"And I beheld, and heard the voice of one eagle flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice: Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth.... [Apocalypse (Revelation) 8:13]
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Utopian off-grid Regen Village produces all of its own food and energy
Utopian off-grid Regen Village produces all of its own food and energy
You do not need to make your own town but you had better start getting off the grid now before the economic collapse.
James Ehrlich, founder of ReGen Villages, commissioned Danish
architectural firm EFFEKT to envision a future where self-sustaining
communities could grow their own food and produce their own energy.
ReGen Villages are planned off-grid communities that address issues
ranging from climate change to food security through sustainable design.
They plan to start building these utopian communities this summer. (Article by Lacy Cooke, republished from Inhabitat.com)
There
are five principles behind the ReGen Villages: "Energy positive homes.
Door-step high-yield organic food production. Mixed renewable energy and
storage. Water and waste recycling. Empowerment of local communities."
Homes
in these gorgeous communities are totally designed for sustainable
living. They're powered by photovoltaic solar panels, but passive
heating and cooling systems take pressure off the electrical use of each
house. Families grow their own vegetables and fruit in connected
greenhouses. Together, the houses form a "shared local eco-system."
Villages
include several public squares that are equipped with electric
car-charging stations, and there are also vertical aquaponic farming
spaces. The community shares water storage facilities and
waste-to-resource systems. In addition, there are areas for livestock,
communal dining, playgrounds, and community learning centers.
EFFEKT
Partner Simon Lynge told Dezeen, "Our modern lifestyle is utterly
unsustainable and this calls for more resilient solutions for the
future. The technology already exists, it is just a matter of applying
science into the architecture of everyday life. ReGen Villages is
engineering and facilitating the development of off-grid,
integrated, and resilient neighborhoods that power and feed
self-reliant families around the world. The time has come to redefine
residential real-estate development for the next three billion people
coming to the planet."
ReGen
Villages already has plans to take their vision to the next level with
the first community to be built in the Netherlands this summer. They're
also planning pilot projects in Sweden, Germany, Norway, and Denmark,
with plans in the early stages for communities in China, Africa, and the
United Arab Emirates.
