Energy Efficiency
Solar is Winning
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101472″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”189414″][vc_column_text] Energy has been a hot topic of debate for many decades in the United States. From our founding, we have powered our lives with wood, coal, petroleum, hydroelectric, natural gas, nuclear, and most recently, wind and solar energy. There is an overwhelmingly important need for the United States to become…
Read More2016 Solar Trends and New Opportunities
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101742″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”507388″][vc_column_text] An Amicus Collaborative Article With the close of 2015 and the unexpected extension of the Solar Investment Tax Credit, US Solar companies can now look toward 2016 with a stable marketplace within which to operate. The US Solar economy continues to enjoy unprecedented growth, providing employment for over 200,000 solar workers…
Read MoreZero Energy Home
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101754″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”193089″][vc_column_text] 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 showing the wear of 30 years of raising a family and building two successful…
Read MoreSmall Businesses Benefit from Financing Solar Projects
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101756″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”189960″][vc_column_text] Amicus, a cooperative of the finest independent solar companies across the United States, share experiences on various solar topics with each other each month. For December, Amicus members discussed financing solar options for business owners who want to invest in solar but might not want to pay all of the…
Read MoreA Few of Our Favorite “Green” Things
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101759″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”707539″][vc_column_text] Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s wishing you, your family and friends the warmest of holidays and of course delicious food. Just in case the you need a legitimate excuse to get out of an uncomfortable conversation over the holidays we’ve compiled a list of some of our employee’s favorite green products (everything from…
Read MoreSpray Foam Insulation
When building an energy efficient, net-zero home in Texas, it is vital to eliminate or greatly reduce energy loss with a high performance thermal envelope. Spray foam insulation, an alternative to traditional building insulation such as fiberglass, saves on energy costs and greatly lowers utility bills.
Read MoreRainwater Ranch: Self-Sufficient Living
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101775″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173340″][vc_column_text] Nestled on 100 acres in Texas Hill Country, this artist’s compound is a colorful gem of self-sufficient living and connection with nature. It is an energy efficient and creative nod to quintessential, self-reliant, Texas ranch living. A heavily integrated design process included builder, client and architect and after a careful one…
Read MoreTesla Batteries – Should I Pre-Order Them Now?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101799″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”412558″][vc_column_text] In grand fashion this week, Elon Musk delivered a well publicized announcement about Tesla’s newest offering, a sleek home battery storage model dubbed the Powerwall. The Powerwall is a wall mounted collection of Tesla batteries designed to capture and store solar power so that a homeowner can run their home when…
Read MoreBest Energy Smart Home of the Year 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101802″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”500899″][vc_column_text] NATiVE-built home wins Fine Homebuilding Magazine’s 2015 Award Best Energy Smart Home Honoring the best in meaningful architecture and leading-edge design, Fine Homebuilding magazine’s annual HOUSES Awards are among the most coveted in the housing industry. For this prestigious awards program, Fine Homebuilding’s editors evaluate literally hundreds of residential architecture…
Read MoreEnergy Monitoring
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101815″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”437125″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”145842″] “If you can not measure it, you can not improve it” – Lord Kelvin We are in the midst of a mindshift of the energy consumer. Consumers are becoming keenly aware of not only the direct cost of the energy that they use, but also of the external health…
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