Green Tourism

Disconnected and totally autonomous… this is the challenge of some constructions. Using local, bio-sourced or sometimes high-performance materials; Integrating ancestral techniques or innovative tools, these buildings can be considered in all forms for those determined to embrace a new, more ecological way of life. In Alsace, in eastern France, Eric Wasser cabinetmaker and owner of the title Meilleur Ouvrier de France traded his wood chisel for the carpenter’s hammer. After several years of research, geometric drawings and calculations, he built the Heliodome, a carved diamond placed in nature and a unique ecological house. Completely passive, this work, a mixture of wood and glass, is inspired, for its architecture, by the course of the sun. But let’s start our journey in the Middle East and more precisely in Jordan. A desert country of pristine nature, the kingdom also enjoys a particularly rich history and culture.

Living in a more sustainable way for your daily life or staying in a more ecological way for a greener tourism... this is the goal that more and more families are setting themselves all over the world. Committed to a responsible approach, these pioneers, whether they are architects, builders or simple users, have the desire, by preserving the environment, to reduce their impact on our planet as much as possible. Aware that the future of humanity will inevitably pass through gentler lifestyles in harmony with the nature that surrounds us. In Canada, a few kilometers from Vancouver, the Univercity project initiated in the early 2000s aims to create a city with impeccable ecological standards. But let’s start our journey in the southwest of the African continent, in Namibia, in the heart of Africa’s largest private reserve called Namib-rand. An immaculate natural space which combines conservation of the territory, protection of wild fauna and support for local populations.

In the heart of cities, lost in the depths of the woods or isolated on a paradise island, ecological habitat is constantly being reinvented all over the planet. When it comes to construction, many builders are combining creativity and innovation to face the environmental challenges of tomorrow. In northern Germany, the city of Hamburg and its district of Wilhelmsburg truly act as open-air laboratories. On a 30 hectare site, 17 buildings with varied and innovative ecological profiles have emerged… thus transforming architectural utopias into modern and realistic dwellings. But first let’s go to the east coast of Africa, to Tanzania on the island of Chole (to be pronounced cholé). Only accessible by boat, this little piece of land without road, electricity or even drinking water hides a totally disconnected and ecologically exemplary eco-lodge. Perfectly integrated into the surrounding nature, it was built from local materials while especting traditional construction techniques.

Live in a more sustainable way, in connection with nature, minimizing its impact on the environment as much as possible. This is the challenge taken up by more and more people who are determined to build a greener future. All over the world, models of exemplary habitats accessible to the greatest number have emerged. To the west of Scotland, in the Sea of ​​the Hebrides, the Isle of Eigg today serves as a model to follow for a totally autonomous and clean life. An independence that the island also owes to its inhabitants who, at the end of the 90s, were able to unite around a common project to buy their land from a private owner and take an ecological turn. In Canada, we meet Benoît Lavigueur, a committed builder and expert in green building. Not content with having built a house of impeccable standards, he also helps all those, like him, who care about building more sustainably. Proof that eco-construction is not just reserved for an elite.