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One of the reasons we moved AccuBuild headquarters to Austin, was because we felt it was a cutting-edge city in terms of responsible growth - a mecca for construction.

An article in the Austin Business Journal last week addressed the green trend and what Austin is doing to actually “walk the walk,” not just “talk the talk.” It’s easy to say you’re building an eco-friendly city, yet how to do you ensure it actually is? There are new buildings in Austin like the Dell Children’s Medical Center and City Hall that have achieved green benchmarking. This is no easy feat!

City Hall was trying to meet 37 of the 38 criteria set by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  There is also a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) checklist including six categories like: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality and innovation and design process.

It takes a huge team of intelligent resourceful minds to bring these ideals to fruition. For example, during excavation of City Hall, workers hit water below the garage level. The water had to be diverted and was not potable, so it was pumped out and used to water the landscaping. As stated by LEED, more than half of the water used for irrigation purposes has to be obtained from non-conventional sources or be captured rainwater.

Read the article to find out how Austin plans to green its commercial real estate.