BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Missouri Gateway Green Building Council - ECPv6.16.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T170000 DTSTAMP:20260618T194253Z CREATED:20260526T150754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T194253Z UID:10000455-1783614600-1783616400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Green Schools Quest Info Session DESCRIPTION:Interested in taking on a sustainability project with your students during the 2026-2027 school year? Join the Green Schools Quest! This free program is open to all Missouri and Southern Illinois schools who are excited about environmental initiatives in their school community. This year’s theme is Systems Thinking\, and free professional development will be provided throughout the year to help schools take on a project that impacts not just their local context\, but the broader environment. \nPlease REGISTER for this event so you can receive the link and a calendar invite.\nCan’t make this session? Register for the July 20 or July 29 info session!  \nInformational Session Agenda: \n\nIntroduction to the program structure & requirements\nIntroduction to free resources and professional development offered to both educators and mentors\nRole of the Mentor and potential ways to get involved\nExamples of past projects\nIntroduction to Systems Thinking & resources that will be made available to participants\nQ & A\n\n  URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/green-schools-quest-info-session/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Green Schools ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/green-schools.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260709T180000 DTSTAMP:20260603T142949Z CREATED:20260602T170122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T142949Z UID:10000090-1783614600-1783620000@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: Schlafly Bottleworks\, 7260 Southwest Ave\, St. Louis\, MO 63143 \nPlease note this happy hour has been pushed back a week to avoid the July 4th holiday weekend. \nReduce your carbon impact: Connect with the Metro!  \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 \nCode of Conduct:\nMissouri Gateway Green Building Council (MGGBC) is committed to providing a safe\, productive\, inclusive\, and welcoming environment for all participants attending our events in person or virtually. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination in any form. We aim to provide opportunities for open dialogue and exchange of green building & sustainability ideas and promote full participation and belonging for all participants. Discrimination and harassment include unwelcome\, exclusionary behavior because of gender or gender identity\, race\, ethnicity\, nationality\, religion\, sexual orientation\, disability\, marital status\, veteran status\, age\, citizenship\, language\, political or other opinion\, physical appearance\, economic status\, and/or other identities. MGGBC expects everyone participating in its events and discussions\, including Board Members\, Committee Members\, Volunteers\, Members\, Staff\, and Guests to comply with this Code of Conduct. It is the responsibility of all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody. Individuals violating this Code of Conduct will be asked to leave. \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-18-23/ 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:20260710T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260710T130000 DTSTAMP:20260707T170607Z CREATED:20260602T171923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T170607Z UID:10000439-1783684800-1783688400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:First Friday Webinar - Innovation Reimagined: The LEED v5 Project Priorities Category DESCRIPTION:The First Friday series is back for 2026 and starting in March\, all sessions will feature live\, never seen before content! During each session\, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters\, connect with peers\, discuss the latest in green building\, and learn more about what’s happening at USGBC. \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! \nREGISTER FOR THE JULY 10 WEBINAR \nInnovation Reimagined: The LEED v5 Project Priorities Category\nThe historical Innovation credit category has evolved in LEED v5 to become the Project Priorities and Innovation credit category. These strategies serve as a mechanism for ongoing development and inclusion of unique credits\, addressing different project priorities. This session will engage our members on recent and upcoming developments of Project Priority credits that address different priorities unique to various regions\, as well as international alternative compliance paths for core rating credits. The session supports our ongoing\, participatory process in collaboration with all LEED stakeholders. \nREGISTER FOR THE JULY 10 WEBINAR \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. \n\nMarch 6 | Sustainable AI Practice in the Built Environment: Sufficient\, Efficient\, and Scalable Impact\nApril 3 | Elevating indoor air quality with research\, innovation\, and collective action\nMay 1 | State of Play: U.S. Existing Buildings Market\nJune 5 | Sustainable Finance in the Built Environment\nJuly 10 | Innovation Reimagined: The LEED v5 Project Priorities Category\nAugust 7 | Sustainable Cities: Strategies for advancing city-wide sustainability goals\nSeptember 11 | Advancing Circularity with TRUE\nOctober 2 | The Tripod: Three USGBC Tools to Facilitate Decarbonization\nNovember 6 | Regenerative\, Resilient and Equitable Solutions for Large-scale Developments (Communities)\nDecember 4 | High performing existing buildings with LEED O+M URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/first-friday-webinars-13-17-15/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260711T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260711T160000 DTSTAMP:20260617T160507Z CREATED:20260617T160507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T160507Z UID:10000464-1783760400-1783785600@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Green Living Festival DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Missouri Botanical Garden’s 25th annual Green Living Festival! \n\nJoin experts at the Garden for a full day of active learning\, exploring\, and engaging in ideas for taking action in your everyday life. \nEvent highlights include:\n– Exhibitors and Shopping (visit MGGBC at our booth!)\n– Family-friendly Activities\n– Tree Canopy Climbs\n– DIY projects for Home\n– Educational workshops\n– All Levels Yoga\n– Music\, Fun\, and More! \nLearn more or plan your day here. \n  \nAdmission to the Green Living Festival is included with general admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden. URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/green-living-festival-2026/ LOCATION:Missouri Botanical Garden\, 4344 Shaw\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States CATEGORIES:Community & Member,Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260714T193000 DTSTAMP:20260707T142044Z CREATED:20260528T220613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T142044Z UID:10000459-1784050200-1784057400@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Green Building Tour - Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW!  \nJoin us for our annual green building tour – we look forward to visiting the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building on the Washington University School of Medicine campus\, which earned LEED Gold certification. Opened in 2024\, the 11-story\, 609\,000-square-foot facility was designed as a central hub for neuroscience research and collaboration at Washington University School of Medicine. The building brings together more than 100 interdisciplinary research teams that were previously spread across multiple locations\, creating a shared environment for scientists studying disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease\, Parkinson’s disease\, ALS\, brain tumors\, psychiatric illnesses\, and other neurological conditions. Organizing researchers around scientific themes instead of academic departments\, the building encourages collaboration across specialties. \nThe tour will identify key sustainability strategies that helped the building earn LEED certification and that reflect Washington University’s broader commitment to sustainability\, operational efficiency\, and the long-term health of both the campus and the surrounding St. Louis community. Sustainability features include high-efficiency chillers and cooling towers\, heat- and energy-recovery technology\, LED lighting throughout the building\, and computer-controlled airflow systems that reduce energy consumption while maintaining safe laboratory conditions. The building also incorporates low-flow plumbing fixtures\, native landscaping\, and energy-efficient ultra-low temperature laboratory freezers that consume less electricity than conventional models. Practice Green Health\, a national effort that encourages the elimination of chemicals\, antimicrobials and flame retardants\, guided the selection of furniture and interior materials. The parking structure also achieved a Parksmart certification and includes 36 electric vehicle charging stations and 100 covered bicycle racks and a bicycle fix-it station. \nWHEN: July 14\, 2026\, 5:30 – 7:30 pm \nWHERE: Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building | 4370 Duncan Ave | St. Louis\, MO 63110 \nADMISSIONFree – Members of Missouri Gateway Green Building Council and full time students.$25.00 – Non-MembersNot a member? Join or renew now! \nThis tour has been approved for 1.5 GBCI CE (LEED AP BD+C\, LEED Green Associate) and has been submitted for 1.5 AIA LU/HSW.  \nREGISTER NOW!  \nQUESTIONS? Contact Missouri Gateway Green Building Council staff at info@mogreenbuildings.org or 314-577-0884 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thanks to our Evening Program Sponsor!\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CODE OF CONDUCTMissouri Gateway Green Building Council (MGGBC) is committed to providing a safe\, productive\, inclusive\, and welcoming environment for all participants attending our events in person or virtually. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination in any form. We aim to provide opportunities for open dialogue and exchange of green building & sustainability ideas and promote full participation and belonging for all participants. Discrimination and harassment include unwelcome\, exclusionary behavior because of gender or gender identity\, race\, ethnicity\, nationality\, religion\, sexual orientation\, disability\, marital status\, veteran status\, age\, citizenship\, language\, political or other opinion\, physical appearance\, economic status\, and/or other identities. MGGBC expects everyone participating in its events and discussions\, including Board Members\, Committee Members\, Volunteers\, Members\, Staff\, and Guests to comply with this Code of Conduct. It is the responsibility of all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody. Individuals violating this Code of Conduct will be asked to leave. \nCONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGERegistration/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/greenbuildingtourfortnrb/ LOCATION:Jeffrey T Fort Neuroscience Research Building\, 4370 Duncan Avenue\, St. Louis\, MO\, 63110\, United States CATEGORIES:Education,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/community.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260721 DTSTAMP:20260622T191613Z CREATED:20260622T191613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T191613Z UID:10000467-1784505600-1784591999@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Drawings Due for 25 Years of Green Building Coloring Book! DESCRIPTION:Help us create a Green Building Coloring Book that celebrates our region’s green and sustainable buildings. As part of our 25 Year Anniversary Celebration\, we are excited to issue a Call for Drawings to engage the community in this exciting endeavor. Strut your creative stuff and help us celebrate green & healthy buildings by submitting a drawing! The deadline for submission is July 20\, 2026. \nLearn more or submit your drawing now!  URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/drawings-due-for-25-years-of-green-building-coloring-book/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260720T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260720T120000 DTSTAMP:20260714T153119Z CREATED:20260526T151430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T153119Z UID:10000456-1784547000-1784548800@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Green Schools Quest Informational Session DESCRIPTION:Interested in taking on a sustainability project with your students during the 2026-2027 school year? Join the Green Schools Quest! This free program is open to all Missouri and Southern Illinois schools who are excited about environmental initiatives in their school community. This year’s theme is Systems Thinking\, and free professional development will be provided throughout the year to help schools take on a project that impacts not just their local context\, but the broader environment. \nPlease REGISTER for this event so you can receive the link and a calendar invite.\nCan’t make this session? Register for the July 29 info session!  \nInformational Session Agenda: \n\nIntroduction to the program structure & requirements\nIntroduction to free resources and professional development offered to both educators and mentors\nRole of the Mentor and potential ways to get involved\nExamples of past projects\nIntroduction to Systems Thinking & resources that will be made available to participants\nQ & A URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/green-schools-quest-informational-session/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Green Schools ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/green-schools.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260729T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260729T123000 DTSTAMP:20260526T152612Z CREATED:20260526T152535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T152612Z UID:10000457-1785326400-1785328200@mogreenbuildings.org SUMMARY:Green Schools Quest Informational Session DESCRIPTION:Interested in taking on a sustainability project with your students during the 2026-2027 school year? Join the Green Schools Quest! This free program is open to all Missouri and Southern Illinois schools who are excited about environmental initiatives in their school community. This year’s theme is Systems Thinking\, and free professional development will be provided throughout the year to help schools take on a project that impacts not just their local context\, but the broader environment. \nPlease REGISTER for this event so you can receive the link and a calendar invite. \nInformational Session Agenda: \n\nIntroduction to the program structure & requirements\nIntroduction to free resources and professional development offered to both educators and mentors\nRole of the Mentor and potential ways to get involved\nExamples of past projects\nIntroduction to Systems Thinking & resources that will be made available to participants\nQ & A URL:https://mogreenbuildings.org/event/green-schools-quest-informational-session-2/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Green Schools ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mogreenbuildings.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/green-schools.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR