About

TFRG to Present at 2011 Annual “Sustainability on the UT Campus” Symposium

9:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m, Friday, September 23, 2011

 

Foundation Rock – Sustainable Housing

Integrated Design!

 We represent a multifaceted approach to housing and community oriented sustainable development. Designing community and sustainability into the built environment to improve the places we live. Researching and constructing effective, long term solutions to change traditional perceptions associated with how we house ourselves. Focusing on “. . . [an] integrated approach. Combining energy, water, and wastes into ‘neighborhood systems’ . . . to increase sustainability while relieving pressure to meet all citizens needs through city-scaled infrastructures.”

Incorporated as a Texas nonprofit through Office of the Secretary of State

IRS 301(c)3 tax exempt status

National Academy of Engineering (NAE) – Grand Challenge

to Restore and improve urban infrastructure

“Engineers must be engaged in the architectural issues involved in providing environmentally friendly, energy-efficient buildings both for housing and for business.”

- National Academy of Engineering

American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Associated General Contractors (AGC)

Chart the Future of Sustainability and Risk in the New Green Codes Era

“Collaboration is key to our ability to solve the big industry challenges that we are facing.” On April 25, 2011, AIA and the AGC gathered architects, contractors, engineers, building owners, etc to discuss the rapidly shifting legal landscape in the building industry as it relates to new green codes, whole building rating systems, products, and life cycle assessments. Key themes were collaboration, education, practice transformation, accountability, and metrics.

- American Institute of Architects

United States Green Building Council – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

Awareness, Education, and Innovation in Design

The Innovation in Design category promotes a holistic, integrated approach to the design and construction process, as well as the use of innovative technologies and strategies to improve a building’s performance well beyond what is required by other LEED credits. The LEED for Homes rating system also acknowledges that a home is only truly green if the people who live in it use its green features to maximum effect.

 - USGBC: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design