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• North: Tour + Happy Hour - Zahner Architectural Metals

  • When
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  •  
    3:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    2860 Alouette Dr., Grand Prairie, Tx 75052
  • Spaces left
    3
  • Registered
    7 registrants

  Register

  Tour of Zahner Manufacturing  
  Grand Prairie
  
  Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  3:30 - 5:00 PM (tour)

  2860 Alouette Dr.
  Grand Prairie, Tx
  
  

  Happy hour to follow at The Tipsy Oak.
  The Tipsy Oak
  301 Front St.
  Arlington, Tx 

  About the Event:
  
  Zahner is dedicated to building the incredible through innovation and collaboration.

  With more than 125 years of expertise, Zahner is a world-renowned architectural metals company specializes in fabrication, engineering, and innovation for iconic structures globally.

  

  Their mission is to transform visionary ideas into magnificent realities, collaborating with architects, owners, and contractors to push the boundaries of design and craftsmanship.

  
  

  What to Expect

  You'll witness their state-of-the-art processes for working with exotic sheet metal, including:

  • Perforated panel manufacturing
    
  • Metal finishing and patination
    
  • CNC equipment and machine automation
    
  • Manual application technique
    

  Safety Guidelines
  
  Your safety is the top priority. Please review the following guidelines:
  

  1. Wear closed-toe shoes (NO open-toed shoes or high heels)
     
  2. Safety glasses must be worn at all times (provided)
     
  3. Stay with your tour guide
     
  4. Do not touch any metal on the floor
     
  5. No phones, recording devices, or cameras on the production floor
     
  6. Photography and video of equipment and processes are not permitted

  Hazards Awareness

  The facility contains various hazards typical of metal fabrication, including sharp edges, heavy materials, cutting tools, electrical equipment, overhead lifting, welding processes, and chemical usage. Our employees are well-trained to manage these risks, and your Zahner tour guide will ensure your safety throughout the visit.

  After the tour you’re invited to gather at the The Tipsy Oak for a networking happy hour.

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• Gulf Coast: Downtown Public Art Bike Ride

  • When
    Saturday, May 31, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    POST Houston, 401 Franklin St., Houston, TX 77201
  • Spaces left
    12

  Register

  Gulf Coast: Downtown Public Art Bike Ride

  

  POST Houston

  401 Franklin St.

  Houston, Tx 77201

  Saturday, May 31, 2025

  10:00 - 11:30 AM

  
  Register soon, capacity is limited! 

  
  

  Join USGBC Texas Gulf Coast Regional Council and the Citizens' Environmental Coalition for a Downtown Public Art Bike Ride on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

  Meet at POST Houston with your bike and helmet, and enjoy a bike tour of the Big Art Bigger Change murals around downtown Houston. Each mural is inspired by the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, reflecting the diversity of the local community and the efforts of individuals and organizations making a difference in Houston and around the world.

  Optional meet-up for coffee or brunch after the ride will take place at POST Houston.

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• Central: Green Coffee Hour at Easy Tiger

  • When
    Thursday, June 05, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
  • Registered
    4 registrants

  Register

  GREEN COFFEE HOUR

  Thursday, June 5th 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.

  

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• Central: Regional Council Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, June 05, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Austin Energy

  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. 

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• Webinar: Green Finance Tools & Resources

  • When
    Friday, June 06, 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!

  • June 6 | LIVE | Green Finance Tools and Resources | Speaker: Trevyr Meade
  • July 11 (moved for holiday) | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Implementing LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance Worldwide 
  • August 1 | LIVE | LEEDv5 Updates and Discussion
  • September 5 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Making Zero Emissions Buildings the New Normal
  • October 3 | LIVE | TRUE Total Resource Management | Speaker: Stephanie Barger
  • November 7 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Equity at Scale: Exploring LEED's Role in Creating More Just Buildings and Communities
  • December 5 | LIVE | Information Forthcoming
  • January 9 (moved for holiday) | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

  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.

