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News & Views from the S u s t ai n ab l e S o u t h w e s t
C e l e b r at i o n o f t h e L i f e and
A rt o f L l o y d K i v a N e w
E a r l y C o ll e ge O p p o rt u n i t i e s
Applied Science School
The Magic of New Mexico’s
B u i ldi n g V e r n a c u l a r
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Seth Roffman The Magic of Simple Vernacular Building in the Context of New Mexico’s
Art Director Long History of Building – Alejandro López . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 7
Anna C. Hansen, Dakini Design
Keeping Our Heritage – The Francisca Hinojos House – Seth Roffman . . .. . .. . 9
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Stephen Klinger, Susan Clair Belmont del Norte: A Solar Straw Bale House . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 11
Webmaster: Karen Shepherd Radiant New Mexico.– Bob Dunsmore . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 12
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Solar Newsbites . . .. . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 13
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Dunsmore, Sarah Ghiorse, Jaida Grey New School Combines Sustainability, Closing the Achievement Gap and Free College
Eagle, Fatima van Hattum, Japa K. Khalsa,
Nichoe Lichen, Alejandro López, Serina for Santa Fe Public School Students – Dana Richards . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 16
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Dana Richards, Seth Roffman Go Green and Get Outside – .Kelly Phillips . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . ..18
Contributing Photographers Love Where We Live – The Youth Ambassadors Program and
Bob Dunsmore, William Green, Anna C.
Hansen, Japa K. Khalsa, Alejandro López,
Community Learning Network – Serina Padgett . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 18
Elliott McDowell, Jennifer Case Nevarez,
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Sarah Ghiorse and Fatima van Hattum . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 20
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Adobe-domed well-house, Santa Cruz; Latticed adobe wall by Anselmo Jaramillo, Chimayó; Two views of the Turtle Amphitheater built by the National Indian Youth Leadership
Project of Gallup, at the Sacred Mountain campsite near Mt. Taylor
The Magic of Simple Vernacular Building in the
Context of New Mexico’s Long History of Building
Article and photos by Alejandro López
A rchitecture is often referred
to as the “Queen of the Arts”
because the buildings and the spaces
mimic the sky. We have also built lesser
but equally intriguing forms such as
the hórreos, or elevated, chapel-like
for an all-encompassing spiritual and
religious life. Here, the people were and
are in communion with the creative
The Nakai Diné, or Españoles
Mexicanos, brought to this land from
central México and distant Spain the
it encompasses accommodate all granaries of Asturias, Spain; thatched energies of the Earth—the source of above-ground, monumental Christian
other arts: music, theater, oratory, cottages of Ireland; temascales, or sweat all of life’s beginnings—including their churches that thrust upward toward
dance, sculpture, painting, ritual and lodges of México; Buddhist stupas of own emergence through successive the skies of Middle Eastern-derived
ceremony. It can safely be said that Asia; yurts of Mongolia; and the tipis underworlds. faiths. Cruciform in shape and notably
the ideals of a society are embodied of North America. spacious, they could accommodate an
The Diné of Arizona and New
in what and how a society chooses entire village for religious functions
to build—with what materials and to In Territorial times, Mexico, on the other hand, chose to
build simple, isolated, hexagonal- or
and the celebration of sacraments.
what ends. A people’s architecture can The massive, earthen, San Francisco
be evaluated by how well its buildings
fired brick, milled octagonal-shaped hogans that, with
de Asís Church, in Ranchos de Taos,
fulfill their function by their design, lumber, iron, glass their doorways oriented toward the east
New Mexico, is the epitome of this
and the morning sunrise, also embody
craftsmanship and aesthetics. It will
also be judged by the effect its buildings
and dressed stone profound cosmic understandings.
type of regionally adapted Old World
architecture, as is the San Esteban
have upon the natural and man- was evident. Significantly, this lived-in space can
Church at Acoma Pueblo.
also be where elaborate, lengthy
made environments, as well as on the
Closer to home, we can appreciate ceremonies take place, sometimes with The frontal positioning and elevation
individual and collective human body
the great buildings of the Pueblo the creation of detailed sand paintings of the altar reflect the hierarchical
and psyche.
people—large communal, multistoried on the floor and all-night chanting and and authoritarian nature of a society
Throughout history—and perhaps apartment complexes like those of recitation of prayers and sacred stories, that also built torreones, or defense
against all odds—humans have given Chaco Canyon and Taos Pueblo. Their carried out by the hatathli, or medicine towers, and enormous governmental
form to their deepest thoughts and designs echo the ascending elevations man. Although the hogan is but one buildings such as the Casas Reales,
aspirations in the form of gigantic of the land, from valley to foothills, to enclosed space, areas within it can be the Palace of the Governors, in Santa
pyramids, mammoth temples carved mesas and mountain peaks. In these designated to serve highly specialized Fe. In contrast, the houses of the
out of stone, spires that reach to the communities, people built multiple functions, reinforcing a strict order in common people—the vast majority of
high heavens, as well as through kivas, underground ceremonial the lives of the Diné. the population—tended to be simple,
fabulously domed buildings that chambers that serve as a focal point continued on page 8
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The Magic continued from page 7
earthy and welcoming, a true reflection has specialized in massive steel, concrete
of the humility and humanity of the and glass buildings to house the
genízaro, or mestizo (synthesis of state’s leading financial, governmental,
Spanish and Native American) society medical and cultural institutions. It
that evolved in Nuevo México over the has also built land-use-defining road
course of 300 years of relative isolation. and freeway systems with colossal
bridges and overpasses. And, it has
Among the first buildings constructed
supported the construction of modular
by the Americans in this region were
suburban houses, big-box retail stores
military forts such as Fort Union
and enormous shopping malls, rickety
and Fort Sumner, which employed
f ranchise buildings, fortress-like
a combination of stone, adobe and
public schools, and ostentatious hilltop
timber. The tradition of military
mansions for the rich and famous.
