CONSTRUCTION TOUR: THE INDEPENDENTTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018The Independent301 West Ave., Austin, TX 787033:45 - 5:45 PM
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About the Event
Join us for a special tour of the “Jenga” tower in Austin. The Independent, called the Jenga tower by some because of it’s cantilevered design, will stand 58 stories tall and contain 370 condominium units. Once complete later this year The Independent will not only be the tallest building in Austin - it will be the tallest residential tower in Texas and could be one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in the city with a LEED Gold Certification. Green additions to the building include: rain water gardens, water collected from the AC units to irrigate the site, and special glass windows to keep the sun from heating up the units.
Inside there will be two full floors of amenities including multiple roof decks, an infinity swimming pool, theater room, business center, concierge service, dog grooming station, children's playroom, and much more.
The front of the building will become a public plaza and crews will redevelop the Shoal Creek Trail with lights and benches and connect to the yellow pedestrian bridge and the Hike and Bike Trail. In addition the entire first floor of the building will be retail for local businesses that reflect the nature and character of Austin.
Preregistration and on-site sign in are required for this tour. Limit 25.
Watch the tower's construction progress HERE.
Available for CEUs; certificates will be provided.
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PIZZA & POSTING THURSDAY, SEPT 20, 2018Peasant Pizzeria 3900 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas, Texas 752196:30 PM - 8:00 PM
About Pizza & Posting
The USGBC Texas North Region Communications Committee will share ways to engate and share via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Intsagram.
Pizza will be provided and drinks are available for purchase.
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PERFORMANCE HUDDLE: A SYMPOSIUM ON BUILDING PERFORMANCE MODELING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRACTICE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 Green Building Resource Center 1002 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 770029:30 AM - 3:00 PM Cost: $10.00
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About this Event
Learn about energy optimization in building design, application of the new ASHRAE Standard 209, Occupant behavior in design and operation and much more. This half-day conference is aimed at building professionals and students who are interested in applying simulation to building design.
Factors affecting Energy optimization in Building DesignSushant Verma & Mahe Hameed, Gensler
The Role of Occupant Behavior in Building design and operationDr. Bing Dong, Asst. Prof. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas
Introducing ASHRAE Standard 209: A new energy modeling framework for building designScott West, Senior Mechanical Engineer, HFA, ASHRAE Standards Committee 189.1, 205 & 209
Building Envelope & Simulations Pecha KuchaLocal Architecture & Engineering firms
SMALL HOUSES FOR HOUSTON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Green Building Resource Center1002 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX 77002 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Small Homes, Tiny Homes, what is it that people want in Houston?
See what Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion is doing in Huntsville with high creativity and high recycled content. Surely Houston wants some of that! Then Devin Robinson will show some of the container homes he has been working on. Spoiler alert, they can be built to be floodproof without too much additional expense. And Teresa Geisheker will update you with the latest Planning Department regulations for residential development regarding tiny homes. Three diverse views on an interesting topic.
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LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM STUDY SESSION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 Gensler Houston711 Louisiana, Suite 300, Houston TX, 77002 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Green Associate LEED Version 4 Process
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERIENCE FROM EUROPESUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
William R. SInkin Eco Centro 1802 North Main Ave, San Antonio, TX 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
About This Event:
This Town Hall is a joint event of the William R. Sinkin Eco Centro and the Post-Carbon Cities of Tomorrow (POCACITO) program.
POCACITO in the US is an initiative of Ecologic Institute in Washington, DC, and funded in large part by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States’s Getting to Know Europe program.
POCACITO in the US invites innovators and experts from EU cities to help lead interactive workshops and discussions in select US cities to promote European priorities and efforts in areas of shared interest with the US. For POCACITO, those areas are urban sustainability and the circular economy.
POCACITO in the US redefines the urban sustainable development process by engaging diverse perspectives in the conversations about local issues and reimagining international cooperation. The resulting transatlantic relationships serve to affirm the potential of cities to lead the global sustainability movement.
http://www.pocacito.org/
Our Speakers:
Charlotte Lovera is a Marseille-based architect with Atelier Aïno, a firm she founded with fellow architect Elise Giordano and textile and material designer Louise Dubois in 2016. Their social and environmental approach reconciles people with the built environment. For each project, they curate a tailored material from the site’s existing resources, highlighting interactions between the memory of a place and those who inhabit it. With this ‘slow architecture’ (think slow food) vision that relies on more brain power and less raw matter, Atelier Aïno received the French Ministry of Culture’s 2018 AJAP prize for young architects.
Camille Chapuis studied international management and sustainable development in France, South America and Portugal, before joining Ouishare in Marseille, where she is part of an international collective of entrepreneurs, allowing her to experiment with alternative models of work. She enjoys launching challenging projects with an international dimension that address the social and environmental challenges we face, bringing extremely varied actors together to collaborate and create new opportunities for learning. Camille’s focus on developing models through networks centers community in the collaborative economy, helping to redefine and reimagine the future of cities and the future of work.
Mauro Gil-Fournier is an architect and co-director of estudio SIC and the research-based Vivero de Iniciativas Ciudadanas (VIC) in Madrid. Both structures work in radical inclusion of multilateral and collaborative process in the architectural and urban fields, focusing on the progress of architecture, city and territory through urban co-production and citizen innovation. VIC is an urban studies platform that investigates how the relational, material and technological are linked to citizen innovation practices. Since 2017, he co-leads the urban resilience program maresmadrid.es from Urban Innovative Actions program (UIA) EU and coproduces the Ibero-American mapping of civic innovation from the digital platform citizen innovation civics.cc.
