green building: Round Rock Goes Green - 11/30/07 06:18 PM
FROM Round Rock Community Impact Newspaper
The different shades of greenProjects blend dollar and earth-friendly values in latest building trend
By Christi Covington
Hints of support for environment-friendly development have sprouted their first shoots in Round Rock, and for more than one reason.
“Green is good business,” said Don Dungan, … (2 comments)
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green building: New Production Home Builder BUILDS GREEN - 07/19/07 10:41 PM
I'm posting this after receiving a few emails and comments wanting to know more about this builder.
Long Story short on this company, based on what I read & what I've talked to them about so far when I met with them:
Wilson Holdings is a publicly traded company who's CEO started Capital … (3 comments)
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green building: Green Builder in Austin has plenty of financial backing - 07/18/07 10:31 PM
According to the Austin Business Journal, Wilson Holdings Inc. has received up to $100 million in credit to create green-building subdivisions.
RBC Centura, Franklin Bank and IBC Bank lead the credit facility and have committed $55 million.
"We appreciate the confidence that the lenders have shown in the company … (3 comments)
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green building: Another GREEN stamp for Austin - 06/26/07 08:56 AM
Last week the Department of Energy named 13 cities as "Solar America Cities". Austin has continued to be a leader, not just in the country, but in the World for it's efforts in Energy Conservation. Both in real estate & in vehicles.
Austin & the other cities have been successful implementing … (1 comments)
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green building: What is the Austin Real Estate Market. - 06/18/07 07:07 PM
Austin Real EstateThe Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) regulates all of licensed Real Estate Agents in the state of Texas. If you have a complaint with a Texas Real Estate company, then TREC is where you'd go. I believe no one is perfect and shouldn't be held to that standard, however, … (1 comments)
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green building: Applied Materials Going Green! - 06/16/07 10:09 PM
Applied Materials Inc. plans to install an array of solar panels at its Austin manufacturing plant that it says will be capable of generating 24.6 kilowatts of power.
The company, which provides equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, is the latest tech outfit to announce some sort of environmentally … (1 comments)
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green building: "Green" Neighborhoods Coming to Austin - 06/07/07 11:19 AM
Yesterday's Austin Business Journal talked about a new development going in Northeast Austin that is going to be 5 Start Green Rated to the Austin Green Energy Program.
This is close to the Agave Builders area, some very unique, green homes.
This is a new development that I haven't heard of until … (7 comments)
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green building: Clean Energy Summit billed a success - 05/31/07 10:59 PM
Frankly I felt the turnout to be disappointing, but part of that I'm sure is that it's the first one.
Austin consistently tries to be a leader & innovator of green, but I felt that the advertising was subpar for this event. Anyway here is what the Austin Business Journal Reports:
Roughly 400 … (1 comments)
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green building: REALTORS working with GREEN BUILDER - 04/28/07 01:04 AM
In order to more fully handle our client's real estate needs, we recently partnered with a custom builder. The builder's subcontractors will be used for maintenance on properties we manage for our investors on our property management side and will obviously be a resource to those clients wanting to build a … (0 comments)
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green building: Round Rock is GOING GREEN! - 04/28/07 12:36 AM
It was recently announced and reported that Round Rock city is supporting the efforts of some local developers to build a $30 MM project all green. I don't mean GREEN as in the color! I mean Green as in Environmentally Friendly.Austin has been a worldwide leader in it's Green Programs and … (0 comments)
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green building: Custom Home or Spec Home - 04/17/07 10:02 AM
New home construction has been hot for years and years. After all, who doesn't want new? Many people that shy away from "New Homes" do so because they assume it's much more expensive.
However Spec Home builders offer homes at prices close to what the current market value … (0 comments)
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