defense architecture has persisted to
this day with New Mexico’s many A response to this, but in the opposite
military bases, which are off-limits to direction, has been the relatively
Pre-1940s adobe home in Santa Cruz, Española Valley
most citizens and, therefore, mainly recent development of ecological,
in the vernacular
invisible. low-impact Earthship Biotecture,
construction
such as those northwest of Taos,
In Nuevo México, and straw-bale and modern adobe
of h om e s a n d
nearly every houses, which are scattered throughout
other structures.
These creations
generation was the state. Part and parcel of this
conscientious effort to reduce humans’
distinguished
able to participate carbon footprint have been myriad
Nuevo México
f rom every
in the vernacular attempts to construct toxin-f ree,
other state and
energy-efficient green buildings. The
construction of homes most recent edifices on the campus
saturated the
landscape with
and other structures. of Santa Fe Community College are
points of beauty,
prime examples, as are numerous
Aside from this, the Anglo-American interest and
homes that employ solar panels, radiant
culture has been prolific in the warmth.
heating, water catchment and systems Youth engrossed in adobe horno construction project
introduction of building materials
for recycling, along with many other As a child, I remember constructing shade house from felled Chinese elms
new to the area, including, in Territorial
beneficial technologies. corrals and barns for our animals and a two-foot-thick adobe wall that
times, fired brick, milled lumber, iron,
with the help of my brothers, as well incorporates Mesoamerican-inspired
glass and dressed stone such as is As promising as the tide of green
as assisting while roofs went up on bas-relief sculpture.
evident in the St. Francis Cathedral, building might be, what tends to be
buildings on our homestead. On our
in downtown Santa Fe. The effects of lacking from this scene are significant The height of my vernacular building
own, my brother Joe and I dug warrens
opportunities for low-income residents, experience, however, coincided with the
through the mountains of piñón wood
especially youth, to experience the design, supervision and construction
brought down from the forests and built
magical and rewarding process of of a large amphitheater in a forest
forts out of assorted logs and posts every
creating unique and special spaces out redoubt near Mt. Taylor. The structure,
chance we got, especially after watching
of living, breathing materials imbued which comfortably accommodates 100
an inspiring television episode of “The
with the makers’ own energies. The urge or more people, was built around a
Rifleman,” with actor Chuck Connors.
to build is so deeply entrenched that, small, circular, central plaza and in the
especially as children, it is thought to In the last few years, it has been my shape of a giant turtle, replete with an
be an innate and nearly irrepressible pleasure to work with inner-city youth expressive head and legs. Hundreds
instinct on a par with exploring one’s in North Philadelphia in the creation of of native youth, who participated
surroundings. entire parks featuring massive benches in its construction, were ecstatic at
made from recycled discarded brick having the opportunity to co-create
So much building is now done for us
and stone. Back in New Mexico, I a space that incorporated their own
by the so-called “experts” that all we
was fortunate to participate in the ideas and energy. In so doing, they
have to do is to move in or adjust our
construction of the all-adobe Dar al gave expression to the ideals of our
vision to a subdivision that popped up
Islam mosque, in Abiquiú, designed time: learning directly from nature,
seemingly overnight in a field across the
by the late Egyptian architect Hassan honoring the sanctity of life, exploring a
street. Because of this, we have much
Fathy, author of Architecture for the creative hands-on approach to building
Jo-jo Williams and child from North less investment in our communities,
Poor. The project was, to a great extent, and, perhaps most
Philadelphia building a public bench in the landscape or in each other. Too
masterfully crafted by his then-80- important, building
with recycled materials often, we no longer feel attachment to
something assistant, Alah Aladin. community. i
or creative pride in our buildings or
American-manufactured corrugated With the help of friends and informal,
our increasingly featureless villages, Alejandro López is an
tin on Nuevo Mexicano village spontaneously assembled teams, I have
towns and cities. In Nuevo México, educator who employs
architecture cannot be underestimated. also built many adobe ovens, a huge
particularly, nearly every previous the art of building with
banco in the foyer of Plaza Resolana, natural materials.
Contemporary American architecture generation was able to participate
a small domed building, a circular
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Keeping Our Heritage
Fire-gutted Francisca Hinojos House Is Being Rebuilt
Seth Roffman
O ne of Santa Fe’s most unique and cherished
historic houses, the Francisca Hinojos House,
built in the 1880s a few blocks from Santa Fe’s plaza,
is being rebuilt. The Territorial-style house, which
preservationists have said “…adds more to that
streetscape than almost any other building on Palace
Avenue,” was substantially damaged in 2013 by what
is believed to have been arson. A plaque from the
Historic Santa Fe Foundation remained embedded in
what was left of the front wall. Demolition had been
proposed. John Wolf, owner of Wolf Corp builders,
bought the property and is carefully restoring the house
to its original appearance. It will become his residence.
