New Mexico Green Building Companies
Dennis Holloway
Although my professors were all modernists, for most of my professional career I have marched to a different drum. Seeking a true American architecture--buildings that grow organically from this land--I have had the good fortune to meet many Native American genii who showed me, with wit, that there is an idiom of architecture as different from the European as the European is different from the Asian, African or Australian. It is a language of architecture that is conditioned by centuries of experiment and experience with the climate and minute environmental conditions of this continent. This Native idiom of architecture seems to me the only appropriate way to speak of shelter on Turtle Island...
625 Ivory Road SE
Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA 87124
Phone: (505) 994-0718
Edge Architects
EDGE is an award-winning architecture firm committed to sustainability and environmentally appropriate design. Our designs typically focus on the use of alternative materials (straw bale, Rastra block, pumice-crete cob, adobe, etc.) with a passive solar orientation and often incorporate independent systems such as photovoltaic electric, catch water, and grey water re-use. We make every effort to maximize the building's energy efficiency while incorporating recycled, sustainable and healthy materials.
Ken Anderson &
Pamela Freund
Licensed Architects, AIA, NCARB
PO Box 2482
Taos, NM 87571
Phone 505-758-5642
Living Designs Group, LLC
Living Designs Group, LLC is an architecture and engineering firm specializing in the integration of sustainable design elements for residential and commercial projects. We are a group of LEED certified architects and engineers that incorporate conventional and alternative design solutions, while protecting the environment and preserving our precious natural resources.
Whether your project is a luxurious resort with a complete energy independency, a land development with infrastructure for a new community, or simply a small home gently oriented with the sun, Living Designs Group will help you realize your desires.
125 La Posta Road, Suite A
Taos, NM 87571
TEL: 505-751-9481
FAX: 505-751-9483
Sun Mountain Construction, Inc.
Sun Mountain is a charter member of the Green Builder Program of Central New Mexico, assisting in the development of the criteria and standards for the program. Following their environmental beliefs, they focus on conservation of energy, materials and water on all projects.
Sun Mountain builds in Corrales, the Albuquerque Metro Area and Santa Fe. Sun Mountain is a licensed, bonded and insured company. Norm is a licensed real estate agent and can aid in securing property for the client's building project.
Sun Mountain's mission statement is "to design and build homes and relationships by delivering honesty, integrity, quality, value and commitment exceeding customer expectations." Norm strives hard to create quality custom homes in all price ranges. He takes great pride in their work and by concentrating on every detail, from the plans through to the end of the project, Sun Mountain has earned a multitude of awards.
3949 Corrales Road, Suite 250
Corrales, New Mexico 87048
Phone: 505-892-8855
Fax: 505-899-2199
LanderLand Building
LanderLand Building Consultant Service utilizes Tom’s vast array of talents and attention to details to help you choose a building path that suits your needs. Whether you need a simple remodel or an elaborate natural straw bale custom home, consider us to be part of your team.
LanderLand Building Workshops: Through our demonstrations and question/answer session we will teach you how to build basic earthen plaster strawbale walls, earthen floors and general construction details.
HC66 Box 123
Hillsboro, NM 88042
LX&R Design
Building homes out of straw is not a new idea. Pioneers, having no other construction material readily available, built homes out of straw in the late 1800's in the Sand Hills area of Nebraska. Using more advanced techniques in the 1980's, Strawbale construction began its current revival which is still gaining momentum. In 1995 New Mexico considered Straw Bale construction to be experimental and issued a limited number of construction permits, while considering how to develop building codes for it. By 1996 Straw Bale was upgraded to alternative status with an unlimited number of permits available. It should be noted that Strawbale plans still require an Engineers' stamp of approval in New Mexico. Once erected, the Straw Bale walls are usually plastered and stucco coated. The result is a home with ~R50 wall insulation. These homes give the thick-walled adobe look, they buffer outside noise extremely well and are relatively easy to keep warm in winter and cool in summer. Straw Bale construction is reasonably straight forward and is an excellent choice for the owner / builder. LX&R Design is proud to announce the recent completion of one of the largest Straw Bale residential designs in New Mexico. This home (shown below) is in excess of 4000 sq. ft. and was designed to be owner-built near Abiquiu, New Mexico.
PO Box 204
Abiquiu, NM 87510