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Kew Garden: Palm House Set for Major Renovation
LONDON, UK, JUL 15 – The £60 million project will move 1,300 plants and replace 16,000 glass panes to achieve net zero emissions and preserve the Victorian glasshouses for future generations.
- The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is planning a £60 million renovation of the Palm House, set to begin in 2027 and last five years.
- The Grade I listed Palm House and Grade II listed Waterlily House will be transformed into the world's first net-zero glasshouses of their kind.
- Kew Gardens warns that urgent works are needed to prevent the loss of the building and its plants.
- Richard Deverell, director of RBG Kew, called it 'a pivotal moment in the history of Kew.
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Kew’s Palm House to shut for renovations as part of push towards net zero
The project, which also includes renovations to the Waterlily House, is not expected to start until 2027. The famous Palm House at Kew is to shut for up to five years as part of a £60 million push towards net zero, the Royal Botanic Gardens has announced. Renovations to the listed building, alongside its companion the Waterlily House, are part of a conservation project to create the “first heritage net-zero glasshouses of their kind”. The Royal …
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