Our Initiatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Concerns

 

Sustainable Life Learning

Our Learning center is dedicated to providing educational programs in ecologically sustainable solutions. We teach a range of methods and technologies that improve sustainable standards of living form simple solutions that can be readily implemented to more substantial measures. We offer multiday intensive workshops from 3 to 7 days long and long term apprenticeship programs ranging from 3 months to a year. All the procedures and technologies are based on the five sustainable principles implemented in the carbon neutral community.  

  • Housing
    -Learning to design and build Ecological homes with SuperAdobe.
    -Thermal regulation – windscoop, thermal mass, solar orientation.

     

    Energy
    -Solar systems
    -Hydroelectric
    -Solar water heating systems
    -Multifunctional ovens
    -Biogas capture

     

    Water
    -Rain capture and storage systems
    -Safe and economical water purification
    -Efficient use and recycling of water.

     

    Food
    -Organic fertilization: Composting, mulching, feeder plants.
    -Creating vegetable beds by co-cropping and beneficiary guilds.
    -Erosion prevention and water management for farmers.
    -Sustainable farming of Maize: The three sisters

     

    Waste
    -Reusing greywater
    -Ecological septic systems and blackwater treatment
    -Composting toilets