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Upcoming Chapter Events April 20 - USGBC-STL Earth Day Booth in Forest Park May 9 - LEED for Schools Technical Review at St. Louis Community College Wildwood Campus May 20 - LEED Showcase * June 22 - 24 - Greening the Heartland - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! July 14 - LEED NC Technical Review * July 17 - Dark Skies program in partnership with American Institute of Architects - St. Louis and the St. Louis Astronomical Society * * Sponsorship opportunities available! Contact USGBC-STL at (314) 577-0854 or usgbc-stl@mobot.org for more information.
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Happy Earth Day - a few days early! There's so much great stuff going on all the time in the green building world, that it's difficult to keep up! In honor of Earth Day (April 22), here are some upcoming events - Chapter sponsored and otherwise - that may be of interest to all you green building enthusiasts. In the future, the Chapter will continue to keep with a once a month e-news that goes out the first week of every month. Please send any items or events to usgbc-stl@mobot.org by the 25th for consideration in the next month's e-news. Greening the Heartland Registration Now Open! Check out the Greening the Heartland 2008 website at www.greeningtheheartland.org to check out the schedule and register! In addition to four great Master Speakers, a great line up of breakout sessions, there are pre and post conference workshops and a party at the City Musuem! The early bird registration rate ends May 17. April 20 - Visit USGBC-STL and other green building booths at Earth Day in Forest Park WHAT: St. Louis Earth Day April 21-23 - ASLA Central States ConferenceWHAT: Annual American Society of Landscape Architects Conference April 24 - Integrated Building Design “Green” Sustainable Value Engineering For Energy Conservation WHAT: ASHRAE HRATEC 2008 on Integrated Building Design “Green” Sustainable Value Engineering For Energy Conservation April 24 - Permeable Concrete Pavement Seminar WHAT: Permeable Concrete Pavement Seminar April 30 - Problem Solving Sustainability for the Small Business Owner WHAT: Problem Solving Sustainability for the Small Business Owner - An introductory discussion on how to incorporate sustainability into your small business practice. May 7 - St. Louis Earth Day Water Symposium 2008 WHAT: St. Louis Earth Day Water Symposium - Green Solutions for Clean Water: Policy & Practice May 9 - LEED for Schools Technical Review (USGBC-STL Event) WHAT: LEED for Schools Technical Review - Full day workshop that will help you understand credit categories of the LEED for Schools Rating System. Instructors: Jason Hanline and Bob Kobet. To register go to www.usgbc.org/workshops/register. May 9 - Energy Action Workshop (Rescheduled)WHAT: Energy Action Workshop presented by Laclede Gas Company to discuss how to improve energy efficiency and operations in commercial and industrial building applications. Lunch provided. May 20 - 5th Annual LEED Showcase (USGBC-STL Program)WHAT: 5th Annual LEED Showcase will feature presentations on several LEED registered projects in the St. Louis area Sponsored by DASH Multi-Corp, Inc. Lighting Associates, Inc. New System Carpet and Building Care Ltd. May 21 - Everything You Didn't Know About Air Barriers WHAT: Everything You Didn’t Know About Air Barriers– Preventing Moisture Problems in Buildings. A full day continuing education seminar focusing on the proper planning, design, detailing and construction of the building envelope to prevent moisture problems in buildings. Presented by the Air Barrier Association of America, the Building Enclosure Council – St. Louis, and the St. Louis Chapter – Construction Specifications Institute May 20-21 - Midwest Energy Policy, Climate Change & Energy Security Conference WHAT: Midwest Energy Policy, Climate Change & Energy Security Conference presented by REGFORM and the Missouri Botanical Garden |
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