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Nursery Equipment: Sustainable Building - Super structures

Some nurseries are wearing their green credentials on their sleeve by using eco-friendly buildings. Annette Rawstrone reports

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Today’s modern building techniques mean that children can be cared for in inspiring eco-friendly nurseries that do not have to cost more than those built using traditional construction methods.

‘Many nurseries want to be more eco-minded for both their ethos and their brand, and families are attracted to those that promote the environment and ecology,’ says architect and founding partner of AY Architects Anthony Boulanger.

‘With building projects placing such a huge burden on the environment, and environmental sustainability being an increasingly important issue, being eco-friendly is important for all building projects and something that we have to adopt.’

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