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| Posted On: | 09-Dec-2002 |
| From: | "S ARCH" [sherryahond.....com] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Bamboo |
From: virago7112.....com >Reply-To: roatan.....com >To: roatan.....com >Subject: Re: [roatan] Bamboo >Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 17:33:10 -0500 > >Bruce/dke and all other interesteds – > >The group I am involved with is in the planning stages of developing a >cutting-edge arts and ecology center where creative, sustainable living >projects can be fostered and made available to local communities in a >peaceful environment. > >An integral part of the overall strategy is to experiment with and build >small proto-types of habitable structures which utilize innovative and /or >alternative, low-cost materials and methods. > >Because of the commitment to ‘sustainability’ ( which we accept as >meaning ‘meeting current needs without undermining the needs of future >generations to meet their needs’) we are particularly interested in >working with local renewable materials. Eg, clay, mud-brick, >straw/strawbale/ bamboo etc. > >Luckily, we have collected a group of experts in each form and persuaded >them to prepare a proto-type/ build/advise etc etc. Hopefully we will be >able to do workshops and all will be invited. Of course I am getting a bit >ahead of myself here as it is my charge to go out and find the appropriate >land /place etc. Hence I am looking at many areas in Central America. I >have talked to some of you off list about this. > >I must say that I have read with interest the group comments about >difficulties etc about living/working/doing business on Roatan, Costa R and >others. I live on the Eastern end of Long Island (NY) and have encountered >just as many difficulties. For example, It is horrendously expensive, >though inexplicably, wages are generally low. Doesn’t matter how many >degrees one has. The building rules are insanely tight, you can’t build a >deck on your house even if every single other place in the neighborhood has >one..Except of course unless you go through variance- takes about two years >and costs. >And forget anything experimental..just a flat NO to that. > Of course you can walk the streets at night, but no-one does. And >telecommunications are plentiful but it costs. Also energy costs- heating, >electricity etc for a single family house are running at between $300-500 a >month out here at the moment. >It is also V conservative and not exactly Diversity central. > >So there you go- horses for courses. > >If anyone is interested in this, do yell out and I will look you up when I >get down there in the next few months. >Thanks for the time. >Dlh > > DLH, Contact Willian H. Kivett at: whkivett.....com Thanks, SA _____ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. /?page=features/junkmail | |
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