Last but certainly not least our last stop was the Trinity River Audubon Center. Dana Wilson, Volunteer Coordinator, was our guide. She gave us a brief history of the project and described how the facility is located along the Trinity River on land that was once a deep woods landfill. The land was a legal [...]

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Paul Westbrook (Texas Instrument’s Manager of Sustainable Development), had a vision of being sustainable almost 2 decades ago. He not only had a vision of how to be sustainable but he also wanted to provide that data to others in hopes of promoting sustainable practices. The same factors that can be reduce in Mr.Westbrook’s household [...]

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What does 1 push mower and 11 cars have in common? They both emit as much pollutants as the other. According to Steve Chaney (Horticulturist)  from the Texas Agrilife Extension Service. According to the Texas Agrilife Extension Service’s website, “The mission of AgriLife Extension is a seemingly simple one: improving the lives of people, businesses, and communities [...]

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The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) visited the UTA Fort worth cohort program on January 12, 2012. According to Mindy Mize ( Program Manager) and Wendy Vandiver (Communications Specialist), “ The NCTCOG is a voluntary association of, by and for local governments, and was established to assist local governments in planning for common needs, [...]

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Deep in the heart of Dallas a Recycling Revolution has started, more aptly Deep Ellum. A neighborhood in Dallas associated with Artistry and visionary thinking but never given the appropriate love that other dallas neighborhood has been given. Almost 4 years ago, a young man who realize his Zen moment while on a beach in [...]

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One of the few places in Fort Worth,TX that is LEED Certified. As a matter of fact, while other facilities are LEED Certified, Silver and Gold. No building is LEED Platinum except for the Botanical Research Institue of Texas (BRIT). One of the amazing things about BRIT is that it’s a Non-profit organization. The facility [...]

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The Sustainability Cohort students visited Rahr Brewery  January 7, 2012. This was an opportunity for the students to sample a local brewery and have a better understanding of the sustainable business with ties to the community. The Rahr Brewery offers this sampling opportunity on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons only. With a $7 purchase, an [...]

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On January 7, 2012, The sustainable students from UTArlington visited the new public library in Bedford. We met with Maria Redburn, who is the Librarian given the task to find funding and to keep the library sustainable. One of the things that Miss Redburn did was to educate herself on what she can do to [...]

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Later that evening, we went to the address of 718 N. Bailey, Fort Worth, TX. The new home is approximately 1740 square feet, three bedrooms, and two baths.  The owners Charlotte and Thomas De la Pena built their dream home from the ground up. The lot of land that was purchased cost the De La [...]

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On January 5, 2012, Our class tour took us to a home on 4232 Lovell Ave. in Fort Worth,TX.  Located in the Alamo Heights district that has a lot of older homes. The owners, Heather Ferrier and T. Laminack saw the value in making the property their home.  Miss.Ferrier whose family owns a home building construction business [...]

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