The old buildings of the Hualien County Environmental Protection Bureau are old and old. In 2018, they received a subsidy of 135 million yuan from the Huadong District Sustainable Development Fund for off-site reconstruction, and construction started the following year. The new building of the Environmental Education Digital Center, which also has office functions, was opened today.

(Photo by reporter Wang Junqi)

[Reporter Wang Junqi / Hualien Report] The old office building of Hualien County Environmental Protection Bureau is old. In 2018, it received a subsidy of 135 million yuan from the Huadong District Sustainable Development Fund for off-site reconstruction. In the future, multimedia equipment such as augmented reality (AR) will be added on the first floor to strive for the environmental protection and education certification field of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Hualien County Environmental Protection Bureau received a subsidy of 135 million yuan from the Huadong Fund, plus 50 million yuan from the central and local governments. At the end of 2019, the building was rebuilt at the current site of the "Hualien County Environmental Education Sustainability Center" on Zhongmei Road, Hualien City. After about 3 Completed in 2018, the former site of the original Minquan Road office building will be used by other offices of the county government after refurbishment.

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Rao Zhong, Secretary-General of Hualien County Government and Environmental Protection Director, said that after the opening of the Environmental Education Digital Center, it will be stationed with technological equipment, equipped with amphitheatre classrooms, conference rooms, etc. Demonstration point.

Lai Qinpeng, Chief of the Administrative Section of Hualien County Environmental Protection Bureau, added that the new building covers an area of ​​1,270 ping, more than double the space of the old hall. Interactive multimedia equipment will be built to match the existing teaching plans to strive for environmental education certification, and schools and institutions will be open to visit.

He said that the building adopts the green construction method, the street lights are generated by wind and solar green energy, the roof also has solar energy facilities, and sunshades and windshields are built to reduce the electricity burden of the building, and there are artificial wetlands in the surrounding hinterland for people to rest. Draw open holiday parking to create a friendly environment.

At present, the Hualien Vision Exhibition is held on the first floor, which is divided into six exhibition areas, displaying some exhibits of the Asia-Pacific Sustainable Action Green Design Award and various Maker Learning Achievements of the Hualien Wisdom Education Museum. Open visits, volunteer tours and participation in environmental education courses must be reserved in advance.

The Hualien Vision Exhibition will be held on the first floor of the newly opened Hualien Huanjiao Digital Center. It is divided into six exhibition areas, displaying some exhibits of the Asia-Pacific Sustainable Action Green Design Award and various Maker Learning Achievements of the Hualien Wisdom Education Center.

(Photo by reporter Wang Junqi)