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24 June, 2011 Amazing Spaces

The Green School in Indonesia

Environmental experts and designers John and Cynthia Hardy established the Green School in Badong in Bali, Indonesia, where they launched the project out of their desire to urge local communities to live in a balanced and sustainable environment. The school teaches people how to build using sustainable materials, such as bamboo. The school was founded in 2010, and its first branch is the Mairangi Foundation, which belongs to bamboo farms and presents bamboo seeds to local rice farmers. The second branch is PT Bambu, a company that seeks the promotion of bamboo use as a major construction material in an attempt to reduce the depletion of rain forests. The Green School, which is a huge laboratory built by PT Bambu, is located in a building overlooking the river. The campus is provided with numerous alternative energy sources that include a water heating system, cooking using a combination of bamboo sawdust and solar panels. It also includes study rooms, a gym, meeting spots, housing for the faculty, offices, cafes and bathrooms.