USGBC Texas upcoming events

Gulf: Houston Endowment Tour (Tuesday, July 28, 2026)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Tour: Houston Endowment

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

4:00PM - 6:00PM

Houston Endowment
3683 Willia St
Houston, TX 77007

About the Event:

Houston Endowment's headquarters is a 31,718-square-foot hybrid steel and cross-laminated timber building located in the heart of Houston's Buffalo Bayou corridor. Opened in September 2022, the building was designed from the outset as an exemplar of sustainable design, integrating geothermal HVAC, solar panels, a scalloped aluminum rainscreen, smart building monitoring, and native landscaping. In 2025, it became the first philanthropy headquarters in the country to achieve LEED Platinum Operations + Maintenance certification.

This tour will explore how sustainable design principles have translated into measurable, real-world results.

Member Cost: $20
Non-members: $25

Emerging Professionals/Students: $15

Event Sponsor:

Please contact Jonathan Kraatz about sponsorship opportunities.

Central: Green Coffee Hour (Thursday, August 06, 2026)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT

GREEN COFFEE HOUR -NEW LOCATION

Thursday, August 6th at 8:30 AM-9:30 AM

Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches

3220 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723

About the Event

The Central Regional Council of USGBC-Texas hosts Green Coffee Hours each quarter, and everyone is welcome to attend. This free networking event is a great opportunity to connect with professionals in architecture, engineering, sustainability, environmental governance, and other green industries. Admission is free; however, attendees are responsible for purchasing their own food and beverages. Please RSVP to receive event updates and additional information.

South (RGV): Green Coffee - MCALLEN, TX (Tuesday, August 11, 2026)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:30:00 GMT

South: Green Coffee - San Antonio (Thursday, August 13, 2026)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Statewide: Women in Green 2026 (Friday, August 14, 2026)

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:30:00 GMT

For 2026, USGBC Texas will hold simultaneous gatherings in four of the Chapter's regions connected via video feed to create one BIG Texas event!

In-person gatherings are being planned for the following locations:

Indeed Tower, Austin
The Beck Group, Dallas
Gensler, Houston
Lake|Flato, San Antonio

Keynote:

Betsy del Monte, FAIA
Principal Consultant, Cameron MacAllister
Lecturer, Clemson School of Architecture; Lyle School of Engineering, SMU

Betsy del Monte, FAIA, is an architect with 30 years of experience in high-performance architecture and has expertise in resilience and environmentally responsive design.

As a consultant with the Cameron MacAllister Group (CMG), she helps firms achieve environmentally responsive planning and design.

Betsy has taught at the Clemson University School of Architecture, Boston Architectural College, and at SMU’s School of Engineering, where she helped create the Sustainability and Development degree program. She has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at Arlington, Rice University, the University of Virginia, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M. Betsy has been named a Fellow by the AIA and as a Senior Fellow by the Design Futures Council. She is involved at national, state, and local levels with the AIA, USGBC, and other groups focused on sustainable design and construction. She was the 2021 Chair of the national AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE), which led the transformation of the Institute’s focus on sustainable design to include the Framework for Design Excellence.

She has served on the national AIA Strategic Council, the COTE Leadership Group (Chair, 2021), and the Equity and Future of Architecture Board Committee.

Betsy is currently working with the Appalachian Design Alliance at Mountain True to provide pro bono planning for rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Helene's devastation of the region in 2024.

Betsy received her Bachelor of Science in architecture from the University of Virginia and her Master of Architecture from Rice University. Her experience includes work at architecture firms in Atlanta and Houston, as well as with Philip Johnson and John Burgee in New York. She lives in Asheville, NC, with her husband, family, and three large dogs.

Women in Green Sponsorship opportunities:

Support the elevation of women’s leadership in the green economy and engage directly with emerging talent.

Sponsor a USGBC TX Summer Fellowship for a young woman in sustainability. Receive full brand integration at the event.

Serve as the presenter of the keynote speaker with an opportunity to promote your organization as part of the introductory remarks. Recognition on all digital and print materials.

Recognized by USGBC Texas leadership at the event with company branding on event materials.

Name listed on event materials as an ally to women driving the future of our industry.

Event Sponsors:

Sponsorship Details

Sponsorships are still available for each location! Please let us know if you want to support this great event.

