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Photo Gallery, the Abertis Foundation: and the Spanish Network; UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge; Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity.
The three project sites showcase working examples of how innovative design can reduce energy and water use and help manage urban impacts on the surrounding internationally recognised Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, which includes the Blue Mountains National Park.
Key Initiatives
The Echo Point precinct attracts more than three million visitors per year. Key initiatives at this site included:
- ηλιακούς συλλέκτες (10 kW system) to produce 18 250 Photo Gallery
- stormwater harvesting for toilet use
Photo Gallery. Key initiatives at this site included:
- Photo Gallery, double glazed windows, and fully insulated roofing
- a building management control system, Photo Gallery
- energy efficient, gas-fired hot water heaters and solar hot water system
- rainwater tanks
- stormwater harvesting and treatment of runoff in rooftop and rain gardens
- ηλιακούς συλλέκτες (10kW system) to produce 18 250 Photo Gallery
The redevelopment of the Katoomba Civic Centre achieved a new public connection to the planned Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Photo Gallery. Key initiatives at this site included:
- ένα 90 000L onsite detention tank for storm water harvesting and reuse
- ηλιακούς συλλέκτες (10 kW system) to produce 18 250 Photo Gallery
- a solar hot water system
Community engagement
Interactive displays, Photo Gallery, interpretive tours and educational material provide information to the millions of visitors who come to these iconic sites. Photo Gallery.
Estimated annual savings
Water: 14.4 million litres
Energy: 1 985 771 kilowatt hours
CO2 emissions: 1 767 τόνους