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We're celebrating #EnergyEfficiencyDay one day early with this news! Congratulations to the City of St. Louis on being named one of the most improved cities in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy annual scorecard! We're so proud to support the City's energy efficiency goals through benchmarking and the Building Energy Performance Standard. #GreenBuildingsAreBetter

Join us for a CE LUNCH at our last educational program of 2020! Achieve Net Zero Cost Effectively. INVEST IN YOURSELF. Tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/15 take a break at lunch & invest in yourself! 12:00 - 1:00 PM. That’s what Tim Michels says we need to do in regards to energy efficiency & renewable energy to achieve net zero. LEARN MORE: bit.ly/netzero15 ... OR click the LINK IN BIO Energy Efficiency has always been cost effective. Renewable Energy is now cost effective. So why haven’t these really taken off? Beyond the technical components, this seminar attempts to re-examine and recalibrate our mindsets so that we can build attitudes and mental constructs that truly support amplifying #energyefficiency and #renewableenergy efforts. REGISTER: bit.ly/netzero15 because #greenbuildingsarebetter

THIS Friday join us as we discuss what it's like to work in "Sacrifice Zones" with Kevin Bryant, the executive founder and developer of the Kingsway Redevelopment Plan - created out of the necessity to cease the rapid decline of American neighborhoods. #kingswaydevelopment REGISTER: bit.ly/coffeebreakdec Our neighborhoods specifically North of Delmar Boulevard. The 2nd photo demonstrates a glimpse of the inequity that exists today from living on one side of the street to the... other. #blacklivesmatter FRIDAY, December 11, 2020 join in this community conversation, online, from 10:00 - 10:30 am. LINK IN BIO to register or type bit.ly/coffeebreakdec into your web browser. Kingsway Development is initiating corporate opportunities and supporting upwardly mobile housing developments in the Kingsway / Central West End corridor of St. Louis, Missouri. #delmardivide to #delmardivine The 3rd photo is the former bank and Vault Club at 4915 Delmar, one of the buildings included in Kingsway’s TIF district application, to be redeveloped into the "Impact Performing Arts Center". THIS FRIDAY, Dec 11 join the discussion on Developing North of Delmar with featured guest Kevin Bryant at the @usgbcmogateway coffee break! bit.ly/coffeebreakdec Because #greenbuildingsarebetter

Feeling the need to connect back to your Green Buildings Are Better community? Become a committee member! bit.ly/happyhour03 One of the main reasons our USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter members join . . . is to network! What better way to network than to get to know your fellow members with the opportunity to work together on current U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter activities? ... REGISTER: bit.ly/happyhour03 Discover the committee right for you tonight at 5 PM! We are here to answer all your questions. See you, virtually soon! Because #greenbuildingsarebetter

Did you receive our email regarding #GivingTuesday yesterday from our Board Chair, Angela Moore? https://conta.cc/3mCzLyZ WELL, here she is again! We are so proud and honored to have Angela leading this Green Buildings Are Better Community - and nationally too! Read this article from the St. Louis Post Dispatch to learn more!! St. Louis Post-Dispatch... Congratulations Angela Moore. "2020 has not exactly been the year any of us expected, but we continue to advance our mission to advocate for greener, better buildings because #GreenBuildingsAreBetter for people, for the planet, and for our pocket books! Please join us by supporting our work this year. We can't get there without each of you." Make a donation today! http://www.usgbc-mogateway.org/donations/

Join us for lunch! TODAY @ 12:00pm as we pave the way to IMPACT 2021 with this thought provoking original virtual session: Soldiers Memorial Military Museum's Case for LEED & TRUE REGISTER: https://bit.ly/original17 Learning Objectives:... Describe the LEED process; project team's reuse of existing materials and building structure components and emphasis on recycling demolition materials. Explain going beyond LEED; importance of material use - achieving 21st century museum standards with a 94% construction diversion rate and a reuse of existing building materials rate of 88%. Consider the importance of TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency); the potential of materials used on site from daily operations to achieve zero-waste. REGISTER: https://bit.ly/original17 See you, virtually soon! Because #greenbuildingsarebetter

Health problems caused by indoor air pollutants such as mold and mildew, gases, and of course, airborne germs are very important - especially today as the spread of SARS-CoV-2 through contact (via larger droplets and aerosols), and also through longer-range transmissions via aerosols, is rising - specifically where ventilation is poor. Being part of this Green Buildings Are Better Community means - we are here for you - and your organization. As you sip your morning coffee, t...his THURSDAY, November 19th with your community members, let’s discuss the factors that impact indoor air quality (IAQ) and some ways you can improve the quality of your air! As well as some resources available to do so CHRIS RUTH is the Mid-Missouri Controls Manager with Integrated Facility Services (IFS) leading our discussion Thursday NOV.19th at 10 am. Join us! REGISTER: bit.ly/coffeebreak19 According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), each year, more than 3.8 million people across the globe die of illnesses attributed to exposure to indoor air pollution. Currently, over ten million 700 people in the Uniates States have confirmed COVID-19 cases - almost 54 million worldwide - and in Missouri & Illinois combined, over 800,000. (According to globalepidemics.org today, 11/16/2020) As a Building Automation Professional - Chris’s goal is to help building managers and owners SAVE ENERGY & MONEY with the knowledge & tools to manage their building’s environmental systems EFFICIENTLY - while still maintaining optimum comfort for the building’s occupants. REGISTER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT INDOOR AIR QUALITY: bit.ly/coffeebreak19 Achieve safer, healthier, and efficient air - because #greenbuildingsarebetter @intfsservices @chrisruthifs @usgbcmogateway