Luis Calderon left his position as COO in a multinational company to explore Spain’s rising social movements in the early 2010s. An innovative and endlessly creative cultural manager, he was seduced by Madrid’s self-organized space La Tabacalera de Lavapies, which brings together Madrid’s diverse communities, allowing them to share their cultural experiences, express themselves and engage in knowledge sharing. Staying true to its beginnings as a democratic space where anyone from any background can experience art and culture, admission is always free. He is currently in charge of communication and inter-institutional relationships coordination in La Tabacalera.
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2018 USGBC TEXAS ENERGY SUMMIT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2018 Norris Conference Center at City Centre 816 Town and Country Blvd #210, Houston, TX 770247:00 AM - 7:00 PM View the Sponsorship Package
About the Energy SummitThe 2018 USGBC Texas Building Energy Summit is an executive forum for building owners/managers, energy and sustainability managers, engineers, federal and state government officials, consultants and other stakeholders focused on energy reduction and smarter technology solutions for buildings.
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Free parking available. We look forward to seeing you at the 2018 Building Energy Summit!
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TOUR: BIG CITY CRUSHED CONCRETE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2018Big City Crushed Concrete 11143 Goodnight Lane, Dallas TX 75229 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
About the EventVisit the largest crush concrete facility in the US. Meet over a box lunch to understand the operation then tour the 78 acre outdoor plant in a van. Two tours will be given.
GREEN DRINKS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2018Electric Cactus 4935 N. Mesa, El Paso, Texas 799125:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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LUNCHEON: The Latest Dirt - A Closer Look at a New Code AmendmentTUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018
Paesanos Lincoln Heights 555 E. Basse Road, San Antonio 78209
In San Antonio, the Earthen Construction Initiative, Alternivest, Modern Earth Construction, and others are reintroducing age old earthen construction techniques to the community, but are coupling them with innovate new strategies. Earthen buildings are more efficient, have a smaller carbon footprint, are resilient and have many other benefits.
This spring, the San Antonio City Council voted unanimously to approve the adoption of the 2018 International Code Council (ICC) Building-related, Fire and Property Maintenance codes and corresponding local amendments. Included was language relating to the use of earthen materials in building construction. This makes San Antonio the first U.S. municipality to adopt IBC-based code amendments related to earthen construction. Join us for a discussion about what these new codes mean for green building in San Antonio and for a unique networking opportunity with local earthen construction practitioners and experts.
Speaker, Stephen Colley:
San Antonio architect, Stephen Colley is currently President of the Earthen Construction Initiative. He was the Program Manager in developing courses in sustainability at Palo Alto College and the Green Building Coordinator for Build San Antonio Green from 2002-2009 where he developed the family of green building programs related to residential construction.
Build San Antonio Green was recognized by the National Association of Homebuilders as the Green Building Program of the Year (2009).
He is also co-author of the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting for the Texas Water Development Board (3rd edition), and is a former chair of the San Antonio Chapter of the AIA Committee on the Environment.
LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE PREP COURSETUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018 Kirksey Architecture 6909 Portwest Drive, Houston, TX, 770243:00 PM - 7:00 PM Free Class
About this EventWith the growing influence of environmentally responsible design and construction practices, a knowledge of green building strategies is a valuable asset for anyone associated with the building industry. The Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) recommends exposure to LEED and green building concepts through and educational course prior to testing.
Space is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Class participants are responsible for scheduling their exam date. There is a limit of two class attendances per person. Attendees must be 21 years or older. Kirksey reserves the right to cancel classes up to 48 hours in advance in the event of low registration.
Deadline for submissions for The Austin Green Awards has been extended to 11:59 PM CST on 9/14/18.
The awards are Austin’s first recognition program to specifically highlight outstanding accomplishments in the broad arena of sustainable design and innovation. Awardees set an inspirational bar of what is possible by responding to rapidly evolving environmental, social, and health imperatives. Nominations are encouraged for buildings, sites, landscapes, and green infrastructure.
DEADLINE TODAY! THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018
The 15th Annual Topping Out Awards Program & Networking Event is coming on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 and the project submission Notice of Intent (NOI) form for the TOP TEN Award and M/WBE Community Impact Award is live! If you are interested in submitting a project for Topping Out, you first must complete a NOI form in order to gain access to the project submission form. For any questions, please contact the Topping Out Headquarters at 214-750-9236 or toppingout@eventlinkintl.com.
The deadline to submit a project NOI has been extended to Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 5:00 pm. Click the button below to submit your project's NOI.
Project Entry Qualifications:
Project must be within a 75-mile radius of either Dallas or Fort Worth and must have a minimum of (1) team member with an office in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. New buildings or restorations completed between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2017 and/or projects that topped out in 2017 are eligible. Projects may be submitted by anyone who was involved in bringing the project to reality including owner, developer, architect, engineer, contractor, sub-contractor, consultant, etc. regardless of project size, budget, style or building type. One submittal per project represents the entire project team. Two or more companies can jointly submit a project for competition, but must designate one “lead person” to be contacted by the Jury and event organizers. Joint submissions are encouraged as the TOP TEN awards celebrate the building team’s ability to confront tough issues and work together toward a successful project completion.
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Topping Out raises funds to educate our future leaders as well as grow and prepare necessary talent for the A/E/C industry and allied fields. Proceeds from Topping Out benefit the Architecture Chapter of the UT Arlington Alumni Association, a non-profit, to fund UTA College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA) student scholarships and initiatives. In addition, Topping Out also benefits the members of Topping Out's Partnership Program members for charitable based educational programs. 2018 Topping Out Partners currently include: AIA Dallas, AIA Fort Worth, DCFA, TEXO, and USGBC Texas Chapter.
SAVE THE DATE FOR TOPPING OUT 2018 Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 5:00 pm
LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM STUDY SESSION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2018 Gensler Houston711 Louisiana, Suite 300, Houston TX, 77002 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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