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Greening the Greenhouse
Integrated Greenhouse Project EC LIFE05 ENV/UK/998
Greening the Greenhouse
June 2007
Mission
Exploring the links between rainforests, people and nature
through education, conservation and sustainable
living
The Rainforest is a Metaphor
Destructive human activities and ways of life are destroying fragile ecosystems
Society needs to improve• energy use
•building practices•economic practices
6 Themes to Bring
Sustainability Alive
Helping people to explore global & local connections
Walking the Talk?
Old, dilapidated glasshouses at end of useful lives
Wasting energy Difficult to promote
sustainability when not practicing it
Definitely not ‘walking the talk’
The Journey So Far
1993 ‘Wyld Court Rainforest’ visitor centre opened2000 Rainforest charity established (took over from
World Land Trust)2003 SEEDA provided funding to prepare EC funding bid2004 Millennium Commission grant awarded to fund
Integrated Greenhouse Project, Phase 1 (Human Impacts Building)
2005 EC LIFE grant awarded to fund Integrated Greenhouse Project, Phase 2 (Green Greenhouse)
2006 Human Impact Building opened
2007 Trust for Sustainable Living to launch
2008 Green Greenhouse scheduled to open
Integrated Greenhouse Project – LIFE ENV/UK/000998
Total project value € 4.487 million
Grant value
€ 2.243 million (50%) Jan 05 - Dec 08
Purpose: To demonstrate sustainable greenhouse design, integrated with
other buildings (emphasis on energy)
Project PartnersFinancial Supporters
LIFE instrument of the European Community Millennium Commission / National Lottery DTI SEEDA Vodafone UK Foundation Greenham Common Trust
Partners
Pilkington Glass Tourism South East TV Energy Wageningen University (NL)
Integrated Greenhouse Project -
Phase I
Our heating journeyfrom fossil fuel to biofuel
The first public indoor garden / zoo to convert to biomass heating
Wood-chip Heating CO2 emissions per unit of energy supplied
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Woodfuelled heat
Wind power
Solar PV m-si
Solar PV p-Si
Natural gas heating
Light fuel oil heating
A place to explore and connect
Sustainable timber and recycled materials
Passive ventilation and solar design
PV cells to help power the building
‘Human Impact’ film & signs to introduce issues
Human Impact Building (Prototype I)
Integrated Greenhouse
Project -Phase II
Designing the ‘Green Greenhouse’ (Prototype II)
• 50% cut in heat loss• seasonal underground heat storage (‘thermal
buffering’)
• recycled materials• low embodied energy• renewable energy sources wherever possible• modular construction• rainwater harvesting• new spaces for education and community use,
animal and plant care and office support
Prototype II
The Green Greenhouse
‘Closed’ greenhouse design – storing excess summer heat for winter re-use across our site. This is of major interest to commercial growers in Europe.
Final design options are currently being evaluated
Construction due to begin end 2007
£5 million budget (only £0.5 million still to be raised)
Trust for Sustainable Living
Trust for Sustainable Living
Promoting understanding and dialogue Events Learning from other cultures Redefining ‘successful living’
A MEETING OF MINDS
Science and Indigenous Knowledge in the
Colombian Amazon – Converging Perspectives
22 June 2007
Trust for Sustainable Living
Putting ideas into action On-site education, exhibits and displays Best practice – what works, what doesn’t? Expert advice and feedback
Trust for Sustainable Living
Support services for organisations and individuals wanting to ‘go sustainable’
Defining visions and pathways Analysing options Research, advice and consultancy e.g. future planning, sourcing funds
Limited capacity at present but want to assist wherever possible
Further information:
The Living Rainforest, Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire RG18 0TN www.livingrainforest.org
Director:[email protected]
EC LIFE Integrated Greenhouse Project:[email protected]@livingrainforest.org