USGBC Texas Chapter

07/24/2026

A P3I Analysis isn’t just a report. It’s a roadmap to value.

Across the built environment, organizations are working to understand how environmental and social strategies connect to financial performance, long-term resilience, and asset value. The challenge is turning those complex relationships into information that stakeholders can evaluate and act upon.

Through our strategic partnership with P3i.global, USGBC Texas is helping expand access to P3I Analyses—structured decision-making tools designed to identify opportunities that may not be immediately visible and translate their environmental, social, and financial impacts into clear dollar-value terms.

The analysis then goes beyond identifying potential value. It helps outline practical pathways to implementation by connecting opportunities with the processes, professionals, and resources needed to move them forward.

The result is more than insight. It is a clearer, more defensible approach to aligning stakeholders, evaluating options, and advancing high-performance projects with confidence.

See how a P3I Analysis can help uncover and activate the full value of your next project: https://www.usgbctexas.org/Impact-Advisory-Community

07/16/2026

The system for change already exists. It just hasn’t been fully activated.

The built environment isn't lacking proven frameworks or high-performance standards. LEED v4 and the emerging LEED v5 establish clear expectations for healthier, more resilient, and more sustainable buildings, while GBCI provides the independent verification that gives those achievements credibility.

The opportunity now is to help stakeholders better understand how those achievements translate into broader business value. Owners, developers, investors, lenders, and community leaders increasingly need to connect building performance with financial performance, risk reduction, resilience, and long-term asset value.

That's why USGBC Texas is partnering with P3i.global to expand access to methodologies that help bridge this gap. Through P3I Analyses, organizations can better understand and communicate the environmental, social, and financial impacts of their projects, helping move conversations beyond compliance and toward value-driven decision-making.

As the industry continues to evolve, creating a common language for value will be essential to accelerating the adoption of high-performance buildings and communities.

Let's unlock the full value of what's already in place. Learn more: https://www.usgbctexas.org/Impact-Advisory-Community

07/10/2026

If Gatekeepers don’t see the value, the deal doesn’t happen.

Every successful project relies on decision-makers who are responsible for evaluating risk, validating value, and determining what to move forward with. Whether they are lenders, appraisers, owners, regulators, or internal leadership teams, these stakeholders need clear, credible information to make informed decisions.

One of the challenges facing the built environment is that the benefits of high-performance buildings and sustainable design are often discussed in technical or environmental terms, but not always in ways that connect to financial performance, risk mitigation, and long-term asset value.

That's why USGBC Texas is partnering with P3i.global to help expand access to methodologies that translate environmental, social, and financial impacts into a common business language. P3I Analyses help organizations better communicate the full value of their projects, supporting more informed conversations among the stakeholders responsible for evaluating and approving investments.

https://usgbctexas.org/Impact-Advisory-Community

When value is measurable, it becomes easier to understand, communicate, and act upon. How are you communicating the full value of your next project?

06/25/2026

Developers and investors: your pro forma might be missing value.

The built environment is evolving, and so are the expectations placed on development projects. Increasingly, investors, lenders, tenants, and communities are looking beyond initial construction costs to understand how buildings will perform over their entire lifecycle.

The challenge is that many projects already contain opportunities to increase long-term value, reduce risk, and improve performance—but those opportunities often aren't quantified in a way that supports investment and development decisions.

That's one reason USGBC Texas is partnering with David MacLean and P3i.global to expand access to P3I Analyses. By translating environmental, social, and financial impacts into measurable business outcomes, these analyses help stakeholders better understand a project's full value potential while supporting conversations about underwriting, valuation, resilience, and long-term asset performance.

As our industry continues to adopt LEED v5 and other high-performance building strategies, helping decision-makers recognize and communicate that value will be an important part of moving more projects from concept to implementation.

Could your next project be capturing more value than you realize? Learn more: usgbctexas.org/Champions

06/18/2026

If everyone agrees it's a good idea, why isn't it happening?

The built environment has no shortage of innovative technologies, proven best practices, or sustainability strategies. Yet many projects still struggle to gain traction.

The challenge is often not whether a solution creates value; it's whether that value can be clearly demonstrated to the people responsible for approving investments, allocating resources, managing risk, and setting priorities.

At USGBC Texas, we believe better decisions happen when stakeholders have access to better information. That's why we're partnering with P3i.global to help organizations quantify the environmental, social, and financial impacts of their decisions and translate those outcomes into a language that resonates across investors, owners, developers, planners, and community leaders.

When impact can be measured, value becomes easier to recognize. And when value is recognized, transformative projects become much easier to implement.

What opportunities might be hidden within your projects? usgbctexas.org/Champions

06/04/2026

We’re not talking about sustainability. We’re talking about asset value.

We’re proud to announce a strategic partnership between USGBC Texas and P3i.global focused on one core idea: making better building and community decisions financially undeniable.

Together, we will translate sustainability and resilience strategies into clear, defensible dollar-value outcomes using the P3I Platform and P3I Analyses. That means identifying where environmental and social best practices are already creating opportunity within a project, quantifying that impact in financial terms, and mapping a realistic path to implementation.

For years, these conversations have relied on belief and good intention. This work replaces that with clarity and proof, giving stakeholders the confidence to move forward with decisions that strengthen both performance and long-term value.

If you’re evaluating projects, portfolios, or policies, let’s talk: usgbctexas.org/Champions

11/13/2024

Texas is well represented at Greenbuild this year In Philadelphia! And also a big congrats to our newest LEED Fellow Thom Powell!! Well deserved!

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

07/31/2024

10/09/2023

Curious about what happened at Greenbuild this year? We’ve got you. Two opportunities are coming up to learn about the highlights of Greenbuild, one in person and one virtual:

What We Learned at GreenBuild: Webinar

Tuesday, October 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Register Here: https://www.usgbctexas.org/event-5386885

Lessons Learned from Greenbuild - Live in Central Texas
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Austin Energy
Register Here: https://www.usgbctexas.org/event-5409750

09/21/2023

Today is NTX Giving Day, and USGBC Texas needs your support!
We invite you to join the generosity movement and help us reach our goal of $10,000. We're raising funds today to support our mission to ensure sustainable, resilient, and healthy places for Texas to live, learn, work and play. Your gift helps make this possible!
Giving is easy: between now and midnight, you can make your gift online at ttps://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Usgbc-Texas. Plus, your dollars will be stretched with bonus funds and prizes raised by Communities Foundation of Texas!
After you make your gift, encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to be a Giving Hero like you! Tag and use the hashtag to join in the excitement online! Then follow along by checking the NTX Giving Day leaderboards, prizes page, and social media channels for exciting updates and announcements.
Thanks for your support of USGBC Texas and for being a part of the NTX Giving Day movement!
Sincerely,
Jonathan Kraatz
Executive Director
USGBC Texas