Austin Sustainable Building Materials Forum

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.

Date: Friday, November 13, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Permitting and Development Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Blvd | Map (venue is wheelchair-accessible)
Registration: Register now

Speaker

• 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
• RSVP is required

Continuing Education Credits

USGBC Central Texas will submit for AIA Learning Units, GBCI CE Hours for LEED professional, and AICP CM Credits.