It is a safe place and a healthy house is an essential context for family well-being. A KST house uses 3 - 5 times as much wood as a conventionally built house but because it lasts 5 times longer and uses wood efficiently, lumber from thinning forests, bent lumber and used housing materials, it is ultimately more sustainable. Studies show that health is significantly enhanced when dwellings are constructed of wood rather than concrete or metal. We have visited buildings in Vancouver, discovering qualities that we find attractive. We are working with architects and researching the design of other sustainable communities.
Sustainability describes the harmony that is achieved through respect and balance of all ecosystems.
We strive to support the full evolution of human potential while also supporting the ecological balance that nature defines. Our view of the village includes living, working, learning, and playing. It is inclusive of the spectrum of ages, races, interests and backgrounds. We must consider issues such as models of decision making and optimal structures of society. Synergy is the vessel that contains the community as a whole, far more than the sum of its parts.