The Hinojos House is a good example of the Americanization
Period in Santa Fe’s history, when Eastern architectural
© Seth Roffman (3)
styles were consciously imported in order to “look
American.”Subsequently, those efforts led to the successful
plea for statehood. An adobe residence
with unusual architectural details, the
house was designed and constructed by
itinerant French artisans brought from
Louisiana by Archbishop Lamy to build
the St. Francis Cathedral. The exterior
is more typical of Southern architecture
during the period of French occupation
than of Santa Fe’s indigenous building
styles. Built on a brick and stone
foundation with stone buttresses, it has
plastered adobe walls, a bay window, an
ornate portal and a pitched and multi-
gabled terneplate roof, punctuated
by four corbelled brick chimneys. A
retaining wall in front of the house
is made of stone left over from the Top: The Hinojos House in 2008; at the start of renovation, Feb. 2016;
building of the church. Bottom (r): just after the fire in 2013; Feb. 2016 (above)
© Eliott McDowell
Historical reports state that a small rear building with a hutch roof formerly served In 1887, Doña Francisca
as the kitchen for the main house. Due to excessive summer heat and cooking bequeathed the property
odors, it was a common custom in New Mexico, as well as the Southeast, to have to her son, Don Alfredo
an unattached kitchen. Hinojos, a prominent
The house was designed and constructed by political figure who was
the Cathedral’s organist
French artisans brought by Archbishop Lamy. for almost 50 years. At that time, the lands adjacent to the plot where the house
was built included what are now Martínez Street and the grounds of La Posada
According to Fr. Angélico Chávez in Origins of New Mexico Families, Doña Francisca
Hotel. The house was occupied by Francesca Hinojos’ granddaughter Frances
Hinojos owned the property between 1856 and 1872. She had moved from Albuquerque
Hinojos until shortly after the property was purchased by Lois Field in 1948. At
after trading land on the Old Plaza in Albuquerque with a priest for property in Santa
that time, it had fallen into disrepair and was hardly habitable, as Frances had
Fe. Hinojos, born around 1836, is said to have descended from Aparicio Alonso de
lived there with 27 cats and no electricity, water or heat. An early preservationist,
Hinojos of Zacatecas,
Lois Field, along with sculptor-turned-building-contractor Agnes Sims, restored
who came to New
and remodeled the house, making it livable.
Mexico early in the
18 th century as a Other distinguished members of Santa Fe’s community have been housed in
soldier. Her father, that building as well: the North American Institute, the Native American Prep
Blas de Hinojos, was School, several attorneys, the advertising agency Creative Images, and the offices
el comandante principal of photographers Elliott McDowell, and William Field Design. Field took over
of New Mexico at the the house in 1974 and owned it until after the fire. Fortunately, the building will
time he was killed in now have a future, perhaps to make more history. i
the Navajo campaign
Seth Roffman is editor-in-chief of Green Fire Times.
of 1835.
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Green Fire Times • March 2016 www.GreenFireTimes.comBelmont del Norte: A solar Straw-Bale
Vacation Rental House in Southern Colorado
T his unique mountaintop home in the
San Luís Valley is offered as a vacation
rental or space for family reunions or
area space and volume (3,330 square feet)
to really see what this type of construction
could achieve, both in energy efficiency and
business getaways. It has five bedrooms, two design. Even at 8,500 feet elevation, where
living areas, large eat-in kitchen, separate the outside temperature sometimes drops
dining area and two and one-half baths. to –15 degrees, with highs in the teens,
It is located near the town of Del Norte, the house, even with no heat on, never
on 45 acres that have been certified by the gets below 58–60 degrees—a testament to
National Wildlife Federation as a sanctuary the insulation qualities of local, certified
for nurturing and protecting elk, deer, barley straw bale construction, radiant floor
mountain lions, coyotes and many species heating and a modified, fully engineered
of birds. Some amazing rock formations are frame. He used 15-gauge stucco wire on
scattered around the area. both sides of the straw walls, pinned with
sod staples every square foot. All wood
The house, even with no members have Tyvek and diamond lath
heat on, never gets below installed over them, as well. He used three
coats of white portland/lime custom-blend
58–60 degrees. stucco, inside and out. After curing the
stucco, he stained the exterior walls with
This straw-bale, sustainable, off-grid
iron sulfate.
solar house was built by artist/builder
Bill Green, who says that the climate and The photovoltaic system—2kW of solar
conditions for straw-bale buildings are panels and one Outback Mate inverter with
near perfect in southern Colorado and 16 Rolls Surret batteries—has served the
northern New Mexico, with more than house well as its only source of electricity.
