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Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Alberici Headquarters
Architects, engineers and builders have become increasingly effective at designing and delivering high performance buildings. Now if only we had people who were ready to live and work appropriately in these great buildings! It's not impossible!
Leveraging insights from social science you can influence human behaviors and ultimately you can facilitate a culture where saving energy and reducing waste is "just what people like us do."
Join us for a lively discussion and lots of practical examples of how you can inspire changes that ultimately create a new normal.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Articulate at least three benefits of inspiring building occupants to adopt sustainable practices.
- Describe at least three strategies for engaging people and be familiar with examples of each strategy in action.
- Examine the efficacy of positive reinforcement as an engagement strategy.
- Identify at least one way to increase engagement in attendees' own work.
SPEAKER
Kathy Kuntz, Kanndo Consulting LLC
Plus, USGBC-MGC's Higher Education & Emerging Professionals Committees invites students and recent graduates to attend a pre-event "Careers in Sustainability" special networking session!
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THANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR!
Negwer Materials
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 UPCOMING EVENTS
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October 8, 20
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5:30-7:30 pm
Architects, engineers and builders have become increasingly effective at designing and delivering high performance buildings. Now if only we had people who were ready to live and work appropriately in these great buildings! It's not impossible! Leveraging insights from social science you can influence human behaviors and ultimately you can facilitate a culture where saving energy and reducing waste is "just what people like us do." Join us for a lively discussion and lots of practical examples of how you can inspire changes that ultimately create a new normal.
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October 22, 2019, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
We invites new and existing members to socialize and get acquainted! Chapter officers, past and present, will discuss the chapter's history, highlight member benefits & opportunities, and answer questions.
Join us in the Gameroom at Urban Chestnut's Grove Brewery & Bierhall to learn how your USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter membership can help you
build connections, build your knowledge and build your community.
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| Drop-In Benchmarking Help Session
October 29, 9:00 - 11:00 am
Join the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter, the City of St. Louis, and partners for a Benchmarking Help Session. Attendees will receive hands-on help to benchmark their energy and water use in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and report data to the City of St. Louis.
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November 12, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
EcoDistricts is a way for districts and neighborhoods to guide urban development to empower just, sustainable, and resilient neighborhoods.
This session will walk through the EcoDistrict Protocol, provide an introduction to the certification process and introduce the accreditation.
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November 14 - 15, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm both days
Join us for a two day certificate training course to learn how to maintain and operate your building more efficiently and sustainably. This course is ideal for property managers and building staff in multifamily residential and commercial buildings, including: building superintendents, operators, facility and property managers, operating engineers and stationary engineers.
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Emerging Professionals Tour of National Great Rivers Research & Education Center
November 9, 9:30 am
Join USGBC-MGC's Emerging Professionals for a tour of the LEED Gold certified National Great Rivers Research & Education Center (NGRREC), followed by lunch at Old Bakery Beer Company in Alton, Illinois.
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Barak Obama to Keynote Greenbuild Conference in Atlanta
November 19 - 22 in Atlanta, GA
Greenbuild is the largest annual event for green building professionals worldwide to learn and source cutting edge solutions to improve resilience, sustainability, and quality of life in our buildings, cities, and communities. This year's event theme is "A New Living Standard." Former President Barack Obama will speak on the Wednesday morning.
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LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Course
December 6, 9 am - 5 pm
Distinguish yourself with a LEED Green Associate credential!
The LEED Green Associate credential is designed for professionals who want to demonstrate green building expertise in non-technical fields of practice. This credential attests to basic knowledge of green design, construction, and operations.
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The People's Ecochallenge, a 21-day environmental and social engagement program. From October 2 - October 23, 2019, you select from over 100 actions (or create your own actions!) that align with your values. Through the challenge, you'll make a 21-day commitment to complete those actions. For every completed action, you earn points and create impact. Your points contribute to your team's total points, and your impact contributes to our collective impact.
Join USGBC-Missouri Gateway Staff and members as part of the
OneSTL team and let's take action for a better, cleaner, greener future!
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The USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Emerging Professionals (EPs) are recent graduates, young professionals and those new to the green building industry. EPs get together each month to network, share experiences, and give back to the community. All are welcome to attend - join them for an upcoming event soon! Sign up for their email updates
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Careers in Sustainability Networking Session
Tuesday, October 8, 5:00 - 5:30 pm
All are invited to join the Emerging Professionals for a special networking session from 5:00-5:30 pm immediately prior to the October Program to connect with professionals active in green building and sustainability. Participants will rotate in small groups between three professionals to discuss their career path and involvement in sustainability. Full time students and emerging professionals can attend the networking session and program free of charge.
