The Whisper Valley sustainable community project first came onto my radar screen at last year’s GridNEXT event. There I met Axel Lerche, an articulate and passionate spokesman talking about a new way of creating sustainable communities. I kept hearing about Whisper...
The Taste of East Austin at Whisper Valley returns this year with a brand new feature: a uniquely Austin 5K race! On Saturday, Sept. 15, join Whisper Valley for the Taste of East Austin Festival & 5K. Early bird registration tickets for the 5K are on sale now and just...
In the Whisper Valley community, solar and geothermal technologies are bringing down residents' utility bills. AUSTIN — You won't meet too many people who are enjoying the triple-digit temperatures that have blasted Central Texas. But people in the Whisper Valley...
In a bad mood? You are what you eat and how you feel. You have heard plenty of times that a healthy diet is related to a healthy heart, and in general, to a healthy body, reducing the risk of diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and even some cancers. But can a...
Moving to a new home is both an exciting and exhausting experience! In the chaos of packing and checking off everything you need to do, it can be difficult to also add sustainability into the process. However, if you heed Whisper Valley's quick and easy tips to reduce waste...
By Lettuce Networks Composting is a beautiful, dynamic, biological process of decomposition and a large component of the life cycle of our planet. It is a regenerative process and in the breaking down of organic materials, vital nutrients are made available to plants we...
When you buy in Whisper Valley, you’re purchasing a zero-energy capable EcoSmart home. You’ll not only be doing your part to save the planet, but you’ll also be saving a great deal of money as well. The federal spending bill passed by Congress includes an array of...
(July 3, 2018—AUSTIN) - Judges for the 2018 Gold Nugget Awards have selected Taurus Investment Holdings’ Whisper Valley as a Merit Award winner for the Best Innovative Energy Design Award. The annual competition honors architectural design and planning excellence and...
By Lettuce Networks Over the past several decades many people have turned their hearts and minds to growing food. Some call it agriculture, some gardening or farming, others say permaculture and even homesteading, but whatever the name, the goal of all these practices is...
(Austin, TX) — Austin’s Whisper Valley, the $2 billion sustainable community being developed by Taurus Investment Holdings, is getting more national recognition. The community was featured in an episode of Ask This Old House. The episode, which began airing nationally...
