Perugia Italy a new ecovillage
Ecological homes within an immense park where all is surrounded by nature.
Apartments available starting from 40 SQMTs and up.
Part of the real estate shared by all; from laundry to dance/recreation hall.
Thermal solar panels as well as photovoltaic panels, thermal insulation and highly efficient heating systems.
An extensive choice of houses, diverse in kind and positions.
Possibility of partially or completely constructing independently.
A system of warranty and validation; highly professional and experienced architects, engineers and constructors cooperating on a transparent, straightforward project supervised by Banca Etica as well as the Libera Università di Alcatraz.
The first homes are available immediately.
What exactly are Eco-Villages
The idea of creating places where people can live in harmony with nature and between themselves within a peaceful and joyful environment.
Eco-Villages are an alternative opportunity to build and live where projecting is at the centre of human well-being as well as relating it to impact on the surrounding environment.
Eco-Villages are a model, an example of sustainable development and social relationships, successfully experimented for the past 50 years throughout the entire world.
The Solar Eco-Village – Ecovillaggio Solare
It is located within a vast territory of 400.000 SQMTs in a wonderful valley; only woods and a stream, century old olive trees and hills as far as you can see. This is what borders the Alcatraz park; 4 million SQMTs of green. The European Community has registered this place as a Site of Community Importance “SIC”.
The Solar Eco-Village or Ecovillaggio Solare is located between Perugia, Umbertide and Gubbio, 12 kilometers from Parlesca (we promise, there are no traffic lights around), where you can find a bank, a supermarket and an elementary school.
A great opportunity for making an important choice
The Eco-Village is made up of 5 groups of houses in an area of approximately 1.5 kilometers therefore feel assured that overcrowding is impossible. You can choose between homes located in neighborhoods (with surrounding houses) or isolated and lonely conditions if you prefer living on your own.
A group of houses can be found alongside a wonderful stream, another group of houses is located on top of a hill, other homes as situated in between the two previously mentioned locations. Some rest upon a hillock, others are “lost” in the woods. There are ancient, traditional homes built in stone, homes constructed with modern earth-quakeproof cement, wooden homes in lamellar panels either painted or covered in stone. You can choose your ideal home in your ideal finish. We like the idea of choice because it encounters every single person’s aspirations. We feel that diversity is a resource for mankind.
All the quality that counts
All the homes listed are characterized through the use of high quality raw materials and efficient, energy saving installments. The raw materials used are non toxic. All houses are completed with thermal solar and photovoltaic panels, a dual hydraulic plant for high quality heating and cooling at extreme energy saving conditions. Every single apartment comes with a 2000 SQMT garden, a vegetable patch, fields and woods. These open air properties can eventually be increased if one desires to cultivate or own more land.
It is a place conceived to make life easier, to facilitate and even induce social relationships offering opportunities of sharing and cooperating. No obligations, no one forced into anything, no ideologies to follow, just the deep and sincere desire to develop and share experiences in a different manner compared to standard city built apartment buildings where nobody says hello as you walk down the aisle.
Cohousing opportunities
You buy your apartment and you automatically become co-owner of a share of 200,000 SQMTs of land, of a collective/community laundry, of a ball room/dancing and recreation area, of laboratories, of a bar and restaurant along with a hotel with 10 rooms, a photovoltaic installment and a centralized hydraulic irrigation plant. A way for rationalizing the concept of home. You don’t need a guest room anymore because your apartment “owns” a share of and shares 10 bedrooms which you can use without any extra fees or costs.
The “apartment building areas” are conceived in such a way to give owners the opportunity to create and invent cultural as well as economic activities that can bring an economical advantage to the entire community. Therefore, one of the advantages of the economical aspect of the touristic-sales activities of the Eco-Village is that the activities can be organized by the owners themselves.
The idea is that instead of paying the costs of running the place you can obtain economical benefits or gains from your real estate.
When can you move to the Eco-Village?
The first apartments will be ready within June 2010.
How much does it cost?
You have the possibility of obtaining financial assistance and/or a mortgage at advantageously fair rates.