Women in Green Sponsorship opportunities:

Support the elevation of women’s leadership in the green economy and engage directly with emerging talent.Future Sponsor – $5,000

Sponsor a USGBC TX Summer Fellowship for a young woman in sustainability. Receive full brand integration at the event.

Impact Sponsor – $2,500

Serve as the presenter of the keynote speaker with an opportunity to promote your organization as part of the introductory remarks. Recognition on all digital and print materials.

Empowerment Sponsor – $1,000

Recognized by USGBC Texas leadership at the event with company branding on event materials.

Ally Sponsor – $500

Name listed on event materials as an ally to women driving the future of our industry.

Sponsor Today!

Sponsorships are still available for each location! Please let us know if you want to support this great event. Sponsorship Opportunities

South (RGV): Green Coffee - MCALLEN, TX (Tuesday, September 08, 2026)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT

South: Green Coffee - San Antonio (Thursday, September 10, 2026)

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT

Webinar: Thermal Comfort, Solar Energy, and Resilient Homes for Texas (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Webinar: Thermal Comfort, Solar Energy, and Resilient Homes for Texas

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Virtual Session
12:00 - 1:00 PM

About the Presentation:

Texas faces significant challenges going forward into a changing climate. The 2021 Ice-Storm showed that not only extreme heat, but also cold can trigger thermally uncomfortable and unsafe conditions in homes. Associated with abnormal weather conditions come grid failures resulting from extreme demand peaks and physical damage to energy generation plants and infrastructures. The talk covers a series of physical measures that can be taken to reinforce houses against high and low temperatures, adapting behaviors in lifestyles and customs and also internal space use suggestions to create buffer zones and thermally safer areas indoors for the hottest and coldest times of year. The talk covers aspects of the physical construction of housing, the three dimensional design of space indoors, conditioning technologies related to solar energy availability and also to ‘solar and resilient behaviors’. The talk aims to raise awareness of what might lie ahead and provide attendees with food for thought on how they can rethink the design of their own homes and lifestyles to Be Prepared for future climates, as well in housing for clients and housing organizations.

Presenter: Susan Roaf

Sue Roaf: (B.A. Hons, A.A. Dipl., PhD, FRIAS), HonDEng, Emeritus Professor of Architectural Engineering at Heriot Watt University, Honorary Professor at Deakin University, Melbourne and the University of Queensland and Honorary Doctor at Southampton Solent University. An award winning architect, author and teacher, she has pioneered research on traditional Middle Eastern technologies, domestic solar energy, eco-design and thermal comfort. An Oxford City Councilor for 7 years, member of the UK Architects Registration Board and Lead for 5 years on building adaptation for the Scottish Government. She has written 24 books and Chaired of many international conferences on Thermal Comfort and Climate Safe Design. Her recent work in Antarctica and in the hot deserts of Australia focuses on Comfort at the Extremes.

South: Green Coffee - San Antonio (Thursday, October 08, 2026)

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:30:00 GMT

South (RGV): Green Coffee - MCALLEN, TX (Tuesday, October 13, 2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Texas Roundup at Greenbuild 2026 (Wednesday, October 21, 2026)

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Texas Roundup at Greenbuild 2026
Wednesday, October 21
3:30 PM (EST)
Javits Center
Meet at Greenbuild sign

Are you attending Greenbuild 2026? Let us know!

We are looking forward to connecting with all the Texas Chapter members on Wednesday, October 21st. We will meet up beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Greenbuild sign (exact located to be announced closer to the date).

Please pass this along to your friends and colleagues attending from Texas!

See you there!

Central: Green Coffee Hour (Thursday, November 05, 2026)

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT

GREEN COFFEE HOUR

Thursday, November 5th at 8:30 AM-9:30 AM

Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches

3220 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723

About the Event

The Central Regional Council of USGBC-Texas hosts Green Coffee Hours each quarter, open to the public. This FREE event offers the opportunity to meet and network with people in green careers: architecture, engineering, sustainability, environmental governance professions, and more. For updates and additional information, please be sure to RSVP.

South (RGV): Green Coffee - MCALLEN, TX (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMT

South: Green Coffee - San Antonio (Thursday, November 12, 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT

South: Green Coffee - San Antonio (Thursday, December 10, 2026)

Thu, 10 Dec 2026 14:30:00 GMT