Indonesian Green Design-Part 2

Sharing Sustainability to Indonesian Design Community

GREEN YOUR AD MATERIAL: EASY TRENDS FOR 2008

Green goes black

For website design, the “opposite is the rule”: black is the new green.

The U.S. department of energy confirms Thompson’s claim that black and dark backgrounds save energy on computer monitors and now this: black hits the web as the hottest colour for your site in 2008.

Another reason to go green, er, black.

“15 km squared of rain forest disappears every minute” – World Wildlife Federation

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NIHIWATU

“One of Indonesia’s most isolated and extraordinary resorts – the famed Nihiwatu of Southwest Sumba.” Island Life Magazine

Nihiwatu, a small and exclusive island hideaway in eastern Indonesia is one of the most extraordinary resorts in an archipelago of the extraordinary. Among travelers “in the know” who seek excitement with absolute privacy, Nihiwatu’s reputation is unrivalled — for starters, world class fishing, surfing and diving are sensational and right outside your door, and not far away are unforgettable activities that are absolutely beyond compare.

Winner of the World Travel & Tourism Council 2007 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
Winner of the 2006 Condé Nast Traveler GREEN LIST
Winner of the 2005 RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AWARDS – BEST HOTEL
101 Best Hotels in the World – 2006 & 2007 Tatler Travel Guides

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BANDA ECO RESIDENCE

Imagine a place where you can relax in a Rajasasana Spa based on 13th century Javanese transcripts, a place where you could be at one with nature and be an active participant in helping sustain endangered species from the Indonesian forest, what about being able enjoy healthy eating at an onsite Organic Café and to live in homes where woods used in deforestation are simply not allowed, homes that are built on land not fit for agricultural use, a place where each Residence will have the objective to be fully sustainable in 3 years after the opening.

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NEW NGELEPEN-INDONESIA: A NEW WAY OF LIFE

In May 2006 there was a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java. The region most seriously affected by the earthquake is densely populated, with people living in small villages separated by rice fields.

Ngelepen
During the earthquake, the homes in Ngelepen were not only rocked by the quake, but many houses were, in effect, swallowed whole by a catastrophic landslide.

Emaar, WANGO and DFTW
Less than three months later, a meeting between Taj Hamad, Secretary-General of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO), and Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties, resulted in both men agreeing to bring relief to the villagers of Ngelepen through an innovative plan to quickly recreate the village whose destruction had instantly left so many homeless.

Soon after that July meeting, and after the completion of an extensive feasibility study, Domes for the World Foundation (DFTW), a Utah-based non-profit organization, was retained. DFTW was tasked to rebuild the village of Ngelepen by applying its expertise in the construction of environmentally friendly homes that can withstand the severe effects of natural disasters.

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