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    • Thursday, July 31, 2025
    • Thursday, September 25, 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Old Sheepdog Brewery, 3900 Rosa Ave, El Paso
    Register

    Join us for Green Drinks!

    Last Thursday of Every Month

    Jul 31   Aug 28  Sept 25

    5:30 pm

    3900 Rosa

    El Paso, Texas 79905

    Free Networking!  Donations Appreciated!

    Change doesn’t happen all at once—it happens choice by choice, moment by moment, person by person. At USGBC Texas, we believe that every individual has the power to create lasting impact, and that together, we can transform the future of our communities and our state.  You're donation supports our mission to transform the built environment in communities across Texas! 

    • Wednesday, August 27, 2025
    • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Toyota North America, 6565 Headquarters Dr, Plano, TX

    Dallas/Fort Worth IFMA Chapter 2025 Speaker Series:
    Why LEED Certification Matters for Building Operations

    Wednesday, August 27
    5:00 - 8:00 pm

    Toyota North America 
    6565 Headquarters Dr.
    Plano, TX 75024

    Enjoy a Welcome Reception of Networking, Bites & Beverages on Wednesday, August 27 at 5 PM at the stunning Toyota Headquarters, followed by guest speaker Ryan Snow, from USGBC in Washington, D.C..

    Explore how LEED v5 makes the business case for green building operations. Representatives from LEED certified local buildings will also share their own experiences.

    Why choose LEED certification - and what’s the real value for building owners, tenants, engineers and facility managers? This session introduces LEED v5 for New and Existing Buildings, focusing on how it supports better building performance, healthier spaces, and stronger ROI. Learn how LEED helps teams cut costs, meet ESG goals, and improve day-to-day operations, all while addressing big issues like resilience, equity, and health and wellness.

    Register now through Dallas/Fort Worth IFMA

    • Thursday, September 04, 2025
    • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
    • Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
    Register

    GREEN COFFEE HOUR

    Thursday, September 4th at 8:30 AM-9:30 AM


    Easy Tiger North

    6406 N I-35 Frontage, Suite1100
    Austin, TX 78752

    About the Event

    The Central Regional Council of USGBC-Texas hosts Green Coffee Hours each month, 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.

    • Thursday, September 04, 2025
    • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    • TBD
    Register

    Join the USGBC Texas Central Region Council during its Monthly Meetings. During these meetings, members will be encouraged to engage with the Regional Council and State leadership, learn about current and upcoming (local, state, and national) events, provide input, and ask questions. 

    For more information on the regional council go here. To view upcoming events go here, and to learn how to get involved go here.

    For any questions, email Central Region Chair Ashley Besic at abesic@buildingdecarb.org or Chapter Executive Director Jonathan Kraatz at jonathan@usgbctexas.org

    • Thursday, September 04, 2025
    • 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM
    • Grand Hall at Quinta Mazatlan, 600 Sunset Dr., McAllen, Tx 78503
    • 39
    Register



    Sponsorship Opportunities still available.  Contact us for details!

    • Friday, September 05, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

    Series runs February 7, 2025 to January 9, 2026.

    The USGBC First Friday series is back by popular demand, but this year – with a twist! We’ll still gather online over midday on the First Friday of each month for leading-edge education, but in 2025, we'll alternate live education sessions with highly rated, previously recorded sessions from past USGBC programming.

    Take a look at our lineup below, then follow the registration link to sign up for our entire series!

    As always, our First Friday education series is free for USGBC members and USGBC Texas members (code provided via email) and $10 per session for nonmembers. Not a member? Learn more about becoming a member here

    Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn education hours and keep up with the latest at USGBC and in green building. Follow the registration prompt below, and be sure to register using the email address that is linked to your usgbc.org member account.

    Register
    • Tuesday, September 09, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Virtual
    Register

    Beyond Buzzwords:
    Real Talk for Real Sustainability Results


    Tuesday, September 9, 2025

    Virtual Session 12:00 - 1:00 PM (CT)

    About the Presentation:  

    In a time when progress in the built environment is urgently needed, the conversation has never been harder to navigate. Between constraints, competing priorities, and partisan noise, the message of sustainable, resilient, and healthy buildings is too often drowned out.

    This high-impact webinar arms professionals and policymakers with storytelling strategies and messaging tools that cut through the noise and connect with any audience—whether they’re sustainability champions or skeptics.

