Member tour exclusive: Join us on Thursday, December 12, 1:00-2:30pm for a behind-the-scenes tour of H-E-B’s cutting-edge reverse logistics facility! Led by Ted Lechner (Sr. Reverse Logistics Leader) and Chris Robles (San Antonio Distribution Center Services Facility Manager), this tour will showcase how H-E-B reuses and recycles multiple waste streams within their own supply chain, including cardboard, product containers, food, and even furniture.

🌟 To register: Login to the membership portal and sign up via the homepage. The tour is free but there is limited capacity; please register as soon as you are able.

Not a member of Circular San Antonio yet? No problem! Visit our join page to choose your individual or organizational tier and gain access to the homepage + event registration immediately. Thank you for your support!

Casually meet and mingle with fellow reuse advocates at The Cove, a local restaurant committed to sustainability and circularity. Learn about circular economy projects in San Antonio + ways to get involved.

🌟 RSVP here

This event is super informal - we want to hold space for connections to be made and ideas to be shared. Anyone with an interest in reducing waste, preserving resources, spurring economic development through circularity, and more is welcome. Drinks and food available for purchase.

Circular San Antonio is excited to invite you to a special design charrette for a bus stop and shade structure on November 19th, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, in the Monterey Gallery Space (UTSA Downtown Campus). This event brings together the community, including students, professionals, artists, and anyone interested in implementing circularity and reducing the urban heat island effect. Together, we will narrow down ideas from the last design charrette and focus our efforts on designing a "Perch seating and shading structure." This sustainable design will serve San Antonio's public transit system.

In partnership with the CoSA Office of Sustainability + Office of Historic Preservation and VIA Metropolitan Transit, Circular San Antonio is leading this effort to create a bus stop and shade structure utilizing reclaimed materials. This project will set a precedent for using circular resources in public infrastructure, demonstrating the value of sustainable design for the community. Attendees will collaborate with local artists, students from UTSA and SAC, and professionals from VIA and CoSA to develop design ideas that could be implemented within the next 12 months.

Please bring your ideas, something to write with, and something to write on, as we’ll be brainstorming and sketching during the session.

Parking will be available at Monterey Lot (Monterey Lot, San Antonio, TX 78207), and guests will be issued temporary parking passes upon arrival.

🌟 RSVP here

This project is supported by the City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability Community Action Fund.

Join us for a tour of the City of San Antonio's Material Innovation Center (MIC), an up-and-coming hub for sustainability and creativity!  Attendees will explore the Tool Library, stocked with essential resources, and learn about the Material Library’s role in rehoming materials through Rheaply. This tour will offer an inside look at the MIC’s involvement in the C40 Competition, recent renovations, and the history behind the buildings.  You’ll also hear unique and engaging stories about deconstruction and its application in San Antonio. Don’t miss this chance to discover the latest in material innovation!

This event is in partnership with the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation, EcoSA, and UTSA COTES.

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Casually meet and mingle with fellow reuse advocates with a special focus on the built environment at Idle Beer Hall & Brewery, a great adaptive reuse project just off Broadway.

This event is co-hosted with the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation as part of the C40 Cities Reinventing Cities San Antonio Meet-Up -- you won't want to miss it!

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Note: the RSVP form includes all three Reinventing Cities meet-up options. If you can only attend the happy hour, please indicate so at checkout (though we encourage you to attend the info session and site visit, too, if you're able).

This event is super informal - we want to hold space for connections to be made and ideas to be shared. Anyone with an interest in reducing waste, preserving resources, spurring economic development through circularity, and more is welcome. Drinks and food (at adjacent Make Ready Market) available for purchase.

Calling all architects, urban planners, developers, investors, environmentalists, start-ups and many more!

Join the City of San Antonio, Port San Antonio, C40 Cities, and Circular San Antonino to learn more about the C40 Reinventing Cities Competition at the Material Innovation Center (MIC), which aims to create Texas' first circular economy innovation campus. San Antonio is one of just 24 cities worldwide participating in this year's competition. Read more about the site vision here.

This event includes an information session (virtual option), site visit, and networking happy hour and we encourage attendance at all three. Can't make the full agenda? No problem -- indicate which sessions you can attend at checkout.

1:00 - 2:30pm: Information session, competition details, and Q&A (114 Municipal Plaza, City Hall B-Room)
3:00 - 4:30pm: Informal drop-in tours of the Material Innovation Center site (108 Robins Dr)
5:00 - 7:00pm: Happy hour and networking at Idle Beer Hall & Brewery (414 Brooklyn Ave)

C40 Reinventing Cities is a global competition which aims to transform underutilized urban sites into innovative, zero-carbon and resilient urban projects. The competition is a call for proposals that stimulate sustainable development and innovative solutions to environmental and urban challenges. The initiative invites creative professionals worldwide—including architects, planners, developers, investors, environmentalists, start-ups and more—to design and develop projects of the future.

Learn more about this competition and past winning projects here!

Circular San Antonio is excited to invite you to a special design charrette for a bus stop and shade structure on October 10th, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, in the Buena Vista Assembly Room (UTSA Downtown Campus). This event brings together the community, including students, professionals, artists, and anyone interested in implementing circularity and reducing the urban heat island effect. Together, we will collaborate on schematic designs for a sustainable bus stop and shade structure that will serve San Antonio's public transit system.

