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SUMMARY:Q2 Call For Proposals Due!
DESCRIPTION:We are accepting your submissions for educational programs! Submit your proposals to be considered for coffee breaks or evening programs later this year or in 2024. Show Me Your Green Building Solutions! \nFill out our Call For Proposals Form!  \nProposals submitted by end of day Monday\, April 3 will be reviewed by our Education Committee at their 2nd Tuesday standing meeting on April 4. \nQuestions? Please feel free to reach out at info@mogreenbuildings.org \n 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/q2-call-for-proposals-due/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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SUMMARY:BE-Ex STL Owner-Operator Series - Commissioning
DESCRIPTION: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 2023 Owner/Operator series for commercial buildings. \nEvent is free (with coffee and donuts) – please register at www.be-exstl.org/owneroperatorseries.  \n2023 Building Energy Exchange Owner – Operator Series \n\nJanuary 10: Benchmarking\nFebruary 7: Incentives and Getting Buy-In\nMarch 7: Energy Audits\nApril 4: Commissioning\nMay 2: Capital Planning\nJune 6: Low Cost Operations & Maintenance\nJuly 12: Core and Shell\nAugust 1: Lighting Upgrades\nSeptember 5: Lighting Controls & Best Practices\nOctober 1: Working with Existing HVAC\nNovember 7: Getting Ready for HVAC Replacements\nDecember 5: Building Automation Systems
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/be-ex-stl-owner-operator-series-3/
LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy Efficiency,Featured
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ Four Hands Brewing Co.
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW \nAs 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. \nThursday\, April 6\, 2023 @ Four Hands Brewing Co. \n1220 S. 8th Street\, St. Louis\, MO 63104 \nReduce your carbon impact\nConnect with Metro line #10 #94 or the Blue or Red line.\nOr carpool with friends or colleagues! \nAll 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! \nHOSTED BY Your Engagement & Outreach Committee! \nREGISTER NOW \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or (314) 577-0854 \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\nRegistration/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.
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/emerging-professional-happy-hour-a-local-gda-certified-location-2/
LOCATION:Four Hands Brewing Co.\, 1220 S. 8th Street\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63104
CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals,Featured
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SUMMARY:First Friday Webinar: Preparing the Workforce for the Clean Energy Economy - LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition
DESCRIPTION:USGBC will once again offer First Friday Webinars in 2023. 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! \nThese courses are available for anyone to attend\, but are free to local or company USGBC members. That includes Missouri Gateway Green Building Council members! To request a code to register for for free – or to request a link to register for all sessions at once – please reach out to your MO Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org.  \nREGISTER FOR THE APRIL 7 WEBINAR \n\nJanuary:  Tales from Successful LEED Certification Reviews\nFebruary:  ESG Priorities of LEED Communities\nMarch:  From Risk to Resilience: Building a healthier\, more resilient future\nApril:  Preparing the Workforce for a Clean Energy Economy: LEED Cities Advancing a Just Transition\nMay:  LEED Communities Deploying Regenerative Solutions\nJune:  Social Equity as a Driver for Neighborhood Development: Embracing Community Engagement\nJuly:  Prioritizing Nature for Equity and Resilience\nAugust:  Leveraging LEED v4.1 Residential into Building Healthy and High Performance Sustainable Homes\nSeptember:  Putting Principles Into Action: the Future of LEED\nOctober:  Building the Future: Addressing Decarbonization\, Zero Waste\, and ESG Goals for Construction\nNovember:  Financing Communities: Racing towards Zero for the Triple Bottom Line\nDecember:  Electrification\, Decarbonization and LEED\n\nPlease note: programs are currently being finalized and may be subject to change\, topics will still be similar\, all programs will be LEED-Specific.
