Ecovillage
Findhorn: New Frontiers for Sustainability
The Findhorn Ecovillage situated
in the beautiful Findhorn Bay of Moray is a synthesis
of the very best of current thinking on sustainable
human settlements. Within the ecovillage, sustainable
values are expressed in the built environment with
ecological houses, innovative use of building materials
such as local stone and straw bales, beauty in the
architecture and gardens, and applied technology
in the Living Machine sewage treatment facility
and electricity-generating wind turbines. Sustainable
values are also expressed in the community's social,
economic and educational initiatives.
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a low carbon pioneering ecovillage
since 1985 |
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UN Habitat Best
Practice Designation 1998 |
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a major centre of adult education
serving 14,000 visitors a year from over 50 countries |
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ecological footprint is half
the national (UK) average |
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61 ecological buildings, including
the famous whisky barrel houses |
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4 wind turbines |
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a biological Living Machine
sewage treatment system |
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UK's oldest and largest Community-Supported
Agriculture (CSA) system |
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numerous solar water-heating
systems |
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comprehensive recycling scheme |
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publisher of UK's first technical
guide to ecological housing |
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own bank and community currency |
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site of Gaia Education - offering cutting edge sustainability education in 33countries |
