To spread the concept of Eco Units to enable people to rearrange their living. Back to nature, back to community, back to investing for coming generations.

Welcome to the Eco-Units community site

The purpose of this site is to
- inform about the eco-unit concept
- connect visitors and members with each other, with suppliers and the various ongoing projects.

Eco - units is a way of re-localizing housing, work and agriculture to provide an acceptable standard of living minimizing use of fossil fuels and reversing negative environmental impacts.

More about the basics is under the menu at the top left.

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New version in English of basic definition document released

Basic Definition of Eco-units as a framework

The document gives a definition of an ecounit in a basic framework. The idea is that a group wanting to start their own ecounit can use this document as a basis to set their own goals and visions.

It may also be useful for research, where a definition is needed against which to test the sustainability of various concepts.

Articles

Dubletten - Urine separating solution from Sweden

The WC`s unique patented design is based on two, well separated bowls, one for faeces which has bulge that prevents overflows of flushing water contaminated by bacteria, and one separate - urine bowl only for urine.

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Wool works well as house insulation

Second Nature manufactures Thermafleece from British hill sheeps wool to create an exceptionally efficient insulation material in both new build and refurbishment projects which is absolutely safe to use.

Rainwater harvesting guide

Why human settlements must develop (once again) ecomimetically

Following is an excerpt from a paper co-written by Folke Günther, Stephen Hinton and Enrique Ortega. It describes one of the fundamentals of eco-unit thinking, mimicing a mature eco-system.

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