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"Cool pipes chill room naturally" — a staff article by John W. Flores in the Albuquerque Journal (August 21, 2000) describing Zomeworks Corporation's Cool Cell climate-control syst…

Andy Shack 2026-07-19

Andy Shack is a Zomeworks test building (in use by 1988, monitored 2000-2002) using an 8-inch PVC pipe water-storage bank (250 gallons) connected to a 65 sq ft roof-mounted copper …

A presentation by Steve Baer to the Albuquerque Chapter of the AIA on January 15, 2009, titled "Some Passive Solar Buildings with a Focus on Projects in New Mexico." The 23 MB PDF …

The Baer House 2026-07-19

Steve Baer's own house in Corrales, New Mexico is an artifact of his thermal philosophy — a built demonstration of the ideas that appear throughout the archive. Originally construc…

Barry Hickman 2026-07-19

Co-founder of Zomeworks Corporation with Steve Baer and Ed Heinz, c.1969-70. Co-organized the 1969 Alloy Conference with Steve and Holly Baer, the event that directly preceded Zome…

Beadwall 2026-07-19

The Beadwall is a window insulation system invented by Dave Harrison of Zomeworks. Polystyrene beads are blown into the air cavity between two panes of glass when insulation is nee…

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