    Here’s how it works: We’ll tackle 10 questions—the real ones people are asking—about the business case, human impact, and resilience value of green building. At least five will be prepared in advance, while the rest will come directly from participants. This means your challenges, your client conversations, and your communication hurdles will drive the dialogue.

    Sample Questions We’ll Explore:

    • For clients who don’t prioritize sustainability, what are compelling reasons to pursue LEED or other certifications?
    • How can we shift owners’ focus from first costs to lifecycle value?

    What You’ll Learn:

    • Speak Their Language – Identify client priorities and translate sustainability into clear business advantages that align with their goals.

    • Build the Business Case – Communicate how efficiency, resilience, and resource management directly support economics, stewardship, and business continuity.

    • Plan for the Unplanned – Show how designing for resilience protects infrastructure, operations, and adaptability in an era of extreme weather.

    • Make it Personal – Share the health and productivity benefits of high-performance buildings that reduce healthcare costs and foster a loyal workforce.

    Your Call to Action:

    Don’t let your message get lost. Join us to sharpen your communication edge, amplify your influence, and ensure that every conversation about the built environment moves us closer to a sustainable, equitable future.

    Add Your Question on the Registration Form—and make sure your voice shapes the discussion.

      • Wednesday, September 10, 2025
      • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
      • 4501 Hwy 360, Fort Worth, Tx 76155
      • 30
      Register

      Tour: Jack's Cafe & Houston Zoo

      Wednesday, September 10, 2025

      10:00 AM - Noon


      About the Event:

      This exclusive, fast-paced tour will focus on how the Houston Zoo’s LEED-certified buildings help the organization shrink its environmental footprint and operate sustainably to save wildlife.

      Beginning with the newly opened Jack’s Café and Reflections event center, the Zoo’s first mass timber building and the final piece of its centennial master plan, the tour will then move through the Zoo’s most recently opened exhibit and back-of-house projects. In addition to Jack’s Café, tour stops will include three LEED Gold projects: the Birds of the World exhibit and Avian Care Environment, renovated West Admin staff building, and Houston Zoo Headquarters. Hear about the challenges of working on a century-old campus, supporting Zoo staff and animals, and balancing world-class facilities with resource conservation.

      Tour Guides:

      Colley Hodges, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP, SITES AP
      Sustainability Director

      Mark Hoffman, P.E., LEED Green Associate
      Senior Director of Planning, Design, and Engineering

      Gretchen Foust, P.E.
      Project Manager

      Mo De La Piedra, P.E., CFM
      Project Manager

      • Thursday, September 11, 2025
      • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
      • Commonwealth Coffeehouse & Bakery - 203 E. Jones Ave. Suite 101, San Antonio, TX, 78215
      Register

      • Saturday, September 13, 2025
      • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
      • White Rock Lake
      Register

      Adopt a Shoreline
      Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025
      9:00 AM-11:00 AM

      White Rock Lake 

      (see map below)
      Dallas, TX


      About the Event:

      Come volunteer with USGBC Texas at White Rock Lake Park and help keep it litter-free!

      The Adopt-A-Shoreline program is a Dallas Park and Recreation Department program administered by For the Love of the Lake.

      USGBC Texas has been assigned shoreline #6.  FTLOTL will provide materials that support our cleaning needs (trash bags, gloves, etc.) that will be replenished as necessary. 


      Meet in the parking area for the Winfrey Point Baseball Fields.


      • Tuesday, September 16, 2025
      • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
      • Q2 Stadium, 10414 McKalla Pl, Austin, Tx 78758

      Building Resilience in Texas & LEED v5 Leadership Forum
      Tuesday, September 16
      10:00 am - 3:00 pm


      Q2 Stadium 
      10414 McKalla Pl.
      Austin, Tx 78758

      Join USGBC and USGBC Texas for a Building Transformation Forum exploring leading-edge examples, best practices and USGBC tools and resources to support your resilience goals, followed by a Leadership Series event focused on the latest version of the LEED green building rating system.

      This event will include a tour of our venue, Austin's LEED Gold and TRUE Zero Waste Gold certified Q2 Stadium and a networking lunch celebrating the 25th anniversary of LEED.

      Register now through USGBC Event Portal

      Resilience in the Built Environment

      The importance of resilience in our built environment cannot be overstated. 2023 and 2024 saw the highest number of billion-dollar disasters on record in U.S. history (NOAA). The increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events—hurricanes, flooding, extreme heat—threaten infrastructure, property, and public safety. Resilient, sustainable design is critical to reducing risk and strengthening our communities. 

