Solar
Tesla 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 MoreAnnouncing Partnership with 1Sun Solutions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101807″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”196734″][vc_column_text] 1Sun Solutions AUSTIN, TEXAS – April 10, 2015 – NATiVE, a leader in green building and solar contracting, has finalized a formal partnership with 1Sun Solutions. 1Sun Solutions is an employee-owned installation company that offers industry leading solar installation expertise with over 40 years of combined experience in the field.…
Read MoreWhy Go Solar Now?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101809″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”851782″][vc_column_text] As we head into another scorching summer in Texas, the temptation to go solar is only natural. Look outside: Our roofs are drenched in untapped energy reserves. But with solar prices plummeting over the last several years, isn’t it better to wait until prices hit “rock bottom”? Why pull the…
Read MoreWomen in Solar Energy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101813″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”208238″][vc_column_text] #NationWISE (Women in Solar Energy) Join the #NationWISE Multi-City Round Table Women in Solar Energy (WISE) is hosting a nationwide roundtable on Tuesday, 2/24. Be part of the movement to foster a better female workforce for clean energy and network with others in the growing solar industry. Native’s Cathy Redson…
Read MoreAmerican Dream 2.0
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101817″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”342722″][vc_column_text] If You’ve Ever Considered Solar, You Must Read This Declare Your Independence and Take Ownership of Your Energy The origins of the American Dream date back to the frontier days when early settlers, unbounded by the hierarchical limitations they left behind in Europe, saw the opportunity through hard work to build…
Read MoreBuilding a Net Zero House…Part Two
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101826″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202640″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”193767″] “It is amazing to see the lot without the house, quite weird, really. Are we brave or crazy? People are asking. We say brave.” – Liz We say brave too. Not everyone would decide to build a net zero house, sign off on the plans, and then leave to London…
Read MoreThe Early Bird Gets the Tax Credit
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101833″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”207628″][vc_column_text] As a green builder, we created our business around the idea that it’s never too early to think about the future. It’s practically in our genetic makeup, and everyday, we educate home- and business owners how they can make smart, environmentally conscious decisions within the very buildings we spend so much…
Read MoreGoing Net Zero
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101890″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”413862″][vc_column_text] August 27, 2014 We arrived at Liz and Alan’s Tarrytown (a small Austin community located west of downtown) home early in the morning. The air was humid and the sun was already beginning to peek through the trees. The house was set back from the street surrounded by a wooden…
Read MoreGreen Jobs for Innovative People
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101893″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”365805″][vc_column_text] At NATiVE, we are very proud of our employees, a group of the smartest, most innovative people in the solar and green building industries. We have the most experienced NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) certified solar installers in Texas, and also have a LEED certified building team.…
Read MoreSolar Professional Profile: Stuart Priour
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101896″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”113851″][vc_column_text] NATiVE’s very own Stuart Priour, expert of all things solar, is the coolest solar professional around! Not only does NATiVE do amazing work building net zero homes and installing solar, but as we grow our company, we are able to create green jobs in the local economy. We are hill country…
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