Earthly Ideas' Portfolio

Please click on the project name for detailed information on each project.

• Commercial Projects
  • Whole Foods Market Corporate HQ Expansion - The Environmental Protection Agency profiled this Austin, Texas renovation project as a construction waste reduction record-setter for its 42% waste reduction.
  • Whole Foods Market Corporate HQ Construction - This building served as the prototype for the City of Austin’s Commercial Green Building Program.
  • Tesoros Trading Company - The 1893 Wroe-Bustin house was renovated for use as office and warehouse space for this growing company in Austin, Texas during 1996 - 1998.
• Institutional Projects
  • Durango Public Library - The new Durango Public Library is the first City of Durango project designed to LEED standards and is targeting LEED Gold certification.
  • Adkins Arboretum - In order to broaden its educational offerings and research initiatives to accommodate a growing visitorship on the Delmarva Peninsula of Maryland, the Arboretum is expanding and renovating its Visitor Center and creating an ecologically sensitive entry and parking area.
  • Staley High School - Currently under construction and slated for completion in the summer of 2008, Staley High School for the North Kansas City School District is the first school project to seek LEED Certification in the state of Missouri.
  • Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center - This project completed its design application review with the U.S. Green Building Council in October 2006 and is on track to receive its goal of LEED-NC v2.1 Platinum – one of the first in Texas.
  • Durango Discovery Museum - The cleanup, renovation, and restoration of the exterior of the historic 1893 Power House are complete, and the property now stands ready for its transition to the Durango Discovery Museum.
  • George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center - This 30,678 square foot new construction project was the third facility to earn LEED certification for the City of Austin.
  • Carver Branch Library - This renovation and expansion project for the City of Austin’s Library Department earned its LEED Certification in 2006.
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing and Student Community Center - This building has received a record eight American Institute of Architects awards.
  • City of Austin's Convention Center Expansion - Deconstruction Phase - The deconstruction phase was the first step toward meeting Austin City Council Resolution 980430-48 for a sustainable Convention Center expansion.
• Industrial Projects
  • Ska Brewing - Currently in the design phase, Ska Brewing’s new headquarters is planned to eventually expand its brewing capacity to 20,000 barrels annually in Durango, Colorado.
  • Balcones Resources – Austin - This 1997 renovation epitomizes sustainable development in that the embodied energy and material resources of the existing site were reused.
  • Balcones Resources – Dallas - The largest high grade paper recycling facility in the United States contains a number of “green” materials and concepts.