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245			_aLooking for natural alternatives
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490			_aRICS Rural Professional _vApril/May 2001, 19-20(2)
520			_aAccording to the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), buildings are responsible for 50% of carbon dioxide emissions in the UK. CAT, an educational charity founded by Gerard Morgan-Grenville in the mid-1970s on a 40 acre site of a disused Welsh slate quarry, aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the UK by encouraging the development and use of environmentally-friendly buildings and energy sources. At its base in Wales, CAT currently has seven acres open to the public where environmentally sound buildings, working examples of water, solar and wind power, and energy conservation techniques can be viewed. Describes the features and sustainable construction methods used to build The Straw Bale Theatre and the Autonomous Environmental Information Centre.
650			_aCENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY
650			_aCARBON DIOXIDE
650			_aEnvironment _96238
650			_aENERGY CONSERVATION
650			_aSOLAR POWER
650			_aWIND POWER
650			_aWATER POWER
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
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