Look, even convents are going green these days.
The Benedictine nuns of the Conventus of Our Lady of Consolation have moved to their new convent in the North York Moors National Park.
So how green are their convent? Hot water are provided by solar panels, a woodchip boiler that can be fuelled by locally-sourced trees and a green roof to better insulate the buildings. Rainwater from some of the roofs will be collected and used to flush the toilets and, instead of an electrically-driven waste water treatment plant, the architects have installed a reedbed sewage system. Last but not least, materials for the building (timber to stone) are sourced locally to minimize the transportation and thus carbon footprint.
Check out the pictures and story in the Guardian
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