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Santa Fe has always been a city concerned with the environment. That comes partly as a result of our Native American culture where the earth was held sacred, and partly because of the reasons that our residents and visitors come here in the first place; clear skies, clean air and a sense of responsibility to the environment. Read more about The City Green...
Santa Fe Community Convention Center - October 23-25
2nd Annual Green Building Summit and Expo
Santa Fe - 400 years of sustainable building
by Editor • SantaFe.com
Oct 6, 2009
The 2nd Annual Santa Fe Green Building Summit and Expo
October 23-25, 2009 at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center
For Lenders, Realtors, Builders, Appraisers, Architects, Designer, Inspectors and Energy Raters
See the latest in Green technology, and meet the experts in Solar, Geothermal, Hybrid AC, Doors, Windows, Insulation, Green contractors, Water systems, appliances, building supplies, landscaping, building science & energy consultants.
Restoration projects, talks point the way for humans to boost vital waterways
Nurturing Rivers, Saving Ecosystems
by Staci Matlock • The Santa Fe New Mexican
Oct 14, 2009
Restoration projects, talks point the way for humans to boost vital waterways.....
New Mexico's waterways, including the Santa Fe River, have been the lifeblood for human development in the state. Now rivers, once dependent only on nature's largesse, need help from humans to survive and thrive, advocates say.
Sustainable Santa Fe
by Editor • SantaFe.com
Jul 13, 2009
Join us for a lively discussion about how the Creative Economy can sustain us and help Santa Fe locals thrive. What is the creative economy anyway? How is sustainability defined in the context of arts, culture, and creative economy? How can we build sustainable livelihoods based on arts, cultural, and creative resources of our region and find more value in what we have here?
State gets 'greener and cleaner' with LEDs
Federal stimulus money funds traffic-signal switch, which could save $500,000 yearly
by Kate Nash • The Santa Fe New Mexican
Jun 15, 2009
The state will use $5 million in federal stimulus money to replace incandescent light bulbs with LEDs in traffic signals at 380 intersections across the state, including in Santa Fe County, starting today.
The move is expected to save $500,000 a year in electricity costs.
New Energy Economy Prepares Interns to Lead Green Future
by Editor • santafe.com
May 22, 2009
New Energy Economy, in collaboration with Youth Works and Earth Care International, will run a summer internship program June 8 through August 29, 2009, giving 13 youth participants tools to lead the way in a new green economy. The training includes phone-banking and field organizing in communities throughout New Mexico, where they will be focused on important issues such as green energy alternatives to oil and gas drilling and uranium mining.
Staying True
by Katie Mehrer • localflavor magazine
May 15, 2009
Living in harmony with the land and your personal philosophy – many dream of it, few achieve it. The Gundersens are one of those, and they’ll tell you that it’s demanding, it’s unpredictable, and it won’t make you rich. But oh yes, it’s worth it.
The City Green in Santa Fe, NM
As Santa Fe has grown and expanded, growth has created more demand on the environment, on our clean air and water supplies. These are issues that all Santa Feans take seriously. In a world straining under energy demands, Santa Fe has chosen to take an active role in increasing energy efficiency in our homes, vehicles, and commercial enterprises.
Santa Feans tend to spend a lot of time outdoors. Who can blame us, when the “nature of our nature” is so varied and beautiful? It is important to Santa Feans that future generations be able to come here to visit or live, and still be able to enjoy one of the most beautiful and pristine parts of the world.
Whole new business opportunities have been created around these environmental challenges. From alternative energy vehicles to more efficient homes and “green building”, Santa Fe is reinventing itself every day. The original builders of this area used the materials they had available and built dwellings that were highly energy efficient. Houses were built using thick adobe bricks made from earth and straw. There weren’t a lot of trees available for wood, so those scarce materials were reserved for constructing “vigas”, the beams that hold up the roofs of traditionally built homes that preserved heat in the winter, and kept homes cool during the warm seasons. In many ways, these were the first “green” buildings, so Santa Fe’s tradition of energy conservation is really nothing new, it’s just being revisited to meet the demands of a changing world.
