TCEQ Awards - May 13, 2009 Austin, Texas

Build San Antonio Green recieved the 2009 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Texas Environmental Excellence Award Civic/Non-Profit category. The awards banquet was held in Austin on May 13th, 2009.

Executive Director Anita Ledbetter meets with Governor Rick Perry and members of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality	Executive Director Anita Ledbetter accepts the Texas Environmental Excellence Award fo Build San Antonio Green	Executive Director Anita Ledbetter and Certification Manager Lina Luque
	Build San Antonio Green at the TCEQ Awards. L-R: Stephen Colley, Kris Zebrowski, Anita Ledbetter, Eric Washburn, Lina Luque

NAHB Awards - May 8, 2009 Dallas Texas

Build San Antonio Green was awarded the 2009 Green Building Program of the Year Award from the National Association of Home Builders. The awards were presented at a banquet in Dallas on May 8th, 2009.

Executive Director Anita Ledbetter with the NAHB Award for Green Building Program of the Year

The Build San Antonio Green staff with Becky Oliver and Kim Shrum of the Greater San Antonio Builders Association

Executive Director Anita Ledbetter and Kim Shrum from the Greater San Antonio Builders Association

Build San Antonio Green member John Friesenhahn of Imagine Homes won the award for Green Builder of the Year

Build San Antonio Green staff along with John Friesenhahn and Imagine Homes staff

The BSAG staff had a great time at the banquet in Dallas

Solar Fest - May 2nd, 2009

City of San Antonio Green Building Awards - May 8, 2009

The City of San Antonio held its inaugural Green Building Awards Ceremony on May 8th, 2009 at the International Center

All of the COSA 2009 Green Building Award winners.	Vernon Dunagin, Superintendent Dr. John Folks, and Bill Peters of Northside Independent School District accept the Bill Sinkin Solar Award	Edgar Farrera of Marmon Mok accepts the Honorable Mention-Commerical awardfor the Girl Scouts Sally Cheever Leadership Center
Chester Slimp accepts the Honorable Mention-Commerical for the City of San Antonio's John Igo Branch Library	Nikki Mellado (l) & Jerry Lammers (center) of Alamo Architects accept the award for Commerical Construction	John Friesenhahn of Imagine Homes accepts the award for Residential Construction - Production
Kyle Lindsey of Kyle Lindsey Custom Homes accepts the award for Residential - Custom Home Over 2200 Square Feet	Greg Edwards of LionForce Building Systems accepts the award for Residential - Custom Home Under 2200 Square Feet	Sheila Morales accepts the Green Practitioner Award on behalf of HEB
Build San Antonio Green Executive Director Anita Ledbetter presents the Bill Sinkin Solar Award	Councilwoman Diane Cibrian	Build San Antonio Green Executive Director Anita Ledbetter with award winners Kyle Lindsey & John Friesenhahn
	Green Building Awards Judging Committe. L-R: Alison Rivenburgh, Tenna Florian, Robert Hanley, Heather DeGrella, Kathe Doran, Heather Holdridge, Philip Gates Not pictured: Karen Guz

Fresh Air Friday - April 3, 2009

AACOG's annual Fresh Air Friday was held at Main Plaza the afternoon of April 3, 2009. Build San Antonio Green was on hand to educate attendees about the importance of building green and how green building help promote better air quality for San Antonio.

LiveGreen Fest - October 11, 2008 - Olmos Basin Park

The MPE booth attracted alot of festival-goers	MPE Executive Director Anita Ledbetter has a great time at the LiveGreen Fest	Imagine Homes was on hand letting festival goers know about their green-built homes
MPE's sister organization Solar San Antonio was also in attendance, educating about solar power	Build San Antonio Green member Chris Jackson from Cold Fire Signs	AACOG educated attendees about the importance of driving clean in Texas, part of the campaign to reduce harmful emissions
Recycled art	A ZAP Truck, a 100% electric vehicle	LiveGreen Fest attendees were treated to fantastic live jazz music

CPS spreads the word about switching to Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

Echotown, an evironmentally-minded website

2008 Builders Showcase Expo - September 26-28 in the Alamodome

County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson Speaks at the Press Conference opening the 2008 Builders Showcase Expo

MPE Executive Director Anita Ledbetter speaks at the opening Press Conference

City of San Antonio Director of Environmental Policy Laurence Doxsey speaks at the Press Conference

MPE's Anita Ledbetter & Lina Luque in front of the MPE booth at the Expo

Lina shows one of 4-packs of CFL's that were given away on "Build San Antonio Green Day" at the Expo

MPE's Irene Seel and Stephen Colley in the MPE Booth at the Expo

A small rainwater harvesting system and Texas-native landscaping feature in the "Water Efficiency" section of the MPE booth. Rainwater harvesting was donated by Big Grass Bamboo and Rain Catchment Systems

