on-site construction ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNAL INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION Phase two of the de Ceuvel development is focused on the placement of the boats and the construction of infrastructure on the site. It consists of the following steps, in approximate order of activity: › › › › building platforms on the site to support the boats placing the boats on site planting the phytoremediation garden building the walkway and installing utility infrastructure as needed (ideally only electricity hookups) › building communal facilities for sanitation, wastewater treatment, organic waste treatment, biogas production, and food production › › finishing boat interiors installing electricity-generating capacity and upgrading heating systems on the boats › reducing electricity use per boat by applying additional efficiency measures › setting up a web platform and community digital display which will provide live feeds about resource use on site › There is currently sufficient financing in the project budget for all of the basic construction and infrastructural elements in this part of the plan, up to and through the building of the walkway and standard utility infrastructure. The elements specific to the Cleantech Playground plan begin with the communal facility installations. The extent to which phase two of the CTP technological plan can be completed as planned will depend on our success in phase one and the group’s ability to secure additional financing, partnerships, and permits where needed. PRIORITIZATION The technological installations of phase two will be completed in the following order of priority: › wastewater & organic waste: building a centralized sanitation, wastewater and organic waste treatment facility which will consist of communal toilets, a modular digester system (D-SARR), and water filtration elements; this digester system will produce biogas and recover nutrients for reuse on site › biogas production: producing biogas in 50 / 146 the D-SARR reactor and collecting it for use in the on-site restaurant nutrient recovery: recovering phosphorus from the D-SARR reactor for use in on-site food production; removing and potentially recovering nitrates for agricultural use › power generation: installing solar photovoltaic panels and fresnel lens concentrators for the generation of renewable electricity › heating upgrade: using fresnel lenses for additional heating capacity for the boats’ heating systems › food production: constructing raised bed gardens on the eastern part of the site which will be used for some local fruit and vegetable production › web platform: connecting the sensor network to an online platform that will display live feeds of resource use on site in a central communal area › habitat elements & floating gardens: building and installing floating garden platforms for the water surrounding the site using ecological materials; installing additional habitat structures on buildings and walkways| › drinking water: installing a drinking water upgrade for the rainwater system if the appropriate permits can be secured In addition to these physical activities, we will also be working with the community to recommend appropriate site management protocols. The equipment on site, such as the reactor, the water collection systems, and the food production, will all require a certain level of maintenance and participation. The community will need to clearly define who is responsible for which activities and where financing will come from to pay for this anticipated maintenance. Finally, beyond overall site maintenance activities, community members will need to follow guidelines on energy efficiency and avoiding the use of chemicals. We have drawn up simple manuals for the purchase of personal electronic equipment and office appliances. In the initial months of the use of the de Ceuvel site, the monitoring system will show exactly how much energy is used on site and where that use is primarily coming from. Pagina 49
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