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Narrator: As the world's
population grows,
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Our cities
have become inundated
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With bigger
and taller buildings.
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But now,
some innovative developers
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Are setting
their sights elsewhere.
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De blok:
Living on the water, this is
the answer to so many questions
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That we have going on
in the world right now.
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Narrator: A brand new way
of living is on the rise,
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Where the sea
and modern engineering
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Become one
and the same.
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Derouin: We call it "the next
generation floating home."
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You can change
your view.
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You change change your
neighbors, if you want.
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Adams:
Everything you see here
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I've done with a handsaw
and hammer.
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Narrator: As our planet suffers
from environmental issues,
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Like coastal flooding,
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The sea has become home to
a new breed of sea-steaders,
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Looking to thrive
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In these full-fledged
ocean civilizations.
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Van wingerden: Sometimes, you
need to be a little bit crazy
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To test innovations.
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Narrator: But building
an autonomous floating city
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Has its challenges.
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It will take some of
the toughest sea monsters
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To ensure each marine metropolis
survives and thrives.
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-- Captions by vitac --
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Captions paid for by
discovery communications
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Every year, more than 87 million
people flock to florida
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To soak up the sun, and vacation
on its balmy beaches.
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But even though these shorelines
may be beautiful,
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They can also be ground zero
for disaster.
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And while the sunshine state
isn't the only coastal city
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Affected by rising sea levels
and devastating hurricanes,
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Over the past decade, a growing
number of cities in florida
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Have stepped up to the challenge
to defend their communities
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From the brutal effects
of mother nature.
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Throughout miami beach, entire
road ways have been raised
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To protect a nearby
ocean-side community
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Situated in the heart
of hurricane alley.
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Miami beach city manager
jimmy morales is leading
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The effort
to safe-guard communities
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At the highest level of risk
from flooding.
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Morales:
We're standing in a neighborhood
called "sunset harbor,"
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On the northern end
of south beach, on 20th street,
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A street that, only about
five or six years ago,
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On a king tide day
was literally underwater.
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But it wasn't this side
of the street, it was actually,
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As you look over to my right,
here, was that low.
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Narrator: A rising sea level is
likely to make coastal storms,
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Including hurricanes,
especially more damaging.
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And over the last decade,
florida's sea level
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Has been rising
faster than ever.
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Morales:
Let's say a hurricane hits
during a massive king tide,
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And now, you not only have
the sea level up 2 or 3 feet
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Higher than normal,
you now have a storm surge.
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That enhanced storm surge
is a huge fear of ours.
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Narrator:
In the state of florida, there
are over 120,000 properties
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At risk from frequent
tidal flooding.
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To protect the properties
in sunset harbor from flooding,
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The city has installed
a new storm-water system
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And raised roads.
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But over time,
these systems have worn down,
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And are in need
of repairs.
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Today, due in part
to jimmy's initiatives,
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Higher sea walls are being built
around shorelines.
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In addition, 80 pump stations
will be installed
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To prevent water
from breaching that defense.
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Just up the coast,
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Fort lauderdale
is following suit.
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Gassman: Right now, the storm
station is discharging.
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This is coming mostly
from ground water,
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'cause you can see,
it's not raining.
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That ground water comes through
what is a very porous geology,
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And it seeps
into our pipes.
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And it's getting pumped
through this storm station,
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And out into the river.
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And that's what's keeping
downtown dry.
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Narrator:
But one design firm has found
an alternative solution
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To battling
hurricane season.
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Floating waterfront properties
are quite literally
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The next generation
of ocean living.
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When elevated,
they are as stable as a house,
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And protected
from the waves.
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Come on in.
I'll show you around.
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Narrator: Nicolas derouin
has been talking up
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Sustainable sea living
for over a decade.
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Today, he's taking us on a tour
of one of his company's
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Livable space models called
"the arkup one."
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Derouin:
We have two main floors.
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This is the main
living area,
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With the living, dining,
kitchen, open floor plan.
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We have 9.5 foot ceilings.
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Total living area of the boat
is 2,700 square feet indoor
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And 1,700 square feet outdoor.
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This, for example,
is a retractable deck
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That slides underneath
the main deck
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When we're
under navigation,
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And is extended to add about
500 square feet of outdoor space
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When we are at anchor,
and stable.
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Narrator: At 75 feet long
and 33 feet wide,
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This dwelling is massive.
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Powered by a pair of
136 horsepower
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Electric thrusters,
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This floating mansion can move
at a top speed of 7 knots.
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As impressive as this super home
is on the outside,
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Its infrastructure
is even more amazing.
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This is really one key technical
compartment of the vessel.
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That's the electrical room.
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And the boat's
completely solar electric,
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And solar-powered, right.
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So, here we have two
big battery banks
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To store
that solar energy,
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And then provide electricity
for the all the loads --
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Appliances, air conditioning,
lights, and also the propulsion.
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Narrator:
The batteries store everything
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This solar-paneled roof
can kick out.
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So, even in stormy weather,
there's enough stored power
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To keep this house running
for three days.
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And the rain
comes in handy, too.
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In addition to produce
our own energy,
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We also harvest
the rainwater,
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And then collect it
in a 4,000 gallon
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Freshwater tank
behind this wall.
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And we filter the rainwater
to our drinking water on board.
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And these are
the different filters
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That are part of this
purification system.
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Narrator:
But the heart beat of this whole
operation is up at the helm.
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This is the main control panels
and systems for the vessel.
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So, on this right side
of the helm station,
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This is actually where we
control the propulsion system.
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So, these are the controls
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For the electric thrusters
at the stern.
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And this is for
the bow thrusters.
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So, we use it mainly
to maneuver and dock.
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Then, we have, like,
basic navigation features,
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Like the navigation lights,
anchor lights,
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The horn,
the vhf radio.
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Those controls, here,
are for the sliding decks.
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And then, this screen
is where, basically,
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We monitor
all the resources on board.
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So, here, the screen tells us
the rpms of the engines
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When the boat's
under navigation.
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This is the charge
of the battery.
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So, it's almost
fully charged.
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This is the
fresh water capacity.
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And then, on the other part
of the helm station,
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On the left side,
those controls are for
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The anchoring
and the stabilization system.
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Those four joysticks
actually control
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Each one of
the four anchors,
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Those four pilings, that
enable to stabilize the boat,
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And lift it
out of the water.
