Radiant cooling makes a stand in New Mexico

摘要

Santa fe, N.M. ― With its rugged landscape and colorful mix of inhabitants, the Santa Fe area is a land rich with history, where tourism rules, yet people also flock to as a place to live and work. Founded in 1607, Santa Fe became a melting pot. Mexicans and Spaniards accessed it from the south via El Camino Real (or the Royal Road), and Anglo-Saxon miners and trappers trekked in from the north via the Santa Fe Trail. Caught in the middle were the Native Americans who were already living there. Elements from each of these cultures influence everyday life, and to this day many newly built residences are styled after ancient adobe mud dwellings, which offered superior insulation against the burning New Mexican sun and the chill of the desert night air.