Elmustee Self-Sustenance

Elmustee Self-Sustenance

Water
Storing, recycling and using its own water
Rainwater harvesting

Energy
Renewable Energy Mix
Energy-efficient urban design

Food
Self-sufficiency

Recycling
Conservation, reuse, and recycling strategy

How Elmustee Will be Secured

How Elmustee Will be Secured

Secured boundary:
Multi-layered protection barriers

Intrusion detection: watch-towers, armed guards
Surveillance cameras

Check-in & Identification at entry; no unregistered visitors

Electronic surveillance of all public areas.

Physical Community

Physical Community

1000+ Acre Space

• Secured Boundary
• Energy, Water & Food Self-Reliance
• Mix of

10% Residential
5% Commercial
20% Growing Fodder
30% Growing Food
35% Open Space Preserve

Elmustee Population

Emustee Population

Resident and Non-Resident Members

• 5,000 Resident
• Up to 10,000 people on the property at one time

Elmustee Membership Experience

Elmustee Membership Experience

Enrollment includes

• Literacy test;
• References from two current members
• Orientation on - Social Contract - Basic Necessities (Food, Water, Shelter) - Security of Person & Community - Environmental Conservation (material available online or onsite)

• Personal Data Submission (Biometrics)
• Ongoing Education & Training

Elmustee Membership

Selective Membership

• Commit to live by a conscious standard of citizenship

Affirmatively Egalitarian:

• Open to all
• Preference to long-term local residents of the area
• Gender, other balances safeguarded
• Membership process relaxed for age, special needs, language, etc.

A Community for Today

Elmustee, A Community for Today

• Citizenship-Focused
• Secure
• Self-Contained
• Self-Sustaining

…completely independent of the wider space around it.