Directory of Eco-villages in Europe - Kennedy Bibliothek
Directory of Eco-villages in Europe - Kennedy Bibliothek
Directory of Eco-villages in Europe - Kennedy Bibliothek
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Austria<br />
Gansendorf<br />
exist<strong>in</strong>g<br />
eco-village<br />
Okosiedlung-Gartnerh<strong>of</strong><br />
• optimal <strong>in</strong>sulation<br />
• environmentally friendly, efficient heat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• us<strong>in</strong>g ra<strong>in</strong>water for wash<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>es, flush<strong>in</strong>g toilets, water<strong>in</strong>g<br />
plants and gardens, and, optionally, for personal hygiene<br />
e <strong>in</strong>dividual garden plots<br />
• compost<strong>in</strong>g toilets<br />
The future dwellers strove to f<strong>in</strong>d a balanced ratio <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>habitants<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to age, occupation and social strata. As far as plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
allowed, there are differ<strong>in</strong>g sizes <strong>of</strong> residence, enabl<strong>in</strong>g both families<br />
and s<strong>in</strong>gle persons to live <strong>in</strong> the complex. The complex is managed<br />
and ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed by the residents.<br />
At present, there are about 100 <strong>in</strong>habitants <strong>of</strong> the eco-homes more than<br />
40 <strong>of</strong> them children. Orig<strong>in</strong>ally, it was expected that many <strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>habitants<br />
would f<strong>in</strong>d employment with<strong>in</strong> the project. So far only the<br />
project's architect, whose studio is located with<strong>in</strong> the conf<strong>in</strong>es <strong>of</strong> the<br />
community, employs four or five residents. The Gartnerh<strong>of</strong> nursery,<br />
which has la<strong>in</strong> idle for two years, is now be<strong>in</strong>g reactivated as a source<br />
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