Discovery Centre

Reduce, Re-use, Recycle

What is the discovery centre?

The discovery centre is a place to learn all about the environment. It educates learners about the importance of protecting the environment and using energy efficient products.

Why do we have the discovery centre?

It reduces the amount of energy as it uses the sun as natural lighting. It has multiple solar panels to also store and re-use sunlight.

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Sustainability

There are multiple ways that the discovery centre uses sustainability. It means that we used design principles that last for a long time and reduces, re-uses and recycles.

Solar panelsRe-using water to water the plants and vegetation

Windows to let the sunlight in

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Solar panels

We put solar panels at the back of the building as it gets more sunlight. They store energy from the sun so that the centre can get natural light. This way, we don’t waste energy from electricity, we save money and energy.

Re-using water

On the roof of the Discovery Centre, there is vegetation for the use of the community. This small vegetable garden needs to be watered so we are re-using recycled water to water them. This saves us using new water that can go to the use of the community not the plants.

Windows

We have a lot of windows in the centre to let a lot of sunlight in. For this reason, we do not need to install powerful or expensive lights to provide lighting – we have the solar panels for that. The windows are positioned at about eye level.

Our company

Our company is called NRC – National Redevelopment Company (Natalie, Rachel, Ciel). We have worked on redesigning the area of Wentworth Point with sustainability which is what you just read about previously for the environment. The sustainability for the community is also very important as the new generation of residents come. We have designed a Discovery Centre, Community Centre and Information Centre. We are in the process of making the centres sustainable for the environment and community.