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There is today an increasingly urgent need for Ecological Building Sustainable Economics positive models that demonstrate how we can We have erected 61 ecological buildings to date and there are ongoing plans for the Over the last 40 years the Findhorn Foundation Community has diversi"ed into more than 60 live well and sustainably on the earth. Ecovil- continued construction of an ecologically respectful built environment. The ecovillage different businesses and initiatives, providing a model of a vibrant, living local economy. Com- lages are one such model, exploring sustainable at Findhorn has developed a unique construction system, environmentally sound and munity businesses include: lifestyles not only in environmental but also in energy ef"cient. Using natural and non-toxic materials we have developed a ‘breathing social, economic and spiritual terms. wall’ structure, which allows the fabric of a building to bene"cially interact with people to r Findhorn Foundation, an international centre for holistic education conducting moderate humidity and air quality. We have also experimented with straw bale construc- programmes for approximately 3000 residential guests each year Ecovillage principles can be applied equally to tion, the ‘Earthship’ system using recycled car tyres, and remain open to further new and r Phoenix Community Stores, promoting trade with ethical suppliers, initiating buying urban and to rural settings and to industrialised innovative ecological solutions for the built environment. policies to support local products and non-industrialised countries. They address r Ekopia Project, a Development Trust providing community based ethical investments the need for participation in human-scale com- Renewable Energy Systems r Build One, building ecological houses munities while nurturing and protecting the Numerous homes and community buildings incorporate solar panels for hot water heating. natural environment. A community company supplies panels to residential and commercial customers, both for r Living Technologies Ltd, designing and building natural waste water treatment systems new buildings and to retro"t existing buildings. Most new community buildings incorpo- r Wind Park, electricity supply and wind turbines Ecovillages are communities with strong and rate design features that invite passive solar radiation to reduce heating needs, such as r Findhorn Bay Housing Company, providing infrastructure management vibrant social structures, united by common south-facing windows and conservatories, and minimal wall openings on north walls. ecological, economic, social and spiritual values. Sustainably harvested wood provides space heating for both new and older homes. r Findhorn College, offering further and higher education sustainability programmes Working with the simple principle of not taking r Duneland Ltd, landholding company working with conservation, regeneration and more away from the Earth than one gives back, Our four wind turbines have a total capacity of 750kW and much of the ecologial human settlement ecovillages consciously work towards progres- electricity is used on-site on our private grid. Overall, we are net ex- r Ecovillage Institute, designing and delivering village-scale sustainability programmes sively reducing their ecological footprint. They porters of renewably produced electricity. Some smaller scale sys- r Phoenix Bakery, organic bakers do this by focusing on: tems with photo-voltaic panels and ground-source heat pumps have been successfully implemented as well. We are also explor- r Moray Arts Centre, encouraging the study of visual arts locally r local organic food production ing various options for hybrid, electric and fuel-cell vehicles. r Findhorn Bay Holiday Park, offering holiday accommodation r ecological building r Findhorn Pottery r renewable energy systems Energy Efficiency r Findhorn Flower Essences, producing !oral remedies The guidelines for new buildings in the ecovillage encourage very high levels of insula- r reducing, re-using and recycling waste tion, and double- or triple-glazed windows with heat loss inhibiting window coatings. r Findhorn Press publishers r cooperative social economies Architects are encouraged to incorporate energy ef"ciency considerations into every r Big Sky, graphic design and printing company, certi"ed to high environmental standards r inclusive decision-making processes building design. Energy ef"cient light bulbs are installed in many residences, businesses r Moray Steiner School, providing Waldorf Education for children from age 3 to 16 and community buildings. We are continuing to research ways to match the electricity r cultural and spiritual diversity r Newbold House, retreat and workshop centre output of our wind turbines with the electricity requirements of community homes and r integrated holistic healthcare villages. Energy running costs for newer houses are much more ef"cient than for our r Ecologia Trust, promoting exchange programmes with Russia r holistic and ‘whole person’ education remaining caravans. Using solar, wind and wood, combined with highly energy-ef"cient r Erraid Community, an associate community in the west of Scotland features in our new buildings, the ecovillage now receives more than 30% of its total r Trees for Life, award winning Scottish ecological restoration project non-transportation energy from renewable sources. This percentage will continue to increase as fossil fuel systems are replaced with renewable energy heating. r Gaia Education, international sustainability education
Biological Waste Water Treatment Complementary Currency and LETS Scheme To improve the cycle of water use for the settlement, we have developed a phased plan for LETS is an acronym for Local Exchange Trading System which allows trade in goods and services “Ec!v"#lag$ %r& t'& ()w$* %n+ responsible water management. We built our own waste water treatment facility, com- without the use of money. Members of the Findhorn Foundation and community along with ,-.* /0)1* 2"n+ 3 "1t)14i!n%5 pleted in 1995, called the Living Machine. A technology developed by Dr John Todd, it uses people in the local area participate in two local LETS schemes, Findhorn and Kinloss LETS and natural non-chemical biological systems to clean our sewage and creates a mini-ecosys- New Moray LETS. The latter is currently the largest LETS scheme in Scotland. c67781"ty. 9: 81"t& 4w; tem within a greenhouse environment, mimicking nature’s own water cleaning system.