Shorne Wood Country Park Visitor Centre,
Shorne, Kent
The award winning centre is designed as an example of best practice for sustainable architecture and to demonstrate renewable technologies in the expanding north Kent region.
The centre uses locally sourced sweet chestnut. Other eco features include a 15kW wind turbine, solar thermal panels, photovoltaic (PV panels), harvested rainwater, bio-mass heating and a sewage Klargester. It is estimated that the green energy generated will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly ten tonnes each year.
