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Save water


  • Lori Lindsay
  • May 19, 2022
  • 1 min read

Do something Green Today



Saving water is critical to conservation efforts, especially in the West, which has been battling drought for decades. Here are some easy ways to reduce water consumption in your home.


Turn off the tap while shaving or brushing teeth. Showers use less water than baths. Additionally, you can turn off the water when soaping in the shower. Plug up the sink or use a wash basin if washing dishes by hand. Use a dishwasher—and when you do, make sure it's fully loaded! Wash only full loads of laundry or use the appropriate water level or load size selection on the washing machine. To save money on your energy bills, set your washing machine to use cold water rather than hot or warm water.


A guide to WaterSense Products can be found here


 
 
 

Test your toilet

  • Lori Lindsay
  • Apr 20, 2022
  • 1 min read

Do something Green Today

​The average household's leaks can account for nearly 10,000 gallons of water wasted every year and ten percent of homes have leaks that waste 90 gallons or more per day. Common types of leaks found in the home are worn toilet flappers, dripping faucets, and other leaking valves. These types of leaks are often easy to fix, requiring only a few tools and hardware that can pay for themselves in water savings. Fixing easily corrected household water leaks can save homeowners about 10 percent on their water bills.


Check out this EPA resource about checking for and fixing common household leaks.


 
 
 

Fun Facts About Living in Austin

  • Lori Lindsay
  • Apr 11, 2022
  • 1 min read

Love where you live


• Whole Foods began in Austin in 1978, when 25-year-old college dropouts John Mackey and Rene Lawson Hardy borrowed $45,000 to open a small natural foods store. In 2017, Amazon paid $13.4 billion to acquire the upscale grocery chain.


• Constructed from sunset red granite, the Texas State Capitol building in Austin is the largest state capitol in the United States.

• With 200 live music venues and as many as 2,000 bands and performing artists, Austin is considered the Live Music Capital of the World.

• “Austin City Limits” — the longest-running live music television show in the U.S. –began broadcasting on October 14, 1974

• Since 1963, Austin has celebrated the birthday of Eeyore, the fictional character from Winnie the Pooh. Eeyore’s Birthday Party generally occurs on the last Saturday in April.

• Austin is home to America’s only Formula 1 race, the United States Grand Prix.

• According to the Nielsen Company, adults in Austin read and contribute to blogs more than those in any other U.S. metropolitan areas.

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• U.S. News & World Report named Austin the best place to live in the U.S. in 2017.



 
 
 
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