300 days of sun per year. Green learned The house has no electrical, water or sewer
straw-bale building techniques from a man bills and only minimal propane bills.
named Evan Crawford, in New Zealand
If you’re interested in renting a house
(strawbuilthomes.com).
with a view of the Great Sand Dunes
Technical Details National Park that leaves a minimal carbon
The house was designed for a family of footprint, contact owner Stan Tucker:
© Construction photos © William Green
five, with the intention of being able to 214.505.9955, Tuckerstan@aol.com or visit
accommodate many visiting guests. Green www.belmontdelnorte.com i
decided to push the envelope in terms of
© Stan Tucker (5)
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Article and photos by Bob Dunsmore
W hen our early ancestors first
discovered fire and learned how
to manage its energy, the fire’s radiant
resolana, having absorbed solar rays,
would release luxurious radiant energy
far into the night.
heat cooked food and heated water,
Subsidized, dirty oil and gas encouraged
rocks of a fire ring, people and pets
us to forget about radiant energy’s value
very efficiently. But radiant heat—from
and usefulness. Forced-air furnaces
a fire or from the sun—does not heat
expel heated air into living spaces. As
air. Instead, air is warmed by moving
we know, warm air rises. The warmest
across surfaces that have been radiantly
air in our homes is not where we are.
heated. You have likely noticed that a
single cloud can force you to suddenly
become chilled on a day of abundant Pueblo dwellers
sunshine. On a cold night, enjoying allowed sunlight to Julie and Bob Dunsmore’s home in Vallecitos was built for about $40 per square foot,
the warmth of a campfire, you may
suddenly become cold when someone
strike adobe and rock before installing solar electric panels and batteries. Its walls are R40 straw bales, for
which they paid $4 per bale, including delivery from the San Luís Valley. The metal
walks between you and the fire. surfaces, which stored roof is a 36 foot-by-22-foot heating and cooling system, created by raising the metal
For tens of thousands of years, air was energy that would be above the roofing plywood using 2-by-2s. Air allowed to escape the attic vents cools
the building in the summer. Closing the vents and running a fan brings solar-heated
not heated for warmth. Cliff dwellers released into living air from under the roof into the living space of the house.
and pueblo dwellers of the land that
would become New Mexico allowed
spaces as heat.
the sun’s short-wave light to strike
During the energy crisis of the 1970s, I
adobe and rock surfaces, which stored
became interested in finding a solution
energy that would be released into
to the phenomenon known as the
living spaces as long-wave radiant
“heat-or-eat dilemma.” Many families
energy, or heat. Radiant energy warms
living in manufactured homes in
living spaces efficiently and cleanly
economically depressed areas of the Río
without heating the air.
Grande Valley attempted to heat their
In tipis, an opening at the top allows homes with firewood. They couldn’t
air to escape, exhausting smoke from afford propane, nor could propane
the fire below. Wood fire heats rocks, adequately heat poorly insulated trailer
which radiate heat for many hours after homes. Many families have lost their
the fire has died out. Native Americans lives attempting to make it through
used radiant heat from rocks in diverse cold winter nights in highly flammable
structures, while European groups built manufactured homes.
heavy fireplaces that, even in castles,
During the energy crisis of the early
heated massive walls. Builders in Asia
’70s, Bill Yanda of Santa Fe, the inventor
heated floors.
of the now-famous Yanda greenhouse,
came to Alamosa, Colorado, where Heating and cooling for free. Here you can see the 3-foot-high cement thermal wall
on the south side of the house. Glass panels go to floor level so that the thermal wall
I was living at the time, to share his
is able to absorb solar heat during the cold months. In the summer, the sun reflects
experience with radiant solar energy. off the vertical glass, allowing the thermal wall and adobe floor to cool and become
His design incorporated a massive a heat “sink,” conditioning the air to a very pleasant cool temperature.
adobe-wall resolana on the north
side of a greenhouse. The roof of the Outside, snow was deep against the blower. But the most amazing thing
greenhouse was insulated to catch the greenhouse glass. Bill was reaching for about this actually began a quiet energy
warm air trapped by the “greenhouse a beautiful, ripe tomato. revolution: The heat under his floor cut
effect.” Short-wave energy from the his home’s heating bill in half and paid
We convened a meeting of neighbors
sun passes through glass easily, but as for the solar system in one month!
to find a way to solve the heat-or-eat
soon as it heats an object, that object dilemma. Bill North, a rancher, shared Thousands of do-it-yourself solar
reradiates the energy as long-wave his experience of building a simple collectors in Bill’s region, the San Luís
radiation. Long-wave radiation does solar collector to keep water pipes from Valley of Colorado, now pump heat
not pass through glass as easily and freezing in his home’s crawlspace. The into crawlspaces, turning floors into
builds up as heat. Plants in such a collector, made of black plastic stapled radiant heat surfaces. The solar heat
greenhouse will thrive, even in freezing to his south wall with a layer of clear from the collectors stratifies under the
air, if they are exposed to the resolana. plastic spaced an inch or so in front of floors. Installed crawlspace insulation—
Blessed with abundant, free, radiant the black plastic, attracted and trapped much easier than insulating an entire
Bill Yanda showed us a slide that
energy from the sun, people of the enough solar energy to keep the pipes house!—keeps the heated air under the
changed my life. It showed Bill swinging
Southwest discovered early on that from freezing, once pumped under floor. The solar-heated air is recirculated
in a hammock in his greenhouse.
the north adobe wall of a plaza, or the ranch-house floor with a simple continued on page 32
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Green Fire Times • March 2016 www.GreenFireTimes.comSolar NEWSBITEs
Nevada Solar Fight
Could Become National Issue
In December, the three-person public utility commission in Nevada, under pressure projects. In December, Congress voted to extend the 30 percent Investment Tax
from the state’s largest electric utility, NV Energy, effectively threw a wrench into Credit (ITC) for commercial and residential installations for another three years, at
the state’s solar-power market. The regulators drastically rolled back a key financial which point it will ramp down incrementally through 2021 and remain at 10 percent
incentive for rooftop solar installations. The decision could mean thousands of beginning in 2022.
