Best Building Practices for Austin’s Climate

Green home with white walls and metal roof

Beauty and function matter when it comes to building a home, but so does place. Every home sits within a climate, a landscape, and a set of conditions that shape how it performs. For Austin, TX and the surrounding areas, building for place means more than adapting for a hot, humid climate. It means applying…

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Epps Body & Paint Powers Shop with Solar

Epps Body & Paint

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101527″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”460207″][vc_column_text] Wayne Epps founded Epps Body & Paint in 1988 and grew it into a well-respected Bee Caves business. In 2011, Wayne asked Steve and Melissa Takamatsu to continue his tradition of fine auto body repair and add Epps to their already established, nearby repair business, Lawson Tire and Automotive. So, Melissa…

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Vickery Wholesale Greenhouse Goes Solar

Vickery Wholesale Greenhouse

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101530″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”113976″][vc_column_text] Vickery Wholesale Greenhouse (www.vickerygreenhouse.com) began in 1926 as Vickery Florist in Vickery, Texas, the area surrounding the intersection of Greenville and Park Lane in Dallas. The business grew, and in the 1940’s, the retail florist moved to it’s current location on East Grand Avenue. In 1952, they shifted their focus to…

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