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SUMMARY:Coffee Break: West Florissant Ave. Great Streets Project & Federal Infrastructure Funding
DESCRIPTION:The West Florissant Avenue Great Streets Project has been a development in planning with the community of Ferguson\, North County\, St. Louis Missouri\, since 2013 and in design since 2016. Join Acting Director of Transportation and Public Works\, Stephanie Leon-Streeter at St. Louis County in discussion on community engagement\, planning\, design and breaking ground on The West Florissant Avenue Project and how Federal Infrastructure spending has helped meet the needs of the Ferguson community\, while promoting a safer and more connected future.  \nWest Florissant Avenue Project is “more than just updated transportation… its a game changer for some\,” says Stephanie Leon-Streeter. Join the conversation at this month’s 1st Friday Coffee Break\, Friday\, March 4\, 2022 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am CST\, virtually.  \nFEATURED GUESTS \n\nStephanie Leon-Streeter\, P.E.\, Acting Director – Transportation and Public Works\, St. Louis County \n\nStephanie began working for St. Louis County in 2001 as the Division Manager of Planning and Programming responsible for the Department’s transportation capital construction program and budget\, the capital investment initiative\, rehabilitation program development\, transportation planning studies\, civil plan review and permitting\, highway standards development and review\, facility condition assessments\, the facility capital and maintenance budget\, and facility leases. Stephanie currently serves as the Acting Director responsible for all functions\, actions and output of 7 Divisions including Project Development\, Construction\, Operations\, Fleet & Garage Services\, Code Enforcement\, Facilities Management and Administrative Services; after becoming Deputy Director in May of 2007 providing the Department leadership\, staff and engineering support\, and project management facilitation across all divisions. \n\nJoe Kulessa\, P.E.\, Acting Deputy Director\, St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works\n\nJoe Kulessa is a professional engineer who has been with the County for 20 years and currently services as both my Acting Deputy Director as well as our Division Manager of Project Development. He is responsible for leading a team of professionals whose focus is on system analysis\, needs assessment\, capital program development\, alternative funding support\, project conceptualization and development through to bidding of road\, bridge\, sidewalk\, ADA\, preservation and related infrastructure projects. He is an effective leader who is focused working cooperatively with all parties to advance key interests of our Department and community. \nClick here to watch a recording of this Coffee Break!
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-west-florissant-ave-great-streets-project-federal-infrastructure-funding/
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Coffee Break: Green Basics in Business Operations with the St. Louis Green Business Challenge
DESCRIPTION:The St. Louis Green Business Challenge promotes Green practices\, policies\, thinking\, and  strategy by collaborating across our local business sectors. The Challenge? Green Basics in business operations.  \nHousing a network of companies committed to green policy and practice\, and integrating sustainable measures into their daily operations\, Year 13 of the St. Louis Green Business Challenge is aiming to: \n\nadvocate and facilitate processes for Green Collar Jobs\, \npromote strategies learned from Challenge participants addressing climate change issues with a Triple Bottom Line approach\, and \nwork to collaborate with USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter on integrating Green Business Basics into regional economic development plans\, partnerships\, and dialogues. \n\nFEATURED GUEST\n \n\nJean Ponzi\, St. Louis Green Business Challenge Program Manager and Green Resource Manager\, EarthWays Center of Missouri Botanical Garden \n\nA 26-year veteran of the Garden’s EarthWays Center team\, “Green Jean” currently applies her sustainability expertise as manager of the St. Louis Green Business Challenge\, operator of the Garden’s Green Resources Info Service\, and is on the leadership team for the regional initiative BiodiverseCity St. Louis. Her enviro-interview show Earthworms has logged over 31 years of conversations through KDHX St. Louis Independent Media\, as her volunteer community service. Jean is in demand as a speaker\, writer and media spokesperson\, offering local to national audiences both practical options and ecological inspiration.  \nClick here to watch a recording of this Coffee Break
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-green-basics-in-business-operations-with-the-st-louis-green-business-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220215T163000
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SUMMARY:Connect on the Quest - Climate Action
DESCRIPTION:Connect on the Quest: Climate Action\n \nA monthly virtual speakers series sharing Green Schools Quest project stories and resources to support schools in their green schools endeavors. \nThe February 15th Connect on the Quest will focus on Climate Action.  \nPRESENTERS: \n\nDr. Leigh Anne Neal\, Chief of Early Childhood Learning / Sustainability\, Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) & Joan Leavens\, co-chair of Climate Action Plan for Climate Action KC and former Coordinator of Sustainability and Community Engagement\, SMSD will discuss their experiences engaging SMSD with the Youth Summit for Climate Action\nTodd Clauer\, Upper School Principal / College Guidance Director\, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (HBHA) will share how HBHA has engaged students in policy advocacy.  \nSami Aaron\, Founder\, The Resilient Activist will share resources available through The Resilient Activist whose mission is to build resilience\, optimism\, and hope in response to the impact of the climate crisis. They provide community-building programs that offer inspiration\, self-care\, and mental health support. Their programs are immersed in deep nature-connection and designed to nourish positive ecological change.\nRebecca Weaver\, Missouri Cities Program Manager\, The Nature Conservancy will introduce the St. Louis EcoUrban Assessment Tool\, an interactive tool visualizing environmental challenges and opportunities in the St. Louis region.\nGSQ Project Updates: Meredith Jacques\, Parkway Spark! Bioscience\nGSQ Project Update: Lynne Scott\, Principia
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/connect-on-the-quest-climate-action/
CATEGORIES:Green Schools
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220208T173000
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SUMMARY:Resiliency Depends on Equity: Applying National Lessons to Local Communities
