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Since opening its doors in April last year, the eco-friendly Abacus Nursery and Childcare building in New Romney, Kent is going from strength to strength in terms of how it educates its children and families to live a more sustainable life.
Not only does the wood-clad building feature 15 ‘sun pipes’, which are tube-like devices that allow natural light into the rooms, but the windows also stretch from floor to ceiling, which means that the lights rarely need to be switched on. A rainwater harvesting system feeds water around the nursery for use outdoors in the mud kitchen, water feature, vegetable garden and the beach area.
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