Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

This collection contains proposed designs and planning documents to assist in Sustainable Community Development, based on issues identified as important by the community. Many of the projects in this collection come from the Sustainable Futures Summer academic program at the Monteverde Institute.

This digital collection is a service of the Monteverde Institute, whose mission is to catalyze social, ecological and economic sustainability by integrating community initiatives with education, research and conservation.

Esta colección contiene diseños propuestos y documentos de planificación para ayudar en el Desarrollo Comunitario Sostenible, basados en temas identificados como importantes por la comunidad. Muchos de los proyectos de esta colección provienen del programa académico de verano Futuros Sostenibles del Instituto Monteverde.

Esta colección digital es un servicio del Instituto Monteverde, cuya misión es catalizar la sostenibilidad social, ecológica y económica integrando iniciativas comunitarias con educación, investigación y conservación.

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Poster text-English--supporting materials, 2008

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Summary of design elements included in the final project poster for the municipal building project in Santa Elena.
Poster text-Spanish--supporting materials, 2008

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Summary of design elements included in the final project poster for the municipal building project in Santa Elena.
Proposed Red Cross facility program [supporting materials--charts and graphs], 2008

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Graphic depiction of the existing utilization of space in the current Red Cross office vs. the area to be gained or changed in Proposal A and Proposal B for the new Red Cross building.
Red Cross Building--Supporting materials--Photographs, 2008

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Images of the proposed site and uses for a future Red Cross building in Santa Elena.
Red Cross, proposal A--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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Image 1, Back elevation; Image 2, Elevation; Image 3, Front elevation; Image 4, Kitchen interior; Image 5, Left elevation; Image 6, Outside; Image 7, Pan; Image 8, Panorama Proposal 1; Image 9, Picture 1; Image 10, Right elevation.
Red Cross, proposal b--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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Image 1, Front elevation; Image 2, Inside; Image 3, Left Elevation; Image 4, Lobby; Image 5, Pan; Image 6, Panorama of Proposal 2; Image 7, Right Elevation.
Red Cross, summary of proposals--supporting materials--charts and graphs, 2008

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A summary for the proposal.
Red Cross, sun and wind assessment-English--supporting documents--hand renderings, 2008

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A plan of the sun and wind assessment.
Removed walls--municipal building proposal--supporting material--computer renderings, 2008

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Computer renderings of walls removed in the proposal to remodel the old national bank building into a new municipal building.
Requerimientos de espacio y metas de diseños-plan del edificio municipal--materiales de apoyo, 2008

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Space requirements and design goals in the remodeling of the old Banco Nacional building into the new municipal building.
Sendero Verde [PowerPoint], 2008

Brian Hughes, Lori Tella, Tim Madden, and Dipal Desai

This project proposes a solution on how to conect the Gas Station and the Cheese Factory with a system of trails.
Space requirements and design goals--municipal building plan--supporting materials, 2008

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Space requirements and design goals in the remodeling of the old Banco Nacional building into the new municipal building.
Views of proposed municipal building from various perspectives--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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Four architectural and computer renderings superimposed over photographs of varying perspectives of the proposed new municipal building in Santa Elena.
Water: life source--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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AYA master valve
Water: source life--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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Developed storm water.
Water: source of life--poster text--English--supporting materials, 2008

Susannah Barton, Brian Hughes, Erin Rossier, and Jesse Reiter

Rain water catchment.
Water: source of life--poster text--English--supporting materials, 2008

Susannah Barton, Brian Hughes, Erin Rossier, Jesse Reiter, and Joseph Torres

A poster about grey water.
Water: source of life [PowerPoint], 2008

Susannah Barton

A water management manual for the Monteverde community.
Water: source of life--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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Addition reed system
Water: source of life--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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Do-it-yourself water dosing siphon
Water: source of life--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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Natural storm water.
Water: source of life--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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Reed bed for grey water treatment.
Water: source of life--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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Greywater re-use
Water: source of life--supporting materials--computer renderings, 2008

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A picture of p-trap