Pangea BiotectureLocal · Taos, New MexicoHigh desert · 7,000 ftSheet L-001

Off-grid, built for the high desert.

We’re based in Taos, and we design and build fully sustainable Biotecture and eco-friendly homes made to thrive here: strong sun, cold nights and snowmelt.

One year at 36.4° N. In December the noon sun sits 30° above the horizon, shines under the overhang and charges the thermal mass. By June it climbs to 77° and lands on the roof instead of the glass. Winter snow and summer monsoon rain run off the roof into the cistern, and solar PV on the north roof charges the batteries. In summer the earth cooling tube under the cistern brings in cooled outside air; in winter its doors stay closed.

01Why us

Local builders, off-grid systems.

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Biotecture builders
Energy-efficient homes that work with nature, not against it.
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Off-grid systems
Homes that catch rainwater, make solar power and treat their own waste.
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Custom design
Natural and recycled materials, designed around how you live.
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Local
We know Taos weather, soils and permitting, so the home suits the place.
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Site work
Excavation, septic, grading and snow removal across Taos County.
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02Permits

Permitted in New Mexico.

Biotecture and any other off-grid, sustainable building can be permitted and built in Taos, as long as it meets New Mexico’s building, health and environmental codes. We provide construction and permit drawings, acquire the permits and deliver full turnkey construction for residential, multi-family, commercial and non-profit projects.

Already have a house? The same catch water, off-grid power, wastewater and heating and cooling systems can be retrofitted to any existing building, up to going fully off-grid.

Renovation + retrofit

03Consultation