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SUSTAINABILITY AT EDEN Katie Treseder
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Eden Project 1999
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Eden Project 2013
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SOIL
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Soil mix 69% compost green waste and bark, 29% grit and 2% clay using 90,000 tons of soil and 40 acres of plants initially
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90,000 tons of soil 40 acres of plants 22,000 cu m greenhouse Opened 2002 160 year old quarry Irregular 16 ha crater, 30 – 70 m deep No flat ground, unstable slopes Very wet with poor drainage No soil
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Eden’s Soil and Planting 120 tonnes of green waste composted annually Heaps turned once a week Process takes 10 to 12 weeks Mixed with composted food waste from the in-vessel aerobic digester ‘Neter’ Apply as mulch
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WATER
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SITE RAINWATER SYSTEM (NEW) Silver Ion treatment unit mothballed FILTER HTB LINK RAINWATER FROM WTB HTB HOLDING BAY CHLORINE DIOXIDE UNIT WATERFALL IRRIGATION HUMIDIFICATION LINK LODGE TOILET FLUSHINGS RAIN WATER PUMP UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
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CHOP FARM WEST AFRICA – MAY 2010
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HH2 MOISTURE METER WITH PR1 PROFILE PROBE
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HEATING
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Gas Closed water circuit heats biomes & site via heat exchange using condensing gas boilers
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Eden’s Energy Managed by Building Management System (BMS) and Energy Management System (EMS)
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32% red’n since 07/08 12% red’n since last year Eden’s Carbon Footprint 2013/14
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Renewable Energy
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What's Next ? Geothermal Energy
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PLANT HEALTH
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Integrated Pest Management Biological Cultural Chemical
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PEOPLE
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Health and Safety Training and development Equipment and tools Communication Pay
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FUTURE PLANS
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Fertilizer use New Bio pesticides Water use, soil water holding capacity Environmental controls Outer estate, habitat management Weed control, invasive plants Bio Char New vehicles
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