More than 90 nonprofit staff, developers, engineers, architects, and government officials came together in Wimberley on Wednesday to discuss the future of water-resilient development in an increasingly water-constrained region of the Texas Hill Country.
The event took place at Onera, a particularly unique hotel development outside of the community of Wimberley. The project development was led by Ben Wolff and JB Chisum, and went to great lengths to reduce impervious cover, maintain native landscapes and the plant community onsite, incorporate sustainable design practices including green roofs, and recycle grey water.
“We first and foremost wanted to do right by our neighbors.” said Ben Wolff, the owner and operator of Onera. “We thought hard about protecting viewsheds, the plants and soil on the site, and the water before we moved a single rock.”
