What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
This Earthship home is completely self-sustainable. Electricity is provided by the sun through photo-voltaic panels and passive solar. Water is provided by rain and snow melt. Food can be grown in one of two grey-water interior planters and one external black-water planter. There are no wires or utility lines of any kind coming into the Greater World Community. Each home is fully sustainable within the fully-sustainable community inspired to live in a natural balance with Nature.Property Description
Architectural details, beautiful designer finishes, comfort and sustainability define this unique custom earthship, SOLARIA. Located in The Greater World Earthship Community 20 miles outside Taos, New Mexico, it's one of the most beautiful earthships ever built by founder Mike Reynolds. This perfect blend of art & architecture, stunning 360-degree views & magical setting, coupled with fully off-grid sustainability create a beautiful private home or the perfect vacation rental property*. Earthship rentals are extremely popular, as people are very interested in having an off-grid experience and learning more about sustainable living. Beautifully built, artistically styled and lovingly maintained, this gorgeous home embodies the green lifestyle.
More photos and information can be found on the Solaria website below.
*Furnishings may be purchased separately.
Built in 2004, this 1-bedroom 1-bath, 1830 sq ft home* (*approximate and based on appraisal report 2/07) on a full 3-acre lot includes hundreds of acres of common land in the Greater World subdivision (other lots are mostly 1-1.5 acres). It has photovoltaic panels, solar hot water heater plus on demand propane water heater, nearly 5,000 gallon cement cistern, copper plumbing, thermopane windows, honeycomb blinds, flagstone floors, t&g ceilings, Sunfrost DC refrigerator, Staber Energy/Water efficient washer, Jotul woodstove in living room, Rinnai propane heater in bedroom, 2 large interior grey-water planters, an exterior black water planter, and private septic system. The 16' diameter round living room and bedroom each have an operable skylight in the center of their domed ceiling. The large bedroom closet provides additional storage. Mud room, airlock rooms at both east & west entrances, more storage areas in both turret-topped rooms at either end, kitchen, mechanical room, planters and bathroom – all front the entire southern-facing passive-solar window side. Super efficient use of space. Glass front and back doors add additional views.
Utility costs are minimal. To give you an idea of annual expenses: it has internet access/monthly Taosnet expense $50. Cell phone usage or internet phone (no land line). Annual propane tank rental $80 (but I haven't needed to purchase propane for 3 years! – and my last cord of firewood has lasted over 3 years !) Annual Waste management dump card fee $100. Greater World annual Land User's Assoc. fee $150. Taos County Property Taxes $1700/yr. (*all approximate values).
Neighborhood Description
Located within The Greater World Earthship Community 20 minutes outside Taos, New Mexico, which is situated in the center of a beautiful untouched desert oasis. We live in perfect harmony with the natural indigenous wildlife and landscape, as well as the natural progression of the seasons and weather patterns.Market Area
Taos is located in northern New Mexico with a high mesa valley, next to the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range. Taos is rich with art and steeped in history. Home to Taos Pueblo, the Village of Taos Ski Valley and a colorful array of surrounding communities, the culture is mixed and quite progressive for such a small but well-recognized resort, outdoor sport, sustainably-conscious and artist town. A campus of The University of New Mexico is also located in south Taos.School District
Taos County Public Schools, Alternitive, Charter.Community
The Greater World Earthship CommunityLocation of Home or Land
Rural
Air Quality
| Agriculture in Area | no |
| Industry in Area | no |
| Air Pollution in Area | no |
| Pesticide Free | yes |
| Fragrance Free | yes |
| Cleaned with Green Products | no |
Interior Environment
| Heating System | Geothermal |
| Cooling System | Geothermal |
| Ventilation System | Other |
| Whole House Filtration | Active charcoal |
| Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
| Energy System | Photovoltaic (PV) |
| Water System | Rain Water Collection |
| Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
| Exterior Finish | Stucco |
| Interior Finish | Earthen Plaster |
| Interior Paint | Low VOC |
| Floor Material | Other |
| Roof Material | Metal |
| Window Material | Metal Dual Glazed |
| Insulation Material | Other |
Garage / Car Port
| Garage / Carport | no |
| Garage Type | attached |
| Number of Cars | 1 |
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