Tag Archives: New Mexico

Green building: Spaceport America helps promote green building for Earth today, space tomorrow

I got a little nostalgic last week as I watched the space shuttle land after its final mission from my Picacho Mountain office here in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The space race was a huge deal for me as a … Continue reading

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Go Green: New solar energy plant being built near Las Cruces NM

Guest Post by Todd G. Dickson of the Las Cruces Bulletin.  This article is from the March 25, 2011 issue of the Las Cruces Bulletin. If you’ve driven out of Hatch up state Highway 26 lately, you might have seen … Continue reading

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Things to do: Trinity Site Open House

If you’re a history buff or just looking for things to do near Las Cruces, NM this weekend, check out the Trinity Site Tour! White Sands Missile Range will open Trinity Site to the public Saturday, April 2. Trinity Site … Continue reading

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Best Place to Live: Find a Million Dollar View for So Much Less

We don’t like to toot our own horn… Well maybe we do a little bit! We get really excited when we hear how much Picacho Mountain home owners love their new home and think that Picacho Mountain is the best … Continue reading

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Video Blog: Rammed Earth Homes in Las Cruces New Mexico

This is the second installment of our new video blog series about building rammed earth custom home at Picacho Mountain with  Pat Bellestri-Martinez of Soledad Canyon Earth Builders. Click here to see our first Rammed Earth Video Blog post. Make … Continue reading

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Things to do: Visit us at the Las Cruces Home and Garden Show

If you’re looking for things to do this weekend in Las Cruces, NM, come by the Las Cruces Convention Center and visit our Picacho Mountain booth at the 2011 Home and Garden Show Saturday March 12 and Sunday March 13.

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Spaceport America new boss is retired air force officer Christine Anderson

The Spaceport Author­ity Board of Directors named Christine Anderson as execu­tive director of the New Mex­ico Spaceport Authority. Anderson has served for 30 years in civilian positions with the U.S. Air Force, in­cluding several years at New Mexico’s Kirtland Air … Continue reading

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Go Green: Five tips for selecting the right type of hot water heater

Las Cruces, New Mexico generally enjoy very temperate weather. We enjoy over 350 days of sunshine each every. However, every couple of hundred years we get a killer snow storm. By killer I mean four inches that melted within a … Continue reading

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Building a rammed earth custom home in Las Cruces New Mexico (pt 1)

People often ask us questions about what it’s like to build a custom home in Las Cruces, New Mexico and here at Picacho Mountain. This is the first installment in a new video blog series about building a rammed earth … Continue reading

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Green Building: Skylights vs. comfort, energy efficiency

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 experts in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification. Quality light from the sun is prized … Continue reading

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