Events Highlight Region’s Growing Commitment to Sustainable Building

From the growth of USAA’s Earth Day fair to the grand opening of the Sustain Center in East Austin to a San Antonio Alternative Housing initiative comparing the energy efficiency of four different affordable homes constructed on a single site, the momentum propelling the green building movement in Central and South Texas is clearly on the upswing.

LEED plaque ceremonies are becoming more common throughout the region (the Austin Convention Center, the W Austin Hotel & Residences, Texas State’s new nursing building in Round Rock, San Antonio’s Parman Library and Boerne’s Patrick Heath Public Library all celebrated LEED achievement this year, and many more projects are in the pipeline), and lower profile events and activities are proliferating and adding multiple dimensions to the green building picture. To read more visit our Newsroom by clicking here.

Building a stronger Chapter, Everyone Profits

Join Overland Partners and GSC Architects as a Capacity Builder Donor today to help us build a stronger Chapter and achieve our mission.

Recognizing the Central Texas – Balcones Chapter’s potential to significantly advance the green building movement in Central and South Texas, USGBC National recently awarded the Chapter a $15,000 Capacity Building Matching Grant.

The Grant's purpose is to help hire a second staff person to assist the Executive Director with strategic improvements to our educational products and services, regional outreach, and resource development efforts.

But we can't do it without you! We need to match the grant with $15,000 in contributions before we can hire our chapter coordinator.

Please contact Pam Losefsky, our Executive Director, TODAY for more information about this amazing opportunity to show leadership in the sustainable building and development arena. Call her at 512-470-9923 or e-mail her at ED@usgbc-centraltexas.org