BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Missouri Gateway Green Building Council - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Missouri Gateway Green Building Council X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Missouri Gateway Green Building Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240402T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240402T093000 DTSTAMP:20260508T045759 CREATED:20240320T161732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T161733Z UID:10000240-1712046600-1712050200@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:BE-Ex STL Owner & Operator Series: Commissioning - Tuning Up Your Building for Savings 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 2024 Owner/Operator series for commercial buildings. \nEvent is free (with coffee and donuts) – please register at https://www.be-exstl.org/events-be-ex \n2024 Building Energy Exchange Owner – Operator Series \nMay 7: Long Range and Capital Planning for Building Success\nJune 4: Low Cost O&M Solutions for Savings\nJuly 2: Building Shell Investments – Keeping the Weather Out\nAugust 6: Lighting Upgrades for Savings and Safety\nSeptember 3: Lighting and Electrical Controls for Bill Reduction\nOctober 1: HVAC – Working with What You’ve Got\nNovember 5: HVAC – Making Good Replacement Decisions\nDecember 3: Building Automation for Effective Management URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/be-ex-stl-owner-operator-series-financing-energy-efficiency-projects-4/ LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States CATEGORIES:Energy Efficiency,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T200000 DTSTAMP:20260508T045759 CREATED:20240315T212812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T215512Z UID:10000267-1712163600-1712174400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Evening Program: Connecting Communities through Engagement: Great Rivers Greenway and The Brickline DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW \nWe are excited to partner with AIA St. Louis for this program on how the Brickline Greenway is a catalyst for driving more equitable outcomes for St. Louis communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \nDesigning a Movement\nLearn more about the Brickline Greenway as a catalyst for change\, connecting our community and ensuring more equitable outcomes for all. This session will introduce the Brickline\, discuss its inclusive design process\, the benefits of re-imagining green infrastructure\, the role of art as a catalyst for civic well-being\, mobility\, design for health and wellness\, and the importance of public private partnerships. \n \n \n \n \n \n  \nThanks to the program sponsors!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \nSPEAKERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chip Crawford\, FASLA\, PLA\, LEED Green Associate\, Managing Director\, Lamar Johnson Collaborative\nAs Managing Director for LJC\, Chip Crawford is a practice builder\, creative thinker\, and problem solver. An award-winning Landscape Architect\, Chip has more than 40 years of experience leading complex\, planning\, landscape architecture\, and urban design projects across the globe. A true collaborator\, Chip connects with clients and has a unique ability to stimulate creative thinking and problem-solving\, bringing proven expertise and the freshest thinking to the table. He has dedicated his career to being a steward of the public realm and creating inspiring places that improve the quality of people’s lives. Chip’s experience is at every scale\, from city planning to community planning\, mixed-use districts\, streetscapes\, academic and corporate campus planning and design\, greenways\, and parks\, to site-specific landscape architectural design on projects worldwide. His design ethic yields a balance of respect for the brilliant craft of previous best practices\, with a view to future tools and technologies\, cultivating next practices. All in an inclusive and informative process\, which leads to positive outcomes. Chip is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects\, a Past President of the Landscape Architecture Foundation\, a previous ULI Chair for the St. Louis District Council\, and a Kansas State University Alumni Fellow. He is a frequent speaker and event leader who has presented and led ULI\, ASLA\, Extreme LA\, CoreNet Global\, LAF\, and University Programs events. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neil Eisenberger\, PLA\, ASLA\, Principal & Senior Project Manager\, Lamar Johnson Collaborative\nAs a Principal and Senior Project Manager\, Neil is a team builder\, critical thinker\, and mentor. Neil focuses on design implementation and management of projects\, and he has been a leader in local and international projects. His projects range from small community parks\, urban plazas\, streetscapes\, greenways\, and extensive community master planning. Many of his projects have involved community engagement with residents and stakeholders\, a process Neil enjoys as consensus building from the surrounding communities makes for successful projects. