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2006–2017 independent work bundle
confidence: high volatility: cold
This bundle covers the decade between the 2002 engineering peak and the 2025 retrospective — a period of independent validation, public presentation, and continued practice. The files come from outsid
This bundle covers the decade between the 2002 engineering peak and the 2025 retrospective — a period of independent validation, public presentation, and continued practice. The files come from outside the core Zomeworks technical document stream.
What is in this bundle
| Family | Files | What they contribute |
|---|---|---|
| NSRC state report | 3 files | Government-funded field study of night sky radiant cooling across 11 NM climate zones (Mark Chalom, 2006). PDF report, PowerPoint presentation, and Excel calculator. |
| AIA slideshow | 1 file | Baer’s 2009 presentation to the AIA Albuquerque chapter surveying the NM passive solar canon from the 1970s through Double Play (23 MB PDF). |
| Baer roof photo | 1 file | 2015 photograph of the Baer House roof — visual evidence of the building’s continued existence. |
| Cap’A blog | 1 file | French architecture travel journal documenting a 2017 visit to Bruce W. Davis in Albuquerque — practitioner philosophy on passive vs. active design. |
Why it matters
state data + public presentation + practitioner interview = independent validation eraThis bundle fills the gap between the dense 2002–2004 experimental period and the 2025 academic retrospective. It shows that the archive’s thermal ideas did not go dormant — they were independently tested by state engineers, presented to professional architects, and practiced by collaborators. The compiled pages that distill these sources are:
- Night sky radiant cooling potentials in New Mexico
- Baer AIA passive solar slideshow
- The Baer House
- Bruce W. Davis