ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (May 16, 2007) – Rebekah Green and her Albuquerque-based design and construction firm Intelligent Green Homes™ (IGH) will host a ribbon-cutting/press conference Wednesday, May 16th at 3:00 p.m., in the NE Heights. It is part of the US Green Building Council’s “Sustainability Week” and will showcase IGH’s new luxury “green” home that features the latest innovations in high-end, eco-friendly, and energy-efficient construction. Albuquerque City Councilor Martin Heinrich, Special Asst. to the Governor for Renewable Energy Craig O’Hare, and the Chairman of the HBA’s Build Green NM Dee Durano will speak about the momentum “green” is gaining. Rebekah Green’s home will then be open for the public to experience as part of the Annual Green Built Home Tour, which takes place the following weekend May 19-20.
As the largest of IGH’s projects to date, the luxury $1.3 million, 5,490 square feet residence is built of energy-efficient, non-toxic aerated autoclaved concrete. The interior boasts locally-handcrafted cabinetry, doors and custom carpentry made from100% locally recycled wood, locally-sourced non-toxic clay interior walls, and long-lasting low-maintenance bamboo floors – a renewable resource. The landscape uses “permaculture” design including low-water-use native vegetation and a grey water system.
“My new houses with ‘green’ environmentally-conscious construction are about making smart and healthy choices,” said Green. “This new ‘green’ approach also can fit an upmarket lifestyle and still benefit the environment and community.”
Rebekah Green, a 30-year-old native of Albuquerque, launched her home design and construction company in 2003. She has since built nine homes in Albuquerque and Placitas using a variety of eco-friendly and non-toxic designs and sustainable materials. Earlier this year, she took her experience to national audiences at environmental conferences speaking on “green” building techniques. She also recently teamed with Beverly Hills-based brand management firm The Robert Thorne Company and a top Hollywood television packaging agency and award-winning reality television production company to fast-track development of a primetime television program featuring modern “green” lifestyles, a “green” consumer products line, and “green” book series, among other progressive enterprises.
“Rebekah will be the leading lady of ‘green’, here and abroad,” said Robert Thorne, CEO of TRTC. “No one speaks the language of ‘green’ better. Rebekah translates the highly technical concepts of the critically important ‘green’ movement into terms everyone understands and embraces.”
Further announcements forthcoming.
WHAT: Ribbon-Cutting to highlight eco-friendly luxury home and the future of “green” building in NM.
WHEN: May 16, 2007, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Albuquerque, 10000 Florence Ave. NE 87122. From I-25, follow Paseo del Norte east to Eubank, turn left (north) on Eubank, follow for one mile to Florence, turn left (west), south side of the road.
List of Confirmed Attendees:
Martin Heinrich – Albuquerque City Councilor
Craig O'Hare – Special Assistant to the Governor for Renewable Energy
Dee Durano – Chairman of Build Green NM and Owner of Durano Construction
Faren Dancer – Chairman of the Green Building Committee for the Santa Fe Area HBA
Sara Eatman – Executive Program Coordinator for Build Green NM of the HBA of CNM
Ben Luce – Director NM Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy
Louise Martinez – Bureau Chief of NM Energy Program Development and Outreach
Lisa Logan – President Elect of the USGBC NM
Connie Pasteris – Environment Specialist Outreach Section of the Solid Waste Bureau
Toby Perea – Official with Bernalillo Building Planning and Zoning
Sherry Gwyn – Executive Director of Keep New Mexico Beautiful, Inc.
Jennifer A. Scacco – Keep Rio Rancho Beautiful Coordinator
John Horton – Director of Public Policy and Gov. Relations for Assoc. General Contractors
Doug Clark – Business Development Manager of Jaynes Corporation
Roger Schlutz – Dean and Professor UNM School of Architecture and Planning
Gilbert R. Jaramillo – Operations Process Manager; PNM Public Utilities of NM
Orlando Paul Gallegos – Building and Property Services Manager for Intel Corporation
Bobby Nafus – Vice President of Construction Lending at First Community Bank of NM
Thomas Apgar – LEED accredited Principle Designer Merrick & Company
Kent Bierle – Architect Environmental Dynamics, Inc.
Shaylor Alley – VP of Products and Co-Owner of American Clay Company
Howard Kaplan – President of the Center for Advancing Sustainable Architecture
Natalie Howard – Superintendent, City of Albuquerque Solid Waste
Art DeLaCruz – Deputy Director, City of Albuquerque Solid Waste
Leonard Garcia – Director, City of Albuquerque Solid Waste
Luther G. Clayton – City of Albuquerque
Cassandra Bloedel – Environmental Program Supervisor Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency
Kellie Owens – Waste Management of NM Market Area Sales Manager
Colleen Cayes – President, HealthyBuildingsMadeEasy.com
Lisa Ayres – President Arid Solutions, Inc. … and many more.
