Hosted by the City of Austin Office of Sustainability and EcoRise - Come meet the next generation of innovators at our 5th Annual Student Innovation Showcase at Austin City Hall. 20 student teams from across Central Texas will present their innovative, Eco-Audit Grant funded projects in a...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Written by Lucia Athens, Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Austin Earth Month brings warmer weather, blooming plants, and birdsong in abundance. It’s a great time to immerse ourselves in nature, and to consider ways...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Caroline Reck, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Glass Half Full Theatre. Caroline is a puppeteer, and her theatre company creates original works about global issues using puppets and performers. To be clear, when we say...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Nhat Ho, our newest Net-Zero Hero! Nhat is an engineer and Vice President at Civilitude, a local engineering and planning firm located in Austin’s Mueller district. Nhat uses his skills and expertise in engineering to serve...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability In the United States, 27 percent of greenhouse gas emissions is from transportation. That makes transportation the second leading source of GHG emissions in the U.S. — just behind electricity. The simplest way to avoid these emissions would...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Meet Miranda Bennett, the founder of Miranda Bennett Studio, a sustainable clothing brand based in Austin. Miranda is an Austin native who moved to New York at age 17 to study fashion. Upon graduation, she launched her...
From the City of Austin Office of Sustainability - Save the date! On Monday, February 25, the Office of Sustainability will be holding an information session geared toward business owners who aspire to become Austin Green Business Leaders. Come get all your questions answered about the program, learn...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability It’s that magical time of year when we take stock of what we’ve accomplished and make a list of New Year’s Resolutions to (hopefully) keep in 2019. If the idea of a more sustainable lifestyle...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way! As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure a safe, healthy, vibrant Austin...
Sponsored Post - from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability Office of Sustainability staff sat down with Tom Gleason, Senior Planner at Austin Resource Recovery, to learn more about the organics diversion component of the Universal Recycling Ordinance. The URO requires all food establishments to provide...