      The Forum will include a Resilience Industry Panel and a tour of our venue, Austin's LEED Gold and TRUE Zero Waste Gold certified Q2 Stadium.

      LEED v5 Leadership Series

      Following the Forum, attendees will take a deep dive into LEED v5, the latest version of the LEED green building rating system, and explore how LEED v5 addresses critical impact areas, including decarbonization, biodiversity, resilience, health and equity. Attendees will gain insights into real-world adoption strategies, stakeholder engagement techniques, and available resources to implement LEED v5 successfully in current and future projects. 

      Continuing Education:

      Building Transformation Forum -- GBCI CE: 2 LEED-Specific Rating System: LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP Homes, LEED AP ID+C, LEED AP ND, LEED AP O+M, LEED Green Associate, SITES AP
      AIA Hours: 2 LU/HSW

      Leadership Series -GBCI CE hours: LEED-Specific Rating System: LEED AP BD+C, LEED AP O+M, LEED Green Associate
      AIA Hours: 1 LU

      Register now through USGBC Event Portal

      • Thursday, September 25, 2025
      • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
      • In-person Screening

      Documentary Screening - Women in Carbon 

      Thursday, September 24, 2025

      In-person movie screening at a location near you:

      • Austin
      • Dallas
      • Houston
      • San Antonio 
      • El Paso
      • Rio Grand Valley

      (Location details coming soon! )

      4:00 pm onwards

      About the Documentary:  


      Join us for a groundbreaking documentary on women transforming construction while combating climate change. Echoing the spirit of the original Industrial Revolution, these visionary women are on a quest to inspire change for a sustainable planet. Their innovative work places them at the core of decarbonization, human health and economic opportunity. Directed by Basia + Leonard Myszynski, “Women of Carbon” shares their empowering journeys and collective vision for a better world. 

      Their creative and comprehensive examination of low-carbon building materials and technologies—ranging from algae-based alternative cement and electrified manufacturing to mass timber and greener steel—centers on the next generation infrastructure materials.

      These innovative women and more are redefining our relationship with carbon by repurposing living materials, reengineering waste into valuable chemicals that clean the climate, and driving decarbonization in our built environment. They share life/work challenges while thriving in male-dominated industries. Their collective wisdom comes together to form a singular belief and purpose to restore, protect and ultimately preserve the planet. 

      In the words of featured CEO Dr. Jennifer Holmgren: “The climate is not going to negotiate with us.”

      WoC Website
      WoC Linkedln 

      The film was made possible by Nucor Corporation / American Wood Council / Hines / Timberlab / Interface / Softwood Lumber Board

      • Thursday, October 02, 2025
      • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
      • Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
      Register

      GREEN COFFEE HOUR

      Thursday, October 2nd at 8:30 AM-9:30 AM


      Easy Tiger North

      6406 N I-35 Frontage, Suite1100
      Austin, TX 78752

      About the Event

      The Central Regional Council of USGBC-Texas hosts Green Coffee Hours each month, 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.

      • Friday, October 03, 2025
      • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
      • Zoom
      Register

      Join the USGBC Texas Central Region Council during its Monthly Meetings. During these meetings, members will be encouraged to engage with the Regional Council and State leadership, learn about current and upcoming (local, state, and national) events, provide input, and ask questions. 

      For more information on the regional council go here. To view upcoming events go here, and to learn how to get involved go here.

      For any questions, email Central Region Chair Ashley Besic at abesic@buildingdecarb.org or Chapter Executive Director Jonathan Kraatz at jonathan@usgbctexas.org

      • Friday, October 03, 2025
      • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

      Series runs February 7, 2025 to January 9, 2026.

      The USGBC First Friday series is back by popular demand, but this year – with a twist! We’ll still gather online over midday on the First Friday of each month for leading-edge education, but in 2025, we'll alternate live education sessions with highly rated, previously recorded sessions from past USGBC programming.

      Take a look at our lineup below, then follow the registration link to sign up for our entire series!

      As always, our First Friday education series is free for USGBC members and USGBC Texas members (code provided via email) and $10 per session for nonmembers. Not a member? Learn more about becoming a member here

      Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn education hours and keep up with the latest at USGBC and in green building. Follow the registration prompt below, and be sure to register using the email address that is linked to your usgbc.org member account.

