permaculture principles: energy efficient planning & use of biological resources

ZONES

ENERGY EFFICIENT PLANNING

SLOPE

SECTORS

ZONES

Placing elements in a design based on

INTENSITY OF USE

Summer WindWinter WindSummer SunWinter SunNoise Pollution ViewWildlifeFire

Mapping of Invisible Wild Energies

SECTORS

Management Strategies for SECTORS

BLOCK

CHANNELOPEN UP

GravityAir Flow

AspectPlacing elements in a design based on

Maximum ENERGY GAIN

SLOPE

Gravity

Aspect

Air Flow

Gravity

SOURCE TO SINK

Air Flow

HOT AIR RISES & COLD AIR FALLS

FIRE & SLOPE

Air Flow

Applied Temperature Differential

Thermal Syphon

ORIENTATION TO SUN

Aspect

angle of slope affects solar gain capacity

SOLAR THERMAL GAIN

Aspect

Water & SLOPE

Gravity?

Aspect?Air Flow?

USE OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCESFungiANIMALS

gravitytides

Stonebacteria

SOIL

sunPLants

wind

TrEES

WATER

USE OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCESFertilizerEnergyPest managementWaste ManagementWater FiltrationTransportEntertainment

FungiANIMALS

gravitytides

Stonebacteria

SOIL

sunPLants

wind

TrEES

WATER

TIME RELEASED FERTILIZER

NITROGEN FIXING PLANTS

BACTERIA ‘NODULES’growing on roots of

Nitrogen Fixing plant

MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI

Fungus is the glue of the soil.

90% of plants have an association with a mycorrhizal fungi.

DYNAMIC ACCUMULATORS

Chicken Tractor

WeedingFertilizingAerating

Garden PreparationGARDEN PREPARATION

Dill - Umbelliferous Family

Daisy-Aster Family with Lady Bugs

Japanese Mint -Mentha Family

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

LAND RESTORATION & LAWN CARE

BIOREMEDIATION

Make NO WASTE

CONCENTRATE & REDUCE Labor

4 ENERGY EFFICIENT PLANNING

Design For RESILIENCY

1 RELATIVE LOCATION Make INTERRELATIONSHIPS

SAVE Space & Energy

3 MULTIPLE ELEMENTS For Every Important Function

2 MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS For Every Element

5 Use of BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES