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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
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The Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay
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Millennium Centre website
Used for: Exterior wallsMaterial used: SlateSourced: North WalesSustainable?: 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).
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Used for: Interior detailMaterial used: Oak, Ash, Beech, Sycamore, Alder, Birch, Chestnut and Cherry woodsSourced: mid-WalesSustainable?: All woods come from renewable sources.
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Used for: Roof detailMaterial used: Stainless steelSourced: 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.
Top 4 Countries – iron ore
production
Estimated iron ore production in million metric tons (2006)
China 520Brazil 300
Australia 270India 150
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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: SwanseaSustainable?: Glass is mainly sand, heated to an extremely high temperature.
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