      Register
      • Thursday, October 09, 2025
      • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
      • Commonwealth Coffeehouse & Bakery - 203 E. Jones Ave. Suite 101, San Antonio, TX, 78215
      Register

      • Saturday, October 11, 2025
      • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
      • White Rock Lake
      Register

      Adopt a Shoreline
      Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025
      9:00 AM-11:00 AM

      White Rock Lake 

      (see map below)
      Dallas, TX


      About the Event:

      Come volunteer with USGBC Texas at White Rock Lake Park and help keep it litter-free!

      The Adopt-A-Shoreline program is a Dallas Park and Recreation Department program administered by For the Love of the Lake.

      USGBC Texas has been assigned shoreline #6.  FTLOTL will provide materials that support our cleaning needs (trash bags, gloves, etc.) that will be replenished as necessary. 


      Meet in the parking area for the Winfrey Point Baseball Fields.


      • Saturday, October 18, 2025
      • 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
      • Virtual Training

      LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM PREP COURSE

      Saturday, October 18th, 2025


      Gensler Houston

      Virtual Training

      8:00 AM - 12:30 PM 

      Free Class 


      About this Event

      For more than 20 years, Gensler has welcomed in thousands of clients, college students, community leaders, building owners and designers to take its free LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Course.

      Conveniently scheduled on a Saturday morning, the four-hour class is administered by Gensler employees who are passionate about sustainability in practice and have previously achieved their LEED GA credentials. The course is open to anyone in the community who is planning to take the LEED Green Associate Version 4 exam and is interested in attaining basic knowledge of green design, construction and operations.

      From this course, you will learn how to address fundamental principles of green building, attain a basic knowledge of LEED rating systems and will receive recommended study material to aid in passing the exam. Feel free to also bring any general or specific questions regarding the exam you may have.

      Gensler’s LEED GA prep course is offered five times annually, with an additional BD+C and ID+C course option offered during the year also. There is no class attendance limit and anyone 18 or older is able to register for the course. Four AIA Continuing Education Credits are available for session attendees.

      In the event of below average registration, Gensler reserves the right to cancel the prep course up to 48 hours in advance. Please RSVP or email any questions to Gensler using the link below. 

      RSVP


      Instructors:

        RIVES TAYLOR, FAIA, LEED Fellow

       ALFONSO HERNANDEZ, AIA, LEED AP BD+C


      • Thursday, November 06, 2025
      • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
      • Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
      Register

      GREEN COFFEE HOUR

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


      Easy Tiger North

      6406 N I-35 Frontage, Suite1100
      Austin, TX 78752

      About the Event

      The Central Regional Council of USGBC-Texas hosts Green Coffee Hours each month, 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.

      • Friday, November 07, 2025
      • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
      • Zoom
      Register

      Join the USGBC Texas Central Region Council during its Monthly Meetings. During these meetings, members will be encouraged to engage with the Regional Council and State leadership, learn about current and upcoming (local, state, and national) events, provide input, and ask questions. 

      For more information on the regional council go here. To view upcoming events go here, and to learn how to get involved go here.

      For any questions, email Central Region Chair Ashley Besic at abesic@buildingdecarb.org or Chapter Executive Director Jonathan Kraatz at jonathan@usgbctexas.org

      • Friday, November 07, 2025
      • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

      Series runs February 7, 2025 to January 9, 2026.

      The USGBC First Friday series is back by popular demand, but this year – with a twist! We’ll still gather online over midday on the First Friday of each month for leading-edge education, but in 2025, we'll alternate live education sessions with highly rated, previously recorded sessions from past USGBC programming.

      Take a look at our lineup below, then follow the registration link to sign up for our entire series!

      As always, our First Friday education series is free for USGBC members and USGBC Texas members (code provided via email) and $10 per session for nonmembers. Not a member? Learn more about becoming a member here

      Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn education hours and keep up with the latest at USGBC and in green building. Follow the registration prompt below, and be sure to register using the email address that is linked to your usgbc.org member account.

      Register
      • Saturday, November 08, 2025
      • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
      • White Rock Lake
      Register

      Adopt a Shoreline
      Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025
      9:00 AM-11:00 AM

      White Rock Lake 

      (see map below)
      Dallas, TX


      About the Event:

      Come volunteer with USGBC Texas at White Rock Lake Park and help keep it litter-free!

      The Adopt-A-Shoreline program is a Dallas Park and Recreation Department program administered by For the Love of the Lake.

