10 Years of NATiVE
November 13, 2017
by Lloyd Lee In March 2007, Nick Ryza and I were sitting in a pub in Dublin, Ireland talking about what we wanted to do with the next chapter of our professional lives. We were there on a…
Smart Building Choice for Fire Endurance
May 16, 2017
Insulated Concrete Blocks – The Smart Building Choice One of the most devastating forces of nature is fire, whether it’s a naturally occurring wildfire or otherwise. Fires can…
Earth Day is Everyday
April 19, 2017
Earth Day is April 22nd. It is a day to not only celebrate mother nature, it is a day of action that changes human behavior and provokes policy changes. At NATiVE, Earth Day is Everyday.…
Building a Solar Ready Home
March 23, 2017
When building a new home, you have the opportunity to build it right from the beginning, saving yourself thousands of dollars in utility bills over the decades (as well as offsetting the…
Cool House Tour 2016
June 7, 2016
Sunday, June 12th, 10am – 6pm The 20th Annual Cool House Tour, a collaboration of Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) and the Texas Solar Energy Society (TXSES) is this Sunday! This…
Green Building Progress – April 2016
April 21, 2016
NATiVE Green Building Progress – “Works in Progress April 2016” Welcome to the first release of our Monthly Work In Progress Photo blog where we visually reveal our…
Green Energy Money
January 26, 2016
Financial Solutions to Value & Power a Sustainable Green Energy Future When you are looking at building a custom high performance, green energy home the loan process is different than…
Leif Dove – NATiVE Employee Highlight
January 18, 2016
“There is a commonly referenced constraints triangle in construction project management that shows time, cost, and quality on its outer corners. The often repeated phrase is to pick two…
Green Builder Magazine – Home of the Year Awards Winner
January 18, 2016
Best Resilient Design Native was honored as one of nine finalists in Green Builder Magazine 2015 Home of the Year Awards. Our Rainwater Ranch project won the BEST Resilient Design award.…
Zero Energy Home
December 29, 2015
It’s been a little over a year since we first met UT literature professors Liz and Alan. They had spent over 30 years living in the same house without doing much to it. The house was…