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Narrator: The arkup one is
a fully mobile, zero emission,
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Self-sufficient home
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That's immune to floods
and rising seas.
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It is even designed
to handle 156 mph winds.
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That's equivalent to
a category 4 hurricane.
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But staring down mother nature's
fury takes nerves --
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And legs --
of hardened steel.
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So, this is one of the four
anchors of the vessel.
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So, it's called
a "jack-up system."
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It's actually a steel piling
and a hydraulic system
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That lifts it
or drops it.
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In shallow waters,
like 10 feet, for instance,
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We can lift the entire vessel
15 feet above the water.
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Narrator: Today, nicolas
is running a critical test
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On the arkup's legs,
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In preparation
for hurricane season.
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Derouin: Since hurricane
season's coming,
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We want to make sure
we are completely prepared,
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And able to use
the jack-up system
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Whenever we need,
if we really need to use it.
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So, I'm gonna start
inspecting the lifting system,
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To see if the boat
moves accordingly.
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Narrator: Lifting this
fully furnished house
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Can take up to two hours,
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So nicolas needs to constantly
adjust the height of each leg
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To keep the arkup level.
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Each leg is a 39-foot long,
99-ton hydraulic jack.
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As the legs extend, they can
be individually adjusted
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To cope with
an uneven seabed below.
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And together,
they can lift the entire,
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Nearly 300-ton arkup
26 feet into the air.
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So, we just finished
the inspection routine,
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And all the systems
look good.
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We've tested each one
of the four anchors,
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And we're ready
in case of an event
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Where we would need
to lift the vessel,
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Or lower it to move it.
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Narrator: The arkup's
technological capabilities
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Make it the perfect
building block
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For a future
marine metropolis.
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Although miami has taken
some major strides
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To protect its coastal
communities from flooding,
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By installing pumps
and raising roads,
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These measure only provide
a short-term solution
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To an ever-growing problem
across the country.
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But while the u.S.
Is still battling
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How to handle
rising sea levels,
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The netherlands has
already figured it out.
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Narrator: Nearly 1/4 of the
netherlands is below sea level.
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To prevent the country
from flooding,
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The dutch have
developed innovative
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Water protection systems
to push back against the waves.
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For centuries,
they've used windmills
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To clear low-lying land,
by pumping water out to sea.
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In the 1990s, the dutch built
these massive steel gates,
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Called the
"maeslant barrier",
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To protect the port of rotterdam
from violent storm surges.
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Today, engineers are building
vast raised barriers
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Along the entire coast,
to keep the north sea at bay.
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And now, developers are taking
living on water
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To the next level.
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100 years ago, people
were looking for new space,
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And they went up,
in vertical buildings,
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Making high-rise buildings.
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Now, today,
it's the same.
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We see water. We see the
possibility to build on water.
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And with our
floating technology,
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We can slowly grow
into the water.
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This is the most dutch view
you will ever get.
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We have the bicycles, of course
you need bicycles in holland.
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And we have
the floating homes.
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And the floating homes,
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They stand for
the new thinking in holland
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That you shouldn't
fight the water.
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We should live
with the water.
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Narrator: Architect koen olthuis
is the founder of a design firm
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That specializes
in floating structures,
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Including the arkup.
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For over 20 years,
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Koen's been developing
a new form of urban design,
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Called "aquatecture" --
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Architecture designed
to work with water.
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And all of koen's hard work
has contributed to this.
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This is skoonship.
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When it's finished,
more than 100 people
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Will live in this
floating community.
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Olthuis:
The good about building on water
is that you have flexibility.
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So, you could just connect
a floating swimming pool,
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Or an extra room
for your grandmother,
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If she comes to stay,
or a greenhouse,
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Or I could put my house,
and rotate it,
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And put it back.
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Narrator:
Located in north amsterdam,
the community of skoonship
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Aims to make the most of
the netherlands' usable space
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While future-proofing housing
against rising sea levels.
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But building
a fully sustainable community
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Didn't happen overnight.
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It's taken 10 years
to get municipalities
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To rewrite legislation,
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And allow this type of community
to operate.
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Until recently, laws regarding
building codes or property tax
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On the water
was an unexplored concept.
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So, if you place your house
on water,
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You still also need a license
to place it over there.
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And you need to own,
or to lease, the water.
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So, either you will buy
a plot of land,
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With water on top of it,
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And you can place
your floating house there,
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Or you pay a monthly
lease to the city.
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And then, you get the right
to moor your house
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On that location.
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Narrator: The first step
in building skoonship
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Was to install five permanent
t-shaped piers.
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Then, 60 steel
support structures
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Were mounted into
the canal bed below.
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The houses are fastened
to these steel structures,
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And the homes are equipped
with water pumps
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That extract heat
from the canal's water.
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This is our heat pump,
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Which takes care of
our heated tap water,
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And also, the floor heating,
to heat our house.
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We have solar panels on the
roof, which generate energy.
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And most of it, during the day
is stored inside this battery.
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We have our water pump
for waste water.
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And we have a vacuum system that
takes our waste from the toilet,
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And transports it
to a central facility
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That generates
bio-energy.
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Narrator:
Now, the town is installing its
last piece of infrastructure.
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Kingma: There's so much energy,
there's so much excitement,
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So much people working
in work groups.
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Today, our ship
is coming home.
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Glasl: So, the bridge here is
an important traffic junction.
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For the municipality,
it's really crucial
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That they cannot open
this bridge for too long.
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So, they have
a very strict time slot.
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It's actually kind of
a military operation,
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Because what they
need to do is,
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They need to go
through the bridge,
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And the bridge is
a little smaller than 11 meters.
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And the boat will be about
10 1/2 meters.
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Narrator: The team works quickly
to move the structure
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Through the narrow bridge.
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One of the most crucial steps
is anchoring the boat,
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So these homes don't become
drifting debris.
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Every houseboat is attached
to two big poles, basically,
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Which keep the boat
in place.
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There's squared anchors
around the pole.
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And that keeps us from
floating around, basically.
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We have massive winds here,
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But the house is still
pretty solid, yeah.
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If there's a very,
very big storm,
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I think it's difficult
to say.
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But in general,
they're very stable,
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And they can move
up and down.
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So, if the water level
will change,
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They move
with the water.
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Narrator: And the skoonship
homes all work together
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As a one-of-a-kind
smart power grid.
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Each house contributes to
a circular energy system,
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In which solar panels account
for most of the energy needed,
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And a battery in the basement
stores any extra.
