Monthly Program – Moving the Needle On Building Performance in St. Louis

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We are excited to partner with the Building Energy Exchange – St. Louis to take a look at local building performance data and to discuss ways we can work together towards a more energy efficient and climate resilient future!

St. Louis has been a leader in moving the needle on buildings here in the Midwest, working to make our buildings cleaner and healthier places for our community. The Building Energy Awareness Ordinance passed in the City of St. Louis in 2017 and requires most buildings over 50,000 square feet to benchmark and report their energy and water use annually. Compliance rates have risen to around 90%. Following in the City’s footsteps, Clayton recently passed a similar ordinance for buildings over 100,000 square feet. This simple task opens many doors that we didn’t have the information to unlock before. Join us for a discussion with local experts and stakeholders about what we can learn from the valuable information that benchmarking has provided so far. What story does it tell us about our buildings and how they’re performing now? How are our buildings performing compared to national averages and the City’s Building Energy Performance Standard?* What opportunities does it reveal? How can we use this data to unlock the hidden potential in our buildings – driving further energy efficiency improvements, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and boosting local economic growth and job creation within the City of St Louis and the broader region

*Building on the 2017 Ordinance requiring benchmarking, the City of St. Louis passed a Building Energy Performance Standard Ordinance (BEPS) in 2020, which requires that all municipal, institutional, commercial and multifamily buildings equal to or greater than 50,000 square feet must consume energy at or below a standard set by the City. The BEPS aligns with the City’s climate goals and its Pathways to 100% Clean Energy report which recommends a BEPS. Pursuing this policy also aligns with the City’s goals in making significant carbon reductions.

ADMISSION
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Speakers

Adam Rustige, Director of Energy Analytics, Saint Louis University

Adam Rustige has been the Director of Energy Analytics at St. Louis University since October 2024. In this role he’s working to save energy and reduce the university’s carbon footprint. Prior to working at Saint Louis University Adam spent the prior 16 years working for Automatic Controls and a variety of consulting firms doing energy efficiency work and building commissioning.

Andrew Boerschig, Facility Solutions Project Manager, Guarantee Electrical

Andrew is a Facility Solutions Project Manager at Guarantee Electrical Company with over twelve plus years of experience in finding and implementing energy-efficient and technically advanced solutions for clients seeking long-term green power solutions. He has successfully led and completed multiple projects in lighting maintenance and conversion services, energy-saving controls, power filtration solutions, solar power installations, EV charging, and other alternative energy projects. He has also partnered with local utilities to provide sustainable solutions to the commercial and industrial lighting industry, helping clients save over 50 million kilowatt hours of energy and receive over $2.5 million in incentives.

Annie Smith, Associate Principal, Introba

Annie has over 12 years of experience in energy consulting to help her clients reduce their portfolio’s carbon footprint and make informed decisions to meet their project goals. She provides portfolio-level carbon and energy analysis and strategy, calling upon her experience in campus benchmarking, energy audits, retro-commissioning studies, facility assessments, energy modeling, life cycle cost analysis, and incentive procurement.

Moderator

Malachi Rein, Director, Building Energy Exchange St. Louis

Malachi Rein has a passion for creating a more sustainable built environment. A lifelong resident of the region, he joined BE-Ex STL in September 2022 and was named Building Operator of the Year by the Smart Buildings Center and Building Operator Certification Program in 2023. Malachi brings experience in facilities management, operations, and project management to this role. He is a graduate of Focus St. Louis’ Leadership St. Louis and was a 2024 St. Louis Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: Approved for AIA CES.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the background, scope and aim of the City of St. Louis’s Building Energy Awareness ordinance, which requires that buildings over 50,000 square feet benchmark total energy and water usage and report it to the City.
• Discuss key takeaways from analysis of the benchmarking data reported for covered buildings from 2017-2023, including the performance metrics for different building types, how the City’s buildings are performing against national averages and what issues might exist in the data.
• Describe strategies for leveraging benchmarking data to identify areas for improvement, to develop and implement energy efficiency strategies and to make informed decisions about energy efficiency projects.
• Explore buildings that are performing well in comparison to similar buildings and national averages to hone in on what strategies and conditions are driving higher performance.

CODE OF CONDUCT
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AIA CES PROVIDER STATEMENT
Missouri Gateway Green Building Council is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number R341. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.

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