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Las Cruces, New Mexico has once again been named one of America's top places to retire! For the last decade Las Cruces has consistently been named among the top cities to live by trusted sources such as Forbes, Money, Milken, AARP, Where to Retire Magazine and more. This week CNBC.com named Las Cruces, New Mexico number two on their "America's Top Places to Retire" list.
Las Cruces, New Mexico is consistently ranked among the top places that Boomers would like to retire because it features so many communities and new custom homes with the amenities Boomers are looking for. Plus, Las Cruces offers freedom of lifestyle, great weather, and outdoor amenities, without locking Boomers into the cost and constraints of traditional retirement communities.
Thanks to Beth Sitzler of the Las Cruces Bulletin (Photos by Steve MacIntyre) for this great article written about Picacho Mountain Residents Bob & Mary Talamini and their amazing custom home built by Wayne & Kiki Suggs of Classic New Mexico Homes.
After moving to Las Cruces, New Mexico, Houston-transplants Bob and Mary Talamini decided to explore their new city and ended up on the doorsteps of a custom home built by Wayne and Kiki Suggs of Classic New Mexico Homes.
Since that first encounter with the builders who specialize in pueblo style design, the Talaminis fell in love with the duo’s style and waited three years for them to construct their very own home in Picacho Mountain.
The following is a guest post by our good friend Miles Dyson of Inspection Connection. Miles is Las Cruces, New Mexico's foremost expert in home inspection, energy rating, and green certification.
Green development certification programs make more than just sustainable, green homes.
The Building Industry Association of Southern New Mexico (BIA-SNM) announced last week that the Fall Parade of Homes has been modified for 2010 and will now feature energy-efficient and sustainably built homes in a Green Street single-site setting.
The homes constructed will be special since each will be required to meet rigorous silver level certifications through either the Build Green New Mexico/NAHB Green or U.S. Green Built Council - LEED for Homes programs. Homes built within the development will also be Energy Star certified and will be required to have active solar energy generation capabilities.
Going green has gained a strong foothold in certain sectors of society. But 2010 is shaping up to be the year where green building really takes off, especially in New Mexico real estate through Net-zero and zero-energy homes. In the past, the green movement has primarily focused on saving energy in the transportation sector. Hybrid vehicles are more popular than ever before, and many city mass transportation systems are already running on cleaner, abundantly available natural gas.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, transportation only accounted for 28 percent of all energy used in the United States in 2008, while buildings – residential and commercial – accounted for 39 percent of total energy usage. If we are ever to make a significant difference in energy consumption, we must change the way we consume energy in our homes and offices.
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n Monday, January 11th, we held the first Design Charrette of 2010 to assist future Picacho Mountain residents, Tom and Ann Clark, in the design process for the LEED Certified home they are planning to build this year. A Green Design Charrette is an intensive, hands-on workshop that brings together a future homeowner with green experts and professionals to explore options and create a green and sustainable plan for a specific new custom home and home site.