Monterey Bay Shores Eco Resort

04
Feb 2009
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Our green friends  at Inhabitat just featured a stunning new development set to break ground this month that will convert a desolate disused sand mine into a thriving environmental preserve and eco-. Replete with living walls and a five acre green roof, the development boasts an impressive list of green design elements and is working towards LEED Platinum certification. Now, saying that you’re the “Greenest Eco ” is quite a claim, but if the builds out all that they have promised, it really will be the most environmentally friendly in the US, and possibly in the world.

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Jordana , Sebastian . "Monterey Bay Shores Eco Resort" 04 Feb 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed 09 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/13454>

 
 
 

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