The eco-friendly Element hotel is opening in a LEED renovated building across from Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas in the fall. Courtesy of Atlantic Hotels Group.
June 12, 2018
A LEED-certified renovated building in the Dallas medical district will soon reopen as an environmentally friendly boutique hotel.
Grand opening of the new George W. Hawkes Downtown Library in Arlington is June 16. Images courtesy of city of Arlington.
June 4, 2018
With a sweeping metal exterior, solar panels and rooftop gardens, Arlington’s new George W. Hawkes Downtown Library is poised to write a bold chapter in eco-friendly urban planning in North Texas.
Grand Opening for the 70,000 square-foot, three-story innovation is June 16, followed by days of get-acquainted community events called Discover Your Story.
A solar public art installation in Austin is one of the sustainability projects posted on AmbientGreenery.com. Photos courtesy of AmbientGreenery.com.
May 21, 2018
A Dallas woman has created a social media site for sustainability fans.
The website AmbientGreenery.com aims to encourage sustainability worldwide by offering a digital forum where anyone can post a photo of a cool sustainable find.
The SoDa District Courtyard is one of the many repurposed historical buildings in Abilene. Courtesy of Tim Smith.
May 10, 2018
You never know where the Lorax will turn up. Even in West Texas.
Like other counter culture movements, environmentalism has seeped into the American psyche. We recently discovered even some folks in Abilene, a city of 130,000 about 150 miles west of DFW, say they are conscious of the need for green.
A row of wind sculptures, modeled after tulips, are part of exhibit by Lyman Whitaker at the Dallas Arboretum. Photos courtesy of the Dallas Arboretum.
April 25, 2018
An artist who gets his inspiration from plants and wind power recently opened a whimsical outdoor exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum.
Fort Worth residents picked up free native plants and learned about local wildflowers and their pollinators at a Native Neighborhoods event held in September. Photos by Michelle Villafranca.
April 17, 2018
A new city of Fort Worth program aims to teach residents the benefits of native landscaping by giving them a starter kit.