The Centre project
What we want to build: a complete campus of sustainable autonomy, on about one hectare.
The Centre is not a building, but a living educational ecosystem. Here are the components we want to build — the concrete basis of our funding proposal. Each will be costed and built in phases, in partnership with the communities.
Energy
- Photovoltaic solar field
- Wind power
- Micro-hydropower
- Storage (batteries + low-tech)
- Distribution micro-grid
Water
- Catchment (well / river)
- Storage tanks
- Filtration and treatment station
- Network and closed loops
Multi-trade workshop
- Wood, metal and construction tooling
- Fabrication and prototyping space
Recycling & circular economy
- Plastic lab (Precious Plastic plans)
- Foundry & moulding (metals, concrete, ceramics)
- Biogas digester (energy + fertiliser)
Demonstration housing
- Bioclimatic building in local materials
- Ecological systems (water, passive cooling)
Nature & food
- Permaculture vegetable garden, greenhouse, nursery (food & medicinal)
- Fish farming / aquaponics
- Farmyard
Spaces for transmission
- Conference / school space
- Training room
- Accommodation for stays
Sovereign digital
- Self-hosted infrastructure
- Connectivity
Towards a budget
Each component will be the subject of a detailed costing in our funding proposal, organised in phases. The goal: a campus of about one hectare, frugal and demonstrative, built step by step with the communities and partners.
Take part in the construction
Support a component, become a technical or financial partner.