{"id":529,"date":"2024-02-29T21:57:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T21:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebalamreserve.com\/home\/?page_id=529"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:43:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:43:52","slug":"net-zero","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebalamreserve.com\/home\/net-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"Net-Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"529\" class=\"elementor elementor-529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43d103 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a43d103\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:547,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thebalamreserve.com\\\/home\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/netzero2.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:546,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thebalamreserve.com\\\/home\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/netzero1.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:509,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/thebalamreserve.com\\\/home\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/blog2.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c65bdf elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c65bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Our commitment to this vision is not just about minimizing impact; it&#8217;s about creating a positive force for the environment and our residents.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Highlights of our technical\/environmental solutions&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">POWER<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Floating solar distributed across The Balam Reserve and other communities\/islands&nbsp;<\/span>(10 megawatts currently approved, pending upgrade to 50MW).<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WASTER<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Conversion into electricity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEWER<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Klargester bio-disc individual biological treatment system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NET ZERO CO2 EMISSION<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Planting 1.5 Million trees on 3,000 acres on our property, with the help of the Mennonites.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> No fossil fuel-driven cars.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TECHNOLOGY CENTER<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Conrad Net-Zero Institute for Sustainability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WATER<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Desalination supported atmospheric water supply, and gray water recycling.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee904b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee904b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b74462 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b74462\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9318f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9318f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Amenities Beyond<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small Hospital<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tele Medicine<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional Healing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-denominational Church<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security Building<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Art Park<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Conrad Net-Zero Institute<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marina<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golf Course\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-speed WiFi<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic Farming <\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At The Balam Reserve, being a Net-Zero community reflects our deepest values. 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