Land, People, Place

The International Ecotourism Society. 9.27.2007

How culture, climate, habitat and land can create experiential richness

The International Ecotourism Society. 2007.

Cascade forestTetonsMid Atlantic RainforestCaribbeanSonoran Desert

The International Ecotourism Society. 2007.

Emerging Tools:

mapping

resource flow models

choreography

integrated design

cultural audit

Worksharing

Collaboration & Shared Authorship

Islandwood

Cascade Bioregion

Kid’s Experiential Timeline

Kid’s Trail

The Kid’s Welcome Trail

decompression and immersion to facilitate learning

The Great HallVi Hilbert, Upper Skagit Elderpreserving Lushootseed language and culture

Roger Fernandes, Lower Elwha S’Klallam tribe

Salvaged Material Site Timber Reuse

98% of Interior Trim

50% of Siding –Ed Core

• Cedar 32,000 b.f.

• Fir 19,789 b.f.

• Hemlock 10,475 b.f.

• Maple

• Alder

• TOTAL 74,364 b.f.

11,937 b.f.

opportunities for introspection

Western Washington8 Year Payback (est.)

Solar Hot Water

Lodges: 45% of the total annual domestic hot water load

Eliminates over 15 tons of CO2 emissions per year

Dining: 40% of the the total annual domestic hot water load

Eliminates over 3.5 tons of CO2 emissions per year. lessons from the “lab” to take home

vertical textbooks

connections to place

Constellation lights

Lodge Hall

Animal tiles

Lodge Room

Bathroom light with site gathered plants

Bunk window with site milled wood

Bunkside LED light

Waste Water treatment and

recharge Constructed Wetland

Constructed Wetland

• Tertiary Biological Waste Treatment

Drainfield

Teton Science Center

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Outdoor Learning

outdoor classrooms

Highlight academic, ecological , and campus cycles

• Daily Rituals (24 hours)• Annual Rituals (12 months)• The “Complete Journey” (13 years)

ecological cycles reinforce rhythm of school rituals

northeast view - June

northeast view - March

campus parti reinforces educational approach

Brazil

Mid Atlantic Rainforest

Miraval

Sonoran Desert

Caribbean Island

East Caribbean Tropical

Land, People, Place

The International Ecotourism Society. 2007.

Tribal Trust and Tribal Member Trust Land

GIS Suitability Analysis - Process

Suitability Analysis

Presentation to OPL.2007

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• Overlapping systems

• Biophilic, ecologically functioning

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PredevelopmentEnergy

e n e r g y p a t he n e r g y

efficiency

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2050 code

2004 code

2050 planpredevelopment

Carbon Balance

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PredevelopmentWater

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rigor

w a t e r

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30% Water Conservation through Fixture Efficiency

100% Non-Potable thru Rainwater Harvesting (Private Property)& Blackwater Reuse

62%Potable WaterDemand Reduction

w a t e rs t r a t e g y saving 64,000,000 gallons per year

l l o y d

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2050Water per code

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Water per plan

reduce demandswitch to green poweroffset remaining carbon

Worksharing

Collaboration & Shared Authorship

Mithun Process