USGBC Speaker Series – Sustainability Ratings for Existing Neighborhoods

March 21, 2015

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USGBC Speaker Series – Sustainability Ratings for Existing Neighborhoods

Hear speakers Eliot Allen, Criterion Planners & Rachel Witt, South Grand Community Improvement District discuss urban sustainability rating tools that are fundamental instruments for helping achieve green community goals. This session will take an in-depth look at tools for EXISTING neighborhoods, ranging from 2030 Districts to Community Wildlife Habitat. Additionally, presenters will discuss the St. Louis Great Streets Initiative and the initiative’s impact on South Grand. A review of the project’s scope addressing the sustainable design categories of environment, community, art and economics will be presented.

When:  March 11, 2015 from 8:00-10:00am

Where:  Missouri Botanical Garden’s Commerce Bank Center for Science Education, 4651 Shaw Blvd. (63110)

More Information:  http://www.usgbc-mogateway.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-USGBC-MGC-Education-Catalog.pdf