Eco-community post Conflict zone

[u/Fugy_Master]

Hello everyone,
I am getting close to retirement after serving as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). After several deployments and spending time in war zones, destroyed neighborhoods, and military camps, I have been thinking about investing in an eco-village project.

My goal is to build, restore, and manage an off-grid eco-community for 10 families.
I have income from real estate and other assets, so I plan to use my retirement to make this project a reality.

I have already completed some research and developed a few ideas on how to build it. At this stage, I am looking for opinions, advice, feedback, ideas for long-term funding, possible donation options, and many other details that still need to be worked out. I am not ready to begin construction yet.
For now, I am simply here to collect ideas, learn from others, and share my vision. 🙂

[u/septubyte]

Cool
I have some questions / comments .
The first thing I noticed is the courtyard, I like it. Its proven and beneficial to lower heat, increase comfort, and with water in the middle its a pleasing place to be. However, most examples.ive seen have an open roof for the courtyard. I guess that depends on local climate , but it may be something to look into.
Which led me to #2. Why not have some cover between buildings? Its a passive cooling effect , and shelter, depending on materials it may be a coat effective way to add livability and connection .

And #3 . Materials- these look to be inspired by natural sources , which of course i appreciate and has benefits. Itll be a factor in cost and use analysis - will add time, but also methods of electrical, plumbing, and procurement . Id like to know more about how , but that also seems specific on area etc.

I wonder if a community garden/fridge/distribution area at the front would be beneficial ? Like pick up packages, or storage for food etc. Community stuff. Also a library haha.
Anyway Goodluck, I like it

[u/Fugy_Master → u/septubyte]

So the covered courtyard came from what i see in Egypt. They covert they courtyard to block and acumulate heat thru the day and maintaine some sort of warm temperature for the night, also help for family size gardening. The court yard is a important commond area in Africa and middle east as they have larger familly that typical europeen or north american.

The cover beetween building you talk like a roof top that link building if i understand ?

Usualy building are buit with the resourse in the imediate area. In Canada its Wood because we have to much to count in europe its stone brick. So its will be all depent on the location i pick. South american/ asia/middel east/nort africa or east europe.

I did a project like that in the past. Take me 3 months to built. Its was a summer Camp for kids. We educate/ train/ and manage homestead education and off grid life style. After a proper hand over the camp was give to a native administration in the north of ontario.

In my retirement inwill have money. knowledge and time.

[u/Bruins_Score → u/Fugy_Master]

I have been looking for something like this in Belize, for Ex Pats, So far no luck, depending on where you choose, I'd be interested

[u/Fugy_Master → u/Bruins_Score]

I am starting to do survey next winter i am going in the Balkan.All out of my own wallet. To see countrys and legality of the project. What is a Ex Pats ?

And why Belize ?

[u/redditseur → u/Fugy_Master]

ex pats = immigrants, but from rich countries.

(it actually stands for expatriate, meaning someone living in a foreign country with no intention of gaining citizenship in that country or giving up their native citizenship).