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Germany
Osnabriick
eco-village
initiative
OkoDorf Initiative Osnabriick
taken over by property owner groups, (maybe 4-8 families) This way
there can be many different solution, having the most flexibility legally.
The more than 300 originally interested people came from far and
wide, from Bavaria and from California. Now we are down to 80, but
only 24 committed members of the Co-operative.
In the meantime, we have found a plot of land of 2 ha being part of a
former army barracks. A subdivision plan according to our own concept
is in the process of being legally cleared. The final plan includes
45 to 50 housing units, mainly terraced, one common house with cafe,
one grocery store and offices. Natural gas fired co-generation is suggested
for electricity and heating. Rainwater will be used for toilet flushing,
cold water inlet of washing machines and for garden watering.
The houses will be of low energy standard (50 kwh/m2/year) and will
be constructed of natural and healthy materials. Passive solar gain will
be "built in".
In the village there will be no motor vehicle traffic; the cars will be
parked centrally at the entrance to the settlement. There will be lots of
green and as less as possible of the ground will be sealed. Waste water
will, be treated in a septic tank and afterwards pumped horizontally
through a wetland-bed. Any left-over sludge can be used for fertilising
farm land in the area. We plan to start construction in 1998.
Contact:
OekoDorf, Rolf Brinckmann
Friesenhof 27
49078 Osnabriick
Germany
Tel/Fax: +49 54144 59 41
e-mail: OekoDorf@aol.com
website: http://members.aol.com/OekoDorf/index.htm
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