The Center has been instrumental in the development and application of regionally based building systems and appropriate technologies since its inception in 1975. Work at the Center is based on the principle that issues of sensible life support for many in our society can occur only by working directly with individuals and communities to demonstrate how daily needs of water, food, energy, shelter, and waste treatment can be supplied by the immediate environment, and that a free, long-lasting independence largely depends on this simple recognition. Invariably, our overall methodologies as well as the detail contained within our technologies grow from the personal commitment of our staff to the notion that working examples of community-based efforts and cooperative action should be coupled with any talk of major institutional changes within our society. Thank you for your financial support. Yes, I would like to become a Friend of the Center.
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