10 June 2010

Sustainable education: eco-palace rises in the West
Students wanting to take their jobs in a green direction can sign up at a new institute in Wales

Ten months ago, one of Europe's greenest postgraduate education centres for sustainability courses was a jumbled mess of rotting wood and black mould after a dispute with the contractor. Today, its official opening, the centre in Wales rises on the slope of an old slate tip, as if nesting in a forest glade, made of 300 tons of earth, wood, hemp and lime.

This is the new home of the Wales Institute for Sustainable Education (Wise) that specialises in postgraduate courses in renewable energy, green architecture and sustainable land use. It is part of the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in Machynlleth, which has expanded to meet demand for its qualifications.

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