Tour of National Great Rivers Research & Education Center, Lunch at Old Bakery Brewing Company
Saturday, November 9, 9:30 am
The USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter's Emerging Professionals invite you to join them for a tour of the National Great Rivers Research & Education Center (NGRREC), followed by lunch at Old Bakery Beer Company in Alton, Illinois.
The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), a division of Lewis and Clark Community College, is dedicated to the study of great river systems and the communities that use them. The center's Jerry F. Costello Confluence Field Station in Alton, Illinois, serves as a model of green construction, with minimal environmental impact, integrated renewable energy systems, and internal recycling systems. The center earned LEED Gold Certification in 2015. The tour will highlight the building's sustainable features and NGRREC's research.
Following the tour, the group will stop for lunch at Old Bakery Beer Company in Alton Illinois (open to all ages). All Old Bakery beer is USDA Certified Organic, and the brewery and restaurant incorporate many other sustainable practices like sourcing local food, composting food waste, and prioritizing energy efficiency in the design and construction of the Brewery.
Attendees are encouraged to carpool, but can meet the group at NGGREC for the tour at 10:30 am if they prefer.
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10% Bonus On Efficiency Incentives
For a limited-Time, Ameren Missouri is offering a 10% incentive bonus for business customers that complete their energy efficiency projects by November 29, 2019. The bonus is available for Standard, Custom, Small Business Direct Install, Retro-Commissioning and New Construction projects. Improve your building, reduce your environmental footprint AND maximize your incentive. Win-win-win!
To learn more, visit the BizSavers website or contact the Ameren Missouri BizSavers Team at 1.866.941.7299 or [email protected]
Neighborhood Solar
Ameren Missouri is seeking locations to install solar generation facilities - parking lots, on roofs and in available open spaces across the stat
e. Partners in this Neighborhood Solar program could be non-profit organizations, schools, institutions or other non-residential locations that act as a gathering spot in the community.
Ameren Missouri plans to install 100 megawatts of new solar generation by 2027. The Neighborhood Solar program, along with Community Solar and the Solar + Storage program, fit into those plans. The projects will contribute to Ameren's goal of reducing carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050 based on 2005 levels.
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We invite new and existing members to this members-only social event. Join Chapter leaders, past and present, to socialize and get acquainted! We will highlight member benefits, opportunities to get involved, and answer questions.
Come learn how your USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter membership can help you build connections, build your knowledge and build your community.
When: Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Where: Urban Chestnut's GROVE Brewery & Bierhall Gameroom
4465 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Call for Presenters / Proposals Now Open for 2020 Impact Conference
Do you have a sustainability success story to share? Consider submitting a proposal for USGBC's Midwest IMPACT Conference. The 2020 conference will be May 6 in St. Paul, Minnesota. You can also participate as a peer reviewer.
Applications are due on October 28, 2019:
To learn more about these opportunities and the conference, visit
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November 12, 2019, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Within the world of green rating systems, LEED provides a model for building-level sustainability, for single-entity controlled community developments, for campuses, and for cities, but it does not have a model for neighborhoods/districts that are undergoing major redevelopment. EcoDistricts is a way for districts and neighborhoods to guide urban development to empower just, sustainable, and resilient neighborhoods.
Neighborhoods and cities trying to achieve these goals can follow the EcoDistricts' "Protocol" to take a collaborative, holistic, neighborhood-scale approach to community design to achieve rigorous, meaningful performance outcomes that matter to people and planet.
In addition, EcoDistricts has just released a certification program to recognize those districts that have achieved the goals established through the protocol and an accreditation for people working to create and sustain EcoDistricts.
This session will walk through the EcoDistrict Protocol, provide an introduction to the certification process and introduce the accreditation.
SPEAKER
Cady Scott Seabaugh, Vice President - Communications & Sustainability, McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc.
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Property Owners in the City of St. Louis, Clayton, Maplewood, Richmond Heights, and University City have an opportunity to take advantage of low solar pricing through a limited-time solar group purchase pilot program.