  

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• North: Tour + Happy Hour

  • When
    Thursday, June 12, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    5205 Heritage Ave, Colleyville, Tx
  • Spaces left
    37
  • Registered
    12 registrants

  Register

  Tour: Colleyville Vision Associates

  5205 Heritage Ave.
  Colleyville, Tx
  
  Thursday, June 12, 2025

  5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

  
  

  Happy Hour (immediately following the tour)

  
  

  About the Event:

  Learn how the team conceived and delivered the first LEED certified building in Colleyville.  Then tour the facility to see these concepts in action!

  
  

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• Virtual: LEED Green Associate Exam Study Session Jun 14th 2025

  • When
    Saturday, June 14, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Training

  

  LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM PREP COURSE
  

  Saturday, June 14th, 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

  
  

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• North: Adopt a Shoreline at White Rock Lake

  • When
    Saturday, June 14, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    White Rock Lake
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  

  Adopt a Shoreline
  Saturday, June 14, 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.

  
  

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• Webinar: Sites & Water

  • When
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

  Register

  Summer Webinar Series Session 1: 

  Sites & Water

  Tuesday, June 24, 2025

  Virtual Session
  12:00 - 1:00 PM 

  About the Presentation:  

  Join leading professionals in the built environment for a focused discussion on how the Sites and Water categories are addressed across key sustainability rating systems, including LEED, SITES, LBC and Envision. This webinar will examine the underlying principles, performance goals, and evaluation criteria that guide responsible site development and effective water management within these frameworks. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the synergies and unique strengths of each system, equipping them to make informed decisions in sustainable planning, design, construction, and certification efforts.

  Learning Objectives
  

  Presenters:

  Anthony Kane is President & CEO of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure in Washington, DC where he oversees the organization’s overall operations and leads the development of the Envision framework for sustainable infrastructure. He is also a commissioner on the Washington DC Commission on Climate Change and Resiliency.  He was formerly a research director at the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, a research associate with the Materials, Processes, and Systems Group at Harvard University, and an instructor at the Boston Architectural College. He is a co-author of Ceramic Material Systems in Architecture and Interior Design and a contributing author of Infrastructure Sustainability and Design.

  Lindsey Machamer, PE, LEED AP BD+C, SITES AP is the Division Manager for the Park Development Division at the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department. She leads the team that delivers capital improvement projects in parks, trails, and urban spaces with a focus on designing the park spaces to be accessible, diverse, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient. Lindsey find great joy in being a part of increasing access to nature and being a part of market transformation about how parks are designed and constructed.  

  Her background is civil engineering with experience in site development, stormwater design, municipal vulnerability preparedness planning, and more. She has a BS in Civil Engineering and a BA in Environmental Studies and a MS in Engineering Management. Lindsey is also LEED Faculty. 

  Lisa Storer is a sustainability advocate working on large multi-disciplinary projects that transform the public realm. She is the Vice President of Architecture, Urban Design and Sustainability at Austin Transit Partnership, which will bring much-needed transit improvements, including light rail, to Austin.  Previously, she was at the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department focused primarily on the Waterloo Greenway program, which is transforming 35 acres of downtown Austin with new public parks, accessible trails, and a restored Waller Creek to connect people to nature in the center of the city.

  Lisa has more than twenty years working in the built environment and enjoys collaborating on integrated projects with strong ecological and community goals that bridge architecture, engineering and landscape architecture. She previously worked at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center developing the SITES Rating System for sustainable land design and development, now administered internationally by GBCI. She currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Location, Transportation, and Planning Technical Advisory Group (LP TAG) for LEED, on the Board of Directors of AIA Austin and the US Green Building Council’s Texas Chapter, and as part of ULI Austin’s Local Climate Council.