For those who have difficult or disadvantageous economical situations there is the opportunity of adhering to a group of self-constructors/self-builders, of obtaining a change of use for agricultural land bought at € 10,00.- per SQMT consequently transforming it into residential zoning (we have already obtained a positive response from the Perugia City Council) thus building your own house in togetherness with a specialized cooperative society that works with funds obtained from the European Community in sustainment/aid to popular construction.
The possibility of diminishing costs by buying apartments at various phases of construction (for example; you can choose inner finish and work on it yourself instead of having a builder/plumber/carpenter work in your place)
The financial aspect of the entire operation as well as the technical and economical supervision are run by the Banca Etica which is partner of the consortium who manages the building/construction of the project.
Prices starting from € 2,000 per SQMT. 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 150 SQMT apartments available. For those who decide to adhere within December 2009 it will be possible to make structural changes inside the chosen apartment(s) without having to face any extra costs regarding project modifications. The cost for the collective/community share is € 25,000.-
Prices are blocked until the 31st of Mars, 2010.
Is it possible to buy Safely at a Fair price?
We are all aware that buying a house is a big step in life and we’re aware of that strange state of anxiety that overcomes us here in Italy when we’re about to sign a real estate contract because it could be that we are fooled into something we’re not completely aware of. That’s the reason why besides projecting the entire Solar Eco-village Eco Villaggio Solare we’ve also thought of how to make it a sure and safe purchase.
Our objective is to supply you with what should normally be supplied when you buy a house: to truly pay what you get, nothing more and nothing less.
We have therefore set-up a system the supplies the opportunity of buying a house in an informed and fully aware manner where credentials are clear and transparent under all aspects.
Those interested in knowing more about the solar panel/photovoltaic installments and the principals of bioclimatic concepts which are at the basis of the Solar Eco-Village can adhere and participate to seminars organized on spot. You will be supplied with detailed information and explanations regarding technical aspects and choices of raw materials used for construction as well as the functioning of various running systems/plants such as hydraulic/plumbing, electricity, water, sewage, agricultural irrigation etc.)
In addition to the above you can also ask for detailed information regarding project validation.
The Eco-village is unique for methods of selection in construction, starting from the budgets requested from builders which have been validated by the Banca Etica so as to give all guarantees regarding the buying of something that is really worth the money you’re paying and that what you’re paying is truly a fair bargain.
The Banca Etica, through its participation in the consortium, runs and supervises the entire project. Sergio Los and Natascia Pulizer, who both have 30 years of experience regarding ecological construction and engineering, have taken care of and managed all territory analysis and projecting applying architectural and thermal criteria based upon the local climate.
Professor Maurizio Fauri of the University of Trento did all verifications regarding energy efficiency.
The raw materials used for construction have been supervised from a toxic point of view so as to guarantee upmost quality in components. Analysis was done by the Conal Institute of Milan with the supervision of Doctor Corrado Giannone. All choices made regarding raw materials were assessed by a working group of the Libera Università di Alcatraz that already boasts a 30 year experience in constructions as well as the restoration of existing homes.
The companies who run the project from a building and construction point of view are Service Legno and Safra with which we of Alcatraz have already, in past experiences, cooperated on large projects here and elsewhere. Both companies are absolutely trustworthy.
The Solar Eco-Village will have the Energia Arcobaleno brand mark associated to it’s name.
Do you want to buy immediately?
Send us an e-mail at info@ecovillaggiosolare.it and we can fix an appointment regarding when you can come and visit the houses and the land. We will happily accompany you throughout your stay. If you want to receive more information on how the houses are built or if you wish to participate to one of the seminars mentioned previously where you can directly talk to architects and engineers please let us know. Should you choose an apartment and should you have clear ideas regarding the characteristics with which you intend to finish it internally, you can book it by anticipating € 5.000.- (five thousand Euro and the money can be refunded). Banca Etica will keep it in consignment and it will be used to put technicians to work regarding any changes you wish to be made on the initial project. But believe us, we do need a guarantee which shows you are truly interested in buying one of the houses we’ve proposed.
At this point in time we will prepare detailed estimates and calculations regarding the final cost of your apartment including any changes and/or modifications you have chosen to include. We present you the estimate and only then can you decide whether you wish to buy or not. Should you answer be positive then we will fix an appointment with the notary, should it be negative we will reimburse you your € 5.000.- (five thousand Euro).
The first eco-house built in Alcatraz
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