405 Howard St , a multi-tenant office building in San Franciscoachieved platinum certification by pursuing cost effective operational strategies with direct benefit to the bottom line. Join us as the professionals closest to this effort – the building owner, property manager, and LEED consultant – highlight the process, strategies, and decision making that contributed to this successful project. Attendees will leave this training with a better understanding of LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M, through innovative operational strategies and key advice on overcoming challenges in the process.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
1.5 AIA/CES CEH
1.5 GBCI CE Hours (General, NOT LEED Specific)

This is an in-person, group viewing at the location specified below.  Lunch will not be provided, rather we encourage attendees to bring their own brown bag lunch to enjoy during the webinar viewing.

WHEN
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

WHERE
Missouri Botanical Garden’s Commerce Bank Center for Science Education, 4651 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110, Room 126

FEE
$10/ USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Member; $15/Non-member per session OR
$100/USGBC-Missouri Chapter Member; $150/Non-member for a 2012 Webinar Series Pass

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Unlimited Webinar Pass is only $90/Chapter Member if purchased by March 31!

REGISTRATION
Visit our event registration page and click on the Register button under the appropriate event listing.

Passes are non-transferable and valid only for the individual purchaser.

QUESTIONS? Contact USGBC-Missouri Gateway staff by email or phone (314) 577-0225.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
1.5 AIA/CES CEH
1.5 GBCI CE Hours: LEED Specific for BD+C

This is an in-person, group viewing at the location specified below.  Lunch will not be provided, rather we encourage attendees to bring their own brown bag lunch to enjoy during the webinar viewing.

WHEN
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

WHERE
Missouri Botanical Garden’s Commerce Bank Center for Science Education, 4651 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110, Room 126

FEE
$10/ USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Member; $15/Non-member per session OR
$100/USGBC-Missouri Chapter Member; $150/Non-member for a 2012 Unlimited Webinar  Pass

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Unlimited Webinar Pass is only $90/Chapter Member if purchased by March 31!

REGISTRATION
Visit our event registration page and click on the Register button under the appropriate event listing.

Passes are non-transferable and valid only for the individual purchaser.

QUESTIONS? Contact USGBC-Missouri Gateway staff by email or phone (314) 577-0225.

The key to successfully incorporating LEED requirements into a project’s contract documents is the preparation of the Division 01 General Requirements sections of the specifications. The Division 01 specification sections apply to all technical specification sections in Divisions 02-49 and set the stage for administration of the LEED certification efforts during bidding and construction. In this presentation, attendees will learn what LEED provisions to include in Division 01 specification sections, how these provisions are linked to the technical specifications, and how LEED provisions in Part 3 Execution of the technical specifications assist in the LEED certification process without interfering with the contractor’s means and methods.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Identify how to incorporate LEED certification provisions in Division 01 specification sections.
• Discuss how to link Division 01 LEED certification provisions to the technical specifications.
• Explain what LEED provisions to include in Part 3 Execution of the specifications.
• Measure the effectiveness of Division 01 LEED provisions to the certification effort.

SPEAKER: Ross G. Spiegel, Associate & Senior Specification Writer at Fletcher-Thompson, Inc. Ross is responsible for creating written construction documents as well as establishing technical standards and processes for Fletcher-Thompson, guiding the LEED Certification process on the firm’s projects, and he leads the firm’s Green Team.

In 1994, Ross was appointed as the Construction Specification Institute’s liaison to the U.S. Green Building Council, a position he continues to serve in today. He has served in numerous leadership positions within USGBC, including serving on the USGBC Board of Directors and LEED Steering Committee.

Additionally, Ross is co-author of the book Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification which has been called “an essential tool for designing environmentally friendly buildings.”

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Submitted for approval of 1 GBCI CE Hour and 1 AIA/CES CEH

WHEN: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 5:30–6:15pm – Registration & Networking, 6:15–7:30pm – Formal Presentation

WHERE: Alberici Headquarters, 8800 Page Ave, St. Louis MO 63114  map & parking instructions

FEE:  Free for USGBC-Missouri Gateway and CSI Members as well as Full-time Students; $20 for Non-members

REGISTER:  Click here to visit our Event Registration page.  Scroll down and click the “Register” button under the Sustainable Specifications…by the Numbers event listing.

