Past Exhibitors & Vendors

Adobe Making and Compressed Earth Block Demonstrations by:

Suppliers:

Publishers of Natural Building and Environmental Friendly Media Companies

Local Builders and Architects

Community Groups

(Click company name to see their website).

Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies, Inc. (AECT)
San Antonio, TX 78223
The Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies, Inc. (AECT) Compressed Earth Block machines produce an inexpensive, durable, attractive, and energy efficient building material. These structural load bearing blocks can often be made from locally available soils and save the cost of more expensive building materials such as wood.

American Clay Enterprises
Albuquerque, NM 87102
American Clay Earth Plaster is a practical, environmentally friendly alternative to cement, gypsum, acrylic, and lime plasters. It is compatible with the “breatheable” construction recommended for both historic and new buildings.

Avanyu Construction, LLC
New Adobe Construction & Renovation
San Ildefonso

Bioshield Paint
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Paints and finishes may be one of the leading causes of indoor air pollution, releasing low levels of toxic substances into the air for months after application. Get the information you need from Bioshield. We at BioShield wholeheartedly live, breathe and believe in green living. So it’s natural to us that inherent in all the products we create are the same deep commitments we live by. To protect our children. Our families. Our community. Our earth and all her inhabitants.

Mark Chalom, Architect
Solar Design and Analysis
Santa Fe, NM

R.P. Connerty & Son Construction Co.
General Contractors N.M.
228 LaPueblo Rd., Espanola, NM 87532
Specializing in architectural restoration and earthen building. His company has worked for the Museum of New Mexico, Historic Santa Fe Foundation, Polo Corporation and for many individual homeowners in northern New Mexico. Mr. Connerty will be presenting a demonstration of traditional northern New Mexico mud and clay plastering techniques on Saturday, May 18th.

Dahl Plumbing
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Dahl Santa Fe, specializes in energy efficient and environmentally friendly products. Our heating, cooling and plumbing products include solar heating systems and geothermal ground source heat. Dahl is a complete destination with 6,500 square feet of gallery displays and a dedicated professional team. 505-471-1811

Earth and Sun Construction
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Earth and Sun Construction relies on expert knowledge, care for each and every detail, and a builder/owner relationship to make quality, liveable homes. Our houses are of the highest quality and represent a pride in craftmanship that shines through, inside and out.

El Valle Astronomers
The El Valle Astronomers will be hosting “star parties” on Friday and Saturday, May 19 and 20th at the campus observatory.

Las Comunidades
Las Comunidades is based in the 74,000 acre Vallecitos Federal Sustained Yield Unit that was formed in 1948 to provide forest products for the 9 towns within the unit. Through grants from the National Forest Foundation and the US Forest Service Collaborative Forest Restoration Program, it is working to create jobs, educate youth and restore Forest Health. It currently produces posts, poles, vigas, rough sawn lumber and bark mulch. The 3rd annual “Saving the Sustained Yield Unit” will be held on the El Rito NNMC campus on June 9th.

Home Energy Magazine
2124 Kittredge St., #95
Berkeley, CA 94704
Home Energy magazine’s mission is to disseminate objective and practical information on residential energy efficiency, performance, comfort, and affordability. It is the only magazine that thoroughly covers residential comfort issues from the only approach that really works, systems engineering.

The Los Alamos Sustainable Energy Network (LASE)
The LASE Network is dedicated to promoting the development, use, and education of sustainable energy in our community.

New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA)
The New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA) is an educational nonprofit organization, dedicated to promoting solar energy and related sustainable practices. In September, NMSEA presents the 8th Annual Solar Fiesta! at the Highland High School in Albuqurque, NM. Date: Sept. 15 & 16, 2007. Hours 10am-5pm. “Brighter SOLutions”

ParexLahabra, Inc. and El Rey Stucco
Albuquerque, NM 87109
ParexLahabra is an innovative and responsible manufacturer of wall coatings, tile installation materials and specialty products. Established in 1968, El Rey has earned a reputation for consistent, high-quality products backed by industry-leading service and support. In 2005 LaHabra, El Rey, and Parex merged to create ParexLahabra, Inc., the largest facade manufacturer in the United States.

Powell & Sons
In today’s world of rising energy, labor and construction costs the Compressed Earth Block Machine can provide a superior alternative to the environmentally considerate builder in all economic arenas. We offer an earth construction system that can enable you to economically produce high-quality building components using widely available raw material to build superior, quality buildings.

Quentin Branch’s Rammed Earth Homes
Oracle, AZ 85623 (Cancelled)
Since 1976, building earthen homes, offices, churches and public sculpture. Specializing in passive-solar homes that keep themselves warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Info at www.rammedearthhomes.com

SAX
Stonecarving Workshops. By Mark Saxe.
Professional carving, fabrication and stone resource and tool supply company.

Southwest Solaradobe School and Adobebuilder.com
Bosque, NM (Cancelled)
A portal to all things adobe, including classes and other great resources.

STO Corp
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Sto Powerwall® Stucco and Powerwall® NExT Stucco Systems are made up of high-performance products that are designed to work together to form a superior wall cladding. These systems weigh less and can be installed faster than conventional stucco, with coatings and finishes that bridge hairline cracks to keep moisture out, enhancing the weather resistance and long term appearance of your cladding.

The Green Party of Santa Fe
The Green Party offers a sustainable vision for the future of our country, and is committed to working for positive change, guided by our Ten Key Values: Grassroots Democracy, Social Justice and Equal, Opportunity, Ecological Wisdom, Nonviolence, Decentralization, Community Based Economics &, Economic Justice, Gender Equity & Cooperation, Respect for Diversity, Personal & Global Responsibility, Future Focus & Sustainability &, Quality of Life. When you’re ready for values-based politics, the Green Party is ready for you! The Green Party supports: universal health care, living wage, quality public education, peace and non-violence, gender equity,respect for diversity, and protection of the environment.

Catherine Wanek
Author and Publisher
Kingston, NM 800-676-5622
http://www.strawbalecentral.com/
Natural Building Resources will showcase books of interest to earth-building professionals. Also available are books about green-building in general, including straw-bale construction, rainwater harvesting, and other sustainable topics. Catherine Wanek is the author and photographer of the book The New Straw Bale Home and co-editor/author of The Art of Natural Building. She has also contributed articles and photographs to Su Casa Magazine, Communities and Mother Earth News. A founding member of Builders Without Borders, Catherine has lectured internationally on the subject of straw-bale and natural building. “We are exploring ways to live sustainably on the planet and meet everyone’s needs,” Wanek said. “If we create a new paradigm in America, then others might emulate it.”


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