Sustainability

Members of this market segment are interested in leading a hassle-free green, sustainable lifestyle. With The Metolian Resort they are able to do so in an accessible, low-impact manner as the community will be designed from the ground up using the latest sustainable principles, green building practices and environmentally engineered systems. The community will tangibly demonstrate its commitment to the Metolius Basin, as a certain percentage of fees and revenues will be devoted to environmental rehabilitation and maintenance.

Four System Conditions required for sustainable living by Natural Step

1. In order for a society to be sustainable, nature's functions and diversity are not systematically subject to increasing concentrations of substances extracted from the earth's crust.

2. In order for a society to be sustainable, nature's functions and diversity are not systematically subject to increasing concentrations of substances produced by society.

3. In order for a society to be sustainable, nature's functions and diversity are not systematically impoverished by physical displacement, over-harvesting, or other forms of ecosystem manipulation.

4. In a sustainable society, people are not subject to conditions that systematically undermine their capacity to meet their needs.