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Most of the site for the new Velindre Cancer Centre will be left for nature to thrive |
Wetland |
Phil Roberts |
Tree planting |
Man and children planting tree in New Delhi, India. Credit: Chandan Khanna, Getty Images |
Habitat creation |
Macgregor-Smith |
Wildflower planting |
Wildflower meadow. Credit: Creative Commons |
Space for nature without people |
Miller Woods Wetland, Indiana Dunes National Park. Credit: Wikimedia Commons |
Organic food growing |
Allotments. Credit: RHS Garden Wisley |
We want the site to be accessible and easy for everybody to use wheelchair / not wheelchair |
Crushed stone |
Forest Park by Stimson Studio. Credit: Scott Shigley and Millicent Harvey |
Tarmac |
Creative Commons |
Concrete |
Creative Commons |
Non-toxic natural materials |
Down to Earth Project |
Resin |
Creative Commons |
Recycled car tyres |
Creative Commons |
We want this to be the greenest hospital in the UK |
Zero carbon targets |
Creative Commons |
Natural Materials |
Macgregor-Smith |
Enhancing biodiversity |
Rhossili Meadows. Credit: National Trust Gower |
Community involvement |
Forest bathing workshop. Credit: Liz Dawes |
Local job creation |
Down to Earth Project |
Renewable energy |
Retrofitting with BioSolar. Credit: Bauder |
We want to use sustainable materials on the outside of the building |
Wooden cladding |
St David’s Hospice - ©Ståle_Eriksen |
Renewable energy |
Retrofitting with BioSolar. Credit: Bauder |
Green roofs / walls |
Image from Thomas Heatherwick of Maggie's Leeds |
Natural materials (e.g. clay brick/lime render) |
Phil Roberts |
We want the inside of the cancer centre to make the most of what the site has to offer so that it benefits treatment and care |
Natural light |
St David’s Hospice - ©Ståle_Eriksen |
Fresh air (or opening windows) |
St David’s Hospice - ©Ståle_Eriksen |
Natural materials |
St David’s Hospice - ©Ståle_Eriksen |
Indoor plants |
Image from Thomas Heatherwick of Maggie's Leeds |
Local art |
David Pearl TTC Transit station, Toronto |
Views to outdoors |
St David’s Hospice - ©Ståle_Eriksen |
Interactive map |
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Macgregor-Smith |
Community benefits - have your say! |
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Macgregor-Smith |
Do you see community benefits as being short term (1 to 4 years) or long term (5 to 20 years)? |
Short term |
Down to Earth Project |
Long term |
Palmer Woodland Theater, by Rieley and Associates. Credit: Monticello Foundation |
Should community benefits just be for the local community or also for the benefit of staff and patients of the new cancer centre? |
Local community |
Photo by Leah Kelley from Pexels |
Staff and patients of new cancer centre |
Photo by Thirdman from Pexels |