Jenna Jarvis

USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter

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participant impact

UP TO

4.8

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

12

miles

traveled by bike
UP TO

80

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

8.8

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Jenna's actions

Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 10 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will spend 5 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED 9
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 3 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 2.2 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Research Cement Alternatives

#36 Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Support Local Food Systems

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will source 20 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Support Women-Owned Businesses

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. How can you better support communities by supporting women? Can you share any past experiences that may help others take action?

Jenna Jarvis 4/24/2019 7:49 AM

With Engineers without Borders I was leading a team to build a bridge in Kenya. There was one Kenyan woman on our construction team with mostly males. One day, we had to cut half of the laborers because we were only doing some light painting. The lady looked at me and asked for the job, but I was so afraid of stepping on the toes of the Kenyan supervisor and crossing cultural boundaries that I didn't fight for her. I regret that decision. I know at least we were able to create jobs for her and the other Kenyans for a few days.

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Jenna Jarvis 4/18/2019 11:34 AM

I still haven't visited the farmer's market, but have been discovering more women owned, locally sourced, and vegetarian restaurants around my office. I had the tastiest mushroom polenta today!

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Jenna Jarvis 4/12/2019 8:47 AM

Ugh, palm oil is in peanut butter?? I'll have to find some better peanut butter alternatives, and tell my husband what to look for on labels when he buys coffee. I've been bad about biking so far, but the weather is nicer and farmer's markets will be opening nearby soon.

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