dollars of higher electricity costs for existing customers, who may see their monthly
fee raised threefold by 2020 and their net metering credit reduced by 18 percent. The New Solar-Power Systems Installed with
move has prompted a mass exodus of solar contractors from the state with the most USDA/Rural Energy for America Program
solar jobs per capita. USDA Rural Development’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has
provided grants to qualifying businesses in New Mexico in recent months to facilitate
Net metering is the policy most states have adopted that allows homeowners to sell installation of renewable-energy (RE) systems.
the excess electricity from their solar panels back to the utility at set prices. It enables
solar customers to defray their upfront costs. But utilities have opposed the policy H.A.W. Farms, LLC, in Belen, received $134,092 to offset the $748,144 installation
because they lose kilowatt-hours from solar customers and then have to pay those cost of a 990-solar-panel system that is now saving that enterprise $3,000 to $4,000
customers for their power. Conservative utility allies such as the American Legislative per month on its energy bill. REAP funding in the amount of $18,067 went toward
Exchange Council (ALEC) are waging a nationwide battle against net metering to construction costs for a $72,270 system for the Super 8 Motel in Santa Rosa. When
get other states to follow Nevada’s lead. installation of three high-efficiency water heaters and solar collectors is completed,
the system will produce enough savings to offset most of the cost of electricity needed
Two homeowners have filed a class-action lawsuit against NV Energy, and a coalition to run the business. Silverleaf Family Farms in Corrales received $4,522 toward an
of solar companies is seeking a ballot measure that would reverse the regulators’ $18,090 photovoltaic (PV) solar array. The system has replaced 33 percent of the farm’s
decision. Solar enjoys widespread support from Nevada voters in both parties: A energy usage. Sedillo Hill Route 66 Travel Center was provided a grant of $41,720
recent Colorado College poll found that 75 percent of voters support tax incentives toward a $166,878 solar system that generates 80,504 kW of electricity, enough for
for solar. 67 percent of the store’s power needs.
Solar Industry Growth in New Mexico The REAP program was created by Congress to help farmers, ranchers and small
Although other Southwestern states and several less sunny states have far surpassed rural businesses access funds to purchase RE systems and to make energy-efficiency
New Mexico in solar power growth due to more solar-friendly state policies, improvements. The program is not available for residential use and is available only
New Mexico ranks ninth in solar jobs per capita, according to a new report by the for businesses in communities of fewer than 50,000 people; however, there is no
Washington, D.C.-based Solar Foundation. The New Mexico solar industry is population limit for agricultural producers wanting to apply for the program. To
helping fill a gap in employment left by an idling construction industry, as well as obtain information on the REAP program, visit www.usda.gov/energy or call the
layoffs in the coal, oil and gas industries. The solar industry employed 1,900 people Rural Development State Office in Albuquerque: 505.761.4957.
in 2015 and has been a key sector for job growth, expected to reach a rate of 12.4
percent in 2016, compared to the state’s overall rate of 0.9 percent. Roughly 102
solar companies operate in New Mexico. The median wage for solar installers is
SunPower® by Positive Energy Solar
about $21 an hour. Recertified as a Benefits Corporation
Benefits Corporations (B Corps) are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit
The foundation’s report B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance,
projects that by the accountability and transparency. Having demonstrated high-integrity business
end of 2016, installed practices, SunPower® by Positive Energy Solar (SPPES), a New Mexico-based
solar capacity in New company, was recently recertified as a B Corp. The company also received B Lab’s
Mexico—utility- Best for the Environment award in 2014 and 2015.
scale installations and
individual residential The employee-owned company’s distinction was earned for providing good wages,
and commercial benefits and growth opportunities for its team members and for contributing to
systems—will jump by schools and nonprofits. SPPES has also become known for its community and
nearly 65 percent in just volunteer work. Close to 1,000 hours of employee community service were completed
over a year, to 595 MW, in 2015.
enough to power about
139,000 homes. The SPPES touts the equipment it selects for its residential, commercial, governmental
report, cosponsored by the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources and nonprofit customers for its long-term performance and low environmental
Department, was based on direct telephone and email surveys with businesses impact. Positive Energy Solar joined the SunPower® Master Dealer network in
around the state. January. Visit www.positiveenergysolar.com
The fight for energy freedom and energy choice could become an important issue Sol Luna Solar Manager Earns Certification
in the presidential election. Zacarias Johnson, project manager of Sol Luna Solar, has earned certification as a
North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners Certified PV Installation
New Mexico Solar Tax Credit Professional. The certification required documentation of relevant education and
experience related to photovoltaic (PV) system installation and passing a rigorous
Extension Bills Tabled exam covering knowledge, skills and abilities required to design, install and maintain
Two bills in the 2016 Legislature aimed at extending New Mexico’s solar tax credit
PV systems. The exam assesses knowledge on electrical and mechanical systems
and a memorial calling for adding solar panels to state buildings did not survive. The
design, the National Electrical Code, roofing and construction techniques, system
fiscal reality of falling oil and gas revenues, as well as politically divided legislators,
maintenance and troubleshooting.
