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LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE VIRTUAL PREP COURSE
Kirksey ArchitectureVirtual ClassWednesday, March 20, 2024 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free Class
In order to achieve truly green projects, everyone on a project team – contractor, engineer, developer, owner, and others – need to understand green building principles. Kirksey Sustainability has developed a rigorous preparatory class focused on the LEED Green Associate exam and has graduated over 2,200 industry partners. Classes are typically taught twice per year.
With 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. Kirksey's LEED Green Associate Prep Class is a resource for those who are interested in gaining the LEED Green Associate credential. Kirksey does not offer a LEED AP prep class.
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Location: Virtual Class - please register for details 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. Attendees who require special accommodations must notify Kirksey at least two weeks prior to the class.
Class participants are responsible for scheduling their exam date. For more information, visit www.gbci.org.
Link to registration: https://www.kirksey.com/sustainability/leed-classes-signup
Tour of RiverSouth Wednesday, March 20, 2024 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
401 South 1st St Austin, TX 78704
Happy Hour (immediately following the tour)
Sky Lounge on Lady Bird at RiverSouth, located on the 15th Floor
Organized by USGBC Texas Central Region, this tour will take attendees behind the scenes to explore sustainability features of RiverSouth, USGBC Texas Awardee. RiverSouth overlooks park shores and the hill country, and bridges the capital city’s Downtown and South Congress districts. NEW: Route now includes a tour of the Walter P Moore office seeking a LEED v4 CI rating.
Find out more here about RiverSouth.
Please plan to arrive no later than 4:20, the tour will begin promptly at 4:30 PM.
EVENT SPONSORS:
GBRC: Past, Present and Future Thursday, March 28, 2024
Houston Green Building Resource Center 1002 Washington, Houston, Tx 77002
5:30 - 6:30 PM
To RSVP, register at bit.ly/3rKAOEf or email steve.stelzer@houstontx.gov or call 832-394-9050
GREEN COFFEE HOURThursday, April 4, 20247:30 AM-9:00 AM
Buon Giorno
500 W 7th St., Suite 140 Fort Worth, TX
About the Event
The North 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.
South: GREEN COFFEE
Commonwealth Coffeehouse
203 E. Jones Ave., Suite 101 San Antonio, TX 78215
8:30 - 9:30 AM
South Texas, USGBC Texas will be hosting 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.
GREEN COFFEE HOURThursday, April 4th at 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Easy Tiger North
6406 N I-35 Frontage, Suite1100 Austin, TX 78752
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.
Regional leadership summit aimed at expanding our LEED for Cities network and deepening engagement with local governments.
USGBC will convene in Dallas, Texas to host a local government leadership summit aimed at expanding our LEED for Cities network and deepening engagement with local governments on a range of green building and sustainable development issues. This half-day event will provide a platform to share the new LEED for Cities & Communities rating system (adopted last summer) and engage local leaders in our organization’s diverse programs.
The target audience will include local government staff including city and county planners, sustainability and resilience teams, building and facility managers, city/county managers, board and commission members, and elected officials; regional government agency staff and appropriate NGOs; and consultants that engage with local governments in the region.
Learning objectives:
USGBC Leadership Series Registration
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Interested in Sponsoring?
Show your support by sponsoring our 2024 LEED for Cities Government Leadership Summits! Available benefits include speaking opportunities, brand visibility and recognition, complimentary tickets, and more.
More information is provided on our 2024 Sponsorship Prospectus
Contact Ryan Snow or Jonathan Kraatz if you are interested in supporting our summit.
Central: Tour - Big City Crushed Concrete
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Tour Starts Promptly at 2:30 pm2900 N, FM973Austin, TX 78725
About the Tour
Big City Crushed Concrete provides the construction industry significant economic and environmental benefits by recycling clean, concrete rubble into TXDOT Grade rock materials. By using crushed concrete products, anyone from homeowners to landscapers to general contractors can help reduce land-filled concrete waste, conserve natural resources, and gain significant economic savings on materials and disposal costs. Big City Crushed Concrete also helps projects reach the recycled material goals required by LEED.
During this event, we will tour the concrete rubble hill, the crushing equipment, and the properties as we expand to receive more concrete and asphalt rubble.
Josh Hylkema will be leading the tour. A co-owner, Josh has been with Big City 21 years and is the resident expert on material, QC, and all things “recycling” as it relates to concrete and asphalt.
