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Embracing Solar Power as a Necessity
Living off-grid in the Namibian desert necessitates creative and alternative energies, including solar. Previously, petrol-fueled generators ran up to 12 hours a day, but the solar investment reduced this to just 3 hours daily. By...
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Water Conservation in the Heart of the Desert
At the center of the four camps of the Wolwedans eco lodge is the hotel village, where employee dwellings and technical equipment are located. In this arid environment, water conservation is crucial. Stephan’s team discovered a drinking...
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Building Local: Sustainable Wood Construction
In Corrèze, the decision to build using local wood is logical due to the region's extensive lumber industry, stemming from a post-World War II reforestation program. The Limousin Forest, primarily composed of Douglas fir, provides wood...
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Bringing Nature Home: Versatile Design of a Yurt-Inspired Home
Explore a yurt-inspired home that offers the flexibility of having open, semi-open, and closed spaces, unlike traditional yurts which are typically one large open area. The construction eliminates the need for a central support post but...
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Benefits and Function of a Green Roof
Explore a yurt-inspired home, featuring a green roof that enhances biodiversity, provides acoustic and thermal insulation, and mitigates environmental impact. The roof, along with solar panels and a rainwater collector, reflects their...
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Green School's Plans for Global, Eco-Education
This year, 40 students graduated from the Green School in Bali, demonstrating the success of its innovative, eco-focused educational approach. Founder John Hardy emphasizes the ongoing mission to make the school even greener, with plans...
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Crowd Funding Tuition for a Green Education
The Green School in Bali attracts families worldwide, including Yoel from Britain, who discovered the school online. To cover the high tuition and travel costs, Yoel and his father, Loic, successfully raised funds through crowdfunding....
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Generating Electricity from the Environment
Green School - an education center in Bali that focuses on sustainability and environmental education - strives for total energy independence with solar panels and a hydro-vortex turbine. Learn how this system works and see it in action!...
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Calculating Costs of Alternative Education
In Bali, the Green School's innovative experiments in sustainability and environmental education attract families worldwide. To ensure local representation, a scholarship fund supports Balinese students who would otherwise not be able to...
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Learning and Living Sustainability at the Green School
The Green School in Bali incorporates environmental practices into its curriculum, providing hands-on learning experiences for students. They built a pump system to supply drinking water from a nearby river and utilize an aquaponics...
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Pioneering Sustainable Living with Creative Wood Construction Techniques
The Woodcube is a five-story building, constructed almost entirely of untreated wood. It provides a natural living environment without using glue or solvents. Residents enjoy a lifestyle aligned with their ecological values. The...
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Funding Sustainable Housing Innovation
The Wilhelmsburg district of Hamburg has tackled significant challenges like flood risk and industrial pollution to become a model of sustainable urban development. With a budget of 1.2 billion Euros, the city has implemented innovative...
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Building the Future: Hamburg's Innovative Waterhouses
Hamburg, Germany, particularly the Wilhelmsburg neighborhood, is leading the way in sustainable urban development. The city has transformed into a hub of innovation with projects like the Waterhouses, which address ecological challenges...
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Sustainable Tourism on Cholé Island
On Cholé Island, Tanzania, Anne and Jean de Villiers built an off-grid eco-lodge using local materials and traditional techniques, integrating it perfectly with the environment. Despite lacking roads, electricity, and drinking water, the...
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Skilling Workers for a Sustainable Future
Loos-en-Gohelle, focused on future sustainability, has opened a new training center through the Auteuil Foundation. The center offers courses in wood construction, roofing, and low-energy building techniques, promoting eco-responsible...
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Turning Old Coal Mines into Eco-Construction Incubators
Base 11/19, the last mine shaft in Loos-en-Gohelle, was transformed into an eco-construction milestone in the early 2000s. The CD2E organization, based at this site, supports over 600 eco-enterprises in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region,...
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Growing an Urban Oasis: The Green Barrier of 25 Verde
The "25 Verde" building uses luxurious vegetation as a natural barrier against urban pollution, featuring 22 plant species selected and acclimatized by landscape designers. The plants, a mix of local and exotic varieties, thrive in the...
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Green Urban Living in Turin, Italy
The transcript discusses the increasing emphasis on sustainable architecture in response to . Interest in eco-housing and sustainable architecture has been growing as global warming and resource depletion increase. This video showcases...
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Wilhelmsburg Sets a Sustainable Plan for Hamburg's Future
Wilhelmsburg is poised to become one of Hamburg's key urban centers, featuring a variety of innovative and impressive buildings. The development has significantly improved the quality of life, and the success of the housing projects...
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Reducing Energy Costs with Sustainable Wood Homes
The construction of the Woodcube, a sustainable housing development in Wilhelmsburg, required ten days of preparation in the Black Forest and fourteen days for on-site assembly. Financially, the building proved more cost-effective than...
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Self-Sufficient Living: Inside Hamburg's Passive Housing
The buildings in Wilhelmsburg's Waterhouse project are designed to be 100% passive, consuming no more than 15 kWh per square meter annually. They utilize geothermal energy and solar power to heat domestic water, making them...
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Empowering Women and Community Through Eco-Tourism on Cholé Island
Since its opening in 2000, the Cholé Island eco-lodge not only offers a unique and authentic experience for its visitors but also serves as a model for responsible tourism by supporting local resources and the community's development. It...
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Reinvesting Tourism Profits into Local Programs
The eco-lodge on Cholé Island donates part of its revenue to the village, funding a solar-powered hospital and new classrooms. There is an assocation that supports children's education from kindergarten to university, providing...
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Emphasizing Local Craftsmanship for Sustainable Building
Inspired by traditional East African dhows, Anne and Jean chose to use local materials and techniques for their eco-lodge on Cholé Island. This decision aimed to invest in the local community, providing jobs and supporting the economy by...