Section 2 i) Initial Research Work - Gewerbliche Schule Ravensburg

Thursday 13 th October• 8.00am getting up and breakfast• 9.00am picked up by bus anddrove to Cardiff• 10.30am guided tour throughWales SenateBefore we were allowed to get into thebuilding, we had to go through a securitycheck similar to that at an airport. Wewere welcomed by our guide whoexplained us the building. It’s a very newand energy efficient building which wasbuilt in 2006. The roof is built with woodand formed like a wave to improve the acoustics. Instead of concrete walls they usedglass from Saint Gobain which keeps the building warm in winter and cool insummer. They can also switch the lights off mot time of the day because there isenough sunlight. To heat the building in winter they use geothermal energy and alsoa boiler which uses recycled wood.• 11.30am walk around Cardiff Bay• 12.30pm eating fish and chips• 13.30pm picked up by bus and drove to Cardiff City centre• 14.30pm shopping in Cardiff• 16.30pm picked up by bus and drove back to the hotel.61