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  The Center Co-Director to Discuss Imperative of Industry-Environment Connection at Annual TEDxSanAntonio Conference AUSTIN, Texas (September 22, 2014) – Pliny Fisk, Co-Director at... Read More
Co-Director Pliny informs his ideas about design through extensive reading on a wide range of topics. Currently, a favorite author is #LeonardShlain, whom Pliny says has written "...highly... Read More
The 2007 Texas A&M Solar Decathlon, a "Home for Life," created the idea of a groHome that responds to home economics, according to the breakdown of average cost-per-month for a typical... Read More
Our monthly Open House will not be held on July 4th in honor of Independence Day. We hope to see you on August 1st for our next Open House, which is held from 6:30 - 8:30 on the first Friday of every... Read More
We are thrilled to announce that another AmeriCorps NCCC crew arrived this week to The Center and will be working with us through mid-July. They will assist us in implementing Ecology Action of Texas... Read More
The 2007 Texas A&M Solar Decathlon, a "Home for Life," examines the Life Cycle Balancing of resources used on site in terms of energy, water, and food. These cycles are tracked and... Read More
The Center served as sustainability consultant on Dell Children’s Medical Center W.H. and Elaine McCarthy South Tower, which received an Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) five star rating.... Read More
PR Newswire’s article “Study by Perkins+Will Experts Contradicts Belief That Sustainable Hospital Design Is Too Costly,” features Co-Director Gail Vittori as a lead voice on the... Read More
Sustainable Healthcare Architecture, Second Edition, authored by Co-Director Gail Vittori and co-author Robin Guenther is featured in Facilities Management. The article states the book is for “... Read More
Co-Director Gail Vittori comments on the societal impact of LEED buildings in the Healthcare Design article: “Numbers Aside, LEED Buildings Make Sense.” The article explores the... Read More

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