If you want to create a home with the greenest design possible, then without a doubt approach Solarsmith, Sante Fe’s premiere green builders! With an expertise of fifteen years in building ecological homes, these masterminds have turned New Mexico’s sunshine into heat/electrical energy landscaping with native plants.
A prominent example is the Barr residence in New Mexico, which was featured in Natural Home magazine. Native plants that require little water blend beautifully into the surrounding desert landscape making the exterior look posh. The walls outside double framed with a 2-inch layer of closed cell insulation foam outside repel heat and cold outside the house and maintain a comfortable temperature inside.
Walls poised with dead spruce trees, windows of pine from managed local forests and the cherry wood flooring is FSC-certified with selective harvesting for usage of wood in the house. The 140-watt rooftop solar panels generate the home’s electricity, plus extra for others in the neighborhood. Green goodies include a 10,000-gallon cistern to collect water runoff from the roof and distribute it to the landscaping, a subterranean reclaimed water system for irrigation, natural gypsum plastered walls and energy-efficient compact fluorescent lighting.
At the end of the day because of Solarsmith, it’s not just a win-win situation for the customers but also for the planet.
Via:Trendir
