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Over the last 15 years various environmentally
friendly buildings have been constructed at Sólheimar.
Sesseljuhús is by far the largest and most challenging
project undertaken so far. The house will function as an "eco-center"
providing a venue for conferences, meetings and educational courses
regarding the environment. The house will operate in close cooperation
with other ecological entities currently managed at Sólheimar,
entities that include a forestry program, an organic nursery
and gardening center, a recycling program, a farm and an organic
restaurant.
The building is 840 square meters and
consists of four interconnected parts: an auditorium for conferences
and meetings; a lounge-style central atrium supplied with equipment
that shows the energy use inside the building; an educational
area consisting of a library, a computer center and an office
in addition to class- or meeting rooms; showroom for displays
and poster board presentations. |
