The La Nua Eco House Project involves the establishment of a number ecologically renovated houses using sustainable methods and materials, part serviced by renewable and solar power as a cross-border tourism amenity, located in the Green Box Eco-Tourism Pilot Area. The project’s aim was to use the natural rural environment as an economic resource, reinstating run-down buildings and converting this into a solvent business strategy aimed at the growing eco-tourism market in Ireland.
The main aims of the Projects were:
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Provision of environmentally sustainable tourism housing for the ‘Green Box’ integrated eco-tourism initiative.
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Creation of SME’s.
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To provide a model of environmental renovation, creating a database of products and service providers.
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Create awareness of environmental issues in relation to housing.
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Promotion of underdeveloped rural tourism initiatives as outlined in the Western Development Tourism Plan.
The project was awarded funding under Priority 1 Measure 1 of the EU INTERREG IIIA Programme for Ireland /Northern Ireland implemented by the Irish Central Border Area Interreg IIIA Partnership.
