Green building in Mexico

• 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 .