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SUMMARY:Evening Educational Program: Resilient Waterways\, Watersheds & Their Cities
DESCRIPTION: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. \nColin 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. \nSPECIAL REMARKS \nHon. Robert Eastern\, East St. Louis\, IL \nThe 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 continued the Eastern legacy of service in the U.S. Navy. During his time in the Navy he served in Desert Storm/ Desert Shield. He received a Honorary Doctorate degree in Humanitarianism from the National Volunteer Community Service of People of Choice Inc. and Congress of Churches in 2019. Eastern served as a member of the East St. Louis City Council for ten years and currently serves on the Illinois Commission to End Hunger. Mayor Eastern is also an Honorary Commander for Scott Airforce Base.  \nSPEAKERS \nDerek Hoeferlin\, Associate Professor and Chair\, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design\, Washington University in St Louis – Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts \nDerek Hoeferlin\, AIA\, affiliate ASLA\, is principal of [dhd] derek hoeferlin design\, an award-winning architecture\, landscape\, and urban design practice based in St. Louis. He teaches Washington University in St. Louis undergraduate- and graduate-level multidisciplinary approaches to architecture\, landscape\, infrastructure\, and urbanism. He collaboratively researches integrated water-based design strategies across the Mississippi\, Mekong\, and Rhine river basins through his design-research project Way Beyond Bigness: The Need for a Watershed Architecture.  \n\nAdditionally\, Hoeferlin has contributed core design roles in complex multidisciplinary projects in south Louisiana\, including Changing Course: Navigating the Future of the Lower Mississippi River Delta Competition\, the Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan\, and the Unified New Orleans Plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery and rebuilding.  \nHoeferlin lectures on his work internationally\, and his designs\, photography\, teachings and writings have been published and exhibited across the globe. Hoeferlin holds BArch and MArch degrees from Tulane University and a post-professional MArch degree from Yale University\, graduating both institutions with multiple honors. \nColin Wellenkamp\, j.d.\, LL.M.\, Executive Director\, Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative \n\nColin Wellenkamp’s extensive career in the legal and policy fields has been focused on advocating and advancing public interests through improving local government functions and the activity of the business world. Wellenkamp is dedicated to assisting organizations and people transition to a sustainable way of life. \nColin has a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Saint Louis University\, a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law\, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Sustainable Development Law from George Washington University Law School. Wellenkamp’s specialties include; alternative energy planning; government relations toward building sustainable projects and processes; smart growth; major project capitol partnership formation; and Federal/State/Local Government coordination and relations. \nA native of Missouri\, Colin now lives in St. Charles\, MO\, with his wife and daughters. \nClick here to view recording of event \nClick here to view list of attendees
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-educational-program-resilient-waterways-watersheds-their-cities/
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:COFFEE BREAK: Better than Net Zero from Day 1 - Introducing Climate Friendly Snacking
DESCRIPTION: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! \nFEATURED GUEST \n\nJen McKnight\, President and Co-Founder of Bright Future Foods\, the makers of Airly Climate Friendly Snacks\n\nJen 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 change through food and prove to the world that it’s possible to create a snack that is not only delicious\, affordable and convenient\, but climate-friendly too! Airly Oat Cloud crackers are pioneering as the world’s first cracker to remove CO2 from the air\, and are the first snack product to empower consumers by printing their carbon footprint right on the package. Airly envisions a world where we can rethink our food supply and make climate a part of our purchase decisions to create a brighter future for us all. Bringing Airly to life has been a labor of love\, and Jen is excited to be tackling one her most interesting and important challenges to date: getting the word out about the role we all can play in tackling climate change together! \nClick here to watch a recording of this Coffee Break!
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-better-than-net-zero-from-day-1-introducing-climate-friendly-snacking/
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220318T100000
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SUMMARY:COFFEE BREAK: Alternative Proteins are to Agriculture as Renewables are to Energy: The Future
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAlternative 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. \nBy 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. \nFEATURED GUEST \n\nSheila Voss\, Vice President of Communications\, The Good Food Institute\n\nVoss 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\, and enabling animals and ecosystems to recover and thrive. Prior to joining GFI\, Sheila served as the vice president of education for Missouri Botanical Garden from 2009-2019\, and from 1996-2019\, led the conservation and community engagement work of the SeaWorld\, Busch Gardens\, and Discovery Cove parks across the U.S. Sheila holds a B.A. in English from Pennsylvania State University and a M.S. in Environmental Sciences from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. \nClick here to watch a recording of this Coffee Break!
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-alternative-proteins-are-to-agriculture-as-renewables-are-to-energy-the-future/
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220308T173000
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SUMMARY:Designing Housing to Adapt to the Changing Needs of Families\, Neighborhoods\, Cities\, and our Natural Environment
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nFrom 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. \nTuesday\, 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. \nSPEAKER \n\nWyly Brown\, Founding Partner\, Leupold Brown Goldbach Architekten and Assistant Professor\, Washington University in St. Louis\, Sam Fox School \n\nWyly 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 spent a number of years researching the connection between cultures and monuments through the reconstruction of full-scale\, functional objects\, often using historically accurate methods. Past projects include the reconstruction of Finnish reindeer-pulled sledges\, Egyptian obelisks\, British siege-engines\, and Medieval man-powered cranes. \nAfter receiving a Masters of Architecture from Harvard University in 2006\, he spent two years conducting research at the Institute of Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design\, University of Stuttgart on the topic of rapidly deployable disaster relief structures. In 2008\, due to Wyly’s experience in innovative approaches to structural optimization\, he was hired at Behnisch Architekten. In the four years at Behnisch\, Wyly developed parametric optimization design tools that were implemented on several award winning projects\, including the Max-Aicher Speed Skating Arena in Inzell\, the “Spider’s Web” of the Spinnereipark in Kolbermoor\, and a High School in Ergolding. \nIn 2014\, he founded LBGO architects in Munich\, with Andreas Leupold and Christian Goldbach. He approaches design through a process of analysis and optimization\, searching for simple unified solutions to complex\, and often contradicting\, requirements. In addition to his professional practice\, Wyly taught parametric design and fabrication methods as an adjunct faculty member at the Chair for Architectural Informatics of the Technical University Munich in Germany. Upon returning to the US in 2016 to open a Boston branch of his architectural practice he continued teaching through Massachusetts College of Art and Design\, focusing on Design-Build Community Service courses combining his academic pursuits with his professional experience. Wyly is a licensed architect in both Germany and in the United States\, and continues to practice architecture while also conducting research on innovative natural building materials as a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. \nClick here to view video recording of event \nClick here to view list of attendees
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/designing-housing-to-adapt-to-the-changing-needs-of-families-neighborhoods-cities-and-our-natural-environment/
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220304T093000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220218T100000
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220208T190000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220204T100000
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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
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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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