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mark Vogl\, PLA\, Senior Project Manager\, Great Rivers Greenway\nMark Vogl is a senior project manager at Great Rivers Greenway. With his professional background in urban planning and landscape architecture\, his primary responsibilities at GRG are to lead greenway master planning\, facilitate community engagement and implement the district’s Regional Plan\, which is GRG’s blueprint for developing a network of greenways and making the St. Louis region a more vibrant place to live\, work and play. Prior to joining Great Rivers Greenway in 2013\, Mark spent nearly twenty years with HOK’s Planning Group and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Panama. He received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from Kansas State University and studied Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ADMISSION\nFree – MO Gateway Green Building Council – MembersFree – Students$25.00 – NON-Members \nSCHEDULE\nNetworking will take place from 5:00 – 6:00pm\, followed by the program from 6:00 – 8:00pm. \nREGISTER NOW URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/evening-program-connecting-communities-through-engagement-great-rivers-greenway-and-the-brickline/ LOCATION:St. Louis Council Office of the Mid-America Carpenters Council\, 1401 Hampton Ave\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63139\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240404T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240404T180000 DTSTAMP:20260508T045759 CREATED:20240320T160711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T165028Z UID:10000063-1712248200-1712253600@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Emerging Professional Happy Hour @ Schlafly Bottleworks 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. \nWHERE:  \nReduce your carbon impact! \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 314-577-0884 \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-14/ LOCATION:Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood\, 7260 Southwest Ave\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/emerging-professionals.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T130000 DTSTAMP:20260508T045759 CREATED:20240320T155109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T155548Z UID:10000229-1712318400-1712322000@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:First Friday Webinar: Navigating Smart Building Certifications for Sustainable Futures DESCRIPTION: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! \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! \nAccess 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. \nREGISTER FOR THE APRIL 5 WEBINAR \nApril: Navigating Smart Building Certifications for Sustainable Futures\nJoin USGBC for a webinar focused on smart building certifications and discover the potential of sustainable and intelligent spaces. Led by industry experts\, this session will guide you through certifications such as SmartScore\, SPIRE\, and BEST. Gain cutting-edge insights that will empower you to navigate this swiftly evolving landscape\, enabling the creation of connected\, efficient\, eco-friendly\, and occupant-centric structures. Whether you’re an architect\, developer\, facility manager\, or simply intrigued by the future of smarter buildings\, seize this opportunity to engage in a dynamic conversation that shapes the sustainable cities of tomorrow. \nOur session will feature Ryan Piaskowski\, business development leader at SPIRE Smart Building Program; John Meko\, global director of operations for WiredScore; and Tyler Kirshner\, director of building recognition programs and association services at BOMA\, joined by Kat Wagenschutz\, director of technical solutions at USGBC\, as moderator. This session is eligible for GBCI Credit: LEED AP BD+C\, LEED AP ID+C\, LEED AP O+M\, and LEED Green Associate. Course GBCI ID: 0920028581 \nREGISTER FOR THE APRIL 5 WEBINAR \n2024 Schedule \n\nMay: LEED and Upfront Carbon Emissions: A Comprehensive Look at A1-A5 Embodied Carbon in Building Construction\nJune: LEED EBOM Plays Nice with WELL Health-Safety at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland\nJuly: Smart Building Charrette\, circa 2030: Realizing the Promise of High-Performance Green Buildings\nAugust: Exceeding ESG Commitments with LEED for Communities\nSeptember: Looking to the Future: Utilizing LEED as a Tool for Adaptive Reuse Projects\nOctober: LEED Zero Project Profiles\nNovember: Implementing the Future of LEED with LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance\nDecember: Beneficial Electrification in Northern Climates\nJanuary 2025: Inclusive Pathways to Health in LEED v5: Harnessing Biophilic and Universal Design URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-13-4/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240418 DTSTAMP:20260508T045759 CREATED:20240221T222458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T210715Z UID:10000265-1713225600-1713398399@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:GPRO Operations + Maintenance (O+M) Essentials Training - April 2024 DESCRIPTION:Sorry – this session has been cancelled due to low registration. Please consider attending the training scheduled in October 2024. \nGreen Professional Building Skills Training – Operations & Maintenance Essentials\nLearn how to reduce energy use while improving comfort and health for building occupants! \nBuilding design & construction gets a lot of attention\, but the majority of energy that a building uses over time is related to how the building is operated and maintained. Efficient operations and smart maintenance in buildings reduces operating costs and increases occupancy rates and tenant satisfaction. GPRO O&M Essentials provides building professionals