Event to celebrate student-driven sustainability projects in local schools! This free virtual event, which is open to the public, is the culmination of the 2021-22 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. Winners will be announced at the event and attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the wide range of this year's Green Schools Quest schools' projects and their impact by checking out this video! 

  • COFFEE BREAK: Living Building Challenge – A Look at the Materials & Water Petals

    The Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, certification, and advocacy tool for projects to move beyond being "less bad" and to become regenerative, meaning they will have a positive impact on the environment. The Challenge consists of 7 "Petals" - Place, Water, Energy, Health & Happiness, Materials, Equity and Beauty. We will discuss the Materials and Water Petals at this coffee break, which focus on Net Positive Water and Waste. We're hoping this coffee break will help inform an upcoming charrette for a Waterwise Washroom at EarthDance Farm in May!  Watch or listen to a recording of this Coffee Break!  FEATURED GUEST: Madeline Smith, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, LFA, Fitwel Ambassador, Sustainable Development Manager, Clayco enterprise. Madeline works to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment. She focuses on third party certifications, innovative sustainable technologies, building energy analysis, and assists in internal corporate responsibility. Her most recent accomplishment at Clayco includes the LEED Gold certification of the Washington University School of Medicine/BJC Mid Campus Center where, “from design to commissioning, the whole team remained focused on bringing a facility to life that would have substantial impact not only on the health of the overall environment but also with its occupants.”

  • COFFEE BREAK: A Journey to Healthier Building Products with Declare

    Declare, a program of the International Living Future Institute, is a platform to share and find healthy building products. Learn how a local manufacturer - Golterman & Sabo - got the Declare label for two of their acoustic products (Acapella Acoustic Panels and Melody Acoustic Panels). With Declare, manufacturers voluntarily disclose product information on easy-to-read Declare labels, reporting all product ingredients and flagging chemicals of concern. Products with a Declare label support leading green building standards like the Living Building Challenge, LEED and WELL.  Watch or listen to a recording of this Coffee Break!  FEATURED GUEST: Mary Rotter, Sales Representative with G&S Architectural Products Mary has over 15 years of experience in the construction industry. She is actively involved with IIDA, AIA, and ASPE. G&S Architectural Products is part of Golterman and Sabo Companies – we are proud to manufacture, represent and install various Division 9, 10 and 12 Specialty Building Products for over 75 years!

  • Annual Green Building Showcase

    Click here to view a video recording of event Click here to view list of attendees Our Annual Green Building Showcase featured the following projects and speakers:  Mastercard's Path to Zero - LEED v4 Operations + Maintenance: Existing Buildings PLATINUM LEED Zero Certification, presented by Lindsey LaGesse, Environmental Sustainability Manager, Mastercard. Mastercard's Operations Center, headquartered in O'Fallon, Missouri - contributes to their commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050; receiving a LEED v4 O+M Platinum certification in April 2021. Focusing on Mastercard's overarching sustainability goals, Lindsey LaGesse will dive into how their commitment to net-zero emissions led to achieving green building, wellness, and waste certifications. Currently all Mastercard owned properties in the U.S. are fitted with solar panels and all owned properties across the world are LEED certified. Mastercard operates close to 180 facilities across the world and is prioritizing renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, including the expanded use of solar panels in data centers, which account for more than 50 percent of energy usage across the company. A Call to Action - Promoting Inclusive Sustainability, Environmental Equity & Eco-Action in our Schools, presented by Sharonica Hardin-Bartley, Superintendent of Schools, The School District of University City Joy and Well-Being… Continue Reading Annual Green Building Showcase

  • COFFEE BREAK: Long-Duration Energy Storage

    Coordination Chemistry Flow Battery (CCFB), have you heard of them? They are not your typical battery, sealed battery such as lead acid, or lithium-ion, flow batteries separate the power and energy portions of a battery system. Energy is stored in a liquid electrolyte which is flowed through a stack of electrodes! Lockheed Martin, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Hannah Chapin-Eppert will present their GridStar Flow system, providing flexible, durable, long-duration (>6 hours) energy storage for utility scale projects. For large-scale industrial energy management, microgrid support, utility reserve capacity, and transmission and distribution within large-scale renewables integration -- having batteries designed to exhibit lower system cost, higher efficiency, and longer useful life is powerful.   FEATURED GUEST: Hannah Chapin-Eppert, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lockheed Martin Advanced Energy Storage Hannah Chapin-Eppert is a native St. Louisan living in Boston Massachusetts as a lead mechanical engineer with Lockheed Martin Advanced Energy Storage, LLC designing their new flow battery, GridStar Flow. Hannah attended Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, earning a degree in mechanical engineering. Before working with Lockheed Martin, Hannah worked at Rolls-Royce on-board U.S. Navy ships, focusing on gas turbines, generator set package design for the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke Flight III Destroyers, and gas turbine waste heat recovery… Continue Reading COFFEE BREAK: Long-Duration Energy Storage

  • Member Social @ Forest Park!

    Current and past members - Green Schools Quest Mentors, Committee champions, Board members, Sponsors, Emerging Professionals, students - all are welcome to join us for our FIRST in-person event since February 2020! REMARKS Frank Kartmann, Senior Vice President, Park Operations, Forest Park Forever Providing an update on Nature Playscape engagement and the East Waterway project, both featured in our 2020 Green Building Showcase!  USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Committee Chairs and Representatives Connect with your 7 committees of champions, who make this work possible, and learn what they're looking forward to PLUS how to get involved! Click here to view list of attendees

  • Solving the Split Incentive Problem – Reframing Investment in Energy Efficiency, for Building Owners & Tenants

    In rental properties, there is a common obstacle to investment in energy efficiency. If the owner invests in efficient HVAC equipment, the tenant receives the benefit of lower utility bills. This reduces the financial incentive for building owners to make these upgrades. Seen more broadly, the “split incentive” exists whenever the responsibility for a proposed improvement is held separately from its benefits. Since rapid implementation of energy efficiency is critical to addressing the climate crisis, the split incentive is an obstacle that endangers our collective future. Luckily, there are numerous solutions to the problem. This program will present concepts for reframing how we think about the split incentive as well as practical tools, including: commercial and residential lease language; organizational changes; staff incentives, policy proposals in other cities; and marketing, cultural, and informational solutions. Click Here to View List of Attendees SPEAKER Aaron Michels, Director of Operations, Energy Resources Group, Inc. - Aaron Michels is the Operations Director at Energy Resources Group, Inc. (ERG), and is responsible for ERG’s tools used in utility, HVAC loads, and ventilation analysis. He works primarily on energy efficiency in buildings; projects from controls retro-commissioning to energy master planning. Aaron has approached earth-friendly living from many different angles.… Continue Reading Solving the Split Incentive Problem – Reframing Investment in Energy Efficiency, for Building Owners & Tenants