What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
It’s was made with earth and stone and was minimally painted 12 years ago with a low VOC paint. Uses rainwater. It’s self-sufficient and off the grid. It’s far from the city and it’s pollution. It’s easy on the environment leaving an almost invisible carbon footprint. It was made out of mostly recycled materials, bottles, cans, tires, etc.Property Description
A 950 ft. Nest style Earthship designed and built by Mike Reynolds of Solar Survival in Taos, New Mexico. The house is situated on 5 fenced acres, in the Piedre Lumbre Estates on the Abiquiu Reservoir in Northern New Mexico. It is fully self-sufficient using an earth berm, fireplace, solar gain and a natural ventilation system to keep the house at a comfortable 70 degrees all year long. The refrigerator and hot water heater are fueled by propane. The electricity is solar. It employs a filtered rainwater catchment system providing pure, clean water. That water is then reused twice, first in the indoor planter and then outdoors for watering vegetation. It has flagstone floors, a kiva fireplace and rounded shelves and corners. The rooms are split up as follows: bedroom w/fireplace, living room and kitchen together with planter, a pantry, large closet/small bedroom and bathroom. The shed is located behind the house it’s really big approx. 1250 sq ft. Price recently reduced.Neighborhood Description
It is a breathtakingly beautiful neighborhood on wide open plains dotted with Pinon Pine, wild sunflowers and surrounded by rainbow colored cliffs that define the area. The front windows face the Cerro Pedernal, Georgia O’Keefe made this mountain famous with the number of times she painted it. My nearest neighbor is .05 to 1 mile away. The property has a private access road to the lake which is a mile away. Ghost Ranch is located across the lake nestled below those famous rainbow colored clifMarket Area
The town of Abiquiu is 20 minutes away it contains a General Store, Gas Station, Post Office, Library and a well known Restaurant and Inn. Espanola is 40 minutes away and has a large variety of goods and services. Santa Fe & Taos are both 1 hour 15 minutes away providing cultural and historical sights and events as well as a large variety or goods and services. Northern New Mexico has many scenic destinations. A few that are within an hour and a half of Abiquiu are: Chama, So.Colorado, theSchool District
Community
Location of Home or Land
Rural
Elevation of Home
Mountain
Air Quality
Agriculture in Area | yes |
Industry in Area | no |
Air Pollution in Area | no |
Pesticide Free | yes |
Fragrance Free | yes |
Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
Heating System | Fireplace Solar - Passive Geothermal |
Cooling System | Passive Cooling Other Geothermal |
Ventilation System | Heat Exchanger Other |
Whole House Filtration | None |
Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
Energy System | Off the Grid Solar - Photovoltaic |
Water System | Rain Water Collection |
Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
Exterior Finish | Masonry Stucco |
Interior Finish | Cement Plaster Earthen Plaster Wood - Plywood |
Interior Paint | No VOC AFM |
Floor Material | Other |
Roof Material | Metal |
Window Material | Metal Dual Glazed |
Insulation Material | Other |
Garage / Car Port
Garage / Carport | yes |
Garage Type | detached |
Number of Cars | 2 |
Garage Area | 1250 sqft |