Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Plurality court metrage

We are more and more connected, increasingly dependent on technology, but also increasingly monitored. Imagine a world where we would be connected 24 hours on 24, anywhere.

This is the baseline of Plurality...

In New York where privacy no longer exists, each person can interact with its environment, which simply uses his DNA to identify him. But this technology at a cost: the deprivation of liberty. Authorities know exactly what you're doing and where you are at every moment...

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Eco luxe concept hotel: Sanbona Wildlife Reserve


Sanbona is all about habitat preservation and wildlife conservation.

People

  • Provide significant employment opportunities to local community
  • Specific support to black community
  • Great educational programmes - with local schools
  • Local purchasing and promotion of local crafts
  • Donate second hand items to local community and arrange for local schools to visit the park at no charge


Animals & nature

  • 3 differents biomes provide habitats for a wide diversity of animals
  • Around 20% of the 200sq mile reserve has been left as a wilderness area with hands off management
  • Many of the larger animals had not been seen in the area for hundreds of years before their reintroduction
  • Careful management of the risk  of soil and water contamination during the process of rehabilitation of former farmland
  • Sanbona are involved in a range of research projects and have reintroduced white lions
  • A respect is shown for animals and menus have a good vegetarians options
  • PETA assessment of cruelty free credentials of cleaning products and toiletries to come

Environment & buildings

  • Careful environmental management with clear targets to reduce water and energy consumption - accredited by the Green Leaf Environment Standard
  • Careful environment impact assesment prior to any construction
  • The new construction, a small welcome lounge has 100% renewable electricity, a composting toilet and low impact
  • Majority of other lodges and staff accomodation make use of green building principles, e.g. solar thermal hot water
  • Almost all roofs have rainwater collection, sustainable materials are being used increasingly, e.g. thatched roofs and straw bale walls


Check here for more information about the hotel.