Sustainable building
On July 1, 2025, we will open Boutique Guesthouse-Moncarapacho in the Algarve, in sunny Portugal. We want to build our Guesthouse as sustainable as possible. Incidentally, as a Casa do Campo, we are also partly obliged to do so.
Because we have been living on our own plot in our temporary home for a few years now, we are much more aware of nature. All the water we use in our caravan and bathroom goes directly to the plants in the garden with plastic pipes.
In the dry season from May to October we have to be very frugal with water here in the Algarve. And it is precisely in this period that our young Mediterranean garden requires irrigation! It would be a shame to let all that water you have used simply disappear into the ground!
The sun shines here more than 300 days a year, so solar panels are a must for generating energy.
Photo: impression Boutique Guesthouse-Moncarapacho with Casa Pauline (1-3) in front, Casa Florine (1-2) and Casa Celine (1-2) with shared pool behind. Open 1-7-2025. 
Sustainability
We will carry out the construction and operation of Boutique Guesthouse-Moncarapacho sustainably in accordance with the ESG frameworks (ESG = Environmental, Social and Governance). In our case, it is about sustainable construction and business operations meeting the requirements of the present without endangering the possibilities of future generations.
Boutique Guesthouse-Moncarapacho will address the following ESG aspects as follows:
Environment: Climate change & minimizing CO2 emissions
We want to use underfloor heating with a heat pump via solar collectors, air conditioning and other electrical equipment based on solar panels and maximum energy efficiency through extensive use of smart home facilities.
Photo: July 21, 2024 swimming pool with roller cover 
Environment: Energy efficiency
The entire complex will be insulated according to A+ standard. Not only internal and external insulation of walls, but also maximum roof insulation and specially coated glass in windows and sliding doors.
Environment: Water scarcity
The rainwater and the water that we and our guests use will be collected and used for irrigation of the garden. For the swimming pool we want to have a roller cover made on the water. This keeps the heat during the night and evaporation but also for safety. Because the cover is very sturdy a small child cannot fall into the pool and drown in an unguarded moment.
Environment: Waste management
When purchasing, Boutique Guesthouse-Moncarapacho will avoid unnecessary packaging material as much as possible. Daily business operations include extensive waste separation and recycling where possible.
Environment: Biodiversity
In order to protect and/or restore biodiversity, Boutique Guesthouse-Moncarapacho will actively contribute to local ecological initiatives, such as protecting the seahorse population in the Ria Formosa, protecting chameleons and setting up bee hotels on its own premises and/or in the immediate vicinity.
Photo: relocation of the typical Portuguese carob tree 
Photo: olive harvest at our neighbors 
Social: Impact on communities
We use the services of local entrepreneurs as much as possible or exclusively and, where possible, actively cooperate with and contribute financially to local institutions and associations focused on community services.
Social: Customer satisfaction
The complaints book, which is legally required in Portugal, will also be used in this context for reporting on customer and user experiences and actions taken in response.
Social: Privacy and Data Protection
Within our business operations, we will limit the registration of personal data to a minimum and comply with the legal obligations regarding Privacy and data protection as included in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In addition, we will protect the privacy and anonymity of our customers as much as possible.
Economic: Doing locally what can be done locally
The concept of economic sustainability is often used in relation to ecological sustainability, as both are connected. We use as much as possible products from our own land or from our direct neighbours, such as olive oil, honey, vegetables and herbs.
Photo: Olive oil from our neighbors 
Governance: Sustainability Reporting
Since its inception, Boutique Guesthouse-Moncarapacho's business operations have been set up in such a way that, as soon as required, the European regulation on mandatory sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), as laid down in the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), can be fully implemented.
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Photo: old Portuguese doors that we are going to reuse in the Portuguese house Casa Pauline .
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