Energy Efficiency
Spray Foam Insulation
When building an energy efficient, net-zero home in Texas, it is vital to eliminate or greatly reduce energy loss with a high performance thermal envelope. Spray foam insulation, an alternative to traditional building insulation such as fiberglass, saves on energy costs and greatly lowers utility bills.
Read MoreRainwater Ranch: Self-Sufficient Living
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101775″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173340″][vc_column_text] Nestled on 100 acres in Texas Hill Country, this artist’s compound is a colorful gem of self-sufficient living and connection with nature. It is an energy efficient and creative nod to quintessential, self-reliant, Texas ranch living. A heavily integrated design process included builder, client and architect and after a careful one…
Read MoreTesla Batteries – Should I Pre-Order Them Now?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101799″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”412558″][vc_column_text] In grand fashion this week, Elon Musk delivered a well publicized announcement about Tesla’s newest offering, a sleek home battery storage model dubbed the Powerwall. The Powerwall is a wall mounted collection of Tesla batteries designed to capture and store solar power so that a homeowner can run their home when…
Read MoreBest Energy Smart Home of the Year 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101802″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”500899″][vc_column_text] NATiVE-built home wins Fine Homebuilding Magazine’s 2015 Award Best Energy Smart Home Honoring the best in meaningful architecture and leading-edge design, Fine Homebuilding magazine’s annual HOUSES Awards are among the most coveted in the housing industry. For this prestigious awards program, Fine Homebuilding’s editors evaluate literally hundreds of residential architecture…
Read MoreEnergy Monitoring
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101815″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”437125″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”145842″] “If you can not measure it, you can not improve it” – Lord Kelvin We are in the midst of a mindshift of the energy consumer. Consumers are becoming keenly aware of not only the direct cost of the energy that they use, but also of the external health…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101820″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”706907″][vc_column_text] 2015 New Years Resolutions – Think Way Past 2015 As the new year approaches, nearly half of Americans make New Years Resolutions. Most of these resolutions have to do with making personal life improvements, like losing weight, eating healthier, being more positive, etc. 2015 is the year to live efficiently; to…
Read MoreCold Weather Energy Efficiency
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101823″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”602531″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”138817″] Button Up Your Home for Winter Savings…’Cause Baby, It’s Cold Outside Cold Weather Energy Efficiency Winter is an interesting season in Texas, some days it can be a beautiful 73 degrees and others can be a chilly 42 degrees with rain! With the temperate winter climate cold weather energy…
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency is No Spring Fling
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101921″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”706456″][vc_column_text] Spring has most certainly sprung here in Texas. It’s that time of year when all the bluebonnets and wildflowers start coming to life. It is also the time of year when folks all over the country start their annual tradition of spring cleaning and home improvement projects. Why not change things…
Read MoreKeepin’ Track: Energy Monitoring for Your Home
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101929″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”676873″][vc_column_text] Energy conservation is a term that is used a lot in our society yet so few people actually know what their behaviors look like in the terms of energy consumption. Energy monitoring gives you real time feedback about your energy usage and the usage of appliances in your home and energy…
Read MoreSustainability is Added Value, Not Just a ‘Luxury’
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101953″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”560336″][vc_column_text] In the grand scheme of architectural design and land development, the quest for cutting-edge sustainability in a pretty package is a relatively new phenomena. For all its youthful enthusiasm, the field of green building architecture and design has yet to gain mainstream traction in the residential sector. For the most part,…
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