QUESTIONS? Contact USGBC-Missouri Gateway staff at usgbc-mogateway@mobot.org or (314) 577-0225.

Thanks to our Program Sponsors!

ASP Enterprises

ASSA ABLOY

This intermediate level presentation is designed to communicate the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) and empower architects, designers and specifiers to employ strategies to improve the IAQ in the spaces they are creating. The presentation will include background on the impact of indoor air pollution on human health and economics. Participants will learn to identify sources of indoor air pollutants, illustrated by several case studies that highlight the effects of controlling, versus not controlling, IAQ at the design phase of building construction. Further, the importance of emissions over content of VOC’s will be highlighted and the impact on high performance building program standards and credits. Emphasis will also be placed on how participants can incorporate good IAQ principles into sustainable building projects.

SPEAKER: Paul Bates, Market Outreach Manager forGREENGUARD Environmental Institute
Paul Bates, MBA, LEED AP, is responsible for developing and delivering sustainably oriented education and training programs to a range of audiences including building operations, design students and professionals, professional trade organizations and consumers. He has spoken before more than 100 audiences internationally on topics related to Indoor Air Quality issues that impact market segments such as commercial office, healthcare, education, as well as government and residential.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Approved for 1 GBCI CE Hour and 1 AIA/CES CEH (Health, Safety & Welfare), and 0.1 IDCEC CEU

WHEN:
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
5:30 – 6:15 pm – Registration & Networking,
6:15 – 7:30 pm – Formal Presentation
WHERE:
Sheet Metal Workers Local 36, 2319 Chouteau, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63103 map

FEE:  Free for USGBC-Missouri Gateway, ASID and IIDA Members as well as Full-time Students; $20 for Non-members

REGISTER:  Click here to visit our Event Registration page.  Scroll down and click the “Register” button under the Healthy Indoor Air by Design event listing.

QUESTIONS? Contact USGBC-Missouri Gateway staff at usgbc-mogateway@mobot.org or (314) 577-0225.

Thanks to our Program Sponsor:  Steelcase!

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”

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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New and Improved 2012 Nomination Categories:

• Community Champion
• Education
• Emerging Leader
• Innovation
• Operational Excellence
• Restoration

Winners will be announced at the Annual Awards Celebration!

WHEN
March 29, 2012, 5:30pm

WHERE
Sheet Metal Workers Local 36
2319 Chouteau Ave., Suite 200 (63103)

FEE $75 per ticket through March 21st
(includes cocktails, dinner, dessert + on-site parking)

Price increases to $85 per ticket after March 21st.

PURCHASE TICKETS by visiting our Events Registration page, then scrolling down and clicking on the “Register” button under the 2012 Growing Green Awards Celebration event listing.

Click here for more information about the Growing Green Awards.

QUESTIONS? Contact growinggreenawards@gmail.com

Thanks to Our Event Sponsors!

Oak Sponsor:

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Media Sponsor:

Click here to read the full article and see all of the environmental highlights of the Volkswagen Assembly Plant

Teri Pesapane, of Growing Green, Inc. and member of the Marketing Committee at USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter, was recently featured in the St. Louis Business Journal. How many USGBC-Missouri Gateway members have hosted an international delegation of leaders in their own industry? Teri Pesapane, founder and president of Growing Green, Inc., an interior landscaping firm, and her husband and co-owner Joel, did just that. More than 65 members of the National Interiorscape Network came to St. Louis in late 2011 for their three-day annual conference, some coming from as far away as London. This demonstration of leadership earned Growing Green the lead spot in Greg Edwards’ St. Louis Business Journal column “Shoptalk.”

Read Edward’s column here

Mary Ostafi, of HOK and Chair of USGBC-Missouri Gateway Program Committee, was featured in an article of the St. Louis Business Journal, Digital records, recycling advance green efforts. Ostafi discusses the new green initiative at Metropolitan Square meant to educate tenants on recyclables, compostables, and reusables. In addition, many paper documents are being switched over to digital files, in an effort to conserve resources. Going green starts with small steps, while “ongoing education is the key to getting people to do the right thing.”

The full article can be found in the January 13-19, 2012 issue of the St. Louis Business Journal