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The world's first Venus Project LIKE City will be built in Spain by 100united dot org
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 6725778:MV8xODkxMDg4XzMxNTg4ODgyX0E0NThBMkE4] [quote:Rey Rogers:MV8xODkxMDg4XzMxNTg4NzAwXzg5RDMwRUIx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 6725778:MV8xODkxMDg4XzMxNTg4NjIwX0JBMjcwNjA0] You would be better to start with getting the city plan first to some degree and how it will be constructed and after that the lot scouting turns a little bit more easier and sensible as you wanted electricity, running water, internet connections to be there with the tents. Don't get me wrong, I am not here to shun down to your project, just friendly advice to consider before getting a random lot and then people come down with their tents filled with excitement which without proper planning and base work will turn into desperation and well, most likely to end of the first so great idea. This is due you'd want the electricity, water pipes etc be a quite near the lot you are planning on constructing on - and what size of a city and house sizes/placement (this specially for water and waste piping) in the area so the basic city plans would come very handy before even starting to scout - or variable sized plans. Also electricity grid network inside the city how it should be and possible modular extensions to it (if wanting to cut down the basic electricity usage from the main feed network) solar/wind/your very own nuclear reactor or something similar could feed power there to lessen the need from the external energy grid. Same with water supplies if wanting to use rain water for certain things that has been collected etc. Also to add to the above house sizing, unless you are wanting to create a holiday cabin resort for 100 persons, would be a quite essential to plan first - extension if the idea gains popularity, their waste and water pipes, power usage and needs. Just a few things to consider if you truly are going ahead with this project - Woodstocking in an empty lot in tents and mud blindly usually just doesn't quite cut it :) Seen many construction awesomeness gone horribly wrong due lack of planning, resource management etc. Other than that I wish you get your project sorted and if launched it would be fruitful in the sense of the project goal as marketed to the people. [/quote] Wow great points... May I share them? The planning needs to start right away. Absolutely right. [/quote] Feel free to share them, however I'd recommend a little bit reading about city/large area planning, construction and required infrastructures in that area. Also smart way to collect / store / dispose garbage (and is it possible to recycle which would be in your project one of the key issues if talking about Venus project) in such places comes really handy and time/money saver. Sewer plans and how the disposed water is cleaned or just dumped away etc. Other things you should be aware of are the costs - material resources, tools, machines and other construction needed equipment ain't free and that tops a quite fast to the budget even the land is a quite cheap. Also building rights (how many sqm you can build on the lot) are also good to know when choosing the lot for your project before hand and as stated above calculated or projected water / power etc consumptions of the area and per buildings and possibility if there going to be extensions to those how it would scale with them. Might first to feel simple, but in all seriousness if the base work and planning is done right it saves money, eliminates useless and pointless work and speeds up the results. And even with good planning the bad thing is that it takes time. [/quote]
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Edit to add: after a rather strange comment on page four I have edited the thread name.
They are NOT affiliated with The Venus Project in any way as anyone could have seen by now probably.
Finally they are live!
This is what I have been talking about for the past two years.
"We have now started the project to implement the building of the first Venus Project community. We will unite 100 individuals from all walks of life and skill sets into a non-profit organization called “100 United”. This organization will acquire a large portion of arable land in Spain, and will create a sustainable community with the final goal of full independence of money and imports and the realisation of the model of society that Jacque Fresco & Roxanne Meadows have presented to the world as “The Venus Project”."
More at source: [
link to 100united.org
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Just get a group of people, buy land and start. That simple.
Hell yes I am there.
Please help in creating visibility for this.
Maybe a nice incentive to start in America and/or Canada as well?
Whoohoo
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