Explore the designs and sustainable attributes of four various green building types making positive impact in our communities Tuesday, May 11 at 5:30 pm.

The 16th Annual Green Building Showcase is FREE to USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter members and Full-Time Students; $10.00 for Non-Members. Earn 1 LU|HSW AIA continuing education credit and 1 GBCI CE self-reported hour.

Keep an eye out on our YouTube channel live streaming the event Tuesday, May 11th! @usgbcmogateway. Learn more and register at bit.ly/greenbuildingshowcase or visit www.usgbc-mogateway.org.  

Members only, celebrate and honor the work of our membership community catalyzing green and healthy places for 20 years Tuesday, May 25, 2021 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm with a virtual happy hour!

We will welcome new USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter members, connect and honor those who paved the way for this Green Buildings Are Better community, our Chapter Founders.

We could not be successful in catalyzing green and healthy places for the past 20 years without your membership, time, expertise and leadership. Thank you!

Celebrate together, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Meet new members and connect with some of the original catalysts of green building in our region! Plus, enjoy a quick solar demo from StraightUp Solar, exclusively for USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter members and win prizes while enjoying a relaxed and engaging happy hour, especially for you, a USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter Member! Learn more.

This year’s Quest incorporated sustainability into students learning, as its primary focus. Monthly themes were applied to existing curriculum or facilitated new project designs, with the support of a mentor who interacted with their assigned school through virtual opportunities.

The 2020-21 GSQ Project Showcase video celebrates the incredible efforts of the schools, mentors and educators in our area who surpassed the constraints of this school year, like no other, to share and create initiatives that foster a more thriving, equitable and sustainable future for us all.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring four Missouri ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding leadership in reducing American energy bills and tackling climate change.

City of Columbia Water and Light, Emerson Sensi in St. Louis, Parkway Schools in St. Louis County, and True Manufacturing in O’Fallon have been selected for 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year program awards.

“These four diverse partners highlight the range of companies and school districts that can truly make a difference in energy efficiency and community service,” said Acting EPA Region 7 Administrator Ed Chu. “We look forward to their continued partnership and hope others in the St. Louis metropolitan community and beyond will participate in the future.”

Read more about the ENERGY STAR Awards and award winners’ achievements.

Flance Early Learning Center in St. Louis, MO has been recognized as a 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools honoree for their innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education.

Nominated by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with Missouri Green Schools, Flance ELC serves a racially, culturally, developmentally, and socioeconomically diverse population of children between ages 6 weeks and 6 years. The school was founded with a desire to give all children the best possible start in life, regardless of their families’ socioeconomic status. Indeed, 86% of the school population qualifies for free and reduced-priced lunch.

Flance demonstrates that centering health--of the students, the community, and the natural environment--can catalyze tremendous results.

Learn more about Flance's sustainability efforts in their Nomination Package.

Join your Green Building Are Better community for a morning with Ty Newell, co-founder of Build Equinox and Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois, to talk about the importance of ventilation in our buildings, Friday, May 14, 2021 from 10:00 - 10:30 am.

Ty Newell is a manufacturer of CERV ("serve") smart ventilation technologies and has worked in renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable living technologies, HVACR and building sciences for over 40 years. Ty lives in a zero plus energy home in Urbana Illinois with rainwater harvesting and two first gen EVs. Build Equinox is located in a 4500 square foot Morton building that is net zero with 8.5kW of solar PV.

Today's refrigerator costs $40 per year for energy, while today's ventilation standards cost us a sick day ($500) and 10% cognition productivity reduction ($5000). Join the discussion!

A great learning and networking opportunity to gain insights into industry trends, find solutions for integrating renewables, and explore pathways to an energy transition with national and regional leaders of energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Speakers from across the country will discuss programs, projects and policies that are effectively advancing the use of renewable energy.

Sessions for the event include:

A full list of speakers and topics can be found at advancingrenewables.com.

Registration for the conference is $85. A 20% discount is available for groups of five or more. Need-based scholarships for the registration fee are available.

Approved for continuing education:

The conference is scheduled to run from noon to 5 p.m. each day.