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See the San Jose-Caldera Highway Virtual Tour « Ameurope Global The day is soon approaching when you can travel from San José to points like Playa Jacó, Caldera or Puntarenas in under one hour by way of the new San José – Caldera highway that is nearing construction. The new highway, that is missing completion between Santa Ana and Orotina, will shave off at least 45 minutes travel to all points on the Pacific coast. A trip to Liberia that now takes 3.5 hours on best days will be just a little over 2.5 hours, meaning you reach the beaches of Coco, Hermosa for instance in less than three hours. Tamarindo and Flamingo will also be less than three hours away. Green Globes: The Green Building Initiative Green Globes is a web-based program for green building guidance and certification that includes an onsite assessment by a third party. Backed by excellent customer support, Green Globes offers a streamlined and affordable alternative to LEED as a way to advance the overall environmental performance and sustainability of commercial buildings. The program has modules supporting new construction - Green Globes for New Construction (NC), existing buildings – Green Globes for Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings (CIEB), and Healthcare buildings – Green Globes CIEB for Healthcare. It is suitable for a wide range of buildings from large and small offices, multi-family structures, hospitals, and institutional buildings such as courthouses, schools, and universities.
Costa Rica’s Avenida Escazu: IMAX Arrives in Style « Ameurope Gl Ameurope Staff Costa Rica’s first IMAX screen and six cinemas introduce high-tech entertainment and style to the San Jose suburb of Escazu. A total of 1,300 seats, two VIP rooms, a food court and a sports bar will make the facility one of Central Americas largest, with additional cafes, shops, offices and a hotel flanking the centerpiece to provide a boon to the local Costa Rican economy; an estimated 450 new jobs will be created. Inauguration for the facility was on Nov. 19, with IMAX officially opening on Dec. 18, while the other cinemas and attractions are nearing completion. No expense has been spared: the hotel is five-star rated, and its design won first place in 2006 at the Architecture Biennale.
More Parklets Popping Up Around San Francisco Payton Chung's flickr page/viaDeepistan National Parklet When I last wrote about parklets in July of 2011, there were fourteen parklets in San Francisco. The city now claims 31 parklets and counting, with 39 in various stages of review. There has been a large demand for parklets in San Francisco, as evident by the amount of applications that the City Planning Department’s Pavement to Parks program has received during its three issuances for request for proposals.
Costa Rica Real Estate ticotimes.net | Thu, 01/14/2010 - 07:41 By Mike McDonald Tico Times Staff | mmcdonald@ticotimes.net On Wednesday, the National Emergency Commission (CNE) announced that it will send a relief team of 50 experts to Haiti to aid in rescue and relief efforts.
Open Source Permaculture – help to build the most comprehensive free resource for Permaculture education Talk, Uncategorized — By Irena Efremovska on 04/09/2012 17:37 Sophia Novack, the force behind Permaculture Media Blog and Permaculture Directory ‘What does your backyard look like right now?’ – asks Sophia Novack, a documentary film student passionate about creating a more sustainable world. It has the potential to become a thriving edible garden, but only if you’ve got the right resources. If you had expert support at your fingertips, and free resources to teach you how to grow a sustainable backyard garden, why wouldn’t you? SPECIAL: Charming Home Offers The REAL Costa Rica There are many varieties of expats who choose to live in Costa Rica: some arrive for political reasons; some to find clean healthy living in a great climate; others to find sound real estate investments in a growing market. But perhaps the largest group of expats consists of those who are a blend of the groups mentioned above. For that group, the most common question prior to arrival is, "But what is it REALLY like to live full time in Costa Rica?" This question aims to go beyond the sales pitch of realtors and self-interested business people (although we admittedly do a bit of that), and get to the heart of the expat experience for those who are dedicated to embracing a foreign culture and experiencing the benefits of being engaged -- for good or bad -- with an often very different way of life than one's country of origin. Steven and Janet have been promoting this "real life" Costa Rica for nearly a decade. by Steven Freidmutter
Bats: Useful Permaculture Animals Bats: Useful Permaculture Animals In North American culture, bats are portrayed as scary creatures. Fortunately for me, I learned at a very young age that bats eat mosquitoes; and since learning this, I have always viewed bats as friends. SPECIAL: Charming Home Offers The REAL Costa Rica « Ameurope Glo There are many varieties of expats who choose to live in Costa Rica: some arrive for political reasons; some to find clean healthy living in a great climate; others to find sound real estate investments in a growing market. But perhaps the largest group of expats consists of those who are a blend of the groups mentioned above. For that group, the most common question prior to arrival is, “But what is it REALLY like to live full time in Costa Rica?”
Permaculture shows us the path to a backyard revolution (NaturalNews) People nowadays are feeling like their lives are spinning out of control. They worry about being able to provide the necessities for their families as food and fuel prices soar and out of control inflation looms on the horizon. Many are almost totally disconnected from nature and that which sustains them. There is a rapidly growing and revolutionary worldwide movement of citizens taking steps that lead them out of dependence on the system and to a life of healthy re-connection and nourishment.