Zero-footprint Tourism through Architecture and Engineering based on natural raw materials.
Description
Swallows, suggests a new model of touristic accomodation implementing innovative construction systems. Through sophisticated design and engineering provides an excellent and competitive-cost construction solution, with a highly efficient life-cycle regarding sustainability, energy consumption, CO2 emissions and its environmental imprint in general.
Swallows
Greece
Category
Green building
Facilities
Clean Industry
Manufacturing
Materials Innovation
Business Model
Tourism is responsible for up to 27% of Greece annual GDP and about 60% of new constructions (Source: INSETE). The construction sector is responsible for 38% of all CO2 emissions and for 40% of worldwide energy usage, with estimations that by 2030 emissions from commercial buildings will grow by 1.8% (Source: USGBC). Through sophisticated design and engineering Swallows is creating buildings for touristic accomodation with a highly efficient life-cycle regarding sustainability, energy consumption, CO2 emissions and its environmental imprint in general.
Target
Validation of the Business Model and Creation of Prototype