DESCRIPTION:Have you or your organization experienced extreme weather? Your community? In 2021 the United States experienced extreme weather; extreme temperatures reaching 115 degrees\, mega-drought\, wildfires\, extreme winter storms leaving millions without power\, extreme rain and flash floods\, flooding\, a derecho and tornadoes\, earthquakes…  \nCady Seabaugh is addressing the urgency of climate change in her work with affordable housing development\, Tuesday\, February 8\, 2022 at 5:30 PM\, virtually\, as a discussion forum in design\, equity\, and operations – before\, during\, and after extreme weather crises. Cady will take her experiences with extreme weather from Texas\, Florida\, Puerto Rico and the Western Virgin Islands\, and bring lessons learned home\, to your Gateway region. \nJoin in this discussion forum as we gain understanding of designing-in community connections\, resiliency\, communication\, operations\, and policy in your built environment. Resiliency Depends on Equity.  \nFor communities to become truly equitable\, all people need to have access to the same levels of resilience to climate change and social upheavals. This program will include an overview of the threats to the St. Louis region for climate change\, how these threats disproportionately affect low-income residents\, and how lessons learned from other regions of the country can be applied to help mitigate the impacts on lower income people. The discussion will pull from real-life examples of resiliency and offer suggestions of policies\, financial sources\, and design adaptations for applying those solutions to the lower Midwest. \nSPEAKER \n\nCady S. Seabaugh\, (she\, her\, hers) LEED AP BD+C\, Senior Vice President\, Director of New Markets Tax Credits and Strategic Initiatives\, McCormack Baron Salazar\, Inc.\n\nAs an urban planner\, green building professional\, and LEED-AP (BD+C)\, Cady has extensive expertise in sustainable building\, green neighborhood development\, and the green building certification process. She serves as the senior sustainability executive for McCormack Baron Salazar\, a national leader in the development and management of affordable housing. Her team ensures that the sustainability and resiliency goals established through a consensus-based community-driven planning process are effectively executed in the design\, construction\, and operations of each development project.  \nCady has served as the sustainability lead for more than fifty housing developments and served as the project manager to retrofit more than 500 kW of solar photovoltaic panels on existing housing sites in St. Louis\, MO. She previously served as chair of USGBC’s international Location and Planning Technical Assistance Group and is a member of USGBC’s international Technical Committee. \nClick here to view video recording of event \nClick here to view list of attendees
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/resiliency-depends-on-equity-applying-national-lessons-to-local-communities/
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Coffee Break: Energy Management Through Building Automation
DESCRIPTION:Building Automation Systems come in all shapes and sizes\, from single pieces of HVAC equipment to fully integrated smart buildings. While the name\, Building Automation System implies only ‘automatic control’ of buildings\, there is a responsibility to control the ‘building efficiency’ as well. During this Coffee Break discussion we’ll here from local Mid Missouri Controls Manager\, Chris Ruth on the relationship between Building Automation and Energy Management with real life examples on finding the balance between the two – key to building and energy optimization.  \nFEATURED GUEST \n\nChris Ruth\, BCxP\, GPRO O&M\, Mid Missouri Controls Manager\, Integrated Facility Services\n\nChris Ruth has been a member of the Integrated Facility Services team for 17 years. He has held various roles in the company’s Building Automation and Energy Management Division\, and currently serves as the Controls Manager for the Mid-Missouri Division. In this capacity\, Chris oversees Building Automation projects completed by IFS across the State of Missouri. Chris and his team of project managers and project foremen work closely with the customers from the projects inception and design all the way through operation and maintenance to insure overall quality and performance of their automation system. As a member of the U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter\, Chris is the chair-elect of the Board of Directors and also volunteers as a mentor for the Green Schools Quest program. \nClick here to view a video recording of this Coffee Break!
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-energy-management-through-building-automation/
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220118T163000
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SUMMARY:Connect on the Quest - Water Quality & Waste Diversion
DESCRIPTION:Connect on the Quest: Water Quality & Waste Diversion\n \nA monthly virtual speakers series sharing Green Schools Quest project stories and resources to support schools in their green schools endeavors.  \nThe January 18th Connect on the Quest will focus on Water Quality & Waste Diversion. \nPRESENTERS \n\nKat Golden\, Sustainability Education Manager\, Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center – waste and water programs and resources available to K-12 schools including Leadership in Environmental Action Projects (LEAP) and MSD Clean Water Education (watershed models in the classroom\, storm drain marking projects\, PD for educators)\nJenny Wendt\, Plastic Waste Reduction Campaign Manager\, Mississippi Rivers Cities & Towns Initiative –  Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative and opportunities for schools to engage\nBenjamin Winkler\, School Programs – Waste Diversion Program\, Saint Louis County Department of Public Health – free waste-related programs available to schools located in St. Louis County\nSamantha Villaire\, Brightside St. Louis – recycling resources for K-12 schools located within the City of St. Louis\nBriana Robles\, AmeriCorps member\, Water Education Development Coordinator\, St. Louis Aquarium Foundation – water-related resources for schools available through the St. Louis Aquarium Foundation\nGSQ School Updates 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/connect-on-the-quest-water-quality-waste-diversion/
CATEGORIES:Green Schools
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220111T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220111T190000
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SUMMARY:2022 State of the Chapter
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual State of the Chapter & Social on Tuesday\, January 11th as we kick off the new year. We look forward to connecting with you virtually at this FREE event – open to members and non-members! \n2022 STATE OF THE CHAPTER GUEST SPEAKERS:  \n\nKiara Fite\, Communication & Outreach Coordinator at Flance Early Learning Center  – discussing Flance’s sustainability efforts and Green Ribbon School designation\nBen Evans\, Federal Legislative Director for USGBC – discussing the infrastructure bill\n\nClick here for list of attendees
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/2022-state-of-the-chapter/
CATEGORIES:Community & Member
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