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Upcoming Chapter Events January 17 - The Living Building Challenge by Laura Lesniewski and Steve McDowell of BNIM Architects - detailed program announcment coming soon! * February 21 - LEED CI Technical Review at Maryville University February 21 -The Costs and Benefits of Green Residential Certification * March 4 - LEED NC Techincal Review at RCGA Regional Collaboration Center March 11 - Lighting Controls * March 14 - LEED for Homes Technical Review * * Sponsorship opportunities available! Contact USGBC-STL at (314) 577-0854 or usgbc-stl@mobot.org for more information.
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Greening the Heartland - Call for Presenters Due Friday, January 11USGBC-STL is excited to host this year's Greening the Heartland Conference on June 22 - 24. We hope you'll lend your expertise to what's shaping up to be a great conference! Presentation Abstracts are due this Friday, January 11. For more information, visit the conference website at www.greeningtheheartland2008.org Douglas Farr live on FM-88 KDHX this Tuesday, January 15Earthworms host Jean Ponzi will explore Sustainable Urbanism with Douglas Farr, a Chicago-based architect and leading national force for integrating building performance with community-sized greening. Farr chaired the LEED ND (Neighborhood Development). His new book "Sustainable Urbanism - Urban Design with Nature" (2007 John Wiley & Sons) presents essays, case studies, data and illustrations of the movement that is changing buildings, cities and lives, Earthworms is an environmental talk show on FM-88 KDHX that airs every Tuesday from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Doug Farr will be interviewed from 7:30-8 p.m. Can't listen on Tuesday? Be sure to visit the KDHX website for streaming audio and podcast access. Crown Square Public Spaces Charrette - Saturday, January 19Crown Villiage Associates (a partnership between Old North St. Louis Restoration Group and Regional Housing and Community Development Alliance) recently broke ground on $35 million historic rehab of the mostly vacant 14th Street Mall with a vision to tranform it into a mixed-use and mixed-income development that will help stabilize and invigorate the central part of the Old North St. Louis neighborhood. Crown Villiage Associates is seeking community input regarding the development's public spaces. What will make this a dynamic, valuable space for the neighborhood and the entire city? The charrette will focus on the physical space; events and programming and neighborhood connections. Neighborhood stakeholders, designers, planners and other professionals are welcome to participate, but RSVPs ARE REQUIRED! WHEN: Saturday, January 19, 9 am - 3 pm St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste District offers $2 million in grantsThe St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District will award approximately $2 million in grant funds to assist local governments, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations in establishing and expanding waste reduction and recycling programs. The District encourages cooperative efforts between potential applicants. The average amount awarded in previous funding cycles has been $40,000. The District requires a minimum 10 percent match. Eligible costs include equipment, salaries, and direct costs associated with a project. Grant applications are currently available online at www.swmd.net and must be submitted by Friday, January 18, 2008. For more information, contact the District office at (314) 645-6753. The Energy Component in Green Buildings - Friday, February 1Laclede Gas Company is sponsoring this FREE half-day Energy Action Workshop to discuss how to improve energy efficiency and operations in commercial and industrial building applications. Information will be provided on energy management programs and energy conservation recommendations for existing buildings. Lunch will be provided. Speakers include:
WHEN: Friday, Februrary 1, 7:30 am - 12:30 pm New USGBC Websites Launched At GreenbuildPlaybook for Green Buildings & Neighborhoods - www.greenplaybook.org Greenbuild 365 - www.greenbuild365.org REGREEN - www.regreenprogram.org New Research Report - "Green Building Incentives that Work" Yudelson Associates has recently completed the research study - “Green Building Incentives That Work: A Look at How Local Governments Are Incentivizing Green Development.” Reesearch found that nearly a hundred local and state governments are offering green building incentives to private developers.
The study was prepared for the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Research Foundation and can be found online here: 2008 ASLA Central States Conference Call For Entries Due February 8ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects) Central States is seeking entries for its annual awards. Winners will be presented at the ASLA Central States Conference to be held in St. Louis April 21 - 23. For details, see the ASLA Central States website: http://www.stlouisasla.org/csc2008.html
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