Want to learn more? Check out these FREE Educational Solar Power Hours:
October 8: 6 pm @ Schlafly Bottleworks
October 10: 6 pm @ Heman Park Community Center
October 15: 6 pm @ Urban Chestnut in the Grove
October 16: 6 pm @ SqWires Restaurant
October 23: 6 pm @ Schnuck Pavilion at Washington University in St. Louis
October 24: 7 pm @ Missouri Sierra Club
October 29: 6 pm @ University City Libarary
October 30: 6 pm @ Central Print
November 5: 6 pm @ The Heights
November 6: 6 pm @ Schlafly Bottleworks
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November 13 - 14,
Omaha, NE
The Midwest Building Energy Codes Conference brings together stakeholders from across the Midwest to discuss how best to promote the adoption and raise compliance with building energy codes across the region. This free annual conference provides an opportunity to network, engage in building science and policy discussions, and learn from leading experts about current and future trends.
The Conference is free, and a limited amount of travel support is available to state and local code officials and other government employees.
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Thanks To Our Members!
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Welcome New Members
September 2019
Katie Corey, The Lamar Johnson Collaborative
Stephen Eastman, Automatic Controls Equipment Systems, Inc.
Laura Foppe, TAP Design Group
Ashley Matula
Kate Tanner,
Washington University in St. Louis
Justin Terry, NetZero LLC
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Thanks to our Renewing Members
September 2019
Julie Anderson, Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Darla Bair, Schaeffer Marketing Group
Nichole Banks, Forever Green Realty LLC
Shelby Barker, Mackey Mitchell Architects
Michael Bitter, Halcyon Shades
Fredericka Brandt, Dogtown EcoVillage
Craig Dixon, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Lindsey Evans, McCormack Baron Salazar
Markel Fitchpatrick, Brauer Supply Company
Lori Franke, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Carolyn Green, Green Design
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Jim Hart,
Colliers International
Lawrence Lile, Lile Engineering
Margaret Lalor
Steve O'Rourke, EnerGuidance
Chrissy Hill Rogers, Arcturis
Adam Rustige, Automatic Controls Equipment Systems, Inc.
Eric Sepulveda, Erico Construction
Abigail Sirevaag, Edward Jones
Taylor Sizemore, Lockheed Martin
Thomas Tyler, ANSWERS, Inc.
Ralph Wafer, City of St. Louis
Justin Vogt, Automatic Controls Equipment System, Inc.
Thomas Yarbrough, Missouri S&T
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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Thanks to our New & Renewing Annual Sponsors!
Advanced Green Consulting - New Green
Custom Engineering - Renewing Bronze
icon Mechanical - Renewing Silver
Teknion - New Gold
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The financial support of our sponsors is integral to ensuring that everyone can live, work and learn in smart and healthy buildings.
What Your Company Gains as a USGBC - MGC Sponsor:
EXPAND: Grow the knowledge of green building and sustainability in our community.
PARTICIPATE: Get involved in educational programs, special events and community projects to showcase your company's leadership.
EXPOSURE: As a Chapter Sponsor, your company will be:
- Listed on our website which receives 6,500 visitors and 60,000 page views per month.
- Included in our monthly e-newsletter with over 5,000 subscribers.
- Recognized at monthly programs, with an average attendance of 100.
LEARN: Keep up with the latest green building trends and technologies and earn continuing education hours.
ALIGN: Differentiate your company as a leader in the sustainability movement in your community.
USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Sponsorship includes numerous benefits - from complimentary Chapter memberships and monthly program passes to exposure on the Chapter website, e-news and at events.
Learn about Sponsorship Opportunities!
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GREEN SCHOOL CHAMPIONS
GREEN SCHOOLS SUPPORTERS
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Innovative Technology Education Fund
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Cushman & Wakefield
Custom Engineering
DJM Ecological
Dynamic Controls, Inc.
ECO Recycling
Energy Resources Group
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Guarantee Electrical Company
Mackey Mitchell Architects
Metro Lighting
Missouri American Water
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Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562
Rosemann and Associates
Villa Lighting
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Advanced Green Consulting
ASSA ABLOY
Electro Plastics/STEP Warm Floor
Ittner Architects
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Hastings + Chivetta
HDR
Integrated Facility Services
Mechanical Contractors Association of Eastern Missouri
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PayneCrest Electric
Schaeffer Marketing Group
Siemens
S.M. Wilson
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USGBC-MISSOURI GATEWAY CHAPTER MISSION
To initiate, develop and accelerate the implementation of green building concepts, technologies and principles that promote environmentally responsible, prosperous and healthy places to live, work, and learn.
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