A solar panel in the "Energy Efficiency" section of the MPE area. This setup was provided by Big Grass Bamboo and Novastar Energy

A part of the "Site" area of the MPE booth. Seen here is gypsum board, both whole and ground. The site area featured examples of construction waste gound by Greenstone Industries, a local company that provides on-site waste grinding for construction site

A great crowd at the 2008 Builders Expo

Another view of the MPE booth

MPE's Stephen Colley participates in a panel discussion about green building with local builders and Build San Antonio Green Members Mike Robare (Robare Custom Homes), Todd Williams (Double Diamond Custom Homes), Mike Hollaway (Mike Hollaway Homes),

Jeremy Ellison of Solalite Texas, makers of the Sola-Tube skylights gives an educational seminar on the Build San Antonio Green Stage

Keith Bedard, of Mike Pilley Enterprises, gives a talk about construction with insulating concrete forms on the Build San Antonio Green Stage

Terrific Treehouse

The Terrific Treehouse event is an opportunity for designers, builders, and artists to show off their skills at designing and building a unique treehouse. The Metropolitan Partnership for Energy has partnered with Texas Public Radio and the local chapter of the US Green Building Council to build a treehouse entirely from sustainable materials. The Treehouse is on display at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens until December 6th.

Cibolo Canyons Press Conference - June 20th, 2008

On June 20th, a press conference was held at the Cibolo Canyons development announcing the first ever Green Parade of Homes in San Antonio. All homes for the 2008 Parade of Homes will be constructed through the Build San Antonio Green™program. Also announced was that all future development in the Cibolo Canyons development will be through the Build San Antonio Green™program.

Greater San Antonio Builders Association President Michael Moore

There was a great turnout for this very exciting announcement

MPE Executive Director Anita Ledbetter and GSABA Executive Vice President Becky Oliver

Chairman of CPS Energy Board of Trustees Aurora Ortega-Geis

SAWS President Robert Puente

Solar Fest 2008 - May 3rd, Maverick Park

San Antonio's Earth Day Celebration - April 19th, Woodlawn Lake

Cool Roofs Workshop - April 18th

Globalcon - March 19-20th, Austin Convention Center

Welcome

Globalcon 2008 was held in Austin, TX March 19-20th

Entrance to the Expo Floor

Executive Director Anita Ledbetter & Green Building Intern Lina Luque man the MPE booth

The Expo Floor

A varied group of vendors and exhibitors on the Globalcon 2008 Expo Floor

SECO SB 12 Workshop - March 14, 2008

Attendees at the Workshp

Stephen Ross from SECO delivers opening remarks

Mike Myers of Lockheed-Martin delivers the presentation

A diverse group of people attended, including government employees, builders, insulation companies, and consultants

Construction Waste Management Workshop - February 20, 2008

On February 20th, MPE held our first workshop of 2008. The topic was Construction Waste Management, and featured Greenstone Industires, a unique business in San Antonio who grind construction waste and reuse it on-site for a variety of practical applications, including erosion control and mulching. Their services can reduce the amount of construction waste that goes to a landfill by 50 - 90%.

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MPE's Executive Director
Anita Ledbetter

President of Greenstone Industries, Jack Harden, explains the waste grinding procedure

A great crowd turned out for the workshop

Some examples of finished products from the grinder.
L-R: Nails, lumber, drywall, roof decking, shingles, brick

The Green Grinder before the grinding starts

The crew loads lumber into the grinder

Inside the grinder after a load of lumber

The ground lumber as it leaves the machine

Some of the ground materials are used to create erosion control barriers

Builders Expo - September 2007

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A green-built home, by Imagine Homes

Another view of Imagine Homes' house

CPS Energy was on-hand to give energy-saving tips

MPE spread the word about green building and the Build San Antonio Green program

Tony Stephenson of Solar Texas, on "Green Street" at the Expo

Kenneth Dagley of Cool Spray Insulation, another resident of "Green Street"

Renewable Energy Roundup - September 2007

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The MPE/Build SA Green tent, in the middle of all the action

Stephen Colley explains green building to some Roundup attendees

Lina enjoys the Roundup on a beautiful Fredricksburg day

A different kind of wind turbine

An Electric Volkswagen

Solar Fest 2007 - May 19th 2007

Solar Fest is a unique event put on by MPE's sister organization, Solar San Antonio. Each year, a variety of vendors, advocates, and champions of solar and other renewable energies, green building, and sustainable living gather to showcase their products and services and provide information to the public about green and sustainable living. MPE was proud to be a co-sponsor of the largest and most successful Solar Fest to date!

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