The award winning EcoTech Centre is a project dedicated to the promotion of sustainable development and environmental issues. Our role as architect and partner stemmed from an initial concept inspired by experience at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales and association with LRZ a consultancy company specialising in biomass energy systems. The project includes a £2m visitor centre demonstrating the principles of sustainable development, which was completed in 1998. There is a strong education and training element backed by the involvement of the University of East Anglia as well as several local colleges and schools. There are also strong links with the development of the adjacent business park where we have also completed several recent buildings. A key feature of the site is one of the uk's largest single wind turbines with the nacelle designed by Sir Norman Foster. The main building is timber framed and includes a variety of sustainable design features including materials selected on the basis of their environmental credentials, passive solar design, natural ventilation, high levels of insulation and energy efficient systems.