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Glasl: So, that means that,
when I generate energy,
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And I'm on holiday,
for example,
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My neighbor can use
my energy, also.
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And that's very unique
for the netherlands,
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Because that's not allowed,
usually.
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And we got an exception
of the law
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In order to experiment
with that, with the smart grid.
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Gladek:
A lot of what you find in this
project is extremely unique,
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And we hope that, through all
of the efforts in pioneering,
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These kind of projects
will be able to be replicated
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And scaled more broadly
across the world.
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Narrator: 10 years ago,
this floating neighborhood
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Was just a pipe dream.
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But for the people
living in this community,
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It's a dream come true.
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Uffink: There is this very big
sense of freedom
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That I have
since I'm living here.
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I wake up in the morning, I just
want to stay here, you know?
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De blok: I think today it's a
big relief for a lot of people.
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You know, you look at this
and you think,
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"oh, nice, happy people
living here."
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But it was a lot of work,
a lot of stress,
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A lot of money,
a lot of time.
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It's like we went in the jungle
with our knives,
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And we paved the roads
for other people.
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Narrator:
There's no question that,
when it comes to ingenuity,
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The dutch reign supreme.
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In this waterlogged country,
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The ideology is not to
subdue mother nature,
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But rather find opportunities
to work with her.
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And now, not only is
the netherlands building
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Floating communities,
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They're also re-thinking
how cities can promote
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A sustainable food cycle.
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Van wingerden: Sometimes, you
need to be a little bit crazy,
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To test innovations.
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Narrator:
Around the world, homeowners
are packing their dry bags,
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And moving out to sea.
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In miami, florida, there's
a high-tech home that can swim.
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In amsterdam, there are entire
smart communities that float.
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And now, across the netherlands,
in rotterdam,
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Even dairy cows
are taking the plunge.
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Van wingerden: Sometimes, you
need to be a little bit crazy
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To test innovations.
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Narrator:
This three-story structure
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Is nearly 19,400 square feet
of floating farmland.
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Peter van wingerden
has been
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Running this
futuristic dairy farm
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Since it opened its doors
in may 2019.
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Van wingerden: So, this building
has three layers.
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On top, you see the production
area, where the cows are.
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One layer on the first floor
is a processing area.
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So, that's where the raw milk
is being processed
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Into pasteurized milk
and yogurt.
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And downstairs is our
floating part, the water part.
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Narrator: The first challenge in
building a floating dairy farm
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Is ensuring
a stable infrastructure.
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Just like the floating homes,
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The farm sits on a hollow
concrete foundation.
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Van wingerden:
So, now, we are going to
the key of the technology.
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We're downstairs,
now, over here.
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This is our
floating caissons.
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We have designed
and engineered these caissons.
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These are huge
concrete caissons.
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Narrator: Three huge caissons
are connected, side by side,
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To form the farm's massive
floating base.
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With an entire story submerged
below the water line,
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There's enough buoyancy to keep
four fully loaded 747s afloat.
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It's practically
unsinkable.
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And to make sure the cows
on board don't get sea sick,
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It all sits in
a well-protected spot,
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Far from the wind and waves
of the north sea.
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Like the skoonship homes,
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The floating farm is anchored
by two huge metal piles,
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And that foundation
is so wide and stable
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There's barely
any movement --
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Even when the herd's
on the move.
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But this farm does a lot more
than just float.
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Van wingerden: We wanted
to design and implement
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The best animal-friendly,
comfortable stable there is.
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And I think
we managed that.
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Narrator:
On the farm's top floor,
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The milking is done
automatically by robots.
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Then, it's transferred to
a storage tank below deck.
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Van wingerden: So, this is
our storage tank.
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It's 3,500 liters.
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So, we're producing
800 liters per day of milk.
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So, we can store
between four and five days
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Over here,
in this tank.
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We cool it down
to 4 degrees.
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From the storage tank,
we bring it to the next stage,
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And that's
the pasteurization part.
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So, here, we pasteurize
and homogenize the milk.
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And we also bottle it into
bottles, partly milk and yogurt.
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And then, it goes to
our cooling storages,
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And from there,
we sell it back to the city.
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Narrator: This floating farm
also utilizes waste products
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From local industries,
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Making it not just futuristic,
but sustainable.
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Van wingerden:
Here, you see, by the way,
our automated feed-belt.
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So, we collect all the bio waste
that gets in this machine.
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There, it's assembled.
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And we're working with
beer broth,
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We're working with
potato peels,
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We're working with grass
from golf course,
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From our biggest
football team over here.
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So, we get all this
bio waste,
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And then, it goes
automatically on top
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With this automated
feed-belt.
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Narrator: 50% of the farms power
comes from a solar array
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Floating right next door,
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Designed in the shape
of a milk bottle.
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Soon, peter hopes
to add windmills, too.
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Van wingerden: We're collecting
rainwater on the roof.
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The rainwater's being treated
downstairs with membranes,
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And goes back as drinking water
to our cows.
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Narrator:
Not only does the farm utilize
waste from other industries,
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It also repurposes
its own waste.
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Van wingerden:
Upstairs, the manure over this,
collecting the manure.
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It dumps it in this funnel
over here.
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And here, we split it
into dry matter and to urine.
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So, the urine
we treat again.
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We take out
all the water.
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We can dispose the water
in the river.
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And the salt we sell back to
the city as a nutrient again.
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Narrator: This place has
literally taken renewable
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Urban living
to the next level.
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For peter, the technological
advances made to sustain
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This vertical
floating dairy farm are huge.
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Van wingerden:
Food transportation is polluting
the world dramatically.
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It creates food losses,
as well.
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So, we have to
produce food
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As close as we can get
to consumers.
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00:21:51,077 --> 00:21:53,511
So, we need to find space
inside cities,
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And the best climate-adaptive
space is on the water.
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The next farm will be next door,
over here.
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And that hosts
7,000 chicken.
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And we will also have one
with vertical farming.
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So, we will produce vegetables
over here on the water.
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So, we strongly believe that we
are part of a great symbiose
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Between city
and the water landscape.
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And we leave the landscape
on the land side intact,
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00:22:18,871 --> 00:22:22,506
Because land is not meant to be
transformed into concrete.
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It should be land.
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And to catch rain,
and to produce oxygen,
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00:22:26,279 --> 00:22:29,213
And what we call the most
essential part of life,
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Producing healthy food.
