The Houston Renewable Energy did a phenomenal job hosting the Solar Tour this year! There was everything from Solar Attic Fans to a home with 140 Solar Panels that creates more energy than I use in a year! Even the Solar social at Discovery Green Park afterwards was awesome. The band rocked, Whole Foods had [...]
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Going Green Lecture Series-The Woodlands
Posted by steph on October 18th, 2008
A while back I posted about the Going Green Lecture Series in The Woodlands hosted by The Woodlands Green Organization. Well, Monday October 20th is just 2 days away!
This coming Monday the discussion will be about The Woodlands Farmers Market/Locally Produced Fruits and Vegetables. Then, don’t miss next month where Michael Strong will be discussing [...]
Houston Solar Home Tour October 25th
Posted by steph on October 17th, 2008
The 2009 Solar Tour has been announced! Please Click for this years information
Some of you may have attended the Solar Tour last year and remember the ICF and Passive Solar Home on the Tour, this year will be awesome too!
The Houston Renewable Energy Group has added a bunch of projects as far North as Discovery [...]
I’m Certain One of My Readers Can Win! ‘Recycle Ike’
Posted by steph on October 17th, 2008
What in the World will the City of Houston do with all of it? That is what I have been asking myself for the past several weeks. That all can’t possibly go to the landfill?! Right?
I should have known that the City would come up with a fantastic idea! How about PAYING for the TOP [...]
In Case You Missed It- New and Green in Houston!
Posted by steph on August 23rd, 2008
There is so much that going on in Houston that is Green, it’s easy to miss when something exciting comes out. Just for fun, I thought I would start putting some updates on here so you can stay current on what is happening. Here are a few items that you may want to know about:
Green [...]
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1 Comment »Discovery Green Park- Downtown Houston
Posted by steph on July 27th, 2008
Discovery Green Park in Downtown is really a special place. We have been a couple of times and it is always fun, exciting and breathtaking at the same time. What you will find is a 12 Acre park smack in the middle of Downtown Houston. As you walk in to the Park, it appears to [...]
Posted in Green Houston Events Tags: discovery green, dog park, leed certified, park, solar 4 Comments »Join Me June 7th in Discovery at Spring Trails!
Posted by steph on July 5th, 2008
Discovery at Spring Trails is coming along quickly now!
For an update, The Discovery Center is near completion and I now have pricing AND floorplans for one builders and floorplans for several others. If any of you have been following, I now have those available to share. One builder can now actively write contracts to build and [...]
This Weekend-A Jumpstart to Go Green
Posted by steph on July 5th, 2008
If you missed it in the Houston Chronicle this morning, the State of Texas is making this Memorial Day Weekend- TAX FREE Weekend for appliances and other items that have an Energy Star Logo!!
Some of the items include:
Thermostats
A/C Units under $6000
Dishwashers
Refrigerators
CFL Light Bulbs
Ceiling Fans
This will hopefully make it a little bit easier for homeowners to [...]
Green Building in Houston TX
Posted by steph on July 5th, 2008
If you are thinking about buying or building a GREEN Home in Houston, Texas I recommend viewing the guidelines fron the Greater Houston Builders Association and Green Building Initiative (TM). These guildelines are very thorough and take you step by step for what is needed to have a home considered to be GREEN.
Below I will have a [...]
Houston to Host Gulf Coast Green Symposium in April 2008
Posted by steph on July 5th, 2008
The City of Houston has been chosen to host the 2008 Gulf Coast Green Symposium and Expo in April. This event is an amazing Green Building Conference that deals with building in Hot and Humid Climates.
If you are interested in learning more, no reason to wonder if you can go….it is FREE to attend!! If [...]
