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The Pods is a leisure centre in Scunthorpe. The leisure centre offers a wide range of modern facilities, including two swimming pools, a state of the art gym, a dance studio, a café and a crèche. The leisure centre is located in the town’s Central Park near Ashby Road.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/leisure/leisure-centres/thepods/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.9124783pods.scunthorpe.towntalk.co.uk/ )〕 The Pods is reported to be built the highest environmental standards and is aiming for a ‘excellent' BREAAM environmental rating. It has grey water recycling, a bio-mass boiler, and the roof is part covered with the sedum plants. Hexagonal panels and pains of glass have been used to create the buildings dome shaped roofs, which is of a similar style to Cornwall’s Eden Project.〔http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/News/PressReleases/PreviousPressReleases/November2009/150JobsCreated.htm 〕 North Lincolnshire have provided a large pond and car park built next to the leisure centre. The park and children’s play areas around The Pods have also been refurbished in a two million pound restoration, completed in January 2011. ==Construction, funding and opening== Bowmer and Kirkland won the building contract and started the construction in October 2009, and as mentioned above; it is expected to be completed by Spring/Summer 2011. Plans to build the leisure centre were confirmed over two years before the actual start date of construction, but were delayed due to financial issues. Other than the Council, the project has received funding from Sport England and The National Lottery.〔http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/NorthLincs/News/PressReleases/PreviousPressReleases/October2009/FinalPieceToJigsawOnMultiMillionPoundPodsSportsComplex08October2009.htm 〕 An accidental explosion in which several contractors working on the site were injured took place on the 17th of June 2011. The Pods was voted the most sustainable building/development of 2011 at the Property Industry Awards Yorkshire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Pods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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