What's up, Governor?

Governor Deval Patrick is laying the groundwork to lead Massachusetts toward the statewide adoption of zero net energy building standards by 2030, similar to the Architecture 2030 Challenge. We believe this is an entirely necessary step and applaud the Governor for taking it. We would just like to point out that one of the examples given on the state's website sounds mighty familiar.

Growing Connection: Supporting Our Local Community

The Bridge of Flowers is a local treasure, celebrating its 80th Anniversary this year. To commemorate this special event, Austin Design Inc. joined together with other regional designers and craftsmen to create the new informational kiosk adorning one end of the bridge.  To read more about the blossoming pathway and how the community has pulled together to keep its vital presence flourishing and alive, please follow this link to "Growing Connection" - an article appearing in the September/October 2009 issue of Design New England.

The Kids are Alright

Check out the Solar Decathlon going on now on the National Mall. This is a great competition the U.S. Department of Energy sponsors to educate the next generation of architects, designers and builders how to build efficiently and beautifully.

http://www.solardecathlon.org/

Austin Design on Flickr

We've created a Flickr account to make our newer projects more accessible. We'll try and update it regularly with new stuff and get our backlog of projects posted. Check this link or look over in the sidebar to the right to see our Flickr images.

Wisdom Way in the New York Times

A nice write up of the Wisdom Way Solar Village project in the New York Times. Austin Design worked with RDI as a client to design these low energy units. There is a nice video with Chris and everything. From way back in April but we'll re-post it here.



New York Times Article

New York Times Video