We are committed to creating unique living environments that exist in sociological and ecological harmony with the land.
Leed Certification
Oil Nut Bay recently brought on visionary Dr. Larry Oswald as Environmental Team Leader. Dr. Oswald spent the last 10 years at The Chrysler Corporation as CEO of Chrysler's Global Electric Motorcars LLC (GEM) subsidiary, growing GEM into a successful and profitable electric vehicle business, with nearly 37,000 vehicles sold world-wide during this time. Through Dr. Oswald's direction, ONB is setting a new standard in responsible, sustainable community developments.
Today, Dr. Oswald is funneling his passion for conservation, recycling and renewable energy generation into ONB by directing the planning, installation and operational assurance of ONB's integrated community services and energy management systems, making use of nature's abundances of energy - wind and sun. ONB is implementing a variety of eco-progressive initiatives such as using methane generated from organic waste to operate auxiliary energy generators, and capturing wind power to generate electricity for desalinization plants, air conditioning and refrigeration.
- Road, pathway, dock and landscape lights will be solar-powered
- Most domestic hot water will be heated by solar energy, with electric heating as back-up
- Collected rain and treated grey water will be the main sources for irrigation water
Every community building in Oil Nut Bay is currently being built 100% to LEED Platinum standards, with the goal to obtain a Platinum certification for the entire development in the future. (While currently optional, residents are highly encouraged to design, build and certify their homes to the Platinum level of the LEED for Homes guidelines). Additionally, Dr.Oswald will advise ONB residents, and their builders, on how to plan and build structures to the highest levels of energy efficiency consistent with the total ONB community.
LEED certification, which includes a rigorous third-party commissioning process, offers four certification levels -- Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum -- that correspond to the number of credits accrued in five green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources and indoor environmental quality.
Oil Nut Bay is committed to the journey of environmental excellence that will continuously evolve with emerging state-of-the-art technology, as new ideas become available to the marketplace. Although local regulations would allow up to 300 units on our 300 acres, we will build only 88 units, maintaining Victor International's lifelong history of low-density developments and environmental integrity.
Our vision is to create a sustainable luxury resort in harmony with nature through the integration of renewable energy resources, such as sun and wind. We plan to harness these resources in a natural, unobtrusive way to support all essential community services, as well as to provide fuel for the community transportation system. As residences are constructed, solar electric generators will be installed on their roofs. If not used in the residence, the electric power generated will be added to the electricity generated by central wind and solar electricity generators to power all operations of the Oil Nut Bay community. One example of how this resource will be used is in the conversion of sea water, via reverse regenerative osmosis process, to fresh water for drinking, showering , and use in swimming pools. To minimize the amount of electricity used for water production, "Grey water" from sinks, showers, and other non-salt water waste sources, will be collected and treated for use in watering vegetation in all areas of Oil Nut Bay. It will also be used for sewage treatment, charging the battery packs of the many electric vehicles that will be used for community transportation, and service purposes.