Green building certification comes in various shades of green

Rendering courtesy of Living-Future.org.

Rendering courtesy of Living-Future.org.

Republic Services' new 90,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth processes 500 tons of recyclables a day. Photos courtesy of the city of Arlington.
Nov. 5, 2013

Fiber students at The University of North Texas created a dye garden on campus in October.
Photos courtesy of UNT
Oct. 31, 2013
October 29, 2013
By Julie Thibodeaux
The Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth has brought in a colorful herd of quarter horses to clean up their restored prairie. Photos by Karl Thibodeaux
Oct. 29, 2013
Oct. 28, 2013
Designer Dorris Bogus wants her activewear to be stylish but she also caters to active and eco-conscious women by offering green options.

The view from atop what was once called 'Kennedale Mountain' at the newly opened Southwest Nature Preserve in Arlington. All photos courtesy of the Arlington Parks and Recreation Department
Oct. 22, 2013
Oct. 20, 2013
By Julie Thibodeaux. Photos by
Karl Thibodeaux and Phillip Shinoda.

Above, Eddie Lott, cofounder of Recycle Revolution, will be collecting recyclables and food scraps at the Texas Veggie Fair Sunday, Oct. 20. Photo: Marc Lee.
Oct. 16, 2013

Above, Panelists Terry Kellogg and Daniel Katz with moderator Bryan Walsh, center, at the SXSW Eco conference held in Austin Oct. 7-9.
Oct. 15, 2013