The Millennium Centre Cardiff Bay Photolibrarywales com Millennium
The Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay © Photolibrarywales. com Millennium Centre website
Used for: Exterior walls Material used: Slate Sourced: North Wales Sustainable? : From ‘waste’ created by the historic slate industry (90% of slate cut from the mountainside for roof tiles was declared not good enough and thrown away). © Photolibrarywales. com
Used for: Interior detail Material used: Oak, Ash, Beech, Sycamore, Alder, Birch, Chestnut and Cherry woods Sourced: mid-Wales Sustainable? : All woods come from renewable sources. © Photolibrarywales. com
Used for: Roof detail Material used: Stainless steel Sourced: Made near Pontypool. Sustainable? : The steel would have been made from iron ore. This comes from mining in other countries. It is a finite resource. © Photolibrarywales. com Top 4 Countries – iron ore production Estimated iron ore production in million metric tons (2006) China Brazil Australia India 520 300 270 150
Used for: Windows for decoration and to allow natural light through. Material used: Sheets of glass stacked together and fused in a kiln to form solid blocks. Sourced: Swansea Sustainable? : Glass is mainly sand, heated to an extremely high temperature. © Photolibrarywales. com
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