Our intent is to make a Hotel Lodge as ecological as is possible, in spite of man made materials, by having those materials last as long as possible.

1. That is the walls and roof include 3 inch foam sandwiched between salt resistant concrete to reduce cooling loads (see www.tridipanel.com.mx , www.tridipanel.com , www.tridipanel.org for huricane resistant panels).

2. We are also trying to find a Geothermal Heat Pump installer in Mexico which would use cool ground water for cooling (this is about 4 times as efficient as regular Air Conditioning and would also provide as a side benefit free hot water.

3. A large cistern to use rainwater from the roof, almost 40,000 liters.

4. Low flow showers with shower heads designed for gravity feed reguiring only 3 psi (water level about 8 feet above shower head) are ready to install, we will be using traditional tanks on roof system.

5. Solar Water Distillers; and Solar Water Heaters if the Geothermal system is not initially installed. Solar roof drying of sheets & location of laundry.

6. An Australian Design Sewage Treatment Plant capable of treating effluent safe to use in underground drip irrigation system. www.biolytix.com and from a African seller http://www.biolytix.co.za/

7. Energy efficient lighting. At a minimum fluorescent.

T rating is the size in 1/8ths inch so T12 means 1 1/4" diameter,
T 8 are 1" diameter
T 5 ar 5/8" diameter

Minimum T12 bulbs but will be trying for T8 as the most cost effective as my information is they are about the same as T5 in energy use for amount of light and use same holders as T12 with only the ballast being different. The T5 uses less material in manufacture but requires special fixtures.

We will also be looking at a few LED lights for special locations such as pool area.

8. Salt base chlorine generation for the pool.

Ken Graham