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2006–2017 independent work bundle

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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

FamilyFilesWhat they contribute
NSRC state report3 filesGovernment-funded field study of night sky radiant cooling across 11 NM climate zones (Mark Chalom, 2006). PDF report, PowerPoint presentation, and Excel calculator.
AIA slideshow1 fileBaer’s 2009 presentation to the AIA Albuquerque chapter surveying the NM passive solar canon from the 1970s through Double Play (23 MB PDF).
Baer house photo gallery1 fileSix photographs of the Baer zome house — roof geometry, drum-wall interior, Skylid louvers, south glazing, and shade/reflector — visual evidence of the building’s continued existence. The aerial roof photo carries an EXIF date of June 20, 2015; the other five are undated (the gallery sidecar estimates them circa 2009, contemporary with the AIA presentation).
Cap’A blog1 fileFrench 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 era

This 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:

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