Fresh Air Friday: A Picnic in the Plaza! H-GAC Commute Solutions Program will host the tenth annual Fresh Air Friday event on June 1st, 2012 at the Jones Plaza in Downtown Houston from 11am-1pm. Come out to learn about Commute Alternatives and Alternative Fuel Options while enjoying free food, and entertainment! For more information, contact Rick Guerrero at rick.guerrero@h-gac.com or…
Green Building Tour: PDR. Planning Design Research, LEED Certified Green Building. As one in a series of free tours of green buildings in Houston, you are invited to see the LEED for Commercial Interiors Platinum PDR Offices, on Friday, June 1, 2012, in an “open house style” guided tour approximately every 30 minutes from 11 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The…
Featured Going ‘Native’ in Texas With Less Water (Daniel Ramirez – StateImpact, 05/24/2012) As Texas has just experienced severe drought, water conservation has become very important. One Texas survey found that about 2/3 of residents’ water use in the summer goes to watering their yards. Fertile Ground Organic Gardens, an Austin company designs landscapes to be more compatible with the…