Green living at the Blue Crane

At the Blue Crane we promote responsible tourism and leave no stone unturned in our quest to reduce our CO2 footprint. We continuously re-invest with the aim to promote sustainability wherever possible.

Solar:

Since 2014 the Blue Crane Guest House has a state of the art in-house solar PV system with an integrated back-up battery pack ensuring that the internet stays connected al all times, essential lights stay on and security is maintained. Surplus solar power is harvested and supplies electricity to lights and essential loads at night.

Water heating:

900 Litre solar geysers provide the bulk of our hot water requirements. Our ceramic, wood-burning fireplaces are coupled to a water-heat exchange, supplementing water heating during the winter months.

Heating:

Most of our rooms have the latest technology of infra-red panel heaters. Not only is radiant heating through infra-red a very efficient form of heating, but it is also considered to be the healthiest heating available.

In our breakfast room we have a close combustion fireplace, fired with alien blue gum wood. The ceramic heat-storing fireplace is very eco-friendly and the harnessed energy radiates healthy heat long after the fire has gone out.

Borehole and grey Water:

Our borehole provides high quality water which undergoes a 5 stage filtration before it is tied into our water system for toilets, laundry and showers. Although we use borehole water, we strongly encourage our guests to use the water sparingly.

Our water wise garden is watered with re-cycled “light grey” water which is collected from shower and bath outlets. Besides being water wise. our indigenous plants attract a lot of bird life and also squirrels. Fresh fruit, harvested from a variety of fruit trees, is also used for our fruit salad in the breakfast room.

Recycling:

Our housekeeping staff has been trained to separate all waste and we strongly encourage our guests to help us minimise our refuse through recycling.