Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo  ·  TTGD Affiliated

Revitalise rural Borneo with living technology and ancient earth

We are seeding an Advanced Rural Innovative Base Camp in the ancient rainforest of Sarawak — growing into a debt-free, self-sustaining community of 50–80 households. No cement. No debt. No compromise with nature.

ESP Flag
4–10
Target acres
Phase 1 base camp
RM 350k
Land from
Priority 2 parcel
50–80
Households (goal)
Phase 3 community
2035
TTGD 100 global
EcoSocieties target
The problem

Two crises converging in Borneo

Sarawak's rural communities are squeezed between unaffordable housing and a disappearing forest. Conventional development makes both worse.

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Housing crisis

  • Conventional housing unaffordable for rural Sarawakian families
  • Construction causes air, waste, and sound pollution
  • Families trapped in debt — unable to build generational wealth
  • Existing prefab systems ignore local climate, ecology, and culture
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Ecological crisis

  • Borneo has lost over 30% of its rainforest in two decades
  • Development disconnects communities from nature rather than integrating them
  • No replicable eco-community model exists in rural Southeast Asia
  • Land sold to developers is lost to the ecosystem permanently

Acquiring land and building eco-homes on it is not just a housing solution — it is an act of ecological protection. Every acre placed under the ESP Trust is an acre permanently removed from the deforestation pipeline.

The solution

Four verticals. One living system.

Everything in the EcoSociety feeds everything else. The Community Learning Hub brings all four together on a single land parcel — a beehive of activity where families, elders, and children grow together.

The Community Learning Hub is modelled on the beehive — a central meeting space surrounded by zones of living, learning, growing, and healing. Every element feeds every other. The result is a community that cannot be separated from its land.

4Core verticals
Yr 3Self-sustaining
RM 618kRevenue by Yr 5
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Healthy EcoHomes

Three build methods — OMS Dome, Rammed Earth, Hyperadobe. Community-built. Zero cement. Zero debt. This is our entry vertical.

Entry vertical · Yr 1
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Sustainable agriculture

Integrated food gardens as living classrooms. Permaculture, biogas, composting, and soil regeneration. Community food sovereignty from day one.

Yr 1
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Early childhood education

The Arini Method — blending Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia. Tailored for neurodiversity. Affordable and accessible to all community families.

Yr 2 launch
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Mental health & wellness

Holistic integrative centre addressing trauma, neurodiversity, and physical preparation. Evidence-based. Community-priced. Proven over a decade.

Yr 2 launch
The land

Four shortlisted parcels. One vision.

We have researched the Kuching–Serian corridor from Batu 15 to Batu 38+ along the Pan Borneo Highway. Forest-edge land is still accessible and affordable — but the window is closing as highway development drives prices upward.

Ancient forest edge, waiting to be protected
Kuching → Siburan → Tapah → Serian  ·  Pan Borneo Highway SSE
★ PRIORITY 1

Balai Ringin, Serian

10.2 acres · Leasehold · Deep rural Borneo · Ancient forest edge · Lowest cost per acre in corridor

RM 408,000
RM 40k/acre · Verify road access first
PRIORITY 2

26th Mile, Skuduk Padi Field

3.8 acres · Leasehold to 2038 (renewable) · 2km to Panchor Hot Spring · 4km to Tapah · Site walkthrough available

RM 350,000
RM 92k/acre · Explore adjoining lot
PRIORITY 3

21.5th Mile, Kuching–Serian

~8 acres · Mixed Zone · Leasehold to 2072 · Pan Borneo Highway frontage · Negotiable price

RM 280k/acre
Partial lot ~2.5ac possible
PRIORITY 4

38th Mile, Near Serian

3.87 acres · 1st lot · Roadside frontage · 2 minutes to Serian town · All amenities accessible

Enquire
Best community access
Price per acre — Kuching–Serian corridor (lower = deeper into forest edge)
Siburan / Batu Gong (15th–18th mile)
RM 200–280k/ac
Tapah area (20th–25th mile)
RM 92–280k/ac
Skuduk / Panchor (26th–28th mile)
RM 92k/ac
Serian district / Balai Ringin (30th–38th+)
RM 40–80k/ac
Build methods

Three ways to build. All use the land itself.

No toxic materials. No specialist contractors needed after initial training. Community members build together — eliminating housing debt entirely. Each method suits different budgets, skill levels, and site conditions.

Exodust Dome V-01 · ESP flagship
Building with Mud · laterite & earth
Hyperadobe earthbag · soil + mesh
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ESP Flagship

OMS / Exodust Dome V-01

ESP's proprietary 3D-printed modular dome system. Panels fabricated in the Community Workshop using locally sourced materials. Dry modular assembly — no wet concrete, no specialist trades.

Materials cost~RM 15,000/unit
Build time6–10 weeks
Energy saving~30% vs conventional
Cement requiredNone
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Proven Practice

Building with mud

Rammed earth walls tamped in formwork. Laterite-bamboo foundation. Thatch or terracotta roof. Inspired by Architecture T (Goa, India) — all materials available in Sarawak's corridor.

Materials costRM 40–75k/unit
Build time8–14 weeks
Wall typeVertical, rectangular
Cement requiredNone
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Fastest to Teach

Hyperadobe

Raschel mesh tubes filled with site soil (30%+ clay). No barbed wire. No cement. A 7-day workshop produces confident builders. Sarawak's laterite soils are 40–60% clay — ideal.

