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Building Performance Measurement - August 10
| | Join USGBC-STL and ASHRAE-St. Louis Chapter to learn more about building performance measurement from Mark Stetz,
P.E. Mr. Stetz has over 15 years of experience in the building energy
efficiency and measurement & verification field and has contributed to
the IPMVP (International
Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol) and FEMP (Federal Energy Management Program) Measurement & Verification Guidelines. He serves on USGBC's Energy
& Atmosphere Technical Advisory group.
The program will cover:
Updates to LEED 3.0 and the new Minimum Program Requirements USGBC's current Building Performance Initiative Measuring building energy use and comparing to other buildings Introduction to IPMVP principles referenced in Energy & Atmosphere (EA) Credit 5 (BD&C) Methods to earn EA c5 (BD&C) / EA-c6 (EBOM) Introduction to EPA's Portfolio Manager Methods to calculate energy savings and emissions reductions This course is approved for:
1 LEED-Specific GBCI CE Hour and
1.25 AIA CES Learning Units.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 5:30 - Registration & Networking 6:15 - 7:30- Presentation
WHERE: AmerenUE, 1901 Chouteau (63103) - map
FEE: Free for USGBC-STL members and full-time students; $20.00 for Non-Members
RSVP: Go to http://www.usgbc-stl.org/events/ and click the "Register" button under the Building Performance Measurement event.
Thanks to our Program Sponsors:
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CxE Group LLC
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Seeking 2 USGBC-STL Members to Judge Missouri Botanical Garden's Extreme Tree
House
Design Competition
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The Missouri Botanical Garden is sponsoring an Extreme
Tree House Design Competition that will coincide with the United Nations Year of Forests. We are recruiting two (2) USGBC-STL members
to assist with the judging process. The competition will launch in August 2010
and judging will take place in November and
December. Competition winners will be announced in January 2011 and Tree Houses
installed in Spring 2011.
If you're interested in being a
judge for the Extreme Tree House Competition, please e-mail usgbc-stl@mobot.org by 9 am on Friday,
August 27. Please include the following information in your e-mail: - Name
- Company
- Phone Number
- E-mail Address
Please note: if you are chosen as a
judge, your employer or company will not be eligible to participate in the
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Energy, Cost & Sustainability Seminar - August 17
| | Energy plays a larger role in LEED V3 than in prior versions and in
sustainability as a whole when considering our carbon footprint. This seminar will explore the importance of
energy within these contexts and provide an overview of two specific
building systems to be addressed in relation to energy usage. WHEN: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 3:00 - 5:00 pm WHERE: Tarlton Corporation 5500 West Park Avenue (63110) FEE: $30 for USGBC-STL Members; $40 for Non-Members To register, go to www.usgbc-stl.org/events This course is approved for:
2 GBCI CE Hour and 2 AIA CES Learning Units
Look for more information about this seminar by e-mail later this week. Or visit www.usgbc-stl.org for more information.
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Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association offers training and more
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Missouri
Solar Energy Industries Association's (MOSEIA) mission is to strengthen and
expand the solar industry and establish a sustainable energy future for all
Missourians. Our goal is to accelerate the solar industry
in Missouri
while raising industry standards. MOSEIA members are required to sign a Code of Ethics vowing to conduct their business
with the utmost integrity.
MOSIEA
actively promotes policy issues such as Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
and Proposition C, which mandates that 15% of electricity produced by Missouri investor owned utilities
must be sourced from renewables by 2021. Policy issues require constant
monitoring, so we keep our members updated and empower them with advocacy
tactics.
Throughout
the year, MOSEIA provides training opportunities for members and non-members.
Most training qualifies for North American Board of Certified Energy
Practitioners (NABCEP) credit - required for Certified Solar PV Installer
Certification. MOSEIA members receive training discounts. Upcoming trainings
include: -
Professional
Solar Training with SunWize Technologies on August 5 & 6 in St. Louis, MO
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Basic Solar Hot Water Workshop on September 16 & 17 in Hermann, MO
Save the
date for MOSEIA's annual meeting on January 21 and 22 in Columbia, MO.
Highlights include exhibitor space, networking opportunities and a one-day
intensive code training with Bill Brooks from the Solar Living Institute. Visit
www.moseia.org for events and
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Dr. Raven Community Appreciation - August 6
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For the past 40 years, Dr. Peter Raven has been at the helm of the Missouri Botanical Garden, leading the way in plant conservation in St. Louis and around the world. Dr. Raven will retire on
September 1 and the Garden is throwing a party to honor him! WHEN: Friday, August 6, 5 - 8 pm (Remarks at 6 pm) WHERE: Missouri Botanical Garden - Ridgway Visitor Center, Upper Level - mapFEE: Free! For more information, visit www.mobot.org. |
USGBC - St. Louis Regional & MIssouri Heartland Chapters Merger approved - seeking Ozarks Branch Liaison!
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you heard? USGBC-STL is on its way to becoming a statewide chapter
that will cover southern Illinois and westward through Missouri to a common
boundary with the Central Plains Chapter that serves the Kansas City metropolitan area. As a statewide chapter, we'll begin to form branches as various parts of the
chapter organize. Leadership of the Missouri Heartland Chapter have stepped
forward to form the Ozarks Branch which will serve the Springfield area. The Missouri
Heartland Chapter will dissolve as we go statewide and Ozarks Branch is born.
We are seeking candidates who have interest in serving in an
appointed capacity to act as liaison to the Ozarks Branch. The primary
responsibility of this volunteer position is to support high quality and
dependable communication between the Chapter Board, staff, and committee leadership and the Branch leadership. If you have interest in exploring this volunteer opportunity,
contact Pat Justis, Past USGBC-STL Board Chair, at 314-554-4301 or pjustis2@ameren.com.
Look for more info about the merger soon!
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Building Performance Partnership - current LEED certified projects can participate
| | In an effort to optimize the performance of
buildings, USGBC has launched the Building Performance Partnership which will help us better understand how buildings perform from the moment of LEED certification and years beyond
Participation of current LEED-certified buildings is voluntary. Current projects - regardless of their rating system version - are invited to take part in the Building Performance Partnership. LEED buildings that participate are eligible for
annual performance reports, report cards and real-time data interfaces
to aid in their building performance goals.
Currently more than 120 projects are participating in Phase One. These projects will receive a basic performance report in time for Greenbuild 2010 in Chicago this November.
For more information or to participate, visit www.usgbc.org/bpp |
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Thanks to USGBC-STL Sponsors that have recently joined or renewed!
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McCarthy Building Companies - RENEWING
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