Whatever your role, GSC27 has something for you.
February 8–10, 2027 • Austin, TX
Early-bird registration ends November 30!
Start with your role. Then look beyond it.
The program is packed with practical, high-value sessions for educators, school leaders, facilities professionals, AEC teams and partners. Many sessions cross those boundaries—so you can learn from people whose work intersects with yours.
For educators
Bring sustainability to life.
Growing environmental problem-solvers
Ready-to-use tools for investigating real-world air, water and land challenges.
Interdisciplinary K-12 climate education
See how climate literacy is being woven across subjects, grade levels and community action.
Learning in action
Turn solar, energy dashboards, composting and other campus systems into tools for instruction.
For school leaders
Turn vision into action.
Case-making for your projects
Build support, secure funding and move sustainability projects forward.
Cleaner, cooler, cheaper schools
Connect indoor air quality, modern HVAC and funding to healthier learning environments.
Student-powered, district-wide
See how districts connect student voice with learning, operations and community priorities.
For facilities professionals
Make sustainable schools work.
Maintainable & sustainable
Balance high-performance design goals with the realities of long-term maintenance.
Raising the standard
Build smarter HVAC standards into facilities assessments and long-range district planning.
MCPS: HVAC virtual Cx & smart water
Use smart-meter data and technology to reduce energy, water use and operating costs.
For the AEC community
Design with school communities.
Finding the catalyst
Prioritize schoolyard improvements that strengthen campus climate resilience.
A school building as a catalyst
See how design, sustainability and equity-focused planning can support student outcomes.
Heat, health, learning
Explore design and behavioral strategies that keep outdoor learning usable as temperatures rise.
For partners
Connect expertise, resources and action.
Escuelas frescas
Community, labor, government and school leaders working together for healthier facilities.
Youth-led school climate policy
How multi-stakeholder campaigns turned youth leadership into concrete policy wins.
Gulf coast resiliency project
Grant funding, partnerships and place-based learning building literacy and resilience.
Better together
Many GSC27 sessions are relevant to more than one audience. You're not only learning from people who do what you do—you’re hearing from people whose decisions, experience and expertise intersect with your work.
That exchange can spark new ideas, strengthen your work and help create better outcomes for schools.
See what’s in store for you at GSC27.
These highlights are only a sampling. Explore the full program, filter by audience and find the sessions that connect best to your work.