Green Building
Smart Building Choice for Fire Endurance
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101484″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”181375″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”109615″] Insulated Concrete Blocks – The Smart Building Choice One of the most devastating forces of nature is fire, whether it’s a naturally occurring wildfire or otherwise. Fires can quickly destroy homes and businesses, sweeping through an area far more quickly than many realize. When it comes to construction of…
Read MoreEarth Day is Everyday
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101487″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”211850″][vc_column_text] Earth Day is April 22nd. It is a day to not only celebrate mother nature, it is a day of action that changes human behavior and provokes policy changes. At NATiVE, Earth Day is Everyday. We work daily to help Texans reduce their carbon footprint with green building, rainwater collection,…
Read MoreBuilding a Solar Ready Home
When building a new home, you have the opportunity to build it correctly from the beginning, saving yourself thousands of dollars. With some upfront planning, you can ensure that your home is ready for an optimized solar array, maximizing the output of your system and minimizing the installation cost.
Read MoreCool House Tour 2016
The Cool House Tour 2016 features one Build Native net-zero custom home and two Build Native solar installations in Austin. The Cool House Tour is an annual, self-guided tour featuring energy efficient homes, produced by Austin Energy Green Building and Texas Solar Energy Society.
Read MoreGreen Building Progress – April 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101724″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”206179″][vc_column_text] NATiVE Green Building Progress – “Works in Progress April 2016” Welcome to the first release of our Monthly Work In Progress Photo blog where we visually reveal our green building in progress projects. Please enjoy these images and stay tuned for next months edition where we explore more of our…
Read MoreGreen Energy Money
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101739″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”851958″][vc_column_text] Financial Solutions to Value & Power a Sustainable Green Energy Future When you are looking at building a custom high performance, green energy home the loan process is different than a typical mortgage loan. The appraiser needs to be able to quantify the value of the systems in a NATiVE…
Read MoreLeif Dove – NATiVE Employee Highlight
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101744″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”135670″][vc_column_text] “There is a commonly referenced constraints triangle in construction project management that shows time, cost, and quality on its outer corners. The often repeated phrase is to pick two because you can’t have all three. Leif Dove possesses the unique skillset of being able to align these three constraints by…
Read MoreGreen Builder Magazine – Home of the Year Awards Winner
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101746″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”224863″][vc_column_text] Best Resilient Design Native was honored as one of nine finalists in Green Builder Magazine 2015 Home of the Year Awards. Our Rainwater Ranch project won the BEST Resilient Design award. We’re so very proud of our entire team for building with the highest of standards, quality and professionalism. We’re also very thankful…
Read MoreZero Energy Home
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101754″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”193089″][vc_column_text] It’s been a little over a year since we first met UT literature professors Liz and Alan. They had spent over 30 years living in the same house without doing much to it. The house was showing the wear of 30 years of raising a family and building two successful…
Read MoreSpray 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.
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