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Narrator: Thanks to this
innovative concept,
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Even dense
downtown areas
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Could soon be farmed
to feed the masses.
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And while rotterdam is
the only city to experiment
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With this
agricultural method,
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One couple has taken
the idea of waterborne living
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Even further.
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Narrator: While many designers
have just recently
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Made life on the water
a reality,
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Off the coast
of british columbia's
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Vancouver island,
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One couple has been living
on their own water world
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For over 25 years.
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Adams:
Everything you see here
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I've done with a handsaw
and hammer.
477
00:23:21,834 --> 00:23:24,168
Every board
that I have here --
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And I have over
240,000 pieces --
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I've hauled it all.
I moved it all here.
480
00:23:30,276 --> 00:23:32,443
Narrator: Freedom cove
is a floating island
481
00:23:32,445 --> 00:23:35,413
Unlike anything
you've ever seen.
482
00:23:35,415 --> 00:23:38,582
Run by wayne adams and his wife,
catherine king,
483
00:23:38,584 --> 00:23:41,085
This multi-colored
floating refuge
484
00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:44,422
Sits on top of a dozen
interlocking steel docks
485
00:23:44,424 --> 00:23:48,025
That were all recovered
from an old fish farm.
486
00:23:48,027 --> 00:23:49,860
In fact, everything
constructed here
487
00:23:49,862 --> 00:23:52,596
Has been made from
re-claimed materials.
488
00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:54,365
Adams: Choosing to be artists
means we had to do things
489
00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:56,000
With a low budget.
490
00:23:56,002 --> 00:23:58,202
So, I barter.
I trade.
491
00:23:58,204 --> 00:24:01,772
60% of what you walk through
here came through trade.
492
00:24:01,774 --> 00:24:06,277
Narrator:
Part art, part vegetable garden,
this ultra-sustainable habitat
493
00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:08,245
Was designed to make use
of whatever
494
00:24:08,247 --> 00:24:11,081
And whenever
it's available.
495
00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:13,217
King: It started out
as a salad garden,
496
00:24:13,219 --> 00:24:14,752
And I very
quickly realized
497
00:24:14,754 --> 00:24:17,555
I wanted to grow
everything that we eat.
498
00:24:17,557 --> 00:24:22,827
And so, each year, it got
bigger, and bigger, and bigger.
499
00:24:22,829 --> 00:24:27,498
Narrator: Today, this island
weighs just over 1,000 tons.
500
00:24:27,500 --> 00:24:29,600
But the secret
to keeping it afloat
501
00:24:29,602 --> 00:24:33,871
Lies hidden beneath
its leafy crown.
502
00:24:33,873 --> 00:24:37,341
Assembled like massive legos
is a random assortment
503
00:24:37,343 --> 00:24:40,411
Of over 30 heavy-duty
floating platforms
504
00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:44,181
That were once used as walkways
around local fish farms.
505
00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:49,019
Wayne has spent decades
salvaging them.
506
00:24:49,021 --> 00:24:51,021
Every time
his island grows,
507
00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:54,158
He ties it all together
with cast-off rope.
508
00:24:56,629 --> 00:24:59,497
Adams: All this is recycled
from the fish farm industry,
509
00:24:59,499 --> 00:25:02,900
Because they cannot
re-tie ropes.
510
00:25:02,902 --> 00:25:05,703
It makes them
un-insurable.
511
00:25:05,705 --> 00:25:07,671
Me, I'm not insured
in any way.
512
00:25:07,673 --> 00:25:10,774
As the storms come,
and the winter comes,
513
00:25:10,776 --> 00:25:13,244
Everything must move,
and not break.
514
00:25:13,246 --> 00:25:14,478
It must be flexible.
515
00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,380
Everything likes to move.
516
00:25:16,382 --> 00:25:19,183
I don't have a rigid system,
like the fish farms do.
517
00:25:19,185 --> 00:25:22,720
I have ropes tied to shore,
like a giant spider's web.
518
00:25:22,722 --> 00:25:28,092
I put tension and weights on
those lines, so that it moves.
519
00:25:28,094 --> 00:25:31,629
So, it's a giant flexible system
that moves up and down,
520
00:25:31,631 --> 00:25:33,364
And around about 20 feet,
521
00:25:33,366 --> 00:25:37,801
And takes the storms,
and takes movement.
522
00:25:37,803 --> 00:25:39,904
Narrator: As wayne keeps
the island afloat,
523
00:25:39,906 --> 00:25:42,773
Catherine keeps them fed
with produce
524
00:25:42,775 --> 00:25:46,677
From the world's largest
floating vegetable garden.
525
00:25:46,679 --> 00:25:50,581
King: This is greenhouse number
one, two, three, and four.
526
00:25:50,583 --> 00:25:54,151
I start everything from seed
in the greenhouses,
527
00:25:54,153 --> 00:25:57,221
And then bring the plants out
as they're ready.
528
00:25:57,223 --> 00:26:00,291
I grow all our fruits
and vegetables.
529
00:26:00,293 --> 00:26:02,326
I'm able to grow them
all year round.
530
00:26:02,328 --> 00:26:05,663
This time of year,
I have fruits and berries,
531
00:26:05,665 --> 00:26:10,601
So that I'm eating everything
right from the garden.
532
00:26:12,738 --> 00:26:15,940
Narrator: The summer's yielded
a good amount of crops.
533
00:26:15,942 --> 00:26:18,842
Freedom cove looks like
a floating forest,
534
00:26:18,844 --> 00:26:22,513
But all of this can change
during the winter season.
535
00:26:22,515 --> 00:26:25,015
Adams: I'm able to hang
my stuff up.
536
00:26:25,017 --> 00:26:27,318
I can look in the jars
to what I need,
537
00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:32,690
And I need a lot of things here,
to make this island work.
538
00:26:32,692 --> 00:26:34,658
Narrator: There's no question
that living on the edge
539
00:26:34,660 --> 00:26:38,429
Of the pacific northwest
is a full-time job.
540
00:26:38,431 --> 00:26:40,497
There is constant work
to be done,
541
00:26:40,499 --> 00:26:43,901
Especially in preparation
for winter.
542
00:26:43,903 --> 00:26:46,637
Adams:
This is the time of year I get
everything ready for winter.
543
00:26:46,639 --> 00:26:48,405
So, when the big
storms come,
544
00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:51,942
I make sure all my fabric,
everything is nailed down,
545
00:26:51,944 --> 00:26:56,480
So the hurricane-force winds
don't rip my roof apart.
