Daniel Buck Construction | Green Building Santa Fe

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DANIEL BUCK CONSTRUCTION
ENERGY STAR HOMES THAT MEET THE 2030 CHALLENGE

Daniel Buck Construction, Inc. has accepted Ed Mazria's 2030 challenge — that as a community, we start right now to produce buildings which reduce fossil fuel energy usage by 50%, and work toward the goal of new and remodeled buildings being 'carbon neutral' by 2030.

GOLD LEVEL GREEN CONSTRUCTION

We strive to meet Gold Level in all seven of the following areas on all of our projects:

  1. Site
  2. Resource efficiency
  3. Energy efficiency
  4. Water efficiency
  5. Indoor environment quality
  6. Maintenance and homeowner education
  7. Global impact

BENEFITS

  • Higher comfort level
  • A lighter carbon footprint
  • Leverage on increasing energy costs
  • Natural daylighting
  • Lower energy bills, potentially becoming energy income

ENERGY STAR

  • ENERGY STAR rating by third party verification for whole house
  • ENERGY STAR appliances
  • ENERGY STAR lighting package
  • ENERGY STAR heating system
  • ENERGY STAR plumbing fixtures

SOLAR WORKING FOR YOU

  • Passive solar design to minimize heating and cooling requirements
  • Solar hot water for shower and bath
  • Solar lighting with natural daylighting design
  • Solar photovoltaic electricity production

WE GUARANTEE ENERGY BILLS FOR THE HOMEOWNER

Danny Buck began building quality passive solar homes in Corrales, New Mexico, over 30 years ago. In 1979, he moved to Santa Fe to work with the New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA). In 1992, Danny founded Living Structures Inc., a company that built dozens of energy and resource efficient custom homes throughout northern NM, including the state's first Energy Star rated home.