USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Activity Updates
- No in-person meetings or events on behalf of the Chapter either at Chapter offices or in the community, no matter the size, until May 01, 2020.
- All committee and board meetings will be held virtually.
- Cancelling in-person Benchmarking Help Sessions and offering virtual one-on-one assistance.
- Postponing March 25 Benchmarking & Energy Efficiency Carousel until June or July.
- Green Schools Quest submission deadline postponed from March 22 to April 22. Winners announced May 15.
- Cancelling April 15 Green Schools Event.
- Postponing April 30 Achieve Net Zero Cost Effectively in-depth session to this fall.
- Rescheduling May 12 Green Building Showcase to June 09 (tentatively).
- Rescheduling June 09 & 10 Resilience & Innovative Recovery programs featuring Richard Graves to September (tentatively).
- May 14 & 15 GPRO Training and May 20 Member Social tentatively still planned.
National Updates
- (ILFI) Living Future unConference shifting to a digital format, remaining in early May #LF20.
- (USGBC) IMPACT Conference cancelled, but the May 5 summits will proceed virtually. All other remaining USGBC regional and local in-person events cancelled through 2020 with the exception of Greenbuild.
- USGBC First-Friday Webinars remain.
Connect Remotely, Support Locally
Public health is important. Your health is important for better buildings, and better buildings equal better lives. Our vision is that buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health and vitality of all life within a generation. Help us make that happen by staying safe during this rapidly changing environment with the worldwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The most important thing you can do for the economy and the health and safety of our community is to slow the spread of the virus.
Grab-and-Go Food Sites
slps.org/meals Students 18 and younger must be present for grab-and-go breakfast and lunch meals 8am-12pm in the Gym at 33 select city schools.
Good Life Growing
2720 N. 14th St. 63106 10am-7pm
STL Take It Home
Just because you can’t grab a meal inside your favorite local restaurant right now, doesn’t mean you can’t support local businesses in other ways. Purchase gift cards, make a donation, purchase merchandise, tip generously and visit Curbside STL for information on restaurants providing pickup, curbside and delivery services.
However you choose to support the local food and drink scene, you’re not just helping small business owners you’re also helping their employees, food suppliers, and the St. Louis economy at large. The service industry is highly affected by this change in environment, give them confidence and support local.
Support local farmers, buy fresh veggies, and stay healthy!
Shop @localharveststl @stlcitygreens @macslocaleats and Old North Provisions. Visit @tgfarmersmarket‘s website to sign-up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture program) food box starting Tuesday, March 24th or Fair Shares CCSA. Pick-up fresh produce from @legacycirclefarms online farmer’s market. Check out eatherestl.com for delivery of locally-grown food and @knownandgrownstl to see what other farmers offer online ordering and where to get local, Known & Grown farmers’ products during the pandemic.
Support local businesses and stay in the know, join #314together ‘s Facebook group and be part of the conversation using #314together. A local business yourself? Stay informed with business updates: stlregionalchamber.com/covid-19. Learn about the emergency legislation passed to assist businesses.
Connect with Green Building and the Community
- International WELL Building Institute: FREE WELL AP online course.
- Introduction to Zero Carbon $35 online course.
- Virtual Happy Hour every Friday: It’s 5 o’clock somewhere.
- Resource for ILFI Zero Energy certification and Passive House Institute US, Inc. PHIUS+ certification.
- IWBI Webcast Series, Places Matter: Prevention and Preparedness, Resilience and Recovery.
- Resource for the new Living Building Challenge Framework for Affordable Housing.
- E-Book, Zugunruhe: The Inner Migration to Profound Environmental Change. 50% off with code INSPIRE.
- USGBC new online education resources.
If you have pictures you would like to share on how you’re keeping green, building green, or going green this pandemic please send your photo(s) and a sentence describing your experience to fbrandt@mobot.org or join the conversation with #greenbuildingsarebetter. Follow us online @usgbcmogateway. Instagram. Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. Email.
We thank you for the work you do to contribute to safer and healthier conditions for everyone, everywhere. Thank you.
