The Austin Cool House Tour 2008 will take place on Sunday, June 22nd from noon to 6 p.m.
On this self-guided tour, you can visit open houses featuring energy efficient and environmentally sound construction and design homes. You will see that energy efficient houses can be very cool!
Talk to the owners, builders, architects, and installers and [...]
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Rainwater Collection information, gutter and rainbarrel service providers and installers.
Austin Gutter King
www.austingutterking.com
Austin Gutter Man
www.austingutterman.com
City of Austin - Rainwater Harvesting Rebates
www.ci.austin.tx.us/watercon/rwrebates.htm
Clean Air Gardening: Rain Barrels
www.cleanairgardening.com/rainbarrels.html
Gutter Tech: Gutters & Rainwater Collection
www.guttertech-tx.com/
HarvestH2O.com Online Rainwater Harvesting Community
www.harvesth2o.com/
Innovative Water Solutions
www.watercache.com/
Rainwater Harvesting Guide
www.rain-barrel.net/
Rainwater Harvesting Information
www.rainwaterharvesting.tamu.edu/
Rainwater.org
www.rainwater.org
Texas Rainwater Tanks
www.TexasRainWaterTanks.com
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While 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, 97.5% is salt water. Only 2.5% is fresh water, with less than 1% readily available for human consumption. One out of five people in the world are without access to safe drinking water.
We hear about conservation and sustainability, but we need to start moving towards [...]
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Georgetown has recently been named the #2 on 100 Best Places to Live and Launch by Fortune Small Business magazine, based on the city’s growing healthcare, life sciences, and technology sectors.
Georgetown Village
Own a Green Builders home at Georgetown Village and save up to 50% on your energy bills. With homes from the $190’s, this master [...]
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Elm Grove in Buda
Own a Green Builders home at Elm Grove in Buda and save up to 50% on your energy bills. With homes from the $180’s, this will afford not only energy savings, but water conservation and healthier living.
The 90 acre Elm Grove neighborhood is situated next to Elm Grove Elementary School and the [...]
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Rutherford West in Driftwood
Own a Green Builders home at Rutherford West in Driftwood and save up to 50% on your energy bills. With homes from the upper $300’s and homesites from the $50s, this community has a unique balance of style, progress, and preservation.
Features include:
-Eco friendly furnishings
-40 Year roof shingles
-Rainwater collection and purification systems
-Solar panels [...]
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Everstrand carpet by Mohawk Flooring is made from recycled plastic! It really looks and feels just like regular carpet - I inspected a sample of it today. Amazing stuff I tell you. -Angela
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One in every four plastic bottles recycled in North America become luxuriously soft [...]
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The Sanctuary: Green Urban Austin Living
3601 Manchaca Road
One & Two Bedroom Townhomes from $175k
South Austin’s Newest Green Project
The Sanctuary is a private community of 29 modern townhomes that redefine urban living. These one and two bedroom condos have been meticulously designed with contemporary styling that matches Austin’s hip atmosphere with environmentally friendly aesthetics and features. [...]
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Driving Green
Buying green is just the first step in reducing the environmental impacts of automobile use. Your choice of vehicle is most important, but how you drive and how well you maintain your car, van, or light truck will also make a difference.
Avoid “jack rabbit” starts and aggressive driving. Flooring the gas pedal not only [...]
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