Congratulations to member Malachi Rein and the Building Energy Exchange St. Louis (BE-Ex STL) on being recognized with the Inspiring Efficiency Champion Award by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA). BE-Ex St. Louis was recognized as a Champion of Community Engagement for its work to enhance the energy efficiency of our local building stock by connecting local stakeholders with necessary expertise, funding and skilled partners. Malachi accepted the award at MEEA’s Midwest Energy Solutions conference in Chicago this past week.
About the Award
The Inspiring Efficiency Champion Award is presented to an organization or individual who successfully took actions to ensure all communities are able to take advantage of the benefits of energy efficiency; or who has worked with a community organization or addressed an issue specific to a community, particularly a historically excluded community, in a unique and purposeful way to enact change.
About Building Energy Exchange Resource Hubs & BE-Ex STL
High Performance Building Hubs are independent policy-neutral, implementation focused nonprofit initiatives that resource and support local implementation of energy efficient projects and best practices. When the need for trusted expertise and ground-level support was realized in St. Louis and Kansas City, local organizations and utilities joined together. A groundbreaking national partnership formed between the Building Energy Exchange in New York and the Institute for Market Transformation, parent of the Building Innovation Hub in Washington DC, in order to develop and launch the Building Energy Exchanges in St. Louis and Kansas City. Since this time, their capacity to draw attention and resources to the Midwest has grown and the Building Energy Resource Hub launched as a high-contributing partner in Chicago.
With Executive Director, Malachi Rein, at the helm, the Building Energy Exchange St. Louis (BE-Ex STL) is a key resource hub dedicated to enhancing the energy efficiency of St. Louis’ building stock. By connecting stakeholders with the necessary expertise, funding and skilled partners, BE-Ex STL supports building performance improvements at scale. An initiative of the Missouri Gateway Green Building Council, BE-Ex STL also supports the City of St. Louis’ energy benchmarking and BPS policies, with backing from local and national partners, including Ameren Missouri and the Institute for Market Transformation.
About Malachi Rein
As director of the Building Energy Exchange St. Louis, Malachi has worked to draw millions of federal dollars to help the region pursue energy efficiency and decarbonization. He played an important role in securing St. Louis’ selection for the $200 million Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities Initiative, which provides sustainability staff and advances investment in environmental justice. Malachi has also been part of efforts to bring $17.3 million in workforce development grants and Missouri’s $153 million Solar for All award. Malachi was recently recognized for his leadership and impact as part of the 2024 40 Under 40 class by the St. Louis Business Journal, and in October he delivered a TEDx Talk at Missouri S&T titled “Unveiling the Hidden Potential of Our Buildings.”
Read Malachi’s 40 Under 40 Profile.
Check out Malachi’s TEDx Talk at Missouri S&T last fall.
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