Community Involvement
Earth Day is Everyday
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101487″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”211850″][vc_column_text] 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. We work daily to help Texans reduce their carbon footprint with green building, rainwater collection,…
Read MoreThe Future and Solar
Build Native CEO Lloyd Lee was proud to speak with the next generation of solar power supporters at two events in Central Texas: his daughter’s second grade class at Dripping Springs Elementary School and the annual Science Day at Eanes Elementary School. Getting out in the sun was both exciting and educational!
Read MoreClimate Change in Austin
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101521″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”116803″][vc_column_text] Austin’s status as a leading city has been proven time and time again with inclusion at the top of many “Best Of” lists. But today marks a special milestone for Austin’s leadership status — 10 years of progress in the fight against climate change. Click the button below to read Ten…
Read MoreResolutions & Reforestation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-761710″ type=”carousel” medias=”101534,101535,101536″ carousel_lg=”1″ carousel_md=”1″ carousel_sm=”1″ gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ carousel_loop=”yes” carousel_nav=”yes” carousel_nav_mobile=”yes” carousel_dots=”yes” carousel_dots_mobile=”yes” carousel_dots_inside=”yes” carousel_dot_padding=”2″ stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”127763″][vc_column_text] As we approach the new year, many of us make resolutions to improve our lives from the previous year. 2017 comes with a lot of uncertainty, but all of us can decide to make…
Read MorePowering a Birthing Center in Haiti with Solar
A nonprofit birthing center in the impoverished country of Haiti was not even tied to the unreliable electrical grid. Build Native volunteers raised funds, flew to Haiti, and installed an off-grid solar inverter to provide solar power to the clinic.
Read MoreCompost Pedallers – Profile
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101715″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”100090″][vc_column_text] NATiVE is proud to partner with Austin’s 100% bike-powered compost recycling company: Compost Pedallers. Compost Pedallers collect compostables from homes and businesses and pedals them directly to nearby urban farms and community gardens to grow more local food. Their mission is to build a more vibrant Austin community by reducing…
Read MoreSierra Club Lone Star Chapter Director Goes Solar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101718″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”134150″][vc_column_text] As a proud partner of Sierra Club (https://sierraclub.org/texas), the nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, we were very excited to work with the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter Director, Reggie James, on his solar PV system. Since he had the available land and too much shading on his…
Read MoreCleanTX
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101727″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”562852″][vc_column_text] NATiVE is a Proud Member of CleanTX CleanTX is an economic development and professional association that is accelerating the growth of the cleantech industry in Texas through information exchange, thought leadership, and strategic partnerships. Founded in 2006, this is the nonprofit economic development and professional association for cleantech in Central Texas, a $2.5…
Read MoreGive 5% to Mother Earth Day
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101731″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”196552″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”202570″] Mother Earth Day – April 22nd This month, NATiVE is excited to be a partner of Austin’s Give 5% to Mother Earth Day, the annual Earth Day initiative where more than 100 local businesses, like us, pledge to donate 5% of their gross sales to benefit nine nonprofit organizations…
Read MoreConserving Land in the Hill Country
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101734″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”801135″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”167243″] “Conserving land in the Hill Country is not a simple feat – it requires long-term involvement from many individuals and organizations who want to see these lands preserved as open space in perpetuity. Through their ongoing partnership with HCC and their donation program, Native has proven their commitment to…
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