Event Calendar

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Build a Simple Rainwater Catchment System for Your Landscape

[ August 18, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] A Design~Build~Live Monthly Presentation
Wednesday, August 18, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Lance Armstrong Foundation, 2201 East 6th Street, Austin, TX (Map)
Learn how to build a simple rainwater harvesting system using recycled 55-gallon drums. Completed barrels can be linked together to create a larger storage system. Economical parts are readily available and techniques are simple. The [...]

Help Rebuild the Barr Mansion Ballroom

Sunday, July 18, 2010, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
The good folks at Barr Mansion are long-time supporters of Design~Build~Live, sustainable living and the local environmental community. Their beautiful Artisan Ballroom, venue for many Austin environmental events, was struck by lightening last month and burned down.
Please show your support and appreciation by attending an evening of [...]

Modern Sustainable Lawn Care

A Design~Build~Live Monthly Presentation, with special co-host Texas Green Network
Wednesday, July 21, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Lance Armstrong Foundation, 2201 East 6th Street, Austin, TX (Map)
While many of us have minimize or eliminated our lawn area in favor of less water- and energy-intensive native plants and/or edible landscapes, significant areas of lawn grass are [...]

Climate Change Expert from New Zealand

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 – 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The USGBC Central Texas – Balcones Chapter presents the next in its lecture series featuring Helen Plume, climate change expert from New Zealand. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Helen Plume at a reception after the lecture. A tour of the [...]