With a changing climate leading to more frequent extreme weather events, including flooding, heatwaves and severe winter weather, the planning and architecture profession is facing a sense of urgency around designing buildings and communities that are better prepared to meet rapidly changing conditions. In this seminar,...

22 March, 2022 /

Join us on March 30th to learn what’s really happening on the policy and business front of Texas' State of Solar in 2021. When a deadly winter storm descended last month, over 5 million homes and businesses were left without power. When the ice finally melted,...

30 March, 2021 /

On June 16th, Bill McKibben will be joining Solar Austin to talk about his work fighting the most pressing environmental issues of our times.  Bill McKibben is a founder of 350.org, the first planet-wide, grassroots climate change movement, which has organized twenty thousand rallies around the...

16 June, 2020 /

Hosted by the Parents' Climate Community - In this month's meet-up, we'll hear from local youth activists about how we parents and grandparents can best support their efforts. We'll also share ideas about kid-appropriate "protest art" for Halloween and/or Thanksgiving. The Parents’ Climate Community is a monthly...

19 October, 2019 /

Hosted by the Parents' Climate Community - The Parents' Climate Community is a monthly meet-up for parents and other caregivers who want to take action on climate change. This month's guest is Annette Lucksinger, author of EXPLORING AUSTIN WITH KIDS. Lucksinger will lead a discussion about...

28 September, 2019 /

Hosted by the Parents' Climate Community - The Parents' Climate Community is a homegrown meet-up group that puts love for our kids at the heart of climate action. In this meeting, we'll hear from members of the Citizens' Climate Lobby about the kind of work they do...

24 August, 2019 /