{"id":5913,"date":"2013-06-17T20:53:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T10:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2013-08-09T14:48:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T04:48:22","slug":"mildura-eco-living-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/mildura-eco-living-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Mildura Eco Living Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.entry-title {display:none;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5921\" alt=\"mildura-eco-hub-building-community-planting\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-hub-building-community-planting.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-hub-building-community-planting.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-hub-building-community-planting.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-hub-building-community-planting.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-hub-building-community-planting.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"title end\">\n<h1><a class=\"white\"; href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/mildura-eco-living-centre\/\" title=\"mildura-eco-living-centre\">[mm-insert-title]<\/a><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"white\">ribbon cutting ceremony<br \/>\n<a class=\"white\"; href=\"http:\/\/emedesign.com.au\/project\/mildura-eco-centre\" title=\"MELC\" target=\"_blank\">designed by EME DESIGN<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5915\" style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;\" alt=\"mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-ceremony\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-ceremony.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-ceremony.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-ceremony.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-ceremony.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"OVR box C50 end\">\n<fancyletter class=\"blue\">T<\/fancyletter>he heart of the new Mildura Environmental Park, the MELC hub shows what is possible when people are passionate about sustainability. This is one of the most exciting projects I have worked on during my time at <a class=\"blue\"; href=\"http:\/\/emedesign.com.au\/project\/mildura-eco-centre\" title=\"MELC\" target=\"_blank\">EME Design,<\/a> a beautiful community driven project with the goal to inspire and educate. Naturally I was delighted to travel up them with the EME team for the grand opening and what a thrill to see it working and filled with over 200 locals!<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"orange\">Located on a damaged site that used to be landfill, this sculptural building is the seed for its regeneration.<\/h4>\n<p>Elegantly marrying passive design to the latest Australian sustainable innovations, the hub building inspires and empowers visitors on a path towards a more sustainable future. Adopting the rich language of its surrounding horizontal sloping planes and natural timbers glow in the Mildura sun.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5924\" style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;\" alt=\"tree-planting-mildura-revegetation\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tree-planting-mildura-revegetation.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tree-planting-mildura-revegetation.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tree-planting-mildura-revegetation.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tree-planting-mildura-revegetation.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5919\" style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\" alt=\"landcare-seedling-planting-mildura-eco-park\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/landcare-seedling-planting-mildura-eco-park.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/landcare-seedling-planting-mildura-eco-park.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/landcare-seedling-planting-mildura-eco-park.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/landcare-seedling-planting-mildura-eco-park.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"OVR box C25 end\">Revegetating the landscape: Mildura volunteers planted Australian native plants around the Eco Centre to help protect it from future harsh summers<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5925\" style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;\" alt=\"lanfill-mildura-desert-re-vegetation-indigenous-native-plants\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lanfill-mildura-desert-re-vegetation-indigenous-native-plants.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lanfill-mildura-desert-re-vegetation-indigenous-native-plants.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lanfill-mildura-desert-re-vegetation-indigenous-native-plants.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lanfill-mildura-desert-re-vegetation-indigenous-native-plants.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5933\" alt=\"interior-melc-open-day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/interior-melc-open-day.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/interior-melc-open-day.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/interior-melc-open-day.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/interior-melc-open-day.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5916\" style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\" alt=\"mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-day\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-day.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-day.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-day.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-eco-living-centre-opening-day.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"OVR box C25 \">Solar Air Modules on the roof delivering warm air into the space in winter and pulling it out during summer.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5926\" style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;\" alt=\"mildura-foodswap-costume-vegetables-ribbon-cutting\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-foodswap-costume-vegetables-ribbon-cutting.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-foodswap-costume-vegetables-ribbon-cutting.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-foodswap-costume-vegetables-ribbon-cutting.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mildura-foodswap-costume-vegetables-ribbon-cutting.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"OVR box C25 end\">Enthusiastic Mildura Foodswap organisers came dressed as a corn and a carrot, dedication to their cause.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5918\" alt=\"press-eco-living-community-centre-mildura\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/press-eco-living-community-centre-mildura.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/press-eco-living-community-centre-mildura.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/press-eco-living-community-centre-mildura.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/press-eco-living-community-centre-mildura.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5927\" style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\" alt=\"luke-middleton-designer-gecko-native-australian-lizard\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/luke-middleton-designer-gecko-native-australian-lizard.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/luke-middleton-designer-gecko-native-australian-lizard.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/luke-middleton-designer-gecko-native-australian-lizard.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/luke-middleton-designer-gecko-native-australian-lizard.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"OVR box C25\">Happy gecko enjoying the new building. Designer Luke Middleton explaining the building principles.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5934\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" alt=\"melc-esd-diagrams-labyrinth-solar-air-module-sam\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/melc-esd-diagrams-labyrinth-solar-air-module-sam.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/melc-esd-diagrams-labyrinth-solar-air-module-sam.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/melc-esd-diagrams-labyrinth-solar-air-module-sam.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/melc-esd-diagrams-labyrinth-solar-air-module-sam.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5922\" style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;\" alt=\"children-craft-recycling-ideas-decorated-cd-discs\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/children-craft-recycling-ideas-decorated-cd-discs.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/children-craft-recycling-ideas-decorated-cd-discs.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/children-craft-recycling-ideas-decorated-cd-discs.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/children-craft-recycling-ideas-decorated-cd-discs.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5923\" style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1;\" alt=\"christie-centre-children-van-charity\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/christie-centre-children-van-charity.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/christie-centre-children-van-charity.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/christie-centre-children-van-charity.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/christie-centre-children-van-charity.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[mm-insert-title] ribbon cutting ceremony designed by EME DESIGN The heart of the new Mildura Environmental Park, the MELC hub shows what is possible when people are passionate about sustainability. 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