From the US Green Building Council Central Texas Chapter - About 40% of global energy demand and a similar fraction of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be attributed to the built environment. While over the past decade, the efficiency of individual building systems (HVAC) has...
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 AIA Austin (American Institute of Architects) Committee on the Enviornment - Join us for our monthly meeting! This month we're talking about materials and building impact! Our special guest, Dirk Kestner, Director of Sustainable Design with Walter P. Moore in Austin and member of the LEED...
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...
Sponsored Post - from HomeBiogas Ever have dreams of ditching your belongings and leaving it all behind for the open road? Salivate over the idea of selling your house and downsizing into your very own tiny home? Then the Tiny House and Simple Living Jamboree is just the event...
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...
Make this a summer of learning with the Austin Public Library's Talk Green To Me series. Over the next three weeks, the new Austin Central Library (in partnership with the City of Austin Office of Sustainability) will be hosting educational events all focused around the environment. They've even...
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 the City of Austin Office of Sustainability and the Austin Public Library - Hear from the experts on the green building attributes of the new Central Library, poised for LEED Platinum certification. What makes this project a leader in energy, water, habitat, green materials, daylighting...