impacted many sectors. After the solar tax-credit extension proposal was tabled
in committee, Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) attempted to tack it on as an
Sol Luna Solar, based in Dixon, New Mexico, provides solar PV integration for
amendment to a Senate bill, but that was rejected by a vote of 20–19. Stewart said
residential, commercial and utility-scale projects. The company, known for its
that there are still “climate change deniers” in the Legislature.
competitive pricing and customer service, has operated in northern New Mexico
for more than 40 years, installing systems in Albuquerque, Taos and Santa Fe. For
Many customers are expected to take advantage of the state’s solar tax credit before
information, call 575.770.7042 or visit www.sollunasolar.com
it expires at the end of the year. Particularly for individuals and small businesses,
the credit has been seen as an essential complement to the federal tax credit for solar
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www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • March 2016New School Combines Sustainability,
Closing the Achievement Gap and Free College for
Santa Fe Public School Students
Dana Richards
O n a cold evening in January, the Santa Fe Public Schools’ Board of Education
gave the Early College Opportunities School proposal a warm reception.
After a 5–0 vote to approve the district’s newest high school, director Steve Carrillo
said, “It feels like this might be one of the greatest things we’ve ever done. The
legacy of this could turn out to be of historic significance.” Thirty students, parents
and community partners testified to the value of the new school during a lengthy
public forum that brought many of those present to tears.
ECO, the Early College Opportunities Applied Science Magnet School, is
ramping up for an August 2016 opening, with students in grades nine, 10 and
11. Early College is a nationally trending model that allows students to pursue
certifications and associate degrees while they complete their high school diplomas.
Cultivating literacy in the intellectual
and hands-on aspects of sustainability
The school will occupy the 25-acre site now known as South Campus or Vo-Tech,
between Zia Road and the Arroyo Chamiso, adjacent to Santa Fe High School. The Mariah Martínez, Dakota Tórrez, Morelia Cuevas, Elvis Corado and Kenia Ontiveros,
site includes woodshops, automotive shops, welding, construction, greenhouse and release trout in Ty Middleton's ASE Wildlife Biology class
aquaponics facilities. In partnership with Santa Fe Community College (SFCC),
The school is an outgrowth of the Academy for Sustainability Education (ASE),
classrooms and other space at the nearby Higher Education Center (HEC) will
a 300-student program of study at Santa Fe High. Tammy Harkins, a dedicated
also be utilized. Rebecca Estrada, executive director of the HEC, has been key
sustainability educator and a guiding force behind ASE, has demonstrated how
in coordinating SFCC leadership and staff to facilitate alignment between the
important rapport, personalization and relevance are to student motivation and
two institutions.
achievement. Her ability to employ emotional intelligence, reach deeply into
The genesis of the new school reflects interrelated efforts. Superintendent Joel students to tap their hopes and aspirations, and create a joyous community of
Boyd and SFCC President Randy Grissom collaborated to advance the school as engaged learners has been a primary factor in launching the new school.
a critical piece of SFPS’s secondary reform plan and as a way to develop a bridge
Student Dylan Ramírez says, “I’m moving, along with many other ASE students,
to SFCC’s world-class Sustainable Technology program and facilities. The idea
into the new ECO School. I have been very lucky to be part of this kind of
of a magnet school of sustainability was also pitched to the district multiple times
learning, with its many projects and field trips. My mentorship and all the tools
during the last seven years as a result of collaborative efforts on the part of Santa
will definitely serve me in the future. This school provides all kinds of green
Fe High teachers (including Marcia Barton and Ty Middleton), educational
opportunities, like solar power and aquaponics.” Student Irie Charity says, “I’m
consultants and community partners Paul Gibson, John Graham, Seth Biderman,
excited about the challenge of getting college credit and learning serious skills
Kim Shanahan and Kenneth Francis. Lynn Bickley of the Interfaith Coalition,
and content through projects. I am a visual and hands-on learner. I want to be in
Janet Bailey and Miguel Acosta were also key to helping move the effort along
a school where motivated students tackle serious projects that make a difference
while making sure it has depth and is accessible to all sectors of the community.
in the world.” Current ninth-grader Annette Salas Morales said, “I love hands-
on learning. I’ve learned so much about solar energy, sustainable agriculture,
aquaponics and how important it is to lower our carbon footprint. I look forward
to building my own Tiny Home.”
The school has six main goals:
• Close the achievement gap
• Increase literacy in the intellectual and hands-on aspects of sustainability
• Provide free, dual-credit certifications and applied science degrees
• Build workforce readiness and create human and practical connections
between school, mentors and the world of work
• Make the learning community a vital and welcoming center for students,
educators, families, business partners and social service providers
• Use innovative pedagogy, scheduling and leadership norms to attract and
retain world-class educators and partners, and become a national model
of what can be done within public school districts
Closing the Achievement Gap
The achievement gap is shameful, personally degrading to many youth, and one
Vicky Gutiérrez Ochoa, Mariela Erives, Dakota Tórres and Sam Jacquez build benches of the reasons local economies and the national economy cannot keep pace with
for a Río Grande Restoration project the needs and norms of the new millennium.