      USGBC Texas has been assigned shoreline #6.  FTLOTL will provide materials that support our cleaning needs (trash bags, gloves, etc.) that will be replenished as necessary. 


      Meet in the parking area for the Winfrey Point Baseball Fields.


      • Thursday, November 13, 2025
      • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
      • Commonwealth Coffeehouse & Bakery - 203 E. Jones Ave. Suite 101, San Antonio, TX, 78215
      Register

      • Thursday, December 04, 2025
      • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
      • Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
      Register

      GREEN COFFEE HOUR

      Thursday, December 4th at 8:30 AM-9:30 AM


      Easy Tiger North

      6406 N I-35 Frontage, Suite1100
      Austin, TX 78752

      About the Event

      The Central Regional Council of USGBC-Texas hosts Green Coffee Hours each month, 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.

      • Friday, December 05, 2025
      • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

      Series runs February 7, 2025 to January 9, 2026.

      The USGBC First Friday series is back by popular demand, but this year – with a twist! We’ll still gather online over midday on the First Friday of each month for leading-edge education, but in 2025, we'll alternate live education sessions with highly rated, previously recorded sessions from past USGBC programming.

      Take a look at our lineup below, then follow the registration link to sign up for our entire series!

      As always, our First Friday education series is free for USGBC members and USGBC Texas members (code provided via email) and $10 per session for nonmembers. Not a member? Learn more about becoming a member here

      Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn education hours and keep up with the latest at USGBC and in green building. Follow the registration prompt below, and be sure to register using the email address that is linked to your usgbc.org member account.

      Register
      • Thursday, December 11, 2025
      • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
      • Commonwealth Coffeehouse & Bakery - 203 E. Jones Ave. Suite 101, San Antonio, TX, 78215
      Register

      • Saturday, December 13, 2025
      • 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
      • Virtual Training

      LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM PREP COURSE

      Saturday, December 13th, 2025


      Gensler Houston

      Virtual Training

      8:00 AM - 12:30 PM 

      Free Class 


      About this Event

      For more than 20 years, Gensler has welcomed in thousands of clients, college students, community leaders, building owners and designers to take its free LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Course.

      Conveniently scheduled on a Saturday morning, the four-hour class is administered by Gensler employees who are passionate about sustainability in practice and have previously achieved their LEED GA credentials. The course is open to anyone in the community who is planning to take the LEED Green Associate Version 4 exam and is interested in attaining basic knowledge of green design, construction and operations.

      From this course, you will learn how to address fundamental principles of green building, attain a basic knowledge of LEED rating systems and will receive recommended study material to aid in passing the exam. Feel free to also bring any general or specific questions regarding the exam you may have.

      Gensler’s LEED GA prep course is offered five times annually, with an additional BD+C and ID+C course option offered during the year also. There is no class attendance limit and anyone 18 or older is able to register for the course. Four AIA Continuing Education Credits are available for session attendees.

      In the event of below average registration, Gensler reserves the right to cancel the prep course up to 48 hours in advance. Please RSVP or email any questions to Gensler using the link below. 

      RSVP


      Instructors:

        RIVES TAYLOR, FAIA, LEED Fellow

       ALFONSO HERNANDEZ, AIA, LEED AP BD+C


      • Saturday, December 13, 2025
      • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
      • White Rock Lake
      Register

      Adopt a Shoreline
      Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025
      9:00 AM-11:00 AM

      White Rock Lake 

      (see map below)
      Dallas, TX


      About the Event:

      Come volunteer with USGBC Texas at White Rock Lake Park and help keep it litter-free!

      The Adopt-A-Shoreline program is a Dallas Park and Recreation Department program administered by For the Love of the Lake.

      USGBC Texas has been assigned shoreline #6.  FTLOTL will provide materials that support our cleaning needs (trash bags, gloves, etc.) that will be replenished as necessary. 


      Meet in the parking area for the Winfrey Point Baseball Fields.


      • Friday, January 09, 2026
      • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

      Series runs February 7, 2025 to January 9, 2026.

      The USGBC First Friday series is back by popular demand, but this year – with a twist! We’ll still gather online over midday on the First Friday of each month for leading-edge education, but in 2025, we'll alternate live education sessions with highly rated, previously recorded sessions from past USGBC programming.

      Take a look at our lineup below, then follow the registration link to sign up for our entire series!

      As always, our First Friday education series is free for USGBC members and USGBC Texas members (code provided via email) and $10 per session for nonmembers. Not a member? Learn more about becoming a member here

      Register

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