From Austin Energy Green Building - Thoughtful landscape design goes beyond designing for beauty. Small site landscapes and open space regional designs can create multi-functional green spaces that restore ecosystems, protect natural resources and increase community resiliency in the face of droughts, floods and other challenges. Learn...
From Austin Energy Green Building - Austin's rapid growth adds more cars on the road every day. Internal combustion vehicles account for over 30 percent of emissions in the greater Austin area. New initiatives to reduce congestion and emissions are transforming transportation through innovation, safety and...
Sponsored Post - from Austin Energy Green Building 15,000. That's how many single family homes have earned an Austin Energy Green Building rating since the program launched in 1991. The Austin Energy Green Building system was one of the first of its kind in the US, helping to inspire a whole...
From Austin Energy Green Building - Sustainability goes beyond high performance buildings - it's about creating buildings and systems that nurture and support the well-being of the people that inhabit them. In order to achieve these goals, developers and designers seek to understand and respect the...
From Austin Energy Green Building and the Austin Community Design and Development Center - Why come to Design Matters? Ensuring that economic growth delivers meaningful benefits to people living in disadvantaged communities is one of the central challenges of our time. At the Austin Community Design and...
From Austin Energy Green Building - Come tour Community First Village, an expanding development of supportive housing in East Austin. Learn how the post-occupancy evaluation of homes designed through the AIA Austin Design Voice Tiny Victories competition will inform Phase II. Hear how McKinney York Architects...
From Austin Energy Green Building - The design of buildings, neighborhoods and cities offers many opportunities to benefit human health. This seminar will explore design features that foster healthy communities. Speakers will discuss Austin's Mueller neighborhood, and the impact of walkable community design on residents' physical...
From Austin Energy Green Building - Current development practices and regulations maximize use of land for buildings and related infrastructure, often at the expense of wildlife. In recent years there has been renewed interest in fostering wildlife diversity in the urban and suburban setting. This seminar will...
From Austin Energy Green Building - Learn how to build, remodel or buy green homes that improve energy and water efficiency, increase comfort, and reduce maintenance. The workshop is designed to provide a choice of topics based on your green building needs. Sessions are paired with...
From Austin Energy Green Building - Brokers and agents are at the core of every real estate transaction, and now more than ever, commercial real estate brokers are paying attention to green building practices. From new technology and regulations, to corporate responsibility and sustainability programs, demand...