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Interested in buying, building, or remodeling a sustainable home? The Green By Design workshops return this spring! Green By Design is a free workshop series presented by the Austin Energy Green [...]

ARCSA International will be hosting a new Technical Symposium on May 20–21, 2026, at the Grundfos Headquarters in Brookshire, Texas. This two-day event will bring together a wide range of [...]

The rainwater harvesting system at the Sonora Bank branch building in New Braunfels was awarded a 2024 Rain Catcher Award from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for the Commercial [...]

In recent years, a conservation revolution has been taking place across the globe, changing the way we think about water resources and sustainability. Rainwater harvesting, once an age-old [...]

Did you know that the City of Austin charges each property in Austin a “drainage charge”? The drainage charge is calculated individually for each property, based on the amount and [...]

To harvest rainwater, one needs to convey the rainwater from a catchment area such as a house roof into a rainwater storage tank. Did you know that there are two types of conveyance methods [...]

In 2024, the City of Austin Water Conservation department updated their water conservation rebate process to institute an online application.  This post runs through the online application [...]

In our rapidly urbanizing world, where concrete jungles seem to be replacing natural landscapes, the importance of sustainable practices cannot be overstated. One such practice that holds the key [...]

I had the opportunity to sit down and talk all things water with Colton Harbert on The Roundup with Capitol Ranch.  We had a wonderful conversation that ranged from the current water [...]