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Ride the green real estate investing wave
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
The green agenda is one of the most important issues or “waves” of the day. History tells us that it’s the truly great investors, in any field, who learn how to identify, respect and leverage waves such as this one.
Greg McAdoo, Partner at Sequoia Capital a venture capital firm that has invested in Cisco, Google, Apple, Yahoo, PayPal, YouTube and many others, uses a surfing metaphor: “A great surfer could not exist without a great wave.” Surfers realize that they can’t change the direction of the wave but the best ones pick the right surfboard, and the right moment to ride the wave somewhere special.
We’re reaching a tipping point - where a critical mass of people understand that green investing is the most competitive thing they can do. Here in Nicaragua, we’re still at the beginning of this green trend. But if you want to know where things are headed, just stand on the southern coast of Nicaragua and look south.
You’ll see Costa Rica pointing far out to sea - the text book example of investors putting their money into “eco-sensitive”, “earth friendly”, “low impact”, “green” real estate.
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Earthship to feature on Nicaragua real estate tour
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Brooke Rundle pointed out a new You Tube video on the Nicaraguan Earthship:
The Earthship will be featured on our Green Real Estate tours planned for later this year. We’re going to focus exclusively on environmentally conscious and socially responsible real estate developments.
Tour participants will get an inside track on everything from sustainable housing communities constructed of all recycled materials to off-grid hacienda style home lots.
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Technorati Tags: Earthship, green property, green real estate, nicaragua real estate, real estate tourDay 33 and 34 and a sparkling bottle wall photo
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
The side walls are up to bond beam height. We’re starting to look like a building…
Technorati Tags: eartship, green, Nicaragua, property, real estate, san juan del surWatch the Earthship grow - day 32
Friday, March 7th, 2008
Today we started compacting the floors.
It looks like we’ll be laying tiles, but we have received various ideas from local builders on the best method for laying them. Ideas range from concrete slabs to laying them into the clay earth to everything in between.
There’s no rush, so we’ll be moving on to other areas of the building as we investigate local methods.
The trusses are being reset to 2′, previously spaced for 4′, the second tire (formed) window has been set, and the site has received a preliminary cleaning as all of the surplus tires have been stacked and accounted for.
They will be used to build new Earthships as the passion for green real estate in Nicaragua grows.
Technorati Tags: Earthship, green, green building, green movement, green real estate, Nicaragua, nicaragua property, nicaragua real estate, san juan del sur, sustainable construction, sustainable housingNicaragua real estate - Day 31 in the life of an Earthship building project
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
New hands on the worksite today. Eric and Minya are on their way from the Panama Canal to the USA via the Pan American Highway…on bicycles.
We met them yesterday on the way to Managua when we stopped for Breakfast at Chepe Chu, a little truckstop café on the road between Rivas and Nandaime.
After some story swapping, they decided they would take a couple days down to view our green building project before continuing.
They are very welcome at the worksite.
Check out the form work for the round window in the photo above (the tire will be removed once the cement dries).
Technorati Tags: Earthship, green, green building, green movement, green real estate, Nicaragua, nicaragua property, nicaragua real estate, sustainable construction, sustainable housingA fleet of the best Earthship posts from around the world
Saturday, February 16th, 2008The Earthship concept may be new to Nicaragua real estate but, search around a bit, and you’ll find Earthships all over the world. They work in all climates, on most terrains, gradients or exposures, within cities as well as in remote areas, completely off-the-grid.
And people are blogging about Earthships and the logic of green building. Here are some of the best blogs and posts citing Earthships in Canada, throughout Europe, Australia and of course Taos, New Mexico where it all started.
- The first Earthship to be built in England was Earthship Brighton, on the south coast. The Guardian covered the story and it looks like more Earthships are to follow on a prime development site overlooking the Brighton Marina.
- We hear from treehugger how the Earthship concept crossed the English channel to Normandy, France.
- In September last year the CNN described Earthships as future-proof buildings in an article covering the Earthships of New Mexico.
- True to their strap-line “inspired people creating positive change,” EcoSpace Conscious Community are helping spread the word about these houses made out of tires.
- Over at off-grid-net we hear news of Earthships in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland.
- Another plug about the logic of recycling what is normally garbage and making it into a home courtesy of fudgeforbreakfast in the spirit of making a difference.
- Hat tip to Our Earthship for charting a journey towards sustainable living.
- Windmill power and Earthships just might be “the wave of the future” according to Windmills To Power your Home.
- And Paradoxes of Whole Living talks about the New Mexico Earthship work and links to photos of a Canadian example.
- A list like this wouldn’t be complete without a link out to Earthship Biotecture, the group who started it all and a resource for all things Earthship.
What about back here in Nicaragua?
Nicaragua real estate. Going green?
The logic of Earthships and green building is also catching on here in Nicaragua.
With the building of the first Nicaraguan Earthship well underway, we think we are witnessing the start of a green movement in Nicaragua real estate.
Green building in Nicaragua - 29th day of the construction of an Earthship.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
The waiting game for the wood has begun. We’re not talking about that much lumber, but the complications of material acquisition in Nicaragua are becoming clearer everyday. This is all good ground work for the Earthships that will follow. And the nice thing about this green building project is that there is always plenty to be done.
Today we poured the footings for the wing walls and made an aggressive hit on the adobe interior of the two larger rooms. We have decided that the doors for the end walls and bathrooms should reach the same height as the arched doors to the bedroom and living area. The doors will be seven feet by three feet and three inches. We’re starting to see a nice symmetry emerging in the design.
Technorati Tags: Earthship, green, green building, green movement, green real estate, Nicaragua, nicaragua property, nicaragua real estate, sustainable construction, sustainable housingNicaragua real estate - “A work of art” emerges on Day 27 of the Earthship construction
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
The building is beginning its transformation from a solid structure, to a work of art…
Thanks to Jo, Tim, and Lauren for their extra help at the site today.
Nicaragua real estate: Day 26 in the life of a Nicaraguan Earthship
Friday, February 1st, 2008
As our road is under construction, there are very small windows of opportunity to receive materials. And everyday is an opportunity to learn.
Yesterday I was promised by one fellow based out of Rivas that the sand would arrive before 7:00am, an hour and a half before the road crew arrives. I was also promised by a more local building supply store that the 60 cement bags I had ordered would also arrive before 8:00am and that we were first on the priority list for the day.
As we pulled into the site at 6:55am, the truck full of 9 cubic meters of sand was already being unloaded.
The day began with more concrete work on the water catchment system, making sure all drains were slopped at the proper angle. There is also a significant amount of mud/adobe plasterwork underway and it is drying very well. This is the time of year for making mud since it has plenty of time to cure during this dry season.
But all work slowed to a crawl as the last bag of cement was consumed at about 8:30am… We were able to keep busy, but the efficiency of work was clearly lacking for about an hour. The nice thing about building Earthships, is that there will always be dirt to move or sift and tires to pound.
At about 9:45am, the cement arrived.
Of course by this time the road was impassable. As we have done before, we hiked it to the site much like ants marching up a hill.
The day continued and progress was made. Just another good Nica-story…
Technorati Tags: Earthship, green, green building, green movement, green real estate, Nicaragua, nicaragua property, nicaragua real estate, sustainable construction, sustainable housingGreen home construction - Day 25 in the construction of a Nicaraguan Earthship
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
The water catchment is taking form. In the next few days we will tie the finish coat on the middle dome into the gutters and cistern. We’re sloping the flow at 1 inch every four feet.
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