546
00:26:56,482 --> 00:26:59,717
I've lost two roofs, here,
in hurricane-force winds.
547
00:26:59,719 --> 00:27:02,286
So many people
come out here,
548
00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:05,489
And they don't fix things
right away,
549
00:27:05,491 --> 00:27:08,626
And it becomes
a very big problem.
550
00:27:08,628 --> 00:27:12,796
And most of them leave
because it becomes too much.
551
00:27:12,798 --> 00:27:16,367
Narrator:
The island receives electricity
by way of photo-voltaics,
552
00:27:16,369 --> 00:27:19,536
Which is a process that converts
light into electricity
553
00:27:19,538 --> 00:27:22,806
Using semi-conducting
materials.
554
00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:24,475
Adams: The science
behind the paint is,
555
00:27:24,477 --> 00:27:26,710
If I paint my house,
to keep it light.
556
00:27:26,712 --> 00:27:28,178
It keeps my house dry,
557
00:27:28,180 --> 00:27:31,715
And my house doesn't take on
moisture from the rain.
558
00:27:31,717 --> 00:27:35,653
So, I don't take on
more weight.
559
00:27:35,655 --> 00:27:39,289
When you have a cedar house,
and it rains,
560
00:27:39,291 --> 00:27:45,162
The house became so heavy it
immersed in the water 10 inches.
561
00:27:45,164 --> 00:27:49,900
And the fresh water is less
float-ability than saltwater.
562
00:27:49,902 --> 00:27:52,202
So, now, I have the rain,
and extra weight,
563
00:27:52,204 --> 00:27:54,638
I have less
float-ability.
564
00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,407
The challenge in life
is to keep the gardener
565
00:27:56,409 --> 00:27:57,675
Form bringing
more plants.
566
00:27:57,677 --> 00:28:00,711
But as you can see,
there's no room.
567
00:28:00,713 --> 00:28:03,514
My job is to
keep floating it.
568
00:28:03,516 --> 00:28:06,150
Narrator:
For wayne and catherine,
freedom cove is as much
569
00:28:06,152 --> 00:28:09,720
Their home as it is
an entire installation art piece
570
00:28:09,722 --> 00:28:14,792
That transforms every year,
often inspired by the seasons.
571
00:28:14,794 --> 00:28:17,327
I have a few
west coast firsts.
572
00:28:17,329 --> 00:28:18,629
First floating
fire pit,
573
00:28:18,631 --> 00:28:20,931
So I can have a fire
away from the forest.
574
00:28:20,933 --> 00:28:23,233
And behind me, over here,
I have west coast's first
575
00:28:23,235 --> 00:28:24,868
Floating double garage.
576
00:28:24,870 --> 00:28:26,804
I never have to worry about
bending my boat
577
00:28:26,806 --> 00:28:28,872
When it's
pouring rain anymore.
578
00:28:28,874 --> 00:28:30,574
I have my own
floating totem pole.
579
00:28:30,576 --> 00:28:32,209
It took me eight years
to carve it.
580
00:28:32,211 --> 00:28:34,078
And I put it all up
by myself.
581
00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,181
I have a floating wood shed
over here.
582
00:28:37,183 --> 00:28:38,682
So, it's nice and handy
to the house.
583
00:28:38,684 --> 00:28:41,051
I keep a quart of wood in there,
and that's good for a month.
584
00:28:41,053 --> 00:28:43,420
The lighthouse upstairs
I did for my grandson,
585
00:28:43,422 --> 00:28:44,922
As a little treat for him.
586
00:28:44,924 --> 00:28:46,990
But the light works, and I'm
able to keep to keep things dry,
587
00:28:46,992 --> 00:28:48,659
Like I have
a hot water tank
588
00:28:48,661 --> 00:28:51,128
And a shower
for when the family comes.
589
00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:53,864
And then, we have four
greenhouses we made.
590
00:28:53,866 --> 00:28:57,201
Everything is made from
recycled materials,
591
00:28:57,203 --> 00:28:58,669
And all the greenhouses
are a little bit different,
592
00:28:58,671 --> 00:29:01,939
Because all the materials
came at a different time.
593
00:29:01,941 --> 00:29:03,907
I have a water source above me,
over the hill, here.
594
00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:05,209
It's a old succeeded lake.
595
00:29:05,211 --> 00:29:07,745
And I have 50 feet
of vertical head,
596
00:29:07,747 --> 00:29:10,848
And I'm able to pipe the water
into the garden.
597
00:29:10,850 --> 00:29:12,783
Without the water,
we couldn't have the garden.
598
00:29:12,785 --> 00:29:15,119
I have my little
man cave, here.
599
00:29:15,121 --> 00:29:17,421
Watch your head. I made it
for a little irish guy.
600
00:29:17,423 --> 00:29:19,223
I have several things
in here --
601
00:29:19,225 --> 00:29:21,091
My workspace,
and my tools.
602
00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:22,693
I have a washing machine
in here.
603
00:29:22,695 --> 00:29:26,563
I have heat in here, solar
batteries, and a generator.
604
00:29:26,565 --> 00:29:31,401
So, I have multi-use energy,
and I keep the power going.
605
00:29:35,541 --> 00:29:37,541
Narrator: If all that
doesn't float your boat,
606
00:29:37,543 --> 00:29:40,711
Wayne's living room
is truly one-of-a-kind.
607
00:29:43,649 --> 00:29:46,250
In the dead of winter,
he can catch at fish
608
00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:49,787
Without ever having
to leave his house.
609
00:29:49,789 --> 00:29:53,791
Adams:
There is nothing like being at
home, and fishing off the couch.
610
00:29:53,793 --> 00:29:56,760
It's always been
a dream of mine.
611
00:29:56,762 --> 00:29:59,596
Fresh fish every day.
612
00:29:59,598 --> 00:30:01,965
Very alive
this time of year.
613
00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:05,769
That's because of
the ocean channel.
614
00:30:05,771 --> 00:30:07,938
Narrator: After more than
two decades afloat,
615
00:30:07,940 --> 00:30:10,874
Freedom cove proves
you don't need to be high-tech
616
00:30:10,876 --> 00:30:14,711
To live self-sufficiently
on the water.
617
00:30:14,713 --> 00:30:17,381
Adams:
We are blazing the trails.
