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Five great reasons to build your next custom home at Picacho Mountain in Las Cruces, NM

Last week in this post I told you about the Picacho Hills area of Las Cruces, NM.  A home in greater Picacho Hills area can provide you with the great benefits I discussed such as the Picacho Hills Country Club, … Continue reading

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A green home for the holidays: Your kitchen can be the greenest room in your home

I am not much of a cook, but I certainly love to eat. With the holidays coming up here in Las Cruces, NM, I’ve been thinking a lot about eating lately. There isn’t another room in our home that gets … Continue reading

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Green Building: Make mine a mini… Ductless air systems deliver, don’t leak

The following is a guest post by our good friend Miles Dyson of Inspection Connection.  Miles is Las Cruces, New Mexico’s foremost expert in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification. A key obstacle in the design of any comfortable … Continue reading

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Green Building: A 100 year opportunity by building right the first time to avoid do-overs

The following is a guest post by our good friend Miles Dyson of Inspection Connection.  Miles is Las Cruces, New Mexico’s foremost expert in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification. The “costs” of not doing the job right are … Continue reading

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Green Building: Reusing building materials creates green homes with unique character

My wife Karen and I just cel­ebrated 39 years of marriage. As I reflect on all of the fun times and great adventures we’ve had over the last 39 years, one of the things that we’ve most enjoyed doing together … Continue reading

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Green Building: USA Today blog post promotes zero energy custom homes

“Homes are increasingly being built in the United States to use little or no energy, a trend that could help reduce U.S. dependence on oil and gas,” says Wendy Koch of the USA Today’s GreenHouse blog in a recent post … Continue reading

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Green Building: New Mexico program focused on efficiency positively impacts Las Cruces Home Building

?The following is a guest post by our good friend Miles Dyson of Inspection Connection.  Miles is Las Cruces, New Mexico’s foremost expert in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification. Build Green New Mexico is a voluntary program established … Continue reading

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Las Cruces home builder builds Picacho Mountain home with energy-efficient ICF walls

I remember reading a story to my children years ago about a big bad wolf and how a brick house kept him from enjoying three little pigs for dinner. Unfortunately that brick house can only keep the pigs safe.  On … Continue reading

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Green Build Design Charrette for a New Custom Home in New Mexico

On Monday, January 11th, we held the first Design Charrette of 2010 to assist future Picacho Mountain residents, Tom and Ann Clark, in the design process for the LEED Certified home they are planning to build this year. A Green … Continue reading

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Three Green Resolutions For New Mexico Homes in 2010

There have been some confusing reports in the news recently concerning global warming. Several reports have called into question the severity of climate change and its causes. Personally, I am going to leave it up to the scientists to determine … Continue reading

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