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• Gulf Coast: Green Coffee at Boomtown Coffee

  • When
    Thursday, June 26, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Boomtown Coffee, 800 Capitol St., Understory, Houston, TX 77002
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  GREEN COFFEE HOUR
  Thursday, June 26, 2025
  8:30 AM-9:30 AM

  
  

  Boomtown Coffee

  8oo Capitol St., Understory
  Houston, TX 77002

  
  

  About the Event
  

  The Gulf Coast Region Council of USGBC-Texas hosts Green Coffee Hours, 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.

  
  

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• Central: Green Coffee Hour at Easy Tiger

  • When
    Thursday, July 03, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  GREEN COFFEE HOUR

  Thursday, July 3rd 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.

  

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• Central: Regional Council Meeting

  • When
    Friday, July 11, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    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. 

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• Webinar: Implementing LEED v5 O+M

  • When
    Friday, July 11, 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!

  • July 11 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Implementing LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance Worldwide 
  • August 1 | LIVE | LEEDv5 Updates and Discussion
  • September 5 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Making Zero Emissions Buildings the New Normal
  • October 3 | LIVE | TRUE Total Resource Management | Speaker: Stephanie Barger
  • November 7 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Equity at Scale: Exploring LEED's Role in Creating More Just Buildings and Communities
  • December 5 | LIVE | Information Forthcoming
  • January 9 (moved for holiday) | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

  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.

  

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• North: Adopt a Shoreline at White Rock Lake

  • When
    Saturday, July 12, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    White Rock Lake
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  

  Adopt a Shoreline
  Saturday, July 12, 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.

  
  

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• Central: Regional Council Meeting

  • When
    Friday, August 01, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    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. 

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• Webinar: LEED v5 Updates & Discussion

  • When
    Friday, August 01, 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!

  • August 1 | LIVE | LEEDv5 Updates and Discussion
  • September 5 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Making Zero Emissions Buildings the New Normal
  • October 3 | LIVE | TRUE Total Resource Management | Speaker: Stephanie Barger
  • November 7 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Equity at Scale: Exploring LEED's Role in Creating More Just Buildings and Communities
  • December 5 | LIVE | Information Forthcoming
  • January 9 (moved for holiday) | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

  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.

  

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• Central: Green Coffee Hour at Easy Tiger

  • When
    Thursday, August 07, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  GREEN COFFEE HOUR

  Thursday, August 7th 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.

  

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• Statewide: Women in Green 2025: Enduring Wisdom

  • When
    Friday, August 08, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Houston & San Antonio
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  

  Save the date for the statewide Women in Green (WIG) luncheon on Friday, August 8, featuring a conversation with Gail Vittori, former Chair of the United States Green Building Council and Green Building Certification Institute.

  This year, our Women in Green (WIG) event will take place simultaneously across all five USGBC Texas Regions, connected via webcast to create one large Texas event. In-person gatherings will occur in the following Regions (exact locations and registration details will be announced soon):

  • Central (Austin area)
  • Gulf (Houston area)
  • North (DFW area)
  • South (San Antonio area)
  • West (El Paso area)

  Any person who supports and promotes women's leadership in the sustainability field is welcome to attend the Women in Green luncheon.

  Keynote Speaker:

  Gail Vittori, LEED Fellow, is the Co-Director of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems in Austin, TX, specializing in sustainable design and human health. In 1989, she established the initial conceptual framework for Austin Energy Green Building, recognized as the first green building program in the U.S. In the early 2000s, she led the integration of health considerations into green building practices, resulting in the creation of the Green Guide for Health Care. Alongside Robin Guenther, she co-authored "Sustainable Healthcare Architecture". As a former Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc., she has significantly influenced health, climate, and equity on both national and global levels. A Founding Board Member of the Health Product Declaration Collaborative, she currently holds various advisory roles, including that of an Emeritus Board member. 

  Her leadership positions on the Boards of Directors of the U.S. Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc., where she served as Chair for both organizations, enabled her to expand her health-, climate-, and equity-focused influence both nationally and globally. In 2015, Gail received the Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainability and, in 2020, the Kate Hurst Leadership Award.