Materials costRM 8–20k/unit
Build time4–7 weeks
Workshop to build7 days training
Cement requiredMinimal (optional)
Financial Partner

Debt-Free Housing — Made Possible

In partnership with Singapore

ESP's EcoHomes are designed to be built without debt. Our financial solution is backed by a direct partnership with Finova Capital (Singapore), applying their Light-Asset Management model to structure housing access around community equity — not bank loans. Families own a healthy home through their contribution to the EcoSociety, not through a lifetime of repayments.

🏠 Community equity model
🚫 No bank loans required
💡 Light-Asset Management
🌱 Structured for EcoSociety
World Tree Vision

The World Tree Seed Pod

A living digital token at the heart of the Global EcoSociety Network. As communities join, grow, and thrive, the Seed Pod evolves — its form and power expanding to reflect the health of the ecosystem it protects.

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The World Tree Seed Pod

A dynamic digital token — not static, not speculative. The Seed Pod is a living representation of a community's vitality. Every household, every harvest, every child educated, every home built adds energy to the Pod and strengthens the World Tree network.

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Eternal Spring Paradigm as the Interface

ESP is the software operating system for the Seed Pod. Our base camp in Sarawak is a node in the World Tree network — each of the four verticals (EcoHomes, Agriculture, Education, Wellness) generates real-world data that feeds the Pod's evolution.

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How the Pod evolves

As the community grows in health, harmony, and capacity, the Seed Pod's form, colour, and power visibly transform — from dormant seed to flowering tree. Community members who steward the land and the ecosystem hold a stake in its flourishing.

Seed
ESP base camp established · Land acquired · First homes built
Sprout
Community of 15–20 households · ECE + Wellness active
Sapling
50–80 households · Societal Factory · Self-sustaining
World Tree
International Trust · SEA replication · The Golden City
Global Network

100 Seed Pods. One World Tree.

TTGD is seeding 100 EcoSocieties globally by 2035. Each one is a Seed Pod in the World Tree network — autonomous, locally rooted, globally connected. ESP Sarawak is the Borneo node: where ancient rainforest meets living technology, and where the seed is planted first.

100 EcoSociety nodes targeted by 2035
1 ESP Sarawak · Borneo flagship · seeding now
∞ Nature's processes · protected · revitalised
Roadmap

From base camp to Golden City

A phased journey — each stage self-funding the next. The EcoSociety becomes financially self-sustaining by Year 3.

Phase 1
Now

Advanced Rural Innovative Base Camp

Land acquisition (4–10 acres, Kuching–Serian corridor). Establish Community Workshop. Build first 5 EcoHomes using OMS. Install pilot integrated food garden. Register ESP as Pertubuhan. Founding EXCO in place.

Land Community Workshop First EcoHomes Pertubuhan registration
Phase 2
Yr 1–2

Growing the community

Full TTGD Certificate of Affiliation. Expand EXCO. Launch Arini Method Early Childhood Education. Establish Mental Health & Physical Preparatory Centre. Grow to 15–20 households.

TTGD Certificate ECE launch Wellness centre 15–20 households
Phase 3
Yr 2–4

Community at scale

50–80 households. Community Workshop evolves to Societal Factory. All four verticals generating revenue. PICS social impact tracking live. Self-sustaining by Year 3.

50–80 households Societal Factory 4-vertical revenue Self-sustaining
Phase 4
Yr 5+

The Golden City

TTGD Affiliated International Trust. Sarawak ESP becomes the SEA replication model. A living proof that humans and nature can thrive together — Borneo's flagship for 100 global EcoSocieties by 2035.

International Trust SEA replication model Borneo flagship The Golden City
The team

Rooted in Sarawak. Backed globally.

ESP starts with something most EcoSocieties lack — 57 years of community presence, a live supply chain, and direct access to local materials.

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Ooi Kah Aik (Jeff)

Founder · ESP EcoSociety Trust

Director of B.L. Leong Hin Timber Merchants Sdn Bhd (est. 1967) in Penang, Malaysia. 57 years of local building materials supply chain, international trading, and natural resources expertise. Committed to revolutionising construction to minimise pollution and maximise community yield.

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Mark Stephen Lee

Co-Founder · ESP EcoSociety Trust

Visionary conceptual artist and virtual engineer from Wales. Co-creator of Virtue Innova — a platform dedicated to prototyping, processing, and material studies. Passionately driven to address humanitarian needs through creative technology and design exploration.

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Affiliated with Through The Golden Door (TTGD) Global EcoSocieties Foundation

Global team: Tahira Amir Sultan Khan (Founder & President, Singapore)  ·  Dr. Arini Verwer (Chair, Early Childhood Education)  ·  Leif Busk (Chair, Sustainable Agriculture)  ·  Aruneshwar Gupta (Chair, Legal, Supreme Court of India)  ·  ThroughTheGoldenDoor.com

Get involved

Ready to plant the seed?

Three ways to join the Eternal Spring Paradigm — whether you have land, capital, skills, or simply the will to build something that outlasts us all.

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Land investor

Contribute land or capital for Phase 1 acquisition. Become a Founder Life Trustee with lifetime community benefits — subsidised EcoHome, free education for up to 10 children, agricultural produce, and permanent recognition.

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EXCO member

Join the founding Executive Committee. Help build the governance, operations, and culture of the base camp. We are looking for people with community leadership, legal, agricultural, education, and wellness expertise.

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Community builder

Bring your hands, your heart, and your skills — building, farming, teaching, healing. Help construct and grow the first EcoSociety in Borneo. All are welcome; no prior experience needed for most roles.

Ooi Kah Aik (Jeff)  ·  ESP EcoSociety Trust, Sarawak, Malaysia
Affiliated with ThroughTheGoldenDoor.com  ·  April 2026