Eco-Friendly Hostel We believe the true backpacker way of life means not only travelling around the world, making friends and sharing nice experiences but respecting the planet we live in. The Barcelona Urbany building project focus on environmentally friendly design and technology deployment. But what does it mean? When talking about environment and waste, everybody has heard about the three "R's": Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The engineers has looked at the possible impacts of the project and choose to introduce some of the most innovative practices and methods to not only inflict minimal harm but to help protect the environment: Using a noise level absorbing façade Using a rain water harvesting system Recycling and reusing 50% of the water Using energy efficiency installations and low consumption lamps Using a more environmentally friendly and less aggressive materials