New Mexico · IECC Climate Zone 3B-5B · High-desert, wide diurnal swing
Healthy Homes for New Mexico — Diurnal Swings, Smoke, and Dust
Virtual Home Health Score assessments statewide. GaiaCrete™ continues New Mexico's mass-wall tradition across Zone 3B-5B elevations. Founding Mr Hemp House® dealer territories open by ZIP code.
Wide diurnal temperature swings
New Mexico can drop 35 degrees overnight, and low-mass walls track that swing straight into the living space.
Wildfire smoke seasons
Smoke from regional fires settles into New Mexico valleys for weeks, and leaky homes offer no protection from the fine particulate.
Blowing dust and dry air
Spring wind events across New Mexico drive dust indoors and dry interiors below comfortable humidity for months.
What Climate Zone 3B-5B Means for New Mexico Homes
New Mexico's high desert produces some of the largest daily temperature swings in the country, from Zone 3B in the south to Zone 5B around Santa Fe and Taos. Adobe and mass-wall construction have worked here for centuries for exactly that reason. Wildfire smoke seasons and blowing dust now dominate the indoor air conversation.
New Mexico Residential Building Code and Energy Conservation Code
New Mexico adopts amended IRC and IECC editions statewide through the Construction Industries Division.
Start With Your Home Health Score in New Mexico
Virtual Healthy Home Assessments available in New Mexico. In-person coverage expanding.
Home Health Score
A free screening that scores your home across indoor air quality, moisture and mold risk, building materials, and ventilation — so you know where to look first.
Healthy Home Assessment
A professional walkthrough of materials, moisture conditions, and ventilation, delivered as a prioritized action plan. Screening and guidance — not a medical or diagnostic service.
One part of the platform
GaiaCrete™ Insulation & Building Solutions in New Mexico
GaiaCrete™, a hempcrete alternative, is Mr Hemp House®'s bio-based hemp-lime building material — used for new construction, retrofits, and insulation upgrades. It is one offering inside the platform, alongside the Home Health Score and Healthy Home Assessment.
- Thermal performance R-2.5+ per inch
- Class A surface burning characteristics (ASTM E84)
- Mold-resistant at pH 12+
- 100% Biobased Carbon Content (ASTM D6866-22)
- Vapor-permeable, no added VOCs
- Net carbon sink by design
Actual thermal performance varies by formulation, density, moisture content, installation method, and complete wall assembly. Final whole-wall thermal performance depends on the complete assembly, including material density, framing, finishes, thermal bridging, moisture conditions, and installation.
Be the First Mr Hemp House® Certified Dealer in New Mexico
New Mexico has no certified dealer yet. Founding dealers get territory priority, training, and direct GaiaCrete™ supply as the platform expands.
Claim the New Mexico territoryCredentials Behind Every New Mexico Project
Mr Hemp House® was founded in 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
Veteran-Founded, Veteran-Owned
Founded and owned by a U.S. military veteran.
SBA VOSB Certified
SAM.gov Registered
Active registration in the System for Award Management.
IMPEL Cohort
DOE / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Innovation Program cohort.
VIP Procurement Cohort
Veteran Institute for Procurement graduate.
DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Partner
U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home program partner.
Beta Analytic Verified Testing
ISO/IEC 17025-accredited testing — 100% Biobased Carbon Content per ASTM D6866-22 (Certificate #531872642609133657, October 2022).
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