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I live in a rural village in Co. Tipperary, Ireland, and there is currently an Eco-Village under construction.  A small number of families have moved in over the last few weeks and there are many more to come. This Eco-Village is quite unique from a European perspective, as it is the only project of its kind to build an Eco-Village with adjoins an already existing village.

As part of the Eco-Village there are plans to build a green enterprise centre which will inherit the sustainable culture of the existing village. I am one of the directors of the board and we are tasked with ensuring that this project is successful.  So far we have put a vision and project plan together. Furthermore, we have secured funding to build the centre and we are down to the last three applications for the build tender.

Vision for the sustainable green enterprise centre.

The North Tipperary green enterprise park will use a best practice ‘Interface’ design to foster and nurture the development of participating eco-oriented businesses from incubation stage through to production in 758 square metre specialised building with an internal structure designed to promote collaborative enterprise and synergistic possibilities through geographic proximity.

It will provide smart solutions to environmental and resource issues, the companies locating in NTGEP will have competitive advantage through their provision of innovative product/service offerings with enhanced environmental performance.  It will also support eco-enterprise in the local area and educate existing businesses on how to evolve their existing business model to be more futuristic and sustainable.

Next steps

Next steps are to rebrand the North Tipperary green enterprise park to a more suitable name, to start recruiting potential residents and to start the build process. I shall keep you informed through Bloggertone as we progress of through this project.

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