618
00:30:17,383 --> 00:30:18,549
Living on liquid
is going to be
619
00:30:18,551 --> 00:30:20,150
A very big thing
in the future,
620
00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:22,486
And we have to work
together on that.
621
00:30:22,488 --> 00:30:24,721
The technology is there.
622
00:30:24,723 --> 00:30:25,756
People are starting
to realize that
623
00:30:25,758 --> 00:30:27,724
There's something good
about that.
624
00:30:27,726 --> 00:30:29,827
Narrator: Whether you live in
a floating community,
625
00:30:29,829 --> 00:30:32,663
Or build your own
off-the-grid paradise,
626
00:30:32,665 --> 00:30:35,032
There's no denying
that sustainable living
627
00:30:35,034 --> 00:30:36,967
Is on the rise.
628
00:30:36,969 --> 00:30:39,403
But what if you're looking for
a happy medium?
629
00:30:39,405 --> 00:30:42,773
A home that provides all the
benefits of life on the water
630
00:30:42,775 --> 00:30:45,709
Without actually leaving
an urban setting.
631
00:30:45,711 --> 00:30:49,847
Thanks to this community, you
might be able to have it all.
632
00:30:59,792 --> 00:31:04,661
Narrator:
Across the globe, oceans cover
more than 70% of the planet.
633
00:31:04,663 --> 00:31:07,331
They're the biggest life source
in our universe.
634
00:31:07,333 --> 00:31:09,032
But due to
rising sea levels,
635
00:31:09,034 --> 00:31:12,536
Our current existence on land
could be in danger.
636
00:31:12,538 --> 00:31:16,940
To adapt, some people are
turning to a life out at sea.
637
00:31:16,942 --> 00:31:20,444
But unless you're willing to pay
for a luxury floating yacht,
638
00:31:20,446 --> 00:31:23,547
Or build your own community
from the ground up,
639
00:31:23,549 --> 00:31:25,249
Is there another option?
640
00:31:28,053 --> 00:31:31,989
In vancouver, canada,
judy ross is the co-founder
641
00:31:31,991 --> 00:31:33,523
Of a modern
floating development
642
00:31:33,525 --> 00:31:38,061
Called "spirit trail
ocean homes."
643
00:31:38,063 --> 00:31:40,264
This community offers
the unique experience
644
00:31:40,266 --> 00:31:44,101
Of living on the water
without the hefty investment.
645
00:31:44,103 --> 00:31:45,802
I think a lot of people
are looking at
646
00:31:45,804 --> 00:31:47,204
The lower-price
float homes,
647
00:31:47,206 --> 00:31:50,240
And thinking maybe that would be
a lifestyle they'd like to have,
648
00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:53,477
And also be somewhat
more affordable.
649
00:31:53,479 --> 00:31:57,114
Narrator: Many of the pads here
are a generous size.
650
00:31:57,116 --> 00:31:59,950
Then, there's this.
651
00:31:59,952 --> 00:32:02,286
It's called
"the sea star."
652
00:32:02,288 --> 00:32:04,621
At 538 square feet,
653
00:32:04,623 --> 00:32:08,325
It's small enough to slide into
a standard boat slip.
654
00:32:08,327 --> 00:32:10,127
You've got
your living room,
655
00:32:10,129 --> 00:32:14,331
With fireplace
and nice big windows.
656
00:32:14,333 --> 00:32:18,201
Narrator:
This tiny home comes fully
equipped with a gas fireplace,
657
00:32:18,203 --> 00:32:23,640
A three piece bath, a kitchen,
and even a washer and dryer.
658
00:32:23,642 --> 00:32:29,112
But what makes this place unique
is located down below.
659
00:32:29,114 --> 00:32:31,081
Ross: A lot of people
don't get the opportunity
660
00:32:31,083 --> 00:32:33,283
To see their floats
under their float home,
661
00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:35,118
Because they're floating.
662
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,320
I like to call our floats
663
00:32:36,322 --> 00:32:38,722
"the rolls royce
of concrete floats,""
664
00:32:38,724 --> 00:32:41,258
Mainly because the strength
of the concrete
665
00:32:41,260 --> 00:32:44,828
That goes into this
is 13,000 psi.
666
00:32:44,830 --> 00:32:47,597
And most normal concrete,
like sidewalk concrete,
667
00:32:47,599 --> 00:32:49,232
Is only 3.
668
00:32:51,770 --> 00:32:55,138
Narrator:
Concrete doesn't usually float.
669
00:32:55,140 --> 00:32:57,474
But these foundations
are hollow,
670
00:32:57,476 --> 00:33:00,444
With 3-inch-thick
concrete walls.
671
00:33:00,446 --> 00:33:02,646
The entire house
actually weighs less
672
00:33:02,648 --> 00:33:05,983
Than the water
it displaces.
673
00:33:05,985 --> 00:33:10,420
It's a fully contained box
from here to about here,
674
00:33:10,422 --> 00:33:13,023
Just above
these little holes.
675
00:33:13,025 --> 00:33:15,025
And so,
if we look underneath,
676
00:33:15,027 --> 00:33:17,995
There's about almost 2 feet
of space
677
00:33:17,997 --> 00:33:19,796
To add extra flotation.
678
00:33:19,798 --> 00:33:22,466
What's typical is,
homeowners bring everything,
679
00:33:22,468 --> 00:33:25,135
And they don't really think
about being on a float home,
680
00:33:25,137 --> 00:33:26,703
And balance.
681
00:33:26,705 --> 00:33:30,741
So, sometimes, they'll end up
with a home that's like that.
682
00:33:30,743 --> 00:33:33,343
Narrator: Compared with steel,
concrete foundations
683
00:33:33,345 --> 00:33:38,915
Are virtually maintenance-free,
and can last up to 150 years.
684
00:33:38,917 --> 00:33:41,818
But you may need that long
to pay for it.
685
00:33:41,820 --> 00:33:45,956
Even the tiny sea star
costs 375 grand.
686
00:33:49,261 --> 00:33:51,395
But regardless of
its foundations,
687
00:33:51,397 --> 00:33:54,765
There's no stopping
ever-rising sea levels.
688
00:33:54,767 --> 00:33:58,502
Even cities like vancouver
are feeling the squeeze.
689
00:33:58,504 --> 00:34:02,172
It's surrounded
by high ground.
690
00:34:02,174 --> 00:34:04,741
Unfortunately,
that's part of the problem.
