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Regenerative Practices
Playa Viva is designed to help the environment by using alternative energy sources and strategies for waste management, as well as integrating the local people, customs, economic strategies, construction methods and materials. Keep reading to learn more.
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"Casa Viva, and now Playa Viva, attracts a certain type of people that I'm attracted to, it is a community that is connected and concerned; active in creating positive change."
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Regenerate
Every aspect of our operations goes beyond low-impact. We'll continue to update as environmental technology advances and our understanding of our environment grows. We will be building to the highest environmental standards, and pursuing LEED Certification, the nationally accepted benchmark for design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings.  Read More

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Permaculture
Permaculture is a way of life that supports itself, the way natural ecosystems do. It relies on sustainable agriculture, and living each day without relying on the industrial systems of production and distribution.

Our techniques build an increasingly self-sufficient human settlement. Playa Viva, from Nature Preserve to Edible Landscaping, is built on these principles under the direction of a team of trained permaculture experts.

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Water
Playa Viva will use smart water conservation measures to not only ensure the minimal use of this precious resource, but to ensure that the water we do use is put back into the aquifer even cleaner then when it was removed.  Read More

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Energy
We investigated and debated many options and concluded that connecting to the grid and feeding back an equivalent amount of clean energy was the solution with the least environmental impact.  Read More

 
Eco-Friendly Products
Playa Viva is being created with a judicious and creative use of local materials which will be recycled, salvaged, and eco-friendly. Furniture will be created by local artisans using leftover wood. New woods will be harvested from local palm tree groves and sustainably-managed forests. Up to 75% of construction waste will be recycled.

Your children's health and wellbeing is paramount to our designs and every element of Playa Viva. Nothing provides more luxury than healthful and natural materials

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Never gets old
Turtle releases are always rewarding.

 
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Architecture and Design
Our regenerative approach to design

Metatepetl: Bringing the Archaeological Site at Playa Viva to Life!
by David Miller

Odin Ruz, our permaculture expert, has been working magic on the land at Playa Viva. Odin has been clearing the archaeological site, paying careful attention to only work the land for agric... Read this full entry
Three Shades of Green: Wild, Welcoming and Wintry
Summer 2008 - BeE Woman Magazine... Read this full entry
 
Playa Viva Press Kit: Click here to download PDF.
 
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