Imagine waking up in your bedroom surrounded by beautiful windows and ornate sky lights. You stumble to the bathroom where the commode is environmentally friendly, uses little water, and is chemical free. The shower kicks on with the push of a button and the water, like all the water in the home is heated/cooled using geothermal power. After a quick trip to the closet to grab some duds, you make your way to the kitchen for home grown oranges that come straight from the backyard. Finally you collect your things and trudge off to work….which happens to be located in the living room. You take a deep breath of the clean air all around you, give a quick peek out the window at the people walking from place to place (very rarely does a car ever drive by), and just before you log on to the free community internet service you thank your lucky stars for Sky, Florida.
What is exactly is Sky, Florida? Though still in the beginning planning stages, it very well could be the first “green” city in the country. Covering almost 575 acres in southern Florida, the town is estimating that 600 families will someday soon be living lives with a virtual zero carbon footprint. Your carbon footprint is basically the impact your life has on the surrounding environment. The type of car you drive, how much gas you use, the food you eat, the size of your home, your electricity usage, etc….are all factors that determine what percentage of the environment you are effecting.
The town plans to use geothermal ducts under the ground all running out from a central location to heat/cool each home. A community garden estimated to be about 250 acres in size will reduce the food that will be needed to truck in . All appliances and electronics would be run by solar power. This won’t be a convent, commune, or compound though ,cars will be aloud since obviously not everyone will have the luxury of working from home or being home schooled.
At this point with several years ahead before Sky becomes a reality, not only is the idea growing in support from potential homeowners but also members of nearby Clarksville city council. While critics complain that trying to save the local environment by striping it and building a housing development makes zero sense, Sky’s designers feel that the effort it worth it since population increases demand new places to live.
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