{"id":7044,"date":"2010-04-23T01:16:59","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T08:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7044"},"modified":"2011-10-17T05:31:16","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T12:31:16","slug":"harlow-carr-library-learning-centre-is-eco-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/design\/harlow-carr-library-learning-centre-is-eco-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlow Carr Library &#038; Learning Centre is Eco Friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Harlow Carr Library &amp; Learning Center \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4541609052\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4061\/4541609052_9ca567c3cb.jpg\" alt=\"HHarlow Carr Library &amp; Learning Center\" width=\"500\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harlow Carr <\/strong>continues to be a rising star amongst the Royal Horticultural Societies Gardens.<br \/>\nOpening in the next few weeks will be the <strong>new library <\/strong>and learning centre at the gardens in Harrogate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The building, designed by one of the leading practitioners of sustainable building architect Andrew Yeats (Winner of the Queens Award For Sustainable Design),   is designed to be one of the &#8216;greenest&#8217; buildings in  the UK with a zero carbon footprint.&#8217; <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/mygarden.rhs.org.uk\/blogs\/harlowcarrgardeners\/archive\/2008\/10\/03\/exciting-times-ahead-harlow-carr-learning-centre.aspx\">Dean  Peckett)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Friendly Features<\/strong><br \/>\nSuper insulated, low energy consumption building.<br \/>\nIt will have integrated renewable energy technologies including\u00c2\u00a0 rainwater harvesting and a grey water recycling system.<br \/>\nA small wind turbine will provide energy to the building and a ground source heat pump will help with the minimal heating requirements.<br \/>\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/green-roof-of-sedum-or-grass\/\">sedum roof<\/a> design to help blend the building into its surroundings and provide an insulating surface, promoting biodiversity and assisting with\u00c2\u00a0 the absorption of carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Energy Saving Features include: <\/strong><br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Solar panels and Sun pipes<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Wind turbine<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Cement replacement concrete<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Clay blocks<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Natural ventilation<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Timber from sustainable sources.<br \/>\nThese will all be incorporated by the main contractor William Birch of York.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in &#8216;Homes for a Changing Climate&#8217;,\u00c2\u00a0 Will Anderson has a <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/design\/harlow-carr-library-learning-centre-is-eco-friendly\/\">new book out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1900322471\/richardpettin-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/1900322471.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harlow Carr continues to be a rising star amongst the Royal Horticultural Societies Gardens. Opening in the next few weeks will be the new library and learning centre at the gardens in Harrogate. &#8216;The building, designed by one of the leading practitioners of sustainable building architect Andrew Yeats (Winner of the Queens Award For Sustainable Design), is designed to be one of the &#8216;greenest&#8217; buildings in the UK with a zero carbon footprint.&#8217; (Dean Peckett) Eco Friendly Features Super insulated,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/articles\/design\/harlow-carr-library-learning-centre-is-eco-friendly\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,48,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-environmental-gardening","category-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7044\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}