Join us on Monday, January 29 for our Annual State of the Council. Help us kick off the new year and recommit to greener, better buildings! Our featured guest this year is Elysia Russell, the City of St. Louis Sustainability Director. Event is FREE and refreshments will be provided.
REGISTER NOW As emerging professionals (EP) it's difficult to grasp all the possibilities and potential your career holds. Enjoy a pint of your favorite beverage at various Green Dining Alliance (GDA) certified locations every 1st Thursday @ 4:30 - 6:00 pm. This monthly happy hour event is for all community members to network with local green building and sustainability professionals while discussing opportunities to serve our communities. Reduce your carbon impact: Connect with Metro All are welcome. Bring a colleague, friend, family or community member to meet and network with Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members and non-members, and other emerging professionals while enjoying a beverage together and building your Green Buildings Are Better community! HOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee! REGISTER NOW QUESTIONS? Contact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0884. CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE Registration/attendance at, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee's image, in photographs, video, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities.
USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2024. These are previously recorded, highly rated, LEED specific education programs. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs! These courses are available for anyone to attend, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members! Access the webinar registration and code here. You will be prompted to login to access the code. Once you enter your login details, it will take you to your Member Dashboard. From there, click Member Only Benefits from the left-hand side menu to view the list of benefits and access code for the First Friday Webinars. You can use the code to register for one or more of the first Friday webinars. Questions? Reach out to your MO Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org. REGISTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 2 WEBINAR February: Overview of LEED v5: Taking action on climate, quality of life, and ecology March: LEED v5: Swift Climate Action, Enriched Quality of Life, and Advanced Land Use and Biodiversity April: Navigating Smart Building Certifications for Sustainable Futures May: LEED and Upfront Carbon Emissions:… Continue Reading First Friday Webinar – Overview of LEED v5: Taking action on climate, quality of life, and ecology
Do you own or operate buildings? Would you like to implement more energy efficiency and high performance building strategies? Join the Building Energy Exchange-St. Louis (BE-Ex STL) at their 2024 Owner/Operator series for commercial buildings. Event is free (with coffee and donuts) – please register at https://www.be-exstl.org/events-be-ex 2024 Building Energy Exchange Owner – Operator Series February 6: Financing Energy Efficiency Projects March 5: Energy Audits for Optimal Building Investments April 2: Commissioning - Tuning Up Your Building for Savings May 7: Long Range and Capital Planning for Building Success June 4: Low Cost O&M Solutions for Savings July 2: Building Shell Investments - Keeping the Weather Out August 6: Lighting Upgrades for Savings and Safety September 3: Lighting and Electrical Controls for Bill Reduction October 1: HVAC - Working with What You've Got November 5: HVAC - Making Good Replacement Decisions December 3: Building Automation for Effective Management
A monthly virtual speakers series sharing Green Schools Quest project stories and resources to support schools in their green schools endeavors.
Everyone deserves good lighting and beneficial darkness. – LightJustice.org We are excited to partner with the National Society of Black Engineers – Gateway Chapter for a dynamic exploration of lighting equity in St. Louis. REGISTER NOW The ongoing movement in the lighting industry known as Light + Justice is the inspiration for our February program. Launched in November of 2020, the Light Justice movement seeks to raise awareness about lighting disparities and actively works to implement quality lighting in historically under-resourced communities through a process of stakeholder respect and engagement. Our speaker for this program, Lisa J. Reed, Principal of RBLD in St. Louis, has been a supporter of this movement through speaking engagements and committee work in various lighting organizations, and is excited to facilitate the launch of this conversation locally. This program aims to shine a light on lighting equity in St. Louis. Lisa will introduce the topic and provide a primer on key lighting issues which impact public-realm lighting (color, glare, light levels, consistency, visual clutter.) Then she will lead a panel discussion about the impact of light on streets and neighborhoods (light pollution, light and health, safety, and the importance of community engagement.) Our esteemed panelists… Continue Reading Evening Program: Light + Justice in St. Louis
REGISTER NOW Everyone deserves good lighting and beneficial darkness, especially indoors, where most of us spend most of our time; yet indoor lighting quality, particularly in public facilities, is generally neglected for marginalized, under-resourced, and vulnerable occupants. Lighting professionals have a unique opportunity to understand and address inequities that disproportionately diminish visual quality for people of color, the aging, the impaired, and the incarcerated. This lunchtime program builds on the Light + Justice discussion of our February 13 Evening Program, exploring how lighting disparity shows up in interior environments. LightJustice.org co-founder Lya Osborn and St. Louis interior designer Shelley Satke join us to discuss this important topic, sharing insights into the lighting and interior design approaches that can extend the benefits of quality lighting to all building users. FEATURED SPEAKERS: Lya Shaffer Osborn is a multidisciplinary designer, writer, and advocate for design justice. She is a co-founder of LightJustice.org, a community resource for addressing the social impact of lighting. She also serves as the North America Regional Director for Unolai Lighting Design, where for the past seven years, she has contributed to a wide range of projects and award-winning design efforts on both sides of the Pacific. Lya received a double… Continue Reading Lunch Break – Light + Justice: Interiors
USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2024. These are previously recorded, highly rated, LEED specific education programs. Gather with peers and colleagues at noon Central Time on first Friday of each month to earn those CEs! These courses are available for anyone to attend, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members! Access the webinar registration and code here. You will be prompted to login to access the code. Once you enter your login details, it will take you to your Member Dashboard. From there, click Member Only Benefits from the left-hand side menu to view the list of benefits and access code for the First Friday Webinars. You can use the code to register for one or more of the first Friday webinars. Questions? Reach out to your MO Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org. February: Overview of LEED v5: Taking action on climate, quality of life, and ecology March: LEED v5: Swift Climate Action, Enriched Quality of Life, and Advanced Land Use and Biodiversity April: Navigating Smart Building Certifications for Sustainable Futures May: LEED and Upfront Carbon Emissions: A Comprehensive Look at A1-A5 Embodied Carbon… Continue Reading First Friday Webinars – LEED v5: Swift Climate Action, Enriched Quality of Life, and Advanced Land Use and Biodiversity
The Center for Green Schools will host an in-person conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico to explore topics related to sustainability in schools.
Do you own or operate buildings? Would you like to implement more energy efficiency and high performance building strategies? Join the Building Energy Exchange-St. Louis (BE-Ex STL) at their 2024 Owner/Operator series for commercial buildings. Event is free (with coffee and donuts) – please register at https://www.be-exstl.org/events-be-ex 2024 Building Energy Exchange Owner – Operator Series February 6: Financing Energy Efficiency Projects March 5: Energy Audits for Optimal Building Investments April 2: Commissioning - Tuning Up Your Building for Savings May 7: Long Range and Capital Planning for Building Success June 4: Low Cost O&M Solutions for Savings July 2: Building Shell Investments - Keeping the Weather Out August 6: Lighting Upgrades for Savings and Safety September 3: Lighting and Electrical Controls for Bill Reduction October 1: HVAC - Working with What You've Got November 5: HVAC - Making Good Replacement Decisions December 3: Building Automation for Effective Management
REGISTER NOW As emerging professionals (EP) it's difficult to grasp all the possibilities and potential your career holds. Enjoy a pint of your favorite beverage at various Green Dining Alliance (GDA) certified locations every 1st Thursday @ 4:30 - 6:00 pm. This monthly happy hour event is for all community members to network with local green building and sustainability professionals while discussing opportunities to serve our communities. WHERE: Reduce your carbon impact: Connect with Metro line # All are welcome. Bring a colleague, friend, family or community member to meet and network with Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members and non-members, and other emerging professionals while enjoying a beverage together and building your Green Buildings Are Better community! HOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee! REGISTER NOW QUESTIONS? Contact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0854 CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE Registration/attendance at, or participation in Missouri Gateway Green Building Council programs and activities constitutes an agreement by the registrants to allow the organization to use and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee's image, in photographs, video, and electronic reproductions of such events and activities.
We are excited to partner with the St. Louis Realtors Urban Affairs Committee for a joint program on how to communicate the value of sustainable homes.REGISTER NOW Demand for sustainable homes is surging, and it's not just about saving the planet. A recent study by Freddie Mac revealed that homes with high energy-efficiency ratings sold for 2.7% more than their less eco-friendly counterparts. This "green premium" is attracting both environmentally conscious buyers and those seeking long-term financial benefits. Why the appeal? Sustainable homes offer cost-savings, reduced environmental impact, durability, and healthier indoor living. Driven by environmental awareness, economic benefits, and recent government incentives through the Inflation Reduction Act, the demand for sustainable homes is growing and is expected to continue. With this increased demand and with more sustainable homes entering the market, sellers and realtors will need to begin expanding their expertise around sustainable home technology so they can communicate its value within the market – especially to prospective buyers. Even though a growing number of homebuyers are interested or open to purchasing a sustainable home, they may come to the table with questions and concerns, such as: What should homeowners look out for when purchasing a home with sustainable… Continue Reading Evening Program: $elling the Value of $ustainable Homes