Buildings As Climate Solutions

We are a recognized and trusted business voice for sustainability in our region. We advocate for policies that help overcome barriers related to green building implementation. Our advocacy efforts have resulted in systemic, sustainable change in promoting green building.

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Share your green building success stories!

2026 is our 25th Anniversary! We are gearing up to celebrate all year long. As part of the festivities, we're hoping to highlight the sustainability and green building success stories in our community that have gotten us to 25 Years of Green Building! We plan to share...

Environmental – Social – Governance, Oh My!

Learn more about ESG as our upcoming three-part series that includes our final evening program of the year on October 10, bookended by two virtual Coffee Breaks. We can’t wait to see you at one of these upcoming FREE events! Continue Reading Environmental – Social – Governance, Oh My!

You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure – Benchmarking 101

It's that time of year! We have just passed the City of St. Louis' deadline for reporting energy and water data. If you missed the deadline, we're here to help with two Benchmarking 101 + Help Sessions. These are being held in partnership with the City of St. Louis'...

Regional Environmental Internship Program (Archive)

The Regional Environmental Internship Program (REIP) currently consists of the Climate Action Internship. This internship grew out of FOCUS St. Louis’ Environmental Sustainability Roadmap: A Toolkit for Local Governments. Missouri Gateway Green Building Council...

PROTECT Energy Efficiency in our Building Codes

Missouri House Bill 580 aims to restrict the advancement and implementation of energy code by municipalities and local jurisdictions. House Bill 580 prevents communities from adopting ordinances, resolutions, regulations, codes, or policies that: Prohibit or have the...