I watched a television show called “Powering the Future” on the Science channel tonight. It was chock full of information about the future and energy. One featured project was the Empire State Building. Built in 1931, a green building engineer is now acting as an energy sleuth retrofitting the world’s most famous building. 25,000 people

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There many characteristics that  define a Green Home; energy efficient appliances, solar panels, solar thermal panels, rainwater harvesting collection systems and of course architectural design features that promote passive energy efficiencies. Another important aspect of Green Home Construction is often referred to as post consumer, repurposed, or recycled materials.  This is different from sustainably forested,

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This was actually written and sent into us by Bre Alsobrooks I recently had the pleasure of visiting the homes at Las Casas Verdes, and I was immediately taken aback by the amount of detail and thought that went into the design of this up and coming sustainable development. Not only did the home designs

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Affordable, well designed homes combined with energy efficient green home systems, such as solar power, solar thermal and rainwater harvesting, have to be economically efficient  to be successful and accepted by the home purchasing community. At Las Casas Verdes the way we accomplish the combined goal of both energy and economical efficiency is through the

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A Las Casas Verdes home comes with so many standard features that make your home one of the greenest and most efficient in Austin, it is hard to imagine you can step it up a bit further, but you can. We recommend to our custom home buyers that they upgrade their home using Structural Insulated

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Austin Backstage Live will be a park located in South, Southeast Austin on I-35 north of Slaughter Lane. Encompassing 250 acres of undeveloped land surrounded by retail centers and housing developments. Austin Backstage Live will be a project where the developer decided to capitalize on the beauty and functionality of the natural environment instead of

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Austin Backstage Live is a proposed 250 acre entertainment venue which would be located in Southeast Austin, south of William Cannon Drive and north of Slaughter Lane between I-35 and Bluff Springs Road. One key element of this project is its goal to be a zero waste facility. In keeping with Austin’s goals for being

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AustinEcoFriendly.com is now under way! Why did we create this site? We recognized a need for this site when when went looking to learn more more about sustainable living. The plan for this site is to serve as a hub or directory for local businesses or folks who want to share ideas, products services etc.

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At Las Casas Verdes our goal is to provide a custom home, employing the highest green home standards to minimize your utility bills. Energy Efficiency at Las Casas Verdes It’s easy to forget about the small things that can help your green home be energy efficient.  Just a simple toilet flush doesn’t seem like that

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