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Lifetime Lab at the Old Cork Waterworks has become the first
tourist attraction in Ireland to receive the internationally
recognised ECO centre accreditation from An Taisce.
Cork City Manager Joe Gavin and Lord Mayor Cllr. Michael
O Connell accepted the award on behalf of the popular visitor
centre operated by Cork City Council on Lee Road.
The centre - which is open to the public and set in
the beautifully restored Victorian waterworks buildings dating
back to Victorian times - promotes sustainable living as well
as providing science and environmental education for primary
schools.
The Standard was achieved by introducing environmental
management systems across day-to-day operations - for example,
the monitoring of energy allowed Lifetime Lab to reduce its
electricity consumption by 36%, with similar savings made
across water and waste.
Manager Mervyn Horgan commented - “Added to the important
environmental benefits of participating, ECO centres has also
brought added business benefits - most notably in reducing
our operating costs, which is high on the agenda of many businesses
at the moment. The case for introducing an environmental management
system is clearly evident and I would encourage other centres
in Cork to participate.”
The restored Victorian complex contains a Visitor Centre
with interactive exhibits, a steam centre with the original
boilers and huge steam engines once used to supply water
to the City of Cork, a schools centre, coffee dock, picnic
area, children’s playground and is fully wheelchair accessible.
For further information, contact the Lifetime Lab - Tel:
021-4941500 - or visit the website
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