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-3/
LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230411T173000
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SUMMARY:Evening Program: Inspiring Greener Building Materials
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW! \nPresented in partnership with American Institute of Architects – St. Louis Chapter Committee on the Environment\, \nAmerican Society of Interior Designers Missouri East\, International Interior Design Association Gateway Chapter\, \nand Missouri Gateway Green Building Council\n\n\n\n\nView a list of Attendees\n\nThe choices we make about materials in our buildings can affect everything from indoor air quality to construction waste to broader human health and environmental impacts from materials ingredients\, sources\, manufacturing\, and transport. But the process of selecting materials can be complicated and confusing. How can you best evaluate products and finishes in our buildings so that decisions are best for budgets\, building occupants and the environment? This program will address this question and more using the American Institute of Architects Materials Pledge as a basis for discussion. The program will include information on the efforts to make transparency and optimization information easily accessible through the mindful MATERIAL Collaborative and their Common Materials Framework and the efforts of the Interior Design community in creating this national pledge.\n\n  \nSPEAKERS \nRalph Bicknese\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C\, LEED Fellow\, Principal @ Hellmuth + Bicknese Architects\nRalph is an architect and a principal and co-founder of Hellmuth-Bicknese Architects. Ralph is passionate about integrating design excellence with exemplary environmental performance to evoke positive impact and enrich life – at scale. Ralph helped found the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council\, where he has held numerous leadership positions. He initiated the Katrina Charrettes at Greenbuild 2005\, was a contributor to The New Orleans Principles and serves on the City of Maplewood Sustainability Commission. He is a member of the AIA Sustainable Leadership Group\, and has participated in over 50 LEED projects\, including the LEED Gold certified Gateway Arch Museum and Visitor Center\, and 11 projects seeking Living Building Challenge certification. \nLona Rerick\, LEED AP BD+C\, WELL AP\, LFA\, Principal @ ZGF\nLona Rerick is a sustainable designer and specifier at ZGF Architects focusing on materials selection and transparency. She guides clients\, design teams and contractors through the intricacies of system materials selection\, product research for locations and writing specifications to assure that project goals are met during construction. Lona leads ZGF Architects Project Performance Team’s efforts to select and specify low-impact\, healthy materials. She currently serves on the Health Product Declaration Collaborative’ s Board and AIA National’s Materials Knowledge Working Group which created the Materials Pledge. Lona is also a member of the LEED Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group\, serves on the mindful MATERIALS Steering Group and is the founding co-Chair of the Portland Materials Transparency Collaborative. \nRachelle Schoessler Lynn\, FASID\, CID\, LEED Fellow. Sustainability Director @ BKV Group\nWith over 25 years of experience\, Rachelle has devoted her career to design excellence\, specifically focused on sustainability innovation and an emphasis on the impact of design on the health and well-being of the people that occupy the spaces we design. Rachelle is a Board Member on the Health Product Declaration Collaborative\, one of the original authors of the Minnesota B3 Guidelines (Buildings\, Benchmarks and Beyond)\, and a co-founder of the USGBC Minnesota Chapter. Awarded the LEED Fellow distinction in 2013 and the ASID Fellow distinction in 2009\, Rachelle has also served as the national board chair for ASID and is the past chair of the AIA Material Pledge. \nREGISTER NOW!  \nADMISSION\nFree – Members of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council\, AIA-St. Louis\, ASID Missouri East and IIDA Gateway Chapter\nFree – Students\n$25.00 – NON-Members \nCONTINUING EDUCATION\nSubmitted for 1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \n\nRecognize why making better material selections matters.\nIdentify how the Architect & Designer (A&D) Materials Pledge and its five tenants of: Human health\, Social health and equity\, Ecosystem health\, Climate health and Circular economy\, supports making better materials decisions.\nDistinguish how the A&D Materials Pledge and other related pledges support green building.\nRecognize strategies\, steps\, and tools designers and specifiers can use in applying the A&D Materials Pledge to their practice.\nDistinguish the role of the Common Materials Framework in supporting the ongoing development of holistically healthy building materials\, in standardizing “the ask” to manufacturers and suppliers and in organizing materials information.\nEvaluate the role mindful MATERIALS plays in improving one’s ability to make better material selections.\n\nTHANKS TO OUR PROGRAM SPONSORS!  \n\n\n  \n  \n  \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES\nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. 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. \nAIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENT\nMissouri Gateway Green Building Council is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837\, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such\, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling\, using\, distributing\, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-inspiring-greener-building-materials/
