NOV 13

Design, (De)Construction, and the Circular Economy

Fri, Nov 13 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PDC, Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, TX, USA Map

Join the City of Austin for a free full-day event exploring sustainability, circularity, and regenerative urbanism. Open to the public! 

Sign up to get updates on the program, registration, and a hands-on deconstruction workshop the following week.

 

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

Read more about the Forum program and stay tuned for workshops to be announced soon!

Stacks of boards from deconstructed buildings, organized by length

Location

Permitting and Development Center
6310 Wilhelmina Delco Blvd., Austin 78752

Sponsoring the Forum

Tabling and sponsorship opportunities available! Contact us for more information.

Deconstruction Workshop

Are you a contractor interested in gaining deconstruction skills? Learn more here and sign up to learn more about hands-on deconstruction training November 16-20, 2026.