by admin | May 15, 2015 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News
Fred Zipp was an editor of the Austin-American Statesman for 32 years. So when it came time for him and some friends to build a series of vacation homes outside Austin, alongside the Llano River, he was well aware of the conservation and environmental issues facing... by admin | Dec 1, 2014 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development, Water Catchment Areas (Watershed)
The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance has published “Watershed Stewardship for the Edwards Aquifer Region, a Low Impact Development Manual.” The manual was designed for developers, landscape architects, and all of those who live on, or are planning to build... by admin | Aug 30, 2014 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News
The Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance (GEAA) has announced completion of a helpful low impact development publication. This manual was designed for developers, landscape architects, and all of those who live on, or are planning to build over our fragile aquifer... by admin | May 27, 2014 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News
May 27, 2014 Central Texas Land/Water Sustainability Forum. No one doubts that conventional land development impacts our creeks and lakes. Urban land development with buildings, roads, and other impervious surfaces allow less rain to soak into the ground, so the... by admin | Dec 31, 2013 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development
December 19, 2013 Forget Golf Courses: Subdivisions Draw Residents With Farms When you picture a housing development in the suburbs, you might imagine golf courses, swimming pools, rows of identical houses. But now, there’s a new model springing up across the... by admin | Dec 31, 2012 | Low Impact & Sustainable Development
December 18, 2012 Is smaller mixed-use viable? Developers say size doesn’t matter when you take a local approach Steve Miller didn’t set out to build the first mixed-use development in York County. In 2009 Miller, a managing partner with York-based...
