USGBC Texas upcoming events

Central: Lunch & Learn- LEEDv5 Materials (Tuesday, October 13, 2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:30:00 GMT

LEEDv5 Materials: A New Perspective

Date: October 13, 2026

11:30am - 1:30pm

Location: Ketra

2301 E Riverside Drive

Austin, Texas 78741

USGBC Texas is holding a "LEED up" to the City of Austin Sustainable Building Materials Forum: Design, (De)Construction, and the Circular Economy in November with an informative lunch & learn- lunch provided.

Explore how LEED v5 is reshaping the conversation around materials, moving beyond traditional product selection to emphasize embodied carbon, resource stewardship, supply chain transparency, circular economy, and measurable climate impact. Discover what these changes mean for project teams, manufacturers, and the future of sustainable design.

Presenter: Tim Murray, AIA, LEED Fellow

Tim Murray is a LEED Manager at Bechtel managing LEED subcontracts with the Manufacturing and Technology Global Business Unit. Specializing in sustainability for two decades, Tim has been substantively involved in over 80 LEED projects to date, most recently on federal government projects, implementing sustainability initiatives for US Embassies/Consulates and military installations. He has volunteered with the US Green Building Council since 2003, including the national LEED Steering Committee during the development of LEED v4. He currently serves as secretary for the USGBC-Texas Chapter and sits on the USGBC LEED Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group. Tim was awarded the designation of LEED Fellow in 2019. A registered architect, Tim was the founding chair of the Green Building Subcommittee at the Greater Houston Partnership and served as an Outside Partner in the City of Houston’s LEED for Cities pursuit.

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Central: Austin Fall Mega Mixer (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT

Save your seat here

Preregistration is free for members. $25 at the door.

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 12, 2026)

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:30:00 GMT

GREEN COFFEE HOUR

Thursday, November 12th 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.

Central: Austin Sustainable Building Materials Forum (Friday, November 13, 2026)

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Sustainable Building Materials Forum

City of Austin Permitting and Development Center
6310 Wilhelmina Delco Blvd, Austin

Friday, November 13
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

free event

Overview

Join the City of Austin for Design, (De)Construction and the Circular Economy a full-day event exploring sustainability, circularity and regenerative urbanism. Confirmed speakers, panels and workshops are listed below. Explore program details on the Speak Up Austin event registration page.

Keynote

Kira Gould, Hon. AIA, LEED AP, Principal/Founder, Kira Gould CONNECT, Senior Fellow at Architecture 2030

Panels

The Carbon We've Already Invested: Cutting Emissions through Reuse and Retrofits
From Scrappy to Scalable: Building a Reuse Business
Innovating for Circularity: Building Technologies, Materials and Processes That Transform Waste
Navigating Challenges and Celebrating Success in Building Deconstruction
One Region, Shared Resources: Scaling Material Exchange
Rethinking What's Already Built

Workshops

Writing Technical Specifications
Tools for Measuring Carbon (tentative)

Attendance Details

Event is free and open to everyone, and RSVP is required.

REGISTER HERE