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COFFEE BREAK: Living Building Challenge – A Look at the Materials & Water Petals

The Living Building Challenge is a philosophy, certification, and advocacy tool for projects to move beyond being "less bad" and to become regenerative, meaning they will have a positive impact on the environment. The Challenge consists of 7 "Petals" - Place, Water, Energy, Health & Happiness, Materials, Equity and Beauty. We will discuss the Materials and Water… Continue Reading COFFEE BREAK: Living Building Challenge – A Look at the Materials & Water Petals

COFFEE BREAK: A Journey to Healthier Building Products with Declare

Declare, a program of the International Living Future Institute, is a platform to share and find healthy building products. Learn how a local manufacturer - Golterman & Sabo - got the Declare label for two of their acoustic products (Acapella Acoustic Panels and Melody Acoustic Panels). With Declare, manufacturers voluntarily disclose product information on easy-to-read… Continue Reading COFFEE BREAK: A Journey to Healthier Building Products with Declare

Annual Green Building Showcase

Click here to view a video recording of event Click here to view list of attendees Our Annual Green Building Showcase featured the following projects and speakers:  Mastercard's Path to Zero - LEED v4 Operations + Maintenance: Existing Buildings PLATINUM LEED Zero Certification, presented by Lindsey LaGesse, Environmental Sustainability Manager, Mastercard. Mastercard's Operations Center, headquartered… Continue Reading Annual Green Building Showcase

Member Social @ Forest Park!

Current and past members - Green Schools Quest Mentors, Committee champions, Board members, Sponsors, Emerging Professionals, students - all are welcome to join us for our FIRST in-person event since February 2020! REMARKS Frank Kartmann, Senior Vice President, Park Operations, Forest Park Forever Providing an update on Nature Playscape engagement and the East Waterway project, both featured in our 2020 Green… Continue Reading Member Social @ Forest Park!

Solving the Split Incentive Problem – Reframing Investment in Energy Efficiency, for Building Owners & Tenants

In rental properties, there is a common obstacle to investment in energy efficiency. If the owner invests in efficient HVAC equipment, the tenant receives the benefit of lower utility bills. This reduces the financial incentive for building owners to make these upgrades. Seen more broadly, the “split incentive” exists whenever the responsibility for a proposed improvement is… Continue Reading Solving the Split Incentive Problem – Reframing Investment in Energy Efficiency, for Building Owners & Tenants

COFFEE BREAK: Indoor Air Quality Sensors Show & Tell

Continuous monitoring of indoor environmental conditions is the future of building operation and designing for occupant comfort and health. The IAQ sensor market specifically has exploded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as well. Green building standards (LEED, WELL, RESET) are adjusting from point in time measurement to encourage more continuous monitoring. Receive a live demo of real life IAQ… Continue Reading COFFEE BREAK: Indoor Air Quality Sensors Show & Tell

Building Decarbonization: Why Does It Matter and Where do YOU Fit in?

View list of attendees. The New Buildings Institutes' (NBI) Building Decarbonization Code presents the building industry with an actionable tool to leverage buildings in meeting the climate objectives of cities and states. We will review this tool, present its place within a spectrum of tools, policies, and funding opportunities related to building decarbonization and discuss concerns and opportunities of decarbonization… Continue Reading Building Decarbonization: Why Does It Matter and Where do YOU Fit in?

Coffee Break – Does the Building Industry Need a Paradigm Shift?

In the past few weeks in St. Louis, we have experienced record drought, record heat and record rainfall. We know extreme weather events like this are exacerbated by the climate crisis and will likely accelerate further. How should we be building - or not building - to address climate mitigation and adaptation? How can we pursue new and… Continue Reading Coffee Break – Does the Building Industry Need a Paradigm Shift?

Evening Educational Program: Net Zero Building Showcase

Net Zero Building Showcase featuring three projects: You Work to Solve the Problems You Created - meeting campus net zero goals with a paradigm shift in building design. In the traditional approach to building design, the design solution creates other problems and creates a chain reaction of resource hungry solutions. Focusing on a paradigm shift from this traditional approach, James Moler, Mechanical… Continue Reading Evening Educational Program: Net Zero Building Showcase