News and Notes

Don’t Hit Snooze on Your Membership!

Date Posted: May 16th, 2013

 

Are you a recently lapsed member? Not as involved with the Chapter as you’d like?

Don’t hit snooze on your USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter membership! Join us in our efforts to transform the built environment:

 

Thanks to the membership committee, everyone at Design Extra, LLC, and Ramey Elliot at the Abacus Group for their hard work on the video!

 

 

Members and Sponsors in the News- Green Edition of the St. Louis Business Journal

Date Posted: May 13th, 2013

Congratulations to USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter members Thomas Taylor, Grant Lanham, and Greg Mueller and USGBC-MGC sponsors Vertegy, BSI Constructors, and Cannon Design for their inclusion in the St. Louis Green LEED-ers edition of the St. Louis Business Journal!

BSI Constructors, Inc., a silver sponsor of the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter, is featured in an article  describing their 86,000 square foot MICDS (Mary Institute and St. Louis County Day School) facility. The building is targeting LEED Platinum and features solar panels, occupancy sensors, and daylighting.  The company’s LEED Silver certified Missouri Botanical Garden Monsanto Research Center and LEED Gold certified Shaw Nature Reserve Edgar Anderson Center are also featured in the article.

An article about Cannon Design, a gold sponsor of the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter, highlights the firm’s St. Louis University Doisy Research Center and Washington University School of Medicine’s LEED certified BJC Institute of Health. Both of these facilities feature energy efficient climate controls and use recycled and rapidly renewable materials.

Long time chapter member Thomas Taylor is featured in an article about Vertegy Inc., a restorative sponsor of the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter. The article highlights Vertegy’s work to guide clients through the LEED certification process and mentions Vertegy employees and Chapter members Grant Lanham and Greg Mueller.

In addition, Emily Andrews, executive director of USGBC-MGC, and Deborah Frank, vice-president of sustainability at the Missouri Botanical Garden and founder and first employee of the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter were both cited as area green experts in an article about the St. Louis region’s leadership in green building.

Check out any of the following articles in the May 10th edition of the St. Louis Business Journal for more about these Chapter members and sponsors:

Announcing USGBC-MO Gateway Open Office Hours

Date Posted: April 25th, 2013

Do you want to learn more about USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter and how you can get invovled in our mission? Are you wondering what kind of programs and opportunities membership offers? Are you curious whether pursuing the LEED Green Associate Credential is right for you? Are you struggling with how to maintain your LEED credential? Or do you just have some general questions about green building?

Answers to these questions and MORE can be found at USGBC-Missouri Gateway’s OPEN OFFICE HOURS, where Chapter staff and leadership will be available to visit with you and answer questions. This is a new program that we will offer quarterly starting on June 24, 2013. See the schedule below and stop in anytime during the two hour OPEN OFFICE HOURS.

OPEN OFFICE HOURS 2013
Visit with USGBC-Missouri Gateway Staff and Leadership – Get to know us, ask questions, get involved!

  • Monday, June 24, 3:30 – 5:30 pm
  • Thursday, September 12, 7:30 – 9:30 am
  • Monday, December 9, 3:30 – 5:30 pm

All OPEN OFFICE HOURS will be held at the Chapter’s office, located at 4651 Shaw, in the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Commerce Bank Center for Science Education (aka CBEC).

Questions? Contact Emily Andrews at 314-577-0854.

Learn about the 2013 Growing Green Awardees!

Date Posted: April 10th, 2013

Once again we extend our congratulations to the 2013 Growing Green Awardees! Read more about their amazing work to transform the built environment here.

2013 GGA Winners

2013 Award winners pictured above from left to right: Sean Thomas, Old North St. Louis Restoration Group; Michael Smith, Southwestern Illinois College; Erik Lueders, Parkway School District; Hunter Beckham, SWT Design; Patty Maher, Tiger Lily Development; Tino Ochoa, Old North St. Louis Restoration Group; Jim Wolterman, SWT Design; Brock Piglia, SWT Design and Ted Spaid, SWT Design. Congrats!

Download a list of all the nominees or learn more about the Growing Green awards here.

 

Center for Green Schools’ 2012 End of Year Report Card

Date Posted: April 1st, 2013

The Center for Green Schools’ 2012 end of year report card has just been released. Information is displayed as an infographic, and outlines current progress in our mission to put every child in a green school within this generation.

