One of the principles of Hostal Empuries, according to our social and ecological responsibilities, had been to think globally and act locally, in order to create awareness of the Earth as an organism which must be cared for.
Based on the idea that the population of ants on the planet is 3 times greater than that of humans, understanding that they are beneficial to this biological organism, the Earth, we want to follow the ant’s trail.
The building type we have used, therefore, has green roofs which increase plant life and biodiversity. We have chose plants typical of the local area, which are drought tolerant and are only watered from rainfall collected from the roofs or recycled from the bathrooms and kitchen. For fertilizer we use nothing more than organic matter left over from the kitchen…
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