LOCATION:Alberici Constructors\, 8800 Page\, Overland\, MO\, 63114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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SUMMARY:MGGBC/AIA YAF Springfield\, MO Mixer
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \n\nMembers of the MO Gateway Green Building Council’s Ozark Branch\, and the Young Architect’s Forum (YAF) of the American Institute of Architects in Springfield will come together for an evening of networking and socializing. Each group will introduce their organization to the either\, as we look to find ways to collaborate in the built environment. \nHOSTS\nOzark Branch of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Chris Ruth at chrisr@intfs.com. \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\nRegistration/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. \nREGISTER NOW \n 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/mggbc-aiayaf-mixer/
LOCATION:Springfield Brewing Company\, 305 South Market Avenue\, Springfield\, MO\, 65806
CATEGORIES:Branches,Featured
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SUMMARY:LEED Building Tour - Peckham Architecture (rescheduled)
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \n\nJoin us for a tour of Peckham Architecture in Columbia\, MO and learn about the green features that contributed to LEED Platinum Certification. Light refreshments provided. \nHOSTS\nMid-Missouri Branch of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council \nQUESTIONS? \nContact Chris Ruth at chrisr@intfs.com. \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE\nRegistration/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. \nREGISTER NOW \nPlease note\, this event was originally scheduled for March 16\, but was postponed due to weather. If you previously registered\, you do not need to register again. 
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/leed-building-tour-peckham-architecture/
LOCATION:Peckham Architecture\, 2009 Country Club Drive\, Columbia\, MO\, 65201
CATEGORIES:Branches,Featured
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SUMMARY:Coffee Break: Earth Day Festival Preview
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW!  \nHOT TOPIC: St. Louis Earth Day Festival Preview  \nView a recording of this Coffee Break!  \nDid you know that St. Louis Earth Day Festival is recognized as one of the largest Earth Day celebrations in the country! Coming up on Saturday and Sunday\, April 22 & 23 in Forest Park\, join us for a sneak peek of all the great things going on at the festival this year. Come learn about what’s new at the Festival this year\, including a Sustainable Marketplace\, Sustainable Fashion Show\, Repair Demo Café and more! Plus find out what to expect at the Opening Ceremony and who has been nominated for the Emerging Environmental Leaders. Join us an let this coffee break inform your visit to the Festival! \n  \nFEATURED GUEST: Brandon Verhoff\, Senior Manager of Location Planning at Caleres \n\nBrandon serves on the earthday365 board of directors and is President of Young Friends of earthday365. He has has over 12 years of experience working in higher education and the business sectors. He holds a Marketing degree from the University of Missouri\, Masters in Business Administration from Missouri State University\, and as a graduate of the Higher Education Administration doctoral program at Saint Louis University\, he completed his dissertation\, “Influences of Student Sustainability Literacy in a University Setting.” \nBrandon also puts theory into practice – as the past Director of Sustainability & Benchmarking for Saint Louis University he has guided process improvement projects\, influenced the adoption of institutional sustainability standards\, educated the University community on sustainable operations\, cultivated sustainability leaders\, and led sustainability initiatives and strategic plans. Currently\, Brandon puts his passion to work for the parent company of Famous Footwear\, Caleres\, demonstrating his data analysis skills and managing store sales and payroll plans. Brandon serves on Missouri Gateway Green Building Council’s Education Committee and was chair from 2019-2021. \nREGISTER \nWant to help out at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival? We’re still looking for volunteers to help with our booth – e-mail info@mogreenbuildings.org. Or volunteer with earthday365\, the organizer of the St. Louis Earth Day Festival!  \n**********\nNeed a break? Or a quick face-to-face with your green building community? New thoughts\, ideas\, and conversation to jump start your day? Join your Green Buildings Are Better community every 3rd Friday on Zoom for a quick (free) coffee break discussing green building and sustainability hot topics with local and national featured guests!\nView previous LIVE Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Coffee Breaks on our YouTube Channel.  \nConsent to use photographic images: \nThis event will be recorded and shared on our website. 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.
URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/coffee-break-earth-day-festival-preview/
LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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