Look closely and you’ll see a summary of activities and impacts from the past year, so much of which includes the incredible work of the USGBC Chapter network – including the Missouri Gateway Chapter. We’d specifically like to draw your attention to some of the key numbers from the end of 2012:

  • 16,769,615 Students in schools with green building policies
  • 42,479 Individuals educated
  • $18,970,309 Dollars deployed
  • 14,546,008 Individuals engaged
  • 72,226,374 Individuals reached (including through your speaking engagements, summits, workshops, Day of Service and more!)

Click here to view the report.

Visit our committees page to learn more about the USGBC-MGC Green Schools Committee and how you can get involved!

Congrats to the 2013 Growing Green Awardees!

Date Posted: March 29th, 2013

Nominees, their supporters, Chapter members and friends of green building and sustainability gathered last night to celebrate all the 2013 Growing Green Awards nominees and recognize winners in each category. Congratulations to this year’s awardees!

Community Champion: Old North St. Louis Restoration Group

Education: Southwestern Illinois College

Emerging Leader: Courtney Howard – Cannon Design

Innovation: SWT Design
with an Honorable Mention to Cannon Design

Operational Excellence: Parkway School District

Restoration: Patty Maher – Tiger Lily Development

View a list of all the nominees here. Or check out their accomplishments.

Members in the News – Susan Lanigan

Date Posted: March 27th, 2013

Chapter member Susan Lanigan’s letter to the editor was published in the March 25, 2013 edition of the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Renewable energy standard benefits our schools

“Last year Crossroads College Preparatory School was the first K-12 school in the region with a major solar installation: 364 solar panels totaling 87 kilowatts, enough to power eight homes. Over 10 years, we’ll offset the burning of 1 million pounds of coal and save at least $33,000 in energy costs. That’s money we can use to support our academic programs.

In addition, the solar panels and our building create a “living laboratory” for our students to learn the importance of renewable energy and environmental sustainability. The solar rebate program in Missouri’s renewable energy standard made installing this clean energy source affordable. . . . ”

Click here to read the full article.

Intro to International Green Construction Code – March 28

Date Posted: March 21st, 2013

AIA-St. Louis, the local International Code Council Chapter and the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers present:
An Introduction to the International Green Construction Code (IgCC)

WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 7:30 – 11:30 am

WHERE: Masonry Institute of St. Louis

COST: $10 for members of AIA, SLCCC, ICC or MABOI / $25 for non-members

For more information or to register, download the event flyer.

IgCC is the newest member of the International Construction Code family. It  is the first model code to include sustainability measures for the entire construction project and its site — from design through construction and beyond. The new code is expected to make buildings more efficient, reduce waste, and have a positive impact on health, safety and community welfare. The International Code Council developed IgCC in partnership with AIA, ASTM International, ASHRAE, USGBC and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).

Green Buildings & Green Sites – March 15

Date Posted: March 7th, 2013

Join the Engineers Club of St. Louis and USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Speakers Bureau Volunteers for

Growing Green Buildings & Sites

A half-day how to improve building and site performance, featuring Marc Lopata, Paul Todd Merrill and Lois Sechrist from the USGBC-MO Gateway Speakers Bureau; Jason Peterein from MSD and Steven Ibendahl from the Heartlands Conservancy.

WHEN: Friday, March 15, 7 am – noon

WHERE: The Engineering Center at 4359 Lindell Blvd. (63108)

COST: $50 for Engineers Club or USGBC members; $75 for non-members.

RSVP: Contact Kurt Krispin at kurt.krispin@engineersclub.net Or call 314.533.9333

For more information, download the event flyer.

Active House Open House – March 9

Date Posted: March 7th, 2013

Check out the Active House this Saturday, March 9 at an open house from 10 am – 2 pm. Active House USA, located at 215 Gray Avenue in Webster Groves, MO, takes a holistic approach to sustainable and environmentally conscious home construction and design.

The project uses Active House specifications developed by the Active House Alliance and is seeking certification under four programs: ENERGY STAR, EPA Indoor and Water Sense, Building America Builder’s Challenge, and the National Green Building Standard. In addition, during the first year of occupancy, the University of Missouri will be monitoring the home’s performance to help develop metrics for future Active Houses!

Learn more at www.activehouseusa.com.

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