Sitting right now in one of the luxury resorts on Emerald Bay, I've come upon this fantastic article after we explored Exuma from Barraterre to Little Exuma's salt pond. It's a place of contrasts, to be sure. My main observation is that firstly European/American construction materials fail under this climate. I'm tempted to suggest solar houses with minimal steel or wood on the outside. With the abundance of sand, glass factories might stand a good chance as a homegrown industry though perhaps my thinking is too utopic. Also, the wide expanses would be great for harvesting solar power with fields of panels. The currents in Emerald Bay could be tapped for underwater turbines like the ones used in the UK. In essence, this place could be an example of the future by virtue that it is still relatively virgin country. I would also love to see hydroponic agriculture widely embraced so that natives and visitors would have access to a wide variety of foods without relying so much on imports. There is a huge untapped potential to remain pristine and actually maximizing on remaining that way.
Lozange says...
Here is a link to something that could be adapted to Caribbean living.
http://www.enviragen.com/
On Mixed track record of out island resort projects
Posted 11 January 2013, 7:08 a.m. Suggest removal
Lozange says...
Sitting right now in one of the luxury resorts on Emerald Bay, I've come upon this fantastic article after we explored Exuma from Barraterre to Little Exuma's salt pond. It's a place of contrasts, to be sure. My main observation is that firstly European/American construction materials fail under this climate. I'm tempted to suggest solar houses with minimal steel or wood on the outside. With the abundance of sand, glass factories might stand a good chance as a homegrown industry though perhaps my thinking is too utopic. Also, the wide expanses would be great for harvesting solar power with fields of panels. The currents in Emerald Bay could be tapped for underwater turbines like the ones used in the UK. In essence, this place could be an example of the future by virtue that it is still relatively virgin country. I would also love to see hydroponic agriculture widely embraced so that natives and visitors would have access to a wide variety of foods without relying so much on imports. There is a huge untapped potential to remain pristine and actually maximizing on remaining that way.
On Mixed track record of out island resort projects
Posted 11 January 2013, 6:39 a.m. Suggest removal