What we do
From efficient to fully self-sufficient
Integrated concepts that deliver more than the sum of their parts.
Integrated concepts that deliver more than the sum of their parts.
Smart technology works hand in hand with lush nature, culture, and program, so a resort becomes a place to live a healthier, more exciting, future-proof life.
We work in co-creation with clients to realize regenerative resorts, for both new construction and refurbishment. We can support a single stage, or run the whole development from A to Z.
Every concept is shaped to its site, its climate, its community, and its business case, then engineered to perform.
The benefits a regenerative resort can deliver, woven into one integrated system.
Energy-positive systems, embedded solar PV, earth heat and cooling. The resort makes more than it uses.
Rainwater capture and filtration, constructed wetlands, and clean air designed into the landscape.
Circular, non-toxic materials, and fresh organic food grown beside the dinner table.
Bioclimatic design that protects natural capital and leaves the land richer than before.
Experiences and serious-game systems that turn a holiday into a life-changing one.
Integrated business and financing models that protect and grow long-term value.
Biodiversity boosters and restored ecosystem services that make the whole site come alive.
From efficiency to complete self-sufficiency, including food production on site.
You choose how far to go: from energy and water efficiency, to full self-sufficiency with food, power, water, and waste handled on site.
Each step up deepens the experience and the resilience of the business. We model the trade-offs with you, so the ambition matches the site and the numbers.
Proven systems we combine and tune to each place.
Playful tools that make sustainable living visible, social, and fun.
Buildings and grounds that generate a surplus of clean energy.
Chemical-free swimming and water cleaned by living systems.
Habitat and species diversity designed into the masterplan.
Capture, store, and clean water on site, season to season.
Non-toxic, circular materials and bioclimatic comfort.
Permaculture, agroforestry, greenhouses, and vertical farming.
Ground-source temperature control and solar built into the fabric.
Visible bio-organic innovation brings health, relaxing atmospheres, delicious food, learning, and play. Guests don't just read about sustainability, they taste it at dinner, swim in it, and walk through it.
SiD is Except's integrated sustainability process. It combines analysis, strategy, design, and sustainability science in one co-creation, treating a resort as a living system of eight connected facets.
Support a single stage, or run the whole development from A to Z.
Explore the site, boundary conditions, and stakeholders, and set the performance and financial targets.
An in-depth SiD scan to surface unique possibilities and smart ways to manage risk.
A custom concept with a business model, target audience, program, and spatial planning.
Integrated bioclimatic design that harnesses solar, wind, and biological cycles.
Execution planning, local contractors, and guidance to completion and quality.
Once operational, we track performance and tune the resort to its optimum.
New build or refurbishment, anywhere in the world.
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