- Former Houston Club Building in the Way of Skanska’s Capitol Tower Will Be Imploded This Fall [Prime Property; previously on Swamplot]
- Fountain Residential Partners Breaks Ground on Second Off-Campus Housing Project Next to University of Houston [Prime Property; previously on Swamplot]
- Main St. MATCH Arts Complex Breaks Ground in Midtown [Houstonia; previously on Swamplot]
- David Weekley Homes Opens Cottage Grove-Area Complex, Will Soon Begin Selling Homes in Another [Houston Business Journal]
- Longtime Garden Oaks Watering Hole Red’s Bar Sold to Developer CMC Enterprises; Multiple Townhomes Planned for Lot [The Leader]
- Snap Kitchen Set To Open Next Month in Food Court at The Shops at Houston Center [Eater Houston]
- Average Home Price in Houston in March Was $258K, Surpassing National Average of $246.8K [Houston Business Journal]
- FTC Fines Houston-Based Outfit GoLoansOnline.com for Deceptive Mortgage Lending Ads [Houston Advocate]
- Metro Releases Draft Map of New Bus Plan Aimed To Increase Ridership, Will Change Based on Public Suggestions [The Highwayman; previously on Swamplot]
- Energy Corridor-Area Home Uses ‘Micro-Trigeneration System’ That Could Generate More Electricity Than It Uses [Houston Chronicle ($)]
- Residents of Portion of Near Northside Hoping Minimum Lot Size Restrictions Will Keep Townhome Developers Away [abc13; previously on Swamplot]
- New Missouri City Signs Warn Drivers To Slow Down for Crossing Turtles [Houston Chronicle]
- Sugar Land Has the Most Cheaters in Houston Area, According to Infidelity Website Ashley Madison [KHOU]
Photo of the Art Car Parade preview: Molly Block via Swamplot Flickr Pool
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The Trigeneration system is interesting on paper but I’m very skeptical. It’s not a new concept, even the gas powered AC units have been around since the 80’s. It never caught on because it was not efficient enough to justify the cost. Plus, it’s all nice and dandy while gas is cheap, but that can change overnight as we’ve seen many times before.
The article proves very little information about the system. Is the 70% savings just the reduction in electricity from the grid or the reduction in actual energy use? I will say that i am sure it is good to have the option to diversify your energy source so you can tweak your ‘portfolio’ based on availability/costs.
Wow – these daily headlines are getting long, but continue to be interesting.
Re: UH dorm – so students are now enjoying “pillow top mattresses” and “granite countertops” – what the F happened to the college experience I had, rolling pennies to buy toothpaste?
Re: Metro lines – this is huge, transformative, and a long time coming. I will now once again consider taking a bus every now and then, hoping that I won’t have to go through downtown to get to other parts of the city.
Re: Trigeneration – I thought that if you had enough solar panels on your roof, you could feed extra energy produced back into the grid – is that not a simpler solution, and less dependent on another volatile fuel source?