In partnership with the CoSA Office of Sustainability + Office of Historic Preservation and VIA Metropolitan Transit, Circular San Antonio is leading this effort to create a bus stop and shade structure utilizing reclaimed materials. This project will set a precedent for using circular resources in public infrastructure, demonstrating the value of sustainable design for the community. Attendees will collaborate with local artists, students from UTSA and SAC, and professionals from VIA and CoSA to develop design ideas that could be implemented within the next 12 months.

Please bring your ideas, something to write with, and something to write on, as we’ll be brainstorming and sketching during the session.

Parking will be available at Cattleman’s Square (110-130 S Pecos La Trinidad, San Antonio, TX 78205), and guests will be issued temporary parking passes upon arrival.

The deadline to RSVP is October 7th by 5:30 PM. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to a sustainable community project and see your design ideas come to life!

This project is supported by the City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability Community Action Fund.

Join Circular San Antonio and our partners to launch a year-long effort to design a VIA bus shelter from locally reclaimed and recycled building materials! This working meeting will focus on setting initial project timelines, brainstorming partnerships, and setting targets.

Space is limited! RSVP required. RSVP at this link: Bus Stop Shelter Kickoff

Additional community input events and public meetings will be announced. To be notified of additional events, please sign up for our email list.

This project is supported by the City of San Antonio Office of Sustainability Community Action Fund.

Developing processes for assessing demolition and code enforcement can allow cities to plan for neighborhood preservation, infill, and adaptive reuse, as well as deconstruction. Artificial Intelligence methods can help identifying properties with rehabilitation needs that could be great candidates for circularity projects. Join us this month to hear how these processes contribute a circular city with a dive into the research from Esteban López Ochoa, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Program Lead from the School of Architecture and Planning at UTSA. You can read the full study here: Housing Perceptions and Code Enforcement: An Assessment of Demolition Orders Using Street View Imagery and Machine Intelligence. Space is limited - advance registration required.

Circular Chats is a monthly thought leadership series featuring local champions of circular economy. Designed to shine the spotlight on critical work, events typically feature a presentation on a specific circular economy topic followed by an engaging discussion.

Join Circular San Antonio and the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation for a Circular Economy Happy Hour on Friday, May 10, 5:30 - 7:00pm at Burleson Yard! Meet and mingle with fellow local reuse enthusiasts from different industries including the built environment, transportation, food systems, and more.

This event is super informal - we want to hold space for connections to be made and ideas to be shared. Anyone with an interest in reducing waste, preserving resources, spurring economic development through circularity, and more is welcome. RSVP encouraged.

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Planning for the end of a building’s life at the beginning helps sustain materials for future use. Learn how design for disassembly is helping create more circular cities from this month’s featured local leader, Dan Stine, Director of Design Technology at Lake|Flato Architects. Space is limited - advance registration required.

Circular Chats is a monthly thought leadership series featuring local champions of circular economy. Designed to shine the spotlight on critical work, events typically feature a presentation on a specific circular economy topic followed by an engaging discussion.

Join Circular San Antonio and the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation for a Circular Economy Happy Hour on Thursday, April 4, 5:30 - 7:00pm at Cherrity Bar! Meet and mingle with fellow local reuse enthusiasts from different industries including the built environment, transportation, food systems, and more.

This event is super informal - we want to hold space for connections to be made and ideas to be shared. Anyone with an interest in reducing waste, preserving resources, spurring economic development through circularity, and more is welcome. RSVP encouraged.

RSVP Form

Circular San Antonio’s March Built Environment Working Group meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, online via zoom. To RSVP, send an email to info@circularsanantonio.org.

To learn more about the Built Environment Working Group, visit the group’s page.

Join us in welcoming BLOXHUB, the Nordic hub for sustainable urbanization. Learn about the work this Copenhagen-based organization is doing to advance circularity in the built environment, followed by an engaging discussion on how BLOXHUB’s collaborative model can contribute to reuse efforts in San Antonio.

Spots are limited! Register via AIA San Antonio here.

Circular San Antonio’s February Built Environment Working Group meeting will be held on Thursday, Friday 29, at Overland Partners’ office (203 E Jones Ave, Unit 104). To RSVP, send an email to info@circularsanantonio.org.

To learn more about the Built Environment Working Group, visit the group’s page.

Join Circular San Antonio and the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation for a Circular Economy Happy Hour on Thursday, February 22, 5:30 - 7:00pm at The Cove! Meet and mingle with fellow local reuse enthusiasts from different industries including the built environment, transportation, food systems, and more.

This event is super informal - we want to hold space for connections to be made and ideas to be shared. Anyone with an interest in reducing waste, preserving resources, spurring economic development through circularity, and more is welcome. RSVP encouraged.

RSVP Form

Learn how Circular Philadelphia is advancing local circularity efforts through market transformation, outreach, and policy + advocacy - and how their efforts can be replicated in your community. Nic Esposito, Director of Policy & Engagement, and Samantha Wittchen, Director of Programs & Operations, will present. 

This free webinar is hosted by Circular San Antonio as part of their Circular Connections series. Webinar support provided in partnership with the City of San Antonio's Deconstruction and Circular Economy Program.

Join Circular San Antonio and the City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation for a Circular Economy Happy Hour on Thursday, November 9, 5:30 - 7:00pm at La Tuna Ice House! Meet and mingle with fellow local reuse enthusiasts from different industries including the built environment, transportation, food systems, and more.

This event is super informal - we want to hold space for connections to be made and ideas to be shared. Anyone with an interest in reducing waste, preserving resources, spurring economic development through circularity, and more is welcome. No RSVP required.