#2 on the Parade of Homes Tour
928 Shoofly
The Lower Railyard
*Twilight Tour*
DANIEL BUCK CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Danny Buck
P.O. Box 6367
Santa Fe, NM 87502
505-474-7575 fax: 505-473-0690
email: dannycbuck@msn.com
website: danielbuckconstruction.com
NEEDBASED, INC.
Jonah Stanford
928-B Shoofly Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-577-4295
email: jonah@needbased.com
website: needbased.com
The Balance Project is a contemporary mixed-use infill project located within the city’s Baca Railyard District. As part of the first generation of Certified Passive Houses in the Southwest, the project is designed to use 90 percent less energy for heating and cooling than a typical home. The resulting heating system for these buildings is no larger than a hair dryer. Additionally, a solar thermal system has been designed to cover 100 percent of all remaining heating and domestic hotwater needs of the residents. This project is slated to be Build Green New Mexico Emerald certified and it is eligible for sustainable tax credits.
Jonah Stanford and Vahid Mojarrab of Needbased, Inc., are proud to showcase the first of a new generation of projects that meet the highest level of energy conservation and sustainability through the Passive House approach. This technique of prioritizing conservation prior to active systems leads to reduced construction and maintenance costs while reducing energy-use to a small fraction compared to a typical home.
Energy conservation and efficiency have been core components in homes that Danny Buck has been building for 35 years. Passive solar was his initial focus in the 1970s, and in the 1980s he built multiple homes that successfully operate without a central heating system. He built New Mexico’s first Energy Star–certified home in 1998, and in 2007 he built the second home to qualify for the New Mexico sustainable building tax credit. Working on the Balance Project with Jonah Stanford is a significant milestone in the evolution of his career.
NEW HOME FEATURES
• Contemporary architecture
• In the heart of the Baca Railyard District
• Build Green New Mexico Emerald certified
• Passive House certified
• Garden roof decks
• European windows and doors
• Solar radiant heating
• Solar domestic hot-water system
• Night-sky cooling system
• LED lighting
• Fresh-air ventilation system
• Sangre de Cristo mountain views
• On city bike paths and open space
• Recycled building materials
• Live-work space
• Xeric landscaping
price: not for sale
lot size: 9,752 sq. ft.
heated sq. ft.: 3,400
total sq. ft.: 3,400
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