Green Building

Beck-Reit and Sons Ltd. has been working on sustainable construction methods since the day we started building houses. Our desire to build a better house, led us to the development of the SOL (Solutions Oriented Living) subdivision in East Austin. We partnered with local architect, KRDB to design, develop and build a net-zero capable sub-division centered around a community of 40 modern homes. Through passive design, efficient building envelope and solar power these homes can produce more energy than they consume. SOL has received national attention and has been featured in the New York Times, Metro-Homes and DIY Network’s, This New House (watch episode by clicking below).

View SOL website:

About SOL SOL in the Press

 
 

 

• SOL PDF Brochure
• SOL PDF Home Features
• SOL Blog
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Video Stories:

First green subdivision in Texas: kxan.com

 
 
 

• SOL featured in the New York Times


• SOL featured in Green Builder Magazine July 2011. See pages 18-25
   
• AIA video talks about why they gave SOL their 2011 citation of honor award
   
• SOL featured in a Green Technology Article in the Austin American-Statesman published March 2011
   
• Congratulations Letter from Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell
   
• Builders Challenge in
  Builders magazine
   
• Write-up in Austin American-Statesman (June 09)
   
• Metropolitan Home Article
   
• SOL Featured on the New York Times Website
   
• Student Production on PBS : SOL has been featured on the PBS NewsHour in an interview by two Austin High School Students.