  Event Sponsors:

  
  

  
  

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

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• Virtual: LEED Green Associate Exam Study Session Aug 9th 2025

  • When
    Saturday, August 09, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Training

  

  LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM PREP COURSE
  

  Saturday, August 9th, 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

  
  

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• North: Adopt a Shoreline at White Rock Lake

  • When
    Saturday, August 09, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    White Rock Lake
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  

  Adopt a Shoreline
  Saturday, August 9, 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.

  
  

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• Central: Green Coffee Hour at Easy Tiger

  • When
    Thursday, September 04, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
  • Registered
    Be the first

  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.

  

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• Central: Regional Council Meeting

  • When
    Thursday, September 04, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    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. 

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• Webinar: Making Zero Emissions Building the New Normal

  • When
    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!

  • September 5 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Making Zero Emissions Buildings the New Normal
  • October 3 | LIVE | TRUE Total Resource Management | Speaker: Stephanie Barger
  • November 7 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Equity at Scale: Exploring LEED's Role in Creating More Just Buildings and Communities
  • December 5 | LIVE | Information Forthcoming
  • January 9 (moved for holiday) | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

  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.

  

  Show details
• North: Adopt a Shoreline at White Rock Lake

  • When
    Saturday, September 13, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    White Rock Lake
  • Registered
    Be the first

  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.

  
  

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• Central: Green Coffee Hour at Easy Tiger

  • When
    Thursday, October 02, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
  • Registered
    Be the first

  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.

  

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• Central: Regional Council Meeting

  • When
    Friday, October 03, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    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. 

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• Webinar: TRUE Total Resource Management

  • When
    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!

  • October 3 | LIVE | TRUE Total Resource Management | Speaker: Stephanie Barger
  • November 7 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Equity at Scale: Exploring LEED's Role in Creating More Just Buildings and Communities
  • December 5 | LIVE | Information Forthcoming
  • January 9 (moved for holiday) | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

  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.

  

  Show details
• North: Adopt a Shoreline at White Rock Lake

  • When
    Saturday, October 11, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    White Rock Lake
  • Registered
    Be the first

  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.

  
  

  Show details
• Virtual: LEED Green Associate Exam Study Session Oct 18th 2025

  • When
    Saturday, October 18, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    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

  
  

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• Central: Green Coffee Hour at Easy Tiger

  • When
    Thursday, November 06, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
  • Registered
    Be the first

  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.

  

  Show details
• Central: Regional Council Meeting

  • When
    Friday, November 07, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    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. 

  Show details
• Webinar: Equity at Scale - Creating More Just Buildings & Communities

  • When
    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!

  • November 7 | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Equity at Scale: Exploring LEED's Role in Creating More Just Buildings and Communities
  • December 5 | LIVE | Information Forthcoming
  • January 9 (moved for holiday) | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

  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.

  

  Show details
• North: Adopt a Shoreline at White Rock Lake

  • When
    Saturday, November 08, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    White Rock Lake
  • Registered
    Be the first

  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.

  
  

  Show details
• Central: Green Coffee Hour at Easy Tiger

  • When
    Thursday, December 04, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
  • Location
    Easy Tiger, 6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78752
  • Registered
    Be the first

  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.

  

  Show details
• Webinar: Live Discussion

  • When
    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!

  • December 5 | LIVE | Information Forthcoming
  • January 9 (moved for holiday) | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

  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.

  

  Show details
• Virtual: LEED Green Associate Exam Study Session Oct 18th 2025

  • When
    Saturday, December 13, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    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

  
  

  Show details
• North: Adopt a Shoreline at White Rock Lake

  • When
    Saturday, December 13, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    White Rock Lake
  • Registered
    Be the first

  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.

  
  

  Show details
• Webinar: Getting Green for Green - Using Sustainable Finance Strategies

  • When
    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!

  • January 9 (moved for holiday) | recorded at Greenbuild 24 | Getting Green for Green: Using Sustainable Finance Strategies for Green Building Investments

  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. 

  

  Show details