691
00:34:04,743 --> 00:34:06,009
Ross:
There's only so much land,
692
00:34:06,011 --> 00:34:08,845
And we can't go up
the mountains much more.
693
00:34:13,152 --> 00:34:16,520
Narrator: Like it or not,
all this water is here to stay.
694
00:34:16,522 --> 00:34:19,990
So, maybe it's time
we start using it.
695
00:34:19,992 --> 00:34:22,626
Olthuis: It's almost impossible
to plan a city today
696
00:34:22,628 --> 00:34:24,494
That can face
the problems of tomorrow,
697
00:34:24,496 --> 00:34:26,530
Because you don't know
what the problems will be.
698
00:34:26,532 --> 00:34:28,432
So, normal buildings on land,
you put them there,
699
00:34:28,434 --> 00:34:31,134
And they stay 50 or 70 years
in one spot.
700
00:34:31,136 --> 00:34:33,637
And now, on water,
we can move them.
701
00:34:33,639 --> 00:34:35,872
We call this
"rise of the blue city."
702
00:34:35,874 --> 00:34:37,808
So, cities threatened
by water today
703
00:34:37,810 --> 00:34:39,543
Will be the champion cities
of tomorrow,
704
00:34:39,545 --> 00:34:42,012
Because they have the water, and
they can take advantage of it.
705
00:34:42,014 --> 00:34:44,281
They can make cities flexible,
and adaptable.
706
00:34:44,283 --> 00:34:47,384
And we need adaptability,
because building for change
707
00:34:47,386 --> 00:34:50,020
Is the only way
we can be ready for the future.
708
00:34:53,292 --> 00:34:55,992
We don't know all
that the future holds,
709
00:34:55,994 --> 00:35:00,697
But for sure, there will be
more water in our way.
710
00:35:00,699 --> 00:35:06,336
And some innovators are dreaming
up very far-out ideas to cope.
711
00:35:06,338 --> 00:35:10,340
[ cheering ]
712
00:35:10,342 --> 00:35:13,276
To the first sea-stead
by ocean builders.
713
00:35:15,247 --> 00:35:18,315
Off the coast of thailand,
one engineering firm
714
00:35:18,317 --> 00:35:20,383
Is building
the world's first home
715
00:35:20,385 --> 00:35:23,453
Designed for
the open sea.
716
00:35:23,455 --> 00:35:25,822
Inside the sea-steads
living quarters
717
00:35:25,824 --> 00:35:28,425
Are a main kitchen
and dining area,
718
00:35:28,427 --> 00:35:33,563
A bedroom, bathroom,
and small pantry for storage.
719
00:35:33,565 --> 00:35:36,967
Then, there's
the rooftop patio.
720
00:35:36,969 --> 00:35:40,137
Thepdet: You know,
you cannot buy this view.
721
00:35:40,139 --> 00:35:44,307
Like., you can see the sunset
and sunrise, you know,
722
00:35:44,309 --> 00:35:49,779
See the many, the thousand
million stars, you just look up.
723
00:35:49,781 --> 00:35:52,115
According to
the sea-steading institute,
724
00:35:52,117 --> 00:35:54,084
Life out here could fix
some of the world's
725
00:35:54,086 --> 00:35:57,053
Most challenging problems.
726
00:35:57,055 --> 00:35:59,523
Their mission states that,
to find something better,
727
00:35:59,525 --> 00:36:03,460
You have to try
something new.
728
00:36:03,462 --> 00:36:06,029
But when it comes to weather,
the middle of the ocean
729
00:36:06,031 --> 00:36:08,798
Is the most hostile outpost
on earth.
730
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,334
To cope with this
unpredictable environment,
731
00:36:11,336 --> 00:36:12,636
This rule-breaking team
732
00:36:12,638 --> 00:36:15,539
Turned to an unlikely
source of inspiration
733
00:36:15,541 --> 00:36:19,910
To help construct the design
of their floating home.
734
00:36:19,912 --> 00:36:22,312
Elwartowski:
And there it is.
735
00:36:22,314 --> 00:36:24,981
We have the spar.
736
00:36:35,861 --> 00:36:38,695
Narrator:
Off the coast of thailand,
one engineering firm
737
00:36:38,697 --> 00:36:41,731
Has taken modern sea-steading
to the extreme
738
00:36:41,733 --> 00:36:44,234
By designing a permanent
floating structure
739
00:36:44,236 --> 00:36:46,903
Located in the middle
of the ocean.
740
00:36:46,905 --> 00:36:50,273
But living on the high seas
has its challenges.
741
00:36:50,275 --> 00:36:53,009
Waves and unpredictable weather
are unavoidable
742
00:36:53,011 --> 00:36:55,478
In this type
of environment.
743
00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:57,714
To stay afloat
in these rough waters,
744
00:36:57,716 --> 00:37:00,317
The team came up with
a unique solution
745
00:37:00,319 --> 00:37:05,255
Inspired by the spar design
of oil platforms.
746
00:37:05,257 --> 00:37:07,824
A spar is a long,
vertical cylinder.
747
00:37:07,826 --> 00:37:11,194
It's mostly hidden
beneath the waves.
748
00:37:11,196 --> 00:37:14,497
Most of the spar is hollow,
to provide buoyancy,
749
00:37:14,499 --> 00:37:16,800
But it's weighted at the bottom
with concrete
750
00:37:16,802 --> 00:37:21,037
To lower the center of gravity,
and keep it from tipping over.
751
00:37:21,039 --> 00:37:23,206
And because it drops
so far down,
752
00:37:23,208 --> 00:37:24,941
Wind and waves
at the surface
753
00:37:24,943 --> 00:37:29,212
Have less impact
on the super structure above.
754
00:37:29,214 --> 00:37:30,614
Just like an oil rig,
755
00:37:30,616 --> 00:37:33,750
The sea-stead perches safely
high overhead.
756
00:37:37,623 --> 00:37:39,356
Now that
we've proved the concept,
757
00:37:39,358 --> 00:37:41,725
We'll be building
20 more.
758
00:37:41,727 --> 00:37:46,296
And they'll be higher,
taller, better.
759
00:37:46,298 --> 00:37:50,033
And we're looking forward to
freedom-loving people
760
00:37:50,035 --> 00:37:54,037
To come join us out
in the open ocean.