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Green Fire Times • March 2016 www.GreenFireTimes.comASE student Yadira Brugger works with volunteer Dakota Tórres works the Kubota tractor at ASE students learn about waste and recycling
woodturning instructor Alan Becker. ASE South Campus during his summer job. at the Santa Fe Recycling Center
Big schools often take a certain amount of failure, segregation, violence, vandalism, economic strength is not about a few large corporate employers but rather about
burnout and alienation for granted. Teachers and students are left to figure out a resilient network of small businesses and public institutions.
how to fit into the cookie-cutter. Some enjoy school and do well. Some do well,
The ECO School is committed to cultivating literacy in the intellectual and
as measured by GPA and test scores, but don’t really connect with the learning
hands-on aspects of sustainability. Good education is by nature revolutionary, or
process. A large number of students neither do well nor engage in the process. Day
at least evolutionary. Even though we still test for the thinking that produced the
after day, they walk the edge of despair, self-loathing, indifference and misplaced
problems students will inherit, we don’t have to keep teaching with it.
emotion. They are frequently absent, tuned-out, dropping out, and unable to plug
into constructive local, state or national communities and economies. The educators who are lining up to be part of this new school are “thought partners”
when it comes to figuring out how to infuse sustainability into all aspects of the
ECO’s school design flips the dynamic. Instead of kids stressing to adapt to
curriculum. SFCC partners like Camilla Bustamante, Amanda Hatherly, Luke
the cookie-cutter, ECO’s network of educators is taking on the design and
Spangenburg, Xubi Wilson, Shawn Miller and Adam Cohen are especially well-
implementation challenge of adapting learning experiences to the needs and
suited to provide coaching in cutting-edge theory and practice, when it comes
wants of the students. The same students who are disengaged and disruptive in a
to sustainable technologies. In the ECO School, sustainability will apply equally
conventional learning environment often prove to be a motivated leader if given
to technology, modes of thought, leadership, teacher stress, wrap-around and
opportunities to tell their story, learn their way and engage with activities they
interdisciplinary approaches to project-based learning.
find relevant.
In a small, personalized learning community, it is not accepted or assumed that
Everyone is College Material
Even by those with compassionate intentions, I’ve heard it said many times: “Some
there will be a 50 percent truancy or failure rate. The ECO School will demonstrate
people just aren’t college material.” In ECO, we want to redefine and recontextualize
that public school districts are capable of delivering a relevant and effective learning
the idea of “college material.” Through SFCC and other accrediting postsecondary
culture to underserved and underutilized youth.
institutions we are happy to offer all ECO students free dual-credit, certifications
ECO-Literacy and two-year associate degrees. This is both an equity issue and a way to ground
Is it possible to have a 4.6 GPA, ace your ACTs and SATs, nail the PARCC, kill college in applied science, with powerful connections to careers and real-world
on your AP exams, be deadly on your DEAs, eviscerate the EOCs, rout the SBA problems. We want ECO graduates to be leaders, entrepreneurs and equipped
and still be ecologically illiterate? Alas, the answer is yes. While a state education thinkers about complex problems, and we know that engaged college can play a
department might be able to accept that disconnect, the biosphere and local key role in the process of developing those capacities.
economies cannot. We are in the middle of an ebbing tide in public education
funds. Why? Because the capricious nature of the fossil-fuel economy is out of our
Workforce Readiness Revisited
If we are not careful, workforce readiness means technical training for cogs in
hands. This is just one reason why a planned new-energy, sustainability economy
an impersonal and overly hierarchical factory system. In fact, many have argued
is critical to the health of our communities, especially in New Mexico, where
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www.GreenFireTimes.com Green Fire Times • March 2016Go Green and Get Outside
Kelly Phillips
The Outdoor Club, a Capital High School (CHS) club focusing on public
service and environmental issues, began in August 2015. The club consists of 20
motivated students, led by teachers Kelly Phillips, Jen Bakevich and Reid Burgess.
Throughout the 2015–2016 school year, students have raised school and community
awareness on environmental issues. The club is improving school recycling efforts,
maintaining local neighborhood trails, raising native trout and revitalizing the
campus greenhouse for food production.
Capital High’s Outdoor Club helps preserve
outdoor spaces and serves the community.
School-wide recycling has dramatically benefited through the club’s efforts. The
number of recycling containers tripled. The club made “How to Recycle” posters
and placed the Santa Fe Recycling Guide on each bin. Environmental Science
students are investigating the decomposition rate of compostable lunch trays.
Our goal is to have students composting their food waste and lunch trays for use
snowshoed Aspen Vista Trail to further witness seasonal trail usage and benefit
in the greenhouse.
from healthy exercise.
The teachers have reinforced the importance of serving the environment, as well as
At CHS, the greenhouse has sat vacant for nearly a decade. The club’s plan is
the community. The club has been involved in a variety of “Get Outside!” activities.
to repair structural damage, beautify the space and plant vegetable starts. The
Trout in the Classroom is a program that allows students to raise native trout for
club wants to donate extra starts to families in need, so that they can have fresh,
release into the Río Grande. The club cares for baby trout, known as alevins, as
homegrown vegetables. This is a large project that the club would like to improve
they mature to the fry and juvenile stages. The students are responsible for feeding
upon over the next five years. We are looking to expand our growing space by
the fish, cleaning the tank and completing weekly water-quality tests to maintain
building small hoop gardens. Ideally, the club could be growing fresh greens for
the appropriate level of nutrients. The club has learned about the trout’s habitat
the CHS cafeteria and continue to support students and families who would like
in preparation for a release party in April. Teachers and the club will camp prior
to volunteer in the garden in exchange for fresh food.
to the event in celebration of a local forest biome.
