What We Do
Three Capabilities. One Firm.
Most firms handle one piece of this — a building designer who doesn't understand infrastructure, or an engineer who doesn't speak to the building. Lupine operates across all three disciplines: high-performance building design, water and resource recovery systems, and sustainable site and infrastructure planning.
That integration matters. A net zero building that ignores site water management isn't net zero. A water recovery system that doesn't account for the building it serves leaves value on the table. We design across the full system because the full system is what determines outcomes.
Services include:
• Net zero and high-performance building design
• Energy modeling and performance analysis
• Water recovery and resource reuse systems
• Municipal effluent treatment and reuse
• Industrial water treatment and discharge compliance
• Industrial resource recovery
• Sustainable site and stormwater infrastructure
• Green building documentation and incentive support
• Infrastructure feasibility and systems planning
• Construction administration — sustainable systems
Who We Work With
Municipalities and Utilities
You're managing aging infrastructure, tightening discharge regulations, and increasing demand with constrained budgets. We design systems that recover value from waste streams — clean water, energy, and reusable materials — rather than treating disposal as the only option. HuttoFlow is proof it works.
Industrial Operators
Data centers, manufacturers, and oil and gas operators face discharge limits, compliance requirements, and rising water costs — and increasingly, environmental review requirements tied to permitting and expansion approvals. We design treatment and resource recovery systems that keep you operational, protect your permits, and reduce long-term exposure.
Developers and Commercial Clients
Sustainability requirements are moving from optional to mandatory across lenders, tenants, and municipalities. We help you meet those requirements in ways that reduce operating costs and improve asset value — not just check a box.
Why It Matters
The Infrastructure You Ignore Becomes the Problem You Can't Afford
How It Works
1. Initial Consultation
We start with a direct conversation about the project, the system constraints, and what you're trying to accomplish. For municipal and industrial clients that means understanding regulatory requirements, discharge limits, and operational parameters. For building clients it means understanding performance targets, budget, and timeline. We give you an honest read before any work begins.
2. Systems Assessment
We assess the existing conditions — infrastructure capacity, regulatory framework, site constraints, energy and water baseline, and any compliance exposure. For new projects we establish the parameters the design needs to hit. For existing facilities we identify where the gaps are and what it costs to close them.
3. Feasibility & Options Analysis
We develop and evaluate system options against performance requirements, cost, regulatory compliance, and long-term operational impact. For municipal and industrial clients this includes lifecycle cost analysis and ROI modeling. For building clients this includes energy modeling and incentive identification. You get a clear picture of what each path delivers before committing to design.
4. Design & Engineering
5. Incentives, Grants, & Compliance Documentation
We identify applicable incentive programs, utility rebates, environmental grants, and sustainability certification pathways relevant to the project — and prepare the documentation required to access them. For regulated industries and projects with environmental review requirements, we prepare compliance documentation for the applicable permitting authority. Getting this right at the document stage avoids rework, missed deadlines, and delays downstream.
6. Permitting & Agency Coordination
We manage the permitting process across all applicable agencies — building department, environmental, utility, and municipal as required. Infrastructure projects frequently involve multiple jurisdictions and overlapping approval processes. We track all of it.
7. Construction Administration
We stay involved through construction and commissioning to verify that systems are installed and operating as designed. For water and energy systems, commissioning is where performance is confirmed or lost — we don't hand off at permit and walk away.
Proof of Concept
HuttoFlow — Municipal Water Recovery in Action
In 2026, Hutto City Council unanimously approved HuttoFlow — a closed-loop municipal water recovery system designed and developed by Lupine. Duckweed-based nutrient removal, modular above-ground installation, clean water reuse, and energy and material recovery from a single integrated system. Built to be replicated in municipalities across Texas and beyond.