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These pages document the phases of construction of the new GENOA EcoCentre at Crystal Waters, Queensland, Australia. We are very pleased with the quality of construction and the warmth this wonderful rammed earth and timber building generates when you enter. It has been equipped with the very latest in educational multi-media aids and is a delightful space in which to learn. The building itself contains many environmentally friendly design features, from the passive solar orientation and waste water treatment system to the solar panel array on the roof.
A Chronological Sequence of Construction: (Click your browser BACK button to return to this page after viewing)14 Aug 01 - Opening ceremony for the new EcoCentre 29 May 01 - Photovoltaic panels being installed. 24 May 01 - See a short video clip of the completed building viewed from several angles 24 May 01 - See a short video clip of the completed building viewed from the western entrance 24 May 01 - Final landscaping in progress. 28 Mar 01 - Building work nearly completed. 19 Feb 01 - Internal fitting out of the new EcoCentre in progress. 30 Jan 01 - Roof construction well underway. 22 Jan 01 - Meet the people behind the construction. 20 Jan 01 - The roof construction is now well underway. 16 Jan 01 - The rammed earth walls are completed and the roof is about to be commenced. 22 Dec 00 - More walls completed and timber deck commenced. 29 Nov 00 - The rammed earth walls are now under construction. 25 Nov 00 - The gear for the rammed earth construction is now on site. Here is a panoramic photo of the site. 22 Nov 00 - Here are some photos of the concrete foundations and rammed earth stockpile. Fine weather is now needed to progress the construction. 15 Nov 00 - Here is a photo of the foundations being constructed. 12 Nov 00 - The construction of the new EcoCentre has now commenced. Here are some photos taken of the site and the foundations. 01 Nov 00 - The construction is about to commence. Here are the plans and some info on the new EcoCentre. |
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