761
00:37:58,510 --> 00:38:00,343
Ocean builders
is already prepping
762
00:38:00,345 --> 00:38:03,513
For their next sea-stead,
called "the mark ii."
763
00:38:03,515 --> 00:38:05,815
This structure will have
updated features,
764
00:38:05,817 --> 00:38:08,518
Like futuristic curves
and coral gardens,
765
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:10,820
To attract
sea life below.
766
00:38:10,822 --> 00:38:13,356
It will even have a room
inside the spar,
767
00:38:13,358 --> 00:38:15,225
With underwater views --
768
00:38:15,227 --> 00:38:18,995
All for a cool
150 grand.
769
00:38:18,997 --> 00:38:22,165
And it's all designed
by architect koen olthuis,
770
00:38:22,167 --> 00:38:24,734
Designer if the luxury
floating home the arkup
771
00:38:24,736 --> 00:38:28,238
And the floating city
skoonship.
772
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:29,306
Olthuis:
What we have learned
773
00:38:29,308 --> 00:38:31,141
Is that the idle cities
on the ocean
774
00:38:31,143 --> 00:38:34,110
Are not like, kind of, tied
paradise with small boats.
775
00:38:34,112 --> 00:38:37,013
I think it will be much more
like oil rigs
776
00:38:37,015 --> 00:38:39,282
Combined in
a kind of community.
777
00:38:39,284 --> 00:38:41,818
'cause the waves you can expect
in the middle of the ocean
778
00:38:41,820 --> 00:38:43,453
Are extreme.
779
00:38:43,455 --> 00:38:46,923
Narrator:
A city on the open seas could
be possible in the future.
780
00:38:46,925 --> 00:38:51,094
But for now,
it's still well out of reach.
781
00:38:51,096 --> 00:38:52,696
Whether it's in
a community,
782
00:38:52,698 --> 00:38:55,632
Or in an individual
floating home close to shore,
783
00:38:55,634 --> 00:38:58,802
Living on water
is possible.
784
00:38:58,804 --> 00:39:01,137
This is oceanic city,
785
00:39:01,139 --> 00:39:04,240
A concept that combines
technology and nature
786
00:39:04,242 --> 00:39:07,310
Into one massive
water world.
787
00:39:07,312 --> 00:39:10,680
Based on a modular design,
it could be easily expanded
788
00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:15,652
From a community of 300
to a city of 10,000.
789
00:39:15,654 --> 00:39:18,154
It would also be
fully self-sufficient,
790
00:39:18,156 --> 00:39:21,758
So all sewage and waste
would be recycled.
791
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:25,295
Power, fresh water, and heat
would be produced through clean,
792
00:39:25,297 --> 00:39:27,664
Renewable energy sources.
793
00:39:27,666 --> 00:39:30,367
Plant-based good would be grown
on every platform
794
00:39:30,369 --> 00:39:32,569
Above the water line.
795
00:39:32,571 --> 00:39:36,406
And fish would be harvested
from ocean farm below.
796
00:39:36,408 --> 00:39:38,541
Each module would be
built on land,
797
00:39:38,543 --> 00:39:40,243
And then towed to sea,
798
00:39:40,245 --> 00:39:42,612
Where they would be
anchored in place.
799
00:39:42,614 --> 00:39:47,617
Each would be designed to
survive a category 5 hurricane.
800
00:39:47,619 --> 00:39:50,120
There's no doubt that
a floating city of this size
801
00:39:50,122 --> 00:39:51,354
Would be expensive.
802
00:39:54,793 --> 00:39:59,395
But in some areas of the world,
it may be well worth the price.
803
00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:01,431
Take hong kong,
for example.
804
00:40:01,433 --> 00:40:05,502
It's one of the most densely
populated places on earth --
805
00:40:05,504 --> 00:40:08,338
So crowded that
a single parking spot here
806
00:40:08,340 --> 00:40:12,909
Recently sold for
$969,000.
807
00:40:12,911 --> 00:40:14,277
With the global population
808
00:40:14,279 --> 00:40:17,647
Predicted to hit 9.8 billion
by 2050,
809
00:40:17,649 --> 00:40:20,717
Mega cities like these
will only get more crowded,
810
00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:23,586
And more overpriced.
811
00:40:23,588 --> 00:40:25,422
So, if you look at
our cities today,
812
00:40:25,424 --> 00:40:27,157
They are in need of space.
813
00:40:27,159 --> 00:40:29,392
They are in need of
more room for houses.
814
00:40:29,394 --> 00:40:31,027
And if you can't find
space on land,
815
00:40:31,029 --> 00:40:34,097
Maybe you can find space
on water.
816
00:40:34,099 --> 00:40:36,866
Narrator: The best way
to future-proof our planet
817
00:40:36,868 --> 00:40:39,068
May be to stop
fighting the water,
818
00:40:39,070 --> 00:40:42,038
And start
working with it.
819
00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:45,308
People think that what we are
doing here is really special.
820
00:40:45,310 --> 00:40:47,444
I would like to say that
it's kind of normal.
821
00:40:47,446 --> 00:40:51,114
Floating, for me, it's, like,
the most logical solution.
822
00:40:51,116 --> 00:40:53,716
I think it's gonna save
a lot of great places
823
00:40:53,718 --> 00:40:54,984
Before it's too late.
824
00:40:54,986 --> 00:40:56,519
Olthuis:
We're water architects,
825
00:40:56,521 --> 00:40:58,888
So we find solutions
to work with water.
826
00:40:58,890 --> 00:41:00,490
And what you say,
"do better. Do better,"
827
00:41:00,492 --> 00:41:02,625
We can do that
in a very anxious way.
828
00:41:02,627 --> 00:41:04,127
Also, we can see
there's an opportunity
829
00:41:04,129 --> 00:41:08,064
To create innovation, and to
make our cities even better.
830
00:41:08,066 --> 00:41:10,400
Narrator: If there's one thing
history has taught us,
831
00:41:10,402 --> 00:41:15,205
It's that human ingenuity
always rises to the challenge --
832
00:41:15,207 --> 00:41:20,410
Even if that challenge is
building on a more water world.
833
00:41:20,412 --> 00:41:22,745
The new generation
of daring aquatects
834
00:41:22,747 --> 00:41:26,416
And innovative engineers
is proving even the open sea
835
00:41:26,418 --> 00:41:27,884
Can be tamed,
836
00:41:27,886 --> 00:41:33,556
With the help of some powerful
high-performance sea monsters.
78002
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