with best practices for sustainability building operations. Participants leave with at least three immediately actionable measures and the next steps needed to achieve them. This course is ideal for anyone who needs a better understanding of high-performance building\, including sales or administrative staff in real estate\, construction\, architecture or engineering\, workforce property managers and building staff involved in the operations and maintenance of both residential and commercial buildings including: building superintendents\, operators\, facility and property managers\, operating engineers and stationary engineers and handypeople. \nWHEN\nTuesday & Wednesday\, April 16 & 17\n8:30 am – 3:00 pm each day \nFEE\n$300 – Missouri Gateway Green Building Council Members\n$350 for non-members \nFees include continental breakfast\, lunch\, course materials and certificate exam.\nDiscounts and scholarships may be available. Please contact Emily Andrews at 314-577-0854 to inquire. \nCONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS\n12 GBCI CE Hours\, AIA | LU\, and PDH credits \nCOURSE OBJECTIVES\n• Take a systemic approach to operating and maintaining your building.\n• Evaluate building performance.\n• Describe at least three immediately actionable next steps needed to improve the health and efficiency of your building.\n• Explain the costs and benefits of efficiency measures. \nWHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT?\nGPRO O&M is a 12-hour training that is taught live and in-person by highly knowledgeable instructors with industry experience. You are encouraged to ask questions and participate during classroom discussions and activities. After completing the training\, you can earn a GPRO O&M Certificate by passing a 50-question multiple choice exam. Additionally\, you’ll gain access to shirt on-demand bonus courses on topics such as financing energy projects\, interpreting energy audits and more. \nTOPICS COVERED\n• Fundamentals of Building Green\n• O&M in Green Buildings\n• Building Performance Metrics\n• Building Envelope\n• Water Use\n• Heating\, Cooling & Hot Water\n• Indoor Air Quality\n• Lighting\n• Waste Reduction\n• Resilience\n• Commissioning Existing Buildings\n• Action Plan URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/gpro-operations-maintenance-om-essentials-training-april-2024/ LOCATION:Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (CBEC)\, 4651 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States CATEGORIES:Energy Efficiency,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/energy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240425T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240425T193000 DTSTAMP:20260508T045759 CREATED:20240220T190753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T174158Z UID:10000262-1714066200-1714073400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:17th Annual Green Schools Event DESCRIPTION:Join us at the 17th Annual Green Schools Event to celebrate student-driven sustainability projects in local schools! \nREGISTER NOW \n\nThis 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! \nWinners will be announced at the event and participating schools will display posters detailing their projects. \nWHEN\nThursday\, April 25th\n5:30 pm – 7:30 pm \nAGENDA\n5:30-6:15 pm: Appetizers\, Networking\, School Poster Displays\, Tour of the Grounds\n6:15-7:30 pm: Student Panel\, GSQ Project Showcase & Winners Announced \nWHERE\nUniversity City High School Auditorium\n7401 Balson Avenue\nUniversity City\, MO 63130\nEnter the building from the main entrance that faces the roundabout \nPARKING\nFree parking is available across the street at Jackson Park Elementary\, or free street parking is available on Dorset Avenue\, Jackson Avenue\, and Balson Avenue. \nREGISTRATION\nPlease RSVP here. \nFEE\nFree event for all attendees. This is an all ages event. \nTHANKS TO OUR GREEN SCHOOLS SPONSORS! \nEvent Sponsor – Supporter:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \nEvent Sponsor – Promoter:\nBRS Architects\, LLP\nSt. Louis Composting – Total Organics Recycling \nAnnual Green Schools Champions\nAmeren Missouri\nESCO Technologies\nInnovative Technology Education Fund\nBlock \nAnnual Green Schools Supporters\nCordogan Clark\nSt. Louis County Department of Public Health \nThis program is supported in part by the St. Louis Jefferson Solid Waste Management District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. \nConsent to Use of Photographic Images:\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/17th-annual-green-schools-event/ LOCATION:University City High School\, 7401 Balson Avenue\, University City\, MO\, 63130\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Green Schools ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GSQ-Logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240502 DTSTAMP:20260508T045759 CREATED:20240221T153350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T153419Z UID:10000263-1714435200-1714607999@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:IMPACT Conference 2024 DESCRIPTION: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.\n\nLearn more or register!  URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/impact-conference-2024/ LOCATION:Saint Paul RiverCenter\, 175 Kellogg Blvd W\, St. Paul\, MO\, 55102\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMPACT-Social-Media-Square.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR