Our Mission
Kayeman Custom Homes is a custom homebuilder striving to become the area's premier residential green builder. We continue to provide healthy and efficient high performance homes to our clients through innovative thinking, the application of building science and cutting edge technology. This goal is foremost in the entire design build process, including a team approach to lot design, preparation and construction. Each team member makes a unique contribution through development of individual ideas and performance as both individuals and as team members.

Design
Kaye Marshall, President of Kayeman Custom Homes has been building upscale custom homes with Green and highly-efficient energy features for over fifteen years and is degreed in architecture and civil engineering. Kayeman is one of the founding members of Build Green New Mexico. There is a great deal of insight designed in to a Kayeman home. Views, Shading, Glazing and Traffic Flow are just a few items considered in the process. These items are passive energy saving features.

Site Preparation
Site selection is an extremely important element of Green Building. At Kayeman, we strive to minimize our impact on the land and vegetation of the site in order to protect the environment around the site.

A required EPA Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) incorporates Silt Fencing, a Concrete Washout and a Rip Rap Driveway to minimize erosion, and removal of material from the site.

Out Of The Ground
Insulation of stem walls prior to pouring the foundation.

Kayeman prepares its foundations by establishing a reflective insulation/moisture barrier beneath its slabs which allows radiant heating systems to operate more effectively.

Radiant Heating
With High Efficiency Boilers (80-90% Efficient) in slab radiant heating is a clean, healthy and efficient way to heat your home coupled with a thermal blanket. To enhance the hot water radiant heating system you can incorporate solar thermal panels and a storage tank tied to your heating boiler eliminating the need for a hot water tank. The solar thermal panels function as a water heating or pre-heating system which reduces the gas needed to operate the boiler.

Forest Management
Utilization of composite materials such as Engineered Trusses, TJI’s, OSB and Microlam Beams reduces wood consumption.

Tyvek Wrap
Prior to the final exterior finish the entire house is wrapped with Tyvek to minimize air/moisture penetration.

Air Loss Control
Insulation under pressure treated base plates along with caulking minimizes air/dust infiltration which is the start of a well sealed home.

Doors and Windows wrapped with flashing and then sealed with expansion foam.

Recycled Insulation
Blown in recycled cellulose insulation provides R-22 wall insulation vs. conventional R-19 bat insulation in 2 X 6 exterior walls. Blown in insulation also functions as an excellent sound barrier.

Drywall & Cooling Ducts
Drywall works as the interior portion of an air-gap. It is extremely important to caulk duct boots, electrical outlets and any other penetrations in the drywall in order to pass duct blast tests and blower door tests which determine air leakage in the ducts and the entire home.

Exterior Finish
Indigenous materials such as concrete, gravel and stucco are used to minimize transportation costs and pollution. In addition, the stucco process is a finish coat with low or no VOC emissions.

Interior Finishes
Interior finishes are an integral function of Building Green. Using low or no VOC emitting finishes makes for a healthier environment. Low or no VOC paints, Plaster finish walls, marble countertops and Tile walls and floors all minimize VOC’s. The use of “Green� or fast growing woods like Liptus or Bamboo are additional elements of Building Green. These fast growing woods help greatly in reforestation efforts.

Renewable Energy
New Mexico has a large number of sunlight days per year and with Federal, State and PNM Grid-tied incentives, Solar Photovoltaic systems are working their way into the mainstream. Grid-tied systems can generate between 3,000-20,000 kWh’s per year reducing dangerous CO2 gases being released into the atmosphere by generating facilities using fossil fuels to run their plants. Coal is the number one fuel used to generate electricity in the world.

Landscaping
Protecting our natural resources is the basis for Building Green. Water is by far one of the most important resources in the World today.

By designing drainage and ponding around the home, the Xeriscape or natural landscaping can thrive off of runoff from the roof of the home. In our arid climate the addition of timed low water usage drip systems support the vegetation during dry seasons. The natural desert landscape is a kaleidoscope of colors when given even minimal water.

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