Mueller Takes the LEED: Sample Sustainable Features

"...• Two Platinum, two Gold, and two Silver LEED-certified commercial buildings...."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature

Developing Stories: Greening the Neighborhood

Mueller development wins LEED for Neighborhood Design

"...which in a pilot program just designated Mueller a LEED Silver certified plan. The new USGBC designation promotes sustainability..."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Home's a Brewin'

First Gold LEED-certified brewery in the world is an Austin brewpub

"...Even on a packed night like the recent So-LEED Gold Party celebrating their historic certification, the Black Star..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Food Column by Ivy Le

Mapping Out Mueller

Airport redevelopment project continues spreading its wings

"...community. The hotel is expected to be the first LEED-gold-certified hotel in Texas. Mueller currently has a total of..."

May 10, 2013 News Feature

Formula Farrera

Formula One cranks up sustainability engine

"...be a year-round research and testing campus. As a LEED-credentialed architect specializing in sustainability, Farrera could only make a..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Recycled Dreams: Three MRFs and a Phantom in the Wings

The council considers recycling proposals, with one offer off the table

"...by Septem­ber 2011," the Austin-based firm proposed a slender, LEED Silver-certified building, complete with rainwater harvesting systems and electric..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

A Green Travel Glossary

A glossary of definitions pertaining to the field of Green Travel

"...U.S. Green Building Council LEED Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green-building rating..."

May 25, 2007 Features Feature

Then There's This: Working Man of Green Gables

Condo developer targeted for claims of unpaid wages, unsafe conditions

"...new residents likely won't know is that their new LEED-certified residence served as the scene of a mass protest..."

Feb. 21, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Civics 101

"...LEED SYMPOSIUM Learn about sustainable design in the U.S. Green..."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Column

Two Hotels for the Price of ... Two?

Convention center hotels seek city waivers

"...of sustainability features expected to garner the structure a LEED Gold designation. Manchester has signed a 99-year lease agreement..."

July 8, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...the local Ronald McDonald House the highest rating of LEED Platinum. Since December 2007, the nonprofit has provided housing..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature

Everyone's CNU: Free Public Events

"...produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford. Special Interest LEED for Neighborhood DevelopmentThursday, April 3, 9am-12:30pm, Room 4 Presenters:..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature

ACC Reopens Historic Campus Ahead of Bond Election

ACC shows what it can do with less than $50 million

"...campuses. The renovation as a whole also received a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification –..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

The World of Wayfinding in Austin

How we get from here to there in our ever-changing city

"...For the library, both its physical openness and its LEED Platinum status are part of the brand...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Film Society Announces Opening of New Creative Media Center

Former National Guard armory will provide sound stage, office space

"...The new LEED-certified structure was converted from the shell of the old..."

Nov. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...high worker pay-and-protection standards (under the city's existing Green Build­ing/LEED and Better Builder programs);..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Council Approves Deal for Soccer at McKalla Place

Members vote 7-4 in favor of Precourt plan

"...amendments from Tovo pushing PSV to achieve a gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standard, asking PSV..."

Aug. 15, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lake|Flato's Impact on Austin

The firm behind the new library has changed our city's look

"...conference center, Lake|Flato designed a massive modern facility – LEED Gold certification for 322,000 square feet, containing 300 rooms,..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Checking Out Austin's New Central Library

Yes, the city’s “Library of the Future” still has books, but this 21st century facility is about so much more

"...floor. (All this has helped the new Central obtain LEED Platinum certification, the highest of any library in the..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Public Notice: Planning for Better Plans

What's been going on at the local Planning and Zoning Department?

"...earned at least a Green Building 4-Star Rating and/or LEED Gold certification: 2400 Nueces, a student-oriented multifamily high-rise in..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Mug Life

Austin isn't a world-class beer destination, but it's close

"...Owl, the country's only all-sour-mashed brewery, and the Gold LEED-certified Black Star Brewery, the world's first brewing co-op, begin..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...impetus for the U.S. Green Building Council and their LEED rating system," she says, but it has brought significant..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...1am, BD RIley's Leed's Dinosaur Pile-Up is given to moments of grunge reverence,..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Honey, I'm Home

The bees of Block 21 get busy on top of the W

"...first mixed-use building of its kind to earn a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification from..."

May 17, 2013 Food Feature by MM Pack

It's Not Easy Being Green

The city's Office of Sustainability is still trying to find a sustainable mission

"...to create a common benchmarking tool, kind of like LEED did for building, so that you could compare yourself..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Civics 101

"...Learn about the green building certification process from the LEED reviewers of Austin, then browse Austin's newest green building..."

June 1, 2012 News Column

Civics 101

"...Learn about the green building certification process from the LEED reviewers of Austin, then browse Austin's newest green building..."

May 25, 2012 News Column

F1 Unresponsive

"...by Austin Energy and the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system are among the most important environmental programs..."

Jan. 30, 2012 Postmarks

Walking the No-Kill Tightrope

As Austin's animal welfare center moves to a new building, will the delicate balance of 'no-kill' and resources be maintained?

"...But for all its amenities and ambitions for LEED Gold certification, the new shelter actually has 56 fewer..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Library Plans Evolved With the Cyber-Times

Library plans are both eco-friendly and tech-savvy

"...really important in terms of sustainability isn't so much LEED points but future-proofing. In 2007, the Kindle was introduced;..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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