<p>Lisa Thompson, Sustainability/Evidence Based Design project manager at BJC HealthCare will be the featured speaker at the March 8 meeting of the Missouri Gateway Chapter, U.S. Green Building Council. The meeting will be held at Alberici headquarters, 8800 Page Ave, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost is free for USGBC members and full time students, $20 for non-members.</p>
<p>The&nbsp; presentatio<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiEN5GrET_Q&amp;feature=player_embedded#at=49"><img alt="Lisa Thompson" class="image-left" height="207" src="/images/uploads/Lisa Thompson.jpg" style="float: left;" width="228" /></a>n delves into one of the latest trends in healthcare 
architecture; using research of the built environment to inform new 
designs and process improvements rather than depending only on intuitive
 design.&nbsp;</p>
<h4>Click on Photo to view Interview with Lisa Thompson.</h4>
<p>Evidence Based Design (EBD) has a broad potential scope of 
impact from which each organization and researcher selects what will be 
most beneficial to their goals.&nbsp; Green building design, technologies, 
and processes are in constant development putting sustainability 
application in a state of permanent flux and experimentation. &nbsp;Often, 
those new to sustainability will write off a sustainability concept if 
it doesn&rsquo;t work perfectly on the first try.&nbsp; EBD provides an 
intermediary step &ndash; rather than giving up on an idea, EBD uses an 
evolutionary process to collect and analyze data in such a way as to 
improve sustainability over time based on evidence.&nbsp; By building on the 
body of existing research through EBD, design teams and building owners 
alike can positively move the sustainability movement forward.</p>
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<p>For more information and registration, <a href="http://www.usgbc-stl.org/2011/01/evidence-based-sustainable-design/">go to the Missouri Gateway USGBC website</a>.</p>