Space on this tour is limited; register today!
LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE EXAM PREP COURSE
Saturday, April 13th, 2024 Gensler HoustonVirtual Training 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Free Class
About this Event
For more than 15 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.
USGBC Texas is proud to once again be a partner with Earthx2024.
Join us in Dallas April 22-26, 2024, for the world’s largest sustainability gathering with the foremost environmentalists, conservationists, scientists, academics, entrepreneurs, advocates, industry/business leaders, investors, policy makers, and political leaders engaged in the environmental space today.
Working together is the only way we can make the changes to make the earth cleaner and brighter for the generations to come.
Earthx2024 Congress of Conferences attract the world’s foremost environmentalists, conservationists, scientists, academics, entrepreneurs, advocates, industry and business leaders, investors, policy makers, and political leaders engaged in the environmental space today. These leaders and influencers come from a wide range of disciplines, interests, and perspectives, and represent a broad spectrum of initiatives and efforts around the globe. We bring together ALL points of view.
The 9th Annual Congress of Conferences will feature multiple conferences covering various industry & topical tracks:
Built Environment Agenda(Energy, Resilience, Infrastructure) Learn from key leaders and changemakers, who are driving the transition to a circular economy the future of sustainable cities & transportation, green building advances, rewinding, climate resilience and adaption, and the renewable energy transition. Natural Environment Agenda(Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife, Oceans) Learn from key leaders and changemakers who are pioneering new approaches to wildlife and ocean conservation, creating new market-driven tools for protecting biodiversity and reducing carbon emissions, reinventing the future of agriculture and food production, and managing forests and wildfires. 8th Annual E-Capital Summit Agenda An invitation-only industry-leading sustainability investment and innovation summit that convenes hundreds of global investors, innovators, family offices/foundations, industry leaders, deal-makers, and other innovation & investment ecosystem leaders to help catalyze greater sustainability, investment, and innovation. More information available here.
Built Environment Agenda(Energy, Resilience, Infrastructure)
Learn from key leaders and changemakers, who are driving the transition to a circular economy the future of sustainable cities & transportation, green building advances, rewinding, climate resilience and adaption, and the renewable energy transition.
Natural Environment Agenda(Biodiversity, Conservation, Wildlife, Oceans)
Learn from key leaders and changemakers who are pioneering new approaches to wildlife and ocean conservation, creating new market-driven tools for protecting biodiversity and reducing carbon emissions, reinventing the future of agriculture and food production, and managing forests and wildfires.
8th Annual E-Capital Summit Agenda
An invitation-only industry-leading sustainability investment and innovation summit that convenes hundreds of global investors, innovators, family offices/foundations, industry leaders, deal-makers, and other innovation & investment ecosystem leaders to help catalyze greater sustainability, investment, and innovation. More information available here.
Use code USGBC20 at registration for 20% discount on conference registration!
Visit EarthX.org to purchase tickets and learn more.
FAMILY FRIENDLY HAPPY HOUR EVENT
First Thursdays, May through September, 2024 4:00-7:00 PM
Meanwhile Brewery
3901 Promontory Point Dr
Austin, Texas 78744
Central Texas, USGBC Texas will be hosting a family friendly Happy Hour, open to the public. This location was specifically chosen for its open space for kids to stretch their legs. This FREE event offers the opportunity to meet and network with people in green careers: architecture, engineering, sustainability, environmental governance professions, and more.
Parking Instructions
Free parking is available at Meanwhile Brewing.
Thursday, June 6th at 4:00-7:00 PM
Saturday, June 8th, 2024 Gensler HoustonVirtual Training 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Free Class
Thursday, July 11th at 4:00-7:00 PM
Thursday, August 1st at 4:00-7:00 PM
Saturday, August 10th, 2024 Gensler HoustonVirtual Training 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Free Class
Thursday, September 5th at 4:00-7:00 PM
Kirksey ArchitectureVirtual ClassWednesday, September 11, 2024 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
GREEN COFFEE HOUR
Thursday, October 3rd at 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
Saturday, October 12th, 2024 Gensler HoustonVirtual Training 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Free Class
Thursday, November 7th at 8:30 AM-9:30 AM
USGBC Texas Chapter is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 1801 Royal Lane, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75229
Contact us at chapter@usgbctexas.org or at 214-571-9244