Tag Archives: green building

rainwater to irrigation on indian creek

A plan view for a small rainwater harvesting project © 2012 Corner Canyon Homes. All rights reserved.

A plan view for a small rainwater harvesting project

These folks became concerned during our recent drought at the amount of rainwater simply running off from even infrequent thunderstorms. Wondering how this surplus could be stored for later use to maintain their landscape and horses, they asked if we … Continue reading

walls to floors

tubbsBarnWood-3 creative commons by-nc-nd 2011 bruce john stracke.

We love finding old materials we can re-purpose in our projects. Not only does recycling help the environment, we really get excited about the creative opportunities reusing materials offer our designs. According to the EPA an average new construction project … Continue reading

come again another day

Rain On Wire Green creative commons by-nc-nd 2007 bruce john stracke.

We really enjoy adding rainwater harvesting to hill country homes. While it may seem counter intuitive to use rainwater harvesting during our drought our most recently completed collection system has already captured nearly 40,000 gallons during three months of below … Continue reading

three simple goals

Aeromotor creative commons by-nc-nd 2007 bruce john stracke.

need less, use less, produce your own. Need less is not about going without, or depriving our selves. When building a home ‘need less’ simply recognizes two important issues. The first is logical: a successful home should be … Continue reading