Missouri Botanical Garden’s Monsanto Center recently achieved LEED Silver Certification under the LEED Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance Rating System. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran an article today (July 9, 2010) highlighting the building’s green features – including upgrades that reduced annual utility bills by $100,000!

Several USGBC-STL Chapter members are featured in the article:

• Deb Frank, VP of Sustainability for the Missouri Botanical Garden (and USGBC-STL Board Member)
• Michael Levinson, Analyst for Energy Solutions, Inc. (formerly the USGBC-STL Green Schools Committee Chair)
• Brody Wilson, Analyst for Energy Solutions, Inc.

Read the full article here.

Congrats to all involved in the state’s first LEED for Existing Buildings certification!