Barefoot Enviornment
Dolphin Bay and its environs, especially Khao Sam Roi Yot national park, are complex
and fragile ecosystems. Hence our mode of construction and land use were designed
to protect these. Our internal roads, for example, are grasscrete, not paved. Our waste,
including water, is all safely treated and our septic consists exclusively of natural sand
systems.
Because of its design, the aesthetic of the Club is dominated by green areas and natural landscaping. Everything about the Club simply makes one want to stay--and walk around.
Members leave their cars at covered parking in the entrance to the Club and enjoy the grounds on foot or in rechargeable golf carts. Carts or bikes may be rented or purchased and kept at the beach houses. Because Dolphin Bay is a village, golf carts and bikes are the ideal mode of transportation anywhere in it, including such places as the restaurants on the beach or the golf course.
Because of its design, the aesthetic of the Club is dominated by green areas and natural landscaping. Everything about the Club simply makes one want to stay--and walk around.
Members leave their cars at covered parking in the entrance to the Club and enjoy the grounds on foot or in rechargeable golf carts. Carts or bikes may be rented or purchased and kept at the beach houses. Because Dolphin Bay is a village, golf carts and bikes are the ideal mode of transportation anywhere in it, including such places as the restaurants on the beach or the golf course.
The beach houses are of hardwood from a renewable source, rather than masonry, the
process and transportation of which are a notorious overproducers of carbon dioxide.
Central to the Barefoot concept is the fact that the beach houses are designed to be comfortable without imposing upon the natural beauty that surrounds them. The permanent foundations insure that the beach house is secure on its site but it is attached by footings that allow it to be removed at any time.
The construction and furnishing of the Club reflect an overall respect for the environment. Our electric cables are underground, for example. Another small, but symbolic feature is that practically all light bulbs supplied to the beach houses will be fluorescent, much lower in energy use and longer-lasting. Perhaps more importantly, our beach houses are of quality wood, rather than the typical masonry houses seen in developments, and raised off the ground to minimize the need for air conditioning.
Central to the Barefoot concept is the fact that the beach houses are designed to be comfortable without imposing upon the natural beauty that surrounds them. The permanent foundations insure that the beach house is secure on its site but it is attached by footings that allow it to be removed at any time.
The construction and furnishing of the Club reflect an overall respect for the environment. Our electric cables are underground, for example. Another small, but symbolic feature is that practically all light bulbs supplied to the beach houses will be fluorescent, much lower in energy use and longer-lasting. Perhaps more importantly, our beach houses are of quality wood, rather than the typical masonry houses seen in developments, and raised off the ground to minimize the need for air conditioning.
The beach houses at the Club were specifically chosen by the Barefoot design team to include
Balinese two-tiered roof styling, allowing cool breezes to drift in from the bay.
This adds to the light and airy feeling in your home.
Low energy-use appliances, including air conditioners, are standard in our beach houses.
We provide other environment-friendly features, as well:
Low energy-use appliances, including air conditioners, are standard in our beach houses.
We provide other environment-friendly features, as well:
- Ozonated water, not chemicals, in the hot tubs.
- Salt water pool, reducing chlorination to an absolute minimum.
- Ceiling fans, replacing the need to turn on air conditioning at most times in Dolphin Bay’s breezy climate.
- Use of recycled products, even the paper in this brochure, for example.
- Recycling bins for waste.
- Use of showers, not baths, in the beach houses.
- State-of-the-art step-down transformers for maximum energy saving.
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