Cool Photography

Doug Mason, local professional photographer, captured inciting frames of nearby Austin Design projects, including Katywil Eco-Village, Wisdom Way Solar Village, and a private client's renovated home and newly constructed poolhouse! Check out additional Austin Design photographs on Flickr.

Austin Design in Green Business Quarterly

A nice article on Austin Design appears in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Green Building Quarterly. There is even a picture of all of us! You'll have to buy a physical copy of the magazine if you want to get a better idea of what we actually look like, but you get the gist. The magazine is free to those in the industry so check it out.

Re-Design of Greenfield Savings Bank Drive-Up Building

We are pleased to be working with the great folks at Greenfield Savings Bank to re-design their drive-up building and surrounding areas to faciliate pedestrian access and improve traffic flow.

Read the story as published in The Recorder.

Clean Energy Connections

Tomorrow Jacqui and Bill will be at the Clean Energy Connections Conference at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. Stop by, say hello, and learn about plenty of other clean energy and green resources in Western Mass.

Zero Energy Challenge

Wisdom Way Solar Village recently placed third in the Zero Energy Challenge. The Challenge was presented by Massachusetts’ investor-owned electric utility companies. The idea was to build a home which would use as little energy as possible. Bill traveled to the State House back in June for the award ceremony with Anne Perkins and Robin Sherman of RDI, check out the video above to see the action. 

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.