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Join us at the 17th Annual Green Schools Event to celebrate student-driven sustainability projects in local schools! REGISTER NOW This free event, which is open to the public, is the culmination of the 2023-2024 Green Schools Quest – a project-based challenge to PreK-12 schools to implement a sustainability project over 6 months with the help of a Green Mentor. Over 65 school/mentor teams are participating this school year. Learn more about the Green Schools Quest! Winners will be announced at the event and participating schools will display posters detailing their projects. WHEN Thursday, April 25th 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm AGENDA 5:30-6:15 pm: Appetizers, Networking, School Poster Displays, Tour of the Grounds 6:15-7:30 pm: Student Panel, GSQ Project Showcase & Winners Announced WHERE University City High School Auditorium 7401 Balson Avenue University City, MO 63130 Enter the building from the main entrance that faces the roundabout PARKING Free parking is available across the street at Jackson Park Elementary, or free street parking is available on Dorset Avenue, Jackson Avenue, and Balson Avenue. REGISTRATION Please RSVP here. FEE Free event for all attendees. This is an all ages event. THANKS TO OUR GREEN SCHOOLS SPONSORS! Event Sponsor - Supporter: … Continue Reading 17th Annual Green Schools Event
USGBC's IMPACT Conference convenes hundreds of professionals from across the Midwest for conversations on transforming the building industry and addressing pressing climate issues. The 2024 conference will take place April 30 - May 1 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and will focus on solutions and scale. Sessions will explore how we meet the urgent challenges of this moment, including the need for rapid decarbonization, materials and supply chain issues, and the role of the built environment in promoting the health of our communities. Learn more or register!
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 local and 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. 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 MAY 3 WEBINAR May: LEED and Upfront Carbon Emissions: A Comprehensive Look at A1-A5 Embodied Carbon in Building Construction This education session from USGBC's 2023 Decarbonization Summit explores strategies for adjusting workflow to make meaningful improvements in upfront carbon emissions (A1-A5) and how these strategies can achieve points… Continue Reading First Friday Webinars – LEED and Upfront Carbon Emissions: A Comprehensive Look at A1-A5 Embodied Carbon in Building Construction
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
Give STL Day celebrates and supports the nonprofits that make our region a wonderful place to call home.
Join us for our Annual Green Building Showcase! Each year we highlight 3-4 key projects in the region that are helping to foster sustainable, prosperous and healthy places to live, work and learn. REGISTER NOW!St. Louis Community College – Flo Valley – Center for Nursing and Health Sciences, Presented by Ralph Bicknese, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, LEED Fellow, Principal, hellmuth + bicknese architects, and William Ritter, AIA, RID, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, KAI Design The Center for Nursing and Health Sciences building is a significant advancement in facilities and programs for the college, allowing them to prepare students for the professions in the healthcare industry in Radiology, Emergency Medical Technician, Dentistry, and Nursing. The building is a leap forward for the campus in sustainable design and a new tech oriented architectural vocabulary. The four-story, 100,000 square foot building is bringing significant excitement to the campus and to the community at large. R&R Marketplace, Presented by Beverly Jenkins, Pastor, R&R Church and President (ex-officio) & Founder/CEO, Refuge and Restoration Nonprofit R&R Marketplace is a 90,000 square foot economic access center that co-locates community services and resources for systemic and economic transformation through Refuge & Restoration Nonprofit’s 5-pillar model, which is sustainable through and… Continue Reading Evening Program – Annual Green Building Showcase
Join us at this year's Green Living Festival - hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center.
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: Take public transit! 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 Maeve Elder, Communication & Outreach Coordinator, 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 JUNE 7 WEBINAR June: LEED EBOM Plays Nice with WELL Health-Safety at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland Join us for a webinar exploring the overlay of LEED EB+OM and WELL Health-Safety certification through the study case of the Children's Museum of Cleveland (CMC). Originally constructed in 1866, CMC… Continue Reading First Friday Webinars – LEED EBOM Plays Nice with WELL Health-Safety at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland