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Every month, subcontractors are assessed against the project’s sustainability and social value requirements, providing a total score and ranking. Subcontractors gain points by meeting project requirements. They can earn additional points by exceeding requirements, or through best practice and innovation. The results are shared with package managers who provide feedback to subcontractors on what went well and areas for improvement….
On this project, they have created and displayed a poster which details a contractor league table for carbon emissions. This is based on various information which is provided by workers at their induction. This initiative has been implemented to encourage car sharing and use of less polluting vehicles.
On this project there are two site compounds which were initially run using diesel generators. The diesel was switched to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as it was more sustainable and produced less emissions. However, the cost of HVO has increased and the emissions are comparable to white diesel when comparing well to wheel. The diesel powered generators were not running…
This contractor became an engaged member of the Responsible Plastic Management (RPM) Program to support targets of the contractor’s 2030 Sustainability Roadmap. They identified that this project was a perfect location to attempt to achieve the exemplar status of having a construction project that was sending zero plastic to landfill. In order to achieve this they engaged intensively with their…
On this development they are looking to reduce the carbon output of pouring concrete by utilising a calcined clay concrete mix. They have recently used a new, very low carbon concrete which utilises higher blend cements with over 50% eCO2 reduction when compared to standard Portland cement (CEMI) concrete. It is essential to create strong lines of communication between the…
The embodied carbon for this prohect’s offices was calculated using BS EN 15978:2011 and guidance from RICS ‘Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment’. For the RIBA Stage 4 design, the embodied carbon to practical completion is predicted to be 904 kgCO2e/m2, showing performance to be well within the Greater London Authority benchmark of between 900-1000 kgCO2e/m2 expected for…