Some Recent Sites
Ross Tedter, AIA, Austin TX http://rtedter.com (2008)
Green architect Ross Tedter asked us to build a gallery site to show off his work.
Natural Building Colloquium Texas, Kerrville, TX http://naturalbuildingtexas.org (2007)
We were sponsors of the NBCTX, and contributed to the effort by building and hosting the website and listservs as well as serving on the planning committee. Sorry you missed it, we had a great time!
The Last Straw Journal’s center for subscriptions and back issues, Lincoln, NE http://online.thelaststraw.org/ (2007)
Our friends at The Last Straw Journal have long wanted the ability to sell electronic subscriptions and back issues in order to save both postage costs and trees. We built an online store that is easy for visitors to use and easy for TLS Staff to maintain.
The Renewable Energy Roundup, Fredericksburg, TX http://theroundup.org/ (2007)
We took this eight year old site’s existing content and redesigned everything. We then placed it into our customized “word processor-like” interface, allowing staff to update as needed with just a browser and a password. New pages can be added, new files uploaded, and existing content updated quickly and easily with this custom-built solution.
The Last Straw Journal’s Human Resource List, Lincoln, NE http://thelaststraw.org/directory/ (2006)
Updatable by both listed companies and TLS staff, allows multiple-criteria searches by users. Includes a payment system for the annual listings. We used the existing site’s design and layout over a php/mysql solution.
Austin Diamond Store, Austin, TX http://austindiamondstore.com (2006, with updates)
The Austin Diamond Store has a hip look and feel (by a separate web design firm whom we often work with) which was integrated into a heavily customized open source ecommerce package by Greenbuilder.com.
(note: Austin Diamond closed their online store in February 2008 due to slow sales, but still maintains both a web presence at http://austindiamond.com [by the same designer, with back-end work by Greenbuilder.com] and of course their brick-and-mortar store.)
Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, Central Texas http://haysgroundwater.org (2006)
Virtually all of this site’s content is built and maintained by the HTGCD staff using a customized “word processor-like” interface. New pages can be added, new files uploaded, existing content updated, and news articles can be generated and automatically archived with this custom-built solution.
The Natural Gardener, Austin TX http://naturalgardeneraustin.com/ (2005, with updates through the present)
We worked extensively with the Natural Gardener staff to bring their site up to a level that would reflect their high aestetic values while also taking a lot of the Q&A load off staff. The site has several sections which are updated by staff on a weekly basis.
You did a great job designing the NG website. It’s beautiful, very user-friendly; worlds beyond the old site. And it’s pretty easy to maintain & update, as well. — Holly Stewart
Lincoln Green Building Group, Lincoln, NE. http://lincolngreenbuildinggroup.com/ (2005)
This is a fairly straightforward site to support the activities of the group. As with many of our sites, it allows the group’s organizers to save money by updating their content themselves with just a password and web browser.
Sierra Homes, Fredericksburg, TX http://www.sierrahomes.org/ (~2004)
This growing energy-efficient building company needed a site to show prospective clients their work and philosophy.
We really love the work that has been done! — Teresa Fransik
Stewardship Architecture, Austin TX http://stewardshiparchitecture.com/ (~2004 with updates through the present)
We’re big fans of Stewardship Architecture’s work and were happy to be given the opportunity to build a website to promote it. Many are drawn to the simple elegance of the home page.
