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Located in Costa Rica, the team of farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, developers, architects and teachers have developed 'Lots for Sale' where residents can build their own eco homes on Kopali Communities' permaculture farm with local organic food and clean drinking water. The land that Kopali Communities sought for their eco villages had to contain the following features, according to their YouTube video: "eternal spring-like weather," "food security" and "water security." One of the crucial tenets of Kopali Communities is connectedness: they strive to be connected to where food, water and energy is sourced

"For some strange reason, when consumers go shopping for breakfast cereal, they apparently care more about technical specifications (measured in grams, even) than they care about flavor or delight. But when the same consumers go shopping for a new home, most couldn't care less about technical specifications. All they want to see is a three-car garage and a Jacuzzi tub. What's going on here? Frustrated home performance contractors often recount a familiar story: homeowners will tune you out if you try to discuss energy performance. Buyers just don't care. These frustrated contractors have learned that it is safer to market comfort."

No a las empresas que incurrieron en excesos de endeudamientos e inventarios, además e dque los terrenos donde las casas construían no eran dignas. Pero a otras empresas del sector sí se las apoyará con créditos de la banca de desarrollo