The NaDEET Urban Sustainability Centre aims to challenge assumptions about the impact of our lifestyle choices and to offer ideas to finding suitable everyday solutions to environmental problems. As with NaDEET's other projects, the Urban Centre is designed to address problems through low-cost solutions, changing attitudes and our daily actions. The Urban Sustainability Centre is in the centre of town near to several main tourism attractions. The town of Swakopmund and its surrounding unique natural habitats are utilised as an “outdoor classroom” through practical, hands-on environmental learning that is fun and relevant to all ages.

An Inside Look at the NaDEET Urban Sustainability Centre

The Centre itself is a re-imagined house that has been converted into a beautiful learning space. The house itself is well-built on a natural stone foundation with lime washed walls that allow for improved natural breathing of the building. The additions to the house have been done with locally sourced clay bricks, acacia composite decking from recycled materials and many water and energy saving features. The Urban Centre has several exploratory hands-on learning exhibitions, an education classroom, kitchen and biodiversity garden. 

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