The Outdoor Club has made great strides in its first year to get students excited
Last September, the club learned about trail maintenance in the Tierra Contenta
about being outside and living a healthier lifestyle, for themselves and the planet.
neighborhood. Through trail restoration, the students demonstrate to the
At a school of 1,300 students, we will happily continue to promote environmentally
community the importance of preserving outdoor spaces. In October, the club
responsible choices and attitudes. i
hiked the Norski Trail in the Santa Fe National Forest to observe trail-system
design, identify foliage and take in the magnificent vistas. In January, the club Kelly Phillips, M.A.T., is an environmental science teacher at Capital High School in Santa Fe.
“Love Where We Live”
The Youth Ambassadors Program and Community Learning Network
By Serina Padgett – 7th Grade Student, St. Michael’s High School, Santa Fe
Learn, explore, volunteer, train. These qualities. This helps students discover As we’ve often heard, “The best
are things the Community Learning what is valuable about our community way to learn is by doing.” Other
Network’s Santa Fe Youth Ambassadors and the people who live here. The interesting, off-the-beaten-path
program offers as part of its “Love program helps students understand learning adventures CLN offers
Where We Live” initiative. The New why certain things that often go include hands-on activities and
Mexico-born, locally based nonprofit unnoticed are important. interactions with community
is dedicated to “building stronger
In addition to a walk-about in Santa
communities through real-life learning
Fe’s historic district or along Canyon
in real-life places with real people.”
Road, CLN facilitates diverse off-
The program the-beaten-path learning experiences Learning about traditional food gardening
that focus on regional history, cultural at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
demonstrates that heritage preservation and issues such educators who are engaged in issues
young people can make as water conservation. CLN works and projects in our region such as
a difference, too. with other community organizations
to coordinate opportunities such as
growing food or replastering an adobe
church. These kinds of activities are fun
CLN provides opportunities for learning about food security through for students and can also be a way of
small groups of middle-school, high- a visit to the Food Depot, where Youth participate in the annual Ranchos bringing people together to strengthen
school and college students to learn volunteers prepare to deliver donated de Taos enjarre and help the community a sense of belonging and connectedness
about Santa Fe’s unique and amazing food supplies to the needy. replaster the old adobe church as a community.
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Green Fire Times • March 2016 www.GreenFireTimes.comand supports passing on traditions and cultures
to future generations. We can learn important New Mexico Leaders in
life lessons, meet new people and get to Mindfulness Conference
know fellow community members better. The april 22–23 at santa ana pueblo and albuquerque
program values the participation, voices and
New Mexico educators, innovators, health-care providers,
opinions of young people and demonstrates
business leaders, therapists and policymakers statewide will gather
that we can make a difference, too. at Santa Ana Pueblo’s Tamaya Resort and the FatPipe business
incubator in Albuquerque for the second annual New Mexico
Santa Fe has a rich history, and there is much
Leaders in Mindfulness Conference on April 22 and 23, from 9
to learn about our city. The Youth Ambassadors a.m. to 5 p.m.
program encourages students to get involved
in the community. Adults are also invited to On April 22, the New Mexico Mindful Business Intensive will
participate and may want to volunteer, make take place at the FatPipe business incubator in Albuquerque.
a donation or help sponsor the development Participants will learn how to increase their impact, profits
and sense of meaning through applying practices based in both
of Youth Ambassadors in Santa Fe. To learn
mindfulness and emotional intelligence. Nationally known
more about the program or get involved, speakers will include producer/director/screenwriter Lee Zlotoff
Students volunteer at the SF Horse Rescue Shelter
visit www.sfyouthambassadors.org or www. and Catherine Bell, author of The Awakened Company. More than
While participating in these adventures,
communitylearningnetwork.org i a dozen New Mexico-based business and entrepreneurial leaders
students keep personal learning logs, take a will explain how they are applying these practices locally.
regional history survey, and create a culminating EDITOR’S NOTE: Serina Padgett is 13 years old.
project that reflects what they have learned. She has dedicated this article to her English teacher, On April 23, at Santa Ana Pueblo’s Tamaya Resort, attendees will
Upon the completion of the program, they Roseanne Noedel, who passed away from kidney cancer discuss how to bring socially conscious choices and mindfulness
last month. “In the short into workplaces, classrooms and social-service agencies. They will
receive a certificate stating that they are official
trimester I spent with explore the day’s theme of crossing boundaries to expand inclusion
Youth Ambassadors. her, through her various and diversity in purposeful ways that foster collective impact.
ways of teaching, she Focus areas will include Mindful Governance, From Mindful
I am interested in this program because I enjoy taught us many things Self-Compassion to Mindful Community Compassion, as well
learning about and preserving our culture. we couldn’t see for as Mindfulness and Social Action.
I believe that is very important. I believe ourselves,” Serina said.
this program will benefit future generations “I really can’t thank her For information and registration, visit www.wisdompreneurs.biz
because our community will grow stronger. enough. She was very and www.newmexicomindfulness.com
The program inspires a desire to keep Santa motivational to many
of us.”
Fe’s oldest buildings and artifacts preserved
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