Green Conferences
8th Annual Traditional Agriculture & Sustainable Living Conference “Looking Back to Our Ancestors to Step into the Future” Oct. 25-26, 2013 • Nick L. Salazar Performing Arts Building, Northern...
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October 4-6 • St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art • Santa Fe, New Mexico Quentin Wilson “Adobe belongs here.” That simple statement can include all of New Mexico, where it is...
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Adobe Construction Program at Santa Fe Community College Adobe Concentration within the Building Science and Construction Technologies Degree Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Adobe—The Original...
View ArticleBook Review – Sun Sticks & Mud: 1,000 Years of Building in the Desert Southwest
By Bart Kaltenbach and Barbara Anschel, with photographs by Steve Fitch La Sombra Books, 192 pages Knowledgeably written, with an abundant passion for earthbuilding in all its forms, Sun Sticks &...
View ArticleEarthbuilding Rammed Earth Style in Southern New Mexico
Pat Bellestri-Martinez Back in 1983, the University of Arizona held the 2nd Regional Conference on Earthen Building Materials. All methods of earthen construction were discussed, demonstrated and...
View ArticleAdobe: Building an Industry
Sarah Rowe Green building. Renewable materials. Ancient tradition. Adobe blocks have been a New Mexico tradition for hundreds of years, but it is in recent decades that they have found a home with...
View ArticleNew Mexico Earthworks
Sean Kaltenbach, a second-generation New Mexico builder with a deep dedication to sustainable homes, has led or participated in the building of numerous custom earthen homes. Kaltenbach, chairman of...
View ArticleThe Earthbuilders’ Guild
Preserving and Promoting Age-Old Building Methods Seth Roffman The Earthbuilders’ Guild (TEG) is a New Mexico-based organization dedicated to the betterment and advancement of earthen...
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Build Green NM Gold-Rated Solar Adobe A traditional-style adobe home surrounding a center courtyard has just been completed north of Santa Fe. Owners John and Linda Dressman did the wooden bond beam,...
View ArticleBuilding in Adobe: A Powerful Catalyst for Real Life Learning
Alejandro López Many exquisite soils abound throughout northern New Mexico, from which, as recently as 70 years ago, the majority of people constructed their homes, ovens and religious buildings....
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