The new building in particular was quite beautiful, big rooms, high ceilings, south facing windows, remote control sky lights, solar panels - all very desirable things in the housing market!
Jo's talk and tour of the centre was interesting as it enlightened us to things that we wouldn't have otherwise spotted/known, such as the longevity of the toilet block roof.
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| glasses recycled from bottles |
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| a seat made from recycled plastic |
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| a compostable sack |
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| The remote control sky-light |
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| The theatre |
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| The mud wall of the theatre. The hole is where the steel support was removed after construction |
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| Mud and wood - the majority of the building materials used |
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| a solar panelled roof |
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| insulating materials |
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| Very wordy information board |
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| small stand alone solar panel |
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| an information board obscured by a tree |
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| an interactive information board - or at least it would have been if it had worked! |
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| Another interactive board - more images and less words would have got the message over much quicker |
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