There are many “shades of green” – you have to decide what your priorities are, everyone is different. Use Non-Toxic Building Materials: You can find healthier products for you and your family. Products that are healthier for us are also better for the environment. You can find these products online and specialty shops, search “non-toxic building

The Concept This is a major addition to a one story residence, modern, blending in with the tress and Austin\’s Mac Mansions laws. It also provides a chimney design for the least use of AC using natural ventilation.

Agriboard on pier and beam foundation

Austin Energy Green Building™ holds its one-day Green by Design workshop four times a year. Austinites preparing to build, buy, or remodel a home can learn how to improve energy and water efficiency, increase comfort, and reduce maintenance.

Agriboard Structural Insulated Panels Agriboard Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS) are framing, insulation, and sheathing all in one! Standard SIPs have styrofoam as their core insulating materials, but Agriboard uses wheat or rice straw that is compressed into a panel. They reduce the amount of waste on any residential or commercial jobsite because the panels are

Recycling Benefits By recycling, we are reducing energy and water usage, lowering pollution, improving air and water quality, strengthening the economy, helping to preserve landfill space, and saving natural resources for future generations. Trash Facts For every $11 Americans spend on food, $1 is for packaging. Recycling a four-foot stack of newspaper produces as much

MCS – Multiple chemical sensitivities resources Chemicals In Your House PBS Trade Secrets – Corporate Washington and your health Natural Faily Online Chemical Reference Chemical Database (EnvironmentalChemistry.com) ConsumerLab.com – independent tests of herbal, vitamin, and mineral supplements EPA TRI Explorer Chemical Report Scorecard Home – Pollution Information per Zip Code Tox Town – Toxic chemicals

The chemical revolution of the past 50 years has altered nearly every aspect of our lives. Many of the products we rely upon every day – from plastic bags to computers – would not exist without synthetic chemicals. Most of us believe the chemicals in consumer products have been tested and approved by some government