02.0 - Sustainable Building Materials Forum and Deconstruction Workshop Briefing — original pdf

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Greening Austin: Sustainable Building Materials Forum & Deconstruction Workshop Austin Energy | Austin Parks & Recreation | Austin Planning | Austin Resource Recovery November 4, 2026 Goals  Broadly define building sustainability: green building, green retrofits, building retention, building deconstruction, and circular materials  Highlight sustainable building initiatives in the Austin area and beyond  Workforce development: build practical local capacity for green practices, especially building deconstruction 2 Sustainable Building Materials Forum: Design, (De)Construction, and the Circular Economy November 13, 2026 Forum  Free, full-day event open to the public  Educational panels  Applied workshops on technical specifications and measuring embodied carbon (EC3)  Tabling by companies and organizations  Breakfast and lunch provided  Continuing education credits for AIA and GBCI available 4 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 5 Deconstruction Workshop November 16-20, 2026 Hands-on Training  Practical workshop for professional contractors led by experienced trainer  Deconstruct a single-family house  Workshop will cover safety, site logistics, structural systems and pathology, deconstruction techniques, and materials management  Limited spaces available  $250 fee 7 Subject Building John Trevino Metro Park  Wood-frame house built in late 1950s  Used as caretaker’s residence  Materials will be salvaged for use on site and in other parks Above: North elevation, 2002 Left: West elevation, 2026 8 Impact  Demolition:  30 tons of waste (approx.)  150 cubic yards to the landfill  Deconstruction and salvage:  Old-growth wood for reuse  Less landfill waste  Charitable donation for donated materials 9 SpeakUpAustin.org/SustainableBuilding