page_title: Green building in Mexico
hierarchical_section_title: Green building in Mexico
caption_attribution_description: English: Green wall at the Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana in the historic center of Mexico City
context_page_description: Green building in Mexico
  The Mexican town of San Felipe, Baja California, is home to the largest solar-powered community in North America, with completely off-the-grid neighborhoods within El Dorado Ranch, a 30,000-acre development in San Felipe.
  Because of the arid climate in this Gulf of California town, a number of green building initiatives have been implemented including:
  Straw-Bale Home Construction, enabling insulation factors of R-35 to R-50, as verified by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1995.
  Predominant use of xeriscaping - landscaping practices that reduces water consumption, energy consumption and toxic chemical usage.
  Golf Course construction utilizing SeaDwarf Grass, one of the most salt tolerant grasses with the ability to withstand ongoing irrigation having salinity levels in excess of 20 parts per thousand total dissolved solids.
context_section_description: Green building in Mexico
  The Mexican town of San Felipe, Baja California, is home to the largest solar-powered community in North America (3000+ home sites), with completely off-the-grid neighborhoods within El Dorado Ranch, a 30,000-acre (120 km²) development in San Felipe.
  Because of the arid climate in this Gulf of California town, a number of green building initiatives have been implemented including:
  Straw-Bale Home Construction, enabling insulation factors of R-35 to R-50, as verified by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1995.
  Predominant use of xeriscaping - landscaping practices that reduces water consumption, energy consumption and toxic chemical usage.
  Golf Course construction utilizing SeaDwarf Grass, one of the most salt tolerant grasses with the ability to withstand ongoing irrigation having salinity levels in excess of 20 parts per thousand total dissolved solids (TDS) (equivalent to 55% of marine salinity).
caption: Green wall at the Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana in the historic center of Mexico City.
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