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Category Archives: Green Living
Las Cruces Organic Farm now featuring weekly home delivery!
I am continually amazed at what a great place Las Cruces, New Mexico is to live. Last week I discovered another reason that I love living here: Los Poblanos Organic (LPO) Farms in Las Cruces is now doing weekly home … Continue reading
Things to do: Save the date for Picacho Hills Art in the Garden Tour
Art and Garden lovers, mark your calendar for Sunday, September 18th, 2011! The Artists of Picacho Hills have asked us to invite anyone interested in gardening or art to attend their annual Art in the Garden Tour. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Green Living, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Picacho Hills, Special Events, Things To Do
Tagged Art, picacho hills, Thing to Do, things to do in Las Cruces
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Go Green: Indoor Air Quality is top priority espeically among baby boomers
Have you looked outside lately? It’s murky out there. It seems like there are fires burning all around us right now. Between the soot, smoke, dust and wind, many of us have been thinking a lot about the quality of … Continue reading
Posted in Go Green, Green Building, Green Living, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Real Estate
Tagged Go Green, Green Homes, Indoor Air Quality, Las Cruces, las cruces nm, New Mexico
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Things to do: Raft the Rio Grande in Las Cruces NM to support a great cause!
If you’re looking for things to do this summer in Las Cruces NM, then Mark your calendar for the Southwest Environmental Center’s 14th annual “Raft the Rio” will be held Saturday, June 11, on the Rio Grande, near Las Cruces. … Continue reading
The time it never rained: Easy steps to save our precious water
The following is a guest post by our good friend Miles Dyson of Inspection Connection. Miles is one of Las Cruces, New Mexico’s foremost Go Green experts in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification. I inherited a healthy appetite … Continue reading
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Tagged Green Building, Miles Dyson, Water Conservation
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Green Building: Improve home efficiency with Energy Star
Energy Star has become a recognized household name second only to the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. It is a leader in new home performance and is setting standards for green building to meet its guidelines. Energy Star isn’t just … Continue reading
Video Blog: How To Build a Rammed Earth Home in Las Cruces NM
This is the third installment of our video blog series about building rammed earth custom home at Picacho Mountain with Pat Bellestri-Martinez, General Contractor of Soledad Canyon Earth Builders. Click here to see our first Rammed Earth Video Blog post … Continue reading
Go Green: Energy Star Homes 3.0 requires even more energy efficiency from home builders
The following is a guest post by our good friend Miles Dyson of Inspection Connection. Miles is one of Las Cruces, New Mexico’s foremost Go Green experts in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification. April is an important month … Continue reading
Posted in Go Green, Green Building, Green Living, Las Cruces, Las Cruces Custom Home Builders, New Mexico, New Mexico Homes, Real Estate
Tagged Energy Star, Energy Star Homes 3.0, Go Green, home builders, Las Cruces, Las Cruces home builders, Miles Dyson, New Energy Star Requirements, New Mexico, NM, picacho mountain
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Green Building: Picacho Mountain’s Green Certification Makes Building a Green Certified Home Even Easier
Green home certification can seem a bit daunting, but building your next luxury home at Picacho Mountain can make the certification process just a little bit easier. Picacho Mountain is Southern New Mexico’s only Build Green New Mexico (BGNM) certified … Continue reading
Go Green: Solar Energy is the right choice for Las Cruces, New Mexico
One of the things that makes Las Cruces, New Mexico one of the Best Places to Live is how easy it is to go green. Las Cruces weather and climate make it ideally suited to add solar energy to your … Continue reading