Awesome sunsets, giant cultural heritage, 300+ days of sunshine and miles of art earn Santa Fe a perennial spot on lists of Best Places to Live and Retire. In 2015, National Geographic gave us top props for having a Sense of Place. Then in 2016, Conde Nast Traveler knighted Santa Fe as one of the […]
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Santa Fe Green Scene: Hempcrete for Housing?
A home made of hempcrete –a mixture of lime, water and industrial hemp– is the most recent bit of brilliance I’ve found in my ongoing scan for creative housing ideas. Known by various trade names, including Hemcrete®, Isochanvreis, Canosmose, and Canobiote, the substance is durable, waterproof, fireproof, insect and rot resistant. Significantly, it is also […]
Greentelligence on the Home Front
Tiny Green homes that balance small size with smart choices are here to satisfy home buyers looking for low-cost, environmentally-friendly dwellings. “Consumers in general want a home that is cozier, more organized and more economical in terms of operating costs,” said Stacy Rogers in Home Buying Trends in 2010. Here are two examples of great […]