Allison Carmen, founder of MaterialMix and USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter member has recently been featured in the business section of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The article, Startups require lots of legwork, discusses how an idea can become a business for a young entrepreneur like Carmen. Her plan was to find a place for old, outdated monitors and circuit boards, salvaging valuable parts such as gold and silver. With a background in environmental policies, business waste and recycling, Carmen applied her ideas well and her business has been a success! To read more about MaterialMix and the high demands of entrepreneurship, click here.

Emily Andrews, Executive Director of U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter, has been featured in the St. Louis Business Journal’s “40 under 40” article, which showcases St. Louis’ all-stars in the workplace, in the community and at home. Emily has been recognized as a catalyst in promoting energy efficiency, working on sustainable gardens, talking to communities about adopting sustainable guidelines, and partnering with other non-profits in order to achieve success for the local chapter. Since Emily has been with USGBC-Missouri Gateway the number of LEED certified homes throughout the metro area has risen from just a handful to 85 commercial and 65 residential projects. “She’s not just about LEED, she’s got her hands in the whole community…”

Fred Biermann, Director of Pre-Construction at Kozeny-Wagner, and  U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter member, has been featured in the St. Louis Business Journal’s “40 under 40” article, which showcases St. Louis’ all-stars in the workplace, in the community and at home. Fred’s strong drive and passion for building has helped him climb the professional ladder. Impressively, at age 24 he managed the mass excavation project for the new Busch Stadium, one of the largest downtown construction project in decades. “Biermann is a true class act”

USGBC-Missouri Gateway is committed to recognizing volunteers who have contributed significantly to the Chapter, devoting time and talents “above and beyond” on a particular project or program! This month, we are happy to recognize Andrew Raimist of the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Marketing Committee for his myriad accomplishments over the past year!

Andrew Raimist, AIA, founder and principal of Raimist Design, joined USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter and our Marketing Committee in early 2011 and revolutionized the Chapter’s media game: For the first time ever, we published video invitations to monthly programs. We are grateful to Andy, who provided the creative concepts and all production services for the entire video series. He’s helped to establish our YouTube channel as a viable means for getting our message out and communicating the Chapter’s mission and vision to a wider audience.

Andy’s assistance during November was truly above and beyond. He produced a promotional video for the St. Louis Artists’ Guild’s opening of the exhibit “Sustainability and the Built Environment in the St. Louis Region,” an event that the Chapter co-sponsored, positioning it as our November meeting. In response to the Artists’ Guild’s feedback, Andy created an expanded promotional video. While attending the opening, he shot more footage, which he incorporated into a post-event video of the opening and the Chapter’s awards to winning artists in the 2011 Sustainability Art competition. As a thank-you to the Artists’ Guild, Andy also recorded a subsequent panel discussion of sustainability themes.

We are fortunate to have such a talented and generous chapter member as Andy.

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Shaw Nature Reserve, a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden, is offering its Professional Landscape Series in collaboration with Alberici. “Innovations in Native Landscaping” will be held on February 7^th and 8^th at Alberici. The $50 registration fee/day includes lunch, 6 CEU’s,  and a bus tour. Register online at www.shawnature.org/shawseries. For specific workshop information, click here.